Biography of Frederick Lambton 4th Earl Durham 1855-1929

On 23rd May 1854 [his father] George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton 2nd Earl Durham [aged 25] and [his mother] Beatrix Frances Hamilton Countess Durham [aged 19] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Countess Durham. She the daughter of [his grandfather] James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn [aged 43] and [his grandmother] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn [aged 41]. He the son of John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham and Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 19th June 1855 Frederick Lambton was born to [his father] George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton 2nd Earl Durham [aged 26] and [his mother] Beatrix Frances Hamilton Countess Durham [aged 20]. He was the younger of twins, the elder being [his brother] John George Lambton 3rd Earl Durham.

On 19th June 1855 [his brother] John George Lambton 3rd Earl Durham was born to [his father] George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton 2nd Earl Durham [aged 26] and [his mother] Beatrix Frances Hamilton Countess Durham [aged 20]. He was the elder of twins, the younger being Frederick Lambton 4th Earl Durham. He married 28th October 1882 Ethel Milner Countess Durham.

In 1871 [his mother] Beatrix Frances Hamilton Countess Durham [aged 36] died.

On 29th August 1877 [his brother-in-law] Sidney Herbert 14th Earl Pembroke 11th Earl Montgomery [aged 24] and [his sister] Beatrix Louisa Lambton Countess Pembroke and Montgomery [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of [his father] George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton 2nd Earl Durham [aged 48] and [his mother] Beatrix Frances Hamilton Countess Durham. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 26th May 1879 Frederick Lambton [aged 23] and Beatrix Bulteel [aged 20] were married. He the son of George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton 2nd Earl Durham [aged 50] and Beatrix Frances Hamilton Countess Durham. They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 27th November 1879 [his father] George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton 2nd Earl Durham [aged 51] died. His son [his brother] John [aged 24] succeeded 3rd Earl Durham.

In 1880 Frederick Lambton [aged 24] unsuccessfully contested MP Berwick on Tweed.

On 31st March 1880 Frederick Lambton [aged 24] was elected MP South Durham which seat he held until 24th November 1885 when the constituency was abolished.

On 3rd July 1880 [his daughter] Violet Lambton Countess Ellesmere was born to Frederick Lambton 4th Earl Durham [aged 25] and [his wife] Beatrix Bulteel Countess Durham [aged 21]. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.57%. She married 28th October 1905 her half fifth cousin once removed John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton 4th Earl Ellesmere, son of Francis Egerton 3rd Earl Ellesmere and Katherine Louisa Phipps Countess Ellesmere, and had issue.

On 8th December 1881 [his daughter] Lilian Lambton Countess of Home was born to Frederick Lambton 4th Earl Durham [aged 26] and [his wife] Beatrix Bulteel Countess Durham [aged 22]. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.57%. She married 14th July 1902 her third cousin once removed Charles Cospatrick Douglas-Home 13th Earl of Home, son of Charles Douglas-Home 12th Earl of Home and Maria Gray Countess of Home, and had issue.

On 28th October 1882 [his brother] John George Lambton 3rd Earl Durham [aged 27] and [his sister-in-law] Ethel Milner Countess Durham [aged 32] were married. She by marriage Countess Durham. There was no issue from the marriage. He the son of [his father] George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton 2nd Earl Durham and [his mother] Beatrix Frances Hamilton Countess Durham.

On 3rd December 1883 [his son] Claud Lambton was born to Frederick Lambton 4th Earl Durham [aged 28] and [his wife] Beatrix Bulteel Countess Durham [aged 24]. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.57%.

On 13th February 1884 [his brother-in-law] George Godolphin Osborne 10th Duke Leeds [aged 21] and [his sister] Katherine Frances Lambton Duchess Leeds [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of [his father] George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton 2nd Earl Durham and [his mother] Beatrix Frances Hamilton Countess Durham. He the son of George Godolphin Osborne 9th Duke Leeds [aged 55] and Fanny Georgiana Pitt-Rivers Duchess Leeds [aged 47]. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 7th October 1884 [his son] John Frederick Lambton 5th Earl Durham was born to Frederick Lambton 4th Earl Durham [aged 29] and [his wife] Beatrix Bulteel Countess Durham [aged 25]. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.57%.

On 13th September 1887 [his son] Geoffrey Lambton was born to Frederick Lambton 4th Earl Durham [aged 32] and [his wife] Beatrix Bulteel Countess Durham [aged 28]. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.57%.

On 22nd January 1889 [his brother-in-law] Edgar Gascoyne-Cecil 1st Viscount Cecil [aged 24] and [his sister] Eleanor Lambton Viscountess Cecil [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of [his father] George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton 2nd Earl Durham and [his mother] Beatrix Frances Hamilton Countess Durham. He the son of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury [aged 58] and Georgina Alderson Marchioness of Salisbury [aged 62].

On 21st September 1893 [his daughter] Joan Katherine Lambton Baroness Joicey was born to Frederick Lambton 4th Earl Durham [aged 38] and [his wife] Beatrix Bulteel Countess Durham [aged 34]. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.57%. She married 1921 Hugh Edward Joicey 3rd Baron, son of James Joicey 1st Baron Joicey and Elizabeth Amy Robinson, and had issue.

On 3rd May 1895 George Robert Charles Herbert 13th Earl Pembroke 10th Earl Montgomery [aged 44] died in Frankfurt. His brother [his brother-in-law] Sidney [aged 42] succeeded 14th Earl Pembroke, 11th Earl Montgomery, 3rd Baron Herbert Lea. [his sister] Beatrix Louisa Lambton Countess Pembroke and Montgomery [aged 36] by marriage Countess Pembroke, Countess Montgomery.

On 23rd December 1895 George Godolphin Osborne 9th Duke Leeds [aged 67] died at Hornby Castle [Map]. His son [his brother-in-law] George [aged 33] succeeded 10th Duke Leeds, 10th Earl of Danby, 10th Viscount Osborne, 10th Viscount Latimer, 10th Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 11th Baronet Osborne of Kiveton, 4th Baron Godolphin of Farnham Royal in Buckinghamshire. [his sister] Katherine Frances Lambton Duchess Leeds [aged 33] by marriage Duchess Leeds.

In 1898 Frederick Lambton [aged 42] unsuccessfully contested MP South East Durham.

On 1st October 1900 Frederick Lambton [aged 45] was elected MP South East Durham. He was re-elected in 1906 but lost the seat on 15th January 1910.

On 14th July 1902 [his son-in-law] Charles Cospatrick Douglas-Home 13th Earl of Home [aged 28] and Lilian Lambton Countess of Home [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Frederick Lambton 4th Earl Durham [aged 47] and Beatrix Bulteel Countess Durham [aged 43]. He the son of Charles Douglas-Home 12th Earl of Home [aged 68] and Maria Gray Countess of Home [aged 53]. They were third cousin once removed.

On 28th October 1905 [his son-in-law] John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton 4th Earl Ellesmere [aged 32] and Violet Lambton Countess Ellesmere [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of Frederick Lambton 4th Earl Durham [aged 50] and Beatrix Bulteel Countess Durham [aged 46]. He the son of Francis Egerton 3rd Earl Ellesmere [aged 58] and Katherine Louisa Phipps Countess Ellesmere [aged 55]. They were half fifth cousin once removed.

On 1st September 1914 [his son] Geoffrey Lambton [aged 26] died.

In 1921 [his son-in-law] Hugh Edward Joicey 3rd Baron [aged 40] and Joan Katherine Lambton Baroness Joicey [aged 27] were married. She the daughter of Frederick Lambton 4th Earl Durham [aged 65] and Beatrix Bulteel Countess Durham [aged 61].

On 28th December 1923 [his brother-in-law] Edgar Gascoyne-Cecil 1st Viscount Cecil [aged 59] was created 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood of East Grinstead in Sussex. [his sister] Eleanor Lambton Viscountess Cecil [aged 55] by marriage Viscountess Cecil of Chelwood of East Grinstead in Sussex.

On 18th September 1928 John George Lambton 3rd Earl Durham [aged 73] died. His brother Frederick [aged 73] succeeded 4th Earl Durham; he died four months later. Beatrix Bulteel Countess Durham [aged 69] by marriage Countess Durham.

On 31st January 1929 Frederick Lambton 4th Earl Durham [aged 73] died having held the Earldom for only four months. His son John [aged 44] succeeded 5th Earl Durham.

The Times. 5th February 1929. The funeral of the Earl of Durham [deceased] took place yesterday at Burnmoor. The [his former wife] Countess of Durham [aged 69] who was unable to attend owing to illness, received the following telegram from the Queen [aged 61]:- "I send you and your family my sincere sympathy in your great sorrow.".

The cortege left Fenton [Map] at 11.30, and, as followed by 25 coaches, three of which conveyed wreaths. The chief mourners included [his son] Viscount Lambton [aged 44] and Captain the Hon. Claud Lambton [aged 45] (sons). Captain the Hon. D'Arcy Lambton [aged 62], the Hon. George Lambton [aged 68], and the Hon. Charles Lambton [aged 71] (brothers). Viscount Cecil (brother-in-law), the Earl [aged 56] and Countess of Ellesmnere [aged 48] (son-in-law and daughter), the Earl of Home (son-in-law). The officiating clergy were the Rev. Ralph Watson. the Rev. A. J. Gadd, the rector, and the Rev. G. F. Eolme. Tenants from Lord Durham's Fenton Estate were the bearers. A memorial eervice for Lord Durham was held vesterday at St. Peter's. Eaton-square, the Rev. Austin Thompson officiating. Among those present were:- The Hon. Mrs. Charles Lambton. the Bon. Mrs. Claud Lambton, Air. D'Arcy [?]. the Earl and Countess of Pembroke. Colonel the Hon. George Herhert also represented the Dowager Countess of Pembroke. Mr Arthur Lambton, the Duke and Duchess of Abereorn the Dowager Marchioness of Lansdowne Alberta Marchioness of Blanford.

On 27th April 1937 [his former wife] Beatrix Bulteel Countess Durham [aged 78] died.