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; 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]
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- 2. Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby was born on 14 Mar 1819; died on 13 sept 1897.
Generation: 2
2. Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby (1.John1) was born on 14 Mar 1819; died on 13 sept 1897. Family/Spouse: Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby, 2nd Baron de Mauley of Canford. Charles (son of William Francis Spencer Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley of Canford and Barbara Ashley-Cooper) was born on 12 Sep 1815; died on 24 Aug 1896; was buried on 29 Aug 1896 in Oxfordshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 3. Helen Geraldine Maria Ponsonby, Countess of Morton was born in Jan 1853 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire; died on 5 Jan 1949.
Generation: 3
3. Helen Geraldine Maria Ponsonby, Countess of Morton (2.Maria2, 1.John1) was born in Jan 1853 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire; died on 5 Jan 1949. Helen married Sholto George Watson Douglas, 19th Earl of Morton on 25 Jul 1877 in St. Mark's, North Audley St, Mayfair, London. Sholto was born on 5 Nov 1844 in Dalmahoy, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 8 Oct 1935 in Conaglen, Ardgour, Argyllshire, Scotland; was buried on 11 Oct 1935 in Dalmahoy, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 4. Lord Aberdour Sholto Charles Watson Douglas was born on 4 Dec 1878 in 27 Grosvenor St, London; died on 29 Sep 1911 in Birdlip, Gloucestershire; was buried in St. Mary's, Dalmahoy, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
- 5. Charles William Sholto Douglas was born on 19 Jul 1881; died on 10 Oct 1960.
Generation: 4
4. Lord Aberdour Sholto Charles Watson Douglas (3.Helen3, 2.Maria2, 1.John1) was born on 4 Dec 1878 in 27 Grosvenor St, London; died on 29 Sep 1911 in Birdlip, Gloucestershire; was buried in St. Mary's, Dalmahoy, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Sholto married Minnie Christina Brenda Hay on 7 Jun 1905 in Fulmer, Slough, Buckinghamshire. Minnie (daughter of Admiral John Hay and Annie Christina Lambert) was born on 31 May 1880; died on 27 Aug 1954. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. 20th Earl of Morton Sholto Charles John Hay Douglas was born on 28 Apr 1909; died on 13 Feb 1976.
- 7. Helen Christina Joanna Douglas was born on 28 Apr 1909; died on 2 Aug 1965.
5. Charles William Sholto Douglas (3.Helen3, 2.Maria2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Jul 1881; died on 10 Oct 1960. Charles married Alice Agnes Fox-Pitt on 11 Dec 1920. Alice (daughter of William Augustus Lane Fox-Pitt and Lily Ethel Payne) was born on 11 Dec 1899; died on 19 Jan 1924. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 8. Helen Alice Douglas was born on 7 Oct 1921; died on 4 Jun 2009.
- 9. Thomas William Douglas was born on 10 Jan 1924; died on 12 Dec 1943 in Italy.
Charles married Florence Timson on 15 Apr 1926. Florence (daughter of Major Henry Thomas Timson and Edith Theodesia Glyn) was born on 25 May 1897; died in 1985. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. John Charles Sholto Douglas, Earl of Morton was born on 19 Mar 1927; died on 5 Mar 2016.
Generation: 5
8. Helen Alice Douglas (5.Charles4, 3.Helen3, 2.Maria2, 1.John1) was born on 7 Oct 1921; died on 4 Jun 2009. Helen married Lt Col Brian Eric Leslie Abdy Collins on 20 Oct 1947. Brian was born on 29 May 1913; died on 22 Dec 1952. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Helen married Capitain Gerald John Ponsonby, 6th Baron de Mauley of Canford on 16 Nov 1954. Gerald (son of Hubert William Ponsonby, 5th Baron de Mauley of Canford and Elgiva Margaret Dundas) was born on 19 Dec 1921; died on 17 Oct 2002. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
10. John Charles Sholto Douglas, Earl of Morton (5.Charles4, 3.Helen3, 2.Maria2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Mar 1927; died on 5 Mar 2016. John married Mary Sheila Gibbs, Countess of Morton on 20 Sep 1949 in Shipton Moyne, Gloucestershire. Mary (daughter of Rev. John Stanley Gibbs, MC and Mary Rosamond McCorquodale) was born on 7 Mar 1927 in Badmington, Gloucestershire; died on 1 May 2016. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 6
11. Lady Mary Pamela Douglas (10.John5, 5.Charles4, 3.Helen3, 2.Maria2, 1.John1) Mary married Richard Callander [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Sarah Callander
- 15. James Callander
- 16. Emma Louise Callander
12. John Stewart Sholto Douglas, Earl of Morton (10.John5, 5.Charles4, 3.Helen3, 2.Maria2, 1.John1) John married Amanda Kirsten Mitchell, Countess of Morton [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. Hon. Charles James Sholto Douglas (10.John5, 5.Charles4, 3.Helen3, 2.Maria2, 1.John1) Charles married Anne Morgan [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 7
17. John David Sholto Douglas, Lord Aberdour (12.John6, 10.John5, 5.Charles4, 3.Helen3, 2.Maria2, 1.John1) John married Sarah Rosemary Rizzo [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]