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Biography of Henry Charles Sturt 1795-1866

Paternal Family Tree: Sturt

Maternal Family Tree: Mary Clarke 1739

Before 9th August 1795 [his father] Charles Sturt of Crichel and Brownsea Castle (age 32) and [his mother] Mary Anne Ashley Cooper were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury and [his grandmother] Mary Bouverie Countess Shaftesbury (age 64).

On 9th August 1795 Henry Charles Sturt was born to Charles Sturt of Crichel and Brownsea Castle (age 32) and Mary Anne Ashley Cooper and Brownsea Castle.

In 1812 [his father] Charles Sturt of Crichel and Brownsea Castle (age 49) died.

In 1817 Henry Charles Sturt (age 21) was elected MP Bridport which seat he held until 1820.

On 15th August 1820 Henry Charles Sturt (age 25) and Charlotte Penelope Brudenell were married. She the daughter of Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan (age 51) and Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan (age 50).

On 16th May 1825 [his son] Henry Gerard Sturt 1st Baron Alington was born to Henry Charles Sturt (age 29) and [his wife] Charlotte Penelope Brudenell.

On 19th June 1826 [his brother-in-law] James Brudenell 7th Earl Cardigan (age 28) and Elizabeth Tollemache Countess Cardigan (age 28) were married. Separated in 1846. He the son of [his father-in-law] Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan (age 57) and [his mother-in-law] Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan.

On 18th August 1828 Henry Pelham 3rd Earl Chichester (age 23) and [his sister-in-law] Mary Brudenell Countess Chichester (age 22) were married at St Mary's Church Cadogan Street. She by marriage Countess Chichester. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan (age 59) and [his mother-in-law] Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan. He the son of Thomas Pelham 2nd Earl Chichester and Mary Henrietta Juliana Osborne Countess Chichester (age 51). They were fifth cousins.

In 1830 Henry Charles Sturt (age 34) was elected MP Dorchester.

In 1835 Henry Charles Sturt (age 39) was elected MP Dorset which seat he held until 1846.

In 1835 Sophia Howe 2nd Baroness Howe died. Her son Richard (age 38) succeeded 3rd Baron Howe. [his sister-in-law] Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 36) by marriage Baroness Howe.

In 1836 [his sister-in-law] Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 37) died.

On 14th August 1837 [his father-in-law] Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan (age 68) died at Marylebone. His son [his brother-in-law] James (age 39) succeeded 7th Earl Cardigan, 7th Baron Brudenell of Stonton in Leicestershire, 3rd Baron Brudenell Deene in Northamptonshire. Elizabeth Tollemache Countess Cardigan (age 39) by marriage Countess Cardigan.

In 1848 [his son-in-law] Thomas Baring 1st Earl Northbrook (age 21) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Sturt Baroness Northbrook were married.

On 10th September 1853 [his son] Henry Gerard Sturt 1st Baron Alington (age 28) and [his daughter-in-law] Augusta Bingham Baroness Alington (age 21) were married. She the daughter of George Charles Bingham 3rd Earl Lucan (age 53) and Anne Brudenell Countess Lucan (age 44). They were first cousins.

On 20th September 1858 [his brother-in-law] James Brudenell 7th Earl Cardigan (age 60) and Adeline Horsey Countess Cardigan (age 33) were married; she had been his mistress since 1857. She by marriage Countess Cardigan. The marriage something of a scandal since James Brudenell 7th Earl Cardigan had left his first wife; Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 39) refused to have Adeline at court. The difference in their ages was 27 years. He the son of [his father-in-law] Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan and [his mother-in-law] Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan.

On 6th July 1865 [his son-in-law] St George Gerald Foley (age 50) and [his daughter] Augusta Selina Sturt were married. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

All About History Books

The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 14th April 1866 Henry Charles Sturt (age 70) died.

In 1879 [his former wife] Charlotte Penelope Brudenell died.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Sturt Baroness Northbrook was born to Henry Charles Sturt and Charlotte Penelope Brudenell.

[his daughter] Augusta Selina Sturt was born to Henry Charles Sturt and Charlotte Penelope Brudenell.

Royal Ancestors of Henry Charles Sturt 1795-1866

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Henry Charles Sturt 1795-1866

Great x 1 Grandfather: Humphrey Sturt

GrandFather: Humphrey Sturt

Father: Charles Sturt of Crichel and Brownsea Castle

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Pitfield

GrandMother: Mary Pitfield

Henry Charles Sturt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cooper 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 1st Earl Shaftesbury

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Ashley Lady Cooper

Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 2nd Earl Shaftesbury 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: David Cecil 3rd Earl Exeter 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Cecil 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Egerton Countess Exeter 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 3rd Earl Shaftesbury 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Manners 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Manners Countess Shaftesbury 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Cotton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Ewer of Bushey Hall in Hertfordshire

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Ewer Countess Shafetsbury 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Montagu 1st Earl Manchester 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Montagu 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Spencer

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Montagu 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Baynard

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Baynard

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ursula Stapleton

Mother: Mary Anne Ashley Cooper 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward des Bouverie

Great x 2 Grandfather: William des Bouverie 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: Jacob de la Forterie

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne de la Foterie

Great x 1 Grandfather: Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Urry of Mill Place, Isle of Wight

Great x 3 Grandfather: David Urry

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Urry Lady Bouverie

GrandMother: Mary Bouverie Countess Shaftesbury

Great x 2 Grandfather: Bartholemew Clarke

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Clarke