Robert John (Smith) Carington FRS (1796-1868)

Robert John "2nd Baron Carrington" Carington FRS formerly Smith

Born 16 Jan 1796 in England

Ancestors

Son of Robert Smith FRS FSA and Anne (Boldero-Barnard) Smith

Brother of Charlotte Elizabeth (Smith) Gardner, Catherine Lucy (Smith) Stanhope and Hester Frances (Smith) Williams-Wynn

Husband of Elizabeth Katherine (Weld Forester) Smith — married 1822 [location unknown]

Husband of Charlotte Augusta Annabella (Drummond-Burrell) Carington — married 1840 in St. George, Hanover Square, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Father of Cecile Katherine Mary (Carrington) Colville, Augusta Clementina (Carrington) Campbell, Charles Robert (Carrington) Wynn-Carington KG GCMG PC, William Henry Peregrine (Carrington) Carington, Eva Elizabeth (Carrington) Stanhope and Rupert Clement George (Carrington) Carington MP 4th Bt

Died 17 Mar 1868 at age 72 in England, United Kingdom

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Robert Smith was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

Robert John Smith was born on January 16, 1796 in England, son of Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington of Upton (1752–1838) and Anne Boldero-Barnard (<1756–1827).

He was educated at Eton College (1805-1811) and Christ's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a MA in 1815. He was the MP for Wendover (1818-1820). for Buckinghamshire (1820-1831) and Wycombe (1831-1838). He succeeded to the barony of Carrington on 18 Sep 1838. On 26 Aug 1839 his name was legally changed to Robert John Carington by Royal Licence.

Robert married, secondly, Hon. Charlotte Augusta Annabella Drummond-Willoughby, daughter of Peter Robert Drummond-Burrell and Lady Sarah Clementina Drummond on 10 Aug 1840 at St. George's Church, Hanover Square, London.[3] When he married he gave his surname as Carington. He was Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire from 1838 until his death in 1868.

Sources

1. Robert Carington, 2nd Baron Carrington - Wikipedia;
2. Free BMD Marriages St. George Hanover Square Sep 1840 Volume 1 Page 27;
3. http://www.thepeerage.com/p1480.htm#i14796
Wikipedia: Robert John Carrington
Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/186758114/robert-john-carrington : accessed 16 August 2021), memorial page for Robert John Carrington (16 Jan 1796–17 Mar 1868), Find a Grave Memorial ID 186758114, citing Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Churchyard, Moulsoe, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England ; Maintained by Todd Whitesides (contributor 47553735) .

Note

The Smith family adopted the surname 'Carington'. Note that the family name is spelled with one 'r' while the barony is spelled with two.

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