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Paternal Family Tree: Eliot
On 18th October 1881 [his father] Henry Cornwallis Eliot 5th Earl St Germans (age 46) and [his mother] Emily Harriet Labouchere Countess St Germans (age 37) were married at Savoy Chapel Royal [Map]. She by marriage Countess St Germans. He the son of [his grandfather] Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl St Germans and [his grandmother] Jemima Cornwallis Countess St Germans.
On 11th June 1890 John Granville Cornwallis Eliot 6th Earl St Germans was born to Henry Cornwallis Eliot 5th Earl St Germans (age 55) and Emily Harriet Labouchere Countess St Germans (age 45) at 13 Grosvenor Gardens, Belgravia.
Around 1900 John Granville Cornwallis Eliot 6th Earl St Germans (age 9) educated at St Peter Intra College, Broadstairs.
Around 1910 John Granville Cornwallis Eliot 6th Earl St Germans (age 19) educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
On 24th September 1911 [his father] Henry Cornwallis Eliot 5th Earl St Germans (age 76) died at Port Eliot, Cornwall. He was buried at St Germans Priory [Map]. His son John (age 21) succeeded 6th Earl St Germans, 7th Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.
13th March 1918. The Sketch.
Engaged to the Earl of St. Germans (age 27): Lady [his future wife] Blanche Somerset (age 20).
The engagement of Lady Blanche Somerset, elder daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, and the Earl of St. Germans, M.C., Dragoons, was announced on March 6. Lady Blanche, who was born in 1897, is a daughter of the ninth Duke. Lord St. Germans is the sixth Earl, and succeeded to the title in 1911. He was born in 1890, and is a Captain of Dragoons. He has served in the war ever since 1914, and has been wounded, mentioned in despatches, and awarded the Military Cross.
On 11th June 1918 John Granville Cornwallis Eliot 6th Earl St Germans (age 28) and Blanche Linnie Fitzroy Countess St Germans (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess St Germans. She the daughter of Henry Adelbert Wellington Fitzroy 9th Duke Beaufort (age 71) and Louise Emily Harford 9th Duchess Beaufort (age 53). He the son of Henry Cornwallis Eliot 5th Earl St Germans and Emily Harriet Labouchere Countess St Germans (age 73). They were third cousin once removed.
12th June 1918. The Times.
Marriage. Lord St. Germans (age 28) and Lady [his wife] Blanche Somerset (age 21).
Princess Arthur of Connaught (age 27) and the Marquess (age 31) and Marchioness (age 27) of Carisbrooke were among the large company present yesterday at St. Margaret's [Map], Westminster, for the marriage of the Earl of St. Germans and Lady Blanche Somerset. The bridegroom, who is a captain in the Scots Greys, has served abroad since the beginning of the war, and received the Military Cross in 1916; the bride is the elder daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort.
The church was decorated with palms, variegated maple, and white flowers; and troopers of the bridegroom's regiment, drawn up inside the church, formed a guard of honour between the ranks of which the bridegroom and his best man, the Earl of Leven and Melville (age 27), awaited her.
The wedding dress was of silver tissue over charmeuse, with a train of old Brussels point (given by the bride's mother), lined with silver. The veil, which was lent by the Duchess, was also of fine old lace. No bouquet was carried, nor were any ornaments worn.
In attendance upon the bride were her sister, Lady [his sister-in-law] Diana Somerset (age 19), Miss Betty Harford (her cousin), the Hon. Ivy Somerset (cousin of the bride and the bridegroom), Miss Betty Eliot (cousin of the bridegroom), Lady Morvyth Ward, and Lady Avice Sackville, whose frocks were of pale yellow georgette edged with silver. With these were worn small transparent hats of black lace, and bouquets of yellow tiger lilies were carried. The bridegroom's present to the bridesmaids was a red cornelian and jade pendant.
The music during the time the guests were assembling included a Bach prelude and fugue, and the Bridal Chorus from "Lohengrin"; the anthem "Rejoice in the Lord" was sung during the signing of the register.
There was a small reception afterwards (for relatives and intimate friends) at 11 Portman-square, after which Lord and Lady St. Germans left for Walmer Castle [Map], lent by Earl and Countess Beauchamp for the honeymoon.
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19th June 1918. The Sketch.
It may seem, perhaps, a little premature to designate any particular ceremony "the" wedding of the season, yet few, if any, which may be celebrated between now and the autumn are likely to be of more interest or importance than that of the Earl of St. Germans (age 28) and Lady [his wife] Blanche Somerset (age 21), which was celebrated at St. Margaret's [Map], Westminster, last week. The bridegroom has served abroad since the early days of the war, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1916. The bride is the elder daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort. The church was prettily decorated with palms, maple, and many flowers, and troopers of the bridegroom's regiment formed a guard of honour, between the ranks of which Lady Blanche Somerset, with her father, the Duke of Beaufort, passed to the chancel, where Lord St. Germans and his best man, the Earl of Leven and Melville, were awaiting her. The bride wore a beautiful dress of silver tissue over charmeuse, with a train of old Brussels point, lined with silver, and was attended by quite a pre-war bevy of bridesmaids: Lady [his sister-in-law] Diana Somerset (age 19), Miss Betty Harford (her cousin), the Hon. Ivy Somerset (cousin of the bride and the bridegroom), Miss Betty Eliot (cousin of the bridegroom), Lady Morvyth Ward, and Lady Avice Sackville, all of whom wore pale yellow georgette edged with silver. Small transparent hats of black gauze were worn, and each carried a bouquet of yellow tiger-lilies. The bridegroom's presents to the bridesmaids were pendants of red cornelian and jade. A small reception was afterwards held at 11, Portman Square, for relatives and intimate friends, after which Lord and Lady St. Germans left for Walmer Castle, lent for the honeymoon by Earl and Countess Beauchamp. Princess Arthur of Connaught and the Marquess and Marchioness of Carisbrooke were present in the distinguished congregation. The ushers were Baron de Tuyll, Mr. Christian Eliot, the Hon. Sir Arthur Walsh, Viscount Ednam, Major Brinton, and Captain Burton.
Diana Maud Nina Fitzroy: On 12th September 1898 she was born to Henry Adelbert Wellington Fitzroy 9th Duke Beaufort and Louise Emily Harford 9th Duchess Beaufort. On 6th May 1935 Diana Maud Nina Fitzroy died.
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25th June 1918. Western Morning News. Page 2.
Port Eliot's Welcome. Homecoming Of Earl (age 28) And [his wife] Countess (age 21) Of St. Germans.
The Earl of St. Germans, M.C., Capt. Royal Scots Greys, brought his bride home to Port Eliot last evening. The village from the railway to Port Eliot was decorated with flowers and flags. At the station, immediately over the carriage which awaited them, was the word "Welcome." Over the porchway of Port Eliot was "Welcome Home." The Earl and Countess (formerly Lady Blanche Somerset, elder daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort) travelled from London by an express which specially stopped for them at St. Germans. At the station the Volunteers, under Lt. G.C. Tucker, formed a guard of honour. The carriage was decorated with flowers and drawn by estate employees, with Mr. W.J. Prior, the coachman, in full dress, whip and all, on the box. Mr. Prior, an old and respected family servant, fulfilled the same ornamental duty when the late Earl brought his Countess to St. Germans, 34 years ago. In front of the carriage were the tenants and the school children of St. Germans and Tideford carrying flags and flowers. Among those present to receive the Earl and Countess were Lt.-Com. Montague Eliot and Mrs. Eliot, Mrs. C.R. Gott, and Col. and Mrs. Gill. The chairman of the Reception Committee, Mr. W.F. Creber, the oldest tenant on the estate, was unable to be present. Mr. R. Oliver took his place, accompanied by Mr. W. Paige (vice-chairman) and Mr. W.G. Broad, hon. sec. Other members of the committee were Rev. C.R. Gott (vicar), Eng.-Rear-Adml. Haddy, Mrs. Maybard, Mrs. J.E. Goard, Mrs. J. Southern, Messrs. J.E. Matthews, C.G. Tucker, E. Body, J.A. Bersey, G.H. Carpenter, R. Palmby, W.J. Prior, J. Scantlebury, A. Botterell, and T. Mayes.
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On 26th February 1919 [his daughter] Rosemary Alexandra Eliot was born to John Granville Cornwallis Eliot 6th Earl St Germans (age 28) and [his wife] Blanche Linnie Fitzroy Countess St Germans (age 21).
9th April 1921. Western Morning News. Page 4.
Earl of St. Germans (age 30) sustains serious injuries at Dartmoor Chases.
An Accident befell the Earl of St. Germans whilst competing in the Dartmoor Hunt Point-to-Point races at Wrangaton yesterday. His lordship had entered two of his horses, Harkaway, in the Dartmoor and Adjoining Hunts heavy-weight race, and Dusky, in the Dartmoor and Adjoining Hunts light-weight race.
It was in the heavy-weight race, the opening event of the meeting, that his lordship came to grief. After covering half the course of three miles, his mount, Harkaway, failed to negotiate a jump and threw his lordship.
Col. J.W. Gill, of St. Germans, went to the Earl's assistance, and after first-aid had been rendered by Messrs. W.T. Lucitt and W. Wooldridge, of the George-street (Plymouth) Ambulance Corps, his lordship was removed from the course on a stretcher, and conveyed to St. Germans by a special train, Col. Gill, a retired doctor, travelling with him; and thence by ambulance to Penmadown, his lordship's temporary residence.
Here the Earl was attended by Drs. Harman and Gill, while Dr. Robinson, of Plymouth, was consulted. His lordship's injuries are more grave than at first anticipated. His horse fell on him and his pelvis was badly crushed. His condition is regarded as serious.
On 29th July 1921 [his daughter] Cathleen Blanche Lily Eliot was born to John Granville Cornwallis Eliot 6th Earl St Germans (age 31) and [his wife] Blanche Linnie Fitzroy Countess St Germans (age 24).
After 1922. St Germans Priory [Map]. Memorials to:
Left: [his father] Henry Cornwallis Eliot 5th Earl St Germans and [his brother] Edward Henry John Cornwallis Eliot.
Right top: [his uncle] Edward John Cornwallis Eliot.
Right bottom: John Granville Cornwallis Eliot 6th Earl St Germans (age 31).
Henry Cornwallis Eliot 5th Earl St Germans: On 11th February 1835 he was born to Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl St Germans and Jemima Cornwallis Countess St Germans. On 19th March 1881 William Gordon Cornwallis Eliot 4th Earl St Germans died unmarried. He was buried near his mother Jemima Cornwallis Countess St Germans at Kensal Green Cemetery Henry succeeded 5th Earl St Germans, 6th Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall. On 18th October 1881 Henry Cornwallis Eliot 5th Earl St Germans and Emily Harriet Labouchere Countess St Germans were married at Savoy Chapel Royal. He the son of Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl St Germans and Jemima Cornwallis Countess St Germans. On 24th September 1911 Henry Cornwallis Eliot 5th Earl St Germans died at Port Eliot, Cornwall. He was buried at St Germans Priory succeeded 6th Earl St Germans, 7th Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.
Edward Henry John Cornwallis Eliot: On 30th August 1885 he was born to Henry Cornwallis Eliot 5th Earl St Germans and Emily Harriet Labouchere Countess St Germans.
Edward John Cornwallis Eliot: On 2nd April 1827 he was born to Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl St Germans and Jemima Cornwallis Countess St Germans. On 26th November 1864 Edward John Cornwallis Eliot died unmarried at Port Eliot, Cornwall.
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On 22nd March 1922 John Granville Cornwallis Eliot 6th Earl St Germans (age 31) died of an injury sustained during a point to point at Wrangton Totnes, Devon. His first cousin Granville (age 54) succeeded 7th Earl St Germans, 8th Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.
1st April 1922. Letter from W.W. Kerr to [his former wife] Blanche, Countess St. Germans (age 24).
Rand Club, Johannesburg.
Dear Lady St. Germans,
I have, alas, the saddest story in the world to tell.
Dear John [John, 6th Earl St Germans (deceased)] arrived here last Saturday very fit and well. I saw a lot of him that day, Sunday and Monday. He was very cheery and told me, more than once, how well he felt, what a lot of good the trip had done him and how much he had enjoyed it.
I was away all Tuesday but on my return here Wednesday morning, I was told he was ill. I went up to his room and to my horror discovered he was really bad.
I took him up to the Lady Dudley Nursing Home at once in an ambulance and there Dr. Watt asked me if I would like another Doctor called in as consultant. I suggested Dr. Rogers, who was called and arrived in a few minutes.
They (the Doctors) told me the case was very serious but that they were hopeful of his pulling through. I hated having to send you that wire but I felt I ought to, because I had asked the Doctors what they would tell you if you were here, so I just wired what they said, my one hope being to be able to cable you good news later. I was with him until he became unconscious on Friday, when he gradually sank and died very peacefully at 11.15 pm.
His one anxiety all the time was you. He didn't want you to be worried. He knew how anxious you would be. A few moments before he died he became conscious and asked the Sister for you. The Sister said "shall I fetch her?" and John just nodded and died.
It was so beautiful, ‘His last thought' – I've asked the Sister to write to you. They were all so kind and did everything in their power to save him.
What can one say to help or comfort you in your greatest sorrow? Sympathy is all the World can give, and I think it would help a tiny bit if you could hear the genuine sorrow and sympathy expressed by everybody here who had met him, even some of whom had only known him for a few days but whose affections he had instantly won.
May God bless and help you.
Yours very sincerely,
W.W. Kerr
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4th April 1922. Pall Mall Gazette.
Earl of St Germans (deceased). Fatal chill during motor drive.
The Earl of St. Germans, whose death in South Africa was announced yesterday, died, according to Reuter, in a nursing home in Johannesburg on Friday night.
The Earl arrived at Cape Town from England on March 6, reaching Johannesburg on the 25th. It is believed that he caught a chill while motoring to Pretoria last Tuesday. On the following morning he was admitted to the nursing home, where he was treated for double pneumonia. The illness, however, developed rapidly, and he passed away on Friday night.
4th April 1922. Western Morning News. Page 4.
Tribute To His County Services.
Before commencing the business of the Cornwall Standing Joint Committee at Bodmin yesterday the Chairman (Mr. H.D. Foster) referred to the death of the Earl of St. Germans (deceased). Most of them, he said, were surprised and grieved to see the news in the paper that morning. The late Earl was a member of that committee. He had shown that he was willing to undertake the duties which should fall to such as he in the county. While his health was good no man paid more attention to the duties devolving upon him than did the late Earl. They must all feel that they had lost a very valuable life, and one who did good in the county. The meeting passed a standing vote with the bereaved relatives.
12th July 1922. Western Morning News. Page 4.
Will of the Earl of St Germans. Bequests to Servants and Godchildren.
Capt. the Right Hon. John Granville Cornwallis, sixth Earl of St. Germans, who died in Johannesburg on March 31 last, aged 31 years, left unsettled property in his own disposition of the gross value of 54,237 pounds 3s. 7d., with net personalty 42,193 pounds 18s. 3d. Probate of his will, dated August 3, 1918, has been granted to the Hon. Cyril Walter Ponsonby, of 4, Basil-mansions, Knightsbridge, S.W., and the Right Hon. Archibald Alexander, Earl of Leven and Melville, of 1, Sussex-square, Hyde Park, W.
The testator left 300 pounds to his butler, Robert Palmby; 200 pounds each to his keeper, John Scantlebury, and his coachman, Walter Prior; 100 pounds, a saddle, a pair of guns, and his gold watch and chain to his godson Nicholas Eliot; 100 pounds to his godson Richard John Crichton; 50 pounds to his goddaughter Pamela Allix; 500 pounds to the Hon. Cyril Ponsonby, as executor; his household and personal effects and live and dead farming stock at Port Eliot to his successor in the estates; and the Polmarkyn Farm, St. Germans, to his mother, the Right Hon. Emily Harriet, Dowager Countess of St. Germans.
All other property in his own disposition he left to his wife, the Right Hon. Blanche Linnie, Countess of St. Germans (daughter of the Duke of Beaufort).
On 30th August 1968 [his former wife] Blanche Linnie Fitzroy Countess St Germans (age 71) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
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Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Eliot
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Eliot
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Craggs Eliot 1st Baron Eliot
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Craggs
Great x 3 Grandmother: Harriet Craggs
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Eliot 2nd Earl St Germans
GrandFather: Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl St Germans 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Georgiana Augusta Leveson-Gower 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cochrane 4th Earl Dundonald 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Henry Cornwallis Eliot 5th Earl St Germans 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Cornwallis 4th Baron Cornwallis 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Cornwallis 1st Earl Cornwallis 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Butler Baroness Cornwallis 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Townshend Countess Cornwallis 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Cornwallis 2nd Marquess Cornwallis 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Unamed Tullekin Jones
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jemima Tullekin Jones Countess Cornwallis
GrandMother: Jemima Cornwallis Countess St Germans 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 2nd Duke Gordon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Cosmo George Gordon 3rd Duke Gordon 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Mordaunt Duchess Gordon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gordon 2nd Earl Aberdeen
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Gordon Duchess Gordon 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Murray 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Louisa Gordon Marchioness Cornwallis 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Maxwell
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon
John Granville Cornwallis Eliot 6th Earl St Germans 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Peter Caesar Labouchere
GrandFather: Henry Labouchere 1st Baron Taunton
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Baring
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Baring 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Elizabeth Baring
Great x 2 Grandmother: Harriet Herring Lady Baring
Mother: Emily Harriet Labouchere Countess St Germans
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Baring
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Baring 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Baring 2nd Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Harriet Herring Lady Baring
GrandMother: Frances Baring
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Sealy Sealy Sealy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Ursula Sealy Lady Baring
