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Grosvenor Square, Belgravia is in Belgravia.

On 17 Jan 1754 Catherine Tollemache died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia.

On 05 Jul 1765 Charles Powlett 5th Duke Bolton (age 47) committed suicide at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia shooting himself in the head with a pistol. His brother Harry Powlett 6th Duke Bolton (age 44) succeeded 6th Duke Bolton, 11th Marquess Winchester, 11th Earl Wiltshire, 11th Baron St John. Katherine Lowther Duchess of Bolton (age 29) by marriage Duchess Bolton.

On 25 Sep 1767 John Stuart was born to John Stuart 1st Marquis of the Isle of Bute (age 23) and Charlotte Jane Windsor Marchioness Bute (age 21) at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia.

On 16 Mar 1798 Henry Gough-Calthorpe 1st Baron Calthorpe (age 49) died in Grosvenor Square, Belgravia.

On 19 Apr 1798 Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood (age 82) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. She was buried at Woodbridge, Suffolk [Map].

In 1804 Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 67) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia.

On 24 Feb 1811 James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan (age 85) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. His nephew Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan (age 41) succeeded 6th Earl Cardigan. Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan (age 41) by marriage Countess Cardigan.

On 01 May 1820 Georgiana Campbell was born to John Campbell 1st Earl Cawdor (age 29) and Elizabeth Thynne Countess Cawdor (age 25) at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia.

On 10 Jun 1830 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 25) and Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 20) were married at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. He the son of Edward Seymour 11th Duke Somerset (age 55) and Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset.

On 15 Apr 1833 Samuel John Brooke-Pechell 3rd Baronet (age 47) and Julia Maria Petre Lady Brooke-Pechell (age 43) were married at her mother's (age 63) house in Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. She by marriage Lady Brooke-Pechell of Paglesham in Essex. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 16 Apr 1833 Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 60) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. He was buried at Burghclere, Hampshire. His son Henry John George Herbert 3rd Earl Carnarvon (age 32) succeeded 3rd Earl Carnarvon, 3rd Baron Porchester. Henrietta Anna Howard-Molyneux-Howard Countess Carnarvon (age 28) by marriage Countess Carnarvon.

On 07 Aug 1863 Beriah Botfield (age 56) died at his home in Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. Hopton Court, Shropshire was inherited by Reverend Woodward, the son of Sarah Skelhorn who was the sister of his aunt Lucy Skelhorn.

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On 30 Aug 1923 Horace Farquhar 1st Earl Farquhar (age 79) died unmarried at his home 7 Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. Earl Farquhar, Viscount Farquhar of Saint Marylebone in London, Baron Farquhar of Saint Marylebone in London and Baronet Townsend-Farquhar of Cavendish Square in Saint Marylebone in London extinct. In his will he left many large legacies to his friends, including members of the Royal Family, but although his estate was assessed for probate at £400,000 the entire sum was taken up by debts, leaving nothing and revealing that Farquhar had been an undisclosed bankrupt.

Europe, British Isles, England, London, Westminster, Belgravia, 20 Grosvenor Square

In 1866 Helen Venetia Duncombe Viscountess D'Abernon was born to William Duncombe 1st Earl Feversham (age 36) and Mabel Violet Graham Countess Feversham (age 32) at 20 Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.57%.

Europe, British Isles, England, London, Westminster, Belgravia, 28 Grosvenor Square

The Times. 05 Jan 1938. MR. J. NEVILL (age 23) AND MISS HARRISON (age 22).

The Duke (age 37) and Duchess of Gloucester (age 36) have sent a silver condiments set to Mr. John Nevill (age 23), Life Guards, elder son of Major (age 54) and Mrs. Guy Larnach-Nevill (age 47), of Uckfield House, and Miss Patricia Harrison (age 22), daughter of Major and the Hon. Mrs. J. F. Harrison, of Kings Walden Bury, Hitchin, whose marriage took place yesterday at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge. The Rev. G. S. Shackleford officiated, assisted by the Rev. E. C. Dunford. The bride (age 22), who was given away by her father, wore a gown of ivory-tinted panne velvet, embossed with sprays of silver flowers. The bodice was fashioned with a square neckline and long sleeves, slightly full at the shoulder, and the square train was lined with silver tissue. A headdress of silver-tipped doves' wings surmounted her long tulle veil, and she carried a spray of mixed white flowers. A retinue of six little girls and four pages folowed the bride. They were Penelope Harrison (sister of the bride), the Hon. Clare Beckett, Marye Pepys (niece of the bridegroom), Margaret Rosselli, Caroline Bury, Joanna Spencer, Hugh Lawson (cousin of the bride), David Myddelton (cousin of the bridegroom), Thomas Pilkington (nephew of the bride), and Charles Smith-Bingham. The pages wore replicas of the uniform of the Life Guards of the early nineteenth century, and the little girls wore long frocks of silver lame, the high-waisted bodices cut with short, puff sleeves, and square necks. They wore caps of silver lame, trimmed with white fur, and carried white fur muffs. Lord Roderic Pratt (age 22), Life Guards, was best man, and there was a guard of honour from the same regiment. The Hon. Mrs. J. F. Harrison afterwards held a reception at 28, Grosvenor Square, W1. The honeymoon wil be spent in Switzerland.

Europe, British Isles, England, London, Westminster, Belgravia, Grosvenor Square, Brook Street

Europe, British Isles, England, London, Westminster, Belgravia, Grosvenor Square, 39 Brook Street

On 02 Jan 1880 Lieutenant John Harley was born to John Harley of Beedlings, Pulborough at 39 Brook Street, Grosvenor Square. He was educated at Charterhouse [Map] and Trinity College, Oxford University where he was awarded Master of Arts. He was elected to the Society of Antiquaries of London.

Europe, British Isles, England, London, Westminster, Belgravia, Grosvenor Square, Mount Street

Before 1793 Richard Westmacott (age 17) studied with his father Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 45) at his studio at Mount Street.

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On 04 Nov 1764 Captain William Henry Ricketts aka Jervis was born to Wiliam Henry Ricketts (age 27) and Mary Jervis (age 27) at Park Street, Grosvenor Square, Belgravia.

On 17 Jun 1830 Lucas Pepys 1st Baronet (age 88) died at Park Street, Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. His son Charles Leslie Pepys 2nd Baronet (age 55) succeeded 2nd Baronet Pepys of Brook Street.