Notes:

--- "The Times" 24 Apr 1963, page 1:
Rubens -- On 20th April, 1963, peacefully in London, Lady Rosemary, wife of Major R. Alexander Rubens, and mother of Mrs. John Cope and Alexandra. Cremation private, family flowers only, to J.H. Kenyon Ltd., 12, Kensington Church Street, W.8. No letters, please.

--- "The Times" 24 Apr 1963, page 16:
Lady Rosemary Rubens, wife of Major Alexander Rubens, died in London on Saturday. She was Lady Rosemary Alexandra, elder daughter of the sixth Earl of St. Germans, and she married first in 1939 Captain E.C.F. Nutting, who died in 1943. Her second marriage in 1945 to Lieutenant-Commander D.F.H. Dunn was annulled in 1949, the year of her marriage to Major Rubens.

Other Events:

• Education: 1909, Admitted at Sandhurst
• Education: 1910, Leaves Sandhurst
• Military Service: 15 Jun 1910, Promoted to Rank of 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)
• Census: 1911, 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Greys, Yorkshire East Riding
• Military Service: 16 Aug 1914, Disembarkation Date (Lieutenant, 2nd Dragoons, Royal Scots Greys, Reserve Regt. of Cavalry)
• Awarded: 1916, Military Cross
• Military Service: 1917, Wounded in Service with the Expeditionary Force
• Telephone: Between 1920 and 1934, St. Germans #21 (Port Eliot)
• Probate: 07 Jul 1922, London, Middlesex

Notes:

John married Countess St. Germans, Blanche Linnie Somerset on 11 Jun 1918 in St. Margaret's, Westminster. Blanche was born on 15 Apr 1897; died on 30 Aug 1968. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
• "The Times", June 12, 1918:
Marriage. Lord St. Germans and Lady Blanche Somerset.
Princess Arthur of Connaught and the Marquess and Marchioness of Carisbrooke were among the large company present yesterday at St. Margaret's, Westminster, for the marriage of the Earl of St. Germans and Lady Blanche Somerset. The bridegroom, who is a captain in the Scots Greys, has served abroad since the beginning of the war, and received the Military Cross in 1916; the bride is the elder daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort.
The church was decorated with palms, variegated maple, and white flowers; and troopers of the bridegroom's regiment, drawn up inside the church, formed a guard of honour between the ranks of which the bride and her father passed to the chacel, where the bridegroom and hsi best man, the Earl of Leven and Melville, awaited her.
The wedding dress was of silver tissue over charmeuse, with a train of old Brussels point (given by the bride's mother), lined with silver. The veil, which was lent by the Duchess, was also of fine old lace. No bouquet was carried, nor were any ornaments worn.
In attendance upon the bride were her sister, Lady Diana Somerset, Miss Betty Harford (her cousin), the Hon. Ivy Somerset (cousin of the bride and the birdegroom), Miss Betty Eliot (cousin of the bridegroom), Lady Morvyth Ward, and Lady Avice Sackville, whose frocks were of pale yellow georgette edged with silver. With these were worn small transparent hats of black lace, and bouquets of yellow tiger lilies were carried. The bridegroom's present to the bridesmaids was a red cornelian and jade pendant.
The music during the time the guests were assembling included a Bach prelude and fugue, and the Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin; the anthem "Rejoice in the Lord" was sung during the signing of the register.
There was a small reception afterwards (for relatives and intimate friends) at 11, Portman-square, after which Lord and Lady St. Germans left for Walmer Castle, lent by the Earl and Countess Beauchamp for the honeymoon.
The congregation included: ---
The Duchess of Beaufort, the Countess of St. Germans, the Marquess of Worcester, Lady Henry Somerset and Captain Somers Somerset, Lady Edward Somerset, Mrs. Montague Eliot, Mrs. Christian Eliot, Mrs. Edward Eliot, Mrs. Stephen Eaton, Miss Eliot and Miss Anne Eliot, The Duchess of Abercorn and Lady Katharine Hamilton, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Countess of Lanesborough and Lady Betty Butler, the Countess of Selkirk, Adele Countess of Essex and Lady Joan Capell, Lady Elcho and Lady Diana Mannersborough, the Earl and Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, the Countess of Dartney, Earl and Countess Waldegrave, the Dowager Countess of Clanwilliam and Lady Beatrice Meade, the Countess of Kerry, the Marquess of Lansdowne, the Marquess of Cholmondeley, the Countess of Leven and Melville, the Earl of Lonsdale, Earl Howe, the Earl of Dudley, the Earl and Countess of Bessborough, Viscount and Vicountess Sandhurst, Vicount and Vicountess Halifax, Vicountess Duncannon, Lady Albertha Lopes, Lady Juliet Duff, Lady Edward Cavendish, the Earl and Countess of Ancaster, Countess Torby, Lady Irene Curzon, Lady Ebrington, Lady Clementine Walsh, Lord and Lady Eaglan, the Hon. Mrs. Wellesley Somerset, Lat Hope, Lord and Lady St. Levan and the Hon. Marjory St. Aubyn, Lady Mary Cooke, Lieutenant the Hon. Windham and Lady Gweneth Baring, Lord Ribblesdale, Lady Swansea, Lieutenant-Colonel and Lady Mary Trefusis, Colonel and Lady Evelyn Collins, Lady Margaret Boscawen and Lady Petre, Colonel the Hon. George and Lady Mary Crichton, Lady Islington, the Hon. Lady Herbert, Lady Grace Baring, Sir George and Lady Holford, Lady Alwyne Compton, Lady Barrymore, Lady Jane Combe and Miss Jean Combe, Lady Susan Gilmour and Miss Gilmour.
Lady Burton and the Hon. Maud Ballise, Lady May Ponsonby, the Hon. Walter Ponsonby, the Hon. Lady Meux and the Hon. Mary Cadogan, Lady Wolverton and the Hon. George Glyn, Mrs. and Miss Boyd and Lady Mary Stuart-Wortley, Lady (Colin) Keppel and Miss Marle Keppel, Miss Violet and Miss Sonia Keppel, Colonel and Mrs. W.E. Lawrence, Mr. James and Lady Agnes Durham, the Hon. Mrs. Ralph Yorke, Mr. and Mrs. Bevill Fortescue, Mr. and Mrs. John Fortescue, the Hon. Reginald Villiers, Lady Houston-Stewart, Miss de Bunson, the Hon. Mrs. Chetwynd and Miss Chetwynd, Major and the Hon. Cecil Pelham, Lady Cynthia Curzon, Lady Loughborough, the Hon. Mrs. Lowther, Lady Sheffield, Mr. Anthony Lowther the Hon. Mrs. Malcolm, Lady Burrell, the Hon. Mrs. Rochfort Maguire, Colonel the Hon. Cyril Ward, Colonel F.B. Mildmay, M.P., and Mrs. Mildmay, Colonel the Hon. Francis and Mrs. Colborne, Mrs. Somers-Cocks, Mrs. Gerard Leigh, Mrs. Reginald Halsey, Lord Erskine, Mr. and Mrs. H.V. Higgins, Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest, Mrs. Sneyd, Mrs. and the Misses Farquharson of Invercauld, Sir Franck Lascelles and the Misses Lascelles, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Audley Neeld, Lady Elmloch and Miss Elmloch, Sir Frank Swettenham, Mr. William Gillett, Commander Henry Cavendish, Count de Solssons, and many others.
Baron de Tuyell, Mr. Christian Eliot, the Hon. Sir Srthur Walsh, Viscount Edman, Major Brinton, and Captain Burton officiated as ushers.

Other Events:

• Grand Tour: Between Jan and Dec 1854, Included Calcutta and the Crimea
• Personal Event: Between May and Jun 1893, Acted as Treasurer for Cornish Wedding Present to Duke of York and Princess May
• Visiting: Between 30 Jul and 15 Oct 1906, Port Eliot (Staying from middle of July to middle or late Oct)
• Occupation: Between 13 Jan and 27 May 1872, Acting Assistant Clerk in the Foreign Office
• Arrival: Between 04 and 05 Aug 1906, Port Eliot (from Grosvenor Gardens, ready for 25th Ann. Party)
• Education: Between 11 and 12 Sep 1843, Arrives at Mortimer (Vicarage at Stratfield Mortimer) School
• Royal Navy Service: Between 21 and 27 Feb 1851, Appointed to the Victory with 6 weeks leave
• Education: Between 19 Sep 1845 and 1847, Eton (Left Spring Term 1847)
• Visiting: 27 May 1847, Leave England (from Shoreham) for Summer in Paris (with Granville)
• Royal Navy Service: Between 1848 and 1853, Royal Navy aboard the 'Prince Regent' and 'Bellerophon'
• Royal Navy Service: 16 Jan 1848, Naval Cadet Posted to Prince Regent
• Royal Navy Service: Abt 01 Apr 1850, Promoted to Midshipman
• Census: 1851, 36 Dover St., St. George's Hanover Square, Westminster, London
• Royal Navy Service: 28 Feb 1851, Paid Off from HMS Prince Regent
• Royal Navy Service: 25 Sep 1851, Midshipman posted to Bellerophon at Portsmouth
• Royal Navy Service: 08 Oct 1851, Goes Aboard HMS Bellerophon (after three nights at a hotel)
• Royal Navy Service: Nov 1852, Midshipman on The Victory
• Arrival: 03 Jun 1854, Scutari; Having come up in the 'Andes' with the Coldstreams
• Occupation: 28 Jan 1855, Appointed a Junior Clerk (Third Class) in the Foreign Office
• Presentation at Court: 07 May 1856, Presented to the Queen by Lord St. Germans
• Occupation: 01 Apr 1857, Appointed a Junior Clerk (Second Class)
• Census: 1861, 36 Dover St., St. George's Hanover Square, Westminster, London
• Occupation: 02 Aug 1863, Appointed Junior Clerk (First Class)
• Presentation at Court: Sep 1863, Presented to HM at an Audience
• Visiting: 01 Sep 1866, Port Eliot (from London on a visit to EGE)
• Occupation: Jul 1867, Secretary to Earl Vane's Special Mission to St. Petersburg, Russia
• Personal Event: 15 Jul 1869, Best Man in wedding of Percy Anderson (St. Paul's, Knightsbridge)
• Medical: 10 Nov 1870, On Board the Cambridge, Devonport (Injured in Gunnery Accident)
• Medical: 11 Nov 1870, Left Eye Removed
• Census: 1871, 36 Dover St., St. George's Hanover Square, Westminster, London
• Occupation: 27 May 1872, Promoted to Assistant Clerk in the Foreign Office
• Personal Event: 10 Jan 1877, Best Man at the wedding of Villiers Lister and Florence Hamilton; St. Paul's, Knightsbridge
• Census: 1881, 13 Grosvenor Gardens, Belgrave, St. George Hanover Sq., London
• Residence: Between 1881 and 1900, 13 Grosvenor-gardens (Stables at 3 Grosvenor Gardens Mews East)
• Arrival: 22 Oct 1881, Port Eliot (from Wedding Trip at Quantock Lodge)
• Personal Event: Feb 1882, Loans 3 Reynolds to Royal Academy Winter Exhibition
• Appointment: Sep 1882, Vice President of North Wales Liberal Association
• Personal Event: Oct 1882, Purchases the Water Lily, a steam yacht
• Appointment: Aug 1883, Joined London Municipal Reform League
• Personal Event: 29 Sep 1885, Port Eliot; H & E bring Lord Eliot home for Christening from London
• Occupation: 1886, Joined Committee of South Devon and East Cornwall Hospital
• Arrival: 05 Aug 1887, Port Eliot from 13 Grosvenor Gardens with Emily
• Occupation: 1888, VP of Cornwall Bee-Keepers' Association
• Personal Event: 06 Nov 1890, Liskeard (Opens New Public Hall)
• Census: 1891, 13 Grosvenor Gardens, Belgrave, St. George Hanover Sq., London
• Personal Event: 16 May 1891, Latton Churchyard; H attends Funeral of Rev. Canon Beadon (53 years Vicar of Latton)
• Personal Event: 07 Oct 1891, Port Eliot Grounds; Harvest Festival, open from 3-7 in the afternoon
• Personal Event: Oct 1894, Liskeard (Presents New Mayoral Chain)
• Visiting: 09 Sep 1895, H, E and Lord E leave for a fortnight visit to Bessboroughs' in Ireland
• Visiting: Dec 1896, Henry and Emily spend Winter at the Riviera
• Personal Event: 03 Nov 1898, H and E attend wedding of Henry Neville (Latimer's Son); St. Luke's, Chelsea
• Personal Event: 10 Oct 1900, Botusfleming Church above Saltash; Unveils Plaque to Gen Penn Symons
• Census: 1901, 13 Grosvenor Gardens, Belgrave, St. George Hanover Sq., London
• Arrival: 14 Jan 1902, Grosvenor Gardens, London; from Port Eliot (but will not stay long)
• Arrival: 01 May 1902, Gorsvenor Gardens, London; Lord, Lady and Sons from PE, where they have been for nearly five weeks.
• Personal Event: Sep 1902, Port Eliot, Large Garden Party for about 600 Guests
• Medical: 1903, First Stroke
• Personal Event: 15 Jan 1903, Gave a Fancy Dress Ball in Port Eliot Round Room
• Personal Event: Jul 1904, Arrived in London for remainder of Season, before going Abroad or to the Seaside
• Telephone: Between 1905 and 1911, Westminster 5355 (13 and 17 Grosvenor-gardens)
• Phone: Between 1905 and 1911, 13 Grosvenor Gardens (Westminster 5355)
• Visiting: 17 Nov 1905, Port Eliot, Henry, Emily and Eliot, staying until after Christmas
• Visiting: Between Dec 1905 and Jan 1906, Port Eliot, For Christmas and the Holiday Festivities
• Personal Event: Apr 1906, Port Eliot, Minny and May visit PE for a Month
• Arrival: Abt 15 May 1906, 17 Grosvenor Gardens (For the Season)
• Arrival: 23 Oct 1906, Down Ampney for Silver Wedding Festivities
• Visiting: Dec 1906, Port Eliot, Entertaining a Family Party for the Holidays
• Land Owned: 1907, About 12, 800 Acres
• Visiting: Jun 1908, Port Eliot; stayed 10 days at the end of the month
• Arrival: 01 Jul 1908, Grosvenor Gardens, London; For the remainder of the Season
• Visiting: 24 Jul 1908, Down Ampney; Henry and Emily Visited enroute from London to PE
• Donated: 1910, 5 Poison-tipped Arrows from Sudan to Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford University
• Cause of Death: Sep 1911, Paralytic Seizure on Friday, 22 Sept 1911. Gradually Sank.
• Probate: 23 Jan 1912, London, Middlesex

Notes:

Henry married Countess St. Germans, Emily Harriet Labouchere on 18 Oct 1881 in Savoy Chapel, Strand, London. Emily (daughter of 1st Baron Taunton, Henry Labouchere and Frances "Fanny" Baring, daughter of 1st Baron Taunton, Henry Labouchere and Mary Matilda Georgiana Howard) was born on 24 Jun 1844 in Datchet, Buckinghamshire; was christened on 01 Aug 1844 in Datchet, Buckinghamshire; died on 18 Oct 1933 in Penmadown House, St. Germans, Cornwall; was buried on 21 Oct 1933 in Eliot Family Plot, St. Germans, Cornwall, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Visiting: Between Mar and 15 Apr 1875, Nice and Italy with Lady Taunton
• Visiting: Between Mar and May 1878, France & Italy with Lady Taunton
• Presentation at Court: 28 Feb 1863, Presented to HRH Princess Royal by Lady Taunton
• Visiting: 1874, Rome, Italy (with Lady Taunton)
• Census: 1891, 13 Grosvenor Gardens, Belgrave, St. George Hanover Sq., London
• Telephone: Between 1920 and 1924, Victoria 437 (32 Eaton-square, London, SW1)
• Telephone: Between 1924 and 1934, St. Germans #19 (Penmadown House)
• Residence: 1933, 32 Eaton-place, London
• Probate: 15 Dec 1933, London, Middlesex

Notes:

Notes:

Married:
• "London Standard" 19 Oct 1881, page 5:
The Earl of St. Germans and the Hon. Emily Labouchere, youngest daughter of the late Lord Taunton, were married yesterday by special licence, at the Chapel Royal, Savoy. The bridegroom was accompanied by Mr. Cyril Ponsonby, as his best man. The bride came with Lady Taunton, and on her arrival was received by Colonel Arthur E.A. Ellis, her brother-in-law, by whom she was conducted to the space in front of the communion table, followed by her nine bridesmaids, nieces of the contracting couples --- namely, Miss Mary Ellis, Miss Eliot, Miss Ponsonby, Miss Ethel Ponsonby, Miss Evelyn Eliot, Miss E. Monson, Miss Bertha Ellis, Miss Alix Ellis, and Miss Nora Labouchere. The marriage service, which was fully choral, was performed by the Hon. and Rev. Walter W. B. Ponsonby, M.A., rector of Strutton, Suffolk, assisted by the Hon. and Rev. Francis R. Grey, M.A., Hon. Canon of Durham, and rector of Morpeth, and the Rev. Henry White, M.A., chaplain of that Savoy and Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen. The bride was given away by Lady Taunton, her stepmother.

• "The Cleveland Herald" (Cleveland, OH) 15 October 1881, page 4:
The marriage is announced of the Earl of St. Germans, the lineal descendant and representative of the patriot Sir John Eliot, Charles I.'s victim, who died in the Tower of London 1632, to Hon. Emily Labouchere. The lady is the youngest daughter of Lord Taunton, uncle of the editor of the London Truth, whose peerage became extinct at his death without a son. His daughters had large fortunes. The father of Lord St. Germans was here with the Prince of Wales.

Other Events:

• Education: 03 Feb 1809 - 1811, Westminster School
• Education: 13 Dec 1815, Matric. Christ Church, Oxford (aged 17)
• Residence: Oct 1816, Trebursey
• Occupation: 03 Sep 1819, Brussels (At the Embassy)
• Occupation: 29 Jan 1821, Brussels (At the Embassy)
• Military Service: 10 Oct 1822, Ensign (Cornwall, 32 Regt of Foot)
• Elected: 1827, Mayor of Liskeard
• Military Service: 17 Jan 1827, Lieut-Colonel (Regt. of North Cornwall Yeomanry Cavalry)
• Grand Dinner: 29 Mar 1828, Lord Eliot, Dover Street, London
• Occupation: Apr 1827 - Nov 1830, Lord of the Treasury
• Occupation: 16 Jan 1824 - 1832, M.P. for Liskeard
• Resignation: 11 Feb 1833, Borough of Liskeard (Position of Alderman)
• Occupation: 30 Mar 1835 - 31 Mar 1835, Leaves Dover St. for Spain (Lord Eliot Convention)
• Occupation: 1834 - 1837, Envoy Extraordinary to Spain
• Occupation: 1840, Vice-Pres. Elect for British Association for the Advancement of Science
• Census: 1841, 47 Dover St., St. George's Hanover Square, Westminster, London
• Occupation: 1841, Vice-President of British Association for the Advancement of Science
• Appointment: 2 Apr 1841, Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall
• Visiting: Sep 1843, Lord E and Jemima Tour Lakes of Killarney
• Residence: 1845, 7 New Burlington-street (Stables at 8 Burlington Mews)
• Occupation: Sep 1841 - Jan 1845, Chief Secretary to Lord Lieutenant
• Occupation: 1837 - 19 Jan 1845, M.P. for Cornwall East
• Residence: 1846, 36 Dover Street, Piccadilly, London
• Occupation: Jan 1846 - Jun 1846, Postmaster-General
• Census: 1851, 36 Dover St., St. George's Hanover Square, Westminster, London
• Visiting: 13 Oct 1851, Earl and Countess St G Leave Dover Street for Continental Tour
• Visiting: Mar 1852, Earl and Countess St G Tour Italy and France
• Appointment: 28 Aug 1852, Special Deputy Warden of the Stannaries in Cornwall and Devon
• Occupation: 05 Jan 1853 - 07 Mar 1855, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
• Occupation: 23 Nov 1857 - 25 Feb 1858, Master King's Household (2,000 l. pa); Lord Steward
• Residence: 1860, 36 Dover Street, Piccadilly, London
• Occupation: 20 Jun 1860, Queen's Levee at St. James' Palace; In Honour of Queen's Accession to the Throne
• Census: 1861, Port Eliot, St. Germans, Cornwall
• Residence: 29 Dec 1862, Arrives at Dover-street from Port Eliot
• Occupation: Between 01 Jan 1864 and 19 Jan 1866, Master King's Household (2,000 l. pa); Lord Steward
• Residence: 1865, 36 Dover Street, Piccadilly, London
• Census: 1871, 36 Dover St., St. George's Hanover Square, Westminster, London
• Residence: 1876, 36 Dover St
• Probate: 21 Dec 1877, Principal Registry, London

Notes:

--- "North Devon Journal" 07 Nov 1850, page 8:
ST. GERMANS' AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
The present Earl of St. Germans, better known as Lord Eliot, formerly Secretary for Ireland, met the Agricultural Society of his neighbourhood on Thursday last. As his lordship is a man of considerable mark, and was formerly a Protectionist, our readers may be interested in knowing what are his present opinions upon agriculture, and we therefore insert his speech, as follows:--

I have, on former occasions, called upon you to drink "Prosperity to the St. Germans' Farmers' Club," and have exhorted you to promote its success by all and every means within your power; but I have never done it on any previous occasion with greater earnestness than upon the present, because I feel that the times call for additional exertion. Now, gentlemen, I believe that, throughout the length and the breadth of the land, a spirit has gone forth, exhorting the farmer to develop the capabilities of the soil to the greatest extent, and to increase to the utmost its productive powers -- (hear, hear). Those who make no effort to keep pace with the march of improvement, will not only be left far behind, but will be less able than those who do to cope with the difficulties to which I have adverted -- (hear, hear). Gentlemen, good farming -- by which I do not mean unnecessarily expensive farming -- will frequently pay, when bad farming will not -- (hear, hear). I take good farming to consist in clean and careful cultivation -- in the application of a proper quantity of suitable measure -- in a judicious rotation of crops adapted to the peculiarities of the soil -- and in a judicious outlay of capital to an amount proportioned to the return which it can fairly be expected to make. In these respects, undoubtedly, science does lend its aid; and very useful and important aid it gives us. It teaches the farmer to analyse different manures -- to ascertain their different properties -- and so to learn how far they are, or are not, adapted to the soil which he has to cultivate; but, as Mr. Roseveare has very properly observed, science of itself is not sufficient. Experience must go hand in hand with science, practice with theory; and it is because I think societies such as this particularly well calculated to apply this test of experience to science, that I think them so important. It is not given to science to penetrate all the mysteries of nature -- to lay open all her processes, or to discover all her secrets -- there are some things which it is impossible for science to find out, or to make clear, until the test of practical experience has been applied to them -- (hear, hear). When I look at the vast additions which have been made, within a comparatively short period, to the number of the productions of other soils and other climates, which have become naturalised in this, I do not despair of seeing that number very considerably increased. It is not 70 or 80 years ago, that the cultivation of the turnip became general in the country; my grandfather was one of the first, if not the first, to introduce it here; and when we see that there is now no part of the country in which it is more successfully cultivated than in this, we may fairly hope to obtain equal excellence in other crops -- (hear, hear). I am not a practical man. I do not pretend to give an opinion worth acting on, but I will venture to call your attention to the single subject of flax. Within the last few years the cultivation of flax has spread with extraordinary rapidity throughout the whole of Ireland; and it is there found to be a most valuable crop, the fibre being applied to the manufacture of linen, and the seed as food for cattle. It is impossible for me to say that the soil and climate of this country are as well suited to the growth of flax as the climate and soil of Ireland. I am far from saying so; but I do think that it is worth the while of our agriculturists to enquire how far it may be introduced here with success. Beyond this I will not go; but when I consider the circumstances of the times, and that we are now exposed to the competition of other countries, I feel that no means should be left untried to develop to the utmost the resources and capabilities of the soil. I do not mean to lay down any rule, or to direct you to any course as that which ought to be pursued; but we should not lose sight of the fact that the immediate district is situated within a few miles of the three towns -- I might almost call them the one town, of Plymouth, Devonport, and Stonehouse -- with their population of 100,000; and that there must be, in these towns, with their large and increasing population, a great and growing demand for your meant, milk, butter, turnips, and the other products of the soil. With this market you have frequent communication by water, which you have lately made more available by the introduction of steam; and I may be permitted to remark, in passing, that I think the farmers of the neighbourhood will very much consult their own interests by making that communication by steam as convenient and expeditious as possible. You should not throw away one of the advantages which you possess. If you find that one description of crop will make a better return than another, you should not be so wedded to the practice or routine of former years as to discard it. And without wishing, I repeat, to prescribe any particular course, I think that every man in his own sphere might try some few experiments, and that at these meetings, where men who are engaged in a common pursuit meet together for the advancement of a common object, the greatest possible benefit might be derived from the communication, by individuals, of experiments tried by themselves upon a small scale. With respect to the meeting of to-day, I think that nothing is more calculated to improve our husbandry than the encouragement given by this and similar societies to good ploughing. The time may come when steam will supersede the plough; but, until that day arrives, as good husbandry depends upon the proper culture of the soil, so nothing will do more to promote it than the encouragement of those who plough well -- (hear, hear). It is further important, as showing that we realise and appreciate the exertions of our poorer neighbours, and we may hope that the rewards which have been given, in this assembly, to the successful competitors in this day's trial, will stimulate them to still further efforts.

Edward married Countess St. Germans, Jemima Cornwallis on 02 Sep 1824 in St. James, Westminster, London. Jemima (daughter of 2nd Marquess Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis and Louisa Gordon) was born on 24 May 1803 in Burlington-street, London, Middlesex; was christened on 02 Jun 1803 in Westminster, London; died on 02 Jul 1856 in 36 Dover Street, Piccadilly, St. George, Hanover Square, London; was buried on 07 Jul 1856 in Kensal Green, London (Plot 269, Old Square 167 now Square 183). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Presentation at Court: 20 Jul 1837, Lady Jemima Eliot by the Countess of Charlemont
• Visiting: Sep 1843, Lord E and Jemima Tour Lakes of Killarney
• Visiting: 13 Oct 1851, Earl and Countess St G Leave Dover Street for Continental Tour
• Visiting: Mar 1852, Earl and Countess St G Tour Italy and France
• Visiting: 02 May 1855, Attends Queen's Drawing Room
• Residence: 29 Dec 1862, Arrives at Dover-street from Port Eliot
• Probate: 08 Jul 1878, Cornwall Principal Registry

Notes:

Married:

• "Exeter Flying Post" 09 Sep 1824, page 4:
MARRIED.
On Thursday, in London, Lord Eliot, eldest son of the Right Hon. the Earl of St. Germans, to Lady Anne Cornwallis, grand-daughter of the late Marquis Cornwallis.

• "Morning Post" 6 Sep 1824, page 3:
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.
On Thursday last, was married at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, by the Right Hon. and Rev. Lord Bayning, Lord Eliot, only son of the Earl of St. Germans, to the Right Hon. Lady Jemima Cornwallis, third daughter of the late Marquis Cornwallis. The lovely bride, who is the universal favourite of a numerous circle of friends, was given away by the Viscount Sydney, and attended to the Altar by her amiable sisters, the Ladies Lousia, Mary, and Elizabeth Cornwallis, and Lady Jemima Mann, as bridesmaids.

After the ceremony, the happy pair set off in a new travelling chariot and four, for Woburn Abbey, the seat of his Grace the Duke of Bedford.

Amongst the company we noticed ---
The Marchioness Cornwallis, Earl of St. Germans, Lady Caroline Eliot, Lady Susan and Colonel Lygon, Duke of Norfolk, Hon. Sophia and Mary Townshend (Lord Sydney's daughters), Hon. Caroline and Emily Townshend (Lord Bayning's sisters), Miss Sinderby, Mr. Hamilton, and the Rev. Henry Hasted.

In the evening, the Marchioness Cornwallis entertained the Wedding Party with a sumptuous dinner, at the house of her Grace the Duchess Richmond, in Waterloo-place, where her Ladyship is at present residing. We feel assured that the friends of both families will join with us, in wishing that this auspicious union may be productive of the most permanent felicity to the amiable pair, who, from the high character his Lordship bears, appear to have an equal claim to "Heaven's choicest gifts."

Notes:

Henry married Frances "Fanny" Baring on 10 Apr 1840 in St. Marylebone, Westminster, London. Frances (daughter of Thomas Baring and Mary Ursula Sealy) was born on 23 Aug 1813 in Stratton Park, Micheldever, Hampshire; was christened on 20 Sep 1813 in East Stratton, Hampshire; died on 25 May 1850 in Kent, England; was buried on 31 May 1850 in St. Giles, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Notes:

Married:

--- "Dublin Morning Register" 03 Feb 1840, page 4:
We understand a marriage is on the tapis between the youngest and only unmarried daughter of Sir Thomas Baring, Bart., of Stratton-park, near Winchester, and the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, M.P. for Taunton. The ceremony is expected to be solemnized very shortly.

--- "The Globe" 13 Apr 1840, page 3:
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE. -- The marriage between the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, the President of the Board of Trade, and his cousin, Miss Fanny Baring, was solemnised by special license in the drawing room of Mr. T. Baring's mansion, in Devonshire-place, on Friday morning, in the presence of Lord and Lady Ashburton, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Hon. Major and Lady Aug. Baring, Mr. John Labouchere, and other relatives of the parties. The bride and bridegroom, after the ceremony, set off in a travelling chariot and four for the delightful villa of the Right Hon. Poulett Thomson at Roehampton, where they will pass the honeymoon.

--- "Taunton Courier" 15 Apr 1840, page 3:
By special licence, on the 10th inst. the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, M.P. to Frances, youngest daughter of Sir Thomas Baring, Bart. of Stratton Park.