Biography of Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester 1704-1776
Paternal Family Tree: Fox of Farley
Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester was appointed Paymaster of the Forces.
On 08 Dec 1651 [his father] Stephen Fox (age 24) and Elizabeth Whittle were married.
On 12 Sep 1704 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester was born to Stephen Fox (age 77).
Around 1714 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 9) educated at Eton College [Map].
On 28 Oct 1716 [his father] Stephen Fox (age 89) died.
Around 1719 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 14) educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
In 1726 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 21) was elected MP Shaftesbury.
In 1735 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 30) and Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 13) were married.
On 09 Aug 1747 [his son] Henry Thomas Fox-Strangways 2nd Earl of Ilchester was born to Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 42) and [his wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 25).
On 15 Dec 1748 [his daughter] Lucy Fox-Strangways was born to Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 44) and [his wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 26).
On 03 Jan 1750 [his daughter] Christian Harriet Fox-Strangways was born to Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 45) and [his wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 28).
In 1756 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 51) was created 1st Earl Ilchester, 1st Baron Ilchester and Stavordale of Redlynch in Somerset, 1st Baron Strangways Woodford in Dorset, 1st Baron Ilchester of Ilchester in Somerset. [his wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 34) by marriage Countess Ilchester.
On 27 Apr 1761 [his son] Charles Fox-Strangways was born to Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 56) and [his wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 39).
In 1763 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 58) was appointed Privy Council.
In 1765 Francis Cotes (age 38). Portrait of Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 60).
On 01 Oct 1771 [his son-in-law] Colonel Stephen Digby (age 29) and [his daughter] Lucy Fox-Strangways (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 67) and Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 49). They were half first cousins.
Before 13 Dec 1772 [his son-in-law] John Dyke Acland (age 26) and [his daughter] Christian Harriet Fox-Strangways (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 68) and Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 50).
On 26 Sep 1776 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 72) died. His son [his son] Henry Thomas Fox-Strangways 2nd Earl of Ilchester (age 29) succeeded 2nd Earl Ilchester, 2nd Baron Ilchester and Stavordale of Redlynch in Somerset, 2nd Baron Strangways Woodford in Dorset, 2nd Baron Ilchester of Ilchester in Somerset.
On 24 Aug 1777 [his daughter] Frances Fox-Strangways was born to Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester and [his former wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 55).
Before 24 Nov 1792 [his former wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 70) died.
[his daughter] Muriel Fox-Strangways Lady Payne-Gallwey was born to Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester and Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester.
GrandFather: William Fox of Farley Wiltshire
Father: Stephen Fox