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Baron William (Williem) Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Baron of Ponsonby of Imokilly - Abell and Hunt Line 1744–1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 September 1744

Birth Location: Imokilly, Munster, Cork, Ireland

Death Date: 5 November 1806

Death Location: Seymour Street, London, England

Father: Right Ponsonby

Mother: Elizabeth Cavendish

Spouse(s): Louisa Molesworth

Children(s): Lady Grey

The story of Baron William (Williem) Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Baron of Ponsonby of Imokilly - Abell and Hunt Line began in 1744 in Imokilly, Munster, Cork, Ireland. Baron William (Williem) Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Baron of Ponsonby of Imokilly - Abell and Hunt Line married Louisa Susan Cornwallis Molesworth, and had children including Lady Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Dowager Countess Grey. Baron William (Williem) Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Baron of Ponsonby of Imokilly - Abell and Hunt Line passed away in 1806 in Seymour Street, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Baron William (Williem) Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Baron of Ponsonby of Imokilly - Abell and Hunt Line began in 1744 in Imokilly, Munster, Cork, Ireland.
  • Baron William (Williem) Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Baron of Ponsonby of Imokilly - Abell and Hunt Line married Louisa Susan Cornwallis Molesworth, and had children including Lady Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Dowager Countess Grey.
  • Baron William (Williem) Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Baron of Ponsonby of Imokilly - Abell and Hunt Line passed away in 1806 in Seymour Street, London, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Baron Line's Ancestors

Self
Baron Line
1744–1806
Birth Place: Imokilly, Munster, Cork, Ireland
Parents
Right Honourable John Ponsonby
1713–1787
Bessborough, Leinster, Kilkenny, Ireland.
Elizabeth Cavendish
1723–1796
Hardwick, Derbyshire
Grandparents
Brabazon (Earl of Bessborough) Ponsonby
1680–1758
Bessborough, Ballymackey, Tipperary, Barony of Upper Ormond, Munster (Nenagh) Ireland
Sara (Margetson) (Ponsonby)
1685–1733
Fiddown, Kilkenny, Ireland
LADY (CATHERINE HOSKYNS DUCHESS OF) DEVONSHIRE
1700–1777
Oxted, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Iii
1650–1724
Mary MOORE
1663–1713
Johannem Hoskyns
1640–1717
Catharina Hale
1673–1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bessborough
1613–1678
Elizabeth Folliott
1630–1697
Charles Sir
1603–1657
Anne Lady
1609–1651
Mary Elwes
1640–1712

Baron Line's Descendants

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Baron (William (Williem) Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Baron of Ponsonby of Imokilly - Abell and Hunt) Line (15 September 1744–5 November 1806) m. Louisa (Susan Cornwallis) Molesworth (23 Oct 1749–1 Sep 1824)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Dowager Countess) Grey 1776–1861 m. Prime (Minister Sir Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, KG,) PC, 1764–1845
    1. 1. Elizabeth Grey 1798–1880
      1. 1. Louisa (Emily C Baring GGGM to Diana) Frances 1840–1892 m. Edward (Charles Baring * 1st Baron) Revelstoke 1828–1897
        1. 1. Margaret (Baring Viscountess) Althorp 1868–1906

Baron Line's Timeline

2 Records

1744
15 September 1744
Birth of Baron William (Williem) Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Baron of Ponsonby of Imokilly - Abell and Hunt Line in Imokilly, Munster, Cork, Ireland
Imokilly, Munster, Cork, Ireland
1806
5 November 1806
Age 62
Death of Baron William (Williem) Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Baron of Ponsonby of Imokilly - Abell and Hunt Line in Seymour Street, London, England
Seymour Street, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 September 1744
    Event Place: Imokilly, Munster, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 November 1806
    Event Place: Seymour Street, London, England

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