George Venables-Vernon (1735 - 1813)

Born 9 May 1735 in St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Louisa Barbarina (Mansell) Venables-Vernon — married 16 Jul 1757 in St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England

Husband of Jane Georgiana (Fauquier) Venables-Vernon — married 25 May 1786 in England

Descendants

Died 18 Jun 1813 at age 78 in Sudbury, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

George Venables-Vernon was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

George was born in 1735. He was the son of George Vernon and Mary Howard and was baptised at ST George, Hanaover Square, London on 4 Jun 1735. ^[1]

He was educated at Westminster School and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, proceeding MA in 1755.

He served as a Whig Member of Parliament for Weobley from 1757 to 1761, Bramber from 1762 to 1768 and Glamorganshire from 1768 to 1780.

He also served as vice president of the Welch Charity.

He married Hon. Louisa Barbarina Mansell (daughter of Bussy Mansell, 4th Baron Mansell of Margam and Lady Barbara Villiers) on 16 July 1757. ^[2] They had at least two children who are commemorated on a monument in the church of St Mary, Newick. ^[3]

• "In memory of George Vernon, son of the Hon. George Vernon, by his wife, the Hon. Louisa Vernon, daughter and heiress of the Right Honourable Bussey, Lord Mansell, born Nov 18, 1761, died of the measles at the age of 18."

• "Charlotte, second daughter of the Hon. George Vernon, ob. 1770, aged 1 year 10 months."

He married, secondly, Jane Georgina Fauquier (daughter of William Fauquier and Grace Warner) on 25 May 1786. They had one daughter.

Bradwall Hall, near Sandbach, Cheshire was owned by the Barons of Kinderton until it was conveyed to John Latham M.D., president of the Royal College of Physicians.

He passed away at Sudbury, Derbyshire in 1813 at the age of 78. ^[4] After his death his title passed to his half-brother, the third Baron, the eldest son of the first Baron's third marriage. His will was probated on 30 Jul 1813. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Westminster, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1558-1812 . Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020. City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: CCDS/PR/3/4 Ancestry Record 61865 #738959
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. London and Surrey, England, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1597-1921 . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Record 2056 #11531
3. ↑ Horsfield, T. Walker., Mantell, G. Algernon. (18241827). The history and antiquities of Lewes and its vicinity. Lewes: J. Baxter. Hathi Trust
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Ancestry Record 9840 #11655731
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers;PROB 111546Ancestry Record 5111 #126470

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p2869.htm#i28689

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Venables-Vernon,_2nd_Baron_Vernon

• "England, Westminster Rate Books, 1634-1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1J-VMDM : 28 March 2015), George Venables Vernon, 1775; from database by FindMyPast and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Tax Assessment, , , Westminster, Middlesex, England, Westminster City Archives, London.