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Biography of Weetman John Pearson 3rd Viscount Cowdray 1910-1995

In 1905 [his father] Harold Pearson 2nd Viscount Cowdray (age 22) and [his mother] Agnes Beryl Spencer-Churchill Viscountess Cowdray (age 23) were married.

On 27th February 1910 Weetman John Pearson 3rd Viscount Cowdray was born to Harold Pearson 2nd Viscount Cowdray (age 27) and Agnes Beryl Spencer-Churchill Viscountess Cowdray (age 28).

On 5th October 1933 [his father] Harold Pearson 2nd Viscount Cowdray (age 51) died. His son Weetman (age 23) succeeded 3rd Viscount Cowdray of Cowdray in Sussex.

On 19th July 1939 Weetman John Pearson 3rd Viscount Cowdray (age 29) and Anne Pamela Bridgeman Viscountess Cowdray (age 26) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Cowdray of Cowdray in Sussex. She the daughter of Orlando Bridgeman 5th Earl Bradford (age 65) and Margaret Cecilia Bruce Countess Bradford (age 56).

On 17th June 1944 [his son] Michael Pearson 4th Viscount Cowdray was born to Weetman John Pearson 3rd Viscount Cowdray (age 34) and [his wife] Anne Pamela Bridgeman Viscountess Cowdray (age 31).

On 30th October 1946 [his brother-in-law] Gerald Bridgeman 6th Earl of Bradford (age 35) and Mary Willoughby Montgomery Countess Bradford were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] Orlando Bridgeman 5th Earl Bradford (age 73) and [his mother-in-law] Margaret Cecilia Bruce Countess Bradford (age 64).

On 19th February 1948 [his mother] Agnes Beryl Spencer-Churchill Viscountess Cowdray (age 66) died.

In 1950 Weetman John Pearson 3rd Viscount Cowdray (age 39) and Anne Pamela Bridgeman Viscountess Cowdray (age 36) were divorced.

On 4th March 1953 Weetman John Pearson 3rd Viscount Cowdray (age 43) and Elizabeth Mather-Jackson Viscountess Cowdray were married. She by marriage Viscountess Cowdray of Cowdray in Sussex.

On 21st March 1957 [his former father-in-law] Orlando Bridgeman 5th Earl Bradford (age 83) died. His son [his former brother-in-law] Gerald (age 45) succeeded 6th Earl Bradford, 6th Viscount Newport of Shropshire, 7th Baron Bradford in Shropshire, 11th Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever in Lancashire. Mary Willoughby Montgomery Countess Bradford by marriage Countess Bradford.

On 30th August 1981 [his former brother-in-law] Gerald Bridgeman 6th Earl of Bradford (age 69) died. His son Richard (age 33) succeeded 7th Earl Bradford, 7th Viscount Newport of Shropshire, 8th Baron Bradford in Shropshire, 12th Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever in Lancashire. Joanne Elizabeth Miller Countess Bradford by marriage Countess Bradford.

On 19th January 1995 Weetman John Pearson 3rd Viscount Cowdray (age 84) died. His son [his son] Michael (age 50) succeeded 4th Viscount Cowdray of Cowdray in Sussex.

On 21st May 2009 [his former wife] Anne Pamela Bridgeman Viscountess Cowdray (age 95) died.

On 23rd September 2011 [his former wife] Elizabeth Mather-Jackson Viscountess Cowdray died.

Royal Ancestors of Weetman John Pearson 3rd Viscount Cowdray 1910-1995

Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Weetman John Pearson 3rd Viscount Cowdray 1910-1995

GrandFather: Weetman Dickinson Pearson 1st Viscount Cowdray

Father: Harold Pearson 2nd Viscount Cowdray

GrandMother: Annie Cass Viscountess Cowdray

Weetman John Pearson 3rd Viscount Cowdray 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Spencer-Churchill 5th Duke of Marlborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Russell 4th Duke Bedford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Russell Duchess of Marlborough 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Leveson-Gower Duchess Bedford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Spencer-Churchill 6th Duke of Marlborough 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Susan Stewart Duchess of Marlborough 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Dashwood 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood

GrandFather: Edward Spencer-Churchill 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Richard Stewart 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Dashwood 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Francis Stewart Duchess Marlborough 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Charteris de jure 7th Earl of Wemyss 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Wemyss Douglas 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Gordon Countess Wemyss 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katharine Charteris 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Mother: Agnes Beryl Spencer-Churchill Viscountess Cowdray 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Warburton

GrandMother: Augusta Warburton