George (Villiers) Child-Villiers (1773 - 1859)

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Sophia (Fane) Child-Villiers — married 23 May 1804 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Descendants

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Biography

George Villiers was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

He m. 23 May 1804 Lady Sarah Sophia Fane (b. 4 Mar 1785; d. 26 Jan 1867), 1st dau. of John [Fane], 10th Earl of Westmorland, by his first wife Sarah Anne Child, dau. and sole hrss. of Robert Child, of Osterley Park, co. Middlesex, banker.

He took the name of Child before that of Villiers by Royal Licence 1819 on his wife inheriting the estates of her maternal grandfather.

children

1. Hon George Augustus Frederick Child-Villiers, later 6th Earl of Jersey
2. Capt Hon Augustus John Child-Villiers (b. 10 Jul 1810; dsp. 24 May 1847), mar. 20 Sep 1831 Hon Georgiana Augusta Henrietta Elphinstone (mar. (2) 10 May 1870 as his third wife Lord William Godolphin Osborne, of Tullalan Castle, co. Kincardine, brother of George Godolphin [Osborne], 8th Duke of Leeds; d. 21 Sep 1892), only dau. of George Keith [Elphinstone], 1st Viscount Keith, by his second wife Hester Maria Thrale, 1st dau. and cohrss. of Henry Thrale, of Streatham, co. Surrey
3. Lt Col Hon Frederick William Child-Villiers, Member of Parliament for Weymouth 1847-52, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire 1869 (b. 20 Jul 1815; dsp. 23 May 1871), mar. 12 Jul 1842 Lady Elizabeth van Reede (b. 18 Dec 1821; d. 7 Jan 1897), sister and hrss of George Godard Henry [van Reede], 8th Earl of Athlone, and only dau. of Reynoud Diederik Jacob [van Reede], 7th Earl of Athlone, by his wife Henrietta Dorothea Maria Hope, sister and hrss. in her issue of William Williams Hope, of Rushton Hall, co. Northumberland, and dau. of John Williams later Williams Hope, of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
4. Capt Hon Francis John Robert Child-Villiers, Member of Parliament for Rochester 1852-56 (b. 11 Oct 1819; d. May 1862)
5. Lady Sarah Frederica Caroline Child-Villiers (d. 17 Nov 1853), mar. 8 Feb 1842 Prince Nicholas Esterhazy von Galantha (d. Jan 1894), 1st son of Prince Paul Antony Esterhazy, and had issue
6. Lady Clementina Augusta Wellington Child-Villiers (dvp. 5 Dec 1858)
7. Lady Adela Corsanda Maria Child-Villiers (d. 4 Sep 1860), mar. 17 Nov 1845 Col Charles Parke Ibbetson, and had issue

Sources

• "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCV-DFZ8 : 17 April 2019), Sarah Fane, Lady in entry for Villiers, Right Hon Lord Viscount, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 28 May 1804, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .
• http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/jersey1697.htm#JERSEY_1697_4

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