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Frances Dora Smith, Countess Strathmore & Kinghorne 1832–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 July 1832

Birth Location: Blendon Hall, Bexley, Kent, England

Death Date: 5 February 1922

Death Location: Angus, Scotland

Father: Oswald Smith

Mother: Henrietta Smith

Spouse(s): Claude Kinghorne

Children(s): The Thistle, Lt-Col Bowes-Lyon,, Francis Bowes-Lyon

In 1832, Frances Dora Smith, Countess Strathmore & Kinghorne entered the world in Blendon Hall, Bexley, Kent, England, born to Oswald Smith And Henrietta Mildred Smith. Frances Dora Smith, Countess Strathmore & Kinghorne married Claude George I Bowes Lyon 13Th Earl Of Strathmore Kinghorne, and had children including Francis Bowes Lyon, Lt Col The Hon Malcolm Bowes Lyon, The Right Honorable Lord Claude George Bowes Lyon 14Th Earl Of Strathmore And Kinghorne K G Eton College House Of Lords As An Earl Knight Of The Thistle. Frances Dora Smith, Countess Strathmore & Kinghorne passed away in 1922 in Angus, Scotland.

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  • In 1832, Frances Dora Smith, Countess Strathmore & Kinghorne entered the world in Blendon Hall, Bexley, Kent, England, born to Oswald Smith And Henrietta Mildred Smith.
  • Frances Dora Smith, Countess Strathmore & Kinghorne married Claude George I Bowes Lyon 13Th Earl Of Strathmore Kinghorne, and had children including Francis Bowes Lyon, Lt Col The Hon Malcolm Bowes Lyon, The Right Honorable Lord Claude George Bowes Lyon 14Th Earl Of Strathmore And Kinghorne K G Eton College House Of Lords As An Earl Knight Of The Thistle.
  • Frances Dora Smith, Countess Strathmore & Kinghorne passed away in 1922 in Angus, Scotland.

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Frances Kinghorne's Ancestors

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Frances Kinghorne
1832–1922
Birth Place: Blendon Hall, Bexley, Kent, England
Parents
Oswald Smith
1794–1863
Henrietta (Mildred) Smith
1805–1891
Carlisle, City of Carlisle, Cumbria, England
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Frances Kinghorne's Descendants

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Frances (Dora Smith, Countess Strathmore &) Kinghorne (29 July 1832–5 February 1922) m. Claude (George I Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore &) Kinghorne (21 Jul 1824–16 Feb 1904)
  1. 1. The (Right Honorable Lord Claude George Bowes Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, K.G., Eton College, House of Lords as an Earl, Knight of the) Thistle 1854–1944 m. Cecilia (Nina Cavendish Bentinck, Countess of Strathmore &) Kinghorne 1862–1938
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Angela Marguerite "Queen Mother" Bowes-Lyon, Queen consort of United Kingdom, Duchess of) York 1900–2002 m. HRH (George VI, Albert Frederick Arthur George "Bertie" Windsor ( Saxe-Coburn), King of Great) Britain 1895–1952
      1. 1. Elizabeth (II, Alexandra Mary Windsor, Queen of United Kingdom and of) England 1926–2022 m. Prince (Phillip Edinburgh Mountbatten (from 1947), of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (until 1947), Duke of Edinburgh, Consort of the British) monarch 1921–2021
      2. 2. HRH (Princess Margaret Rose Margo Windsor, Countess of) Snowdon 1930–2002 m. Antony (Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of) Snowden 1930–2017 m. Peter (Woolridge Townsend, Group Captain, CVO, DSO, DFC and Bar,) RAF 1914–1995
    2. 2. Violet (Hyacinth Bowes) Lyon 1882–1893
    3. 3. Patrick (Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore & Kinghorne, Lord) Glamis 1884–1949 m. Dorothy (Beatrix Godolphin Osborne, Countess of Strathmore and) Kinghorne 1888–1946
      1. 1. John (Patrick Bowes-Lyon, Master of) Glamis 1910–1941
      2. 2. Cecilia (O Bowes-Lyon,) Lady 1912–1947
      3. 3. Timothy (Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 16th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Lord) Glamis 1918–1972
    4. 4. Mary (Frances 'Lady Glennis' Bowes-Lyon, Lady Elphinstone Baroness) Eliphinstone 1883–1961
    5. 5. Capt. (Hon. Fergus) Bowes-Lyon 1889–1915
    6. 6. Rose (Constance Bowes-Lyon, Countess of) Granville 1890–1967
    7. 7. Alexander (Francis Bowes-Lyon, Lord) Glamis 1887–1911
    8. 8. John (Herbert Bowes-Lyon, 2nd) Lieutenant 1886–1930 m. Fenella Bowes-Lyon 1889–1966
      1. 1. Katherine (Juliette) Bowes-Lyon 1926–2014
      2. 2. Nerissa (Jane Irene) Bowes-Lyon 1919–1986
    9. 9. David (Bowes-Lyon, Sherriff van) Hertfordshire 1902–1961 m. Rachel (Pauline) Spender-Clay 1907–1996
  2. 2. Lt-Col (The Hon Malcolm) Bowes-Lyon, 1874–1957
  3. 3. Francis Bowes-Lyon 1856–1948

Frances Kinghorne's Timeline

2 Records

1832
29 July 1832
Birth of Frances Dora Smith, Countess Strathmore & Kinghorne in Blendon Hall, Bexley, Kent, England
Blendon Hall, Bexley, Kent, England
1922
5 February 1922
Age 90
Death of Frances Dora Smith, Countess Strathmore & Kinghorne in 19 Hans Place, Sloane Square, Chelsea, London, England
19 Hans Place, Sloane Square, Chelsea, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 July 1832
    Event Place: Blendon Hall, Bexley, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 February 1922
    Event Place: 19 Hans Place, Sloane Square, Chelsea, London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Angus, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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