Biography of Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford 1819-1898

Paternal Family Tree: Bridgeman

On 05 Mar 1818 [his father] George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford (age 28) and [his mother] Georgina Elizabeth Moncrieffe Countess Bradford (age 27) were married. He the son of Orlando Bridgeman 1st Earl Bradford (age 55) and Lucy Elizabeth Byng Countess Bradford (age 51).

On 24 Apr 1819 Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford was born to George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford (age 29) and Georgina Elizabeth Moncrieffe Countess Bradford (age 28).

On 07 Sep 1825 [his grandfather] Orlando Bridgeman 1st Earl Bradford (age 63) died. His son [his father] George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl Bradford, 2nd Viscount Newport of Shropshire, 3rd Baron Bradford in Shropshire, 7th Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever in Lancashire. [his mother] Georgina Elizabeth Moncrieffe Countess Bradford (age 35) by marriage Countess Bradford.

In 1830 General George Anson (age 33) and [his future sister-in-law] Isabella Elizabeth Annabella Weld-Forester were married.

On 12 Oct 1842 [his mother] Georgina Elizabeth Moncrieffe Countess Bradford (age 52) died.

On 20 Apr 1844 Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford (age 24) and Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford were married. He the son of George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford (age 54) and Georgina Elizabeth Moncrieffe Countess Bradford.

In 1845 [his son] George Cecil Orlando Bridgeman 4th Earl Bradford was born to Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford (age 25) and [his wife] Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford.

In 1846 [his daughter] Francis Charles Bridgeman was born to Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford (age 26) and [his wife] Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford.

On 11 Jun 1848 [his brother-in-law] Charles Weld-Forester (age 36) and Maria Jocelyn were married. She the daughter of Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl Roden (age 59) and Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton Countess Roden.

On 16 Sep 1852 [his brother-in-law] Charles Weld-Forester (age 40) died.

The London Gazette 21397. St, James's-Palace, December 30, 1852. THE Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Lord Ernest Augustus Charles Brudenell-Bruce (age 41), to be Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable Orlando-George-Charles-Bridgeman (age 33), Viscount Newport, resigned.

On 10 Jun 1856 [his brother-in-law] John Weld-Forester 2nd Baron Forester (age 54) and Alexandrina Julia Gräfin von Maltzan were married at St John the Evangelist, Paddington.

In Dec 1858 [his sister-in-law] Isabella Elizabeth Annabella Weld-Forester died.

In 1859 [his daughter] Florence Katharine Bridgeman Countess Harewood was born to Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford (age 39) and [his wife] Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford.

On 22 Mar 1865 [his father] George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford (age 75) died. His son Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford (age 45) succeeded 3rd Earl Bradford, 3rd Viscount Newport of Shropshire, 4th Baron Bradford in Shropshire, 8th Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever in Lancashire. [his wife] Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford by marriage Countess Bradford.

On 07 Sep 1869 [his son] George Cecil Orlando Bridgeman 4th Earl Bradford (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Ida Frances Annabella Lumley Countess Bradford (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough (age 56) and Adeliza Drummond Countess Scarborough. He the son of Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford (age 50) and Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford. They were second cousin once removed.

On 10 Oct 1874 [his brother-in-law] John Weld-Forester 2nd Baron Forester (age 73) died at Willey Hall, Shropshire. His brother [his brother-in-law] George Weld-Forester 3rd Baron Forester (age 67) succeeded 3rd Baron Forester of Willey Park in Shropshire.

On 05 Nov 1881 [his son-in-law] Henry Ulrick Lascelles 5th Earl Harewood (age 35) and [his daughter] Florence Katharine Bridgeman Countess Harewood (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford (age 62) and Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford. He the son of Henry Thynne Lascelles 4th Earl Harewood (age 57) and Elizabeth Joanna Burgh. They were third cousins.

The London Gazette 25486. Whitehall, July 1, 1885. The Queen (age 66) has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, appointing the Right Honourable Orlando George Charles (age 66), Earl of Bradford, to be Master of the Horse to Her Majesty.

On 14 Feb 1886 [his brother-in-law] George Weld-Forester 3rd Baron Forester (age 78) died. He was buried at Willey Church,, Shropshire. His brother [his brother-in-law] Orlando Weld-Forester 4th Baron Forester (age 72) succeeded 4th Baron Forester of Willey Park in Shropshire.

On 22 Jun 1894 [his brother-in-law] Orlando Weld-Forester 4th Baron Forester (age 81) died. He was buried at Willey Church,, Shropshire. His son Cecil Weld-Forester 5th Baron Forester (age 51) succeeded 5th Baron Forester of Willey Park in Shropshire.

In Nov 1894 [his wife] Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford died.

On 12 Mar 1898 Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford (age 78) died at Weston Park, Staffordshire. His son [his son] George Cecil Orlando Bridgeman 4th Earl Bradford (age 53) succeeded 4th Earl Bradford, 4th Viscount Newport of Shropshire, 5th Baron Bradford in Shropshire, 9th Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever in Lancashire. [his daughter-in-law] Ida Frances Annabella Lumley Countess Bradford (age 49) by marriage Countess Bradford.

[his daughter] Mabel Selina Bridgeman was born to Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford and Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford.

Adeline Horsey Recollections. My girlhood's friend, the Marquis of Granby, was very much in love with his cousin, Miss Forester, but as his father did not approve of cousins marrying, Lord Granby promised the Duke not to think of her as a wife. Miss Forester married the Earl of Bradford, but she and Granby indulged in a very romantic flirtation after her marriage, both posing as the unfortunate victims of a stern father's caprice. Lady Bradford did not like me and always snubbed me as much as she dared. One day at Melton I met her at Egerton Lodge when she was uncommonly disagreeable. Lady Wilton asked me to play and of course I willing complied. Lady Bradford and Jim Macdonald were sitting near the pianoforte, and under cover of the music I heard the heroine of Granby's blighted love affair say in languishing tones, "Oh, Jim, whenever I meet you I always take off my wedding ring and forget I'm married". Of course I was highly amused, and the next time I met Lady Bradford with Granby in attendance I could not resist saying quite innocently, "Oh, Lady Bradford, what did you mean the other day when you told Jim Macdonald that you always took off your wedding ring and forgot you were married when you saw him?".

It was rather mean of me, but I had not forgotten my undeserved snubbings from her Ladyship.

Royal Ancestors of Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford 1819-1898

Kings Wessex: Great x 23 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 12 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

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

Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford 1819-1898

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bridgeman 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Bridgeman 3rd Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: Orlando Bridgeman 4th Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Bridgeman 1st Baron Bradford 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford 11 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Diana Russell Countess Bradford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Newport Lady Bridgeman 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wilbraham 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mytton Lady Wilbrahim

GrandFather: Orlando Bridgeman 1st Earl Bradford 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Reverend John Simpson

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Simpson

Father: George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Byng 3rd Viscount Torrington

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Byng 4th Viscount Torrington

GrandMother: Lucy Elizabeth Byng Countess Bradford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Boyle 2nd Earl Orrery 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 4th Earl Cork 4th Earl Orrery 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Boyle 5th Earl Cork 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Cork 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Moncrieffe 4th Baronet

GrandFather: Thomas Moncrieffe 5th Baronet

Mother: Georgina Elizabeth Moncrieffe Countess Bradford