Biography of Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury 1811-1886

On 10th April 1793 [his father] Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury [aged 20] and [his mother] Henrietta Maria Hill were married in Florence, Tuscany. He the son of [his grandfather] Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury [aged 63] and [his grandmother] Susanna Hoare Countess Ailesbury.

On 8th January 1811 Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury was born to [his father] Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury [aged 37] and [his mother] Henrietta Maria Hill at Warren's Hotel St James' Square.

On 19th April 1814 [his grandfather] Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury [aged 84] died at Seymour Place. His son [his father] Charles [aged 41] succeeded 2nd Earl Ailesbury, 3rd Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.

On 2nd January 1831 [his mother] Henrietta Maria Hill died.

On 20th August 1833 [his father] Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury [aged 60] and [his step-mother] Maria Elizabeth Tollemache Marchioness Ailesbury [aged 23] were married at Ham House, Richmond, Surrey. She by marriage Marchioness Ailesbury. The difference in their ages was 36 years. He the son of [his grandfather] Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury and [his grandmother] Susanna Hoare Countess Ailesbury.

On 25th November 1834 Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury [aged 23] and Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury [aged 20] were married. He the son of Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury [aged 61] and Henrietta Maria Hill.

In 1836 James Graham 4th Duke Montrose [aged 36] and [his sister-in-law] Caroline Agnes Horsley Beresford "Mr Manton" Duchess Montrose [aged 18] were married. He the son of James Graham 3rd Duke Montrose [aged 80] and Caroline Maria Montagu Duchess Montrose.

On 30th December 1836 James Graham 3rd Duke Montrose [aged 81] died. His son James [aged 37] succeeded 4th Duke Montrose. [his sister-in-law] Caroline Agnes Horsley Beresford "Mr Manton" Duchess Montrose [aged 18] by marriage Duchess Montrose.

On 11th May 1837 [his brother] George William Frederick Brudenell 2nd Marquess Ailesbury [aged 32] and [his sister-in-law] Mary Herbert Marchioness Ailesbury [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of George Augustus Herbert 11th Earl Pembroke 8th Earl Montgomery and Yekaterina Semyonovna Vorontsova Countess Pembroke and Montgomery [aged 52]. He the son of [his father] Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury [aged 64] and [his mother] Henrietta Maria Hill. They were half fifth cousin once removed.

On 15th May 1839 [his son] George John Brudenell was born to Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury [aged 28] and [his wife] Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury [aged 25]. He married 7th August 1862 his fourth cousin twice removed Evelyn Mary Craven, daughter of William Craven 2nd Earl Craven and Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven, and had issue.

On 11th April 1842 [his son] Henry Brudenell-Bruce 5th Marquess of Ailesbury was born to Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury [aged 31] and [his wife] Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury [aged 28].

On 25th January 1845 [his son] Robert Thomas Brudenell-Bruce was born to Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury [aged 34] and [his wife] Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury [aged 30].

On 14th March 1847 [his daughter] Ernestine Mary Brudenell-Bruce Countess Listowell was born to Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury [aged 36] and [his wife] Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury [aged 32]. She married 31st August 1865 William Hare 3rd Earl of Listowel, son of William Hare 2nd Earl Listowel and Maria Augusta Windham Countess Listowel.

The London Gazette 21397. St, James's-Palace, December 30, 1852. THE Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Lord Ernest Augustus Charles Brudenell-Bruce [aged 41], to be Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable Orlando-George-Charles-Bridgeman [aged 33], Viscount Newport, resigned.

On 4th January 1856 [his father] Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury [aged 82] died. His son [his brother] George [aged 51] succeeded 2nd Marquess Ailesbury, 3rd Earl Ailesbury, 2nd Earl Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 2nd Viscount Savernake of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire. [his sister-in-law] Mary Herbert Marchioness Ailesbury [aged 43] by marriage Marchioness Ailesbury.

On 19th January 1856 [his son-in-law] Henry Meux 2nd Baronet [aged 38] and Louisa Caroline Brudenell-Bruce Lady Meux were married. She by marriage Lady Meux of Theobald's Park in Hertfordshire. She the daughter of Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury [aged 45] and Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury [aged 41].

Adeline Horsey Recollections. The estates were heavily mortgaged, and since Cardigan's death I have paid off £365,000 of the mortgages, which by the terms of the will was not compulsory for me to do. I have also spent £200,000 on the estate, and the many modern improvements now at Deene [Map] (which in past years was more gorgeous than comfortable) are entirely due to me.

After the will had been read. Lord Ernest Bruce [aged 47] and my brother, Colonel de Horsey [aged 33], went for a stroll in the park. They were discussing the contents of the will, and Lord Ernest said cheerfully, "Well, it's a good thing for [his son] Robert [aged 13], as Lady Cardigan won't last long ". "Look here, my Lord", replied my brother in an icy tone, "you seem to forget you are talking about my sister".

I looked delicate in those days, and my death would have been "a good thing for Robert", but forty years have passed, and he is still waiting for his inheritance!

On 7th August 1862 George John Brudenell [aged 23] and Evelyn Mary Craven [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of William Craven 2nd Earl Craven [aged 52] and Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven [aged 46]. He the son of Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury [aged 51] and Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury [aged 48]. They were fourth cousin twice removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 31st August 1865 [his son-in-law] William Hare 3rd Earl of Listowel [aged 32] and Ernestine Mary Brudenell-Bruce Countess Listowell [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Listowel in County Kerry. She the daughter of Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury [aged 54] and Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury [aged 51]. He the son of William Hare 2nd Earl Listowel and Maria Augusta Windham Countess Listowel [aged 60].

On 28th May 1868 [his son] George John Brudenell [aged 29] died at Ajaccio.

Adeline Horsey Recollections. I remember a very amusing incident which happened on one of the many cruises of the Sea Horse, when I had invited a small party, including Miss Hill, [his son] Robert Bruce [aged 23], Count Lindemann and the Vicar of Deene, my dear old friend the late Mr. Sylvester.

Lord Ernest Bruce [aged 57] came to see us safely on board, for leave-takings were the joy of his life. He always loved to speed the parting guest, and invariably went through the same ceremony whenever he said good-bye. This consisted of kissing everybody with much solemnity, and then with a great show of generosity he would present the porter with sixpence!

Robert Bruce was an amusing person in those days, and when old Lord Ernest was preparing to say good-bye to us, he called out: "Now, father, kiss the porter and give me the sixpence!"greatly to Lord Ernest's annoyance.

In 1876 William Stuart Stirling Crawfurd [aged 57] and [his sister-in-law] Caroline Agnes Horsley Beresford "Mr Manton" Duchess Montrose [aged 58] were married.

On 6th January 1878 George William Frederick Brudenell 2nd Marquess Ailesbury [aged 73] died at Lockeridge House Savernake, Wiltshire. His brother Ernest [aged 66] succeeded 3rd Marquess Ailesbury, 9th Earl Cardigan, 4th Earl Ailesbury, 3rd Earl Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 3rd Viscount Savernake of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire, 9th Baron Brudenell of Stonton in Leicestershire. Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury [aged 63] by marriage Marchioness Ailesbury.

The London Gazette 25308. Whitehall, January 11, 1884. The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal, for appointing Ernest Augustus Charles, Marquess of Ailesbury [aged 73], to be Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of Berks, in the room of George Grimston, Earl of Craven, deceased.

On 18th October 1886 Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury [aged 75] died. His grandson George [aged 23] succeeded 4th Marquess Ailesbury, 10th Earl Cardigan, 5th Earl Ailesbury, 4th Earl Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 4th Viscount Savernake of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire, 10th Baron Brudenell of Stonton in Leicestershire, 5th Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire. Dorothy Julia "Dolly Tester" Haseley Marchioness Ailesbury [aged 25] by marriage Marchioness Ailesbury. Robert Thomas Brudenell-Bruce [aged 41] inherited Deene Park, Northamptonshire [Map].

On 14th October 1891 [his former wife] Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury [aged 77] died.

[his daughter] Louisa Caroline Brudenell-Bruce Lady Meux was born to Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury and Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury. She married 19th January 1856 Henry Meux 2nd Baronet, son of Henry Meux 1st Baronet and Elizabeth-Mary Smith Lady Meux, and had issue.