Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 11th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
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Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 11th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (3 May 1773 – 27 August 1846) was the third son of John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
and Mary Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. His mother was the author of the verse drama, "The Siege of Jerusalem" (1769).
The eldest brother was John Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
who had a long affair with Mary Millne. Their only son John Bowes was only legitimized following the demise of his father. He inherited most of the real estate of his father but none of his titles.
The second brother was George Bowes-Lyon who had married Mary Thornhill but died childless on 26 December 1806. Thomas was their only legitimate heir and became the new Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne on 3 July 1820.
On 25 March 1800, Thomas married firstly Mary Elizabeth Louisa Rodney Carpenter (1 January 1783 – 1 June 1811), daughter of George and Mary Elizabeth Walsh Carpenter. They had two children:
His first wife died on 1 June 1811. He married secondly Eliza Northcote, daughter to a Colonel of the British Army
. They had a daughter:
On 8 December 1817, Thomas married his third wife Marianna Cheape
, daughter of John Cheape. This marriage was childless but lasted until his death.
He was succeeded by his grandson Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 12th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
.
John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
John Bowes , born John Lyon, was the 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and one of the ancestors of the Queen Mother. His father was Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and his mother was the former Jean Nicholsen.In 1767 he married Mary Eleanor Bowes, and upon the request of the...
and Mary Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. His mother was the author of the verse drama, "The Siege of Jerusalem" (1769).
The eldest brother was John Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
John Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
John Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne was the eldest son of John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Mary Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne...
who had a long affair with Mary Millne. Their only son John Bowes was only legitimized following the demise of his father. He inherited most of the real estate of his father but none of his titles.
The second brother was George Bowes-Lyon who had married Mary Thornhill but died childless on 26 December 1806. Thomas was their only legitimate heir and became the new Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne on 3 July 1820.
On 25 March 1800, Thomas married firstly Mary Elizabeth Louisa Rodney Carpenter (1 January 1783 – 1 June 1811), daughter of George and Mary Elizabeth Walsh Carpenter. They had two children:
- Thomas George Lyon-Bowes, Lord GlamisThomas Lyon-Bowes, Lord GlamisThomas George Lyon-Bowes, Lord Glamis was an heir to the Earldom of Strathmore and Kinghorne. He was the only son of Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 11th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Mary Elizabeth Louisa Rodney Carpenter...
(6 February 1801 – 27 January 1834). He was the father of both Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 12th Earl of Strathmore and KinghorneThomas Lyon-Bowes, 12th Earl of Strathmore and KinghorneThomas Lyon-Bowes, 12th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne was the eldest surviving son of Thomas George Lyon-Bowes, Lord Glamis and his wife Charlotte Grimstead....
and Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and KinghorneClaude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and KinghorneClaude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne , styled The Honourable from 1847 to 1865, was a British peer. He was the 13th holder of the Earldom of Strathmore and Kinghorne....
. - Mary Isabella Lyon-Bowes (8 August 1802 – 10 September 1877). Married John Walpole WillisJohn Walpole WillisJohn Walpole Willis was an English-born judge, and a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.- Early life :...
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His first wife died on 1 June 1811. He married secondly Eliza Northcote, daughter to a Colonel of the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
. They had a daughter:
- Sarah Bowes-Lyon (8 August 1813 - 6 June 1847). Married first George Augustus Campbell and secondly Charles Philip Ainslie.
On 8 December 1817, Thomas married his third wife Marianna Cheape
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, daughter of John Cheape. This marriage was childless but lasted until his death.
He was succeeded by his grandson Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 12th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 12th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 12th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne was the eldest surviving son of Thomas George Lyon-Bowes, Lord Glamis and his wife Charlotte Grimstead....
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