Biography of Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire 1895-1988

Paternal Family Tree: Cecil

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Milbanke Viscountess Melbourne 1751-1818

1944 Wedding of William Cavendish and Kathleen Kennedy

1953 Coronation of Elizabeth II

On 17 May 1887 [her father] James Gascoyne-Cecil 4th Marquess Salisbury (age 25) and [her mother] Cicely Anne Gore Marchioness Salisbury (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Arthur Saunders Gore 5th Earl Arran (age 48) and Edith Jocelyn Countess Arran. He the son of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury (age 57).

On 29 Jul 1895 Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire was born to James Gascoyne-Cecil 4th Marquess Salisbury (age 33) and Cicely Anne Gore Marchioness Salisbury (age 28).

On 22 Aug 1903 [her grandfather] Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury (age 73) died. His son [her father] James Gascoyne-Cecil 4th Marquess Salisbury (age 41) succeeded 4th Marquess Salisbury in Wiltshire, , 9th Earl Salisbury. [her mother] Cicely Anne Gore Marchioness Salisbury (age 36) by marriage Marchioness Salisbury in Wiltshire.

In 1917 Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire (age 21) and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 21) were married. She the daughter of James Gascoyne-Cecil 4th Marquess Salisbury (age 55) and Cicely Anne Gore Marchioness Salisbury (age 49). He the son of Victor Christian William Cavendish 9th Duke Devonshire (age 48) and Evelyn Emily Mary Petty-Fitzmaurice Duchess Devonshire (age 46).

On 10 Dec 1917 [her son] William Cavendish was born to [her husband] Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire (age 22) and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 22).

On 02 Jan 1920 [her son] Andrew Cavendish 11th Duke Devonshire was born to [her husband] Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire (age 24) and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 24).

On 21 Apr 1920 Harold Macmillan 1st Earl Stockton (age 26) and [her sister-in-law] Dorothy Evelyn Cavendish (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Victor Christian William Cavendish 9th Duke Devonshire (age 51) and Evelyn Emily Mary Petty-Fitzmaurice Duchess Devonshire (age 49).

On 06 Nov 1922 [her daughter] Mary Cavendish was born to [her husband] Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire (age 27) and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 27).

On 17 Nov 1922 [her daughter] Mary Cavendish died.

On 24 Apr 1926 [her daughter] Elizabeth Cavendish was born to [her husband] Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire (age 30) and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 30).

On 06 Nov 1927 [her daughter] Anne Cavendish was born to [her husband] Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire (age 32) and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 32).

In 1932 [her brother-in-law] Charles Arthur Francis Cavendish (age 26) and Adele Astaire were married at Chatsworth House [Map]. He the son of Victor Christian William Cavendish 9th Duke Devonshire (age 63) and Evelyn Emily Mary Petty-Fitzmaurice Duchess Devonshire (age 61).

On 06 May 1938 [her father-in-law] Victor Christian William Cavendish 9th Duke Devonshire (age 69) died at Chatsworth House [Map]. He was buried at Cavendish Plot, St Peter's Church, Edensor [Map]. His son [her husband] Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire (age 43) succeeded 10th Duke Devonshire, 13th Earl Devonshire, 5th Earl Burlington. Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 42) by marriage Duchess Devonshire. On 02 Apr 1960 [her mother-in-law] Evelyn Emily Mary Petty-Fitzmaurice Duchess Devonshire (age 89) died. Both the Duke and Duchess were buried in the Cavendish Plot, St Peter's Church, Edensor [Map].

Evelyn Emily Mary Petty-Fitzmaurice Duchess Devonshire: On 27 Aug 1870 she was born to Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th Marquess Lansdowne. On 30 Jul 1892 Victor Christian William Cavendish 9th Duke Devonshire and she were married. She by marriage Duchess Devonshire. She the daughter of Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th Marquess Lansdowne.

In 1941 [her son] Andrew Cavendish 11th Duke Devonshire (age 20) and [her daughter-in-law] Deborah Vivien Mitford Duchess Devonshire (age 20) were married. He the son of Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire (age 45) and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 45).

On 23 Mar 1944 [her brother-in-law] Charles Arthur Francis Cavendish (age 38) died at Lismore Castle, Lismore, County Waterford. He was buried at Lismore Cathedral, Lismore, County Waterford.

Wedding of William Cavendish and Kathleen Kennedy

On 06 May 1944 [her son] William Cavendish (age 26) and [her daughter-in-law] Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy (age 24) were married. [her husband] Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire (age 49) was present. Joseph Patrick Kennedy (age 28) was the only member of her family present. She the daughter of Joseph Patrick Kennedy (age 55) and Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (age 53). He the son of Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire (age 49) and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 48).

On 09 Sep 1944 [her son] William Cavendish (age 26) was killed at War Cemetery.

After 13 May 1948 [her former daughter-in-law] Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy (age 28) was buried at Cavendish Plot, St Peter's Church, Edensor [Map]. Joseph Patrick Kennedy (age 59), her father, was the only Kennedy family member to attend.

On Saturday 29 Jun 1963, around four in the afternoon, her grave was visited by her elder brother President John Fitzgerald Kennedy (age 30), some five months before his assassination. He was travelling from to London for a meeting with the British Prime Minister when he made a detour landing at and then travelling by helicopter to St Peter's Church, Edensor [Map]. He laid a wreath which he had brought from Ireland. Present at the wreath laying was his sisters Eunice Mary Kennedy (age 26) and Jean Ann Kennedy (age 20), and the [her husband] Duke (age 53) and Duchess (age 52) of Devonshire.

On 26 Nov 1950 [her husband] Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire (age 55) died. His son [her son] Andrew Cavendish 11th Duke Devonshire (age 30) succeeded 11th Duke Devonshire, 14th Earl Devonshire, 6th Earl Burlington. [her daughter-in-law] Deborah Vivien Mitford Duchess Devonshire (age 30) by marriage Duchess Devonshire. On 24 Dec 1988 Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 93) died. Both the Duke and Duchess were buried in the Cavendish Plot, St Peter's Church, Edensor [Map].

Coronation of Elizabeth II

On 02 Jun 1953 Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 27) was crowned King of the United Kingdom by Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher (age 66) at Westminster Abbey [Map].

Her ladies in waiting were:

Mistress of the Robes: Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 57)

Maids of Honour:

Mary Baillie-Hamilton (age 19)

Jane Antonia Frances Vane-Tempest-Stewart (age 20)

Nancy Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (age 18)

Anne Veronica Coke Baroness Glenconner (age 20)

Moyra Kathleen Hamilton (age 23)

On 05 Feb 1955 [her mother] Cicely Anne Gore Marchioness Salisbury (age 87) died.

On 21 May 1966 [her former sister-in-law] Dorothy Evelyn Cavendish (age 65) died.

On 30 Mar 1975 [her former sister-in-law] Maud Louisa Emma Cavendish (age 78) died.

On 02 Oct 1977 [her former sister-in-law] Rachel Cavendish (age 75) died.

In 1987 [her former sister-in-law] Blanche Katherine Cavendish (age 88) died.

Royal Ancestors of Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire 1895-1988

Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of William "Lion" I King Scotland

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

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire 1895-1988

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Cecil 5th Earl Salisbury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James "Wicked Earl" Cecil 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Tufton Countess of Salisbury 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Keet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Keet

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Trevor Hill 1st Viscount Hillsborough

Great x 3 Grandfather: Wills Hill 1st Marquess Downshire

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald 19th Earl of Kildare 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaretta Fitzgerald 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary O'Brien Countess Kildare 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Crisp Gascoyne

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bamber Gascoigne "The Elder"

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Bamber

Great x 2 Grandfather: Bamber "The Younger" Gascoyne

Great x 4 Grandfather: Issac Green of Lancashire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Green

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Aspinwall

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury

Great x 3 Grandfather: Chase Price

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Bridget Frances Price

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Evelyn Glanville

Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Evelyn

Father: James Gascoyne-Cecil 4th Marquess Salisbury 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran

Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Saunders

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Annesley 1st Viscount Glerawly 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Annesley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Beresford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip Gore 4th Earl Arran 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hales 3rd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Hales 4th Baronet

Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Hales

GrandFather: Arthur Saunders Gore 5th Earl Arran 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Francis Patrick Napier

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Marianne Napier Countess Arran

Mother: Cicely Anne Gore Marchioness Salisbury 13 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Jocelyn 1st Earl Roden

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Jocelyn 2nd Earl Roden 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hamilton Countess Roden 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl Roden 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Jocelyn 11 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stapleton 5th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer 9 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Fane Lady Stapleton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton Countess Roden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Samuel Eliot of Antigua

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Eliot Baroness Despencer

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Byam

GrandMother: Edith Jocelyn Countess Arran 12 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Clavering-Cowper 2nd Earl Cowper 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Nassau 2nd Countess Cowper 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Gore

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hannah Anna Gore 3rd Countess Cowper

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Cockerill

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Elizabeth Cowper 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Lamb 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Penistone Lamb 1st Viscount Melbourne

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Coke

Great x 2 Grandmother: Emily Lamb Countess Cowper 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Milbanke 5th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Milbanke Viscountess Melbourne 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England