Gibbs Family Tree
John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough
1781 - 1847 (65 years)1. John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough was born on 31 Aug 1781 (son of 3rd Earl of Westmorland Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough and Henrietta Frances Spencer, Countess of Bessborough); died on 16 May 1847 in Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland. Family/Spouse: Rt Hon Lady Maria Fane. Maria (daughter of 10th Earl of Westmorland John Fane and Sarah Anne Child) was born on 11 May 1787 in Fulbeck, Lincolnshire; died on 19 Mar 1834 in London; was buried in Wimbledon, London. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby was born on 14 Mar 1819; died on 13 sept 1897.
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3rd Earl of Westmorland Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough was born on 24 Jan 1758 in Sysonby, Leicestershire; died on 3 Feb 1844 in Canford, Dorset. Frederick married Henrietta Frances Spencer, Countess of Bessborough on 27 Nov 1780 in St James Piccadilly, Westminster, London . Henrietta (daughter of John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz, Countess Spencer) was born on 16 Jun 1761 in Wimbledon, London; died on 11 Nov 1821 in Florence, Toscana, Italy; was buried in Cavendish Vault, Derby, Derbyshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Henrietta Frances Spencer, Countess of Bessborough was born on 16 Jun 1761 in Wimbledon, London (daughter of John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz, Countess Spencer); died on 11 Nov 1821 in Florence, Toscana, Italy; was buried in Cavendish Vault, Derby, Derbyshire. Children:
- 1. John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough was born on 31 Aug 1781; died on 16 May 1847 in Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland.
- William Francis Spencer Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley of Canford was born on 31 Jul 1787 in Sysonby, Leicestershire; died on 16 May 1855 in St James Piccadilly, Westminster, London ; was buried on 23 May 1855 in Hatherop, Gloucestershire.
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John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer was born on 19 Dec 1734; died on 31 Oct 1783. John married Margaret Georgiana Poyntz, Countess Spencer in 1754. Margaret was born on 8 May 1737; died on 18 Mar 1814. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Margaret Georgiana Poyntz, Countess Spencer was born on 8 May 1737; died on 18 Mar 1814. Children:
- 3. Henrietta Frances Spencer, Countess of Bessborough was born on 16 Jun 1761 in Wimbledon, London; died on 11 Nov 1821 in Florence, Toscana, Italy; was buried in Cavendish Vault, Derby, Derbyshire.