Biography of Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield 1883-1960

Paternal Family Tree: Adams aka Anson

Maternal Family Tree: Amy Fermor 1509-1580

On 05 Nov 1878 [his father] Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield (age 22) and [his mother] Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield (age 24) were married at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map]. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 55) and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. He the son of Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 53) and Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 44). They were half first cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 09 Dec 1883 Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield was born to Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield (age 27) and Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield (age 29). He was educated at Harrow School and

On 11 Jul 1911 Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield (age 27) and Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield (age 24) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. He the son of Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield (age 55) and Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield (age 57). She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1913 [his son] Thomas William Anson was born to Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield (age 29) and [his wife] Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield (age 25).

On 12 Mar 1917 [his daughter] Betty Marjorie Anson was born to Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield (age 33) and [his wife] Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield (age 29).

On 29 Jul 1918 [his father] Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield (age 62) died. He was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map]. His son Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield (age 34) succeeded 4th Earl Lichfield, 5th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 5th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire. [his wife] Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield (age 31) by marriage Countess Lichfield.

On 19 Feb 1919 [his son] Lieutenant Edward John Anson was born to Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield (age 35) and [his wife] Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield (age 31).

On 18 Jun 1930 [his brother-in-law] Arnold Ramsay Keppel (age 50) died.

On 23 Feb 1939 Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield (age 55) and Violet Margaret Dawson-Greene Countess Lichfield were married. She by marriage Countess Lichfield. He the son of Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield and Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield (age 85).

Before 25 Apr 1939 [his son] Thomas William Anson (age 26) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Ferelith Bowes-Lyon (age 21) were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. The wedding was attended by the King (age 43) and Queen (age 38), Princesses Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 13) and Princess Margaret (age 8) - see Pathe. He the son of Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield (age 55) and Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield (age 52).

In 25 Apr 1939 [his son] Thomas William Anson (age 26) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Ferelith Bowes-Lyon (age 21) were divorced.

On 12 May 1941 [his mother] Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield (age 87) died. She was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map].

On 06 Oct 1943 [his son] Lieutenant Edward John Anson (age 24) died unmarried in an accident while returning to duty at a naval dockyard during the black-out whilst on active service on HMS Southdown. He was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map].

Lieutenant Edward John Anson: On 19 Feb 1919 he was born to Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield and Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield.

On 20 May 1944 [his son-in-law] Colonel Thomas Foley Churchill Winnington (age 33) and [his daughter] Betty Marjorie Anson (age 27) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield (age 60) and Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield (age 57).

On 16 Apr 1945 [his wife] Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield (age 58) died. She was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map].

On 08 Jan 1949 [his former brother-in-law] Frederick George Keppel (age 70) died.

On 18 Mar 1958 [his son] Thomas William Anson (age 45) died. He was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map].

Thomas William Anson: In 1913 he was born to Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield and Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield. Before 25 Apr 1939 Thomas William Anson and Anne Ferelith Bowes-Lyon were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster. The wedding was attended by the King and Queen, Princesses Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Princess Margaret - see Pathe. He the son of Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield and Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield. In 25 Apr 1939 Thomas William Anson and Anne Ferelith Bowes-Lyon were divorced.

On 14 Sep 1960 Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield (age 76) died. He was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map]. His grandson Thomas Patrick John Anson 5th Earl Lichfield (age 21) succeeded 5th Earl Lichfield, 6th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 6th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire. Shugborough Hall, Staffordshire [Map] passed to the National Trust in lieu of death duties.

After 14 Sep 1960. Grave of Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield (deceased) at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map].

Royal Ancestors of Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield 1883-1960

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Henry IV King France

Ancestors of Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield 1883-1960

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sambrooke Adams

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Adams aka Anson

Great x 4 Grandmother: Janette Anson

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson 12 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon 10 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Venables-Vernon 11 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Wenman Roberts aka Coke 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chamberlayne

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Lenox Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Dutton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Bond

GrandFather: Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Nathaniel Phillips

Great x 1 Grandmother: Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield

Father: Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield 5 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hamilton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Harriot Craggs

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Hamilton 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Joseph Moyle aka Copley 1st Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Buller Lady Copley 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Douglas 14th Earl Morton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Douglas 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Heathcote Countess Morton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Lascelles 1st Earl Harewood

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Lascelles

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Chaloner Baroness Harewood

GrandMother: Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Russell 4th Duke Bedford 10 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Russell 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Leveson-Gower Duchess Bedford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Russell 6th Duke Bedford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Keppel Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Cosmo George Gordon 3rd Duke Gordon 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Gordon Duchess Gordon 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Maxwell

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon

Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield 6 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gabriel Roberts

Great x 3 Grandfather: Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Roberts 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Wenman 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Wenman Roberts aka Coke 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Coke 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Coke 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Carey Newton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Chamberlayne of Wardington

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Chamberlayne

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chamberlayne

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rear-Admiral Thomas Hardy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Constance Hardy

GrandFather: Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Keppel 3rd Earl Albermarle Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Miller 4th Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Miller Countess Albermarle

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Southwell 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Southwell 20th Baron Clifford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Watson 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Mother: Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Samuel Whitbread

Great x 2 Grandfather: Samuel Charles Whitbread

Great x 3 Grandmother: Harriet Hayton

Great x 1 Grandfather: Samuel Charles Whitbread 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Grey 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hannah Wood

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Grey

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ogle 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Brand

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Brand Baron Dacre 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Pierrepont 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: General Henry Otway Trevor 21st Baron Dacre 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Trevor Roper Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Trevor Roper 19th Baroness Dacre Gilsland 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Trevor

Great x 1 Grandmother: Julia Brand 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Reverend Maurice Crosbie

Great x 2 Grandmother: Pyne Crosbie Lady of the Bedchamber 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Cavendish 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Pyne Cavendish 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pyne 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England