Thomas Edward Anson (1883 - 1960)

Born 9 Dec 1883 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Evelyn Maud (Keppel) Anson — married 11 Jul 1911 in Saint George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

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Biography

Thomas Edward Anson, 4th Earl of Lichfield was born on 9 December 1883. He was the son of Thomas Francis Anson, 3rd Earl of Lichfield and Lady Mildred Coke. He married, firstly, Evelyn Maud Keppel, daughter of Lt.-Col. Edward George Keppel and Mary Cecilia Georgiana King, on 11 July 1911. He married, secondly, Violet Margaret Dawson-Greene, daughter of Colonel Henry Dawson Dawson-Greene, on 23 February 1949. He died on 14 September 1960 at age 76.

He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. He was Aide-de-Camp to the Acting Master of the Horse to the Lord-Lieutenant of ireland between 1906 and 1910. He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 5th City of London Rifles. He fought in the First World War. He succeeded to the title of 5th Viscount Anson, of Shugborough and Orgrave, co. Stafford [U.K., 1806] on 29 July 1918. He gained the title of 4th Earl of Lichfield, co. Stafford [U.K., 1831] on 29 July 1918. He succeeded to the title of 5th Baron Soberton, of Soberton, co. Southampton [U.K., 1806] on 29 July 1918. He held the office of Lord High Steward of Stafford between 1933 and 1960. He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Staffordshire. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Staffordshire.

Sources

• Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Name: Name: Genealogical Books; Location: Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A; Date: 2003;;), volume 2, page 2326

• Charles Mosley, Editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Name: Name: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd; Location: Crans, Switzerland; Date: 1999;;), volume 1, page 48.

• England & Wales, Free BMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, Name Thomas Edward Anson Registration Year 1884 Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district Marylebone Inferred County London Volume 1a Page 578.

• England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007, Name Earl of Lichfield Thomas E Anson Birth Date abt 1884 Date of Registration Sep 1960 Age at Death 76 Registration district Bournemouth Inferred County Hampshire Volume 6b Page 139.

• 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census, Name Thomas E Anson Age 7 Estimated Birth Year abt 1884 Relation Son Father's Name Thomas F Anson Mother's Name Mildred Anson Gender Male Where born London, England Civil parish Elstow Ecclesiastical parish Elstow Town Elstow County/Island Bedfordshire Country England Registration district Bedford ED, institution, or vessel 16 Piece 1252 Folio 130 Page number 5.

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