Biography of Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham 1793-1863

Paternal Family Tree: Cavendish

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Norborne

On 27 Feb 1782 [his father] George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (age 27) and [his mother] Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington (age 21) were married at London. She by marriage Countess Burlington. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton and [his grandmother] Anne Somerset Countess Northampton. He the son of [his grandfather] William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire and [his grandmother] Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington. They were fourth cousins.

On 28 Aug 1793 Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham was born to George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (age 39) and Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington (age 33).

In 1814 Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham (age 20) and Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham (age 22) were married. She the daughter of George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly (age 52) and Catherine Anne Cope Marchioness Huntly (age 43). He the son of George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (age 59) and Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington (age 53).

On 29 Oct 1815 [his son] William George Cavendish 2nd Baron Chesham was born to Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham (age 22) and [his wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham (age 23).

On 01 Mar 1817 [his daughter] Susan Sophia Cavendish Baroness Dacre was born to Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham (age 23) and [his wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham (age 25).

On 25 Nov 1820 [his daughter] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford was born to Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham (age 27) and [his wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham (age 28).

On 02 Mar 1826 [his brother-in-law] Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly (age 34) and Elizabeth Conyngham Marchioness Huntly (age 27) were married. She the daughter of Henry Conyngham 1st Marquess Conyngham (age 59) and Elizabeth Denison Marchioness Conyngham (age 56). He the son of [his father-in-law] George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly (age 64) and [his mother-in-law] Catherine Anne Cope Marchioness Huntly (age 55).

In 1831 [his father] George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (age 76) was created 1st Earl Burlington.

On 04 May 1834 [his father] George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (age 80) died. His grandson William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl Burlington.

On 07 Apr 1835 [his mother] Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington (age 74) died in Compton Place Eastbourne.

In 1837 [his son-in-law] Thomas Trevor 22nd Baron Dacre (age 28) and [his daughter] Susan Sophia Cavendish Baroness Dacre (age 19) were married. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Before 1843 Thomas Barber (age 72). Portrait of Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham (age 49).

In 1844 [his brother-in-law] Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly (age 51) and Maria Antoinetta Pegus Marchioness Huntly (age 23) were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of Reverend William Peter Pegus and Charlotte Layard Countess Lindsey (age 63). He the son of [his father-in-law] George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly (age 82) and [his mother-in-law] Catherine Anne Cope Marchioness Huntly.

On 16 Mar 1848 [his son-in-law] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 41) and [his daughter] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 27) were married. He the son of John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 76) and Mary Stevens Mackenzie.

In 1849 [his son] William George Cavendish 2nd Baron Chesham (age 33) and [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Frances Lascelles Baroness Chesham were married. They were second cousin once removed.

On 17 Jun 1853 [his father-in-law] George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly (age 91) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly (age 61) succeeded 10th Marquess Huntly, 6th Earl Aboyne. Elizabeth Conyngham Marchioness Huntly by marriage Marchioness Huntly.

In 1858 Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham (age 64) was created 1st Baron Chesham. [his wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham (age 66) by marriage Baroness Chesham.

On 18 Sep 1863 [his brother-in-law] Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly (age 71) died. His son Charles Gordon 11th Marquess Huntly (age 16) succeeded 11th Marquess Huntly, 7th Earl Aboyne. Maria Antoinetta Pegus Marchioness Huntly (age 42) by marriage Marchioness Huntly.

On 10 Nov 1863 Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham (age 70) died. His son [his son] William George Cavendish 2nd Baron Chesham (age 48) succeeded 2nd Baron Chesham. [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Frances Lascelles Baroness Chesham by marriage Baroness Chesham.

In 1866 [his former wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham (age 74) died.

                    The London Gazette 27243. Master of the Horse's Office, Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace, November 1, 1900.
                
                    HER Majesty has been preciously pleased to appoint Honorary Colonel the Right Honourable Charles Compton William, Baron Chesham, to be the Master of Her Majesty's Buckhounds, in the room of the Right Honourable George William, Earl of Coventry (age 62), resigned.
                
                    Her Majesty has also been graciously pleased to appoint, provisionally, the Right Honourable Victor Albert Francis Charles, Baron Churchill (age 36), to act as Master of Her Majesty's Buckhounds during the absence in South Africa of Honorary Colonel the Right Honourable Baron Chesham.

Ancestors of Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham 1793-1863

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Butler Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Russell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Carr Countess of Bedford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Massue Countess Southampton

GrandFather: William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Hoskins

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hoskins of Oxted

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Hoskyns Duchess Devonshire

Father: George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 3rd Baron Clifford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Seymour 2nd Duke of Somerset 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Seymour Baroness Clifford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Noel

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden

Great x 2 Grandmother: Juliana Noel Countess Burlington

GrandMother: Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Savile 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Coventry Baroness Savile

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Rich 3rd Earl Warwick 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Essex Rich 2nd Countess Nottingham 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Cheeke Countess Warwick 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Compton 4th Earl of Northampton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Noel Countess Northampton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Compton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fox of Farley Wiltshire

Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen Fox

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christian Palfreyman

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Fox Countess Northampton

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Whittle of the City of London

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Whittle

GrandFather: Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Lucy 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Kingsmill Lucy 2nd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Chapman Lady Lucy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Berkeley Lucy 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Theophila Berkeley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Massingberd Couness Berkeley

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Lucy 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Cotton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Cotton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Cotton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hutchinson 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Hutchinson 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Stanhope 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Mother: Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Josiah Child

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough

Great x 3 Grandfather: Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulke Greville 5th Baron Brooke 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Dashwood Baroness Brooke

GrandMother: Anne Somerset Countess Northampton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Symes Berkeley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Norborne

Royal Ancestors of Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham 1793-1863

Ancestors of Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham 1793-1863