Biography of Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll 1774-1835

In Mar 1770 [her father] George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 34) and [her mother] Frances Twysden (age 17) were married. She just past her 17th birthday, he twice her age. He the son of [her grandfather] William Villiers 3rd Earl Jersey and [her grandmother] Anne Egerton Duchess Bedford.

On 16 Dec 1774 Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll was born to George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 39) and Frances Twysden (age 21).

On 05 Jul 1795 Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 27) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 20) were married. She the daughter of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 60) and Frances Twysden (age 42). He the son of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge (age 51) and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge (age 53).

On 06 Jun 1796 [her daughter] Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond was born to [her husband] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 28) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 21).

In Apr 1797 George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway (age 29) and [her sister-in-law] Jane Paget Countess Galloway (age 22) were married. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge (age 52) and [her mother-in-law] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge (age 55). He the son of John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway (age 61) and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway (age 54).

On 06 Jul 1797 [her son] Henry Paget 2nd Marquess Anglesey was born to [her husband] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 29) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 22).

On 13 Oct 1798 [her daughter] Jane Paget Marchioness Conyngham was born to [her husband] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 30) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 23).

In 1800 John Hoppner (age 41). Portrait of Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 25).

On 29 Aug 1800 [her daughter] Georgina Paget Lady Crofton was born to [her husband] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 32) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 25).

On 26 Jan 1802 [her daughter] Augusta Paget Baroness Templemore was born to [her husband] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 33) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 27).

On 01 Mar 1803 [her son] William Paget was born to [her husband] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 34) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 28).

On 11 Feb 1804 [her daughter] Agnes Paget was born to [her husband] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 35) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 29).

In 1805 John Cole 2nd Earl Enniskillen (age 36) and [her sister-in-law] Charlotte Paget Countess Enniskillen (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Enniskillen. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge (age 60) and [her mother-in-law] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge (age 63). He the son of William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl Enniskillen and Anne Lowry-Corry Countess Enniskillen.

On 31 Jan 1805 [her son] Arthur Paget was born to [her husband] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 36) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 30).

On 22 Aug 1805 [her father] George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 70) died. His son [her brother] George (age 32) succeeded 5th Earl Jersey, 8th Viscount Grandison, 5th Viscount Villiers, 5th Baron Villiers. Sarah Sophia Fane Countess Jersey (age 20) by marriage Countess Jersey.

On 13 Nov 1806 John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway (age 70) died. His son George (age 38) succeeded 8th Earl Galloway, 7th Baronet Stewart of Corsewall, 6th Baronet Stewart of Burray in Orkney. [her sister-in-law] Jane Paget Countess Galloway (age 32) by marriage Countess Galloway.

On 29 Nov 1810 Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 42) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 35) were divorced by an act of Parliament as a result of his having had an affair with Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 29) whose husband Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 37) also sought a divorce.

Around 19 Dec 1810, three weeks after her divorce, George William Campbell 6th Duke Argyll (age 42) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 36) were married at Canongate Kirk. She by marriage Duchess Argyll. She the daughter of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey and Frances Twysden (age 57). He the son of John Campbell 5th Duke Argyll and Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll.

After 19 Dec 1810 [her former husband] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 42) and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 29) were married. She the daughter of Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan and Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan (age 52). He the son of [her former father-in-law] Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge (age 66) and [her former mother-in-law] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge (age 68).

In 1815 John Cole 2nd Earl Enniskillen (age 46) was created 1st Baron Grinstead of Grinstead in Wiltshire. [her former sister-in-law] Charlotte Paget Countess Enniskillen (age 33) by marriage Baroness Grinstead of Grinstead in Wiltshire.

On 26 Jan 1817 [her former sister-in-law] Charlotte Paget Countess Enniskillen (age 35) died.

On 10 Apr 1817 [her son-in-law] Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 25) and [her daughter] Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 20) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 48) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 42). He the son of Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond (age 52) and Charlotte Gordon Duchess Richmond (age 48). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 05 Aug 1819 [her son] Henry Paget 2nd Marquess Anglesey (age 22) and [her daughter-in-law] Eleanora Campbell were married. He the son of [her former husband] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 51) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 44).

In 1820 [her son-in-law] Arthur Chichester 1st Baron Templemore (age 22) and [her daughter] Augusta Paget Baroness Templemore (age 17) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 51) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 45).

In 1820 [her brother-in-law] John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell 7th Duke Argyll (age 42) and Joan Glassel (age 45) were married. He the son of John Campbell 5th Duke Argyll and Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll.

On 25 Jul 1821 [her mother] Frances Twysden (age 68) died in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. She was buried in the Villiers Vault, All Saints' Church, Middleton Stoney.

On 23 Apr 1824 [her son-in-law] Francis Nathaniel Conyngham 2nd Marquess Conyngham (age 26) and [her daughter] Jane Paget Marchioness Conyngham (age 25) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 55) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 49). He the son of Henry Conyngham 1st Marquess Conyngham (age 57) and Elizabeth Denison Marchioness Conyngham (age 55).

On 28 Dec 1825 [her son] Arthur Paget (age 20) died.

On 07 Mar 1829 [her son-in-law] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 22) and [her daughter] Agnes Paget (age 25) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 60) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 54). He the son of John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 57) and Mary Stevens Mackenzie.

On 04 Aug 1832 John Robert Townshend 1st Earl Sydney (age 26) and [her illegitimate step-daughter] Emily Paget Countess Sydney (age 22) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of [her former husband] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 64) and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 51).

On 27 Aug 1833 [her son] Henry Paget 2nd Marquess Anglesey (age 36) and [her daughter-in-law] Henrietta Bagot Marchioness Anglesey were married. He the son of [her former husband] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 65) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 58).

On 19 Oct 1833 [her son-in-law] Edward Crofton 2nd Baron Crofton (age 27) and [her daughter] Georgina Paget Lady Crofton (age 33) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 65) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 58).

On 16 Jun 1835 Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 60) died.

On 22 Oct 1839 [her former husband] George William Campbell 6th Duke Argyll (age 71) died. His brother [her former brother-in-law] John (age 61) succeeded 7th Duke Argyll, 4th Baron Hamilton of Hameldon in Leicestershire.

On 29 Apr 1854 [her former husband] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 85) died. His son [her son] Henry (age 56) succeeded 2nd Marquess Anglesey, 3rd Earl Uxbridge, 11th Baron Paget Beaudasert, 5th Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey. [her daughter-in-law] Henrietta Bagot Marchioness Anglesey by marriage Marchioness Anglesey.

Adeline Horsey Recollections. I remember often meeting Lady Charlotte Cadogan, who ran away with Lord Anglesey; they lived together for some years until Lady Anglesey divorced her husband, and he was free to marry Lady Charlotte. Lady Anglesey, who was a daughter of the [her father] Earl of Jersey, afterwards married the sixth Duke of Argyll, but she was a great invalid and quite a cripple during the latter part of her life.