General Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby, G.C.B., P.C.

1825 - 1895  (69 years)

• Name	Henry Frederick Ponsonby
  Prefix	General Sir
  Suffix	G.C.B., P.C.
  Born	10 Dec 1825	Corfu, Greece   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1878-1895  [2]
  	Keeper of Her Majesty's Privy Purse
  Occupation	1870-1895
  	Private Secretary to Queen Victoria
  _UID	AD80D9E4B31C4519AF73E7CF80AA7E25BC1E
  Died	21 Nov 1895	Osborne Cottage, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England   [1, 3]
  Buried	St. Mildred's, Whippingham, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England   [4]
  Person ID	I10965	Smithtree
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Major-General Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby,   b. 6 Jul 1783,   d. 11 Jan 1837, Wellesley's Arms, Murrell Green, Hampshire, England  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Lady Emily Charlotte Bathurst,   b. 9 Feb 1798,   d. 1 Feb 1877, Hampton Court Palace, Surrey, England  (Age 78 years)
  Married	16 Mar 1825	St. George's, Hanover Sq. Middlesex, England   [5]
  Family ID	F3763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Bulteel,   b. Abt 1832, Yealmpton, Devonshire, England ,   d. 16 Oct 1916, Ascot, Berkshire, England  (Age 84 years)
  Married	30 Apr 1861	St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, London, England   [1, 6]
  Children	1. Alberta Victoria Ponsonby,   b. 6 May 1862, New Windsor, Berkshire, England ,   d. 15 Oct 1945, The Crescent Nursing Home, Windsor, Berkshire, England  (Age 83 years)   2. Magdalen Ponsonby,   b. 24 Jun 1864, New Windsor, Berkshire, England ,   d. 1 Jul 1934, Hove, Sussex, England  (Age 70 years)   3. Maj. Gen. Sir John Ponsonby, K.C.B., D.M.G., D.S.O.,   b. 25 Mar 1866, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England ,   d. 26 May 1952, Haile, Cumberland, England  (Age 86 years)   4. Frederick Edward Grey Ponsonby, 1st. Baron Sysonby of Wonersh P.C. G.C.B. G.C.V.O.,   b. 16 Sep 1867, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England ,   d. 20 Oct 1935, Marylebone, Middlesex, England  (Age 68 years)   5. Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede,   b. 16 Feb 1871, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England ,   d. 23 Mar 1946, Hindhead, Surrey, England  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	20 May 2016
  Family ID	F3764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Biography of Henry Ponsonby Cover of biography of Henry Ponsonby written by his son Arthur.

  
  

• Sources

  [S58] Ancestry.co.uk, Dictionary of National Biography (Reliability: 3). [S148] Wikipedia (Reliability: 3). [S4] Henry & Mary Ponsonby, William M. Kuhn, (Duckworth (paperback edition 2003)), 238. "Henry Ponsonby died in his bed at Osborne Cottage, aged 69, on 21 November 1895." [S4] Henry & Mary Ponsonby, William M. Kuhn, (Duckworth (paperback edition 2003)), 238. "He was buried in the churchyard of St. Mildred's, Whippingham, the local church that had been rebuilt by the Queen and Prince Consort after their purchase of the Osborne Estate."." [S58] Ancestry.co.uk, London Marriages (Reliability: 3). [S290] findmypast.com, Westminster Marriages (Reliability: 3).