Edward Ponsonby, 8th. Earl of Bessborough

Male 1851 - 1920  (69 years)


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  • Name Edward Ponsonby 
    Suffix 8th. Earl of Bessborough 
    Born 1 Mar 1851  St. George's, Hanover Sq. Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    _UID 93FD423F508447BA8BBDB175189849A5F2DF 
    Died 1 Dec 1920  Queen's Hotel, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Cause: Heart Failure 
    Person ID I11362  Smithtree
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2022 

    Father Rev. Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby, 7th. Earl of Bessborough,   b. 13 Aug 1821, Roehampton, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1906, Pimlico, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Lady Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot,   b. 17 Dec 1825, Pimlico, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1911, Pimlico, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 15 Jan 1850  St. James's, Westminster, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Family ID F2654  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Blanche Vere Guest, C.B.E.,   b. 25 Aug 1847, Camford Wimborne, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1919, Bessborough, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 22 Apr 1875  St. James's, Westminster, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Children 
     1. Lady Olwen Verene Ponsonby,   b. 9 Sep 1876, St. George's, Hanover Sq. Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1927, Southborugh, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     2. Lady Helena Blanche Irene Ponsonby,   b. 1878,   d. 1962  (Age 84 years)
     3. Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th. Earl of Bessborough,   b. 27 Oct 1880,   d. 10 Mar 1956, Stansted Park, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     4. Major the Hon. Cyril Myles Brabazon Ponsonby, M.V.O.,   b. 16 Nov 1881, Marylebone, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1915, Loos, Pas de Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     5. Bertie Brabazon Ponsonby,   b. 1885, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1967, Hertford Hospital, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     6. Lady Gweneth Frida Ponsonby,   b. 15 Jun 1888, 15, Queen Anne St., Marylebone, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1 Apr and 30 Jun 1984, Maidstone District, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 20 May 2016 
    Family ID F3920  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S37] FreeBMD.

    3. [S231] The Times, 3 Dec 1920 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S202] thePeerage.com website (Reliability: 3).

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