Culture, Lords of England, Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earl Strafford
Earl Strafford is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
Earl Strafford (1st Creation)
Earl Strafford is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
1st: Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford. Died 1641. Son.
2nd: William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford. Died 1695. Extinct.
On 12 Jan 1640 Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 46) was created 1st Earl Strafford. Elizabeth Rhodes Countess Strafford (age 34) by marriage Countess Strafford.
In 1662 William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford (age 35) was restored 2nd Earl Strafford, 2nd Viscount Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth, 3rd Baronet Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire. Henriette Stanley Countess Strafford (age 31) by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 16 Oct 1695 William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford (age 69) died. He was buried at York Minster [Map]. Earl Strafford, Viscount Wentworth, Baron Wentworth, Baronet Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire extinct.
Earl Strafford (2nd Creation)
Earl Strafford is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
1st: Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford. Died 1739. Son.
2nd: William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford. Died 1791. First Cousin.
3rd: Frederick Wentworth 3rd Earl Strafford. Died 1799. Extinct.
On 29 Jun 1711 Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 38) was created 1st Earl Strafford.
On 06 Sep 1711 Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 38) and Anne Johnson Countess Strafford were married. She by marriage Countess Strafford. The marriage was described as both advantageous and happy: while Anne brought him a dowry rumoured to be £60000, her letters show their deep mutual affection.
On 15 Nov 1739 Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 67) died. He had suffered poor health for a number of years. His son William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford (age 17) succeeded 2nd Earl Strafford.
In 1741 William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford (age 18) and Anne Campbell Countess Strafford (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess Strafford. She the daughter of John Campbell 2nd Duke Argyll (age 60). He the son of Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford and Anne Johnson Countess Strafford.
On 10 Mar 1791 William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford (age 68) died. His first cousin Frederick Wentworth 3rd Earl Strafford (age 59) succeeded 3rd Earl Strafford.
On 07 Aug 1799 Frederick Wentworth 3rd Earl Strafford (age 67) died. Earl Strafford extinct.
Earl Strafford (3rd Creation)
Earl Strafford is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
1st: John Byng 1st Earl Strafford. Died 1860. Son.
2nd: George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford. Died 1886. Son.
3rd: George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford. Died 1898. Brother.
4th: Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford. Died 1899. Brother.
5th: Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford. Died 1918. Son.
6th: Edmund Byng 6th Earl Strafford. Died 1951. Nephew.
7th: Robert Cecil Byng 7th Earl of Strafford. Died 1984. Son.
8th: Thomas Edmund Byng 8th Earl of Strafford. Died 2016. Son.
On 28 Aug 1847 John Byng Viscount Enfield (age 75) was created 1st Earl Strafford, 1st Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex. Marianne James Viscountess Enfield by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 03 Jun 1860 John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 88) died. His son George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 53) succeeded 2nd Earl Strafford, 2nd Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 2nd Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 39) by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 29 Oct 1886 George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 80) died. His son George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 56) succeeded 3rd Earl Strafford, 3rd Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 3rd Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford (age 56) by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 28 Mar 1898 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 68) died at St James' Square. His brother Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 66) succeeded 4th Earl Strafford, 4th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 4th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. Henrietta Louisa Elizabeth Danneskiold Samsøe Countess Strafford by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 06 Dec 1898 Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 67) and Cora Smith Countess Strafford were married. She by marriage Countess Strafford. He the son of George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford and Agnes Paget.
On 16 May 1899 Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 67) died in a railway accident. He was hit by an express train; (possible suicide but the coroner returned misadventure) at the Railway Station in Potter's Bar. He was buried at Byng Family Vault St John's Church, Potter's Bar. On 16 May 1899 His brother Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 64) succeeded 5th Earl Strafford, 5th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 5th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. Emily Georgina Kerr Countess Strafford (age 52) by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 18 Jan 1918 Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 83) died. His son Edmund Byng 6th Earl Strafford (age 55) succeeded 6th Earl Strafford, 6th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 6th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. Mary Elizabeth Colebrooke Countess Strafford (age 54) by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 24 Dec 1951 Edmund Byng 6th Earl Strafford (age 89) died. His nephew Robert Cecil Byng 7th Earl of Strafford (age 47) succeeded 7th Earl Strafford, 7th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 7th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex.
On 04 May 1984 Robert Cecil Byng 7th Earl of Strafford (age 79) died. His son Thomas Edmund Byng 8th Earl of Strafford (age 47) succeeded 8th Earl Strafford, 8th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 8th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex.
On 12 Nov 2016 Thomas Edmund Byng 8th Earl of Strafford (age 80) died. His son William Robert Byng 9th Earl of Strafford (age 52) succeeded 9th Earl Strafford, 9th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 9th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex.