Biography of John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough 1809-1880
Paternal Family Tree: Ponsonby
Maternal Family Tree: Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland 1764-1793
On 16 Nov 1805 [his father] John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 24) and [his mother] Maria Fane (age 18) were married at Berkeley Square, Mayfair. She the daughter of John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland (age 46) and Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland. He the son of Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough (age 47) and Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough (age 44).
On 14 Oct 1809 John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 28) and Maria Fane (age 22).
In 1834 [his mother] Maria Fane (age 47) died.
On 08 Sep 1835 John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough (age 25) and Frances Charlotte Lambton (age 22) were married. She the daughter of John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham (age 43) and Harriet Cholmondeley. He the son of John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 54) and Maria Fane.
On 18 Dec 1835 [his wife] Frances Charlotte Lambton (age 23) died of consumption.
On 03 Feb 1844 [his grandfather] Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough (age 86) died. His son [his father] John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 62) succeeded 4th Earl Bessborough.
On 16 May 1847 [his father] John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 65) died. His son John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough (age 37) succeeded 5th Earl Bessborough.
On 04 Oct 1849 John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough (age 39) and Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox Countess Bessborough (age 30) were married. She by marriage Countess Bessborough. She the daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 58) and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 53). He the son of John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough and Maria Fane. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. 
On 27 Nov 1851 William Augustus Edward Saxe Weimar Eisenach (age 28) and [his sister-in-law] Augusta Catherine Gordon-Lennox (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 60) and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 55). She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
The London Gazette 22106. Master of the Horse's Office, February 26, 1858. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Right Honourable John William (age 46), Earl of Sandwich, to be Master of Her Majesty's Buck Hounds, in the room of the Right Honourable John George Brabazon (age 48), Earl of Bessborough, resigned.
The London Gazette 22279. Master of the Horse's Office, June 18, 1859. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable John George Brabazon (age 49), Earl of Bessborough, to be Master of Her Majesty's Buckhounds,.in the room of the Right Honourable John William (age 47), Earl of Sandwich, resigned.
The London Gazette 24071. Board of Green Cloth, March 2, 1874.
The Queen (age 54) has been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Frederick, Earl Beauchamp (age 43), to be Lord Steward of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable John George Brabazon, Earl of Bessborough (age 64), resigned.
The Queen (age 54) has also been pleased to appoint the Honourable Henry George Percy (age 27) (commonly called Earl Percy) to be Treasurer of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable William John, Lord Monson (age 45), resigned.
The Queen (age 54) has also been pleased to appoint the Honourable Henry Richard Charles Somerset (age 24) (commonly called Lord Henry Somerset) to be Comptroller of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the right Honourable Otho Augustus Fitzgerald (age 46) (commonly called Lord Otho Fitzgerald), resigned.
On 27 Feb 1877 [his brother-in-law] George Charles Gordon-Lennox (age 47) died.
On 28 Jan 1880 John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough (age 70) died. His brother [his brother] Frederick George Brabazon Ponsonby 6th Earl Bessborough (age 64) succeeded 6th Earl Bessborough.
On 30 Apr 1890 [his former wife] Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox Countess Bessborough (age 70) died.
George Charles Gordon-Lennox and Minnie Palmer were married. He the son of Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. 
Henry Charles George Gordon-Lennox and Amelia Brooman were married. He the son of Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
William Henry Frederick Cavendish and Emily Augusta Lambton were married. She the daughter of John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham and Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham. They were third cousin once removed.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Ponsonby
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ponsonby 1st Viscount Duncannon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Folliot 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Randle Moore
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Moore
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Archbishop James Margetson
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Margetson
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Bonnett
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Margetson 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Caulfeild 1st Viscount Charlemont 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Moore Viscountess Charlemont
GrandFather: Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Butler Duchess Devonshire
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Hoskins
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hoskins of Oxted
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hoskyns Duchess Devonshire
Father: John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Digby Countess Sunderland
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Spencer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke Marlborough
14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess Marlborough
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Carteret 1st Baron Carteret
12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 2 Grandmother: Georgiana Caroline Carteret 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Worsley Countess Granville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Thynne
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandMother: Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Newdigate Poyntz
11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Poyntz 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Stephen Poyntz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Lewis Mordaunt 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Maria Mordaunt 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Fane 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Fane of Brympton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hannah Rushworth
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Fane 8th Earl of Westmoreland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Scrope
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Scrope 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Fane 9th Earl of Westmoreland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Swymmer
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Swymmer Countess Westmoreland
GrandFather: John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Farington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Albinia Farington Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven
Great x 1 Grandmother: Augusta Bertie 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Piers
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Piers
Mother: Maria Fane 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Child of Headington in Wiltshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Child
Great x 2 Grandfather: Samuel Child
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Child
GrandMother: Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland