Ralph Gordon (King) Milbanke (1839 - 1906)

Born 2 Jul 1839 in 10 St James Square, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Caroline (Stuart-Wortley) Milbanke — married 30 Dec 1880 in St Anne Soho, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Died 28 Aug 1906 at age 67 in Ockham Park, Ripley, Surrey, England

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Biography

2nd Earl of Lovelace

During 1847-8 Ralph was a pupil at Wilhelm von Fellen berg's Pestalozsian school at Hofwyl, near Berne

On 14 November 1860, Ralph received a Royal Licence from Queen Victoria to take the name of Milbanke instead of King, and to quarter the arms of Milbanke with that of King. This was to comply with the will of his maternal grandmother Anne Isabella née Milbanke. The announcement was made in the London Gazette of 30 November 1860. ^[1]

Marriages

• 1869: Fanny Heriot^[2]
• 1880: Mary Caroline Stuart-Wortley^[3][4]

Residence

• 1881: Chelsea, London, England ^[5][6]

Death

1906, Southport, England^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ The London Gazette Publication date: 30 November 1860 Issue:22454 Page:4783 London Gazette online accessed 18 July 2023 Whitehall, November 14, 1860.
   The Queen has been pleased to grant unto
   Ralph Gordon Noel King, Esquire (com-
   monly called the Honourable Ralph Gordon Noel
   King), second son of William, Earl of Lovelace, by
   Ada Augusta, his wife, only child and heir of
   George Gordon, Baron Byron, of Rochdale, in the
   county palatine of Lancaster, deceased, by Anne
   Isabella, his wife, only child and heir of Sir Ralph
   Milbanke, of Halnaby, in the North Riding of the
   county of York, and of Seaham, in the county
   palatine of Durham, Baronet, sometime representa-
   tive in Parliament for the said county of Durham,
   also deceased, Her Royal licence and authority
   that he in compliance with a proviso contained in
   the last will and testament of his maternal grand-
   mother, the said Anne Isabella, Baroness Byron)
   henceforth assume and take the surname of Mil-
   banke, instead of that of King, and bear the arms
   of Milbanke quarterly, in the first quarter, with
   those of King, such arms being first duly exempli-
   fied according to the laws of arms, and recorded
   in the Herald's Office, otherwise the said Royal
   licence and permission to be void and of none
   effect;
   And also to command that the said Royal con-
   cession and declaration be registered in Her
   Majesty's College of Arms.
2. ↑ Ralph Gordon N Milbank, 1869, "England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2D2Z-5HB : 22 Feb 2015); from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” index, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage, St. George Hanover Square, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ Ralph Gordon Lord Wentworth King-Milbanke and Mary Caroline Stuart-Wortley, 1880, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NX49-BYW : 22 Feb 2015); FHL microfilm 1,468,921; citing Saint Anne Soho, Westminster, London, England, reference 2:FLCMQ7.
4. ↑ Ralph Gordon N Milbanke, 1880, "England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2DRL-8Y5 : 22 Feb 2015); from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” index, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage, Westminster St. Margaret, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ "1881 England Census," [database on-line], Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll); Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004 & The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Class: RG11; Piece: 78; Folio: 60; Page: 54; GSU roll: 1341017.
6. ↑ Ralph G N Milbanke, "England and Wales Census, 1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3G2-31C : 22 Feb 2015), Chelsea, Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," index and images, findmypast (www.findmypast.com); citing p. , PRO RG 11/, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ Ralph Milbanke, 1906, "England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2NBQ-613 : 22 Feb 2015); from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," index, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Guildford, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

See Also

• Ralph King-Milbanke at Wikipedia
• Milbanke, Ralph Gordon Noel King (DNB12)
• Find A Grave Memorial