Biography of Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville 1810-1899

On 28 Jul 1806 [his father] Charles Augustus Bennet 5th Earl Tankerville (age 30) and [his mother] Corisande Armandine Sophie Léonie Hélène Gramont Countess Tankerville (age 23) were married at Devonshire House. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Antoine 8th Duke Gramont (age 50) and [his grandmother] Aglae de Polignac "Guichette" Duchess Gramont. He the son of [his grandfather] Charles Bennet 4th Earl Tankerville (age 62) and [his grandmother] Emma Colebrooke Countess Tankerville (age 54).

On 10 Jan 1810 Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville was born to Charles Augustus Bennet 5th Earl Tankerville (age 33) and Corisande Armandine Sophie Léonie Hélène Gramont Countess Tankerville (age 27) at Charles Street, Berkeley Square.

In 1832 Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville (age 21) was elected MP North Northumberland.

On 29 Jan 1850 Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville (age 40) and Olivia Montagu Countess Tankerville (age 19) were married at Kimbolton Castle [Map]. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of George Montagu 6th Duke Manchester (age 50) and Millicent Sparrow Duchess Manchester. He the son of Charles Augustus Bennet 5th Earl Tankerville (age 73) and Corisande Armandine Sophie Léonie Hélène Gramont Countess Tankerville (age 67).

On 31 Dec 1850 [his son] Charles Bennet was born to Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville (age 40) and [his wife] Olivia Montagu Countess Tankerville (age 20).

On 30 Mar 1852 [his son] George Montagu Bennet 7th Earl Tankerville was born to Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville (age 42) and [his wife] Olivia Montagu Countess Tankerville (age 21) at Claridge's Hotel, Brook Street.

On 22 Jul 1852 [his brother-in-law] William Drogo Montagu 7th Duke Manchester (age 28) and Louisa Vonalten Duchess Devonshire and Manchester (age 20) were married at Hanover Lower Saxony. He the son of [his father-in-law] George Montagu 6th Duke Manchester (age 53) and Millicent Sparrow Duchess Manchester.

On 30 May 1853 [his son] Frederick Augustus Bennet was born to Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville (age 43) and [his wife] Olivia Montagu Countess Tankerville (age 22).

In 1855 [his daughter] Corisande Olivia Bennet was born to Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville (age 44) and [his wife] Olivia Montagu Countess Tankerville (age 24).

On 18 Aug 1855 [his father-in-law] George Montagu 6th Duke Manchester (age 56) died. His son [his brother-in-law] William (age 31) succeeded 7th Duke Manchester, 10th Earl Manchester, 10th Viscount Mandeville, 10th Baron Montagu of Kimbolton. Louisa Vonalten Duchess Devonshire and Manchester (age 23) by marriage Duchess Manchester.

On 22 Jun 1857 [his daughter] Ida Louise Bennet Countess Dalhousie was born to Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville (age 47) and [his wife] Olivia Montagu Countess Tankerville (age 26).

On 25 Jun 1859 [his father] Charles Augustus Bennet 5th Earl Tankerville (age 83) died. His son Charles (age 49) succeeded 6th Earl Tankerville, 7th Baron Ossulston of Ossulston in Middlesex. [his wife] Olivia Montagu Countess Tankerville (age 28) by marriage Countess Tankerville.

On 23 Jan 1865 [his mother] Corisande Armandine Sophie Léonie Hélène Gramont Countess Tankerville (age 82) died.

In 1866 Jacob Wilson was appointed land agent to Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville (age 55) for his estates at Chillingham, Northumberland [Map].

In 1877 [his son-in-law] John William Maule Ramsay 13th Earl Dalhousie (age 29) and [his daughter] Ida Louise Bennet Countess Dalhousie (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville (age 66) and [his wife] Olivia Montagu Countess Tankerville (age 46).

On 29 Jun 1879 [his son] Charles Bennet (age 28) died of cholera at India.

On 24 Nov 1887 [his daughter] Ida Louise Bennet Countess Dalhousie (age 30) died.

On 22 Mar 1890 [his brother-in-law] William Drogo Montagu 7th Duke Manchester (age 66) died. His son George (age 36) succeeded 8th Duke Manchester, 11th Earl Manchester, 11th Viscount Mandeville, 11th Baron Montagu of Kimbolton. Consuelo Yznaga Duchess Manchester (age 37) by marriage Duchess Manchester.

On 05 Sep 1891 [his son] Frederick Augustus Bennet (age 38) died.

On 23 Oct 1895 [his son] George Montagu Bennet 7th Earl Tankerville (age 43) and [his daughter-in-law] Leonora Sophia van Marter Countess of Tancerville were married. He the son of Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville (age 85) and [his wife] Olivia Montagu Countess Tankerville (age 65).

On 18 Dec 1899 Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville (age 89) died. His son [his son] George (age 47) succeeded 7th Earl Tankerville, 8th Baron Ossulston of Ossulston in Middlesex. [his daughter-in-law] Leonora Sophia van Marter Countess of Tancerville by marriage Countess Tankerville.

On 15 Feb 1922 [his former wife] Olivia Montagu Countess Tankerville (age 91) died at Greystones, Tunbridge Wells. She was buried at Chillingham, Northumberland [Map].