Lady Caroline Ponsonby

Female 1785 - 1828  (42 years)


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  • Name Caroline Ponsonby 
    Prefix Lady 
    Born 13 Nov 1785  Marylebone, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    _UID 9B77E1C4E40143FF8F1468450F41874E5363 
    Died 26 Jan 1828  St. James's, Westminster, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried 7 Feb 1828  St. Etheldreda's, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I10993  Smithtree
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2022 

    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  [4, 5
    Family ID F2672  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Lamb, 2nd. Viscount Melbourne,   b. 15 Mar 1779, Melbourne House, Piccadilly, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1848, Brocket Hall, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 3 Jun 1805  St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Last Modified 18 Mar 2011 
    Family ID F3778  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Jun 1805 - St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
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    Lady Caroline Ponsonby
    Lady Caroline Ponsonby
    More famously known as Lady Caroline Lamb. She had an affair with Lord Byron, who she said was "Mad, bad and dangerous to know."

  • Sources 
    1. [S148] Wikipedia (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S345] Findagrave.com.

    3. [S435] Melbourne, Philip Ziegler (Reliability: 3).

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

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

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