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Elizabeth Folliot
Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny
Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford
Born 1659
Before 1679 married Mary Moore -1713 x 1
Died On 17 Nov 1724 (65)
William Ponsonby 1st Viscount Duncannon 1659-1724
Mary Moore -1713
Born 1679
Before 1704 married Sarah Margetson 1678-1733 x 3
Died On 04 Jul 1758 (79)
Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough 1679-1758
Sarah Margetson 1678-1733
Born 1704
On 05 Jul 1739 married Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough 1719-1760 x 3
Died On 11 Mar 1793 (89)
Great x 12 Granddaughter of Henry IV King England 1367-1413
William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough 1704-1793
Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough 1719-1760
Born 1742
On 04 May 1763 married Aubrey Beauclerk 5th Duke St Albans 1740-1802 x 7
Died On 04 Sep 1789 (46)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry IV King England 1367-1413
William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough 1704-1793
Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough 1719-1760
Born 1758
On 27 Nov 1780 married Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough 1761-1821 x 4
Died On 03 Feb 1844 (86)
Great x 11 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough 1758-1844
Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough 1761-1821
Born 1781
Married Maria Fane Countess Bessborough 1787-1834 x 14
Died On 16 May 1847 (65)
Great x 12 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847
Maria Fane Countess Bessborough 1787-1834
Born 1807
Died On 25 Jun 1861 (53)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847
Maria Fane Countess Bessborough 1787-1834
Born 1809
On 08 Sep 1835 married Frances Charlotte Lambton 1812-1835
On 04 Oct 1849 married Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox Countess Bessborough 1819-1890
Died On 28 Jan 1880 (70)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847
Maria Fane Countess Bessborough 1787-1834
Born 1812
Died On 08 Jul 1831 (18)
Great x 12 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847
Maria Fane Countess Bessborough 1787-1834
Born 1814
In 1834 married William Petty-Fitzmaurice 1811-1836 x 1
On 02 Apr 1845 married Charles Alexander Gore 1811-1897 x 2
Died On 19 Nov 1904 (90)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847
Maria Fane Countess Bessborough 1787-1834
Born 1815
Died On 11 Mar 1895 (79)
Great x 12 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847
Maria Fane Countess Bessborough 1787-1834
Born 1817
Died On 03 Feb 1877 (59)
Great x 12 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847
Maria Fane Countess Bessborough 1787-1834
Born 1819
On 09 Aug 1838 married Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby 2nd Baron Mauley 1815-1896 x 10
Died On 13 Sep 1897 (78)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847
Maria Fane Countess Bessborough 1787-1834
Born 1821
On 15 Jan 1850 married Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot Countess Bessborough 1825-1911 x 8
Died On 24 Feb 1906 (84)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough 1821-1906
Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot Countess Bessborough 1825-1911
Born 1851
On 22 Apr 1875 married Blanche Vere Guest Countess Bessborough 1847-1919 x 6
Died On 01 Dec 1920 (69)
Great x 13 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough 1851-1920
Blanche Vere Guest Countess Bessborough 1847-1919
Born 1876
Died In 1927 (51)
Great x 13 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough 1851-1920
Blanche Vere Guest Countess Bessborough 1847-1919
Born 1878
Died In 1962 (84)
Great x 13 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough 1851-1920
Blanche Vere Guest Countess Bessborough 1847-1919
Born 1880
Died In 1956 (76)
Great x 14 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Vere Brabazon Ponsonby 9th Earl Bessborough 1880-1956
Born 1913
Died On 05 Dec 1993 (80)
Great x 14 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Vere Brabazon Ponsonby 9th Earl Bessborough 1880-1956
Born 1915
Great x 14 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Vere Brabazon Ponsonby 9th Earl Bessborough 1880-1956
Born 1918
Great x 14 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Vere Brabazon Ponsonby 9th Earl Bessborough 1880-1956
Born 1931
Great x 13 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough 1851-1920
Blanche Vere Guest Countess Bessborough 1847-1919
Born 1881
Died In 1915 (34)
Great x 14 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Cyril Myles Ponsonby 1881-1915
Born 1912
Died On 05 Apr 2002 (89)
Great x 13 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough 1851-1920
Blanche Vere Guest Countess Bessborough 1847-1919
Born 1885
Died In 1967 (82)
Great x 13 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough 1851-1920
Blanche Vere Guest Countess Bessborough 1847-1919
Born 1888
Died In 1984 (96)
Great x 12 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough 1821-1906
Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot Countess Bessborough 1825-1911
Born 1852
Died On 19 Nov 1949 (97)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough 1821-1906
Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot Countess Bessborough 1825-1911
Born 1853
Died On 29 Nov 1927 (74)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough 1821-1906
Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot Countess Bessborough 1825-1911
Born 1854
Died On 24 Feb 1924 (69)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough 1821-1906
Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot Countess Bessborough 1825-1911
Born 1856
Died On 25 Apr 1918 (62)
Great x 12 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough 1821-1906
Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot Countess Bessborough 1825-1911
Born 1857
On 28 Feb 1883 married George Somerset 3rd Baron Raglan 1857-1921 x 1
Died On 22 Jun 1940 (83)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough 1821-1906
Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot Countess Bessborough 1825-1911
Born 1859
Died On 28 Apr 1934 (74)
Great x 12 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough 1821-1906
Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot Countess Bessborough 1825-1911
Died On 10 Jun 1936
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847
Maria Fane Countess Bessborough 1787-1834
Born 1824
Married Louisa Anne Rose Dillon -1902
Died On 01 Dec 1915 (91)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847
Maria Fane Countess Bessborough 1787-1834
Born 1825
Died On 16 Nov 1900 (75)
Great x 12 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847
Maria Fane Countess Bessborough 1787-1834
Born 1826
Died On 09 Jul 1863 (36)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847
Maria Fane Countess Bessborough 1787-1834
Born 1828
Died On 05 Jul 1828 (0)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847
Maria Fane Countess Bessborough 1787-1834
Born 1829
Died On 30 Nov 1908 (79)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847
Maria Fane Countess Bessborough 1787-1834
Died In 1841
Great x 11 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough 1758-1844
Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough 1761-1821
Born 1783
On 16 Mar 1825 married Emily Bathurst 1798-1877 x 6
Died On 11 Jan 1837 (53)
Great x 4 Grandson of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685
Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby 1783-1837
Born 1825
On 30 Apr 1861 married Mary Elizabeth Bulteel 1832-1916 x 5
Died On 12 Nov 1895 (69)
Great x 5 Granddaughter of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685
Mary Elizabeth Bulteel 1832-1916
Born 1862
Died On 15 Oct 1945 (83)
Great x 5 Granddaughter of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685
Mary Elizabeth Bulteel 1832-1916
Born 1864
Died On 01 Jul 1934 (70)
Great x 5 Grandson of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685
Mary Elizabeth Bulteel 1832-1916
Born 1866
Died On 26 Mar 1952 (86)
Great x 5 Grandson of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685
Mary Elizabeth Bulteel 1832-1916
Born 1867
Died On 20 Oct 1935 (68)
Great x 6 Grandson of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685
Frederick Edward Grey "Fritz" Ponsonby 1867-1935
Born 1900
Died On 24 Nov 1900 (0)
Great x 6 Granddaughter of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685
Frederick Edward Grey "Fritz" Ponsonby 1867-1935
Born 1902
On 20 Feb 1930 married Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster 1879-1953
Died On 01 Nov 1993 (91)
Great x 6 Grandson of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685
Frederick Edward Grey "Fritz" Ponsonby 1867-1935
Born 1903
Died In 1956 (53)
Great x 5 Grandson of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685
Mary Elizabeth Bulteel 1832-1916
Born 1871
Died On 24 Mar 1946 (75)
Great x 4 Grandson of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685
Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby 1783-1837
Born 1827
Died On 16 Jun 1868 (40)
Great x 4 Granddaughter of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685
Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby 1783-1837
Born 1829
Died On 18 Feb 1895 (66)
Great x 4 Granddaughter of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685
Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby 1783-1837
Born 1830
Died On 30 Jun 1906 (75)
Great x 4 Granddaughter of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685
Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby 1783-1837
Born 1835
Died On 22 Jul 1919 (84)
Great x 4 Grandson of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685
Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby 1783-1837
Born 1837
Died On 03 Feb 1894 (56)
Great x 11 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough 1758-1844
Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough 1761-1821
Born 1785
In 1805 married William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne 1779-1848
Died On 25 Jan 1828 (42)
Great x 11 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough 1758-1844
Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough 1761-1821
Born 1787
On 08 Aug 1814 married Barbara Ashley-Cooper Baroness Mauley x 3
Died On 16 May 1855 (67)
Great x 11 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
William Francis Spencer Ponsonby 1st Baron Mauley 1787-1855
Barbara Ashley-Cooper Baroness Mauley
Born 1815
On 09 Aug 1838 married Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby Baroness Mauley 1819-1897 x 10
Died On 24 Aug 1896 (80)
Great x 12 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby 2nd Baron Mauley 1815-1896
Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby Baroness Mauley 1819-1897
Born 1840
Died In 1846 (6)
Great x 12 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby 2nd Baron Mauley 1815-1896
Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby Baroness Mauley 1819-1897
Born 1841
Died In 1926 (85)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby 2nd Baron Mauley 1815-1896
Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby Baroness Mauley 1819-1897
Born 1843
Died In 1918 (75)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby 2nd Baron Mauley 1815-1896
Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby Baroness Mauley 1819-1897
Born 1844
Died In 1845 (1)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby 2nd Baron Mauley 1815-1896
Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby Baroness Mauley 1819-1897
Born 1846
Died In 1945 (99)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby 2nd Baron Mauley 1815-1896
Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby Baroness Mauley 1819-1897
Born 1847
Married Margaret Fanny Howard 1844-1919
Died On 25 Aug 1933 (86)
Great x 12 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby 2nd Baron Mauley 1815-1896
Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby Baroness Mauley 1819-1897
Born 1849
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby 2nd Baron Mauley 1815-1896
Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby Baroness Mauley 1819-1897
Born 1851
Died In 1939 (88)
Great x 12 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby 2nd Baron Mauley 1815-1896
Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby Baroness Mauley 1819-1897
Born 1852
Died In 1949 (97)
Great x 12 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby 2nd Baron Mauley 1815-1896
Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby Baroness Mauley 1819-1897
Born 1855
Great x 11 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
William Francis Spencer Ponsonby 1st Baron Mauley 1787-1855
Barbara Ashley-Cooper Baroness Mauley
Born 1817
Died In 1910 (93)
Great x 11 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
William Francis Spencer Ponsonby 1st Baron Mauley 1787-1855
Barbara Ashley-Cooper Baroness Mauley
Born 1831
In 1857 married Frances Charlotte Gordon -1910 x 2
Died On 12 Jan 1898 (66)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Ashley George John Ponsonby 1831-1898
Frances Charlotte Gordon -1910
Great x 12 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Ashley George John Ponsonby 1831-1898
Frances Charlotte Gordon -1910
Great x 12 Granddaughter of Henry IV King England 1367-1413
William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough 1704-1793
Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough 1719-1760
In 1770 married William Fitzwilliam 4th Earl Fitzwilliam 1748-1833 x 1
Died In 1822
Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough 1679-1758
Sarah Margetson 1678-1733
Born 1713
Before 1744 married Elizabeth Cavendish 1726-1796 x 3
Died On 16 Aug 1787 (74)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry IV King England 1367-1413
Born 1744
In 1769 married Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam 1749-1824 x 5
Died On 05 Nov 1806 (62)
Great x 13 Grandson of Henry IV King England 1367-1413
William Ponsonby 1st Baron Ponsonby 1744-1806
Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam 1749-1824
Viscount Ponsonby of Imokilly in Cork
Born 1770
On 13 Jan 1803 married Frances Elizabeth Villiers Viscountess Ponsonby 1786-1866
Died On 22 Feb 1855 (85)
Great x 13 Grandson of Henry IV King England 1367-1413
William Ponsonby 1st Baron Ponsonby 1744-1806
Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam 1749-1824
Born 1772
Killed On 18 Jun 1815 (42)
Great x 13 Grandson of Henry IV King England 1367-1413
William Ponsonby 1st Baron Ponsonby 1744-1806
Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam 1749-1824
Born 1772
Married Frances Staples -1858
Died In 1853 (81)
Great x 13 Grandson of Henry IV King England 1367-1413
William Ponsonby 1st Baron Ponsonby 1744-1806
Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam 1749-1824
Born 1773
Died On 05 Jun 1863 (90)
Great x 13 Granddaughter of Henry IV King England 1367-1413
William Ponsonby 1st Baron Ponsonby 1744-1806
Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam 1749-1824
Born 1776
On 18 Nov 1794 married Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey 1764-1845 x 16
Died On 26 Nov 1861 (85)
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry IV King England 1367-1413
Born 1755
Married Mary Butler x 1
Died On 08 Jul 1817 (62)
Great x 12 Granddaughter of Henry IV King England 1367-1413
Earl Shannon
On 15 Dec 1763 married Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Shannon 1727-1807 x 2
Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough 1679-1758
Sarah Margetson 1678-1733
In 1727 married Edward Moore 5th Earl Drogheda 1701-1758 x 1
Died On 19 Jan 1737