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Biography of Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey 1781-1859

Paternal Family Tree: Robinson Family 3

Maternal Family Tree: Susan Alinton

In 1780 [his father] Thomas Robinson 2nd Baron Grantham (age 41) and [his mother] Mary Jemima Yorke Baroness Grantham (age 23) were married. She by marriage Baroness Grantham. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (age 59) and [his grandmother] Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey (age 56).

On 8th December 1781 Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey was born to Thomas Robinson 2nd Baron Grantham (age 43) and Mary Jemima Yorke Baroness Grantham (age 25).

On 20th July 1786 [his father] Thomas Robinson 2nd Baron Grantham (age 47) died. His son Thomas (age 4) succeeded 3rd Baron Grantham.

In 1792 Norton Robinson 5th Baronet (age 77) died. His first cousin once removed Thomas (age 10) succeeded 6th Baronet Robinson of Newby in Yorkshire.

On 20th July 1805 Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey (age 23) and Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey (age 21) were married. She the daughter of William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl Enniskillen and Anne Lowry-Corry Countess Enniskillen.

In 1806 [his daughter] Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper was born to Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey (age 24) and [his wife] Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey (age 21).

Around 1807 [his son] Thomas Philip Robinson was born to Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey (age 25) and [his wife] Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey (age 22).

On 5th February 1809 [his daughter] Mary Gertude Robinson was born to Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey (age 27) and [his wife] Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey (age 24).

Around 1810 [his son] Frederick William Robinson was born to Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey (age 28) and [his wife] Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey (age 25).

On 31st March 1810 [his son] Thomas Philip Robinson (age 3) died. Memorial at the De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton [Map]

Thomas Philip Robinson: Around 1807 he was born to Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey and Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey.

On 27th April 1810 [his brother-in-law] John Cole 2nd Earl Enniskillen (age 42) was appointed Knight of the Order of St Patrick.

Around 1814 [his daughter] Amabel Elizabeth Robinson was born to Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey (age 32) and [his wife] Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey (age 29).

In 1819 Bellingham Reginald Graham 7th Baronet (age 29) resigned as Commandant in 1819, following a public disagreement with Lord Grantham (age 37).

Around 1828. William Robinson (age 29). Portrait of Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey (age 46).

On 9th January 1830 [his mother] Mary Jemima Yorke Baroness Grantham (age 73) died. She was buried at the De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton [Map]. Memorial sculpted by W. T. Kelsey.

Mary Jemima Yorke Baroness Grantham: On 9th February 1756 she was born to Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke and Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey. In 1780 Thomas Robinson 2nd Baron Grantham and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Grantham. She the daughter of Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke and Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey. In 1816 Amabel Yorke Countess Grey was created 1st Countess de Grey with a special remainder to her sister Mary Jemima Yorke Baroness Grantham and her sister's male heirs.

On 6th February 1831 [his son] Frederick William Robinson (age 21) died. Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton [Map]

Frederick William Robinson: Around 1810 he was born to Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey and Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey.

On 2nd October 1831 [his brother-in-law] John Cole 2nd Earl Enniskillen (age 63) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh.

On 5th July 1832 [his son-in-law] Henry Vyner (age 26) and [his daughter] Mary Gertude Robinson (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey (age 50) and [his wife] Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey (age 48). They were third cousin once removed.

In 1833 [his son-in-law] George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper (age 26) and [his daughter] Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper (age 27) were married. She by marriage Countess Cowper. She the daughter of Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey (age 51) and [his wife] Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey (age 48). He the son of Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper (age 54) and Emily Lamb Countess Cowper (age 45).

On 4th May 1833 [his aunt] Amabel Yorke Countess Grey (age 82) died. Her nephew Thomas (age 51) succeeded 2nd Earl de Grey, 6th Baron Lucas of Crudwell. Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton [Map].

Amabel Yorke Countess Grey: On 22nd February 1751 she was born to Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke and Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey.

On 13th September 1837 [his daughter] Amabel Elizabeth Robinson (age 23) died. Memorial at the De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton [Map]

Amabel Elizabeth Robinson: Around 1814 she was born to Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey and Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey.

On 31st March 1840 [his brother-in-law] John Cole 2nd Earl Enniskillen (age 72) died. His son William (age 33) succeeded 3rd Earl Enniskillen, 2nd Baron Grinstead of Grinstead in Wiltshire.

1844 Appointment of Garter Knights

In 1844 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 24) appointed Knights of the Garter:

694th. King Louis Philippe I of France (age 70).

695th. Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha II Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 25).

696th. Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey (age 62).

697th. James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn (age 32).

698th. Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 66).

699th. Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis (age 58).

On 2nd July 1848 [his wife] Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey (age 64) died at 4 St James' Square. Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton [Map] sculpted by Terence Farrell.

Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey: On 22nd June 1784 she was born to William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl Enniskillen and Anne Lowry-Corry Countess Enniskillen. On 20th July 1805 Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey and she were married. She the daughter of William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl Enniskillen and Anne Lowry-Corry Countess Enniskillen.

On 14th November 1859 Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey (age 77) died. His nephew [his grandson-in-law] George (age 32) succeeded 3rd Earl de Grey, 4th Baron Grantham, 7th Baronet Robinson of Newby in Yorkshire. His daughter [his daughter] Ann (age 53) succeeded 7th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell.

Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton [Map] sculpted by Matthew Noble (age 42) in 1864.

Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper: In 1806 she was born to Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey and Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey. In 1833 George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper and she were married. She by marriage Countess Cowper. She the daughter of Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey and Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey. He the son of Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper and Emily Lamb Countess Cowper. In 1880 Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper died. Her son Francis succeeded 8th Baron Lucas of Crudwell.

Royal Ancestors of Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey 1781-1859

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

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

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

Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Philip IV King France

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

Ancestors of Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey 1781-1859

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Robinson

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Robinson of York

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Metcalfe

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Metcalfe

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Robinson 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Tancred of Arden, Yorkshire

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tancred

GrandFather: Thomas Robinson 1st Baron Grantham

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Aislabie of Studley Royal, Yorkshire

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Aislabie

Father: Thomas Robinson 2nd Baron Grantham

Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Simon Yorke of Dover

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Yorke

Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke

GrandFather: Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Cocks

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Somers

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Somers

Mother: Mary Jemima Yorke Baroness Grantham 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Campbell 4th Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Campbell 1st Earl Breadalbaine and Holland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Campbell 2nd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Rich 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Cope Countess Holland 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Campbell 3rd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara St John 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Henrietta Villiers Countess Breadalbaine and Holland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Howard 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

GrandMother: Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Amabel Benn Countess Kent

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lucas 1st Baron Lucas Shenfield

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Lucas Countess Kent 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Neville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Amabel Grey 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Crew 1st Baron Crew

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Crew 2nd Baron Crew 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jemima Waldegrave Baroness Crew 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Armine 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Armine 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Crane