John Ponsonby

John Ponsonby

Male 1781 - 1847  (65 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John PonsonbyJohn Ponsonby was born on 31 Aug 1781; died on 16 May 1847.

    Family/Spouse: Maria Fane. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. John Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Oct 1809; died on 28 Jan 1880.
    2. 3. Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point 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.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John PonsonbyJohn Ponsonby Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 14 Oct 1809; died on 28 Jan 1880.

    Family/Spouse: Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox. Caroline (daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox and Caroline Paget) was born on 18 Jun 1819; died on 30 Apr 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Walter William Brabazon PonsonbyWalter William Brabazon Ponsonby Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) 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.

    Notes:


    --- "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.

    --- "Cheltenham Chronicle" 3 Mar 1906, page 7:
    DEATH OF THE EARL OF BESSBOROUGH.
    The Rev. the Earl of Bessborough died at his London residence, 38 Eccleston-square, shortly before nine o'clock on Saturday night. Deceased, who was in his eighty-fifth year, had been ailing for some time, but the end came somewhat unexpectedly. His lordship was the seventh earl in the peerage of Ireland, and sat in the House of Lords as Baron Ponsonby, in the peerage of Great Britain. The deceased earl, who succeeded his bother in the title in 1895, was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated M.A. He was rector of Canford Magna from 1846 to 1869, of Beer Ferris from 1869 to 1875, of Marston Bigot from 1875 to 1880, and of Stutton, Suffolk, from 1880 to 1894. He is succeeded by his eldest son, Viscount Duncannon. One of the late peer's brothers married a sister of the Earl of Coventry, and one of his daughters is Countess Raglan. His lordship was, after his ordination, licensed to the curacy of Hatherop, Gloucestershire, in 1845.

    --- "London Daily News" 03 Mar 1906, page 9:
    BURIAL OF LORD BESSBOROUGH.
    Yesterday the remains of the late Earl of Bessborough were interred in the family vault at Piltown, County Kilkenny, and a representative attendance showed the esteem in which he was held. A feature of the funeral procession was a large number of children from seven schools on the estate. A letter was received from King Edward conveying a message of condolence with Lady Bessborough, Lord Duncannon, and family in the loss they had sustained.

    Walter married Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot on 15 Jan 1850 in St. James', Picadilly, Westminster, London. Louisa (daughter of 3rd Earl St. Germans, Edward Granville Eliot and Countess St. Germans, Jemima Cornwallis) was born on 17 Dec 1825 in 47 Dover Street, St. George, Hanover Square, London, Middlesex; was christened on 17 Jan 1826 in St. German's Church, St. Germans, Cornwall,; died on 15 Jan 1911 in 38 Eccleston Square, Westminster, London; was buried on 20 Jan 1911 in Family Vault, Pilltown, County Killkenny, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Edward Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 01 Mar 1851 in 36 Dover-street, London; was christened on 31 Mar 1851 in St. James, Westminster, Middlesex, England; died on 01 Dec 1920.
    2. 5. Maria Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 04 Jun 1852 in 36 Dover Street, Piccadilly, London; was christened on 29 Jun 1852 in St. James, Westminster, Middlesex, England; died on 19 Nov 1949 in 41 Belgrave-road, London; was buried on 23 Nov 1949 in East Finchley (St. Marylebone) Cemetery, London.
    3. 6. Cyril Walter Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 08 Sep 1853 in Canford Vicarage, Canford, Dorset; was christened on 18 Oct 1853 in Canford Magna, Dorset; died on 29 Nov 1927 in Nursing Home in London; was buried on 01 Dec 1927 in Golders Green Crematorium.
    4. 7. Granville Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Sep 1854 in Canford Vicarage, Canford, Dorset; was christened on 12 Oct 1854 in Canford Magna, Dorset; died on 24 Feb 1924.
    5. 8. Arthur Cornwallis Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 08 Jan 1856 in Canford Vicarage, Canford, Dorset; was christened on 02 Feb 1856 in Canford Magna, Dorset; died on 25 Apr 1918 in Hampstead, London; was buried on 29 Apr 1918 in St. John-at-Hampstead, Camden, London.
    6. 9. Ethel Jemima Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 08 Apr 1857 in Canford Vicarage, Canford, Dorset; was christened on 01 May 1857 in Canford Magna, Dorset; died on 22 Jun 1940.
    7. 10. Walter Gerald Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jul 1859 in Canford, Dorset; was christened on 27 Aug 1859 in Canford Magna, Dorset; died on 28 Apr 1934 in 87 St. George's road, London; was buried on 01 May 1934 in East Finchley (St. Marylebone) Cemetery, London.
    8. 11. Sarah Kathleen Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 05 Aug 1861 in Canford, Dorset; was christened on 06 Sep 1861 in Canford Magna, Dorset; died on 10 Jun 1936.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Edward PonsonbyEdward Ponsonby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 01 Mar 1851 in 36 Dover-street, London; was christened on 31 Mar 1851 in St. James, Westminster, Middlesex, England; died on 01 Dec 1920.

    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]

    Children:
    1. 12. Olwen Verene Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1876; died on 07 Jun 1927.
    2. 13. Helen Blanche Irene "Irene" Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1878; died in 1962.
    3. 14. Vere Brabazon Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1880; died in 1956.
    4. 15. Major Cyril Myles Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Nov 1881; died on 28 Sep 1915 in Loos-en-Gohelle, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
    5. 16. Bertie Brabazon Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1885; died in 1967.
    6. 17. Gweneth Frida Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1888; died in 1984.

  2. 5.  Maria PonsonbyMaria Ponsonby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 04 Jun 1852 in 36 Dover Street, Piccadilly, London; was christened on 29 Jun 1852 in St. James, Westminster, Middlesex, England; died on 19 Nov 1949 in 41 Belgrave-road, London; was buried on 23 Nov 1949 in East Finchley (St. Marylebone) Cemetery, London.

    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.


  3. 6.  Cyril Walter PonsonbyCyril Walter Ponsonby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 08 Sep 1853 in Canford Vicarage, Canford, Dorset; was christened on 18 Oct 1853 in Canford Magna, Dorset; died on 29 Nov 1927 in Nursing Home in London; was buried on 01 Dec 1927 in Golders Green Crematorium.

    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.


  4. 7.  Granville PonsonbyGranville Ponsonby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 13 Sep 1854 in Canford Vicarage, Canford, Dorset; was christened on 12 Oct 1854 in Canford Magna, Dorset; died on 24 Feb 1924.

    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]


  5. 8.  Arthur Cornwallis PonsonbyArthur Cornwallis Ponsonby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 08 Jan 1856 in Canford Vicarage, Canford, Dorset; was christened on 02 Feb 1856 in Canford Magna, Dorset; died on 25 Apr 1918 in Hampstead, London; was buried on 29 Apr 1918 in St. John-at-Hampstead, Camden, London.

    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.


  6. 9.  Ethel Jemima PonsonbyEthel Jemima Ponsonby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 08 Apr 1857 in Canford Vicarage, Canford, Dorset; was christened on 01 May 1857 in Canford Magna, Dorset; died on 22 Jun 1940.

    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]

    Children:
    1. 18. Infant Son Somerset  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 01 Mar 1884 in 28 Ebury-street, Pimlico, London; died on 03 Mar 1884; was buried on 05 Mar 1884 in Brompton Cemetery, London.
    2. 19. FitzRoy Richard Somerset  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1885; died on 14 Sep 1964.
    3. 20. Wellesley FitzRoy Somerset  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jun 1887; died on 26 Feb 1969.
    4. 21. Ethel Georgiana Frances Somerset  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 04 Jun 1889; died on 10 Oct 1981.
    5. 22. Frederica Susan Katherine Somerset  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Aug 1891; died on 16 Jun 1967.
    6. 23. Nigel FitzRoy Somerset  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Dec 1893; died on 07 Feb 1990.
    7. 24. Ivy Felicia Somerset  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Mar 1897; died in Mar 1986.

  7. 10.  Walter Gerald PonsonbyWalter Gerald Ponsonby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 31 Jul 1859 in Canford, Dorset; was christened on 27 Aug 1859 in Canford Magna, Dorset; died on 28 Apr 1934 in 87 St. George's road, London; was buried on 01 May 1934 in East Finchley (St. Marylebone) Cemetery, London.

    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.


  8. 11.  Sarah Kathleen PonsonbySarah Kathleen Ponsonby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 05 Aug 1861 in Canford, Dorset; was christened on 06 Sep 1861 in Canford Magna, Dorset; died on 10 Jun 1936.

    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]

    Children:
    1. 25. Edgar Louis Skinner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 07 Sep 1884; died in 1949.
    2. 26. Marjorie Isabel Skinner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Oct 1885; died on 15 Nov 1966.
    3. 27. Faith Mary Wordsworth Skinner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 08 Aug 1887; died on 09 Feb 1972 in 56 Wickham Way, Beckenham, Kent.
    4. 28. Lilian Frances Skinner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Oct 1891 in Down Ampney; died on 09 May 1933.
    5. 29. Philip John Lancelot Skinner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jan 1894; died on 01 Jan 1915.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Olwen Verene PonsonbyOlwen Verene Ponsonby Descendancy chart to this point (4.Edward3, 3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born in 1876; died on 07 Jun 1927.

  2. 13.  Helen Blanche Irene "Irene" PonsonbyHelen Blanche Irene "Irene" Ponsonby Descendancy chart to this point (4.Edward3, 3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born in 1878; died in 1962.

  3. 14.  Vere Brabazon PonsonbyVere Brabazon Ponsonby Descendancy chart to this point (4.Edward3, 3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born in 1880; died in 1956.

  4. 15.  Major Cyril Myles PonsonbyMajor Cyril Myles Ponsonby Descendancy chart to this point (4.Edward3, 3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 16 Nov 1881; died on 28 Sep 1915 in Loos-en-Gohelle, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

    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.


  5. 16.  Bertie Brabazon PonsonbyBertie Brabazon Ponsonby Descendancy chart to this point (4.Edward3, 3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born in 1885; died in 1967.

  6. 17.  Gweneth Frida PonsonbyGweneth Frida Ponsonby Descendancy chart to this point (4.Edward3, 3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born in 1888; died in 1984.

  7. 18.  Infant Son SomersetInfant Son Somerset Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ethel3, 3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 01 Mar 1884 in 28 Ebury-street, Pimlico, London; died on 03 Mar 1884; was buried on 05 Mar 1884 in Brompton Cemetery, London.

    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


  8. 19.  FitzRoy Richard SomersetFitzRoy Richard Somerset Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ethel3, 3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 10 Jun 1885; died on 14 Sep 1964.

  9. 20.  Wellesley FitzRoy SomersetWellesley FitzRoy Somerset Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ethel3, 3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 13 Jun 1887; died on 26 Feb 1969.

  10. 21.  Ethel Georgiana Frances SomersetEthel Georgiana Frances Somerset Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ethel3, 3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 04 Jun 1889; died on 10 Oct 1981.

  11. 22.  Frederica Susan Katherine SomersetFrederica Susan Katherine Somerset Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ethel3, 3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 31 Aug 1891; died on 16 Jun 1967.

  12. 23.  Nigel FitzRoy SomersetNigel FitzRoy Somerset Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ethel3, 3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 27 Dec 1893; died on 07 Feb 1990.

  13. 24.  Ivy Felicia SomersetIvy Felicia Somerset Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ethel3, 3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 30 Mar 1897; died in Mar 1986.

  14. 25.  Edgar Louis SkinnerEdgar Louis Skinner Descendancy chart to this point (11.Sarah3, 3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 07 Sep 1884; died in 1949.

  15. 26.  Marjorie Isabel SkinnerMarjorie Isabel Skinner Descendancy chart to this point (11.Sarah3, 3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 12 Oct 1885; died on 15 Nov 1966.

  16. 27.  Faith Mary Wordsworth SkinnerFaith Mary Wordsworth Skinner Descendancy chart to this point (11.Sarah3, 3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 08 Aug 1887; died on 09 Feb 1972 in 56 Wickham Way, Beckenham, Kent.

    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]


  17. 28.  Lilian Frances SkinnerLilian Frances Skinner Descendancy chart to this point (11.Sarah3, 3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 12 Oct 1891 in Down Ampney; died on 09 May 1933.

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

    Children:
    1. 30. Bridget M Curwen  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1929; died in 2015.

  18. 29.  Philip John Lancelot SkinnerPhilip John Lancelot Skinner Descendancy chart to this point (11.Sarah3, 3.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 23 Jan 1894; died on 01 Jan 1915.