Biography of Edward Tennant 1st Baron Glenconner 1859-1920
Paternal Family Tree: Tennant
Maternal Family Tree: Emma Winsloe Lady Tennant 1821-1895
In 1849 [his father] Charles Tennant 1st Baronet (age 25) and [his mother] Emma Winsloe Lady Tennant (age 28) were married.
On 31 May 1859 Edward Tennant 1st Baron Glenconner was born to Charles Tennant 1st Baronet (age 35) and Emma Winsloe Lady Tennant (age 38).
In 1885 [his father] Charles Tennant 1st Baronet (age 61) was created 1st Baronet Tennant of The Glen and St Rollox. [his mother] Emma Winsloe Lady Tennant (age 64) by marriage Lady Tennant of The Glen and St Rollox.
In 1895 [his mother] Emma Winsloe Lady Tennant (age 74) died.
In 1895 Edward Tennant 1st Baron Glenconner (age 35) and Pamela Wyndham Viscountess Grey (age 23) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 13 Jul 1896 [his daughter] Clarissa Madeline Tennant Baroness Tennyson was born to Edward Tennant 1st Baron Glenconner (age 37) and [his wife] Pamela Wyndham Viscountess Grey (age 25).
On 01 Jul 1897 [his son] Edward Wyndham Tennant was born to Edward Tennant 1st Baron Glenconner (age 38) and [his wife] Pamela Wyndham Viscountess Grey (age 26).
In 1898 [his father] Charles Tennant 1st Baronet (age 74) and Marguerite Agaranthe Miles (age 30) were married. The difference in their ages was 44 years.
In 1899 [his son] Christopher Tennant 2nd Baron Glenconner was born to Edward Tennant 1st Baron Glenconner (age 39) and [his wife] Pamela Wyndham Viscountess Grey (age 27).
On 21 Apr 1906 [his son] Stephen Tennant was born to Edward Tennant 1st Baron Glenconner (age 46) and [his wife] Pamela Wyndham Viscountess Grey (age 35).
On 04 Jun 1906 [his father] Charles Tennant 1st Baronet (age 82) died. His son Edward Tennant 1st Baron Glenconner (age 47) succeeded 2nd Baronet Tennant of The Glen and St Rollox.
In 1911 Edward Tennant 1st Baron Glenconner (age 51) was created 1st Baron Glenconner of The Glen in Peebles. [his wife] Pamela Wyndham Viscountess Grey (age 39) by marriage Baroness Glenconner of The Glen in Peebles.
On 30 Jun 1914 Francis Richard Charteris 10th Earl of Wemyss (age 95) died. His son Hugo Charteris 11th Earl of Wemyss (age 56) succeeded 11th Earl Wemyss, 4th Baron Wemyss of Wemyss in Fife. [his sister-in-law] Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss (age 51) by marriage Countess Wemyss.
The Times. 27 Jan 1916. MARRIAGE OF LORD GRANBY.
The marriage of the Marquess of Granby (age 29), only son of the Duke (age 63) and Duchess of Rutland (age 59), to Miss Kathleen Tennant (age 21), youngest daughter of [his brother] Mr. (age 54) and Mrs. Frank Tennant (age 52), of Innes House, took place yesterday at St. Margaret's [Map]. There was a very large attendance, and a number of those present brought young children with them.
The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a Venetian gown of white satin with a gold, brocade train four yards long and a short mantlet of old Venetian family lace; the sleeves were long and close-fitting, and she had a long white net veil with a wreath of orange blossoms. She carried a copy of the marriage service embroidered in seed pearl and coloured silks, worked by her mother after an old design in the British Museum.
Lady Diane Manners (age 24), who was one of the bridesmaids, designed the bridesmaids' gowns in the medieval manner; they were of white chiffon belted in silver worn with flowing veils of blue tulle held by silver bands. Each of the bridesmaids carried a tail branch of almond blossom; the others were Miss Elizabeth Asquith (age 18), Miss Mary Lyttelton, and Miss Violet Warrender. The [his son] Hon. Stephen Tennant (age 9), who wore a Romeo suit with a jewelleed belt, was the page. Captain Charles Lindsay, Grenadier Guards, was best man. Canon Sheppard (age 35), Sub-Dean of the Chapels Royal, and the Rev. F. W. Knox, the Duke of Rutland's chaplain, performed the ceremony.
SOME OF THE GOWNS. The Duke of Rutland was among the first to come to the church, and most of the guests were there early. The Prime Minister (age 63) arrived with Mr. (age 35) and Mrs. Bonham-Carter (age 28), and Mr. Balfour with a party which included Mr. and Mrs. William Balfour. The Duchess on Rutland wore gold charmeuse with gold tissue in her hat and a rose pink velvet cloak bordered with fur. The Marchioness of Anglesey (age 32), in white box-cloth, brought her little daughter, Lady Carolinie Paget (age 2), in a little Ermine coat and hat. [his sister] Mrs. Asquith (age 51), who was with [his sister] Mrs. Graham Smith (age 56), wore a black charmeuse gown made with a ruched cape and trimmed with chinchilla; her hat was black with emerald feathers.
Mrs. Tennant wore black and white embroidered taffetas; Lady Robert Manners had a long muauve coat trimmed with skunk; and the [his sister-in-law] Countess of Wemyss (age 53) was in black and white. Lady Tree had a pervenche panne long coat made tight-fitting and a plain black sailor hat. The Countess of Drogheda (age 29) wore black and gold, Lady D'Abernon (age 50) grey chinchilla furs with a black coat and skirt, and Lady Arthur Paget a musquash coat bordered with skunk. Mrs. Guy Charteris (age 28) brought her baby, and the Hon. Mrs. George Keppel (age 45), in black and white, was accomapanied by her two daughters, and Mrs. McKenna by her two sons. Mrs. Hwfa Williams and Lady Randolph Churchill (age 62) (who was with Mrs. Churchill (age 30)) both were black velvet.
The Guests. Among those present were:
The Italian Ambassador, the Spanish Ambassador, the Duchess of Buccleuch (age 44), and Lady Margaret Scott, etc.
A small reception was held after the ceremony at Lord (age 56) and [his wife] Lady Glenconner's (age 45) house in Queen Anne's gate, and the bride and bridegroom subsequently left for Belvoir Castle [Map], where the honeymoon will be spent.
On 27 Mar 1918 [his son-in-law] Major Lionel Hallam Tennyson 3rd Baron Tennyson (age 28) and [his daughter] Clarissa Madeline Tennant Baroness Tennyson (age 21) were married.
On 21 Nov 1920 Edward Tennant 1st Baron Glenconner (age 61) died at 34 Queen Anne's Gate Marylebone following an operation ten days before. His son [his son] Christopher Tennant 2nd Baron Glenconner (age 21) succeeded 2nd Baron Glenconner of The Glen in Peebles, 3rd Baronet Tennant of The Glen and St Rollox.
In 1922 Edward Grey 1st Viscount Fallodon (age 59) and [his former wife] Pamela Wyndham Viscountess Grey (age 50) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Grey of Fallodon in Northumberland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 18 Nov 1928 [his former wife] Pamela Wyndham Viscountess Grey (age 57) died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Tennant
GrandFather: John Tennant
Father: Charles Tennant 1st Baronet
GrandMother: Robina Arrol
Edward Tennant 1st Baron Glenconner
GrandFather: Richard Winsloe of Mount Nebo in Taunton
Mother: Emma Winsloe Lady Tennant