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Before 1808 . Samuel Woodford 1763-1817 (44) . Portrait of William Henry Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton 1724-1808 (83) .
Before 1808 . Samuel Woodford 1763-1817 (44) . Portrait of William Henry Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton 1724-1808 (83) .
In 1808 Richard "The Elder" Westmacott 1747-1808 (61) died
In 1808 Henry Arundell 8th Baron Arundel Wardour 1740-1808 (68) died . His first-cousin James Everard Arundell 9th Baron Arundel Wardour 1763-1817 (44) succeeded as 9th Baron Arundel Wardour in Wiltshire
In 1808 Robert Curzon 1774-1863 (33) and Harriet Anne Bisshop 13th Baroness Zouche Harringworth 1787-1870 (20) were married
In 1808 Henry Grey 2nd Baronet Howick 1722-1808 (86) died .
In 1808 Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford 1788-1861 (19) graduated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire .
In 1808 Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Lothian 1808-1877 was born to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot 1777-1849 (30) and Frances Thomasine Rhodes Countess Talbot
In 1808 Charlotte Anne Villiers 1771-1808 (37) died
In 1808 Charlotte Arbuthnot Wellesley Baroness Ebury 1808-1891 was born to Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley 1773-1847 (34) and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey 1781-1853 (27) .
In 1808 Frances Caroline Somerset 1808-1890 was born to Robert Edward Henry Somerset 1776-1842 (31) and Louisa Augusta Courtenay -1825
In 1808 James Stuart -1808 died .
In 1808 Alan Stewart 1807-1808 (1) died .
In 1808 Charles Herbert 1774-1808 (34) died .
In 1808 Edward Harcourt Anson 1808-1817 was born to Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson 1767-1818 (40) and Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson 1779-1843 (28) .
Around 1815 Thomas Barber 1771-1843 (44) . Portrait of Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson 1779-1843 (35) .
Around 1808 Charlotte Penelope Harford 1808- was born to Henry Harford 1758-1834 (49) and Esther Ryecroft .
Around 1808 Mary Elizabeth Douglas 1808-1888 was born to Charles Douglas 6th Marquess Queensberry 1777-1837 (30) and Caroline Scott Marchioness Queensbury 1774-1854 (33) .
In 1808 Lawrence Dundas 1st Marquess Zetland 1766-1839 (41) was elected MP Richmond .
In 1808 Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice 3rd Marquess Lansdowne 1780-1863 (27) and Louisa Fox-Strangeways Marchioness Lansdowne -1851 were married .
In 1808 Archibald Primrose 4th Earl Rosebery 1783-1868 (24) and Harriett Bouverie Countess Camden were married .
In 1808 John Theophilus Rawdon 1756-1808 (52) died .
In 1808 Sarah Rhett Baronetess Thirkleby -1808 died
In 1808 Benedetto Maria Maurizio Savoy 1741-1808 (67) died
In 1808 Francis Arthur Gordon 1808-1857 was born to George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly 1761-1853 (46) and Charlotte Anne Cope Marchioness Huntly
In 1808 Miles Stapleton -1808 died
In 1808 . Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire . Monument to Andrew Newton. Sculpted by Richard Westmacott 1775-1856 (32) .
In 1808 . Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire . Monument to Andrew Newton. Sculpted by Richard Westmacott 1775-1856 (32) .
In 1808 . Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire . Monument to Andrew Newton. Sculpted by Richard Westmacott 1775-1856 (32) .
In 1808 . Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire . Monument to Andrew Newton. Sculpted by Richard Westmacott 1775-1856 (32) .
In 1808 . Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire . Monument to Andrew Newton. Sculpted by Richard Westmacott 1775-1856 (32) .
In 1808 . Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire . Monument to Andrew Newton. Sculpted by Richard Westmacott 1775-1856 (32) .
In 1808 . Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire . Monument to Andrew Newton. Sculpted by Richard Westmacott 1775-1856 (32) .
In 1808 Anne Belasyse 1760-1808 (48) died
In 1808 Thomas Harriet Elizabeth Bentinck Egerton 1808-1848 was born to Wilbraham Egerton 1781-1856 (26) and Elizabeth Sykes -1853 .
In 1808 Harriet Louise Anne Kerr 1808-1884 was born to William Kerr 6th Marquess Lothian 1763-1824 (44) and Harriet Scott Marchioness Lothian 1780-1833 (27)
Jan 1808
08 Jan 1808
On 08 Jan 1808 Alexander Gordon 1785-1808 (23) died
13 Jan 1808
On 13 Jan 1808 George Strickland 5th Baronet Strickland 1729-1808 (78) died . His son William Strickland 6th Baronet Strickland 1753-1834 (54) succeeded as 6th Baronet Strickland of Boynton .
16 Jan 1808
On 16 Jan 1808 Charles Wellesley 1808-1858 was born to Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington 1769-1852 (38) and Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington 1773-1831 (35) .
Around 1816 . Thomas Lawrence 1769-1830 (46) . Portrait of Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington 1769-1852 (46) .
On 16 Jan 1808 Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan 1808-1873 was born to Gerald Valerian Wellesley 1770-1848 (37) and Emily Maud Cadogan 1773-1839 (34) .
On 16 Jan 1808 George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry 1784-1843 (23) and Emma Susanna Lygon -1810 were married .
20 Jan 1808
On 20 Jan 1808 Francis Wemyss Douglas 1749-1808 (58) died .
25 Jan 1808
On 25 Jan 1808 George Augustus Herbert 11th Earl Pembroke, 8th Earl Montgomery 1759-1827 (48) and Yekaterina Semyonovna Vorontsova Countess Pembroke, Countess Montgomery 1784-1856 (23) were married . Yekaterina Semyonovna Vorontsova Countess Pembroke, Countess Montgomery 1784-1856 (23) by marriage Countess Pembroke (10C 1551) , Earl Montgomery .
29 Jan 1808
On 29 Jan 1808 Henry Gage 3rd Viscount Gage 1761-1808 (46) died . His son Henry Hall Gage 4th Viscount Gage 1791-1877 (16) succeeded as 4th Viscount Gage of Castle Island in County Kerry , 4th Baron Gage of Castlebar in County Mayo , 3rd Baron Gage of Highmeadow .
Feb 1808
01 Feb 1808
On 01 Feb 1808 Charlotte Maria Waldegrave Duchess Grafton 1761-1808 (46) died .
In 1780 Joshua Reynolds 1723-1788 (56) .Known as The Ladies Waldegrave.From left to right three sisters: Charlotte Maria Waldegrave Duchess Grafton 1761-1808 (18) , Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave Countess Waldegrave 1760-1816 (19) and Anne Horatia Waldegrave 1762-1801 (18) .Believed to have been commissioned by their mother in the hope of atracyting suitors since at the time of the painting all three were unmarried.All three did subsequently marry.
On 01 Feb 1808 Louise Hohenzollern 1808-1870 was born to Frederick William II King Prussia 1770-1840 (37)
On 01 Feb 1808 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey Selsey Sussex 1723-1808 (84) died
03 Feb 1808
On 03 Feb 1808 Marie Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1808-1877 was born
04 Feb 1808
On 04 Feb 1808 George Augustus Francis Rawdon-Hastings 2nd Marquess Hastings 1808-1844 was born to Francis Rawdon-Hastings 1st Marquess Hastings 1754-1826 (53) .
Around 1784 Thomas Gainsborough 1727-1788 (56) . Portrait of Francis Rawdon-Hastings 1st Marquess Hastings 1754-1826 (29) .
Around 1795 John Hoppner 1758-1810 (36) . Portrait of Francis Rawdon-Hastings 1st Marquess Hastings 1754-1826 (40) .
Before 23 Jan 1810 John Hoppner 1758-1810 (51) . Portrait of Francis Rawdon-Hastings 1st Marquess Hastings 1754-1826 (55) .
05 Feb 1808
On 05 Feb 1808 Sidney Osborne 1808-1889 was born to Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin 1777-1850 (30) and Elizabeth Charlotte Eden Baroness Godolphin 1780-1847 (28) at Stapleford, Cambridgeshire .
10 Feb 1808
On 10 Feb 1808 Murrough Obrien 1756-1808 (52) died .
On 10 Feb 1808 Murrough Obrien 1st Marquess Thomond 1726-1808 (82) died . His nephew William Obrien 2nd Marquess Thomond 1765-1846 (43) succeeded as 2nd Marquess Thomond , 6th Earl Inchiquin . Rebecca Trotter Marchioness Thomond 1775-1852 (33) by marriage Marchioness Thomond .
11 Feb 1808
On 11 Feb 1808 George Evelyn Boscawen 3rd Viscount Falmouth 1758-1808 (49) died . His son Edward Boscawen 1st Earl Falmouth 1787-1841 (20) succeeded as 4th Viscount Falmouth .
13 Feb 1808
On 13 Feb 1808 Charles Cockerell 1st Baronet 1755-1837 (52) and Harriet Rushout were married .
Mar 1808
01 Mar 1808
On 01 Mar 1808 George Henry Montagu-Scott 1798-1808 (10) died
13 Mar 1808
On 13 Mar 1808 Christian VII King Denmark and Norway 1749-1808 (59) died . His son Frederick VI King Denmark and Norway 1768-1839 (40) succeeded as VI King Denmark and Norway . Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 1767-1852 (40) by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway .
19 Mar 1808
On 19 Mar 1808 Charles IV King Spain 1748-1819 (59) abdicated as IV King Spain . Ferdinand VII King Spain 1784-1833 (23) succeeded as VII King Spain
26 Mar 1808
On 26 Mar 1808 Ralph Bernal Osbourne 1808-1882 was born to Ralph Bernal 1784-1854 (23) .
Apr 1808
04 Apr 1808
On 04 Apr 1808 Charlotte Murray 1754-1808 (53) died in Bath, Somerset
On 04 Apr 1808 Philip Yorke 1784-1808 (23) drowned in a storm off Memel in a ship called the Agatha of Lübeck .
On 04 Apr 1808 George Child Villiers 6th Earl Jersey 1808-1859 was born to George Child Villiers 5th Earl Jersey 1773-1859 (34) and Sarah Sophia Fane Countess Jersey 1785-1867 (23)
11 Apr 1808
On 11 Apr 1808 Elizabeth Hastings Countess Moira 1731-1808 (77) died .
27 Apr 1808
On 27 Apr 1808 William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire 1808-1891 was born to William Cavendish 1783-1812 (25) and Louisa Ocallaghan .
30 Apr 1808
On 30 Apr 1808 Henry Thomas Hope 1808-1862 was born to Thomas Hope 1769-1831 (38)
May 1808
01 May 1808
On 01 May 1808 Humphrey de Trafford 2nd Baronet 1808-1886 was born to Thomas Joseph Trafford 1778-1852 (30)
05 May 1808
On 05 May 1808 Charles ISSUE Murray 1771-1808 (36) died
13 May 1808
On 13 May 1808 William Grey 1808-1815 was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey 1764-1845 (44) and Mary Ponsonby Countess Grey 1776-1861 (32)
17 May 1808
On 17 May 1808 John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval 1728-1808 (80) died . He was buried at Chapel of St Paul, Chapels, Westminster Abbey
In 1751 . Arthur Pond 1705-1758 (46) . Portrait of Rhoda Delaval 1725-1757 (25) and her siblings Francis Blake Delaval 1727-1771 (23) , Edward Hussey Delaval 1729-1814 (22) , John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval 1728-1808 (22) , Anne Hussey Delaval 1743- and Sarah Delaval Countess Mexborough 1742-1821 (9) .
Jun 1808
On Jun 1808 Claud Hamilton 1787-1808 (20) died
19 Jun 1808
On 19 Jun 1808 Montagu Bertie 6th Earl Abingdon 1808-1884 was born to Montagu Bertie 5th Earl Abingdon 1784-1854 (24) at Dover Street, Piccadilly, Westminster
22 Jun 1808
On 22 Jun 1808 Edward Foley 1747-1808 (61) died .
23 Jun 1808
On 23 Jun 1808 Arthur John Henry Somerset 1780-1816 (28) and Elizabeth Bocawen -1872 were married (he was her first-cousin).
28 Jun 1808
On 28 Jun 1808 Frederick Charles Peter Beauclerk 1808-1865 was born to William Beauclerk 8th Duke St Albans 1766-1825 (41) and Maria Janetta Nelthorpe Duchess St Albans -1822 .
Jul 1808
14 Jul 1808
On 14 Jul 1808 Frances Pulteney 1715-1808 (93) died
On 14 Jul 1808 Henrietta Laura Pulteney 1st Countess Bath 1766-1808 (41) died
27 Jul 1808
On 27 Jul 1808 John Thomas Burgh 13th Earl Clanricarde 1744-1808 (63) died .
30 Jul 1808
On 30 Jul 1808 Charles Marsham 3rd Earl Romney 1808-1874 was born to Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney 1777-1845 (30) and Sophia Pitt Baroness Romney -1812 .
31 Jul 1808
On 31 Jul 1808 Francis Theophilus Henry Hastings 12th Earl Huntingdon 1808-1875 was born to Hans Francis Hastings 11th Earl Huntingdon 1779-1828 (28) and Frances Cobbe Countess Huntingdon .
Aug 1808
01 Aug 1808
On 01 Aug 1808 Diana Spencer Viscountess St John, Viscountess Bolingbroke 1734-1808 (74) died .
15 Aug 1808
On 15 Aug 1808 John Gore 1772-1836 (36) and Georgiana Montagu were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square, Parish of St George's Church, Mayfair, Westminster
19 Aug 1808
On 19 Aug 1808 Francis Reynolds-Moreton 3rd Baron Ducie 1739-1808 (69) died . His son Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie 1776-1840 (31) succeeded as 4th Baron Ducie Tortworth (2C 1763). Frances Herbert Baroness Ducie Tortworth 1782-1830 (26) by marriage Baron Ducie Tortworth (2C 1763).
On 19 Aug 1808 Isabella Somerset 1808-1831 was born to Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort 1766-1835 (41) and Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower 6th Duchess Beaufort 1771-1854 (37)
20 Aug 1808
On 20 Aug 1808 Arthur Hervey Bishop Bath and Wells 1808-1894 was born to Frederick William Hervey 1st Marquess Bristol 1769-1859 (38) .
24 Aug 1808
On 24 Aug 1808 John Butler 2nd Marquess Ormonde 1808-1854 was born to James Wandesford Butler 1st Marquess Ormonde 1777-1838 (31) and Grace Louisa Staples Marchioness Ormonde -1860
On 24 Aug 1808 Francis Charteris 7th Earl Wemyss 1723-1808 (84) died .
On 24 Aug 1808 John Mordaunt 9th Baronet Massingham Parva 1808-1845 was born to Charles Mordaunt 8th Baronet Massingham Parva 1771-1823 (37)
Sep 1808
On Sep 1808 Jane Elizabeth Morin -1808 died
14 Sep 1808
On 14 Sep 1808 William Henry Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton 1724-1808 (83) died . His son George Fulke 2nd Baron Lyttelton 1763-1828 (44) succeeded as 2nd Baron Frankley in Worcester .
21 Sep 1808
On 21 Sep 1808 Charles Cavendish-Bentinck 1780-1826 (27) and Georgiana Augusta Frederica Seymour 1782-1813 (26) were married .
24 Sep 1808
On 24 Sep 1808 Robert Liddell 1808-1888 was born to Thomas Liddell 1st Baron Ravensworth 1775-1855 (33) and Maria Susannah Simpson Baroness Ravensworth 1773-1845 (35) .
Oct 1808
03 Oct 1808
On 03 Oct 1808 Sitwell Sitwell 1st Baronet Sitwell 1769-1811 (39) was created 1st Baronet Sitwell of Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire .
07 Oct 1808
On 07 Oct 1808 Catherine Caroline Montagu 1808-1834 was born to George Montagu 6th Earl Sandwich 1773-1818 (35) .
Nov 1808
11 Nov 1808
On 11 Nov 1808 Henry Paulet St John-Mildmay 3rd Baronet St John Mildmay 1764-1808 (44) died .
16 Nov 1808
On 16 Nov 1808 Walter Kerr Hamilton Bishop Salisbury 1808-1869 was born to Anthony Hamilton Archdeacon 1778-1851 (30) .
On 16 Nov 1808 Henry Thomas Howard 1808-1851 was born to Thomas Howard 16th Earl Suffolk, 9th Earl Berkshire 1776-1851 (32) and Elizabeth Jane Dutton Countess Suffolk, Countess Berkshire 1775-1836 (33)
29 Nov 1808
On 29 Nov 1808 Henry Morgan Vane 1808-1886 was born to John Henry Vane 1788-1849 .
Dec 1808
Around Dec 1808 George William Coventry 1808-1838 was born to George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry 1784-1843 (24) and Emma Susanna Lygon -1810 .
11 Dec 1808
On 11 Dec 1808 Thomas Henry Foley 4th Baron Foley 1808-1869 was born to Thomas Foley 3rd Baron Foley 1780-1833 (27) and Cecilia Olivia Geraldine Fitzgerald Baroness Foley 1786-1863 (22) .
14 Dec 1808
On 14 Dec 1808 Hugo Meynell 1735-1808 (73) died
17 Dec 1808
On 17 Dec 1808 Charles Jenkinson 1st Earl Liverpool 1729-1808 (79) died . His son Robert Jenkinson 2nd Earl Liverpool 1770-1828 (38) succeeded as 2nd Earl Liverpool (1C 1796) . Louisa Theodosia Hervey Countess Liverpool 1767-1821 (41) by marriage Countess Liverpool (1C 1796) .
24 Dec 1808
On 24 Dec 1808 Elizabeth Green Countess Harrington 1808-1898 was born to William Green of Trelawney Jamaica
25 Dec 1808
On 25 Dec 1808 George Thynne 1808-1832 was born to Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess Bath 1765-1837 (43) and Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath 1773-1830 (35) .
28 Dec 1808
On 28 Dec 1808 Anne Luttrell Duchess Cumberland and Strathearn 1743-1808 (65) died .
30 Dec 1808
On 30 Dec 1808 James Grimston 3rd Viscount Grimston 1747-1808 (61) died . His son James Walter Grimston 1st Earl Verulam 1775-1845 (33) succeeded as 4th Viscount Grimston .