Biography of George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston 1859-1925

On 3rd July 1856 [his father] Alfred Nathaniel Holden Curzon 4th Baron Scarsdale (age 24) and [his mother] Blanche Pocklington Senhouse Baroness Scarsdale (age 18) were married.

On 11th January 1859 George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston was born to Alfred Nathaniel Holden Curzon 4th Baron Scarsdale (age 27) and Blanche Pocklington Senhouse Baroness Scarsdale (age 21).

On 4th April 1875 [his mother] Blanche Pocklington Senhouse Baroness Scarsdale (age 37) died.

On 22nd April 1895 George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston (age 36) and Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston (age 25) were married.

On 20th January 1896 [his daughter] Mary Irene Curzon 2nd Baroness Ravensdale was born to George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston (age 37) and [his wife] Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston (age 26).

On 23rd August 1898 [his daughter] Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats was born to George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston (age 39) and [his wife] Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston (age 28).

On 18th March 1900 General William Lockhart (age 58) died of malaria. His funeral occurred the following day and the service was taken by James Welldon the Bishop of Calcutta, and former headmaster of Harrow School. Lockhart's good friend and Viceroy Lord Curzon (age 41) attended.

On 20th March 1904 [his daughter] Alexandra Naldera Curzon was born to George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston (age 45) and [his wife] Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston (age 34). Naldera baing the place in India where she was conceived.

On 18th July 1906 [his wife] Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston (age 36) died at 1 Carlton Terrace, St James'.

1909. William Logsdail (age 49). Portrait of George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston (age 49).

On 2nd November 1911 George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston (age 52) was created 1st Earl Curzon of Kedleston, 1st Viscount Scarsdale of Scarsdale in Derbyshire, 1st Baron Ravensdale of Ravensdale in Derbyshire. The Viscountcy was created with remainder in default of heirs male to the heirs male of his father. The Barony was created with remainder in default of heirs male to his daughters. See Viscountcies of England Created with a Special Remainder.

1913. Philip de László (age 43). Portrait of George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston (age 53).

1914. Hubert Von Herkomer (age 64). Portrait of George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston (age 54).

In 1916 George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston (age 56) was appointed 854th Knight of the Garter by King George V of the United Kingdom (age 50).

On 23rd March 1916 [his father] Alfred Nathaniel Holden Curzon 4th Baron Scarsdale (age 84) died. His son George (age 57) succeeded 5th Baron Scarsdale, 9th Baronet Curzon of Kedleston in Derbyshire, 9th Baronet Curzon of Nova Scotia.

On 2nd January 1917 George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston (age 57) and Grace Elvina Hinds Marchioness Curzon Kedleston (age 31) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ravensdale of Ravensdale in Derbyshire, Baroness Scarsdale. The difference in their ages was 26 years.

On 11th May 1920 [his son-in-law] Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet (age 23) and [his daughter] Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats (age 21) were married. Following their marriage he is alledged to have had affairs with his wife's younger sister [his daughter] Alexandra Naldera Curzon (age 16) and his wife's step-mother [his wife] Grace Elvina Hinds Marchioness Curzon Kedleston (age 34). She the daughter of George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston (age 61) and [his former wife] Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston.

Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats: On 23rd August 1898 she was born to George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston and Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston. On 16th May 1933 Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats died.

Alexandra Naldera Curzon: On 20th March 1904 she was born to George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston and Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston. Naldera baing the place in India where she was conceived. In 1925 Major Edward Dudley Metcalfe and she were married. She the daughter of George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston and Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston. In 1955 Major Edward Dudley Metcalfe and Alexandra Naldera Curzon were divorced. On 7th August 1995 Alexandra Naldera Curzon died. She was buried at All Saints Church, Kedleston [Map].

On 28th June 1921 George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston (age 62) was created 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston. [his wife] Grace Elvina Hinds Marchioness Curzon Kedleston (age 36) by marriage Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston.

In 1925 [his son-in-law] Major Edward Dudley Metcalfe (age 37) and [his daughter] Alexandra Naldera Curzon (age 20) were married. She the daughter of George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston (age 65) and [his former wife] Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston.

On 20th March 1925 George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston (age 66) died. Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Earl Curzon of Kedleston extinct. His nephew Richard (age 26) succeeded 2nd Viscount Scarsdale of Scarsdale in Derbyshire, 6th Baron Scarsdale, 10th Baronet Curzon of Kedleston in Derbyshire, 10th Baronet Curzon of Nova Scotia. His daughter [his daughter] Mary (age 29) succeeded 2nd Baroness Ravensdale of Ravensdale in Derbyshire.

After 20th March 1925. All Saints Church, Kedleston [Map]. Monument to George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston (deceased) and his first wife [his former wife] Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston. Table Tomb in white marble; two angels holding the crown of life lean over the effigies designed by Bertram Mackennal (age 61).

On 29th June 1958 [his former wife] Grace Elvina Hinds Marchioness Curzon Kedleston (age 73) died.