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William (2nd Earl of Bessborogh) Ponsonby[1]

Male 1704 - 1793  (89 years)Deceased


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  • First & lastname William (2nd Earl of Bessborogh) Ponsonby 
    Birth 1704  Hanworth Palace, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 11 Mar 1793  Derby, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age 89 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)  (Father) 
    Sarah Margetson,   b. 1689, Fiddown, 5307, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1733, Fiddown, 5307, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)  (Mother) 
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    Person ID P7834  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

    Father 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) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Margetson,   b. 1689, Fiddown, 5307, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1733, Fiddown, 5307, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1704  Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 19 years - She : ~ 15 years
    Family ID F1899  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Caroline Cavendish,   b. 22 May 1719, Hardwick, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1760, Derby, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 5 Jul 1739  Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 35 years and 7 months - She : 20 years and 2 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Fredrick (3rd Earl Bessbrough) Ponsonby,   b. 1758, St Mary le Bone, Berkeley Square, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 February 1844, Canford House, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Henrietta Spencer  m. 27 November 1780
     [Father: natural]
     2. Caroline Ponsonby  [Father: natural]
     3. Charlotte Ponsonby  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F1893  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=7834