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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

Children(s): Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Violet Bowes-Lyon, Mary Bowes-Lyon, Patrick Bowes-Lyon, John Bowes-Lyon, Alexander Bowes-Lyon, Fergus Bowes-Lyon, Rose Bowes-Lyon, Michael Bowes-Lyon, David Sir

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, and had children including Alexander Frances Bowes Lyon, David Bowes Lyon Sir, Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes Lyon, Fergus Bowes Lyon, John Bowes Lyon, Mary Frances Bowes Lyon, Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes Lyon, Patrick Bowes Lyon, Rose Constance 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, and had children including Alexander Frances Bowes Lyon, David Bowes Lyon Sir, Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes Lyon, Fergus Bowes Lyon, John Bowes Lyon, Mary Frances Bowes Lyon, Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes Lyon, Patrick Bowes Lyon, Rose Constance Bowes Lyon, Violet Hyacinth Bowes Lyon.
  • Claude George Bowes-Lyon II passed away in 1944 in Glamis, Angus, Scotland.

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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, Bexley, Kent
Grandparents
Hon (Thomas George Bowes-Lyon Lord Glamis Earl of) Strathmore
1801–1834
St Pauls Walden, North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Charlotte Lyon-Bowes
1797–1881
Redbourne, Hertfordshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kinghorne
1773–1846
Mary Carpenter
1783–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Kinghorne,
1737–1776
Maria Kinghorne
1749–1800

Claude II's Descendants

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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)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Angela Marguerite) Bowes-Lyon 1900–2002 m. Albert (Frederick Arthur George Windsor George) VI 1895–1952
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Alexandra Mary Windsor Queen) Elizabeth 1926–2022 m. Philip (of Greece and) Denmark 1921–1952
    2. 2. Margaret (Rose) Windsor 1930–2002
  2. 2. Violet (Hyacinth) Bowes-Lyon 1882–1893
  3. 3. Mary (Frances) Bowes-Lyon 1883–1961
  4. 4. Patrick Bowes-Lyon 1884–1949
  5. 5. John Bowes-Lyon 1886–1930
  6. 6. Alexander (Frances) Bowes-Lyon 1887–1911
  7. 7. Fergus Bowes-Lyon 1889–1915
  8. 8. Rose (Constance) Bowes-Lyon 1890–1967
  9. 9. Michael (Claude Hamilton) Bowes-Lyon 1893–1953
  10. 10. David (Bowes-Lyon) Sir 1902–1961

Claude II's Timeline

3 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
1881
July 1881
Age 26
Claude George Bowes-Lyon II was married in Richmond, Surrey
Richmond, Surrey
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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1881
    Event Place: Richmond, Surrey

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 November 1944
    Event Place: Glamis, Angus, Scotland

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