Viscount Duncannon from 1793 to 1844 Lord John William PONSONBY, 4th Earl of Bessborough

1781 - 1847  (65 years)

• Name	John William PONSONBY  [1, 2]
  Title	Viscount Duncannon from 1793 to 1844
  Prefix	Lord
  Suffix	4th Earl of Bessborough
  Birth	31 Aug 1781  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Alma Mater	Christ Church, Oxford   [2]
  Occupation	a British politician  [2]
  Death	16 May 1847	Dublin, Ireland   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I118383	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Frederick PONSONBY, 3rd Earl of Bessborough,   b. 24 Jan 1758, Marylebone, London, England d. 3 Feb 1844, Canford House, Dorset, England (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Lady Henrietta SPENCER, Countess of Bessborough,   b. 16 Jun 1761, Wimbledon, Surrey, England d. 11 Nov 1821, Florence, Tuscany, Italy (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	27 Nov 1780  [1, 3]
  Family ID	F37430	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Maria FANE, Viscountess Duncannon,   b. 1787   d. Mar 1834 (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	16 Nov 1805	Berkeley Square, London, England   [1, 2]
  	They had eight sons and six daughters.
  Children	1. Lady Georgiana Sarah PONSONBY,   b. 18 Aug 1807   d. 25 Jun 1861 (Age 53 years)   2. John George PONSONBY, 5th Earl of Bessborough,   b. 14 Oct 1809, London, England d. 28 Jan 1880 (Age 70 years)   3. William Wentworth Brabazon PONSONBY, 5th Earl of Bessborough,   b. 29 Dec 1812   d. 8 Jul 1831 (Age 18 years)   4. Lady Augusta Lavinia Priscilla PONSONBY,   b. 11 May 1814   d. 19 Nov 1904 (Age 90 years)   5. Frederick George Brabazon PONSONBY, 6th Earl of Bessborough,   b. 11 Sep 1815   d. 11 Mar 1895, Westminster, England (Age 79 years)   6. Lady Emily Charlotte Mary PONSONBY,   b. 17 Feb 1817   d. 3 Feb 1877, at home, London, England (Age 59 years)   7. Lady Maria Jane Elizabeth PONSONBY,   b. 14 Mar 1819   d. 13 Sep 1897 (Age 78 years)   8. Hon. George Arthur Brabazon PONSONBY,   b. 17 May 1820   d. 1841 (Age 20 years)   9. Rev. Walter William Brabazon PONSONBY, 7th Earl of Bessborough,   b. 13 Aug 1821, Roehampton, London, England d. 24 Feb 1906, London, England (Age 84 years)   10. Rt. Hon. Sir Spencer Cecil Brabazon PONSONBY,   b. 14 Mar 1824, Mayfair, Westminster, London, England d. 1 Dec 1915, Yeovil, Somerset, England (Age 91 years)   11. Lady Harriet Frederica Anne PONSONBY,   b. 17 Jun 1825   d. 16 Nov 1900 (Age 75 years)   12. Lady Kathleen Louisa Georgina PONSONBY,   b. 30 Aug 1826   d. 9 Jul 1863 (Age 36 years)   13. Son PONSONBY,   b. 28 May 1828   d. 5 Jul 1828 (Age 0 years)   14. Hon. Gerald Henry Brabazon PONSONBY,   b. 17 Jul 1829   d. 30 Nov 1908 (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F37447	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2024

  
  

• Photos

  Neale(1818)_p6.220_-_Bessborough_House,_Kilkenny Bessborough House, family seat of the Earls of Bessborough, in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S19361] Wikipedia - Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough. [S19365] Wikipedia - John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough. [S19360] Wikipedia - Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough.