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Claude George Bowes-Lyon II 1855–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 March 1855

Birth Location: Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England

Death Date: 7 November 1944

Death Location: Glamis, Angus, Scotland

Father: Claude I

Mother: Frances Smith

Spouse(s): Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck, Princess Teck

Children(s): Patrick Bowes-Lyon, Queen Bowes-Lyon, Alexander Bowes-Lyon, Sir Bowes-Lyon, Michael Bowes-Lyon, John Bowes-Lyon, Violet Bowes-Lyon, Fergus Captain, Mary Bowes-Lyon, Nina Bowes-Lyon, Patrick and, Lady Bowes-Lyon

In 1855, Claude George Bowes-Lyon II entered the world in Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England, born to Claude George Bowes Lyon I And Frances Dora Smith. Claude George Bowes-Lyon II married Cecilia Nina Cavendish Bentinck, Princess Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes Of Teck, and had children including Alexander Francis Bowes Lyon, Fergus Bowes Lyon Captain, John Herbert Bowes Lyon, Lady Rose Constance Bowes Lyon, Mary Frances Bowes Lyon, Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes Lyon, Nina Cecelia Bowes Lyon, Patrick Bowes Lyon, Patrick Bowes Lyon 15Th Earl Of Strathmore And, Queen Of Great Britain Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes Lyon, Sir David Bowes Lyon, Violet Hyacinth Bowes Lyon. Claude George Bowes-Lyon II passed away in 1944 in Glamis, Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Claude George Bowes-Lyon II entered the world in Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England, born to Claude George Bowes Lyon I And Frances Dora Smith.
  • Claude George Bowes-Lyon II married Cecilia Nina Cavendish Bentinck, Princess Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes Of Teck, and had children including Alexander Francis Bowes Lyon, Fergus Bowes Lyon Captain, John Herbert Bowes Lyon, Lady Rose Constance Bowes Lyon, Mary Frances Bowes Lyon, Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes Lyon, Nina Cecelia Bowes Lyon, Patrick Bowes Lyon, Patrick Bowes Lyon 15Th Earl Of Strathmore And, Queen Of Great Britain Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes Lyon, Sir David Bowes Lyon, Violet Hyacinth Bowes Lyon.
  • Claude George Bowes-Lyon II passed away in 1944 in Glamis, Angus, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Claude I
1824–1904
Birth Location: Redbourn, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England
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Frances Smith
1832–1922
Birth Location: Blendon Hall, Kent, England, United Kingdom
FS

Spouses(s)

Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck
1862–1938
Birth Location: Belgravia, London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
CC
Princess Teck
1867–1953
Birth Location: Kensington Palace, London, London, England
PT

Children(s)

Patrick Bowes-Lyon
1884–1949
Birth Location: St Paul's Walden Bury, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
PB
Queen Bowes-Lyon
1900–2002
Birth Location: Merriott, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
QB
Alexander Bowes-Lyon
1887–1911
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
AB
Sir Bowes-Lyon
1902–1961
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
SB
Michael Bowes-Lyon
1893–1953
Birth Location: St Pauls Walden, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
MB
John Bowes-Lyon
1886–1930
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
JB
Violet Bowes-Lyon
1882–1893
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
VB
Fergus Captain
1889–1915
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
FC
Mary Bowes-Lyon
1883–1961
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
MB
Nina Bowes-Lyon
1882–
Birth Location: Surrey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
NB
Patrick and
1884–1949
Birth Location: St Paul's Walden, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Pa
Lady Bowes-Lyon
1890–1967
Birth Location: Hamburg, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
LB

Claude II's Ancestors

Self
Claude II
1855–1944
Birth Place: Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England
Parents
Claude George Bowes-Lyon I
1824–1904
Redbourn, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England
Frances (Dora) Smith
1832–1922
Blendon Hall, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas (George Bowes-Lyon Lord Glamis Earl of) Strathmore
1801–1834
St Pauls Walden, North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Charlotte Grimstead
1797–1881
Leatherhead, Surrey, England
Oswald (Smith of) Blendon
1794–1863
Blendon Hall, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Henrietta (Mildred (Hodgson)) Smith
1805–1891
Carlisle, . England., Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kinghorne
1773–1846
George Smith
1765–1836
Frances Smith
1767–1844
Robert Hodgson
1773–1844
Mary Hodgson
1780–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
9TH LINE)
1737–1776
Mary Bowes
1749–1800
Abel Jr
1717–1788
Mary Smith
1724–1780
John Mosley
1732–1798
Elizabeth Mosley
1741–1797

Claude II's Descendants

1.
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Claude (George Bowes-Lyon) II (14 March 1855–7 November 1944) m. Cecilia (Nina) Cavendish-Bentinck (11 September 1862–23 June 1938) m. Princess (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes of) Teck (2 May 1867–24 Mar 1953)
  1. 1. Patrick Bowes-Lyon 1884–1949
  2. 2. Queen (of Great Britain Elizabeth Angela Marguerite) Bowes-Lyon 1900–2002 m. King (Albert Frederick Arthur ( George ) VI of Windsor) UK 1895–1952
    1. 1. Queen (👑 Elizabeth II, Alexandra-Mary) Windsor 1926–2022 m. Philip (Mountbatten,) 👑 1921–1952
      1. 1. Anne (Elizabeth) Windsor 1950–2002
    2. 2. Margaret (Rose) Windsor 1930–2002 m. Antony Armstrong-Jones 1930–2002
  3. 3. Alexander (Francis) Bowes-Lyon 1887–1911
  4. 4. Sir (David) Bowes-Lyon 1902–1961
  5. 5. Michael (Claude Hamilton) Bowes-Lyon 1893–1953
  6. 6. John (Herbert) Bowes-Lyon 1886–1930
  7. 7. Violet (Hyacinth) Bowes-Lyon 1882–1893
  8. 8. Fergus (Bowes-Lyon,) Captain 1889–1915
  9. 9. Mary (Frances) Bowes-Lyon 1883–1961
  10. 10. Nina (Cecelia) Bowes-Lyon 1882–
  11. 11. Patrick (Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore) and 1884–1949
  12. 12. Lady (Rose Constance) Bowes-Lyon 1890–1967

Claude II's Timeline

2 Records

1855
14 March 1855
Birth of Claude George Bowes-Lyon II in Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England
Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England
1944
7 November 1944
Age 89
Death of Claude George Bowes-Lyon II in Glamis, Angus, Scotland
Glamis, Angus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 March 1855
    Event Place: Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 November 1944
    Event Place: Glamis, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glamis, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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