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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 Bowes-Lyon

Spouse(s): Cecilia Bowes-Lyon

Children(s): Michael Bowes-Lyon, Mary Elphinstone, Queen Mother, Rose Leveson-Gower, Violet Bowes-Lyon, Alexander Bowes-Lyon, John Bowes-Lyon, David Bowes-Lyon, Patrick 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 Bowes Lyon. Claude George Bowes-Lyon II married Cecilia Nina Bowes Lyon, and had children including Alexander Francis Bowes Lyon, David Bowes Lyon, John Herbert Bowes Lyon, Mary Frances Elphinstone, Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes Lyon, Patrick Bowes Lyon, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Rose Constance Leveson Gower, 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 Bowes Lyon.
  • Claude George Bowes-Lyon II married Cecilia Nina Bowes Lyon, and had children including Alexander Francis Bowes Lyon, David Bowes Lyon, John Herbert Bowes Lyon, Mary Frances Elphinstone, Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes Lyon, Patrick Bowes Lyon, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Rose Constance Leveson Gower, 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 Bowes-Lyon
1832–1922
Birth Location: Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Cecilia Bowes-Lyon
1862–1938
Birth Location: Belgravia, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
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Children(s)

Michael Bowes-Lyon
1893–1953
Birth Location: St Pauls Walden, North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
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Mary Elphinstone
1883–1961
Birth Location: Glamis, Angus, Scotland
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Queen Mother
1900–2002
Birth Location: St Pauls Walden, North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
QM
Rose Leveson-Gower
1890–1967
Birth Location: Ham, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
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Violet Bowes-Lyon
1882–1893
Birth Location: Glamis, Angus, Scotland
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Alexander Bowes-Lyon
1887–1911
Birth Location: Glamis, Angus, Scotland
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John Bowes-Lyon
1886–1930
Birth Location: Glamis, Angus, Scotland
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David Bowes-Lyon
1902–1961
Birth Location: Mayfair, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
DB
Patrick Bowes-Lyon
1884–1949
Birth Location: St Pauls Walden, North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
PB

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) Bowes-Lyon
1832–1922
Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Claude II's Descendants

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Claude (George Bowes-Lyon) II (14 March 1855–7 November 1944) m. Cecilia (Nina) Bowes-Lyon (11 September 1862–23 June 1938)
  1. 1. Michael (Claude Hamilton) Bowes-Lyon 1893–1953 m. Elisabeth (Margaretha) Cator 1899–1959
    1. 1. Lady (Patricia Maud Mathilde) Bowes-Lyon 1932–1995
    2. 2. Fergus (Michael Claude Bowes-Lyon Earl van Strathmore en) Kinghorne 1928–1987 m. Mary (Pamela) McCorquodale 1932–2009
  2. 2. Mary (Frances) Elphinstone 1883–1961
  3. 3. Queen (Elizabeth The Queen) Mother 1900–2002 m. George d'Angleterre 1895–1952
    1. 1. Margaret (Rose) Windsor 1930–2002
  4. 4. Rose (Constance) Leveson-Gower 1890–1967
  5. 5. Violet (Hyacinth) Bowes-Lyon 1882–1893
  6. 6. Alexander (Francis) Bowes-Lyon 1887–1911
  7. 7. John (Herbert) Bowes-Lyon 1886–1930
  8. 8. David Bowes-Lyon 1902–1961
  9. 9. Patrick Bowes-Lyon 1884–1949 m. Dorothy (Beatrix Godolphin) Osborne 1888–1946
    1. 1. Cecilia Bowes-Lyon 1912–1947
    2. 2. John (Patrick) Bowes-Lyon 1910–1941 m. Joyce (Sybil Vivian) Smith 1905–1983
    3. 3. Thimothy (Patrick Bowes-Lyon Earl van Strathmore en Kinghorne Lord) Glamis 1918–1972
    4. 4. Nancy (Moira) Bowes-Lyon 1918–1959

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: UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 November 1944
    Event Place: Glamis, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glamis, Angus, Scotland
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