Biography of Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe 1858-1945

Paternal Family Tree: Milnes aka Crewe

On 30 Jul 1851 [his father] Robert Moncton Milnes 1st Baron Houghton (age 42) and [his mother] Annabella Hungerford Crewe (age 37) were married.

On 12 Jan 1858 Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe was born to Robert Moncton Milnes 1st Baron Houghton (age 48) and Annabella Hungerford Crewe (age 44) at 16 Upper Brook Street, Mayfair.

In 1874 [his mother] Annabella Hungerford Crewe (age 60) died.

On 03 Jun 1880 Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe (age 22) and Sibyl Marcia Graham Baroness Houghton (age 22) were married.

In 1881 [his daughter] Annabel Crewe Milnes was born to Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe (age 22) and [his wife] Sibyl Marcia Graham Baroness Houghton (age 23).

In 1882 [his son] Richard Charles Rodes Crewe Milnes was born to Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe (age 23) and [his wife] Sibyl Marcia Graham Baroness Houghton (age 24).

In 1884 [his daughter] Celia Hermione Crewe Milnes Lady Milnes-Coates was born to Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe (age 25) and [his wife] Sibyl Marcia Graham Baroness Houghton (age 26).

On 20 May 1884 [his daughter] Helen Cynthia Crewe Milnes was born to Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe (age 26) and [his wife] Sibyl Marcia Graham Baroness Houghton (age 26).

On 11 Aug 1885 [his father] Robert Moncton Milnes 1st Baron Houghton (age 76) died. His son Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe (age 27) succeeded 2nd Baron Houghton of Great Houghton in the West Riding of Yorkshire. [his wife] Sibyl Marcia Graham Baroness Houghton (age 28) by marriage Baroness Houghton of Great Houghton in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

In or before 1887 [his brother-in-law] Richard James Graham 4th Baronet (age 28) and Olivia Baring were married.

On 19 Sep 1887 [his wife] Sibyl Marcia Graham Baroness Houghton (age 30) died suddenly. Monument at St Bertoline's Church, Barthomley [Map] sculpted by Joseph Edgar Boehm (age 53).

Sibyl Marcia Graham Baroness Houghton: On 23 Jun 1857 she was born to Frederick Ulric Graham 3rd Baronet and Jane Hermione Seymour Lady Graham. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.57%. On 03 Jun 1880 Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe and she were married. On 11 Aug 1885 Robert Moncton Milnes 1st Baron Houghton died. His son Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe succeeded 2nd Baron Houghton of Great Houghton in the West Riding of Yorkshire. She by marriage Baroness Houghton of Great Houghton in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

In 1888 [his former father-in-law] Frederick Ulric Graham 3rd Baronet (age 68) died. His son [his former brother-in-law] Richard James Graham 4th Baronet (age 29) succeeded 4th Baronet Graham of Netherby in Cumberland.

On 16 Jan 1892 [his former brother-in-law] James Reginald Graham (age 28) and Florence Rose Wood Lady Graham were married. She would, thirty-five years later, marry his younger brother [his former brother-in-law] Richard James Graham 4th Baronet (age 33); an example of Married to Two Siblings.

On 03 Jan 1894 [his uncle] Hungerford Crewe 3rd Baron Crewe (age 81) died of influenza unmarried. Baron Crewe of Crewe in Cheshire extinct. His estates were inherited by his nephew Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe (age 35) who adopted the additional surname Crewe.

In 1895 Denison Faber 1st Baron Wittenham (age 42) and [his former sister-in-law] Hilda Georgina Graham Baroness Wittenham were married. There was no issue from the marriage.

On 17 Jun 1895 Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe (age 37) was created 1st Earl of Crewe in Cheshire.

On 20 Apr 1899 Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe (age 41) and Margaret Etrenne Hannah "Peggy" Primrose Marchioness Crewe (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess of Crewe in Cheshire. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of Archibald Philip Primrose 5th Earl Rosebery 1st Earl Midlothian (age 51) and Hannah Rothschild Countess Camden.

The Times. 21 Apr 1899. Marriage of Lord Crewe and Lady Peggy Primrose.

The marriage of [his wife] Lady Margaret (Peggy) Primrose (age 18), younger daughter of the [his father-in-law] Earl of Rosebery (age 51), with the Earl of Crews (age 41), which took place at Westminster Abbey [Map] yesterday, was remarkable, not only as a brilliant spectacle, bat also on account of the extraordinary degree of public interest which the event evoked, and the testimony thus afforded to the popularity of the late Prime Minister. It was an ideal day for a wedding, the sun shining brilliantly. Parliament Square and the approaches to the Abbey early in the day presented a gay and animated spectacle. An hour or more before the time announced for the opening of the Abbey doors, and a couple of hours before the bridal party were expected, people began to collect in the Abbey precincts, and in a short time great crowds were stretching right away to the railings of the Houses of Parliament. As time wore on and the vast concourse grew into extraordinary dimensions the police on duty had the utmost difficulty in regulating the living mass. Taffic became congested, and the constables in some cases were swept off their feet by the surging and panting multitude, but everywhere the best of good humour seemed to prevail in the streets.

Meanwhile the interior of the Abbey was also the centre of much life and movement. The wedding was fixed for 1:30, aud the doors, at each of which a long queue of ticket-holders and others had long been patiently waiting, were opened three-quarters of an hour earlier. Immediately the throngs, in which the bright costumes of the ladies were conspicuous, wwept into the Abbey. None-ticket holders were admitted by the north door only. This entrance was literally besieged, and a quarter of an hour after it was opened it had to be closed, for in that brief space the northern transept-the porLion of the Abbey allotted to the general public-had become so densely packed that it would not hold another spectator. Those privileged visitors who held permits either for tue nave or the south transept seemed none the less eager to secure advantageous places, for every one came early. Many of the ladies stood upon the seats in their eagerness to obtain a good view. As the guests arrived Sir Frederick Bridge played an appropriate selection of music upon the grand organ.

The rare spectacle of floral decorations in the Abbey attracted general attention. At each end of the alter rails there was a towering palm with a collection of Lilium Harrisii and marguerites grouped at the base, while blooms of Liliam Harrisii also adorned the altar itself. Specimen palms with foliage and flowering plants were placed against the organ screen facing the western entrance, by which the bridal party were shortly to enter.

The arrival of the specially invited guests also proved a source of much interest. These privileged persons, numbering some 500 or 600, friends of the contracting parties and including men distinguished in politics, diplomacy, literature, and art, were escorted to seats in the choir and under the lantern. The Earl of Crewe (age 41), with his best man, the Earl of Chesterfield (age 45), arrived about ten minutes past 1. Each of them wore a marguerite in his buttonhole. They joined the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire under the lantern. The Prince of Wales (age 4) arrived about 25 minutes past 1. His Royal Highness, attended by the Hon. Seymour Fortescue (age 43), was received by Lord Rosebery's sons, [his brother-in-law] Lord Dalmeny (age 17) and the [his brother-in-law] Hon. Neil Primrose (age 16), by whom he was conducted to the Jerusalem Chamber. The Duke of Cambridge (age 80), who quickly followed, attended by Colonel FitzgGeorge, was met at the same door by the Hon. Neil Primrose, under whose escort he joined the Prince of Wales, after which their Royal Highnesses went to the choir and took the seats which had been specially reserved for then.

Among the others present were: The Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos, the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch. Mr. Balfour M.P., the Duke (age 52) and Duchess (age 46) of Somerset, the Marquis of Lansdowne (age 54), Mr. Asquith, M.P., and Mrs. Asquith, the Austrian Ambassador, the Earl and Countess of Harewood, the Duchess of Cleveland. the Earl of Kirnberley and Lady Constance Wodehouse, Lady Jeune and Miles Stanley, the Marquis of Dufferin, Sir R. Campbell-Bannerman, M.P., and Lady Campbell-Bauneiman, Mr. Bryce, M.P., and Mrs. Biyce, Mr. J. B Balfour, H.P., and Mrs. Balfour, Mir. H Gladstone, the Earl aud Countess of Corck, the Lord Chief Justice (Lord Russell of Killoren) and the Hon. Mliss Russell, Sir H. Fowler, f.P., and Lady Fowler, Earl and Countess De Grey, Mr. Munro-Fergrsca, M.P., and Lady Helen Munro-Ferguison, Sir Henry Irving, ir. Morley, M.P., S,r John and lady Puleston, the Marquig and Marehioness of Ripon, Lord and Lady Recay, Lord and Lady Rothschild, and all the Londoa representatives of the Rothschild family, Sir Charles aild Lady Tennant, Lord Wandsworth. Lord and Baroness Wenlock, Lord Leconfdeld, the Earl of Verulamn, Mr. aud Mrs. George Alexander idiss Mundella, Sir E. Sassoon, H.P., General and Mrs. Wauchope, Sir E. Lawson, Mr. Harmswortl, Sir Lewis Morris. Lord James of Hereford and Miss James the Hon. P. Stanhope, H.P., and Countess Tolstoy, the Earl and Countess of Aberdeen, Mr. Shaw Lefevre, Sir Charles Dalry,uiple MP. Mr. Sydney Buxton, M.P.,hr. George Russell, Tr. G. E. Buckle, Georgina, Countess A! Dudley, Sir Humphrey and Lady De Trafford, Sir Edgar and Lady Helen Vincent, Sir John Lubbock, hLP., and Lady Lubbock, Lord Hamilton of Dalzell' Sir Henry Primrose, Lord and Lady St. Oswald, Eara and Countess Stanbope, Mr. Rochfort Maguire. M.P., and Mrs. Maguire, Lady Emily Peel, Loid E. Pitzmaurice. HI.P., Earl and Countess Carrington, Lord and Lady Bnrgheiere, Loud and Lady Battersea, Lord and Lady Henry Bentnek, Lord and Lady Poltimure, the Earl of Essex, and Viscount Curzon,.p., and Viscountess Ctu-zon.

Note B. the time that the whole of the company bad assembled the transepts and choir were densely packed. The attendants had the greatest difficulty in keeping many of the spectators within the specified bounds, and owing to the crushing and crowding several ladies fainted. At half-past 1 Lord Rosebery arrived with the bride at the western entrance, having had a very heartv reception as they passed through the streets. This cordial greeting was repeated again and again as Lord wRosebery handed his daughter out of the carriage. She appeared relf-possessed and smiled upon those around her. Lady Peggy Primirose was attired in a dress of white satin of the new shape, with a very long train (not separate from the dress as in the old style). It was profusely embroidered with clusters of diamonds designed as primroses. The front of the skirt opened over a petticoat of exquisite point d'Alengon laco, which was formerly tn the possession of Marie Antoinette, and was a present from the bride's aunt, Miss Lucy Cohen. The bodice was embroidered and trimmed with similar lace aud its sleeves were of transparent mausselijt I soic. The veil was of tulle, and in nlace of the nsual coronet of orange blossom the bride wore a smart Louis XVI bow of real orange flowers. Jewelry was scarcely at all employed. Lady Peggy carried a magnificent bouquet composed mainly of orchids, white roses, lilies, and marguerites.

The bride (age 18) was received at the door of the Abbey by her ten bridesmaids. They were [his sister-in-law] Lady Sybil Primrose (age 20), elder sister of the bride; the Ladies [his daughter] Annabel (age 18), [his daughter] Celia (age 15), and [his daughter] Cynthia (age 14) (Crewe-Milnes, daughters of the bridegroom; the Hon. Maud and the Hon. Margaret Wyndham, daughters of Lord Leaconfield; the Hon. Evelina Rothschild, daughter of Lord Rothschild; Miss Louise Wirsch; Lady Juliet Lowther (age 18), daughter of the late Earl of Lonsdale and Countess de Grey; and Miss Muriel White, daughter of Mr. Blenry White, of the United States Embassy. They were all dressed alike, in white embroidered moseline de rois over white silk. The skirts were made with shaped flounces with cream lace insertion, and upon the bodices were fichns edged with lace. The sashes were of primrose chiffon, and the hats of primrose tulle with white ostrich feathers, one side being turned up with Lady de Rothschild roses. The bouquets were of the same roses, tied with long tLreamers of the primrose chiffon. Each of the bridesmaids wore a gold curb bracelet with the initials of the bride and bridegroom in enamel, the gifts of the bridegroom.

The formation of the bridal proession was a very picturesque feature of the ceremonial. Schubert's "Grand March" was played, and the,vast congregation rose to their feet as the choir advanced, followed along the nave by the clergy, after whom caine the bride leaning upon the arm of her father, who wore a bunch of primroses in his coat, and attended by her bridesmaids. All eyes were naturally turned to the bride, but she did not lose her composare during the long and trying walk up the nave to the choir.

The procession approached the choir, Lord Crewe who with his best man had been standing a few yards from the Prince of Wales advanced to meet the bride, and the party ha1ted at a point between the choir and the lantern, where the first part of the wedding service was taken, in full view of the choir stalls, where the principal guests were seated. The hymn "O perfect Love" having been sung, the marriage service began. The officiating clergy were the Rev. Dr. Butler (Master of Tririty), the Dean of Westminster Abbey, Canon Blackburne, vicar of Crewe-green, Crewe, Canon Armitage Robinson, and the Precentor of Westminster. Dr. Butler, who took the principal part of the service, read the words in a very impressive manner. The bride made the responses in a perfectly audible voice. Upon the conclusion of the first part of the ceremony the procession of the clergy and the bride and bridegroom, followed by the bridesmaids, moved towards the east. They passed, while the psalm was sung to a chant by Beethoven, through the sacrarrum to the altar, where the concluding portion of the service was said by the Dean and other clergy. Next came the hymn "Now thank we all otr God," after which the blessing was pronounced and the service was brought to a close, to the actompaniment of a merry peal from the bells of St. Margaret's Church. As the procession moved down the Abbey to the Jerusalem Chamber to sign the register Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" was played, and the great majority of the congreation prepared to take their departure. 'ihs Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge were among those who accompanied the bridal party and their relatives to the Jerusalem Chamber and appended their names to the register. Lord and Baroness Crewe, with their friends, left the Abbey amid a renewal of those enthusiastic demonstrations which had marked Lady Peggy Primrose's arrival as a bride. A reception and luncheon was given at Lord Rosebery's town house attended by the Prince of Wales; the Duke of Cambridge, and about 600 other guests, most of whom had attended the ceremony in theAbbey. Later in the day the Earl and Countess of Crewe left town for Welbeek Abbey,'placed at their disposal by the Duke and Duchess of Portland for the early part of the honeymoon. The bride wore a travelling dress of green cloth, the skirt being stitched with gold, the bodice and sleeves being embroidered in natural colour silk and gold with primroses She vwore a large wzhite hat w,ith feathers to match. THE WEDDING PRES IU& After the departure of the bride and bride-groom the numerous wedding presents displayed at Lord Rosebery's house were inspected with much interest by those of the guests who had not previously seen them.

Soon after 7 o'clock last evening the train conveying Lord and Baroness Crewe arrived at Worksop Station. The platform was thronged with people, who gave a most cordial, though quiet, reception to the newly-married pair. On their arrival at Welbeck Abbey [Map] the visitors were received with every honour, and a bouquet was presented to Baroness Crewe. The employes on the estate of Dalmeny dined together last night in celebration of the marriage of Lady Peggy Primrose. Mr. Drysdale, the chamberlain, presided over a company of about 300. After dinner there was a dance, and a display of fireworks was given in the grounds. The burgh of Queensferry, which adjoins Lord Rosebery's Dalmeny estate, was decorated yesterday in honour of the wedding. A banquet was held in the council chambers, at which the health of the bride and bridegroom was honoured, and a congratulatory telegram forwarded to Baroness Crewe.

On 28 Mar 1903 Charles Grant (age 25) and [his sister-in-law] Sybil Primrose (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Archibald Philip Primrose 5th Earl Rosebery 1st Earl Midlothian (age 55) and Hannah Rothschild Countess Camden.

On 08 Oct 1906 [his son-in-law] Edward Clive Milnes-Coates 2nd Baronet (age 27) and [his daughter] Celia Hermione Crewe Milnes Lady Milnes-Coates (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe (age 48) and Sibyl Marcia Graham Baroness Houghton.

In 1908 Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe (age 49) was appointed 834th Knight of the Garter by King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 66).

In 1910 [his former brother-in-law] James Reginald Graham (age 46) died.

In 1911 Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe (age 52) was created 1st Marquess of Crewe. [his wife] Margaret Etrenne Hannah "Peggy" Primrose Marchioness Crewe (age 30) by marriage Marchioness of Crewe.

In 1911 [his daughter] Richard George Archibald John Lucian Hungerford Crewe Milnes was born to Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe (age 52) and [his wife] Margaret Etrenne Hannah "Peggy" Primrose Marchioness Crewe (age 30).

In 1915 [his daughter] Mary Evelyn Hungerford Crewe Milnes Duchess Roxburghe was born to Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe (age 56) and [his wife] Margaret Etrenne Hannah "Peggy" Primrose Marchioness Crewe (age 34).

On 18 Nov 1917 [his brother-in-law] Neil James Archibald Primrose (age 34) died.

In 1922 [his daughter] Richard George Archibald John Lucian Hungerford Crewe Milnes (age 11) died.

On 09 Feb 1922 [his son-in-law] Major James Hugh Hamilton Crewe and [his daughter] Annabel Crewe Milnes (age 41) were married. She the daughter of Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe (age 64) and Sibyl Marcia Graham Baroness Houghton.

In or before 1926 [his former brother-in-law] Richard James Graham 4th Baronet (age 67) and Mabel Cynthia Duncombe Lady Graham were married. She by marriage Lady Graham of Netherby in Cumberland. She the daughter of William Duncombe 1st Earl Feversham and Mabel Violet Graham Countess Feversham. They were first cousins.

On 01 Jan 1927 [his former brother-in-law] Richard James Graham 4th Baronet (age 68) and Florence Rose Wood Lady Graham were married. She the widow of his younger brother [his former brother-in-law] James Reginald Graham; an example of Married to Two Siblings.

In 1932 [his former brother-in-law] Richard James Graham 4th Baronet (age 73) died. His son Fergus Frederick Graham 5th Baronet (age 38) succeeded 5th Baronet Graham of Netherby in Cumberland.

On 20 Jun 1945 Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe (age 87) died without surviving male issue. Marquess of Crewe, Earl of Crewe in Cheshire and Baron Houghton of Great Houghton in the West Riding of Yorkshire extinct. He was buried at St Bertoline's Church, Barthomley [Map].

In 1890 [his son] Richard Charles Rodes Crewe Milnes (age 8) died. He was buried at St Bertoline's Church, Barthomley [Map].

Richard Charles Rodes Crewe Milnes: In 1882 he was born to Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe and Sibyl Marcia Graham Baroness Houghton.

On 13 Mar 1967 [his former wife] Margaret Etrenne Hannah "Peggy" Primrose Marchioness Crewe (age 86) died.

Royal Ancestors of Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe 1858-1945

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 15 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe 1858-1945

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Milnes

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Slater Milnes of Fryston Hall in Yorkshire

Great x 3 Grandfather: Adam Slater

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joyce Slater

GrandFather: Robert Pemberton Milnes

Great x 2 Grandfather: Hans Busk

Great x 1 Grandmother: Rachael Busk

Father: Robert Moncton Milnes 1st Baron Houghton 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Monckton 1st Viscount Galway

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Monckton aka Monckton-Arundell 2nd Viscount Galway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Manners Viscountess Galway 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Russell Duchess Rutland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Monckton-Arundell 4th Viscount Galway 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Joseph Isaac Villareal

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Villareal Viscountess Galway

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine "Kitty" Rachel da Costa

GrandMother: Henrietta Maria Monckton-Arundell 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Crewe of Crewe 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Crewe 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Crewe 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Price

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Crewe 1st Baron Crewe 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: John Crewe 2nd Baron Crewe 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulke Greville 5th Baron Brooke 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Algernon Greville 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Dashwood Baroness Brooke

Great x 2 Grandfather: Fulke Greville 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Somerset 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Somerset 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Russell

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Anne Greville 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Mother: Annabella Hungerford Crewe 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England