Sarah Fane, Countess of Westmorland
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Sarah Fane, Countess of Westmorland (née Sarah Anne Child; 28 August 1764 – 9 November 1793) was the only child of Robert Child, the principal shareholder in the banking firm Child & Co
. She married John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland
on 20 May 1782 at Gretna Green
.
The couple had the following children:
Child & Co
Child & Co. is a private banking house in the United Kingdom, part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. It is based at 1 Fleet Street in the City of London....
. She married John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland
John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland
John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland KG, PC , styled Lord Burghersh between 1771 and 1774, was a British Tory politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, who served in most of the cabinets of the period, primarily as Lord Privy Seal.-Background:Westmorland was the son of John Fane, 9th...
on 20 May 1782 at Gretna Green
Gretna Green
Gretna Green is a village in the south of Scotland famous for runaway weddings. It is in Dumfries and Galloway, near the mouth of the River Esk and was historically the first village in Scotland, following the old coaching route from London to Edinburgh. Gretna Green has a railway station serving...
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The couple had the following children:
- John Fane, 11th Earl of WestmorlandJohn Fane, 11th Earl of WestmorlandGeneral John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland GCB, GCH, PC , styled Lord Burghersh until 1841, was a British soldier, politician, diplomat and musician.-Background:...
(1784-1859) - Lady Sarah Sophia FaneSarah Villiers, Countess of JerseySarah Sophia Child Villiers, Countess of Jersey , was an English noblewoman, the daughter of John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland and Sarah Anne Child. Her mother was the only child of Robert Child, the principal shareholder in the banking firm Child & Co...
(1786–1867), married George Child-Villiers, 5th Earl of JerseyGeorge Child-Villiers, 5th Earl of JerseyGeorge Child Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey GCH, PC , styled Viscount Grandison until 1805, was a British courtier and Conservative politician.-Background and education:...
in 1804. - Lady Augusta Fane (1786–1871), m. 1. John Parker, Lord Boringdon (later 1st Earl of MorleyJohn Parker, 1st Earl of MorleyJohn Parker, 1st Earl of Morley FRS , known as Lord Boringdon from 1788 to 1815, was a British peer and politician....
) in 1804, divorced 1809; m. 2 also in 1809 Sir Arthur PagetArthur Paget (diplomat)Sir Arthur Paget GCB, PC was a British diplomat and politician.-Family and early life:Arthur Paget was the third son of Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge and his wife Jane Chamagné daughter of Arthur Chamagné, Dean of Clonmacnoise in Ireland. He was a younger brother of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess...
(1771–1840), son of the 1st Earl of UxbridgeHenry Bayly Paget, 1st Earl of UxbridgeHenry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge , known as Sir Henry Bayly, 3rd Baronet, of Plas Newydd, until 1769 and as The Lord Paget between 1769 and 1784, was a British peer.-Background:...
. - Lady Maria Fane (1787–1834), m. 1805 John Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon, later 4th Earl of BessboroughJohn Ponsonby, 4th Earl of BessboroughJohn William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough PC , known as Viscount Duncannon from 1793 to 1844, was a British Whig politician...
. - Lady Charlotte Fane (1793–1822).