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Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire is in Viscountcies of England Alphabetically, Viscountcies of England Chronologically, Extant Viscountcies of England.
Summary
15th February 1806. Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson created.
31st July 1818. Son Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield succeeded.
18th March 1854. Son Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield succeeded.
7th January 1892. Son Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield succeeded.
29th July 1918. Son Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield succeeded.
14th September 1960. Grandson Thomas Patrick John Anson 5th Earl Lichfield succeeded.
11th November 2005. Son Thomas Anson 6th Earl of Lichfield succeeded.
The London Gazette 15889. Whitehall, February 15, 1806.
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignities of Baron and Viscount of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Thomas Anson (age 39), Esq, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Names, Styles, and Titles of Baron Soberton, of Soberton, in the County of Southampton, and Viscount Anson, of Shugborough and Orgrave, in the County of Stafford. [Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson (age 27) by marriage Viscountess Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire.]
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity ef a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Most Honorable John Denis Marquis of Sligo, Knight of the Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Baron Monteagle, of Westport, in the County of Mayo.
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Honorable Hugh Earl of Eglinton, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, arid Title of Baron Ardrossan, of Ardrossan, in the County of Ayr.
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Honorable James Earl of Lauderdale (age 47), and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Baron Lauderdale, of Thirlestane, in the County of Berwick.
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Honorable George Earl of Granard (age 46), and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Baron Granard, of Castle Donnington, in the County of Leicester.
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to John Crewe (age 63), Esq; and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Baron Crewe, of Crewe, in the County-Palatine of Chester.
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to William Lygon (age 58), Esq; and his Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Baron Beauchamp of Powyke, in the County of Worcester. [Catherine Denn by marriage Baroness Beauchamp Powick in Worcestershire.]
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On 31st July 1818 Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson (age 51) died. His son Thomas (age 22) succeeded 2nd Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 2nd Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire.
On 18th March 1854 Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield (age 58) died. His son Thomas (age 28) succeeded 2nd Earl Lichfield, 3rd Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 3rd Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire
On 7th January 1892 Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 66) died. His son Thomas (age 36) succeeded 3rd Earl Lichfield, 4th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 4th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire. Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield (age 38) by marriage Countess Lichfield.
On 29th July 1918 Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield (age 62) died. He was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map]. His son Thomas (age 34) succeeded 4th Earl Lichfield, 5th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 5th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire. Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield (age 31) by marriage Countess Lichfield.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 14th September 1960 Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield (age 76) died. He was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map]. His grandson Thomas (age 21) succeeded 5th Earl Lichfield, 6th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 6th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire. Shugborough Hall, Staffordshire [Map] passed to the National Trust in lieu of death duties.
On 11th November 2005 Thomas Patrick John Anson 5th Earl Lichfield (age 66) died at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. His son Thomas (age 27) succeeded 6th Earl Lichfield, 7th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 7th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire.