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Biography of William Pleydell-Bouverie 1st Earl Radnor 1725-1776

Paternal Family Tree: Bouverie

Maternal Family Tree: Mary Clarke 1739

On 31st January 1724 [his father] Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone (age 29) and [his mother] Mary Clarke were married at St Paul's Cathedral [Map].

On 26th February 1725 William Pleydell-Bouverie 1st Earl Radnor was born to Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone (age 30) and Mary Clarke.

On 16th November 1739 [his mother] Mary Clarke died. She was buried at Britford, Wiltshire [Map].

On 21st April 1741 [his father] Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone (age 46) and [his step-mother] Elizabeth Marsham Viscountess Fokestone (age 29) were married at Swanscombe, Kent.

On 14th January 1748 William Pleydell-Bouverie 1st Earl Radnor (age 22) and Harriet Pleydell were married.

On 4th March 1750 [his son] Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 2nd Earl Radnor was born to William Pleydell-Bouverie 1st Earl Radnor (age 25) and [his wife] Harriet Pleydell at Westminster [Map].

On 5th September 1751 William Pleydell-Bouverie 1st Earl Radnor (age 26) and Rebecca Alleyne Viscountess Folkestone (age 25) were married.

On 29th October 1753 [his son] Bartholomew Bouverie was born to William Pleydell-Bouverie 1st Earl Radnor (age 28) and [his wife] Rebecca Alleyne Viscountess Folkestone (age 28).

On 17th February 1761 [his father] Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone (age 66) died. His son William (age 35) succeeded 2nd Viscount Folkestone, 2nd Baron Longford, 4th Baronet Bouverie of St Catherine Cree Church in London. [his wife] Rebecca Alleyne Viscountess Folkestone (age 35) by marriage Viscountess Folkestone.

On 4th May 1764 [his wife] Rebecca Alleyne Viscountess Folkestone (age 38) died.

In 1765 William Pleydell-Bouverie 1st Earl Radnor (age 39) was created 1st Earl Radnor.

On 28th January 1776 William Pleydell-Bouverie 1st Earl Radnor (age 50) died. His son [his son] Jacob (age 25) succeeded 2nd Earl Radnor, 3rd Viscount Folkestone, 3rd Baron Longford, 5th Baronet Bouverie of St Catherine Cree Church in London.

Ancestors of William Pleydell-Bouverie 1st Earl Radnor 1725-1776

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward des Bouverie

GrandFather: William des Bouverie 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: Jacob de la Forterie

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne de la Foterie

Father: Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Urry of Mill Place, Isle of Wight

Great x 1 Grandfather: David Urry

GrandMother: Anne Urry Lady Bouverie

William Pleydell-Bouverie 1st Earl Radnor

GrandFather: Bartholemew Clarke

Mother: Mary Clarke