Eliza (Courtney) Ellice (1792 - 1859)

Born 20 Feb 1792 in Aix-en-Provence, Provence France

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Charles Ellice — married 10 Dec 1814 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 2 May 1859 at age 67 in Norwood, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Lady Eliza Courtney was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Eliza (Courtney) Ellice is Notable.

Eliza Courtney (occasionally transcribed as Elizabeth, sic) was born on 20 Feb 1792 at Aix-en-Provence, Provence, France.
She was the daughter of Lord Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey and Lady Georgiana Spencer- Cavendish. The parents were not married. Lady Cavendish was married already.

The name Courtney, extinct since the death of Charles Kelland Courtney in 1761, was derived from her great-uncle, her maternal grandmother's brother, William Poyntz (d. 1809), who married Isabella (d. 1805), sister and co-heiress of the aforementioned Charles Kelland Courtney, the last of the west country family of Courtney of Trethurfe and Courtney of Tremeer. ^[1]

When her father, Lord Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, married Lady Mary Elizabeth PONSONBY, Eliza Courtney gained 14 half-siblings.

• Louise Elizabeth GREY 1797-1841
• Elizabeth GREY 1798-1880 Married 13 May 1826 John Crocker BULTEEL 1794-1843
• Caroline GREY Barrington
• Georgiana GREY
• Henry George GREY KG
• Charles GREY 1804-1870 Married 26 July 1836 Caroline Eliza FARQUHAR 1814-1890
• Frederick William GREY
• Mary GREY 1807-1884 Married in 1829 Charles WOOD 1800-1885
• George GREY
• John GREY
• Francis Richard GREY
• Henry Cavendish GREY
• William George GREY
• Mary GREY 1807-1884 Married in 1829 Charles WOOD 1800-1885

When her mother Lady Georgiana Spencer from Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England, wife of Lord William CAVENDISH, 5th Duke of Devonshire, had Eliza, (2 years after her 1st son William Cavendish), the Duke forced her to relinquish Eliza shortly after her birth, to be raised by her paternal grandparents, Lord Charles Grey KB PC, 1st Earl Grey, and CountessElizabeth Grey. However, her mother would visit Eliza in secret.
Eliza Courtney gained 3 more half-siblings.

• William CAVENDISH, 6th Duke of Devonshire 1790-1858
• Georgiana Dorothy CAVENDISH 1783-1858 Married 21 March 1801 to George HOWARD 1773-1848
• Harriet Elizabeth CAVENDISH 1785-1862 Married 24 December 1809 Granville LEVESON-GOWER 1773-1846

Marriage

Elizabeth Courtney married General Robert Charles Ellice on 10 Dec 1814 at Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. ^[2]
He was the son of Alexander Ellice.

CHILDREN:

1. Georgiana ELLICE Seymour
2. Robert ELLICE
3. Elizabeth ELLICE 1818-1899 Married 16 April 1838 to Henry Bouverie William Brand 1814-1892
4. Charles Hay ELLICE

Death

Lady Eliza (Courtney) ELLICE passed away on 2 May 1859 at the age of 67 at Norwood, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Courtney Citing this Page: Wikipedia contributors, "Eliza Courtney," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eliza_Courtney&oldid=1059248973 (accessed January 6, 2022).
2. ↑ Marriage Entry: Eliza Courtney married General Robert Charles Ellice on 10 Dec 1814 at Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. Citing this Record: "England, Yorkshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1613-1887", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZMG7-K4MM : 8 November 2021), Elizabeth Courtney in entry for Robert Ellice, 1814.
3. ↑ Death/Burial Entry: FaG: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66M9-L1T2 : 16 December 2021), Eliza Courtney Ellice, ; Burial, , Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England, Kensal Green Cemetery; citing record ID 232198085, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232198085

See also for hints:

• https://gw.geneanet.org/garric?lang=en&n=courtney&oc=0&p=eliza
• The Peerage.com