Biography of William Craven 5th Earl Craven 1897-1932
Paternal Family Tree: Craven
On 07 Dec 1883 [his grandfather] George Grimston Craven 3rd Earl Craven (age 42) died. His son [his father] William Craven 4th Earl Craven (age 14) succeeded 4th Earl Craven in Yorkshire, 4th Viscount Uffington, 10th Baron Craven of Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire.
On 18 Apr 1893 [his father] William Craven 4th Earl Craven (age 24) and [his mother] Cornelia Martin Countess Craven (age 21) were married at Grace Church Manhattan. She an heiress bringing an allowance of $75000 per year and property in Mayfair. He the son of [his grandfather] George Grimston Craven 3rd Earl Craven.
On 31 Jul 1897 William Craven 5th Earl Craven was born to William Craven 4th Earl Craven (age 28) and Cornelia Martin Countess Craven (age 25).
On 14 Oct 1911 William Craven 5th Earl Craven (age 14) and Mary Williamina George Countess Craven were married. He the son of William Craven 4th Earl Craven (age 42) and Cornelia Martin Countess Craven (age 40).
On 08 Sep 1917 [his son] William Craven 6th Earl Craven was born to William Craven 5th Earl Craven (age 20) and [his wife] Mary Williamina George Countess Craven.
On 10 Jul 1921 [his father] William Craven 4th Earl Craven (age 52) drowned having fallen overboard during Cowes Week. His body washed ashore two days later. His son William Craven 5th Earl Craven (age 23) succeeded 5th Earl Craven in Yorkshire, 5th Viscount Uffington, 11th Baron Craven of Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire. [his wife] Mary Williamina George Countess Craven by marriage Countess Craven in Yorkshire.
In 1922 William Craven 5th Earl Craven (age 24) was named in the divorce suit between George Cathcart, 5th Earl Cathcart (age 59) and Lady Cathcart (age 29), the former Vera Estelle Warter. Lord Cathcart obtained a "decree dissolving his marriage with Lady Cathcart, upon proof being given of her indiscretions with the Earl of Craven".
Around 1924 William Craven 5th Earl Craven (age 26) and Vera Estelle Fraser Countess Cathcart (age 31) travelled together to her homeland South Adrica. In 1925 [his wife] Mary Williamina George Countess Craven sued for divorce. It isn't clear whether they were divorced?
On 15 Sep 1932 William Craven 5th Earl Craven (age 35) died of peritonitis at Pau, France. His son [his son] William Craven 6th Earl Craven (age 15) succeeded 6th Earl Craven in Yorkshire, 6th Viscount Uffington, 12th Baron Craven of Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire.
On 24 May 1961 [his mother] Cornelia Martin Countess Craven (age 89) died.
In 1974 [his former wife] Mary Williamina George Countess Craven died.
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Great x 4 Grandfather: John Craven of Stanton Lacy
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Craven 6th Baron Craven
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Craven 1st Earl Craven 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley 
Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Margrave Brandenburg Ansbach 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Craven 2nd Earl Craven 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louisa Brunton Countess Craven
GrandFather: George Grimston Craven 3rd Earl Craven 5 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Grimston 2nd Viscount Grimston
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Grimston 3rd Viscount Grimston
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Walter Grimston 1st Earl Verulam 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven
Great x 4 Grandfather: Colonel Charles Jenkinson
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Jenkinson 1st Earl Liverpool
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam
Father: William Craven 4th Earl Craven 6 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
William Craven 5th Earl Craven 7 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Mother: Cornelia Martin Countess Craven