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William Brabazon Ponsonby[1]

Male 1744 - 1806  (62 years)Deceased


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  • First & lastname William Brabazon Ponsonby 
    Birth 15 September 1744  Co, Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 5 November 1806  London, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age 62 years 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Brabazon (1st Earl of Besborough and Viscount duncannon) Ponsonby,   b. 1685, Bessborough, Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 1758, Bessborough, Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  (Grandfather) 
    Elizabeth Cavendish,   b. 24 Apr 1723, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1795, Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  (Mother) 
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    Person ID P15614  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

    Father Ancestors John Ponsonby,   b. 29 March 1713, Leinster, Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 December 1789, Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Cavendish,   b. 24 Apr 1723, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1795, Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 22 Sep 1743  Derby, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 30 years and 6 months - She : 20 years and 5 months. 
    Family ID F4476  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Louisa Molesworth,   b. 23 Oct 1749, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1824, Fitzwiliam Vault, Marholm, Peterborough. England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 14 Dec 1769  St. Anne, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 25 years and 3 months - She : 20 years and 2 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Rt. Hon. John Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Viscount, 2nd Baron,   b. 1770, Bessborough, Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1855, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Lady Elizabeth Frances Villiers  m. 13 Jan 1803
     [Father: natural]
    +2. Rt. Rev. Richard Ponsonby,   b. 1772, Youghalpark, Ardagh, Cork, barony of Imokilly, Munster ( Youghal ) Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1853, Londonderry Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]
    Married: 1x3. Major General Hon Sir William Ponsonby,   b. 13 Oct 1772, Co, Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1815, KIA Battle of Waterloo, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
    Georgiana Fitzroy  m. 20 Jan 1807
     [Father: natural]
    +4. George Ponsonby,   b. 1774, Imokilly, Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jun 1863, Woolbeding, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    Diana Juliana Margaretta Bouverie  m. 11 Jun 1812;   Sarah Gledstanes  m. 7 Apr 1807
     [Father: natural]
     5. Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby,   b. 03 Mar 1775, 4 Mar 1776 DIFFERENT Holy Trinity, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1861, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]
     6. Frederick Ponsonby,   b. Abt 1776   d. 26 Jun 1849, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 73 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F4477  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

  • Sources 
    1. [S-2109027946] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6361038&pid=15614