Biography of Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford 1835-1918
Paternal Family Tree: Byng
Maternal Family Tree: Frances Twysden 1753-1821
On 07 Mar 1829 [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 22) and [his mother] Agnes Paget (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 60) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 54). He the son of John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 57) and Mary Stevens Mackenzie.
On 15 Jan 1835 Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford was born to George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 28) and Agnes Paget (age 30).
Around 1845 Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 9) educated at Eton College [Map].
On 09 Oct 1845 [his mother] Agnes Paget (age 41) died.
On 16 Mar 1848 [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 41) and [his step-mother] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 27) were married. He the son of John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 76) and Mary Stevens Mackenzie.
Around 1850 Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 14) educated where he studied law and modern history at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
In 1859 Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 23) was appointed Rector Little Casterton Rutland.
On 08 Jun 1859 Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 24) and Florence Louisa Miles (age 19) were married. He the son of George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 53) and Agnes Paget.
On 03 Jun 1860 [his grandfather] John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 88) died. His son [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 53) succeeded 2nd Earl Strafford, 2nd Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 2nd Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. [his step-mother] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 39) by marriage Countess Strafford.
In 1861 [his son] Arthur Byng was born to Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 25) and [his wife] Florence Louisa Miles (age 21).
On 27 Jan 1862 [his son] Edmund Byng 6th Earl Strafford was born to Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 27) and [his wife] Florence Louisa Miles (age 22).
On 27 Jan 1862 [his wife] Florence Louisa Miles (age 22) died in childbirth.
On 04 Aug 1866 Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 31) and Emily Georgina Kerr Countess Strafford (age 19) were married. He the son of George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 60) and Agnes Paget.
In 1867 Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 31) was appointed Honorary Chaplain: Queen Victoria.
In 1872 Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 36) was appointed Chaplain in Ordinary.
In 1874 Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 38) was appointed Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons.
On 20 Jul 1874 [his son] Ivo Francis Byng was born to Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 39) and [his wife] Emily Georgina Kerr Countess Strafford (age 27).
In 1881 [his daughter] Anne Dorothy Byng was born to Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 45) and [his wife] Emily Georgina Kerr Countess Strafford (age 33).
On 29 Oct 1886 [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 80) died. His son [his brother] George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 56) succeeded 3rd Earl Strafford, 3rd Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 3rd Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford (age 56) by marriage Countess Strafford.
In 1889 Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 53) resigned all his offices as a result, possibly owing to a gambling debt.
On 17 Dec 1894 [his son] Edmund Byng 6th Earl Strafford (age 32) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Elizabeth Colebrooke Countess Strafford (age 31) were married. He the son of Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 59) and Florence Louisa Miles.
On 16 May 1899 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 67) died in a railway accident. He was hit by an express train; (possible suicide but the coroner returned misadventure) at the Railway Station in Potter's Bar. He was buried at Byng Family Vault St John's Church, Potter's Bar. On 16 May 1899 His brother Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 64) succeeded 5th Earl Strafford, 5th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 5th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. [his wife] Emily Georgina Kerr Countess Strafford (age 52) by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 24 Sep 1903 [his son-in-law] Captain James Harold Cuthbert (age 27) and [his daughter] Anne Dorothy Byng (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 68) and Emily Georgina Kerr Countess Strafford (age 56).
On 31 Jan 1907 [his daughter] Anne Dorothy Byng (age 26) was accidentally shot and killed by her husband [his son-in-law] Captain James Harold Cuthbert (age 30) when he slipped whilst out on a shooting party at their home Beaufront Castle, Hexham [Map].
On 18 Jan 1918 Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 83) died. His son [his son] Edmund Byng 6th Earl Strafford (age 55) succeeded 6th Earl Strafford, 6th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 6th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. [his daughter-in-law] Mary Elizabeth Colebrooke Countess Strafford (age 54) by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 27 Oct 1929 [his former wife] Emily Georgina Kerr Countess Strafford (age 82) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland
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Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Byng
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Byng
GrandFather: John Byng 1st Earl Strafford 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William James Conolly
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Conolly 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wentworth of Northgatehead
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Apsley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Wentworth 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Johnson Baron Wentworth
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Johnson Countess Strafford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Smithson
Father: George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Mary Stevens Mackenzie
Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Bayly
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Bayly 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Bayly 2nd Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Paget 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Paget 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Paget Lady Plas Newydd Anglesey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Very Reverend Arthur Champagné
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge
Mother: Agnes Paget 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Villiers 2nd Earl Jersey 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Villiers 3rd Earl Jersey 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Egerton Duchess Bedford 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke Marlborough
14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Churchill Countess Bridgewater 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess Marlborough
GrandMother: Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Twysden Bishop Raphoe
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Twysden