Biography of William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough 1704-1793
Paternal Family Tree: Ponsonby
Before 1704 [his father] Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough (age 24) and [his mother] Sarah Margetson (age 25) were married. They were second cousins.
In 1704 William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough was born to Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough (age 25) and Sarah Margetson (age 25).
On 05 Jul 1739 William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 35) and Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough (age 20) were married. His younger brother John Ponsonby (age 26) would marry her younger sister Elizabeth Cavendish (age 13) four years later. She the daughter of William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire (age 40) and Catherine Hoskyns Duchess Devonshire (age 40). He the son of Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough (age 60) and Sarah Margetson.
On 14 Oct 1742 [his daughter] Catherine Ponsonby Duchess St Albans was born to William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 38) and [his wife] Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough (age 23).
In 1743 [his brother] John Ponsonby (age 29) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Cavendish (age 17) were married. His elder brother William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 39) had married her elder sister [his wife] Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough (age 23) four years before. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire (age 44) and [his mother-in-law] Catherine Hoskyns Duchess Devonshire (age 44). He the son of [his father] Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough (age 64) and [his mother] Sarah Margetson.
Around 1745. Attributed to Jeremiah Davison (age 50). Portrait of William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 41).
Before 1748 [his brother-in-law] William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire (age 27) and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington (age 53) and Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington (age 48). He the son of [his father-in-law] William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire (age 49) and [his mother-in-law] Catherine Hoskyns Duchess Devonshire (age 49).
On 05 Dec 1755 [his father-in-law] William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire (age 57) died. His son [his brother-in-law] William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire (age 35) succeeded 4th Duke Devonshire, 7th Earl Devonshire, 7th Baron Cavendish Hardwick.
On 24 Jan 1758 [his son] Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough was born to William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 54) and [his wife] Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough (age 38).
On 04 Jul 1758 [his father] Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough (age 79) died. His son William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 54) succeeded 2nd Earl Bessborough, 3rd Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 3rd Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny. [his wife] Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough (age 39) by marriage Countess Bessborough.
On 20 Jan 1760 [his wife] Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough (age 40) died. Monument in Derby Cathedral [Map] sculpted by John Michael Rysbrack (age 65).
Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough: In May 1719 she was born to William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire and Catherine Hoskyns Duchess Devonshire. On 05 Jul 1739 William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough and she were married. His younger brother John Ponsonby would marry her younger sister Elizabeth Cavendish four years later. She the daughter of William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire and Catherine Hoskyns Duchess Devonshire. He the son of Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough and Sarah Margetson. In 1743 John Ponsonby and Elizabeth Cavendish were married. His elder brother William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough had married her elder sister Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough four years before. She the daughter of William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire and Catherine Hoskyns Duchess Devonshire. He the son of Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough and Sarah Margetson. On 04 Jul 1758 Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough died. His son William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough succeeded 2nd Earl Bessborough, 3rd Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 3rd Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny. She by marriage Countess Bessborough.
On 04 May 1763 [his son-in-law] Aubrey Beauclerk 5th Duke St Albans (age 22) and [his daughter] Catherine Ponsonby Duchess St Albans (age 20) were married. She the daughter of William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 59) and [his former wife] Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1770 [his son-in-law] William Fitzwilliam 4th and 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 21) and [his daughter] Charlotte Ponsonby Countess Fitzwilliam were married. She the daughter of William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 66) and [his former wife] Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough. He the son of William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam and Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam.
On 27 Nov 1780 [his son] Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Bessborough. She the daughter of John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 45) and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 43). He the son of William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 76) and [his former wife] Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough.
On 11 Mar 1793 William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 89) died. His son [his son] Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough (age 35) succeeded 3rd Earl Bessborough, 4th Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 4th Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny.
[his daughter] Charlotte Ponsonby Countess Fitzwilliam was born to William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough and Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Ponsonby
GrandFather: William Ponsonby 1st Viscount Duncannon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Folliott of Pirton Court
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Lygon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Lygon 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Denys 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Folliot 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Strode Countess Roscommon
Father: Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Moore of Mellifont
Great x 3 Grandfather: Garret Moore 1st Viscount Moore of Drogheda
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Moore 2nd Viscount Moore of Drogheda
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Colley of Carbury Castle
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Colley Viscountess Moore and Wilmot
Great x 1 Grandfather: Randle Moore
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Loftus
Great x 3 Grandfather: Adam Loftus 1st Viscount Loftus
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Loftus Viscountess Moore
GrandMother: Mary Moore
William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Archbishop James Margetson
GrandFather: John Margetson
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Bonnett
Mother: Sarah Margetson 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Caulfeild of Great Milton in Oxfordshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Caulfeild
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Caulfeild 2nd Baron Caulfeild
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Caulfeild 1st Viscount Charlemont 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John King
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary King 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Drury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Drury 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carew 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Moore of Mellifont
Great x 3 Grandfather: Garret Moore 1st Viscount Moore of Drogheda
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Moore 2nd Viscount Moore of Drogheda
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Colley of Carbury Castle
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Colley Viscountess Moore and Wilmot
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sarah Moore Viscountess Charlemont
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Loftus
Great x 3 Grandfather: Adam Loftus 1st Viscount Loftus
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Loftus Viscountess Moore