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Major-General Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby

Male 1783 - 1837  (53 years)


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  • Name Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby 
    Prefix Major-General Sir 
    Born 6 Jul 1783  [1] 
    Christened 9 Aug 1783  St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Education Harrow School, Harrow, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Military 1815  Waterloo, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Severely Wounded 
    Military Award Peninsular Cross - Nive  [4] 
    Military Award Peninsular Gold Medal - Clasps Barrosa, Salamanca, Vittoria  [4] 
    Political Office 1827-1835  [3] 
    Governor of Malta 
    _UID A0A00C89AFDB41D8B69C3874336F8E7B21F4 
    Died 11 Jan 1837  Wellesley's Arms, Murrell Green, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Buried 18 Jan 1837  Canford Magna, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I10963  Smithtree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2015 

    Father Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd. Earl of Bessborough,   b. 24 Jan 1758, Bessborough, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1844  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer,   b. 16 Jun 1761, Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1821, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 27 Nov 1780  St. James's, Westminster, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Family ID F2672  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lady Emily Charlotte Bathurst,   b. 9 Feb 1798,   d. 1 Feb 1877, Hampton Court Palace, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 16 Mar 1825  St. George's, Hanover Sq. Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
     1. General Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby, G.C.B., P.C.,   b. 10 Dec 1825, Corfu, Greece Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1895, Osborne Cottage, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     2. Lt.-Col. Arthur Edward Valette Ponsonby,   b. 4 Dec 1827, Malta Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1868, Jubbulpore, India Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     3. Georgina Melita Maria Ponsonby,   b. 16 Feb 1829, Malta Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1895, St. George's, Hanover Sq. Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     4. Harriet Julia Frances Ponsonby,   b. 27 Oct 1830, Malta Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1906, St. George's, Hanover Sq. Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     5. Selina Barbara Wilhelmina Ponsonby,   b. 20 Jan 1835, Malta Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1919, St. Pancras, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     6. Rev. Frederick John Ponsonby,   b. 21 Mar 1837,   d. 3 Feb 1894, Pancras District, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2013 
    Family ID F3763  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 9 Aug 1783 - St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S58] Ancestry.co.uk, London Baptisms (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S370] The Ponsonby Family, page 251 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S148] Wikipedia (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S58] Ancestry.co.uk, Campaign Medals (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S58] Ancestry.co.uk, National Dictionary of Biography (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S201] 19th. Century British Library Newspapers Website, Hampshire Advertiser 14th Jan 1837 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S438] opcdorset.org (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S58] Ancestry.co.uk, Public Tree Gregory April 2008 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S290] findmypast.com, Westminster Marriages (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S58] Ancestry.co.uk, London Marriages (Reliability: 3).


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