Biography of James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury 1791-1868

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On 02 Dec 1773 [his father] James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury (age 25) and [his mother] Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Wills Hill 1st Marquess Downshire (age 55) and Margaretta Fitzgerald.

On 19 Sep 1780 [his grandfather] James "Wicked Earl" Cecil (age 66) died. His son [his father] James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury (age 32) succeeded 6th Earl Salisbury. [his mother] Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury (age 30) by marriage Countess Salisbury.

On 17 Apr 1791 James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury was born to James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury (age 42) and Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury (age 40).

In 1813 James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 21) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis.

In 1817 James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 25) was elected MP Hertford.

On 02 Feb 1821 James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 29) and Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury (age 15) were married. He the son of James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury (age 72) and Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury (age 70).

On 29 Oct 1821 [his son] James Emilius William Evelyn Gascoyne-Cecil was born to James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 30) and [his wife] Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury (age 15).

On 21 Oct 1822 [his daughter] Mildred Arabella Charlotte Gascoyne-Cecil was born to James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 31) and [his wife] Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury (age 16).

On 13 Jun 1823 [his father] James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury (age 74) died. His son James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 32) succeeded 2nd Marquess Salisbury in Wiltshire, 7th Earl Salisbury. [his wife] Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury (age 17) by marriage Marchioness Salisbury in Wiltshire.

On 19 Dec 1823 [his son] Arthur Gascoyne-Cecil was born to James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 32) and [his wife] Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury (age 17).

On 05 Mar 1825 [his daughter] Blanche Mary Harriet Gascoyne-Cecil was born to James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 33) and [his wife] Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury (age 19).

On 25 Apr 1825 [his son] Arthur Gascoyne-Cecil (age 1) died.

On 03 Feb 1830 [his son] Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury was born to James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 38) and [his wife] Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury (age 24).

On 24 Apr 1834 [his son] Eustace Brownlow Henry Gascoyne-Cecil was born to James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 43) and [his wife] Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury (age 28).

On 22 Nov 1835 [his mother] Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury (age 85) died.

On 15 Oct 1839 [his wife] Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury (age 33) died.

In 1841 James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 49) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex.

1842 Appointment of Garter Knights

In 1842 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 22) appointed Knights of the Garter:

690th. Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 49).

691st. Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (age 44).

692nd. James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 50).

693rd. Henry Vane 2nd Duke Cleveland (age 53).

On 07 Jul 1842 [his son-in-law] Alexander James Beresford-Hope (age 22) and [his daughter] Mildred Arabella Charlotte Gascoyne-Cecil (age 19) were married. She the daughter of James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 51) and Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury.

On 15 Aug 1844 [his son-in-law] James Maitland Balfour (age 24) and [his daughter] Blanche Mary Harriet Gascoyne-Cecil (age 19) were married. She the daughter of James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 53) and Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury.

On 29 Apr 1847 James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 56) and Mary Catherine Sackville-West Marchioness Salisbury (age 22) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Salisbury in Wiltshire. The difference in their ages was 33 years. She the daughter of George Sackville-West 5th Earl De La Warr (age 55) and Elizabeth Sackville Countess De La Warr (age 51). He the son of James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury and Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury.

On 16 Mar 1848 [his son] Sackville Arthur Gascoyne-Cecil was born to James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 56) and [his wife] Mary Catherine Sackville-West Marchioness Salisbury (age 23).

In 1850 [his daughter] Margaret Elizabeth Gascoyne-Cecil was born to James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 58) and [his wife] Mary Catherine Sackville-West Marchioness Salisbury (age 25).

On 26 Apr 1850 [his daughter] Mary Arabella Arthur Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Galloway was born to James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 59) and [his wife] Mary Catherine Sackville-West Marchioness Salisbury (age 25).

On 25 Jun 1850 [his brother-in-law] George John Frederick Sackville (age 36) died.

On 03 Jul 1851 [his son] Arthur Gascoyne-Cecil was born to James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 60) and [his wife] Mary Catherine Sackville-West Marchioness Salisbury (age 26).

On 21 Mar 1853 [his son] Lionel Gascoyne-Cecil was born to James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 61) and [his wife] Mary Catherine Sackville-West Marchioness Salisbury (age 28).

On 18 Sep 1860 [his son] Eustace Brownlow Henry Gascoyne-Cecil (age 26) and [his daughter-in-law] Gertrude Louisa Scott were married. She the daughter of John Scott 2nd Earl Eldon and Louisa Duncombe Countess Eldon. He the son of James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 69) and Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury.

On 25 Sep 1860 Alexander Bannerman 9th Baronet (age 37) and [his sister-in-law] Arabella Diana Sackville-West (age 25) were married. She the daughter of George Sackville-West 5th Earl De La Warr (age 68) and Elizabeth Sackville Countess De La Warr (age 65).

On 14 Jun 1865 [his son] James Emilius William Evelyn Gascoyne-Cecil (age 43) died.

Before 15 May 1867 [his brother-in-law] William Sackville-West (age 37) and Georgina Dodwell were married. He the son of George Sackville-West 5th Earl De La Warr (age 75) and Elizabeth Sackville Countess De La Warr (age 71).

On 12 Apr 1868 James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 76) died. His son [his son] Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury (age 38) succeeded 3rd Marquess Salisbury in Wiltshire, 8th Earl Salisbury.

On 06 Dec 1900 [his former wife] Mary Catherine Sackville-West Marchioness Salisbury (age 76) died.

Royal Ancestors of James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury 1791-1868

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 21 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 10 Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury 1791-1868

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Cecil 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Cecil 3rd Earl Salisbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Diana Maxwell

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Cecil 4th Earl Salisbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Manners Countess of Salisbury 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Cecil 5th Earl Salisbury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Bennett

Great x 3 Grandfather: Simon Bennett

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Craddock

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Bennett Countess of Salisbury

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Moorwood

Great x 3 Grandmother: Grace Moorwood

GrandFather: James "Wicked Earl" Cecil 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Sackville 3rd Earl Dorset 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Tufton Countess of Salisbury 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris

Father: James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Keet

GrandMother: Elizabeth Keet

James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Hill

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hill

Great x 2 Grandfather: Michael Hill

Great x 1 Grandfather: Trevor Hill 1st Viscount Hillsborough

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Trevor

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Trevor

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Trevor

GrandFather: Wills Hill 1st Marquess Downshire

Mother: Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Fitzgerald 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George "Fairy Earl" Fitzgerald 16th Earl of Kildare 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Boyle Countess Kildare

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Fenton Countess Cork

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald 19th Earl of Kildare 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Clotworthy

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Clotworthy

GrandMother: Margaretta Fitzgerald 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Murdough O'Brien 1st Earl Inchiquin

Great x 3 Grandfather: William O'Brien 2nd Earl Inchiquin 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth St Leger Countess Inchiquin 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William O'Brien 3rd Earl Inchiquin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Boyle 1st Earl Orrery

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Boyle Countess Inchiquin 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Howard Countess Orrery 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary O'Brien Countess Kildare 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara St John 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Villiers Countess Inchiquin 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Howard 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England