Biography of Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough 1781-1866

In 1780 [his father] Gerard Edwardes aka Noel 2nd Baronet (age 20) and [his mother] Diana Middleton 2nd Baroness Barham (age 17) were married.

On 02 Oct 1781 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough was born to Gerard Edwardes aka Noel 2nd Baronet (age 22) and Diana Middleton 2nd Baroness Barham (age 19).

In 1809 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 27) and Elizabeth Welman were married.

In 1817 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 35) and Elizabeth Grey (age 17) were married.

In 1818 [his wife] Elizabeth Grey (age 18) died in childbirth.

On 05 Sep 1818 [his son] Charles George Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 36) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Grey.

In 1820 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 38) and Arabella Hamlyn-Williams were married.

On 12 Apr 1823 [his mother] Diana Middleton 2nd Baroness Barham (age 60) died. Her son Charles (age 41) succeeded 3rd Baron Barham.

On 28 Aug 1823 [his son] Gerard Noel was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 41) and [his wife] Arabella Hamlyn-Williams.

In 1824 [his son] Henry Lewis Noel was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 42) and [his wife] Arabella Hamlyn-Williams.

On 29 Sep 1829 [his daughter] Catherine Hamilton Noel was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 47) and [his wife] Arabella Hamlyn-Williams.

On 04 Oct 1829 [his wife] Arabella Hamlyn-Williams died from childbirth shortly after the birth of her fourth child [his daughter] Catherine Hamilton Noel.

On 25 Jul 1833 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 51) and Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough (age 18) were married. The difference in their ages was 33 years. She the daughter of Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl Roden (age 44) and Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton Countess Roden.

On 27 Aug 1834 [his son] Roden Berkeley Wriothesley Noel was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 52) and [his wife] Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough (age 19).

On 25 Feb 1838 [his father] Gerard Edwardes aka Noel 2nd Baronet (age 78) died.

On 01 Jul 1839 [his daughter] Victoria Noel Lady Buxton was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 57) and [his wife] Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough (age 24).

In 1841 [his son] Charles George Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Ida Harriet Augusta Hay Countess Gainsborough (age 19) were married. She the daughter of William Hay 18th Earl Erroll (age 39) and Elizabeth Fitzclarence Countess Erroll (age 39). He the son of Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 59) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Grey. She a granddaughter of King William IV of the United Kingdom.

On 16 Aug 1841 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 59) was created 1st Earl Gainsborough. [his wife] Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough (age 26) by marriage Countess Gainsborough.

On 20 Aug 1846 [his son-in-law] Andrew Agnew 8th Baronet (age 28) and [his daughter] Mary Arabella Louisa Noel were married. She the daughter of Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 64) and [his former wife] Arabella Hamlyn-Williams.

On 19 Jun 1849 [his son-in-law] James Carnegie 9th Earl Southesk (age 21) and [his daughter] Catherine Hamilton Noel (age 19) were married at Exton, Rutlandshire. She the daughter of Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 67) and [his former wife] Arabella Hamlyn-Williams. He the son of James Carnegie 5th Baronet.

On 09 Mar 1855 [his daughter] Catherine Hamilton Noel (age 25) died.

On 21 Jun 1862 [his son-in-law] Thomas Fowell Buxton 3rd Baronet (age 25) and [his daughter] Victoria Noel Lady Buxton (age 22) were married. She by marriage Lady Buxton of Belfield in Dorset. She the daughter of Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 80) and [his wife] Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough (age 47).

On 30 Jun 1863 [his son] Gerard Noel (age 39) and [his daughter-in-law] Augusta Mary Lowther were married. He the son of Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 81) and [his former wife] Arabella Hamlyn-Williams.

On 10 Jun 1866 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 84) died. His son [his son] Charles (age 47) succeeded 2nd Earl Gainsborough, 4th Baron Barham. [his daughter-in-law] Ida Harriet Augusta Hay Countess Gainsborough (age 44) by marriage Countess Gainsborough.

In Dec 1881 [his former wife] Elizabeth Welman died.

On 12 May 1885 [his former wife] Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough (age 70) died.

Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Exton, Rutlandshire [Map].

Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough: On 20 Nov 1814 she was born to Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl Roden and Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton Countess Roden. On 25 Jul 1833 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough and she were married. The difference in their ages was 33 years. She the daughter of Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl Roden and Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton Countess Roden. On 16 Aug 1841 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough was created 1st Earl Gainsborough. She by marriage Countess Gainsborough.

[his daughter] Mary Arabella Louisa Noel was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough and Arabella Hamlyn-Williams.