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John Edward Cornwallis Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke

Male 1794 - 1886  (91 years)


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  1. 1.  John Edward Cornwallis Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke was born on 13 Feb 1794 in Darsham, Suffolk; died on 21 Jan 1886 in Wangford, Suffolk; was buried on 2 Feb 1886 in Wangford, Suffolk.

    Notes:

    Ensign 1810 and Lieut and Capt 1814 in the Coldstream Guards; served in the Peninsular War 1812-14, being present at the Battles of Salamanca, Vittoria, the Nive and Nivelle, the Sieges of Burgos and San Sebastian, the investment of Bayonne, etc., and in the Netherlands 1814-15; Capt, 93rd Regiment of Foot 1817 and Nova Scotia Regiment of Fencibles 1818; retired from the Army 1821; Col, East Suffolk Regiment of Militia 1830-44; Lord Lieutenant and Vice Admiral of Suffolk 1844-86

    John married Augusta Musgrave on 26 May 1857 in St Peters, Eaton Sq,Westminster, London. Augusta was born in 1830 in Edenhall, Cumberland; died on 11 Oct 1901 in Braodway; was buried in Wangford, Suffolk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. George Edward John Mowbray Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Nov 1862 in Belgrave Square, Westminster, London; died on 20 Dec 1947 in Henham Hall, Henham, Suffolk; was buried on 24 Dec 1947 in Wangford, Suffolk.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Edward John Mowbray Rous, 3rd Earl of StradbrokeGeorge Edward John Mowbray Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 19 Nov 1862 in Belgrave Square, Westminster, London; died on 20 Dec 1947 in Henham Hall, Henham, Suffolk; was buried on 24 Dec 1947 in Wangford, Suffolk.

    Notes:

    Col, 1st Norfolk Royal Field Artillery (Volunteers) 1888-1908; Vice-Admiral of Suffolk 1890-1947; ADC to King Edward VII 1902-10 and King George V 1910-30; CB 1904; CVO 1906; Col, 3rd East Anglian Brigade Royal Field Artillery 1909-16; Chairman, East Suffolk County Council 1911-24; served in World War I 1914-18 as Col, Royal Field Artillery, in France, Egypt and Palestine; CBE 1919; Col commanding Kantara Area 1919-20; Governor of Victoria 1920-26; KCMG 1920; Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries 1928-29; Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk 1835-47; Grand Master of the Mark Masons of England 1943-47; KGStJ



    George Edward John Mowbray Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke, KCMG, CB, CVO, CBE, VD, TD (19 November 1862 – 20 December 1947) was a British nobleman from Suffolk who served as a Territorial Army officer, as a junior government minister and as the 15th Governor of Victoria, Australia.
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rous,_3rd_Earl_of_Stradbroke

    George married Helena Violet Alice Fraser on 23 Jul 1898 in St Pauls, Knightsbridge, Westminster, London. Helena (daughter of Lieut General James Keith Fraser and Amelia Alice Julia Dudley Ward) was born in 1871 in Leadclune, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died on 14 Apr 1949 in Lothingland, Great Yarmouth, Suffolk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. John Anthony Alexander Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Apr 1903 in Blything, Suffolk; died on 14 Jul 1983 in Norwich, Norfolk.
    2. 4. William Keith Rous, 5th Earl of Stradbroke  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Mar 1907 in Henham, Suffolk; died on 18 Jul 1983 in Bideford, Devon.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William Keith Rous, 5th Earl of Stradbroke Descendancy chart to this point (2.George2, 1.John1) was born on 10 Mar 1907 in Henham, Suffolk; died on 18 Jul 1983 in Bideford, Devon.

    Notes:

    He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London. He was educated at Geelong Grammer School, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Navy. He lived at Clovelly Court, Bideford, Devon, England.
    He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Dunwich, Suffolk, 5th Earl of Stradbroke, Suffolk, 5th Baron Rous of Dennington, Suffolk and as the 10th Baronet Rous, of Henham Hall on 14 July 1983.

    William married Pamela Catherine Mabell Kay-Shuttleworth on 7 Aug 1935 in Cambridge, and was divorced in 1940. Pamela was born on 17 Sep 1915 in Kensington, London; died in 1972. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Robert Keith Rous, 6th Earl of Stradbroke  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 6. Lt.-Gen. Hon. Sir William Edward Rous  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Feb 1939 in Barbon, Westmorland; died on 25 May 1999 in Chichester, Sussex.

    William married Mary April Asquith on 19 Jul 1943 in Bideford, Devon. Mary (daughter of Brig. Gen. Hon. Arthur Melland Asquith and Hon. Betty Constance Manners) was born on 14 Apr 1919 in Marylebone, London; died in 2002 in Torridge, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Christine Caroline Catherine Rous  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 8. Henrietta Elizabeth Rous  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 9. John Rous  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 10. Lady Virginia Rous  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 5.  Robert Keith Rous, 6th Earl of Stradbroke Descendancy chart to this point (4.William3, 2.George2, 1.John1)

    Robert married Dawn Antoinette Beverley [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Hon. Robert Keith Rous, Viscount Dunwich  Descendancy chart to this point

    Robert married Roseanna Mary Blanche Reitman [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 10.  Lady Virginia Rous Descendancy chart to this point (4.William3, 2.George2, 1.John1)

    Virginia married Antony William Hew Gibbs [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Mary Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. Abraham Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 14. Emily Anna Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 15. Elizabeth Rose Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 16. William Martin Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 17. M.B. Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point


 

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