Harriet (Stonor) Agar-Ellis (abt. 1836)

Born about Feb 1836 in Stonor, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Leopold George Frederick Agar-Ellis — married 1864 in St James, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

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Biography

Harriet Stonor was born about 1836, the daughter of Thomas Stonor (3rd Baron Camoys) and his wife Frances. Harriet was baptised in Stonor, Oxfordshire, on 6 April 1836.^[1]

On 8 February 1864, Leopold George Frederick Agar-Ellis was married to the Hon. Harriet, the sixth daughter of Thomas Stonor, 3rd Baron Camoys^[2] and Frances Towneley (only daughter of Peregrine Edward Towneley), in St James's, London.^[3]

In 1878 there was a case at the Court of Appeal to determine whether the three infant children of the couple should be brought up as Protestants or Catholics.^[4] This was later followed by an unsuccessful petition for divorce brought by Harriet on the grounds of Leopold's adultery and cruelty. Harriet alluded to the couple's differences of opinion regarding the religious education of their daughters, but also alleged (with the evidence of witnesses) that Leopold paid "frequent visits to ladies living in St George's Square". Leopold successfully defended these claims and the petition for judicial separation was dimissed.^[5]

In 1891 Harriet was living apart from her husband at 41 Green Street, Grosvenor Square, London.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWGT-G8N : 11 December 2014), Harriett Stoner, 06 Apr 1836, Baptism; citing p. 16, Stonor, Oxfordshire, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1890 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes, database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: 1890 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes. London, England: Kelly & Co.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DQX-YVL : 13 December 2014), Leopold George Frederick Agar Ellis, 1864; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1864, quarter 1, vol. 1A, p. 603, St. James Westminster, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ The Echo, 15 November 1878. Accessed via Find My Past.
5. ↑ The St James's Gazette, 24 February 1882. Accessed via Find My Past.