Cecil Ralph Howard 1842-1891
Cecil was born on 26 April 1842, the son of Rev. Hon. Francis Howard and Sarah Hamilton, at the Vicarage, Swords, Co. Fingal, Ireland.
He succeeded his brother, Charles Francis Arnold Howard, as the sixth Earl of Wicklow, Viscount Wicklow, and Baron Clonmore, on 20 June 1881.
Francesca Maria Chamberlayne 1838-1877 (1st Wife)
Francesca was born about 1838, the daughter of Thomas Chamberlayne and Amelia Onslow, at Otterbourne, Hampshire.
I have identified the following children.
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Ralph Francis |
Born 24 Dec 1877 |
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Hampshire |
Married Lady Gladys Mary Hamilton,
Lady Beatrix Frances Gertrude Herbert |
Birth of Parents
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Cecil Ralph Howard |
b: 26 Apr 1842 Swords, Co. Fingal, Ireland
son of Rev. Hon. Francis Howard and Sarah Hamilton |
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Francesca Maria Chamberlayne |
b: abt 1838 c: 5 Aug 1838 Otterbourne, Hampshire
daughter of Thomas Chamberlayne and Amelia Onslow |
Marriage
23 March 1876
Cecil Ralph Howard
Francesca Maria Chamberlayne
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Christ Church, Down Street, Piccadilly, London 1876 1Q St Geo H Sq 1a 536
by the Rev. Wellesley Pigott, Rector of Bemerton, co. Wilts, Ireland
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Children
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Ralph Francis Howard |
b: 24 Dec 1877 Southsea, Hampshire 1878 1Q Portsea 2b 492
son of Cecil Ralph Howard and Francesca Maria Chamberlayne Died 11 Oct 1946 |
Death
Francesca Maria (Chamberlayne) Howard
Countess of Wicklow |
Died 30 Dec 1877, Age 38, Southsea, Hants 1878 1Q Portsea 2b 335 |
SOUTHAMPTON 2 May 1878 Probate
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HOWARD, The Honourable Francesca Maria - Special Administration (with the Will) of the Personal Estate of The Honourable Francesca Maria Howard (Wife of the Honourable Cecil Ralph Howard), late of 1 Dagmar-terrace, Southsea, in the County of Southampton, who died 30 December 1877, at 1 Dagmar-terrace, was granted at the Principal Registry, to the said Honourable Cecil Ralph Howard, of Wingfield Bray, in the County of Wicklow, in Ireland, late Captain in Her Majesty's 60th Royal Regiment of Rifles, the sole Executor.
Personal Estate under £5,000.
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There is a pulpit dedicated to this lady
in St John the Baptist Church, North Baddesley.
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In affectionate remembrance of Francesca Maria daughter of Thomas Chamberlayne of Cranbury Park and wife of the Honourable Cecil Ralph Howard who died at Southsea December 30th 1877. This lecturn was given to North Baddesley by her sorrowing sisters a Amy Sophia Moore, a Rosalie Amelia Chichester, Agnes Carole Johnstone.
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Fanny Catherine Wingfield 1847-1914 (2nd Wife)
Fanny was born on 19 November 1847, the daughter of Richard Robert Wingfield, of Fairy Hill, Bray, co. Wicklow, and Fanny Castle, at Windsor, Berkshire.
I have identified the following children.
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Cecil Mervyn Malcolm |
Born 18 Nov 1881 |
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Shelton Abbey |
Died in Infancy |
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Hugh Melville |
Born 28 Mar 1883 |
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Shelton Abbey |
Married Mary Emily Sands |
Birth of New Wife
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Fanny Catherine Wingfield |
b: 19 Nov 1847 Windsor, Berkshire
daughter of Richard Robert Wingfield and Fanny Castle |
Marriage
2 Jun 1880
Cecil Ralph Howard
Fanny Catherine Wingfield
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Christ Church, Bray, co. Wicklow, Ireland
by the Rev. George Scott, Prebendary of Rathmichael, the Rector,
assisted by the Rev. William Sherlock, Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
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1881 Census |
RG11-1230 |
4 April 1881 |
Itchen Abbas, Winchester, Hampshire |
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Itchen Cottage |
C. R. (Honorable) Howard
Fanny C. (Honorable) Howard
Ralph F.
Plus 8 Servants
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Age 38
Age 32
Age 3
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Major Wicklow Militia
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Windsor
Southsea
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Ireland
Berkshire
Hants
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26 Apr 1842
19 Nov 1847
24 Dec 1877
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Children
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Cecil Mervyn Malcolm Howard |
b: 18 Nov 1881 c: 17 Dec 1881 Shelton Abbey, Arklow, Ireland
son of Cecil Ralph Howard and Fanny Catherine Wingfield Died 16 Apr 1882, age 5 mon. |
The Times, Wednesday, Apr 19, 1882 Death
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On the morning of the 16th inst., at 34 Lower Belgrave-street, Cecil Mervyn Malcolm Howard, infant son of the Earl and Countess of Wicklow.
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Hugh Melville Howard |
b: 28 Mar 1883 c: 1 May 1883 Shelton Abbey, Arklow, Ireland
son of Cecil Ralph Howard and Fanny Catherine Wingfield |
Death
Cecil Ralph Howard
6th Earl of Wicklow |
24 July 1891, Age 49, Shelton Abbey, near Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland
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The Times, Saturday, Jul 25, 1891 Obituaries
OBITUARY
We have to announce the death of the Earl of Wicklow, which occurred at his residence, Shelton Abbey, Arklow, at 4 o'clock yesterday morning.
His decease was quite unexpected, and no medical man was in attendance at the time.
Cecil Ralph Howard, the sixth Earl of Wicklow, Viscount Wicklow, and Baron Clonmore, was the son of the late Hon. and Rev. Francis Howard, vicor of Swords, near Dublin, by his second wife, Sarah, the daughter of Mr. Charles Hamilton, of Hamwood, county Meath.
Born at Swords in 1842, the deceased was educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1867.
In 1876-7 he was captain of the 60th Rifles, and had previously acted as major of the Wicklow Artillery Militia.
He was a representative peer for Ireland and J.P. for Wicklow.
The deceased earl was twice married - first, in 1876, to Francesca Maria, daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Chamberlayne, of Cranbury-park, Hants; and secondly, in 1880, to Fanny Catherine, eldest daughter of Mr. Richard R. Wingfield, of Fairy-hill, Bray.
He succeeded his brother in the title in 1881, and is succeeded by his son by his first marriage, Ralph Francis, Lord Clonmore, who was born at Southsea in 1877.
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Shelton Abbey, 1819
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Marcus Francis Beresford 1862-1896 (2nd Husband)
Marcus was born on 26 December 1862, the son of Henry Marcus Beresford and Julia Ellen Maunsell, at Ballanagh, co. Wicklow, Ireland.
I have not identified any children.
Birth of New Husband
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Marcus Francis Beresford |
b: 26 Dec 1862 Ballanagh, co. Wicklow, Ireland
son of Henry Marcus Beresford and Julia Ellen Maunsell |
Marriage
10 Apr 1894
Marcus Francis Beresford
Fanny Catherine Howard
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Powerscourt, co. Wicklow, Ireland
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Death
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Marcus Francis Beresford |
Died 12 Dec 1896, Age 34, Shelton Abbey, County Wicklow, Ireland |
LONDON 19 Mar 1897 Probate
BERESFORD, Marcus Francis, of "Shelton-abbey", county Wicklow, esquire, died 12 December 1896, Administration Dublin, to Fanny Catherine, Countess of Wicklow, widow, Sealed, London, 19 March.
Effects £270, in England.
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Death
Fanny Catherine (Howard) Beresford
Dowager Countess of Wicklow |
Died 3 Feb 1914, Age 66, Rossanagh, County Wicklow, Ireland |
The Times, Wednesday, Feb 4, 1914 Obituaries
OBITUARY
The Dowager Lady Wicklow
The Dowager Countess of Wicklow died early yesterday morning at her residence, Rossanagh, County Wicklow, after a few weeks' illness.
She was Miss Fanny Catherine Wingfield, daughter of Mr. R. R. Wingfield, of Fairy Hill, Bray, a grandson of the fourth Viscount Powerscourt.
She married in 1880 as his second wife the sixth Earl of Wicklow, who died in 1891.
By him she leaves issue one son, the Hon Hugh Melville Howard, born in 1883.
In 1894 she married Mr. Marcus F. Beresford, a relative of the Marquess of Waterford; he died in 1896.
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LONDON 27 Apr 1914 Probate
WICKLOW. dowager countess of, the right hounorable Fanny Catherine, of Rossanagh, Rathnew, county Wicklow, widow, died 3 February 1914, Administration (with Will) Dublin, to the honourable Hugh Melville Howard.
Effects £9,211 15s. 7d. in England.
Sealed London 27 April.
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Death
Ralph Francis Howard
7th Earl of Wicklow |
Died 11 Oct 1946, Age 68, Shelton Abbey, County Wicklow, Ireland |
The Times, Thursday, Oct 17, 1946 Deaths
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WICKLOW - On Oct. 11, 1946, at Shelton Abbey, Arklow, after a long illness most patiently born, Ralph Francis, Seventh Earl of Wicklow, beloved husband of Beatrix, aged 68 years.
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LONDON 15 May 1947 Probate
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WICKLOW, earl of, the right honourable Ralph Francis Howard, of Shelton Abbey, Arklow, County Wicklow, died 11 October 1946, Probate London 15 May, to the right honourable Cecil James Howard, earl of Wicklow, publisher, and lord Claud Nigel Hamilton K.C.V.O. C.M.G. D.S.O. retired captain H.M. army.
Effects £103,172 9s. 11d. in England
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