Mary Elizabeth Marsham, Countess of Romney
Mary Elizabeth Marsham, Countess of Romney (c.1800 – 25 December 1847), formerly the Hon. Mary Elizabeth Townshend, was the second wife of
John Thomas Townshend, 2nd Viscount Sydney
, and his wife, the former Lady Caroline Elizabeth Letitia Clements.
Her first husband, whom she married on 4 October 1825,[1] was George James Cholmondeley. Cholmondeley died in 1830.[2]
They had one child:
- Frances Sophia Cholmondeley (died 1887), who married Reverend John Charles Riddell, a grandson of Charles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney.[3]
On 8 February 1832, she married the Earl of Romney, whose first wife, Sophia, had died in 1812. By the earl, she had one son:
- Hon. Robert Marsham-Townshend (1834-1914), who inherited the manor of Chislehurst from his mother's brother, John Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney.[4]
The earl died in 1845, and was succeeded by Charles Marsham, 3rd Earl of Romney, the only son from his first marriage.
References
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
- ^ The History of Chislehurst: Its Church, Manors, and Parish. G. Allen. 1899.
- ^ George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 352.
- ^ "Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney". Chislehurst Society. Retrieved 27 January 2018.