Biography of Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey 1630-1701

Around 1624 John Ramsay 1st Earl Holderness (age 44) and [his mother] Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Holderness. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Cockayne (age 63) and [his grandmother] Mary Morris Countess Dover (age 59).

On 18 Apr 1627 [his father] Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 19) and [his mother] Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness (age 22) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Cockayne and [his grandmother] Mary Morris Countess Dover (age 62). He the son of [his grandfather] Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey (age 44) and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey.

On 08 Nov 1630 Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey was born to Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 22) and Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness (age 25).

In Jul 1641 [his mother] Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness (age 36) died.

Around 1648 [his father] Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 40) and [his step-mother] Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Lindsey. She the daughter of Edward Wray and Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote. He the son of [his grandfather] Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey. They were second cousins.

In 1654 Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 23) and Mary Massingberd were married. He the son of Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 46) and Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness.

Around 1658 [his wife] Mary Massingberd died.

Before 1660 Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 29) and Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey (age 27) were married. He the son of Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 51) and Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness.

On 20 Oct 1660 [his son] Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven was born to Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 29) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey (age 28).

Around 1663 [his son] Peregrine Bertie was born to Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 32) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey (age 30).

Around 1664 [his son] Philip Bertie was born to Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 33) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey (age 31).

Around 1666 [his son] Norris Bertie was born to Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 35) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey (age 33).

On 25 Jul 1666 [his father] Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 58) died. His son Robert (age 35) succeeded 3rd Earl Lindsey, 16th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. [his wife] Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey (age 33) by marriage Countess Lindsey.

Before 04 Dec 1667 Francis Lee 4th Baronet (age 28) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Pope Countess Lindsey were married. She by marriage Lady Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire. She the daughter of Thomas Pope 2nd Earl Downe and Lucy Dutton Countess Downe. He the son of Francis Henry Lee 2nd Baronet and Anne St John Countess Rochester (age 53).

Around 1668 [his son] Albemarle Bertie was born to Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 37) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey (age 35).

In 1669 [his wife] Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey (age 36) died.

On 30 Jul 1678 [his son] Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven (age 17) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Wynn (age 17) were married. He the son of Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 47) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey.

In 1684 [his son-in-law] Thomas Savage 3rd Earl Rivers (age 56) and [his daughter] Arabella Bertie Countess Rivers were married. She by marriage Countess Rivers. She the daughter of Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 53) and [his former wife] Mary Massingberd. He the son of John Savage 2nd Earl Rivers and Catherine Parker.

In 1689 [his son] Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven (age 28) and [his daughter-in-law] Albinia Farington Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven were married. He the son of Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 58) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey.

On 27 Aug 1691 [his son] Norris Bertie (age 25) died.

Around 1700 Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 69) and Elizabeth Pope Countess Lindsey were married. She by marriage Countess Lindsey. She the daughter of Thomas Pope 2nd Earl Downe and Lucy Dutton Countess Downe. He the son of Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey and Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness.

On 09 May 1701 Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 70) died. His son [his son] Robert (age 40) succeeded 4th Earl Lindsey, 17th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. [his daughter-in-law] Albinia Farington Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven by marriage Countess Lindsey.

In 1719 [his former wife] Elizabeth Pope Countess Lindsey died.

[his daughter] Arabella Bertie Countess Rivers was born to Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey and Mary Massingberd.