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Dorothy Elisabeth Vaughan 1764–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1764

Birth Location: Mamhead, Teignbridge District, Devon, England

Death Date: 15 February 1849

Death Location: Mayfair, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Wilmot Cardiganshire

Mother: Dorothy Shafto

Spouse(s): Lawrence Palk

Children(s): Elizabeth Palk

The story of Dorothy Elisabeth Vaughan began in 1764 in Mamhead, Teignbridge District, Devon, England. Dorothy Elisabeth Vaughan married Lawrence Sir Palk, and had children including Elizabeth Mallet Palk. Dorothy Elisabeth Vaughan passed away in 1849 in Mayfair, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Elisabeth Vaughan began in 1764 in Mamhead, Teignbridge District, Devon, England.
  • Dorothy Elisabeth Vaughan married Lawrence Sir Palk, and had children including Elizabeth Mallet Palk.
  • Dorothy Elisabeth Vaughan passed away in 1849 in Mayfair, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wilmot Cardiganshire
1728–1800
Birth Location: Trawsgoed Estate, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cardigan, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
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Dorothy Shafto
1733–1805
Birth Location: Whitworth, Whitworth Hall, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lawrence Palk
1766–1813
Birth Location: Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Palk
1795–1827
Birth Location: Londen
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Dorothy Vaughan's Ancestors

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Dorothy Vaughan
1764–1849
Birth Place: Mamhead, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
Parents
Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne, Viscount Lisburne, Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire
1728–1800
Trawsgoed Estate, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cardigan, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Dorothy Shafto
1733–1805
Whitworth, Whitworth Hall, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Wilmot (Vaughan) ERL11
1693–1766
Trawsgoed Estate, Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales
Pp1705 (Elizabeth Watson) ERL11
1705–1764
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England ✅
John (Shafto) Esquire
1692–1742
Whitworth, Durham
Mary Jackson
1710–1768
Nunnington Hall, York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Vaughan's Descendants

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Dorothy (Elisabeth) Vaughan (13 May 1764–15 February 1849) m. Lawrence (Sir) Palk (1766–20 June 1813)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Mallet) Palk 1795–1827 m. Colonel (Horace Beauchamp Seymour 10th Regiment of) Hussars 1791–1851
    1. 1. Adelaide (Horatia Elizabeth Countess Spencer) Seymour 1825–1877 m. Frederick (Spencer 4th Earl) Spencer 1798–1857
      1. 1. Charles (Robert Spencer, 6th Earl) Spencer 1857–1922 m. Viscontess (Margaret) Baring 1868–1906
        1. 1. Albert (Edward John Spencer 7th Earl) Spencer 1892–1975 m. Cynthia (Elinor Beatrix Hamilton Countess) Spencer 1897–1972

Dorothy Vaughan's Timeline

2 Records

1764
13 May 1764
Birth of Dorothy Elisabeth Vaughan in Mamhead, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
Mamhead, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
1849
15 February 1849
Age 85
Death of Dorothy Elisabeth Vaughan in Mayfair, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Mayfair, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1764
    Event Place: Mamhead, Teignbridge District, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 February 1849
    Event Place: Mayfair, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
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