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Biography of Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield 1825-1892

Paternal Family Tree: Adams aka Anson

Maternal Family Tree: Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield 1800-1879

On 11th February 1819 [his father] Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield (age 23) and [his mother] Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield (age 19) were married.

On 15th August 1825 Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield was born to Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield (age 29) and Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield (age 25).

On 10th September 1826 Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 1) was baptised at St Michael and All Angels Church, Colwich [Map].

1832. George Hayter (age 39). Portrait of [his mother] Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield (age 32) with two of her children Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 6) and [his sister] Harriet Frances Maria Anson Baroness Vernon (age 4).

Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield: In 1800 she was born to Nathaniel Phillips. On 11th February 1819 Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield and she were married. On 20th August 1879 she died in Hill Street.

On 18th March 1854 [his father] Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield (age 58) died. His son Thomas (age 28) succeeded 2nd Earl Lichfield, 3rd Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 3rd Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire

On 10th April 1855 Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 29) and Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Lichfield. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn (age 44) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn (age 42). He the son of Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield and Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield (age 55).

In 1856 [his son] Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield was born to Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 30) and [his wife] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 22). He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map] taking a BA in 1876.

In 1857 [his son] George Augustus Anson was born to Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 31) and [his wife] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 23).

In 1858 [his son] Henry James Anson was born to Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 32) and [his wife] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 24).

On 26th October 1858 William Henry Edgecumbe 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 24) and [his sister-in-law] Katherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Mount Edgcumbe (age 18) were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn (age 47) and [his mother-in-law] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn (age 46). He the son of Ernest Augustus Edgecumbe 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 61).

On 22nd November 1859 William Scott 6th Duke Buccleuch 8th Duke Queensberry (age 28) and [his sister-in-law] Louisa Jane Hamilton Duchess Buccleuch and Queensbury (age 23) were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn (age 48) and [his mother-in-law] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn (age 47). He the son of Walter Scott 5th Duke Buccleuch 7th Duke Queensberry and Charlotte Anne Thynne Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury (age 48). They were fifth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1860 [his daughter] Florence Beatrice Anson was born to Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 34) and [his wife] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 26).

On 3rd September 1861 Ernest Augustus Edgecumbe 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 64) died. His son William (age 27) succeeded 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, 5th Baron Edgcumbe. [his sister-in-law] Katherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Mount Edgcumbe (age 21) by marriage Countess of Mount Edgcumbe.

In 1862 [his son] Frederic William Anson was born to Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 36) and [his wife] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 28).

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.

In 1864 [his son] Claud Anson was born to Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 38) and [his wife] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 30).

In 1865 [his daughter] Beatrice Anson was born to Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 39) and [his wife] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 31).

In 1867 [his son] Francis Anson was born to Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 41) and [his wife] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 33).

In 1869 [his brother-in-law] James Hamilton 2nd Duke of Abercorn (age 30) and Mary Anna Curzon Howe Duchess Abercorn (age 21) were married. She by marriage Duchess Abercorn. She the daughter of Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 72) and Anne Gore Countess Howe. He the son of [his father-in-law] James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn (age 57) and [his mother-in-law] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn (age 56).

In 1869 Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th Marquess Lansdowne (age 23) and [his sister-in-law] Maud Evelyn Hamilton Marchioness Lansdowne (age 19) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Lansdowne. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn (age 57) and [his mother-in-law] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn (age 56). He the son of Henry Thomas Petty-Fitzmaurice 4th Marquess Lansdowne and Emily Jane de Flahaut Marchioness Lansdowne (age 49). They were fourth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1869 George Charles Spencer-Churchill 8th Duke of Marlborough (age 24) and [his sister-in-law] Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess of Marlborough (age 22) were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn (age 57) and [his mother-in-law] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn (age 56). He the son of John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 46) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 46). They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1869 [his daughter] Mary Maud Anson was born to Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 43) and [his wife] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 35).

In 1870 [his daughter] Edith Anson was born to Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 44) and [his wife] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 36).

In 1871 [his sister-in-law] Beatrix Frances Hamilton Countess Durham (age 36) died.

In 1872 [his son] William Anson was born to Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 46) and [his wife] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 38).

In 1873 [his daughter] Evelyn Anson was born to Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 47) and [his wife] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 39).

All About History Books

The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1874 [his sister-in-law] Katherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Mount Edgcumbe (age 34) died.

In 1876 [his son] Alfred Anson was born to Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 50) and [his wife] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 42).

On 5th November 1878 [his son] Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield (age 24) were married at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map]. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 55) and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. He the son of Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 53) and [his wife] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 44). They were half first cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 20th August 1879 [his mother] Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield (age 79) died in Hill Street.

In 1882 Edward Turnour 5th Earl Winterton (age 44) and [his sister-in-law] Georgiana Susan Hamilton Countess Winterton (age 41) were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn (age 70) and [his mother-in-law] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn (age 69).

On 16th April 1884 Walter Scott 5th Duke Buccleuch 7th Duke Queensberry died at Bowhill. He was buried in Buccleuch Crypt, St Nicholas Church, Dalkeith. His son William (age 52) succeeded 6th Duke Buccleuch, 8th Duke Queensberry, 6th Earl Doncaster, 6th Baron Scott of Tynedale. [his sister-in-law] Louisa Jane Hamilton Duchess Buccleuch and Queensbury (age 47) by marriage Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensberry.

On 31st October 1885 [his father-in-law] James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn (age 74) died. His son [his brother-in-law] James (age 47) succeeded 2nd Duke Abercorn, 3rd Marquess Abercorn, 11th Earl Abercorn.

On 30th July 1890 [his son-in-law] Colonel Richard Hamilton Rawson (age 27) and [his daughter] Beatrice Anson (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 64) and [his wife] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 56).

In 1892 [his brother-in-law] James Hamilton 2nd Duke of Abercorn (age 53) was appointed 800th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 72).

On 7th January 1892 Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 66) died. His son [his son] Thomas (age 36) succeeded 3rd Earl Lichfield, 4th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 4th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire. [his daughter-in-law] Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield (age 38) by marriage Countess Lichfield.

In 1913 [his former wife] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 79) died.

Royal Ancestors of Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield 1825-1892

Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 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 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield 1825-1892

Great x 2 Grandfather: Sambrooke Adams

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Adams aka Anson

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Anson

Great x 2 Grandmother: Janette Anson

GrandFather: Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Vernon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Vernon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Pigot of Chetwynd in Shropshire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Pigot

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Venables-Vernon 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt 1st Viscount Harcourt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John The Younger Evelyn

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn

Father: Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gabriel Roberts

Great x 3 Grandfather: Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Roberts 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Wenman 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Wenman Roberts aka Coke 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Coke 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Coke 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Carey Newton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Chamberlayne of Wardington

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Chamberlayne

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chamberlayne

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rear-Admiral Thomas Hardy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Constance Hardy

GrandMother: Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Naper

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Naper

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Lenox Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Dutton 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dutton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Barwick Lady Dutton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Dutton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Bond

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Bond

Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Nathaniel Phillips

Mother: Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield