Duke George Charles Spencer-Churchill

1844 - 1892  (48 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and 38 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	George Charles Spencer-Churchill  [1]
  Prefix	Duke
  Birth	13 May 1844	Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Nov 1892	Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England   [1]
  Siblings	10 Siblings
  + 1. Duke George Charles Spencer-Churchill,   b. 13 May 1844, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 9 Nov 1892, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England  (Age 48 years) ▻ Albertha Hamilton,  m. 8 Nov 1869 ;   NN,  m. 1876 ;   Lilian Warren Price,  m. 29 Jun 1888 ;   Edith Williams + 2. Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill,   b. 13 Feb 1849, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 24 Jan 1895, Bladon, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England  (Age 45 years) ▻ Jeanette Jerome,  m. 15 Apr 1874   3. Frederick John Winston Spencer-Churchill,   b. 2 Feb 1846   d. Abt 1850  (Age 3 years) + 4. Cornelia Henrietta Spencer-Churchill,   b. 17 Sep 1847, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 22 Jan 1927  (Age 79 years) ▻ Baron Ivor Bertie Guest,  m. 25 May 1868 + 5. Fanny Octavia Louisa Spencer-Churchill,   b. Abt 1853   d. 5 Aug 1904  (Age 51 years) ▻ Edward Marjoribanks,  m. 1873 + 6. Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill,   b. 14 Nov 1854, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 20 Jun 1923  (Age 68 years) ▻ Duke James Henry Robert Innes-Ker,  m. 11 Jun 1874   7. Charles Ashley Spencer-Churchill,   b. 1856   d. Abt 1858  (Age 2 years)   8. Augustus Robert Spencer-Churchill,   b. 4 Jul 1858   d. Abt 1858   9. Georgiana Elizabeth Spencer-Churchill,   b. Abt 1860   d. 9 Feb 1906  (Age 46 years) ▻ Richard George Penn Curzon + 10. Rosamond Jane Frances Spencer-Churchill,   b. 9 Nov 1850, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 3 Dec 1920  (Age 70 years) ▻ Baron William Henry Fellowes,  m. 12 Jul 1877   11. Sarah Isabella Augusta Spencer-Churchill,   b. Abt 1865   d. 22 Oct 1929  (Age 64 years)
  Person ID	I39727	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2000

  
  

  Father	Duke John Winston Spencer-Churchill,   b. 2 Jun 1822, London, Middlesex, England d. 5 Jul 1883, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Frances Anne Emily Vane,   b. 15 Apr 1822, St.James's d. 16 Apr 1899, 50 Grosvenor Square, London, England (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	12 Jul 1843	London, Middlesex, England
  Family ID	F16883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Albertha Hamilton,   b. 29 Jul 1847, London, Middlesex, England d. 7 Jan 1932, Westminster (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	8 Nov 1869	Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England
  This marriage was unsuccessful as he disliked his wife's crude practical jokes; for instance, she would place pieces of soap amongst the cheese and then watch her guests eat them.
  Divorce	1883
  Children	1. Frances Louisa Spencer-Churchill,   b. 15 Sep 1870, Simla d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Duke Charles Richard Spencer-Churchill,   b. 13 Nov 1871, Simla, India d. 29 Jun 1934, London, Middlesex, England (Age 62 years)   3. Lilian Maud Spencer-Churchill,   b. 9 Jul 1873, London, City of London, Greater London, England d. Yes, date unknown   4. Norah Beatrice Henriette Spencer-Churchill,   b. 1 Sep 1875, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F16888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2000

  
  

  Family 2	NN   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1876
  In 1876 Blandford took Lady Aylesford for his mistress. While Lord Aylesford was in India with the Prince of Wales he was informed of this liaison and rushed back to England. The Prince of Wales thought both couples should divorce and that the Marquess of Blandford marry Lady Aylesford. Lord Randolph Churchill, Blandford's brother, then tried to blackmail the Prince of Wales which resulted in his being blacklisted by the Prince. Lord Aylesford did divorce his wife but she remained Blandford's mistress for only a short while longer. When their baby was born in 1881, Albertha, Blandford's wife, placed a pink baby doll under the salver for Blandford's breakfast. Blandford moved out and was divorced by Albertha.
  Children	1. NN Spencer-Churchill,   b. 1881   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F66892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2000

  
  

  Family 3	Lilian Warren Price,   b. Abt 1848, Mobile Co., Alabama, USA d. 11 Jan 1909, Deepdene, Dorking (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	29 Jun 1888	New York, New York, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F16884	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2000

  
  

  Family 4	Edith Williams   d. 23 Jun 1897, 51 Welbeck St., London
  Children	1. NN Spencer-Churchill
  Family ID	F66890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2000

  
  

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  		Birth - 13 May 1844 - Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England Marriage - 29 Jun 1888 - New York, New York, USA Death - 9 Nov 1892 - Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  8th Duke of Marlborough. Acceded: 1883 From his birth until 1857 he was styled Earl of Sunderland; and from 1857 until 1883, Marquess of Blandford. He was educated at Eton 1857-1860, and was an officer in the Horse Guards 1863-1869. As a conservative he took a seat in Parliament on 20 April 1884. He died unexpectedly in his sleep The scandals in his life had prevented his achieving anything in politics. He had become notorious for the things he sold: eighteen Rubens paintings, three of which went to the Rothschilds. Most of the fine china was also sold as was van Dyck's equestrian portrait of Charles I. Paintings by Raphael, Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Claude, Watteau and Reynolds were all sold. Only family portraits were kept. This raised 400,000 pounds stirling which was mainly spent on modernizing his farms and installing electricity in Blenheim. However, it was his American wife who introduced central heating.

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] Brian Tompsett, University of Hull Royal Database (England), (copyright 1994, 1995, 1996 , , Repository: WWW, University of Hull, Hull, UK HU6 7RX bct@tardis.ed.ac.uk).