Click on coloured text: Biographies, Paternal Family Trees, Places, Dates, General, Work in Progress.
Hover over the Photos and Paintings for larger images.
Hover over the Burger top left for the Menu.
Events in ... 1856 ...
In 1856 Flora Augusta Chichester 1856- was born to Harry Chichester 2nd Baron Templemore 1821-1906 (34) and Laura Caroline Jane Paget Baroness Templemore
In 1856 Hilda Jane Sophia Finch-Hatton 1856-1893 was born to George Finch-Hatton 6th Earl Nottingham, 11th Earl Winchelsea 1815-1887 (40) and Constance Henrietta Paget Countess Nottingham 1823-1878 (32) .
In 1856 Harold Finch-Hatton 1856-1904 was born to George Finch-Hatton 5th Earl Nottingham, 10th Earl Winchelsea 1791-1858 (64) .
In 1856 George Montacute Neville 1856-1920 was born to William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny 1826-1915 (29) and Caroline Vanden-Bempte-Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny .
In 1856 Augustus Perceval 8th Earl Egmont 1856-1910 was born to Charles Perceval 1831-1894 (25) .
In 1856 Charles Ashley Spencer-Churchill 1856-1858 was born to John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke Marlborough 1822-1883 (33) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess Marlborough 1822-1899 (33) .
In 1856 Bertrand Arthur Talbot 17th Earl Shrewsbury, 17th Earl Waterford 1832-1856 (24) died
Around 1856 Digby Wentworth Bayard Willoughby 9th Baron Middleton 1844-1922 (11) educated at Eton College, Eton, Windsor, Berkshire .
Around 1856 Leila Louisa Millicent Willoughby 1856-1886 was born to Henry Willoughby 8th Baron Middleton 1817-1877 (38) and Julia Louisa Bosville Baroness Middleton 1824-1901 (31) .
In 1856 Reginald Courtenay Bishop 1813-1906 (43) was appointed as Bishop of Kingston .
In 1856 Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield 1856-1918 was born to Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield 1825-1892 (30) and Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield 1834-1913 (22)
1832 . George Hayter 1792-1871 (39) . Portrait of Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield 1800-1879 (32) with two of her children Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield 1825-1892 (6) and Harriet Frances Maria Anson 1827-1898 (4) .
In 1856 William Victor Leopold Horatio Anson 1833-1856 (22) died .
In 1856 Eleanor Katherine Cust 1823-1856 (33) died .
In 1856 Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue 1783-1861 was appointed 715th Knight Garter: Victoria .
In 1856 Evelyn Coulston Gardner 1856-1902 was born to Alan Legge Gardner 3rd Baron Gardner 1810-1883 (45)
In 1856 Gilbert John Heathcote 1st Baron Aveland 1795-1867 (60) was created 1st Baron Aveland . Clementina Drummond-Willoughby 24th Baroness Willoughby Eresby, Baroness Aveland 1809-1888 (46) by marriage as Baron Aveland .
In 1856 Rupert Legh 1856-1919 was born to William Henry Legh 2nd Baron Leigh 1824-1905 (31) and Caroline Amelia Grosvenor Baroness Leigh 1828-1906 (27)
In 1856 Evelyn Henry Pierrepoint 1856-1926 was born to Sydney William Herbert Pierrepoint 3rd Earl Manvers 1825-1900 (31) .
In 1856 Josceline Percy 1784-1856 (72) died
In 1856 Eleanor Todd 1762-1856 (94) died
In 1856 Elizabeth Laura Wodehouse 1810-1856 (45) died .
In 1856 Paulyn Abney-Hastings 1856-1907 was born to Charles Frederick Abney-Hastings 1st Baron Donington 1822-1895 (33) .
In 1856 Harriet Smith -1856 died
In 1856 George Frederick Hotham 1799-1856 (57) died
In 1856 Edward Strutt 1st Baron Belper 1801-1880 (54) was created 1st Baron Belper . Amelia Harriet Otter Baroness Belper 1817-1890 (39) by marriage Baroness Belper .
In 1856 Richard Lawley 4th Baron Wenlock 1856-1918 was born to Beilby Lawley 2nd Baron Wenlock 1818-1880 (37) and Elizabeth Grosvenor Baroness Wenlock 1824-1899 (31) .
After 1856 .Monument to Selina Mary Hervey -1856 sculpted by J Gibson in Rome in St Mary's Church, Fawsley, Northamptonshire
After 1856 .Monument to Selina Mary Hervey -1856 sculpted by J Gibson in Rome in St Mary's Church, Fawsley, Northamptonshire
After 1856 .Monument to Selina Mary Hervey -1856 sculpted by J Gibson in Rome in St Mary's Church, Fawsley, Northamptonshire
Jan 1856
04 Jan 1856
On 04 Jan 1856 Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury 1773-1856 (82) died . His son George William Frederick Brudenell 2nd Marquess Ailesbury 1804-1878 (51) succeeded as 2nd Marquess Ailesbury (1C) . Mary Herbert Marchioness Ailesbury 1813-1892 (43) by marriage Marchioness Ailesbury (1C) .
08 Jan 1856
On 08 Jan 1856 Arthur Cornwallis Ponsonby 1856-1918 was born to Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough 1821-1906 (34) and Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot Countess Bessborough 1825-1911 (30) .
12 Jan 1856
On 12 Jan 1856 John Singer-Sargent Painter 1856-1925 was born in Florence .
In 1892 John Singer-Sargent Painter 1856-1925 (35) was commissioned by Andrew Agnew 9th Baronet of Lochnaw Castle in Wigtownshire 1850-1928 (41) to paint a portrait of his wife Gertrude Vernon 1865-1932 (27) .The Portrait is titled "Lady Agnew of Lochnaw".
In 1901 John Singer-Sargent Painter 1856-1925 (44) . Portrait of Alfred Wertheimer 1876-1902 (24) .
In 1901 John Singer-Sargent Painter 1856-1925 (44) . Portrait of sisters Helena aka Ena Wertheimer 1874-1936 (26) and Betty Wertheimer 1877-1953 (23) .
In 1902 John Singer-Sargent Painter 1856-1925 (45) . Portrait of Alexandra Georgette Christian 1865-1957 (37) .
In or after 1904 John Singer-Sargent Painter 1856-1925 (47) . Portrait of Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart 6th Marquess Londonderry 1852-1915 (51) .
In 1905 John Singer-Sargent Painter 1856-1925 (48) . Portrait of sisters Helena aka Ena Wertheimer 1874-1936 (30) "A Vele Gonfie".
In 1908 John Singer-Sargent Painter 1856-1925 (51) . Portrait of Nancy Witcher Langhorne Viscountess Astor 1879-1964 (28) .
In 1908 John Singer-Sargent Painter 1856-1925 (51) . Portrait of Betty Wertheimer 1877-1953 (30) .
In 1908 John Singer-Sargent Painter 1856-1925 (51) . Portrait of Cora Smith Countess Strafford -1932 .
In 1908 John Singer-Sargent Painter 1856-1925 (51) . Portrait of Arthur William Patrick Albert Windsor 1st Duke Connaught and Strathearn 1850-1942 (57) .
Before 14 Apr 1925 John Singer-Sargent Painter 1856-1925 (69) painted his last portrait the sitter being Grace Elvina Hinds Marchioness Curzon Kedleston 1885-1958 (39) .
16 Jan 1856
On 16 Jan 1856 Elizabeth Fitzclarence Countess Erroll 1801-1856 (54) died .
17 Jan 1856
On 17 Jan 1856 Louisa Augusta Beatrice Montagu Countess Gosford 1856-1944 was born to William Drogo Montagu 7th Duke Manchester 1823-1890 (32) and Louisa Frederica Augusta Vonalten Duchess Devonshire, Duchess Manchester 1832-1911 (23)
19 Jan 1856
On 19 Jan 1856 William Strutt 1838-1856 (17) died at Bonn .
22 Jan 1856
On 22 Jan 1856 Henry Beauclerk 1812-1856 (43) died .
Feb 1856
05 Feb 1856
On 05 Feb 1856 Hugh Percy Bishop of Rochester, Bishop Carlisle 1784-1856 (72) died
09 Feb 1856
On 09 Feb 1856 Emily Elizabeth Fitzgerald 1778-1856 (77) died .
10 Feb 1856
On 10 Feb 1856 Seymour John Fortescue 1856-1942 was born .
12 Feb 1856
On 12 Feb 1856 William Bagot 2nd Baron Bagot 1773-1856 (82) died . His son William Bagot 3rd Baron Bagot 1811- succeeded as 3rd Baron Bagot of Bagot's Bromley in Staffordshire .
18 Feb 1856
On 18 Feb 1856 Henry Charles Howard 13th Duke Norfolk 1791-1856 (64) died . His son Henry Granville Fitzalan 14th Duke Norfolk 1815-1860 (41) succeeded as 14th Duke Norfolk (3C 1483) , 32nd Earl Arundel (Sussex) , 15th Earl Surrey (3C 1483) , 12th Earl Norfolk (5C 1644) , 9th Earl Norwich (3C 1672) , 25th Baron Mowbray (1C 1283) , 29th Baron Segrave (1C 1295) , 23rd Baron Furnivall (1C 1295) , 27th Baron Strange Blackmere (1C 1309) , 22nd Baron Maltravers (1C 1330) , 24th Baron Talbot (1C 1331) , 22nd Baron Arundel (1C 1377) , 9th Baron Howard of Castle Rising .
Mar 1856
02 Mar 1856
On 02 Mar 1856 Maria "Mie-Mie" Seymour-Conway Marchioness of Hertford 1771-1856 (84) died .
07 Mar 1856
On 07 Mar 1856 Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland 1856-1937 was born to Charles Hugh Lindsay 1816-1889 (39)
09 Mar 1856
On 09 Mar 1856 Thomas Liddell 1800-1856 (55) died .
20 Mar 1856
27 Mar 1856
On 27 Mar 1856 Yekaterina Semyonovna Vorontsova Countess Pembroke, Countess Montgomery 1784-1856 (71) died
28 Mar 1856
On 28 Mar 1856 Henry Williams-Wynn 1783-1856 (73) died
Apr 1856
In Apr 1856 Henry John Temple 1st Viscount Palmerston 1673-1757 was appointed 716th Knight Garter: Victoria
15 Apr 1856
On 15 Apr 1856 George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper 1806-1856 (49) died . His son Francis Thomas Cowper 7th Earl Cowper 1834-1905 (21) succeeded as 7th Earl Cowper .
25 Apr 1856
On 25 Apr 1856 Wilbraham Egerton 1781-1856 (74) died
May 1856
12 May 1856
On 12 May 1856 Edward Digby 2nd Earl Digby 1773-1856 (83) died without issue. Earl Digby became extinct. His half first-cousin once-removed Edward St Vincent Digby 9th Baron Digby 1806-1889 (49) succeeded as 9th Baron Digby of Geashill in County Offaly , 3rd Baron Digby of Sherbourne in Dorset . Theresa Anna Maria Fox-Strangeways Baroness Digby 1814-1874 (42) by marriage Countess Digby .
17 May 1856
19 May 1856
Jun 1856
01 Jun 1856
On 01 Jun 1856 Elizabeth Frederica Hervey -1856 died .
08 Jun 1856
On 08 Jun 1856 Maria Theresa Talbot Countess Shrewsbury, Countess Waterford -1856 died
14 Jun 1856
On 14 Jun 1856 Granville Armyne Gordon 1856-1907 was born to Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly 1792-1863 (64) .
15 Jun 1856
On 15 Jun 1856 Cecilia Margaret Harbord Marchioness 1856-1934 was born to Charles Harbord 5th Baron Suffield 1830-1914 (26) and Cecilia Annetta Baring Baroness Suffield .
17 Jun 1856
On 17 Jun 1856 Alice Shirley 1856-1911 was born to Walter Waddington Shirley 1828-1866 (27) .
29 Jun 1856
On 29 Jun 1856 Edmund Boyle 8th Earl Cork 1767-1856 (88) died . His grandson Richard Boyle 9th Earl Cork 1829-1904 (27) succeeded as 9th Earl Cork . Emily Charlotte Burgh Countess Cork 1828-1912 (27) by marriage Countess Cork .
Jul 1856
02 Jul 1856
On 02 Jul 1856 Jemima Cornwallis 4th Countess St Germans 1803-1856 (52) died at Dover Street, Piccadilly, Westminster
03 Jul 1856
On 03 Jul 1856 Alfred Nathaniel Holden Curzon 4th Baron Scarsdale 1831-1916 (24) and Blanche Pocklington-Senhouse Baroness Scarsdale 1837-1875 (18) were married .
05 Jul 1856
On 05 Jul 1856 Hedworth Meux 1856-1929 was born to George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton 2nd Earl Durham 1828-1879 (27) and Beatrix Frances Hamilton Countess Durham 1835-1871 (21)
12 Jul 1856
On 12 Jul 1856 Charles William George St John 1809-1856 (46) died .
26 Jul 1856
After 26 Jul 1856 . Monument to John Cust 3rd Baronet Cust 1718-1770 in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton House, Belton, Grantham, Lincolnshire . Sculpted by W Tyler .
In 1741 Enoch "The Younger" Seeman 1694-1744 (47) . Portrait of the Cust Family.From left to right … Francis Cockayne Cust 1722-1791 (19) , William Cust 1720-1748 (21) seated wearing a blue coat, Jane Cust 1725-1791 (16) , Peregrine Cust 1723-1785 (18) , Savile Cockayne Cust 1681-1772 (59) seated stroking a dalmatian, Richard Cust 1726-1783 (15) , John Cust 3rd Baronet Cust 1718-1770 (22) Holding a minature of his new wife Etheldreda Payne Baronetess Cust 1720-1775 (21) , Anne Brownlow Baronetess Cust 1694-1779 (47) Wears a black widow's hood and lace-trimmed kerchief, kept in place by a band attached to the robings of a closed blue damask gown, Lucy Cust 1732-1804 (9) , Jane Cust 1725-1791 (16) Pouring tea, and, lastly, Dorothy Cust 1729-1770 (12) .
After 26 Jul 1856 . Monument to John Cust 3rd Baronet Cust 1718-1770 in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton House, Belton, Grantham, Lincolnshire . Sculpted by W Tyler .
After 26 Jul 1856 . Monument to John Cust 3rd Baronet Cust 1718-1770 in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton House, Belton, Grantham, Lincolnshire . Sculpted by W Tyler .
After 26 Jul 1856 . Monument to Lucy Cust in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton House, Belton, Grantham, Lincolnshire .
27 Jul 1856
On 27 Jul 1856 Selina Mary Hervey -1856 died .
28 Jul 1856
30 Jul 1856
On 30 Jul 1856 Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds 1776-1856 (80) died
Before 16 Jul 1685 Mary Cradock 1633-1699 (52) (attributed).Portrait of Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds 1776-1856 (-90) .
On 30 Jul 1856 Edward William Berkeley Fitzharding 1856-1911 was born to Henry Fitzharding 2nd Viscount Portman 1829-1919 (27) and Mary Selina Wentworth-Fitzwiliam Viscountess Portman 1836-1899 (20) .
Aug 1856
02 Aug 1856
Sep 1856
01 Sep 1856
On 01 Sep 1856 Richard Westmacott 1775-1856 (81) died . He was buried in St Mary's Church, Chastleton, Oxfordshire .
10 Sep 1856
On 10 Sep 1856 Edmund Roche 1st Baron Fermoy 1815-1874 (41) was created 1st Baron Fermoy
11 Sep 1856
On 11 Sep 1856 Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 1829-1880 (27) and Adelheid Hohenlohe-Langenburg Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg were married . Adelheid Hohenlohe-Langenburg Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg by marriage Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg .
14 Sep 1856
On 14 Sep 1856 St George Lane-Fox-Pitt 1856-1932 was born to Augustus Henry Fox-Pitt-Rivers 1827-1900 (29) and Alice Margaret Stanley 1828-1910 (28)
16 Sep 1856
On 16 Sep 1856 Gerald Wellesley 1809-1882 (47) and Magdalen Robinson-Montagu -1919 were married at St Mary's Church, Bryanston Square, Marylebone, Westminster
20 Sep 1856
On 20 Sep 1856 Frderick William Ludwig Zähringen 1826-1907 (30) and Louise Hohenzollern 1838-1923 (17) were married
22 Sep 1856
On 22 Sep 1856 Richard FitzGerald King 1779-1856 (77) died .
25 Sep 1856
On 25 Sep 1856 Richard Henry Fitzroy Somerset 2nd Baron Raglan 1817-1884 (39) and Georgina Lygon Baroness Raglan were married . Georgina Lygon Baroness Raglan by marriage Baroness Raglan (1852) .
Oct 1856
11 Oct 1856
On 11 Oct 1856 Bertram Wodehouse 1813-1856 (43) died .
On 11 Oct 1856 Elizabeth Harriet Grosvenor Marchioness Ormonde 1856-1928 was born to Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke Westminster 1825-1899 (30) and Constance Leveson-Gower Duchess Westminster 1834-1880 (22) .
13 Oct 1856
On 13 Oct 1856 Frederick Spencer Hamilton 1856-1928 was born to James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 1811-1885 (45) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (44)
29 Oct 1856
On 29 Oct 1856 John Lumley-Savile 8th Earl Scarborough 1788-1856 (68) died . On 29 Oct 1856 His first-cousin once-removed Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough 1813-1884 (43) succeeded as 9th Earl Scarborough .
Nov 1856
05 Nov 1856
On 05 Nov 1856 Digby Willoughby 7th Baron Middleton 1769-1856 (86) died . His first-cousin once-removed Henry Willoughby 8th Baron Middleton 1817-1877 (39) succeeded as 8th Baron Middleton . Julia Louisa Bosville Baroness Middleton 1824-1901 (32) by marriage Baroness Middleton .
11 Nov 1856
On 11 Nov 1856 Raymond Robert Arundell 1856-1886 was born to Theodore Arundell -1868 and Louise Hussey -1907 .
12 Nov 1856
On 12 Nov 1856 Anne Isabella Noel Baroness Byron, 15th Baroness Despencer, 11th Baroness Wentworth 1792-1860 (64) succeeded as 15th Baron Despencer (5C 1387) , 11th Baron Wentworth .
On 12 Nov 1856 Nathaniel Curzon 3rd Baron Scarsdale 1781-1856 (75) died . His nephew Alfred Nathaniel Holden Curzon 4th Baron Scarsdale 1831-1916 (25) succeeded as 4th Baron Scarsdale . Blanche Pocklington-Senhouse Baroness Scarsdale 1837-1875 (19) by marriage Baroness Scarsdale .
15 Nov 1856
On 15 Nov 1856 Margaret Mary Heathcote-Willoughby-Drummond 1866-1956 (-10) died .
21 Nov 1856
On 21 Nov 1856 Cicely Elizabeth Adeliza Manners 1856-1949 was born to George John Manners 1820-1874 (36) and Adeliza Matilda Fitzalan -1904
24 Nov 1856
On 24 Nov 1856 Francis Close Dean Carlisle 1797-1882 (59) was appointed Dean Carlisle Cathedral .
Dec 1856
12 Dec 1856
On 12 Dec 1856 Almeric Athelstan Spencer-Churchill 1847-1856 (9) died .
19 Dec 1856
On 19 Dec 1856 John Douglas 7th Marquess Queensberry 1779-1856 (77) died . His son Archibald William Douglas 8th Marquess Queensberry 1818-1858 (38) succeeded as 8th Marquess Queensberry , 10th Earl Queensberry , 9th Lord Douglas Hawick , 7th Lord Drumlanrig , 7th Baronet Kelhead (Nova Scotia) . Caroline Margaret Clayton Marchioness Queensbury -1904 by marriage Marchioness Queensberry .
20 Dec 1856
On 20 Dec 1856 Laura Blanche Julia Dutton 1855-1856 (1) died
28 Dec 1856
31 Dec 1856
