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Elizabeth (Horner) Fox-Strangways (1722 - bef. 1792)

Elizabeth Fox-Strangways formerly Horner aka Fox, Lady Ilchester
Born in Melbury Sampford, Dorsetmap
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Biography

Stephen Fox's marriage was arranged with thirteen-year-old Elizabeth Strangways-Horner, daughter of Thomas Strangways-Horner and Susanna Strangways, on 15th March 1735. In 1758, Lord Ilchester assumed the additional surname of Strangways.

Lord and Lady Ilchester's children were:

Lady Susannah Sarah Louisa Fox-Strangways, called Susan (1743 – 1827), married Irish actor William O'Brien (actor)

Henry Thomas Fox-Strangways, 2nd Earl of Ilchester (9 August 1747 – 5 September 1802)

Lady Lucy Fox-Strangways (1748 – 16 August 1787), married Colonel Hon. Stephen Digby

Lady Christian Henrietta Caroline Fox-Strangways, called Harriet (3 January 1749/50 – 21 July 1815), married Colonel John Dyke Acland

Lt.-Col. Hon. Stephen Strangways Digby Fox-Strangways (3 December 1751 – 12 March 1836)

Lady Frances Muriel Fox-Strangways (Aug 1755 – 5 May 1814), married Valentine Richard Quin, 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl

Rev. Hon. Charles Redlynch Fox-Strangways (27 April 1761 – 4 November 1836), married Jane Haines

Elizabeth Horner became Elizabeth Strangways Horner in 1726 upon her mother's accession to the Melbury Estates. She became Elizabeth Fox in 1735 upon her marriage to Stephen Fox and she became Elizabeth Fox-Strangways in 1758 when the 1st Earl of Ilchester, her husband, changed his name to Fox-Strangways.

Lady Fox-Strangways died in 1792 and was buried on 24 November in Melbury Osmond [1]

Sources

  1. ↑ OPC Dorset; Melbury Osmond burials 1731-1880 The text is Elizabeth Countess Dowager of Ilchester buried Nov 24 1792




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Horner-437 Carl Horner BA PGCE
Horner-1366 and Horner-1538 appear to represent the same person because: Same dates, parents, spouse & children about to be duplicated for Horner-1538

please keep her extensive parental lines Regards Carl Horner-437

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Rejected matches › Elizabeth (Preston) Horner (abt.1720-bef.1743)

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