Biography of Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess Marlborough 1847-1932

In 1832 [her father] James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 1811-1885 (age 20) and [her mother] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Abercorn. She the daughter of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 65) and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford 1781-1853 (age 50). He the son of James Hamilton and Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen 1792-1833 (age 39). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 25 May 1868 Ivor Bertie Guest (age 32) and [her future sister-in-law] Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill Baroness Wimborne (age 20) were married. She the daughter of John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke Marlborough 1822-1883 (age 45) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess Marlborough (age 46).

In 1869 George Charles Spencer-Churchill 8th Duke Marlborough 1844-1892 (age 24) and Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess Marlborough (age 22) were married. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 1811-1885 (age 57) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 56). He the son of John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke Marlborough 1822-1883 (age 46) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess Marlborough (age 46). They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 09 Jun 1873 Edward Marjoribanks 2nd Baron Tweedmouth (age 23) and [her sister-in-law] Fanny Octavia Louise Spencer-Churchill (age 20) were married. She the daughter of John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke Marlborough 1822-1883 (age 51) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess Marlborough (age 51).

On 15 Apr 1874 [her brother-in-law] Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill (age 25) and Jenny Jerome (age 20) were married at British Embassy, Paris. Regarded by some as the original Dollar Princess although there are much earlier examples. He the son of John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke Marlborough 1822-1883 (age 51) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess Marlborough (age 52).

On 12 Jul 1877 William Henry Fellowes 2nd Baron de Ramsey of Ramsey Abbey (age 29) and [her sister-in-law] Rosamond Jane Frances Spencer-Churchill (age 29) were married. She the daughter of John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke Marlborough 1822-1883 (age 55) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess Marlborough (age 55).

On 21 Nov 1891 Gordon Chesney Wilson (age 26) and [her sister-in-law] Sarah Isabella Augusta Spencer-Churchill (age 26) were married. She the daughter of John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke Marlborough 1822-1883 and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess Marlborough (age 69).

On 06 Jun 1893 [her son-in-law] Robert Gresley 11th Baronet (age 27) and [her daughter] Frances Louisa Spencer-Churchill Lady Gresley (age 22) were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. She by marriage Lady Gresley of Drakelow in Derbyshire. She the daughter of George Charles Spencer-Churchill 8th Duke Marlborough 1844-1892 and Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess Marlborough 1847-1932 (age 46). She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 06 Nov 1895 [her son] Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke Marlborough (age 23) and [her daughter-in-law] Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess Marlborough 1877-1964 (age 18) were married at St Thomas' Church New York. She by marriage Duchess Marlborough. The marriage arranged by Mary "Minnie" Fiske Stevens (age 42) and encouraged by mother Alva Erskine Smith (age 42). The marriage was unhappy; they seperated in 1906 and the mariage was annulled on 19 Aug 1926. He the son of George Charles Spencer-Churchill 8th Duke Marlborough 1844-1892 and Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess Marlborough 1847-1932 (age 48). He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1921 [her son] Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke Marlborough (age 49) and [her daughter-in-law]  (age 39) were married; she had previoiusly been his mistress. She by marriage Duchess Marlborough. He the son of George Charles Spencer-Churchill 8th Duke Marlborough 1844-1892 and Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess Marlborough 1847-1932 (age 74). He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.