Frederick Edward Grey Ponsonby, 1st. Baron Sysonby of Wonersh P.C. G.C.B. G.C.V.O.

Male 1867 - 1935  (68 years)


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  • Name Frederick Edward Grey Ponsonby 
    Suffix 1st. Baron Sysonby of Wonersh P.C. G.C.B. G.C.V.O. 
    Nickname Fritz 
    Born 16 Sep 1867  Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Education R.M.A. Sandhurst, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Education 1880-1886  Eton College, Eton, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Occupation Keeper of the Privy Purse  [1
    Residence 1899-1906  Cell Farm, Old Windsor, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    _UID DA42960710F146A1A97A15F29DCE2C48AAE1 
    Died 20 Oct 1935  Marylebone, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 22 Oct 1935  Chapel Royal, St. James's, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I11202  Smithtree
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2022 

    Father General Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby, G.C.B., P.C.,   b. 10 Dec 1825, Corfu, Greece Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1895, Osborne Cottage, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Bulteel,   b. Abt 1832, Yealmpton, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1916, Ascot, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 30 Apr 1861  St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Family ID F3764  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Victoria Lily Hegan Kennard,   b. 4 Feb 1874, Mayfair, Westminster, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1955, Bath, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 17 May 1899  Guard's Chapel, Westminster Barracks, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8
    Children 
     1. Victor Alexander Henry Desmond Ponsonby,   b. 19 Jun 1900, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1900, New Windsor, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Loelia Mary Ponsonby,   b. 6 Feb 1902, St. James's Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1993, 61, St. George's Square, Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    +3. Edward Gaspard Ponsonby, 2nd. Baron Sysonby of Wonersh, D.S.O.,   b. 7 Jun 1903, Strand District, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1956, Nairobi, Kenya Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
    Last Modified 15 May 2011 
    Family ID F3875  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Sep 1867 - Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation - 1880-1886 - Eton College, Eton, Buckinghamshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S226] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S509] Eton Register.

    3. [S363] Grace and Favour, Loelia Duchess of Westminster, 29 (Reliability: 3).
      "The first home of my parents was at Old Windsor where they took a house called Cell Farm"

    4. [S363] Grace and Favour, Loelia Duchess of Westminster, 53 (Reliability: 3).
      "my grandfather was lonely after his wife's death and my parents agreed to leave Cell Farm and to set up house with him."

    5. [S231] The Times.
      23 Oct 1935

    6. [S58] Ancestry.co.uk, Dictionary of National Biography (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S290] findmypast.com, Westminster Marriages (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S201] 19th. Century British Library Newspapers Website, Morning Post 18th. May 1899 (Reliability: 3).