Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameLeopold William Henry Fox-Powys 
[19, Baptism on 19 Dec 1837 at St George, Hanover Square, Middlesex], [4, 1841 ref: HO107, piece 803, book 10, folio 5, p. 5], [4, 1871 ref: RG10, piece 1722, folio 39, p.1], [4, 1881 ref: RG11, piece 47, folio 110, p. 31 ], [4, 1891 ref: RG12, piece 902, folio 52, p.14], [3, His death, Q3 of 1893, Kensington dist, vol 1a, p. 123], [62, 107th edn of 2003, Lilford article, vol II, p. 2332], [36]
[19, Baptism on 19 Dec 1837 at St George, Hanover Square, Middlesex], [4, 1841 ref: HO107, piece 803, book 10, folio 5, p. 5], [4, 1871 ref: RG10, piece 1722, folio 39, p.1], [4, 1881 ref: RG11, piece 47, folio 110, p. 31 ], [4, 1891 ref: RG12, piece 902, folio 52, p.14], [3, His death, Q3 of 1893, Kensington dist, vol 1a, p. 123], [62, 107th edn of 2003, Lilford article, vol II, p. 2332], [36]Birth17 Sep 1837, Grosvenor Place, London
Baptism19 Dec 1837, St George Hanover Sq parish church, Middlesex
Death18 Jul 1893, 16 Queensbury Place, Kensington, Middlesex
GeneralOf Bewsey Hall, Lancs. In 30th regiment. Became Fox-Powys by RL: 1890.
FatherThomas Atherton Powys Lord Lilford (1801-1861)
MotherMary Elizabeth Fox (1806-1891)
Spouses
1Lady Mary Acheson [19, Her baptism on 24 Apr 1835 at Worlingham, Suffolk], [4, 1871 ref: RG10, piece 1722, folio 39, p.1], [4, 1881 ref: RG11, piece 47, folio 110, p. 31 ], [4, 1891 ref: RG12, piece 902, folio 52, p.14], [3, Her death aged 56, Q1 of 1892, Christchurch dist, vol 2b, p. 6], [62, Lilford, p. 1707], [36]
[19, Her baptism on 24 Apr 1835 at Worlingham, Suffolk], [4, 1871 ref: RG10, piece 1722, folio 39, p.1], [4, 1881 ref: RG11, piece 47, folio 110, p. 31 ], [4, 1891 ref: RG12, piece 902, folio 52, p.14], [3, Her death aged 56, Q1 of 1892, Christchurch dist, vol 2b, p. 6], [62, Lilford, p. 1707], [36]FatherI Archibald Acheson Earl of Gosford (1806-1864)
MotherTheodosia Brabazon (1808-1876)
Marriage25 Feb 1862, St George church, Hanover Square, London [62, 107th edn of 2003, Lilford article, vol II, p. 2332], [3, Their marr., Q1 of 1862, St Geo Han Sq dist, vol 1a, p. 349], [19, Marriage on 25 Feb 1862 at St George church, Hanover Square, London]
ChildrenEdith Galfrida (1864-1932)
Emily Marian Emma (1865-1923)
Maude Blanche (1867-1920)
Mary Theresa Gwendolen (1871-1947)
Hilda Geraldine (1877-1936)
Louisa Christina (1879-1937)
Notes for Leopold William Henry Fox-Powys
He and his wife had six children, all daughters and all lived to 53 or more. Two did not marry. Of the other four only the last child had any children, seven to be precise. Of these seven children one died as a child and the others lived to at least 61. Of the six adults only one married, in South Africa and any issue is not yet clear. One of the other adults may have had a child with very similar forenames to his and the birth certificate has been ordered. Currently there are no certain great-grandchildren for Leopold William Henry Fox-Powys so his line has died out.
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His baptism image, thanks Ancestry, in the register has the surname of Lilford, which delayed me by a fortnight before I found it, transcript by me:
“ Fol. 205
“ Baptisms Solemnized
“ In the PARISH of ST. GEORGE, HANOVER SQUARE, in the COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX
“ in the Year 1837 December
“. . . .
“When baptized: 19 [ Dec 1837 ]
“No: 12
“Child’s Forename: Leopold William Henry
“Parents’ Forenames: Thomas Atherton & Mary Elizabeth
“Parents’ Surname: Lilford
“Abode: Grosvr. Place
“When Born: 17 Sept 1837
“Profession: Peer
“Celebrant: W.H. Dickinson
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Left the Fox estates by his uncle, Henry Fox, 4th and last baron Holland.
At marriage his surname was ‘Powys’; same at death.
From the London Gazette:
“21 Nov 1890: “Whitehall, November, 1890.
“THE Queen has been pleased to grant unto Leopold William Henry Powys, of Bewsey Hall, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Esquire (commonly called the Honourable Leopold William Henry Powys), second son of Thomas Atherton Powys, Baron Lilford, deceased, by Mary Elizabeth, his wife, daughter of Henry Richard Vassall, formerly Henry Richard Fox, Baron Holland, and sister and heir of Henry Edward Vassal], last Baron Holland, both deceased, Her Royal licence and authority that he and his issue may, in compliance with a proviso contained in the last will and testament of Mary Augusta, Dowager Baroness Holland, widow and relict of the said Henry Edward Vassall, Baron Holland, deceased, take and henceforth use the surname of Fox, in addition to and before that of Powys, and use the arms of Fox quarterly with his own family arms; such arms being first duly exemplified according to the laws of arms, and recorded in the College, of Arms, otherwise the said Royal licence and permission to be void and of none effect: And to command that the said Royal concession and declaration be recorded in Her Majesty's said College of Arms.”
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Now for the censuses after his marriage in 1862, to get an easy first list of his children:
In 1871 they had three daughters and were at The Hall, Edwardstone, Cosford, Suffolk:
Marital
First name(s) Last name Role status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Leopold W Powys Head M M 33 1838 Peer’s son. Landowner Middlesex, Westminster
Mary Powys Wife M F 36 1835 - Suffolk, Harlingham
Edith G Powys Daur - F 6 1865 - Middlesex, MaryLeBone
Emily M E Powys Daur - F 5 1866 - Middlesex, MaryLeBone
Maude B Powys Daur - F 4 1867 - Middlesex, Westminster
A Crichton Niece - F 3 1868 - Middlesex, MaryLeBone
William H Pearce Serv M M 39 1832 Butler Hampshire, Bitterne
William Emson Serv U M 21 1850 Coachman Helions(?), Bumfesteau
Herbert Perks Serv U M 19 1852 Footman Worcs, Barnards Green(?)
Isaac Fisher Serv U M 27 1844 Groom Suffolk, Edwardskine
Hannah Hack Serv U F 36 1835 Cook Hertfordshire, Hatfield
Marianne Wade Serv U F 29 1842 Ladys Maid Sussex, Chichester
Mary Knott Serv U F 35 1836 Nurse Kent, Waldeshare
Elizabeth M White Serv U F 26 1845 Nurse Middlesex, MaryLeBone
Frances Smith Serv U F 22 1849 Nurse Middlesex, St Pancras
Sarah Rolfe Serv U F 27 1844 House Maid Suffolk, Edwardskine
Sarah A Jones Serv U F 17 1854 House Maid Middlesex, St Pancras
Jesse Tingey Serv U F 21 1850 Kitchen Maid Norfolk, Wereham
Harriet S Smith Serv U F 19 1852 Scullery Maid Suffolk, Edwardskine(?)
Ref:
Archive reference RG10
Piece number 1722
Folio 39
Page 1
Combined: 1871 ref: RG10, piece 1722, folio 39, p.1
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In 1881 they were at 16, Queensberry Place, Kensington, London:
Marital
First name(s) Last name Role status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Leopold W H Powys Head M M 43 1838 Annuitant Middlesex
Mary Powys Wife M F 45 1836 - Worlingham, Suffolk
Edith G Powys Daur S F 16 1865 Scholar Marylebone, Middlesex
Emily M E Powys Daur S F 15 1866 Scholar Marylebone, Middlesex
Maud B Powys Daur S F 14 1867 Scholar St Georges, Middlesex
Mary T G Powys Daur S F 9 1872 Scholar St Georges, Middlesex
Hilda G Powys Daur S F 4 1877 Scholar Folkestone, Kent
Louise C Powys Daur S F 1 1880 - Kensington, Middlesex
Martha Gibbs Serv S F 34 1847 Cook Fulham, Middlesex
Mary Knott Serv S F 45 1836 Nurse Kent
Julia Dyason Serv S F 35 1846 Ladiesmaid Ramsgate, Kent
Emma May Serv S F 27 1854 Housemaid Hackney, Middlesex
Mary Saunders Serv S F 20 1861 Kitchenmaid Aylesbury, Bucks
Eliza J Shephard Serv S F 19 1862 Housemaid Lambeth, Surrey
Elizabeth Knott Serv S F 16 1865 Nursemaid Eastry, Kent
Emily H Warren Serv S F 17 1864 Scullerymaid Pimlico, Middlesex
Henry G L Mills Serv S M 24 1857 Butler Worcestershire
William C Griffiths Serv S M 20 1861 Footman Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Thomas Tapley Serv M M 45 1836 Coachman Bunbury, Cheshire
Mary Tapley Serv M F 45 1836 Wife of coachman Gloucestershire
Ref:
Archive reference RG11
Piece number 47
Folio 110
Page 31
Combined: 1881 ref: RG11, piece 47, folio 110, p. 31
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In 1891 they were in a hotel in Christchurch, Hants with three of their daughters:
Marital
First name(s) Last name Role status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Leopold W H Fox Powys Head M M 52 1839 - London, Middlesex
Mary Fox Powys Wife M F 54 1837 - Beccles, Suffolk
Maud B Fox Powys Daur S F 24 1867 - London, Middlesex
Hild G Fox Powys Daur S F 14 1877 - Folkestone, Kent
Louisa C Fox Powys Daur S F 11 1880 - London, Middlesex
Marguerite A Adams Serv S F 31 1860 Nurse West Haddon, Northants
Elizabeth Knott Serv S F 26 1865 Ladys maid Eastry, Kent
Richard H Cunningham Brdr S M 26 1865 Physician in u s a United States
Ref:
Archive reference RG12
Piece number 902
Folio 52
Page 14
Combined: 1891 ref: RG12, piece 902, folio 52, p.14
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From the censuses we find these children, taking their entry from the first census they appeared in:
Marital
First name(s) Last name Role status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Edith G Powys Daur - F 6 1865 - Middlesex, MaryLeBone
Emily M E Powys Daur - F 5 1866 - Middlesex, MaryLeBone
Maude B Powys Daur - F 4 1867 - Middlesex, Westminster
Mary T G Powys Daur S F 9 1872 Scholar St Georges, Middlesex
Hilda G Powys Daur S F 4 1877 Scholar Folkestone, Kent, England
Louise C Powys Daur S F 1 1880 - Kensington, Middlesex
Now to see what we can find from birth searches for Powys children with an Acheson maiden name for their mother:
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
POWYS, EDITH ACHESON
GRO Reference: 1864 S Quarter in MARYLEBONE Volume 01A Page 440
POWYS, EMILY MARION EMMA ACHESON
GRO Reference: 1865 D Quarter in MARYLEBONE Volume 01A Page 455
POWYS, MAUD BLANCHE ACHESON
GRO Reference: 1867 J Quarter in SAINT GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE Volume 01A Page 301
POWYS, MARY THERESA GWENDOLINE ACHESON
GRO Reference: 1871 D Quarter in ST GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE Volume 01A Page 293
POWYS, HILDA GERALDINE ACHESON
GRO Reference: 1877 J Quarter in ELHAM Volume 02A Page 908
POWYS, LOUISE CHRISTINE ACHESON
GRO Reference: 1879 S Quarter in KENSINGTON Volume 01A Page 191
Which precisely corresponds with the census list, though not the birth years, and agrees with the lack of sons.
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His death index:
Name: Age at Death (in years):
FOX-POWYS, LEOPOLD WILLIAM HENRY 55
GRO Reference: 1893 S Quarter in KENSINGTON Volume 01A Page 123
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His baptism image, thanks Ancestry, in the register has the surname of Lilford, which delayed me by a fortnight before I found it, transcript by me:
“ Fol. 205
“ Baptisms Solemnized
“ In the PARISH of ST. GEORGE, HANOVER SQUARE, in the COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX
“ in the Year 1837 December
“. . . .
“When baptized: 19 [ Dec 1837 ]
“No: 12
“Child’s Forename: Leopold William Henry
“Parents’ Forenames: Thomas Atherton & Mary Elizabeth
“Parents’ Surname: Lilford
“Abode: Grosvr. Place
“When Born: 17 Sept 1837
“Profession: Peer
“Celebrant: W.H. Dickinson
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Left the Fox estates by his uncle, Henry Fox, 4th and last baron Holland.
At marriage his surname was ‘Powys’; same at death.
From the London Gazette:
“21 Nov 1890: “Whitehall, November, 1890.
“THE Queen has been pleased to grant unto Leopold William Henry Powys, of Bewsey Hall, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Esquire (commonly called the Honourable Leopold William Henry Powys), second son of Thomas Atherton Powys, Baron Lilford, deceased, by Mary Elizabeth, his wife, daughter of Henry Richard Vassall, formerly Henry Richard Fox, Baron Holland, and sister and heir of Henry Edward Vassal], last Baron Holland, both deceased, Her Royal licence and authority that he and his issue may, in compliance with a proviso contained in the last will and testament of Mary Augusta, Dowager Baroness Holland, widow and relict of the said Henry Edward Vassall, Baron Holland, deceased, take and henceforth use the surname of Fox, in addition to and before that of Powys, and use the arms of Fox quarterly with his own family arms; such arms being first duly exemplified according to the laws of arms, and recorded in the College, of Arms, otherwise the said Royal licence and permission to be void and of none effect: And to command that the said Royal concession and declaration be recorded in Her Majesty's said College of Arms.”
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Now for the censuses after his marriage in 1862, to get an easy first list of his children:
In 1871 they had three daughters and were at The Hall, Edwardstone, Cosford, Suffolk:
Marital
First name(s) Last name Role status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Leopold W Powys Head M M 33 1838 Peer’s son. Landowner Middlesex, Westminster
Mary Powys Wife M F 36 1835 - Suffolk, Harlingham
Edith G Powys Daur - F 6 1865 - Middlesex, MaryLeBone
Emily M E Powys Daur - F 5 1866 - Middlesex, MaryLeBone
Maude B Powys Daur - F 4 1867 - Middlesex, Westminster
A Crichton Niece - F 3 1868 - Middlesex, MaryLeBone
William H Pearce Serv M M 39 1832 Butler Hampshire, Bitterne
William Emson Serv U M 21 1850 Coachman Helions(?), Bumfesteau
Herbert Perks Serv U M 19 1852 Footman Worcs, Barnards Green(?)
Isaac Fisher Serv U M 27 1844 Groom Suffolk, Edwardskine
Hannah Hack Serv U F 36 1835 Cook Hertfordshire, Hatfield
Marianne Wade Serv U F 29 1842 Ladys Maid Sussex, Chichester
Mary Knott Serv U F 35 1836 Nurse Kent, Waldeshare
Elizabeth M White Serv U F 26 1845 Nurse Middlesex, MaryLeBone
Frances Smith Serv U F 22 1849 Nurse Middlesex, St Pancras
Sarah Rolfe Serv U F 27 1844 House Maid Suffolk, Edwardskine
Sarah A Jones Serv U F 17 1854 House Maid Middlesex, St Pancras
Jesse Tingey Serv U F 21 1850 Kitchen Maid Norfolk, Wereham
Harriet S Smith Serv U F 19 1852 Scullery Maid Suffolk, Edwardskine(?)
Ref:
Archive reference RG10
Piece number 1722
Folio 39
Page 1
Combined: 1871 ref: RG10, piece 1722, folio 39, p.1
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In 1881 they were at 16, Queensberry Place, Kensington, London:
Marital
First name(s) Last name Role status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Leopold W H Powys Head M M 43 1838 Annuitant Middlesex
Mary Powys Wife M F 45 1836 - Worlingham, Suffolk
Edith G Powys Daur S F 16 1865 Scholar Marylebone, Middlesex
Emily M E Powys Daur S F 15 1866 Scholar Marylebone, Middlesex
Maud B Powys Daur S F 14 1867 Scholar St Georges, Middlesex
Mary T G Powys Daur S F 9 1872 Scholar St Georges, Middlesex
Hilda G Powys Daur S F 4 1877 Scholar Folkestone, Kent
Louise C Powys Daur S F 1 1880 - Kensington, Middlesex
Martha Gibbs Serv S F 34 1847 Cook Fulham, Middlesex
Mary Knott Serv S F 45 1836 Nurse Kent
Julia Dyason Serv S F 35 1846 Ladiesmaid Ramsgate, Kent
Emma May Serv S F 27 1854 Housemaid Hackney, Middlesex
Mary Saunders Serv S F 20 1861 Kitchenmaid Aylesbury, Bucks
Eliza J Shephard Serv S F 19 1862 Housemaid Lambeth, Surrey
Elizabeth Knott Serv S F 16 1865 Nursemaid Eastry, Kent
Emily H Warren Serv S F 17 1864 Scullerymaid Pimlico, Middlesex
Henry G L Mills Serv S M 24 1857 Butler Worcestershire
William C Griffiths Serv S M 20 1861 Footman Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Thomas Tapley Serv M M 45 1836 Coachman Bunbury, Cheshire
Mary Tapley Serv M F 45 1836 Wife of coachman Gloucestershire
Ref:
Archive reference RG11
Piece number 47
Folio 110
Page 31
Combined: 1881 ref: RG11, piece 47, folio 110, p. 31
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In 1891 they were in a hotel in Christchurch, Hants with three of their daughters:
Marital
First name(s) Last name Role status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Leopold W H Fox Powys Head M M 52 1839 - London, Middlesex
Mary Fox Powys Wife M F 54 1837 - Beccles, Suffolk
Maud B Fox Powys Daur S F 24 1867 - London, Middlesex
Hild G Fox Powys Daur S F 14 1877 - Folkestone, Kent
Louisa C Fox Powys Daur S F 11 1880 - London, Middlesex
Marguerite A Adams Serv S F 31 1860 Nurse West Haddon, Northants
Elizabeth Knott Serv S F 26 1865 Ladys maid Eastry, Kent
Richard H Cunningham Brdr S M 26 1865 Physician in u s a United States
Ref:
Archive reference RG12
Piece number 902
Folio 52
Page 14
Combined: 1891 ref: RG12, piece 902, folio 52, p.14
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From the censuses we find these children, taking their entry from the first census they appeared in:
Marital
First name(s) Last name Role status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Edith G Powys Daur - F 6 1865 - Middlesex, MaryLeBone
Emily M E Powys Daur - F 5 1866 - Middlesex, MaryLeBone
Maude B Powys Daur - F 4 1867 - Middlesex, Westminster
Mary T G Powys Daur S F 9 1872 Scholar St Georges, Middlesex
Hilda G Powys Daur S F 4 1877 Scholar Folkestone, Kent, England
Louise C Powys Daur S F 1 1880 - Kensington, Middlesex
Now to see what we can find from birth searches for Powys children with an Acheson maiden name for their mother:
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
POWYS, EDITH ACHESON
GRO Reference: 1864 S Quarter in MARYLEBONE Volume 01A Page 440
POWYS, EMILY MARION EMMA ACHESON
GRO Reference: 1865 D Quarter in MARYLEBONE Volume 01A Page 455
POWYS, MAUD BLANCHE ACHESON
GRO Reference: 1867 J Quarter in SAINT GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE Volume 01A Page 301
POWYS, MARY THERESA GWENDOLINE ACHESON
GRO Reference: 1871 D Quarter in ST GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE Volume 01A Page 293
POWYS, HILDA GERALDINE ACHESON
GRO Reference: 1877 J Quarter in ELHAM Volume 02A Page 908
POWYS, LOUISE CHRISTINE ACHESON
GRO Reference: 1879 S Quarter in KENSINGTON Volume 01A Page 191
Which precisely corresponds with the census list, though not the birth years, and agrees with the lack of sons.
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His death index:
Name: Age at Death (in years):
FOX-POWYS, LEOPOLD WILLIAM HENRY 55
GRO Reference: 1893 S Quarter in KENSINGTON Volume 01A Page 123
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Will notes for Leopold William Henry Fox-Powys
His probate found only on Ancestry, neither the official wills site not FindMyPast would show the page of the probates ledger:
1893
FOX-
POWYS the honourable Leopold William Henry of 16 Queensbury-Place Kensington Middlesex died 18 July 1893 Probate London 25 October to the right honourable Archibald Brabazon Sparrow earl of Gosford K.P. and the honourable and reverend Edward Victor Robert Powys clerk Effects £13937 13s. 8d. resworn October 1895 £126171 0s. 4d.
Sounds interesting, that massive increase in value!
I will try to order the will when the Wills site comes back to the living. Meanwhile I shall respond to their request for feedback.
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1893
FOX-
POWYS the honourable Leopold William Henry of 16 Queensbury-Place Kensington Middlesex died 18 July 1893 Probate London 25 October to the right honourable Archibald Brabazon Sparrow earl of Gosford K.P. and the honourable and reverend Edward Victor Robert Powys clerk Effects £13937 13s. 8d. resworn October 1895 £126171 0s. 4d.
Sounds interesting, that massive increase in value!
I will try to order the will when the Wills site comes back to the living. Meanwhile I shall respond to their request for feedback.
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Notes for Leopold William Henry & Mary (Family)
Their marriage image, thanks Ancestry, of the register, transcript by me:
> St George, Hanover Square > 1861-1862
“. . . .
“1862. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of
“ St George Hanover Square in the County of Middlesex
“No: 398
“When Married: February 25 [ 1862 ]
His Hers
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“Name: The Honorable Leopold William Henry Powys The Honorable Lady Mary Acheson
“Age: full full
“Condition: Bachelor Spinster
“Profession: Honorable Honorable
“Residence: Great Cumberland Place Grosvenor Street
“Father: Thomas Atherton Powys Archibald Acheson
“Father’s job: Lord Lilford Lord Gosford
“Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies
“ of the Established Church by Licence by me, Horace, Sodor & Mann
“This Marriage was solemnized between us, Leopold W H Powys, Mary Acheson
“ in the Presence of us, Gosford, Edward V R Powys, ?Mary Gosford, Acheson
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Burke’s Peerage, vol 2, p.1620 in the Gosford article, says the marriage was on 27 Feb 1862. (Someone might tell them?)
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> St George, Hanover Square > 1861-1862
“. . . .
“1862. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of
“ St George Hanover Square in the County of Middlesex
“No: 398
“When Married: February 25 [ 1862 ]
His Hers
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“Name: The Honorable Leopold William Henry Powys The Honorable Lady Mary Acheson
“Age: full full
“Condition: Bachelor Spinster
“Profession: Honorable Honorable
“Residence: Great Cumberland Place Grosvenor Street
“Father: Thomas Atherton Powys Archibald Acheson
“Father’s job: Lord Lilford Lord Gosford
“Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies
“ of the Established Church by Licence by me, Horace, Sodor & Mann
“This Marriage was solemnized between us, Leopold W H Powys, Mary Acheson
“ in the Presence of us, Gosford, Edward V R Powys, ?Mary Gosford, Acheson
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Burke’s Peerage, vol 2, p.1620 in the Gosford article, says the marriage was on 27 Feb 1862. (Someone might tell them?)
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