Born about in Sussex, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Pelham Bt
and Grace (Holles) Pelham
Sister of
Margaret (Pelham) Shelley, Lucy (Pelham) Clinton, Elizabeth (Pelham) Townshend [half], Frances (Pelham) Wandesford, Thomas Pelham-Holles KG PC FRS and Henry Pelham FRS PM
Wife of
David Polhill MP
— married
20 Aug 1713 (to before 1714) [location unknown]
Died
at about age 24
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Gertrude Pelham was daughter of Thomas Baron Pelham of Laughton Bart.[1] The date of her marriage suggests she was daughter of his second wife, Grace Holles.
In 1713 she was pursued so vigorously as a bride for David Polhill, son of Thomas Polhill and his wife, Elizabeth Ireton, that he did not have time to stand for Parliament. They were married on the 20th of August. [1]
Gertrude died, childless, the following year. [1]
Research note
Wikipedia names her husband (unsourced) as Edmund Polhill. [2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 History of Parliament online 1690-1715: POLHILL, David (1674-1754), of Otford, Kent
- ↑ Wikipedia: Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham
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