Biography of Rachel Anne Gurney Countess Dudley 1867-1920
Paternal Family Tree: Gurney
On 03 Oct 1864 [her father] Charles Henry Gurney (age 30) and [her mother] Alice Maria Prinsep (age 20) were married.
On 08 Aug 1867 Rachel Anne Gurney Countess Dudley was born to Charles Henry Gurney (age 33) and Alice Maria Prinsep (age 23).
On 07 May 1885 William Ward 1st Earl of Dudley (age 68) died at Dudley House Park Lane. His son [her future husband] William Humble Ward 2nd Earl of Dudley (age 17) succeeded 2nd Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire, 12th Baron Ward of Birmingham. Rachel Anne Gurney Countess Dudley (age 17) by marriage Countess of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire.
In 1891 William Humble Ward 2nd Earl of Dudley (age 23) and Rachel Anne Gurney Countess Dudley (age 23) were married. He the son of William Ward 1st Earl of Dudley and Georgina Moncrieffe Countess Dudley (age 44).
On 05 Jan 1895 Frederic Glyn 4th Baron Wolverton (age 30) and [her sister-in-law] Edith Amelia Ward Baroness Wolverton (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Wolverton. She the daughter of William Ward 1st Earl of Dudley and Georgina Moncrieffe Countess Dudley (age 48).
02 Jul 1897. Henry Bullingham (age 45). Photograph of Rachel Anne Gurney Countess Dudley (age 29) at the Devonshire House Ball as Queen Esther.
1899. Frederick John Jenkins (age 27). Portrait of Rachel Anne Gurney Countess Dudley (age 31).
On 09 Feb 1899 [her father] Charles Henry Gurney (age 65) died.
In 1906 [her brother-in-law] Robert Arthur Ward (age 34) and Mary Acheson (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Archibald Brabazon Sparrow Acheson 4th Earl Gosford (age 64) and Louisa Augusta Beatrice Montagu Countess Gosford (age 49). He the son of William Ward 1st Earl of Dudley and Georgina Moncrieffe Countess Dudley (age 59).
On 23 Jun 1908 [her brother-in-law] John Hubert Ward (age 38) and Jean Templeton Reid (age 23) were married at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. He the son of William Ward 1st Earl of Dudley and Georgina Moncrieffe Countess Dudley (age 61).
In 1913 Rachel Anne Gurney Countess Dudley (age 45) commissioned a new reredos at Saint Michael and All Angels Church, Great Witley [Map] from Salviati of Venice. The three lamps hanging in the sanctuary were given by the Countess in thanks for her [her husband] husband (age 45) and his two brothers [[her brother-in-law] John Hubert Ward (age 42) and [her brother-in-law] Robert Arthur Ward (age 41)] returning safely from the Boer War. The initials on the mosaics appear to be those of the three brothers.
Before 30 Oct 1914 [her brother-in-law] Gerald Ernest Francis Ward (age 36) and Evelyn Selina Louisa Crichton were married. She the daughter of John Crichton 4th Earl Erne (age 75). He the son of William Ward 1st Earl of Dudley and Georgina Moncrieffe Countess Dudley (age 68).
On 30 Oct 1914 [her brother-in-law] Gerald Ernest Francis Ward (age 36) was killed in action at Zandvoorde during the he First Battle of Ypres. His body was never recovered and he is commemorated at the Menin Gate.
On 22 Nov 1919 [her mother] Alice Maria Prinsep (age 75) died.
On 26 Jun 1920 Rachel Anne Gurney Countess Dudley (age 52) drowned at Screebe House, Connemara. She had left the house alone to swim in the lake from which her body was later recovered.
On 30 Apr 1924 [her former husband] William Humble Ward 2nd Earl of Dudley (age 56) and Gertrude "Gertie" Millar Countess of Dudley (age 45) were married. She by marriage Countess of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire. He the son of William Ward 1st Earl of Dudley and Georgina Moncrieffe Countess Dudley (age 77).
On 29 Jun 1932 [her former husband] William Humble Ward 2nd Earl of Dudley (age 65) died. His son William Humble Eric Ward 3rd Earl of Dudley (age 38) succeeded 3rd Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire, 13th Baron Ward of Birmingham.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Joseph Gurney
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Gurney
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Gurney
GrandFather: Daniel Gurney
Father: Charles Henry Gurney 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Boyd 3rd Earl Kilmarnock
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Boyd 4th Earl Kilmarnock
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Hay 15th Earl Erroll 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Livingston 5th Earl Linlithgow 4th Earl Callendar 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Livingston Countess Kilmarnock 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Hay Countess Linlithgow
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Hay 17th Earl Erroll 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Carr
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Carr Countess Erroll
GrandMother: Harriet Jemima Hay 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Samuel Eliot
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alicia Eliot Countess Erroll
Rachel Anne Gurney Countess Dudley 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Reverend John Prinsep
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Prinsep
GrandFather: Henry Thoby Prinsep
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Auriol
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophie Elizabeth Auriol
Mother: Alice Maria Prinsep
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Peter Pattle
GrandMother: Sarah Monckton Pattle
