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:

• Medical: Bef 15 Jun 1847, Has Measles
• Census: 1851, 36 Dover St., St. George's Hanover Square, Westminster, London

Notes:

--- "Morning Chronicle" 23 December 1825, page 4:
On the 17th instant, the Lady Jemima Eliot, of a daughter.

--- "Western Courier" 13 Sep 1843, page 3:
Lady Jemima Eliot, accompanied by the Honourable Miss Eliot, have left the seat of the venerable Earl of St. Germans for Ireland, and the Misses Pringle, have since arrived at Port Eliot on a visit to the noble Earl.

--- "London Evening Standard" 25 Dec 1847, page 2:
The Earl of St. Germans and Lord Eliot arrived at Port Eliot, the family seat in Cornwall, on Wednesday last from town. The Countess and Lady Louisa Eliot had arrived there the previous Friday.

--- "Western Courier" 2 Feb 1848, page 3:
Major-General the Hon. Henry, and Mrs. Murray entertained at dinner on Thursday, the 27th of January, at Government House, Lord Eliot, Lady Louisa Eliot, Hon. Granville and William Eliot, Hon. Captain and Mrs. Dalzell, 81st Regiment; Colonel and Mrs. Barlow, 14th Regiment; Colonel and Mrs. Rowland, Royal Artillery; Captain Schomber, R.N.; Mr. Massingberd; Copleston L. Radcliffe, Esq; Lieutenant and Miss West; Lietuenants Lepper and Jones; Captain Nelson, Brigade Majore; Captain Prothero, A.D.C. The whole party went in the evening to the ball at Moorshead's Hotel, patronised by the Honourable Mrs. Henry Murray, which was very well attended; and the arrangements did credit to Mr. Moorshead, and gave universal satisfaction. It is hoped that these ball-rooms will be liberally patronised, as they afford amusement easily accessible to families residing at Stoke, Devonport, and in Cornwall.

--- "Illustrated London News" 2 Jun 1849, page 10:
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.--- On Wednesday, at St. George's Church, Miss Meyrick, eldest daughter of Colonel and Lady Laura Meyrick, and niece of the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, was led to the hymeneal altar by Mr. Charles Holder, of the 5th Dragoon Guards. The bride, who was very beautifully attired, was attended by a train of eleven bridemaids, four of whom were her own sisters; the Lady Rachel Russell, Lady Louisa Eliot, Lady Margarent Butler, the Hon. Miss Cotton, Miss Phillpotts, Miss Augusta Somerset, and Miss Gertrude Vane making up the number. Several of these young ladies were attired in pink satin costumes, and the remainder in blue dresses of a similar material. The Bishop of Exeter performed the ceremony, which was attended by a large circle of the friends of both parties. The bride's presents were of the most superb description. The Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, with characteristic munificence, presented their fair niece with a purse of 10,000 pounds, and other relatives made valuable additions to the fiance's jewel-case.

--- "Illustrated London News" 1 Dec 1849, page 12:
The Earl and Countess of St. Germans, and Lady Louisa Eliot arrived in town on Thursday, from a visiting tour in Scotland.

--- "Morning Post" 18 Sep 1854, page 4:
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and the Countess St. Germans intend to sojourn a few weeks at Port Eliot, the family seat in Cornwall. Lady Louisa Ponsonby (daughter of the noble earl and countess) and infant son, by the last letters from Canford, are progressing most favourably.

--- "Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard" 16 Mar 1895, page 5:
DOWN AMPNEY
The Earl of Bessborough.--- The Hon. and Rev. Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby, who succeeds his brother as seventh Earl, as reported in another page, married, in 1850, Lady Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot, duaghter of the third Earl of St. Germans. Their son, Mr. Edward Ponsonby, the Speaker's Secretary, becomes Viscount Duncannon. The Earl of Bessborough is a cousin of Lord de Mauley. The new Earl and Countess of Bessborough have been spending the winter in Cornwall, on a visit to their relatives the Earl and Countess of St. Germans, at Port Eliot. Lord Bessborough is suffering from influenza, and is confined to his bed at Port Eliot.

--- "Royal Cornwall Gazette" Thursday, 17 Feb 1898, page 4:
LOCAL GOSSIP.
Lord and Lady Bessborough and Lady Mary Ponsonby have been staying for some time at Port Eliot, Cornwall, on a visit to Lord and Lady St. Germans. Lady Bessborough is the only sister of Lord St. Germans. She passed all her early life at Port Eliot, and was greatly beloved in the village of St. Germans.

--- "The Scotsman" 16 Jan 1911, page 6:
The Dowager Countess of Bessborough, widow of the seventh Earl, and only sister of the Earl of St Germans, died yesterday morning at her London residence, 38 Eccleston Square. She was 85 years of age. Her Ladyship, who was a daughter of the third Earl of St. Germans and married in 1850, leaves three daughters and five sons. She had been ill for about two months.

--- "Exeter and Plymouth Gazette" Monday, 16 Jan 1911, page 3:
DEATH OF THE DOWAGER COUNTESS BESSBOROUGH.
The Dowager Countess of Bessborough, widow of the seventh Earl, and only sister of the Earl of St. Germans, died yesterday morning at her London residence, 38, Eccleston Square. Her ladyship, who was a daughter of the third Earl of St. Germans, and married in 1850, leaves three daughters and five sons. She was 85 years of age and had been ill for about two months. She gradually grew worse, and, following a serious attack on Monday last, death occurred yesterday from heart failure.

--- "Exeter and Plymouth Gazette" Friday, 20 Jan 1911, page 9:
The Hon. Constance Waldegrave, Sir Spencer Ponsonby Fane, and Sir Hubert and Lady Medlycott were present at the first part of the funeral service of the Dowager Countess of Bessborough, at St. Gabriel's, Warwick-square, Pimlico. The coffin was subsequently removed for interment in the family vault at Bessborough, Piltown, Kilkenny.

--- "Cheltenham Looker-On" Saturday, 21 Jan 1911, page 24:
OBITUARY. We regret to announce the death of the Dowager Countess of Bessborough, which took place on Sunday last from heart failure, on the sixty-first anniversary of her wedding day. Lady Bessborough, who was in her eighty-sixth year, was the widow of Walter, seventh Earl of Bessborough, and daughter of Edward, third Earl of St. Germans. She was the grandmother of Lord Duncannon, Lady Oranmore and Browne and Lady Irene Congreve, and had great-grandchildren.

--- "Hackney Express & Shoreditch Observer", 21 Jan 1911, page 6:
The Dowager Countess of Bessborough, sister of the Earl of St. Germans, died in London on Sunday morning from heart failure at the age of 85. She had been ill for about two . . . [scan did not pick up the last line]

--- "Royal Cornwall Gazette" 26 Jan 1911, page 4:
At the funeral of Louisa Dowager Countess of Bessborough, on Friday, at the family burial ground attached to the Episcopalian Church of Piltown, co. Kilkenny, the chief mourners included Lord Eliot. Upwards of a hundred wreaths were laid on the grave, the principal tributes including those from the Earl and Countess of St. Germans, Lord Eliot, and Sir Reginald and Lady Beatrice Pole-Carew.

Louisa married Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby on 15 Jan 1850 in St. James', Picadilly, Westminster, London. Walter (son of John Ponsonby and Maria Fane) was born on 13 Aug 1821; died on 24 Feb 1906 in 38 Eccleston Square, Westminster, London; was buried on 02 Mar 1906 in Ponsonby Family Vault, Piltown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Education: 13 Apr 1839 - 1843, Eton (Left in Winter Term 1843)
• Visiting: Feb 1844, Going to Geneva
• Visiting: Nov 1844, Home from Geneva before or by November
• Education: 21 Nov 1844, Matric. Christ Church, Oxford (aged 17)
• Visiting: 1845, Edward Tours Russia
• Visiting: 1846, Visiting Rome, Winter 1846
• Visiting: 13 Sep 1846, Arrives at Blackwall from Rotterdam with Granville
• Military Service: 29 Dec 1846, Cornet and Sub-Lieut. 1st Regt. of Life Guards
• Visiting: Nov 1846 - May 1847, Visiting Rome (arrives during the week ending Nov 14)
• Presentation at Court: 08 Mar 1848, At Her Majesty's Levee (by His Father)
• Military Service: 17 Mar 1849, Rank of Lieutenant (1st Regt. of Life Guards)
• Census: 1851, St. Martin in the Fields, Verge of St. James's Palace, Westminster, London
• Subscription: 1852, Autobiography of Godfrey Zimmerman (Formerly in the Commissariat Dept. of the Army Under Napoleon)
• Military Service: 16 Jan 1852, Rank of Captain (1st Regt. of Life Guards)
• Medical: Sep - Oct 1852, Head Operation
• Visiting: 07 Oct 1852, Lord Eliot leaves from Southampton on P&O Steamship 'Tagus'
• Visiting: 07 Oct 1852 - May 1853, Lord Eliot and Granville Eliot on Tour of Egypt, Jerusalem, etc.
• Military Service: 05 Aug 1853, Retired as Lieutenant in 1st Life Guards
• Occupation: Jan - Feb 1854, Commissioned as Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall
• Residence: 29 Dec 1862, Arrives at Dover-street from Port Eliot

Notes:

--- "Rough Recollections of Military Service and Society, Volume 1" by Balcarres Dalrymple Wardlaw Ramsay, 1882, page 8-9:
. . . Amongst my schoolfellows at Cheam I have a wholesome recollection of the stern discipline exercised by the present Commander of the Forces in Ireland, his Excellency Sir Thomas Steele, who was coachman of the team I was leader in alongside a very skittish, and at times vicious, thoroughbred colt, the present Sir Victor Houlton, Secretary to Government at Malta. We were lashed without mercy.

My particular friends were the two Eliots, the late Lord Eliot and Granville Eliot --- the former one of the handsomest young fellows I ever saw. The latter became a gallant Guardsman, and was killed in the Crimean war. Years after, when staying at St Germans, Lord St Germans showed me his uniform, medals, &c., carefully preserved in a cabinet, and listened with deep interest to all I could tell him of our school-days.

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--- "Morning Post" Thursday, 4 Apr 1827:
On the 2nd of April, in Dover-street, the Lady Jemima Eliot, of a son.

--- "Dorset County Chronicle" 27 Feb 1845, page 3:
CORNWALL. Lord Eliot, eldest son of the Earl of St. German's has entered Oxford University.

--- "Morning Post" 15 Sep 1846, page 5:
Lord Eliot arrived at Blackwall on Saturday afternoon by the General Steam Navigation Company's steam ship Sir Edward Banks, from Ostend. Lord Eliot and the Hon. Mr. Eliot arrived at the same pier on Sunday morning early, by the Ocean mail steamer, from Rotterdam.

--- "Morning Post" 1 Jan 1847, page 3:
The Earl and Countess of St. Germans are entertaining a family circle at Port Eliot. Lord Eliot, who is making a tour in Italy, has been appointed to a Cornetcy in the First Life Guards.

--- "Western Times" 16 Jan 1847, page 7:
The Earl and Countess of St. Germans are entertaining a family circle at Port Eliot.
Lord Eliot, son of the Earl and Countess of St. Germans, has been appointed to a Cornetcy in the First Life Guards. His lordship is at present making a tour in Italy.

--- "Morning Post" 30 Jan 1847, page 5:
The Earl of St. Germans has arrived in Dover-street, from Port Eliot, Cornwall. Lord Eliot is not expected to return to this country from Italy until after Easter.

--- "Morning Post" 11 Mar 1847, page 5:
The Earl of St. Germans is expected to arrive in Dover-street on Saturday next, from Port Eliot. The Countess and the Ladies Cornwallis Eliot will remain some weeks longer at the above seat. Lord Eliot, the Noble Earl's eldest son, is shortly expected home from Italy, to join the 1st Life Guards.

--- "Morning Post" 13 May 1847, page 6:
Lord Eliot is shortly expected at the Earl of St. Germans from a tour in Italy and the East. The Noble Lord has been absent from this country since September last.

--- "London Evening Standard" 25 Dec 1847, page 2:
The Earl of St. Germans and Lord Eliot arrived at Port Eliot, the family seat in Cornwall, on Wednesday last from town. The Countess and Lady Louisa Eliot had arrived there the previous Friday.

--- "Western Courier" 2 Feb 1848, page 3:
Major-General the Hon. Henry, and Mrs. Murray entertained at dinner on Thursday, the 27th of January, at Government House, Lord Eliot, Lady Louisa Eliot, Hon. Granville and William Eliot, Hon. Captain and Mrs. Dalzell, 81st Regiment; Colonel and Mrs. Barlow, 14th Regiment; Colonel and Mrs. Rowland, Royal Artillery; Captain Schomber, R.N.; Mr. Massingberd; Copleston L. Radcliffe, Esq; Lieutenant and Miss West; Lietuenants Lepper and Jones; Captain Nelson, Brigade Majore; Captain Prothero, A.D.C. The whole party went in the evening to the ball at Moorshead's Hotel, patronised by the Honourable Mrs. Henry Murray, which was very well attended; and the arrangements did credit to Mr. Moorshead, and gave universal satisfaction. It is hoped that these ball-rooms will be liberally patronised, as they afford amusement easily accessible to families residing at Stoke, Devonport, and in Cornwall.

--- "Royal Cornwall Gazette" 10 Mar 1848, page 2:
At Her Majesty's Levee on Wednesday, Lord Eliot, First Life Guards, was presented by the Earl of St. Germans.

--- "Brighton Gazette" 20 Sep 1849, page 5:
Viscount and Vicountess Neville, and Lord Eliot, are making a tour of visits in the north of Scotland.

--- "Greenock Advertiser" 23 Oct 1849, page 2:
Lord Eliot, son of the Earl of St. Germains, left Gibb's Hotel on Friday, for Yester House, Haddingtonshire, the seat of the Marquis of Tweddale, where he is to remain for a few days.

--- "London Evening Standard" 26 Oct 1850, page 2:
Lord Eliot arrived at Port Eliot, St. German's, from the Continent, on Sunday morning last.

--- "Western Courier" 25 Jun 1851, page 5:
The Plymouth and Devonport Races for this year, are to be honored with very distinguished patronage --- for we perceive the Stewards are the Honorable Major-General Henry Murray, C.B., and Lord Eliot. They take place on Chelson Meadow, on the 20th and 21st of August next.

--- "Morning Post" 18 Oct 1852, page 4:
Lord Eliot has left the Earl of St. Germans' residence in Dover-street for Marseilles, on his way to Egypt.

--- "Oxford University and City Herald" 8 Jan 1853, page 3:
IRELAND.
THE NEW IRISH VICEROY.--- Lord St. Germans in not expected to arrive in Ireland before the middle of the present month. His Excellency will be accompanied by his son, Lord Eliot, an officer in the Guards, and by some of the most popular of the Clarendon staff.

--- "Morning Post" 19 Apr 1853, page 6:
Lord Eliot, son of the the Earl of St. Germans (Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland), is expected to return next month from an extensive tour in the East, in company with his brother, the Hon. R. Eliot [sic], during which they have visited Jerusalem, the Pyramids, &c.

--- "Royal Cornwall Gazette" 22 Apr 1853, page 2:
Lord Eliot, son of the Earl of St. Germans (the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland), is expected to arrive next month from an extensive tour, in company with his brother, the Hon. R. Eliot, during which they have visited Jerusalem, the Pyramids, &c.

--- "Morning Post" Friday, 01 Jul 1853, page 6:
The Countess of St. Germans and the Hon. Henry Eliot have arrived in London, from Dublin. Lord Eliot and the Hon. Granville Eliot are expected to return to this country in the course of a few days, from a lengthened tour in the East.

--- "Falkirk Herald" 7 Jul 1853, page 2:
IRELAND.
HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE DUBLIN EXHIBITION.
It has now been definitively settled that her Majesty will stay two days at the Dublin Exhibition. She will leave London early in the morning, and will travel by the London and North-Western Railway as far as Holyhead, where she will sleep the same night, and depart the following morning for Dublin. Her Majesty will be entertained during her stay by the Lord-Lieutenant (Earl of St. Germans). The Countess of St. Germans and the Hon. Mary Eliot have arrived in Dublin for the purpose of meeting Lord Eliot, and making the necessary arrangements.

--- "Illustrated London News" 6 Aug 1853, page 7:
IRELAND.
DUBLIN.--- The Lord-Lieutenant has returned to the Viceregal Lodge, Phoenix-park, after a short visit to England. His Excellency reached Kingstown on Monday forenoon, in the "Prince Arthur" steam-packet, from Holyhead, and at once proceeded by special train to Dublin.

THE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.--- The number of persons who visited the Exhibition on Monday amounted to 9135. The Countess of St. Germans and the Ladies Cornwallis honoured the Exhibition with a visit. There were also present Lord Eliot, Lord and Lady Ashbrook, the Lord Chancellor and family, Lord Rossmore, Earl and Countess of Clancarty, Lord Massareene, &c.

--- "Bell's Weekly Messenger" 8 Aug 1853, page 7:
THE ARMY. (From Friday's Gazette.)
WAR OFFICE, Aug. 5.
1st Life Guards. --- Lieut. Sir W. A. Fraser, Bart., to be Captain, by purchase, vice Edward John Cornwallis Lord Eliot, who retires.

--- "Morning Chronicle" 19 Aug 1853, page 6:
THE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.--- The building was exceedingly well attended yesterday, there being present 8,914 persons. The receipts were likewise most satisfactory. Her Excellency the Countess of St. Germans is so much pleased with the Exhibition that she honoured it with another visit yesterday, accompanied by the Ladies Cornwallis. There were also present Lord Eliot, the Earl of Mayo and family, the Earl and Countess of Rosse, Lord and Lady Ashbrook, Lord Dualo, Sir Edward Blakeney, &c. The increase in the sale of season tickets continues to progress steadily since the visit of her Majesty became certain.

--- "Bristol Mercury" 4 Feb 1854, page 7:
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES.
Commission signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Cornwall, --- The Hon. Edward John Cornwallis Eliot, commonly called Lord Eliot, to be deputy-lieutenant.

--- "Dorset County Chronicle" 10 Aug 1854, page 14:
On Saturday, his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, with the Countess of St. Germans, the Hon. Captain Eliot, and Major Ponsonby, private secretary, with the usual suite, left the Viceregal Lodge, and proceeded by special train to Armagh, to attend the forecoming cattle show of the Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland, which opens on Monday next.

--- "Sussex Advertiser" 23 Mar 1858, page 3:
THE BRIGHTON JOURNAL.
Bedford Hotel.--- Lord Eliot . . .

--- "Morning Advertiser" 5 Jan 1860, page 4:
FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS AT BRIGHTON.
The Earl of St. Germans is among our latest arrivals on the King's-road.
Lord Eliot and Lord Montgomerie have arrived on the King's-road.

--- "Morning Chronicle" 5 Jan 1860, page 5:
Among the company now at Brighton are the Earl of St. Germans, Lord Eliot . . .

--- "Brighton Gazette" 4 Apr 1861, page 4:
Lord Eliot, Baron Glucky de Stenitzer, and Sir Richard Puleston, have arrived at the Bedford Hotel.

--- "London Evening Standard" 03 Sep 1862, page 6:
The Earl of St. Germans and Lord Eliot left Dover-street a few days ago for Port Eliot, the family seat in Cornwall. The health of Lord Eliot has somewhat improved of late.

--- "Morning Post" 29 Dec 1862, page 6:
The Earl of St. Germans (the Lord Steward), accompanied by Lord Eliot and family, has arrived at his residence in Dover-street from Port Eliot, Cornwall.

--- "Morning Advertiser" 30 Dec 1862, page 4:
The Earl of St. Germans (the Lord Steward), accompanied by Lord Eliot and family, has arrived at his residence in Dover-street from Port Eliot, Cornwall.

--- "Morning Post" 22 Jul 1864, page 5:
The Earl of St. Germans, with Lord Eliot and family, will leave town for Port Eliot, Cornwall, the week after next.

--- "Morning Post" 6 Aug 1864, page 5:
The Earl of St. Germans and Lord Eliot have left the noble earl's seat, Port Eliot, in Cornwall.

--- "Western Daily Mercury" 17 Aug 1864, page 2:
St. Germans--- The Earl of St. Germans, together with Lord Eliot and Lady Mary Ross arrived here last evening. As the carriage which contained the distinguished visitors passed through the village, the old church bells struck out a merry peal, welcoming them to Port Eliot.

--- "Western Daily Mercury" 18 Aug 1864, page 3:
St. Germans -- The Earl of St. Germans, together with Lord Eliot and Lady Mary Ross arrived here on Tuesday. As the carriage which contained the distinguished visitors passed through the village, the old church bells struck out a merry peal, welcoming them to Port Eliot.

[THIS IS AWFULLY CLOSE TO HIS DEATH AT PORT ELIOT & MAY NOT BE HIM.]
--- "Shields Daily Gazette" 19 Nov 1864, page 4:
The Earl of St. Germans and Lord Eliot have arrived at the family residence in Dover Street, from Port Eliot, Cornwall.

--- "Morning Post" 18 Nov 1864, page 5:
The Earl of St. Germans and Lord Eliot have arrived at the family residence in Dover Street, from Port Eliot, Cornwall.

--- "Western Daily Mercury" 26 Nov 1864, page 3:
The Earl of St. Germans and Lord Eliot did not leave Port Eliot for Dover, as was reported in last Saturday's Mercury, but the Earl's two sons, who have been at Port Eliot shooting for some weeks, left on Friday last, after having had first-rate sport, and bagged an unlimited quantity of game, which has been freely distributed among the tenantry and inhabitants of St. Germans.

--- "Western Daily Mercury" 28 Nov 1864, page 2:
DEATH OF LORD ELIOT, THE ELDEST SON OF THE EARL OF ST. GERMANS.
Lord Eliot died on Saturday morning, at Port Eliot, at 11 o'clock. Drs. Hingston, Burton, and Kerswill have been in attendance up to the time of his death. His lordship's death has been rather unexpected, although he has been an invalid for some years past.

--- "Staffordshire Advertiser" 17 Dec 1864, page 3:
The funeral of Lord Eliot took place on Saturday week, at St. Germans, the body being borne by eight bearers, and the ladies of the family attending at the church, but not at the burying-ground, which is some distance off.

--- "The Gentleman's Magazine" Vol. 218, 1865, page 119:
Nov. 26. At Port Eliot, Cornwall, aged 37, Edward John Cornwallis, Lord Eliot, eldest son of the Earl of St. Germans. The deceased was born in 1827, and was formerly in the 1st Life Guards. For some years his Lordship had been an invalid, and during the fortnight preceding his demise he had been in a very sad state. By his death his next brother, the Hon. W.G. Cornwallis, in the diplomatic service, becomes heir-apparent to the family honours.

Other Events:

• Education: 1837 - 1840, At Cheam (Last letter dated 17 Feb 1840)
• Education: 05 Sep 1840 - 1845, Eton (Left Spring Term 1845)
• Education: May - Oct 1845, In Geneva
• Education: 21 Feb - Jul 1846, In Hanover
• Visiting: 13 Sep 1846, Arrives at Blackwall from Rotterdam with Eddie
• Education: 01 Dec 1846, Already at Woolwich
• Visiting: 27 May 1847, Leaves England (from Shoreham) for Paris with Henry
• Military Service: 11 Jun 1847, Lieutenant in Coldstream Guards; Ensign
• Presentation at Court: 24 May 1848, At Her Majesty's Levee (by His Father)
• Military Service: 31 Oct 1851, Captain in Coldstream Guards; Lieutenant
• Departure: 23 Feb 1854, Left Southampton, Got to Malta on 04 March (Coldstreams going to Crimea)
• Military Service: 14 Sep 1854, Arrived in Crimea

Other Events:

• Education: Abt Mar 1842, Leaves Cheam
• Education: 16 Sep 1842 - 1846, Eton (Left Summer Term 1846)
• Occupation: 01 Jan 1849, WGCE is in Dresden
• Occupation: 06 Sep 1849, Appointed Attache at Hanover
• Occupation: 29 May 1850, Appointed Attache at Madrid
• Occupation: 14 Jul 1851, Appointed Attache at Lisbon
• Occupation: 29 Nov 1853, Appointed 2nd Paid Attache at Berlin
• Occupation: 09 Mar 1857, Appointed 1st Paid Attache at Constantinople
• Occupation: 28 Jun 1858, Appointed 1st Paid Attache at St. Petersburg
• Occupation: 08 Aug 1859, Appointed Secretary of Legation at Rio de Janeiro
• Occupation: 21 Oct 1859, Appointed Secretary of Legation at Athens
• Occupation: 14 May 1860 - 24 Jan 1861, Charge d'Affaires at Athens
• Photo: 30 Aug 1861, Paris, France (CDV by Disderi)
• Occupation: 21 Oct 1861, Transferred to Rio de Janeiro
• Occupation: 12 Mar - 08 Aug 1863, Charge d'Affaires at Rio de Janeiro
• Occupation: 10 Jun 1864, Transferred to Lisbon
• Occupation: 06 Oct 1863 - Aug 1864, Acting Secretary of Legation at Washington
• Occupation: 16 Apr 1865, Resigned from the Foreign Office
• Elected: May 1866 - Nov 1868, M.P. for Devonport
• Title (Facts Pg): 14 Sep 1870, Summoned to the House of Lords in his Father's Barony of Eliot of St. Germans
• Census: 1871, 36 Dover St., St. George's Hanover Square, Westminster, London

Notes:

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:

• Occupation: Between 01 Sep and 31 Oct 1887, In Germany with Prince Christian, Albert Victor and Princesses Victoria and Louise of Wales
• Census: 1851, Vicarage House (Mortimer School) as a Scholar
• Education: Between 17 Sep 1851 and 1853, Eton (Left Winter Term 1853)
• Education: 04 Jun 1857, Matric. Christ Church, Oxford (aged 17)
• Military Service: 31 Dec 1858, Ensign & Lieutenant (Grenadier Guards)
• Visiting: 1862, Pitfour, Perthshire, Scotland
• Military Service: 03 Oct 1862, Rank of Captain (Grenadier Guards)
• Military Service: 1868, Retired from Grenadier Guards
• Military Service: 1869, Captain (Royal Cornwall Rangers)
• Occupation: 01 Dec 1869, Appointed Equerry to HRH Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
• Census: 1871, Belvoir Castle as Equarry to Prince Christian
• Census: 1871, 2 Kensington Gardens, Kensington, Brompton, London
• Occupation: Between 14 Jan 1871 and 1877, Groom of the Privy Chamber in Ordinary to HM Queen Victoria
• Census: 1881, 8 Onslow Gardens, Kensington, St. Paul Onslow Square, London
• Military Service: Nov 1881, Rank of Major (Duke of Cornwall's L.I. 3rd Bat.)
• Military Service: 19 Sep 1885, Hon. Rank Lt-Col (3rd Batt. Duke of Cornwall's Lt. Infantry)
• Census: 1891, 8 Onslow Gardens, Kensington, St. Paul Onslow Square, London
• Membership: Between 1899 and 1900, Member of the Royal College of Music Corporation and Council
• Awarded: 25 May 1900, C.V.O. (Commander of the Royal Victorian Order)
• Census: 1901, 8 Onslow Gardens, Kensington, St. Paul Onslow Square, London

Notes:

Charles married Constance Rhiannon Guest on 26 Oct 1865 in Parish Church, Great Canford (Canford Magna), Dorset. Constance (daughter of John Josiah Guest and Charlotte Elizabeth Bertie) was born on 17 Oct 1844 in Dowlais, Glamorgan, Wales; was christened on 14 Nov 1844 in Dowlais, Glamorgan, Wales; died on 22 Mar 1916 in 68 Chester Square, Belgrave, St. Geroge Hanover Square, London; was buried on 25 Mar 1916 in Eliot Family Plot, St. Germans, Cornwall, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

--- "Morning Advertiser" 4 Mar 1851, page 8:
BIRTHS. On the 1st inst., in Dover-street, the Lady Louisa Ponsonby, of a son.

Edward married on 22 Apr 1875. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married Blanche Vere Guest on 22 Apr 1875. Blanche (daughter of John Josiah Guest and Charlotte Elizabeth Bertie) was born on 25 Aug 1847; was christened on 25 Sep 1847 in Great Canford, Dorset; died on 11 Oct 1919. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

--- "Sherborne Mercury" 15 Jun 1852, page 3:
Births. June 4, in Dover Street, London, the Lady Louisa, lady of the Hon. and Rev. Walter Ponsonby, of Canford, Dorset, of a daughter.

--- "The Times" 22 Nov 1949, page 1:
PONSONBY.-- On Nov. 19, 1949, at her residence, 41, Belgrave Road, S.W.1, after a short illness, Lady Maria Ponsonby, in her 98th year. Funeral, tomorrow (Wednesday), at St. Marylebone Cemetery, Finchley, 12 noon. No flowers.

--- "Lincolnshire Echo" 22 Nov 1949, page 1:
DEATH OF LADY MARIA PONSONBY
Lady Maria Ponsonby, daughter of the seventh Earl of Bessborough and an aunt of the present Earl, has died at her London home, aged 97.

--- "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar" 1950, Nabbs-Rzegocki, 265 of 539:
Ponsonby, the honourable Maria of 41 Belgrave-road Westminster spinster died 19 November 1949 Probate London 6 February to the right honourable Vere Brabazon earl of Bessborough P.C.G., C.M.G. Effects 3,886 pounds 8 s. 2d.

Notes:

--- "Hampshire Chronicle" 17 Sep 1853, page 7:
BIRTHS. On the 8th inst. at the Vicarage, Canford, Dorset the Lady Louisa Ponsonby, of a son.

--- "The Times" 30 Nov 1927, page 1:
PONSONBY.-- On Nov. 29, 1927, at a nursing home in London, the Honble Cyril Walter Ponsonby, second son of the 7th Earl of Bessborough, aged 74. Cremation Golders Green tomorrow (Thursday), at noon. No flowers.

Other Events:

• Census: 1871, West Bangor Farmhouse, Agricultural Pupil (Ecclesmachan, Co. West Lothian) Run by John Stobart
• Occupation: 06 Feb 1877, Jamaica; Appointed as 3rd Class Inspector
• Occupation: 1878, Jamaica; Sub-Inspector of Jamaica Constabulary

Notes:

--- "London Evening Standard" 07 Apr 1904, page 2:
TO THE EDITOR OF THE STANDARD
Sir, I read with much interest and pleasure a letter from Mr Seymour C. Da Costa in "The Standard" of April 2, on "Labour for South Africa". I have been connected with the West Indies for twenty-eight years, and know all the Islands. The Barbadian is an excellent labourer, and would, I have no doubt whatever, do great work as a mine hand. "Fatigue" is a word of which the Barbadian labourer does not know the meaning.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
GRANVILLE PONSONBY
The Sports Club, St. James'-square, S.W., April 5

--- "The Handbook of Jamaica" 1881, page 240:
Establishment of the Constabulary Force.
Office: Third Class Inspector
District, &c.: Hanover
Name: G. Ponsonby
Salary and other Emolument: 198 pounds 8 s. 9d.
Date of First Appointment to Public Service: 6th Feb. 1877

-- Visitation of England and Wales, 1893, page 116:
Granville Ponsonby of Choc Castries, St. Lucia, West Indies; Chief of Police at St. Lucia; Member of Legislative Council [of St. Lucia].

--- "Dod's Peerage" 1904, page 1092:
Ponsonby, Hon. Granville, s. of the 7th Earl of Bessborough; b. 1854; m. 1879, Mabel, d. of Hon. Charles Jackson, [Speaker of the House of Assembly] of St. Anne's, Jamaica; is chief of police, St. Lucia, W. Indies, late inspector of constabulary, Jamaica.

--- "Morning Post" 18 Sep 1854, page 8:
BIRTHS. On the 13th inst. at the Vicarage, Canford, the Lady Louisa Ponsonby, of a son.

--- "Morning Post" 18 Sep 1854, page 4:
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and the Countess St. Germans intend to sojourn a few weeks at Port Eliot, the family seat in Cornwall. Lady Louisa Ponsonby (daughter of the noble earl and countess) and infant son, by the last letters from Canford, are progressing most favourably.

--- From a letter by Jemima to Granville, Oct 1854:
Aunt Caroline was God-mother, and they were planning on Christening the baby "Louis". Obviously, they changed their minds.

Another letter says that he was born at 8 in the morning and weighed 10-1/2 pounds. Walter and Louisa were considering the names of Stephen and Louis.

--- "Newcastle Daily Chronicle" 10 Dec 1913, page 9:
British Tobacco Plantations.
(Pullen-Burry System), Limited.
Incorporated Under the Companies Acts, 1908 and 1913.
(A Parent Company.)
Capital . . 100,000 pounds.

. . . The Honourable Granville Ponsonby, 12a, Cliveden Place, Eaton Square, London, S.W., Director of Company.

-- "Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour" edited by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, 1910, page 1298:
Hon. Granville Ponsonby, Chief of Police in St. Lucia, b. 1854; m. 1879, Mabel, d. of Hon. Charles Jackson of St. Anne's, Jamaica. Res. -- Cloc, St. Lucia.

--- "Gloucestershire Echo" 27 Feb 1924, page 5:
The Hon. Granville Ponsonby, who died in London on Saturday last in his 70th year, was a grandson of the third Earl of St. Germans, and an uncle of the present Earl of Bessborough, who (as Viscount Duncannon) was M.P. for Cheltenham in 1910.

--- "The Times" 27 Feb 1924, page 1:
PONSONBY.-- On the 34th Feb., at 41, Belgrave-road, S.W., the Hon. Granville Ponsonby, third son of the 7th Earl of Bessborough, aged 69. Service at St. Gabriel's Church, Warwick-square, tomorrow (Thursday), at 11:30.

--- "The Times" 29 Feb 1924, page 15:
FUNERALS.
The Hon. Granville Ponsonby.

The funeral service fo the Hon. Granville Ponsonby, son of the seventh Earl of Bessborough, was held at St. Gabriel's, Warwick-square, yesterday morning, the officiating clergy at the choral service including Bishop Taylor-Smith, Chaplain-General to the Forces; the Rev. Basil Staunton Batty, vicar of St. Gabriel's; and the Rev. W.H. Norman. The principal mourners included:--- The hon. Walter and the Hon. Cyril Ponsonby (brothers), Lady May Ponsonby, the Dowagers Lady Raglan and Lady Kathleen Skinner (sisters), the Earl and Countess of Bessborough, and Lord and Lady Oranmore and Browne.
Also present at the service were:--
Lady Eaton, the Hon. Montagu Eliot, the Hon. Mrs. Cyril Ponsonby, the Hon. Mrs. Arthur Ponsonby, Lady (Walter) Campbell, Sir Francis Gore, Mr. and Mrs. Barnard, Miss Jackson, Miss M. Jackson, Major Blackwood, Mr. Kerswell, Miss Teele, Mrs. Weber, Mrs. B.H. Scott, and Major Skinner.

-- UK Incoming Passenger Lists on Ancestry:
September 1902
Ship's Name: Trent
Left Port Lymon and went to Southampton
Hon. Granville Ponsonby
Got on at St. Lucia
37 Years Old, English Subject
Cabin Passenger
Landed at Plymouth

Royal Mail Steam Packet Comp.
Ship's Name: Orinoco
New York to Southampton
Arrived 09 Aug 1909
Got on at St. Lucia
Got off at Southampton
54 Years Old
1st Class Passage

Royal Mail Steam Packet Comp.
Ship's Name: Magdalena
Southampton to New York via the West Indies
Left Southampton on 24 Nov 1909
Ticket No. 322
Going to St. Lucia
1st Class Passage

Royal Mail Steam Packet Comp.
Ship's Name: Oruba
Leaving Southampton on 17 Jan 1912
Getting off at St. Lucia
Ticket No. 710
1st Class Passage

Royal Mail Steam Packet Comp.
Ship's Name: Clyde
Leaving Southampton on 20 Jan 1909
Getting off at St. Lucia
Ticket No. 563
1st Class Passage

Ship's Name: Tagus
March 1904
Left Port Lymon and went to Southampton
Cabin Passenger 1st Class
Going to Plymouth

Ship's Name: Magdalena
Leaving 05 Dec 1906
Southampton to St. Lucia
Cabin Passenger 1st Class
Going to Jamaica

Ship's Name: Magdalena
Arrived Southampton 13 Jul 1908
Got on at Barbados
1st Saloon Passenger

Ship's Name: Tagus
Leaving Southampton 11 Dec 1907
Southampton to St. Lucia
Cabin Passenger 1st Class

Granville married Mabel McFarlane Jackson on 10 Jun 1879. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

--- "Hampshire Chronicle" 12 Jan 1856, page 5:
BIRTHS. On Tuesday, at the Vicarage, Canford, Dorset, Lady Louisa Ponsonby, of a son.

--- Godmother was Lady Louisa Cornwallis. He received a bequest on her death of 3,000 pounds.

--- "The Times" 27 Apr 1918, page 1:
Ponsonby.-- On the 25th April, at Hampstead, the Hon. Arthur Cornwallis Ponsonby, fourth son of the late seventh Earl of Bessborough, aged 62. Funeral at Hampstead Parish Church, Church-row, on Monday, 29th inst., at 10.30.

Notes:

--- Goddaughter of Lady Elizabeth Cornwallis. Received 5,000 pounds in her will.

--- "Wells Journal" 18 Apr 1857, page 8:
BIRTHS. April 8, at Canford Vicarage, the Lady Louisa Ponsonby, a daughter.

--- "The Times" 24 Jun 1940, page 9:
We have to announce the death of the Dowager Lady Raglan, which occurred in London on June 22. The funeral will take place at Llandenny, Mon., on June 26, at 3.15. No mourning, by her request. Instead of flowers, donations may be sent to the Alexandra Day Fund, Eccleston Square, London, or to the Royal National Life-boat Institution, Grosvenor Gardens, London.

--- "The Times" 28 Jun 1940, page 9:
FUNERAL.
The Dowager Lady Raglan
The funeral of the Dowager Lady Raglan took place at Llandenny Church, Monmouthshire, on Wednesday. The Rev. A.D. Smith officiated. Those present included:---
Lord Raglan (son) and Lady Raglan, Major the Hon. Wellesley Somerset (son), Mr. and Mrs. Raglan Somerset, and the Master of Belhaven.

--- "Memories of Three Reigns" by Lady Ethel Raglan, 1928, page 93-8:
What fun we used to have at Port Eliot, where we had our own large suite of nurseries in which to play!

I always remember the occasions when my grandfather gave one of his big dinner parties. We would creep down the back staircase to visit Mrs. Davis, the housekeeper; and once safely arrived in her comfortable sanctum, we had our secret suppers, for she would proceed to feed us with delicious roast turkey (stuffed from a special recipe of the cook, Mrs. Vaughan), succulent brown sausages, followed by pink-topped ices, hot-house grapes, and almonds and raisins!

. . . All of my grandfather's old servants were devoted to us. Another of my special treats was to be allowed to visit the head butler, Mr. Bailey, in his pantry, and to watch him cleaning the plate.

One day, when I was sitting there, perched on a high stool, watching him perform this task, I said to him: "What do you clean it with?"

He replied--- "Elbow grease, Miss!"

This made me very curious, the "commodity" being at that time unknown to me, and wishing to ascertain what it was, I enquired naively: "And were do you get that from?"

The old butler smiled at this innocent remark of mine, and tapped his elbows with a significant gesture.

. . . In my grandfather's time it was customary for servants to rise at a much earlier hour in the morning than they do now. At Port Eliot, the head housemaid, Sarah [Lavers], used to get up at five-thirty every day, her reason for doing this being, to use her own expression, that the work would not otherwise be done. She was the most cheery person, and I never remember seeing her look depressed.

It was the habit them to keep copper kettles in bedrooms, and nobody could clean these, or the brass fire-irons, as Sarah could. She could make them shine like mirrors, and I believe used to remove any stains by the application of a little lemon juice.

I remember on one occasion when I contracted some childish ailment and was ordered away to the seaside to recuperate, that Sarah was chosen to accompany and take charge of me, and so off we went together to Downderry. She proved to be the most delightful companion and, most important achievement in my eyes, a champion builder of sand castles!

My grandfather's cook, Mrs. Vaughan, was a great character. She had been with the family for so many years that she had grown stout in their service and identified herself entirely with their interests; and she possessed a marvellous memory, to the extent of even recollecting the favourite dish of each guest who had every stayed a night in the house!

Another characteristic of hers was her quint sense of humour. On one occasion when the domestic staff at Port Eliot were on the point of migrating for the season to the town house in Dover Street, they received the news that the old lady who acted as lodge-keeper had been taken ill and had suddenly died; and when the tidings were broken to Mrs. Vaughan, she said: "I haven't got time to cry now. I must keep my cry until I arrive in London."

Years ago, servants took a pride in doing their tasks thoroughly. I recollect one day, when I was staying with my grandfather, that I went into the dining-room and found the butler busily occupied in taking intricate measurements on the table cloth, with a yard measure.

After watching him in astonishment for few seconds I said: "What are you doing?"

"Measuring the distance between the knives and forks, Missy, so that they shall be quite exact!" was his surprising explanation.

. . . There was a very large staff at Port Eliot. The indoor servants included the butler, under butler, valet, two footmen, an odd man and a hall boy. There was the cook, and under her were two kitchen maids and a scullery maid. In addition there were three housemaids, two stillroom maids, two laundry maids and, to supervise them all, Mrs. Davis, the housekeeper, who was not really a married woman, but was given the courtesy title of Mrs. as were all head women-servants in those days.

--- "Memories of Three Reigns" by Lady Ethel Raglan, 1928, page 104-5:
I always remember what a great feature was made of the breakfasts at my grandfather's house parties at Port Eliot, and of the numerous courses that succeeded each other.

There would be a choice of fish, fried eggs and crisp bacon, a variety of egg dishes, omelettes and sizzling sausages and bacon. During the shooting parties, hot game and grilled pheasants always appeared on the breakfast menu but were served of course without any vegetables.

On a side table was always to be found a choice of cold viands; delicious home-smoked hams, pressed meats, on of the large raised pies for which Mrs. Vaughan (the cook) was justly famous, consisting of cold game and galantine, with aspic jelly.

The guests drank either tea or coffee, and there were the invariable accompaniments of home-made rolls, piping hot, and stillroom preserves of apple and quince jelly, and always piled bowls of rich Cornish cream.

The men usually finished with a fruit course of grapes or hothouse peaches and nectarines.

And that was how we breakfasted in my young days, before super-tax had eaten up our bank balances, or income tax demands had spoiled our digestions!

--- "Eggs in Cookery" edited by Richard Hosking, 2006, page 176:
. . . country house breakfasts, like this one of 1870 recalled by Lady Raglan, granddaughter of the Earl of St. Germans, in "Memories of Three Reigns":
'I always remember what a great feature was made of the breakfasts at my grandfather's house parties at Port Eliot, and of the numerous courses that succeeded each other. There would be a choice of fish, fried eggs and crisp bacon, a variety of egg dishes, omelettes and sizzling sausages and bacon. During the shooting parties, hot game and grilled pheasants always appeared on the breakfast menu but were served of course without any vegetables. On a side table was always to be found a choice of cold viands; delicious home-smoked hams, pressed meats, on of the large raised pies for which Mrs. Vaughan (the cook) was justly famous, consisting of cold game and galantine, with aspic jelly. The guests drank either tea or coffee, and there were the invariable accompaniments of home-made rolls, piping hot, and stillroom preserves of apple and quince jelly, and always piled bowls of rich Cornish cream. The meal usually finished with a fruit course of grapes or hothouse peaches and nectarines.

--- "I Don't Feel Old: The Experience of Later Life" Paul Richard Thompson & others, 1990, Oxford University Press, page 57-8:
For the grandchildren of the Cornish Earl of St. Germans, house and family memory combined to give an unforgettable magic to their long seaside summer and autumn visits to Port Eliot. 'We had our own large suite of nerseries in which to play,' wrote one of the earl's granddaughters, from which, when there were big evening dinners, the children would 'creep down the back staircase' to be fed with sausages, turkey, ice-cream, and nuts in the 'comfortable sanctum' of the housekeeper. The earl himself 'we children all loved,' remembering that their peculiar delight 'as a small child was to sit on his knee and inspect his watch, which could open and shut, and chief novelty of all in my eyes, could chime!' On these visits they would be joined by multiple cousins, and together 'we used to love to listen to stories about the past of the family:' stories which frame the opening of this granddaughter's own life.

Ethel married 3rd Baron Raglan, George FitzRoy Henry Somerset on 28 Feb 1883 in St. James, Piccadilly. George (son of Richard Henry FitzRoy Somerset and Georgiana Lygon) was born on 18 Sep 1857 in Grosvenor Place, London; was christened on 15 Oct 1857 in St. Paul's, Knightsbridge; died on 24 Oct 1921. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

--- "Western Daily Press" 6 Aug 1859, page 3:
BIRTH. At Canford, on the 31st ult., the Lady Louisa Ponsonby, of a son.

--- "The Times" 01 May1934, page 1:
PONSONBY.-- On April 28, 1934, at 87, St. George's Road, S.W., Walter Gerald, fifth son of Walter, seventh Earl of Bessborough, aged 74. Service at St. Gabriel's, Warwick Square, 2.30, today (Tuesday).

--- "The Times" 2 May 1934, page 19:
FUNERALS.
THE HON. WALTER PONSONBY.

The funeral service for the Hon. Walter Gerald Ponsonby was held yesterday at St. Gabriel's, Warwick Square. The Rev. Michael Ridley officiated. The family mourners and others present included:---
Lady May Ponsonby, Lady Gweneth Cavendish, the Hon. Bertie Ponsonby, Mrs. Arthur Moon, Miss M. Ponsonby, the Hon. Mrs. de Grey, Commander and the Hon. Mrs. Hughes-Hallett, the Dowager Lady Raglan, the Hon. Ivy Somerset, Mr. Sudney Ponsonby, Lady Edith Windham, Miss F. Langley, Mrs. Windham Payne-Gallwey, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Skinner, the Hon. Dorothy Hood, Mr. Harold Andorsen, Mrs. Alfred Cavendish, Lady (Arhtur) Hardinge, the Hon. Mrs. Mordaught-Smith, Mrs. Denham Parker, Miss Agatha Skinner, Mrs. C. Cooper, Mrs. Lusher, and Miss Teele.
Burial took place at Marylebone.

Notes:

--- "Leicestershire Mercury" 17 Aug 1861, page 5:
BIRTHS. On the 5th inst., at Canford, the Lady Louisa Ponsonby, of a daughter.

--- "The Times" 11 Jun 1936, page 1:
SKINNER.-- On June 10, 1936, Sara Kathleen Skinner, widow of C.L.A. Skinner, youngest daughter of the seventh Earl of Bessborough. Requiem, St. Alban's, Holborn, 11 a.m., Saturday, June 13. Flowers to St. Alban's.

--- "The Times" 15 Jun 1936, page 15:
REQUIEM MASS
LADY KATHLEEN SKINNER
A requiem low Mass was said at the church of St. Alban-the-Martyr, Brooke Street, Holborn, on Saturday, for Lady Sara Kathleen Skinner. The Rev. R.S. Eves officiated.

Sarah married Charles Lancelot Andrews Skinner on 26 Jun 1883. Charles was born on 03 Aug 1853 in Calcutta, India; was christened on 24 Aug 1853 in Calcutta, India; died on 13 Apr 1934. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

--- "Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette" 10 May 1883, page 6
On Saturday the Countess of St. Germans gave birth to a daughter (stillborn) at 13, Grosvenor-gardens.

Other Events:

• Sponsor: 1885, Lady Taunton
• Inquest: 25 Aug 1909, Port Eliot, St. Germans, Cornwall

Notes:

--- "Western Morning News" 01 Sep 1885, page 1:
St. Germans.-- August 30th, at 13, Grosvenor-gardens, London, the Countess of St. Germans, of a son, both doing well.

--- "Western Morning News" 01 Sep 1885, page 5:
St. Germans parish church bells rang merry peals at frequent intervals yesterday in honour of the birth of a son to the Earl of St. Germans at his lordship's town residence, 13, Grosvenor-gardens.

--- "Western Morning News" 30 Sep 1885, page 5:
The Earl and Countess St. Germans, with the infant Lord Eliot, being expected to arrive at home yesterday, a meeting of the tenantry and inhabitants of St. Germans we held on Monday. A congratulatory address was drawn up and sent to Port Eliot to await his lordship's return; but it was thought advisable to postpone any demonstration of rejoicing for a short time, until, in fact, the young lord is christened, when it is intended to present his lordship with an address, and also some other mark of respect. The Earl and Countess arrived at St. Germans last evening, when the station was decorated with flags, and a number of the inhabitants cheered them heartily as they drove from the station. It was remarked that the Countess was looking extremely well. Lord Eliot was born in London on August 30th, and is therefore a month old. The christening ceremony will take place in a few days, when the whole village and Port Eliot will be en fete. The bells of the parish church rang out merry peals during yesterday in honour of the arrival of the noble Earl and Countess, and Mrs. Steed and Mrs. Palmer, occupiers of the farms at Markwell, had bonfires lighted on their ground, which could be seen for a distance of several miles.

--- "Royal Cornwall Gazette" 09 September 1887, page 6 --- seen on FindMyPast.co.uk
ST. GERMANS
The Earl and Countess of St. Germans gave a garden party at Port Eliot, St. Germans, on Saturday, in celebration of the birthday of their son and heir, Lord Eliot, who was two years old upon the previous Tuesday. There was a band in attendance but the weather proved unfavourable.

--- "Royal Cornwall Gazette" 05 Sep 1895, page 4:
Lord Eliot, who celebrated his tenth birthday on Friday, received presents from some of the oldest members of St. Germans Cricket Club. Mr. G.H. Brenton and Mr. W. Prior gave his lordship a cricket bat and belt, Mr. W.G. Broad a pair of leg guards, and Mr. H. Polgreen match stumps and bails. Some boys of the Endowed Schools subscribed for a match ball.

--- "Royal Cornwall Gazette" 08 Sep 1898, page 4:
Lord Eliot reached his thirteenth birthday on the 30th August, and in honour of the day the Earl and Countess of St. Germans entertained a large garden party, representative of South Devon and East Cornwall and the naval military establishments of the district at Port Eliot on Tuesday. The house party included Lady Margaret Boscawen, Hon. Flora McDonald, Miss Crawfurd, Miss Eliot, and Mr. Edward Eliot.

--- "Royal Cornwall Gazette" 22 Sep 1898, page 4:
Lord Eliot left Port Eliot on Friday last for school.

--- "Morning Post" 24 Dec 1908, page 6:
Lord Eliot, now with the 1st Coldstream Guards at Aldershot, is to join the 3rd Battalion in Egypt.

--- "The Times" 30 Dec 1908, page 5:
Sec. Lieut. Lord Eliot, Coldstream Guards, will command a draft of 45 men of the 1st Coldstream Guards and smaller details of other units, which will leave Aldershot on January 6 for Southampton, there to embark in the transport Braemar Castle for Egypt.

--- "The New York Times" August 25, 1909:
"Bullet Kills Lord Eliot.,
Son of Earl of St. Germans May Have Ended His Own Life.
London, Aug. 24.--- Lord Eliot, the eldest son of the Earl of St. Germans, was found dead today at Port Eliot, the family residence. His death had resulted from a gunshot, but whether by accident or design is not known.
Lord Eliot, who was an officer in the Coldstream Guards, was recently invalided home from Khartoum, where he had suffered from the climate. His illness, however, was not considered serious, and no motive is known for suicide. He was born in 1885."

--- "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941" (1909, E, El, 2):
"Eliot, honourable Edward Henry John Cornwallis commonly called Lord Eliot of Port Eliot St. Germans Cornwall died 24 August 1909. Administration Lond 12 October to the right honourable Henry Cornwallis earl of St. Germans. Effects 12,964 pounds 16s. 11d."

--- "Swindon Advertiser and North Wilts Chronicle" 22 Oct 1909, page 4:
LORD ELIOT'S WILL.
The Hon. Edward Henry John Cornwallis Eliot (commonly known as Lord Eliot), of Port Eliot, St. Germans, Cornwall, and late of the 3rd Coldstream Guards, a prominent cricketer, who died under tragic circumstances on Aug. 24th last, aged 23 years, eldest son of the Right Hon. Henry Cornwallis, fifth Earl of St. Germans, left estate of the gross value of 12,964 pounds, of which the net personalty has been sworn at 12,829. He died intestate and a bachelor, and letters of administration of his property have been granted to his father, the Right Hon. Henry Cornwallis, fifth Earl of St. Germans, of Port Eliot, St. Germans, Cornwall, as next of kin.

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]

Other Events:

• Presentation at Court: 18 Mar 1885, Presented by Her Mother (Both Parents Attending the Drawing Room)

Notes:

--- Goddaughter of Lady Elizabeth Cornwallis. Received 5,000 pounds in her will.

--- "Bell's Weekly Messenger" 25 Aug 1866, page 8:
Eliot. --- Aug. 18, at Ebury-street, the Hon. Mrs. Charles Eliot, of a daughter.

--- "Illustrated London News" 25 Aug 1866, page 6:
BIRTHS. At Ebury-street, Hon. Mrs. C. Eliot, of a daughter.

--- "Western Times" 02 Dec 1884, page 2:
Lord and Lady St. Germans gave a very brilliant ball at Port Eliot on Friday evening in honour of the debut of their niece, Miss Blanche Eliot. Dancing was kept up till past three, and the company included all the elite of East Cornwall, as well as a large contingent from South Devon, for whose convenience a special train was run between Plymouth and St. Germans.

--- "Cornishman" 04 Dec 1884, page 4:
Lord and Lady St. Germans received a large party last week at Port Eliot, their family seat in Cornwall, and gave a ball on the occasion of the debut of Miss Blanche Eliot, eldest daughter of the Hon. Major Eliot.

--- "Illustrated London News" 21 Apr 1888, page 3:
The last Brompton Hospital entertainment of the twenty-first season took place on Tuesday, April 17, and consisted of the comedy of "Meg's Diversion," the characters being sustained by Miss F. Vivian (as Margaret Crow), Miss S. Vivian (Cornelia Crow), Miss Chamberlain (Mrs. Netwell), Mr. E.F. Nugent (Jeremy Crow), Mr. H. Duff (Sir Ashley Merton), the Hon. R. Somerset (Roland Pigeon), Mr. Earle (Eytem), and Mr. George C. Nugent (Jasper Pigeon). The whole performance, which was exceedingly well acted, called forth repeated expressions of delight from the patients, who were indebted for this enjoyable entertainment to the ever-ready kindness and sympathy of Mr. George C. Nugent, Grenadier Guards. The Hon. Mrs. Charles Eliot (pianoforte) and the Misses Eliot (violin and violoncello) played a selection of music during the evening.

--- "The Western Antiquary" Vol. 9, page 65:
St. Germans Church Restoration.---
The harvest thanksgiving services at St. Germans Church celebrated on Wednesday were of a more interesting character than in former years, consequent on the work of restoration which is in progress. It is remarkable that this large and ancient edifice, thought once the Cathedral church of the Cornish diocese, is without a chancel. This neglect of its architect, or it may be the work of later renovators, has now been remedied, at least temporarily. Miss Eliot, elder daughter of Colonel the Hon. C.G.C. Eliot, having designed a beautiful screen, the eastern part of the church is separated by it, and forms an unique and effectual chancel. The screen, which is a work of artistic skill, was placed in position by the Countess of St. Germans and the lady visitors at Port Eliot. Holy Communion was celebrated at half-past eleven service; those held during the afternoon and evening were fully choral. Prayers were intoned by the Rev. E. Buck, curate-in-charge, the lessons being read by the Revs. D. Jenkins and H.N. Wheeler. Two appropriate and eloquent sermons were preached, and the one in the afternoon by the Rev. Sylvanus Gregory, that in the evening by the Rev. Joseph Hammond, vicar of St. Austell. A public tea, partaken of during the interval between the afternoon and evening services, was largely attened, and the arduous efforts of Mr. Buck and his co-helpers in the parish met with well-earned success. Collections made on behalf of the Organ Restoration Fund amounted to over ten pounds.----
W.M.N., September 13, 1889.

--- "Western Morning News" 28 Nov 1895, page 5:
A very successful concert was given in St. Germans Townhall last evening, in connection with the Mutual Improvement Society. The programme opened with a brilliantly executed piano solo, Handel's gavotte, by the Hon. Mrs. Eliot, who was also heard to advantage in an instrumental trio for piano, violin and violoncello, the two latter instruments being played most skillfully by Miss Eliot and Miss Evelyn Eliot respectively. An artistically rendered solo by Miss E. Eliot on the 'cello was greatly enjoyed. Miss A. May sang with good effect, as did also Miss Evelyn Warren, and both were encored. They also gave a duet with great taste and expression. Mr. W.G. Broad also contributed to the evening's enjoyment. There was only a fair attendance.

--- "Grantham Journal" 24 April 1909, page 2:
A Marriage has been arranged, and will shortly take place, between Stephen Ormston Eaton, of Tolethorpe Hall, Rutland, and Blanche Elizabeth Eliot, elder daughter of the late Colonel the Hon. Charles Eliot and of the Hon. Mrs. Charles Eliot, of 68, Chester-square, London.

--- "Grantham Journal" 21 Sep 1929, page 11:
DEATH OF LADY BLANCHE EATON.--- On Wednesday week the death took place at a Nursing Home of Lady Blanche Elizabeth Eaton, of 98, Ebury-street, London, S.W., and formerly of Tolethorpe Hall. She was widow of Mr. Stephen Ormston Eaton, who died in May, 1911, at Tolethorpe Hall, and who was eldest son of Mr. Charles Ormston Eaton, of Tolethorpe Hall, one of the founders of Messrs. Eaton, Caley Co.'s Bank, which was subsequently amalgamated with the Stamford, Spalding and Boston Bank. The deceased lady left Tolethorpe Hall after the death of her husband to RESIde in London. She was a daughter of Colonel the Hon. Charles G. Eliot, a son of the third Earl of St. Germans and a sister of the present Earl. Mr. S. Ormston Eaton's second wife, she had been married only a few years when he died quite unexpectedly. Whilst living at Tolethorpe she was noted for her kind generosity, and was highly esteemed. The Rev. C.C. Rock officiated at her funeral at St. Marylebone Cemetery, Finchley, on Saturday. Among the mourners were the Hon. Montague Eliot, Col. the Hon. Charles [sic] Eliot, Mr. Peter Eliot, Miss Margaret Eliot, Lady May Ponsonby, Lady Harding, Miss Mills, Miss Marcell, Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Orr-Ewing, and Lady Margaret Levett.

--- "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966" (1929, Dabb-Gyte, image 201 of 618):
Eaton, the honourable Blanche Elizabeth of 98 Ebury-street, Middlesex, widow, died 11 September 1929 at the Empire Nursing Home, Vincent-square, Middlesex. Probate London, 12 October, to the honourable Montague Charles Eliot and the honourable Edward Granville Eliot.
Effects 8,832 pounds, 6s. 3d.

Blanche married Stephen Ormston Eaton on 27 May 1909 in St. Andrew's, Wells St. W, London. Stephen was born about 1860; died on 30 May 1911. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Education: 1881, Castleden Hall, Farnborough, Hampshire
• Education: Between 1882 and 1883, Charterhouse School; Saunderite & Robinite, 1882 Long Quarter- 1883 Oration Quarter

Notes:

Other Events:

• Medical: 26 Jan 1881, London (Had Scarlatina)

Notes:

Other Events:

• Education: 1881, Castleden Hall, Farnborough, Hampshire
• Education: Between 1883 and 1889, Charterhouse School; Saunderite & Robinite, Left in Cricket Quarter 1889
• Education: 1889, Charterhouse School; Exhibitioner & Senior Scholar
• Education: Between 1890 and 1895, Exeter College, Oxford
• Occupation: 15 Mar 1898, Haymarket Theatre, London; Matinee of 'The Passport', Henry Harris, a Man of Few Words played by Monty Eliot
• Appointment: Between 1901 and 1906, Gentleman Usher (KEVII)
• Residence: 1904, 8 Onslow Gardens, Kensington, St. Paul Onslow Square, London
• Appointment: Between 1908 and 1910, Groom-in-Waiting
• Appointment: Between 1910 and 1936, Gentleman Usher (KGV)
• Appointment: Between 1920 and 1936, Groom of the Robes
• Appointment: 1923, Member, Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
• Appointment: Between 1924 and 1936, Extra Groom-in-Waiting (KGV)
• Appointment: 1928, Commander, Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
• Appointment: 1934, Knight Commander (KCVO)
• Appointment: 1936, Extra Groom-in-Waiting (KEVIII)
• Appointment: Between 1937 and 1952, Extra Groom-in-Waiting (KGVI)
• Appointment: Between 1952 and 1960, Extra Groom-in-Waiting (QEII)
• Probate: 02 Feb 1961, Save and Except Settled Land (London)
• Probate: 09 Mar 1961, Limited to Settled Land (London)

Notes:

Montague married Countess St. Germans, Helen Agnes Post on 22 Jun 1910 in St. George's, Hanover Square, London. Helen (daughter of Arthur Post and Elizabeth Wadsworth) was born on 11 Jan 1885 in Villa Frewen, Pau, France; died on 01 Sep 1962 in Queens Hotel, 1 Grand Parade, Gibraltar. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Education: Between 1885 and 1889, Charterhouse School; (Saunderites) 1885 Oration Quarter - 1889 Long Quarter
• Census: 1891, 8 Onslow Gardens, Kensington, St. Paul Onslow Square, London
• Residence: 1904, 114 Sloane St, London
• Residence: 1911, Tolethorpe Hall, Stamford, Lincolnshire
• Military Service: 1914, For Special Service, Sub-Lt. RNVR
• Military Service: 01 Dec 1914, Temporary Commission, Lieut. in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
• Military Service: 1915, For Special Service, Lieut. RNVR
• Occupation: 20 Jun 1916, Closing of Christian Eliot, LTD.
• Military Service: 1917, HMS President (Intelligence Division, Lieutenant)
• Military Service: 07 Feb 1921, 'Officier' Awarded (Honorary) to Lt.-Col. Eliot by H.M. the King of Belgium
• Military Service: 15 Sep 1922, Promoted to Rank of Lt.-Col. in Intelligence of Regular Army Reserve
• Military Service: 17 Jul 1927, Retired from Regualr Army Reserve (Attained Age Limit of Liability to Recall)
• Address (Facts Pg): 1939, 4 Mount-street
• Probate: 25 Feb 1941, Llandudno

Notes:

Christian married Laura Grey Chetwode on 03 Jul 1897 in St. Peter's, Eaton-square, London. Laura was born on 01 Jul 1872 in 101 Eaton-square, London; was christened on 07 Nov 1872 in Tatenhill, Staffordshire; died on 22 Jan 1938 in Sunhill, Hampshire; was buried on 25 Jan 1938 in Brookwood Cemetery, London. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christian married Daisy Blossom Elkan on 12 Feb 1938. Daisy was born on 15 Dec 1875 in Manhattan, New York; died on 07 Jan 1965 in Lonsdale Nursing Home, Lonsdale Gardens, Tunbridge Wells. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Military Service: 1887, Royal Navy
• Education: Between 1889 and 1891, Charterhouse School; Saunderite, 1889 Long Quarter - 1891 Oration Quarter
• Military Service: 1900, Served in South African War; Trooper in Roberts' Horse, Capt. in Kitchner's Horse, & on Staff of Col. Du Cane, R.H.A.
• Occupation: Aft 1900, Cape Colony (Assistant Provost Marshal)
• Occupation: 1904, Lessee & Manager of the Late Opera Comique and the Globe Theatres, London

Notes:

Other Events:

• Education: Between 1891 and 1892, Charterhouse School; Saunderite, 1891 Oration Quarter - 1892 Oration Quarter
• Education: Abt 1893, Magdalen College; Awarded B.A. - Became an Articled Clerk to Solicitors

Notes:

--- "England & Wales, National Pobate Calendar" (1950, Fahorn-Gysin, image 39 of 434):
Eliot, the honourable Edward Granville of 3 Park Village West London N.W.1 and of Long Green Farm House Little Saling Essex, died 10 February 1950 at 2 Seaford Court, Great Portland-street, London W.1 Probate London 4 April to Peter Charles Eliot and Walter Arbuthnot Prideaux solicitors. Effects 25,387 pounds 14s. 2d.

--- "The Times" 11 Feb 1950, page 1:
ELIOT.--- On Feb. 10, 1950, the Hon. Edward Granville Eliot, of 3, Park Village West, Regent's Park, N.W.1., aged 72. Cremation at Golders Green on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 12.30. No flowers.

--- https://pops.baylor.edu/
18 November 1907 - Paris
Monday. 18th [November 1907]. I took leave of Angela Reinelt whose guest I have been in Paris & left by 10 o'cl train for London where I arrived at 5 after a perfectly calm passage. Bessborough kindly sent his motor brougham to the station to fetch me & with it a note to say Connie wanted me to dine with her tonight as she was giving a party to celebrate her son Eddie's engagement to Clare Philips & he wd take me there in the motor if I wd go. I agree to this & he fetched me & took me to 8 Onslow Gardens. I met the bride elect & her father & mother Mr & Mrs Philips. Eddie was not there as he had retired into a nursing home to have a cyst cut out of his neck. The Philips invited me down to Montacute for the wedding on 3rd Decr & I accepted. I got home after 11 very tired. Clare Philips seems a nice bright girl & Eddie has been taken into partnership as a solicitor by her uncle, wh makes the marriage possible.

--- https://pops.baylor.edu/layard/
2 December 1907 - Montacute House, Montacute, Somerset
Monday. 2nd December [1907]. I left Inwood & went by train to Yeovil whence I drove in a fly to Montacute to stay with Mr & Mrs Philips on the occasion of the marriage of their girl Clare to my nephew Edward Eliot. Found Connie already there-she had got a violent cold in her head & I had to get her to keep most of the afternoon in her room by a warm fire & she got better. Montacute is a lovely old house in the style of Hatfield but not well kept up & it was very cold & draughty. There was a large party staying in the house relations of both families. The wedding gifts were all displayed on the billiard table & many neighbours came over to see them. Mr Philips' aged mother-of 91-lives in the house-a charming little rosy cheeked old lady who entered into all that was going on & is very courteous & kind to all. Miss Buller (daughter of Sir Redvers) was here-to act as one of the bridesmaids. Evely Eliot, the brothers of the bride & her married half sister &c. In the evening there was a dance in the hall & several neighbours came over amongst them my niece Mildred Mansel & her husband. It was a very cold night. Connie seemed to have recovered from her cold & danced energetically most of the evening-with men and women.

--- https://pops.baylor.edu/layard/
3 December 1907 - Montacute House, Montacute, Somerset
Tuesday. 3rd [December 1907]. The wedding day. Mr Philips took me in a motor over to Brimpton to see Sir Spencer Ponsonby Fane grandfather of the bride. Sir Spencer showed me some of his interesting collections such as buckles of wh he has a lot-pictures-fans-china &c. Amongst other things he showed me the hour glass wh had stood in the Ducal Palace in the room of the Council of Ten wh had been given to Lady Westmorland & identified by Mr E. Chaney- We had to hurry over the visit & get back to an early lunch before the marriage wh was at 2 o'cl. We drove to the church wh was very near the house. The Church was full & the bride & her father arrived soon after us. Evely Eliot played the organ & began with a hymn sung by the choir. All went well-the church was crowded & prettily decorated with flowers. After the service Mr Philips took me to see the remains of the Abbey convent close by wh had belonged to some French monks who were dispossessed by Henry VIII & their lands given to the Philips family. We returned to Montacute & tea &c was served in the hall many neighbours having come in to it. The happy pair started abt 5 for London & the next day left for Venice where they are to stay at Ca' Capello wh I have lent them. We had a quiet evening & went early to bed. Old Sir Spencer Ponsonby proposed the health of the Happy Pair before they departed. He is over 80 but yet hale & hearty.

Edward married Clare Louisa Phelips on 03 Dec 1907 in Montacute, Somerset. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

• Grenadier Guards, Regimental History:
During the last part of the advance Major Myles Ponsonby was hit while advancing with his men. Captain Thorne, the adjutant, remained with him, although they were only 25 yards from the Germans, tied up his wounds, and seeing how badly he was wounded, gave him morphia tablets. Early next morning Major Ponsonby died.

Notes:

-- Burial Record Transcription:
Name: The infant son of the Honorable Fitzroy Somerset
Place where Death occurred: 28 Ebury Street, Pimlico.
When Buried: March 5
Age: 30 Hours
Place of Burial and No. of Grave: Private Grave 2nd Interment E51.0x138.9

Notes:

--- "The Times" 10 Feb 1972, page 28:
Trousdell.--- On 9th February, 1972, peacefully, at 56 Wickham Way, Beckenham, Kent, Faith Mary Trousdell, widow of Lieut.-Col. A. J. Trousdell, D.S.O., M.C., The Royal Irish Fusiliers. Service at St. George's Church, Beckenham, Monday, 14th February, at 2.15 p.m., followed by cremation at Beckenham Crematorium. Flowers to Copelands, 9 Bromley Road, Beckenham.

Faith married Alexander "Alec" James Trousdell on 23 Feb 1919 in Boxley, Kent. Alexander (son of William Blakeney Persse Trousdell and Ellen Philippa Louisa Whatman) was born before 03 Jul 1889 in Boxley, Kent; was christened on 03 Jul 1889 in Boxley, Kent; died on 20 Jan 1965 in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Rochester. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Stanley Patricius Lamplugh Curwen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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.

Notes:

• "Western Mail" 2 Aug 1921, page 4:
The Countess of St. Germans gave birth to a daughter on Friday at Port Eliot.

• "The Times" 06 Oct 1994, page 18:
Hudson - (Lady) Cathleen B.L. (nee Eliot), on 5th October 1994, wife of Sir Havelock Hudson, mother of Sarah Smith, David Seyfried, Louise and Guy Hudson, stepmother to Anthony and Rory and grandmother to Oliver, Benjamin, Charlotte, Matthew, Jonathan and Eliot. Funeral on Wednesday 12th October 1994. 11 am St Denys, Stanford Dingley, near Reading, Berkshire. Family and close friends only. No flowers please.

Cathleen married John Beeton Seyfried on 15 Nov 1946, and was divorced in 1956. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cathleen married Sir Havelock Henry Trevor Hudson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Cremated: Port Eliot Grounds, St. Germans, Cornwall, England

Notes:

Nicholas married Helen Mary Villiers on 25 Apr 1939 in All Souls, Langham-place, London, and was divorced on 23 Sep 1947. Helen was born on 17 Apr 1915; died on 06 Dec 1951 in Adbury-house, Burghclere, Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lived in Delray Beach, Florida (Nov. 1938).
Occupation: Architect

In Aug. 1932, he's listed as a tourist, married, living in London, no trade and spoke English and French.

In 1926, he's listed as moving to England (Sunhill) from US. Occupation is listed as Real Estate, traveling 3rd Class.

11 Oct 1938, coming home to live at Sunhill from US. Occupation, Designer.

15 Feb 1942: Address, 40 East 58th Street, New York, NY

--- "Leeds Mercury" 03 Mar 1903, page 4:
On the 27th Feb., at Oakley, Market Drayton, the wife of Christian Eliot, of a son.

--- "Gettysburg Times" 18 Jul 1933, page 4:
NINA WILCOX PUTNAM WEDS NEPHEW OF EARL.
Las Vegas, Nev., July 18 (AP)---
Nina Wilcox Putnam, the author, and Christian Eliot, nephew of the Earl of St. Germans, were married here Saturday night by the Rev. William L. Summers, of the Methodist church. They flew here from Los Angeles.

Mrs. Putnam was granted a divorce in Juarez, Mexico, Satruday from her third husband, Arthur Ogle, a Florida real estate operator.

Eliot, who gave his age as 30, is the son of the Hon. Christian Eliot, former head of the British passport service. Mrs. Putnam gave her age as 43. They said they intended to spend much of their time abroad.

--- "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966" (1938, Dabb-Gyulai, image 267-727):
Eliot, the honourable Laura Grey of Sunhill Alresford, Hampshire (wife of Christian Edward Cornwallis Eliot) died 22 January 1938. Probate London, 16 March to Ann Rosemary Bridget Lawrence (wife of Alexander Erskine Lawrence) and Nigel Birch stockbroker. Effects 27,751 pounds 6s. 4d.

Notes:

--- "Westminster Gazette" 09 Aug 1907, page 6:
On the 5th inst., at 31, Cadogan-place, S.W., the wife of Christian Eliot, of a daughter.

Family/Spouse: Richard Alan John Asher. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Thomas George Horsey Asher. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]