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Lady Elizabeth (Countess of Orkney) Villiers 1657–1733 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1657

Birth Location: Richmond Upon Thames, Surrey, , England

Death Date: 19 Apr 1733

Death Location: Taplow, South Bucks District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Colonel Villiers

Mother: Frances Howard

Spouse(s): Sir Marshal, William Harcott

Children(s): Anne Hamilton

In 1657, Lady Elizabeth (Countess of Orkney) Villiers entered the world in Richmond Upon Thames, Surrey, , England, born to Colonel Sir Edward Villiers And Frances Howard. Lady Elizabeth (Countess of Orkney) Villiers married Sir George Douglas Hamilton 1St Earl Of Orkney Field Marshal, William Harcott, and had children including Anne Hamilton. Lady Elizabeth (Countess of Orkney) Villiers passed away in 1733 in Taplow, South Bucks District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1657, Lady Elizabeth (Countess of Orkney) Villiers entered the world in Richmond Upon Thames, Surrey, , England, born to Colonel Sir Edward Villiers And Frances Howard.
  • Lady Elizabeth (Countess of Orkney) Villiers married Sir George Douglas Hamilton 1St Earl Of Orkney Field Marshal, William Harcott, and had children including Anne Hamilton.
  • Lady Elizabeth (Countess of Orkney) Villiers passed away in 1733 in Taplow, South Bucks District, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colonel Villiers
1620–1689
Birth Location: Brooksby,Leicestershire,England
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Frances Howard
1617–1677
Birth Location: Walton, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Marshal
1666–1737
Birth Location: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
SM
William Harcott
1650–1702
Birth Location: 's-Gravenhage, S-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Children(s)

Anne Hamilton
1696–1756
Birth Location: Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England
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Lady Villiers's Ancestors

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Lady Villiers
1657–1733
Birth Place: Richmond Upon Thames, Surrey, , England
Parents
Colonel Sir Edward Villiers
1620–1689
Brooksby,Leicestershire,England
Frances Howard
1617–1677
Walton, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Edward I Villiers, Knight of Garter, Knight Marshal, Master of the Mint, Comptroller of the) Wards,
1585–1626
Brooksby, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Barbara of Chiffinch St. John m.) Villiers
1592–1672
Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire
Theophilus (Earl of Suffolk) Howard
1584–1642
Teersdale, Durham, Durham, England
Elizabeth (Home Hume Howard, Countess of Suffolk, of) Dunbar
1599–1633
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Leicester
1544–1606
Lady Lady
1547–1581
Sir John
1560–1595
Lucy Hungerford
1560–1627
Thomas Walden
1488–1626
Catherine 10mggm
1564–1638
George Hume
1573–1611
Lady Gordon
1575–1633
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Clarke*
1520–1612
Sir Surrey
1519–1576
Frances Zouche
1519–1571
Nicolaas John
1526–1589
Ann (Reading)
1535–1597
Baron Hungerford
1532–1596
Lee (Pelham)
1525–1603
Thomas KG
1536–1572
Margaret Audley
1544–1563
Sir Charlton
1537–1598
Lady Stumpe
1539–1587
Sir Home
1545–1624
Jeanette Home
1550–1593
Alexander Gordon
1549–1580
Agnes Beaton
1540–1600

Lady Villiers's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth (Countess of Orkney)) Villiers (1657–19 Apr 1733) m. Sir (George Douglas-Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Field) Marshal (9 February 1666–29 January 1737) m. William Harcott (14 Nov 1650–1 Dec 1702)
  1. 1. Anne Hamilton 1696–1756 m. William (O'Brian, 4th Earl of) Inchiquin 1692–1776
    1. 1. Morris ((KP)) O'Brien 1715–1799 m. Mary O'Brien 1700– m. MARY (KEEN (CAIN)\) O'Brien 1719–1805
      1. 1. Captain (John) O'brien 1751–1832 m. Hannah Tappan 1758–1826
        1. 1. Hanna O'Brien 1797–1870 m. Cornelius (Rogan (or Raughen or) Roughen) 1788–1874
      2. 2. Mary OBRIEN 1740–1831
      3. 3. Mary (Margaret) OBrien 1747–1767
      4. 4. Joanna ((3-k)) O'Brien 1747–1820
      5. 5. Jeremiah ((1-k)) O'Brien 1739–1818
      6. 6. Mary ((3-k)) O'Brien 1736–1767
      7. 7. Capt. (Joseph (8-k)) O'BRIEN 1757–1825
      8. 8. Mary ((5-k)) O'Brien 1751–1818
      9. 9. Lieutenant (William (6-k)) O'Brien 1753–1784
      10. 10. Dennis ((7-k)) O'Brien 1755–
      11. 11. Captain (Gidgeon (5-k)) O'Brien 1746–1827
    2. 2. Anne O'Bryan 1721–1808
    3. 3. Murrough (Hamilton) O'Brien 1731–1741
    4. 4. Lady (Mary O'Brien, 3rd Countess of) Orkney 1733–1790
    5. 5. Lord (George) O'Brien 1727–1728
    6. 6. William O'Brien 1725–1727
    7. 7. Eliza O'Brian 1813–1881
    8. 8. Augustus (Hamilton) O'Brien 1730–
    9. 9. Elizabeth O'Brien 1730–
    10. 10. Mary OBRIEN 1721–1791 m. Lt. (James) Fitzgerald 1720–1798

Lady Villiers's Timeline

4 Records

1654
Oct 1654
Lady Elizabeth (Countess of Orkney) Villiers was baptized in London, England
London, England
1657
1657
Birth of Lady Elizabeth (Countess of Orkney) Villiers in Richmond Upon Thames, Surrey, , England
Richmond Upon Thames, Surrey, , England
1695
25 November 1695
Age 38
Lady Elizabeth (Countess of Orkney) Villiers was married in City of London, Middlesex, England, Kingdom of, London, England, United Kingdom
City of London, Middlesex, England, Kingdom of, London, England, United Kingdom
1733
19 Apr 1733
Age 76
Death of Lady Elizabeth (Countess of Orkney) Villiers in Albemarle Street, London, England
Albemarle Street, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: Richmond Upon Thames, Surrey, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4791410
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Westminster, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STPPR11A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: Oct 1654
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: Westminster, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STPPR11A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 November 1695
    Event Place: City of London, Middlesex, England, Kingdom of, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kingstreet
    Record Source: London, England, Clandestine Marriage and Baptism Registers, The National Archives; Kew, England; General Register Office: Registers of Clandestine Marriages and of Baptisms in the Fleet Prison, King's Bench Prison, the Mint and the May Fair Chapel; Class: RG 7; Piece: 18

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1733
    Event Place: Albemarle Street, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4791410
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Taplow, South Bucks District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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