m. 15 Apr 1874
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| Birth |
30 Nov 1874 |
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England  |
| Death |
24 Jan 1965 |
Bladon, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Burial |
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Bladon, near Woodstock. |
| Spouse |
Clementine Ogilvy Hozier | F16889 |
| Marriage |
12 Sep 1908 |
St. Margaret's, Westminster, London, England |
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| Notes |
Married:
- It was the month of August in the year 1873. Society had gathered at Cowes for the yachting festival Lord Randolph Churchill among the rest. Mrs. Jerome had brought her two elder daughters to join in the gaieties of the regatta. They were presented to the Prince of Wales at the Royal Yacht Squadron Ball. It was delightful. Then, in that romantic setting, Jennie and Randolph met. She was nineteen, he was twenty-three. It was a case of love at first sight. On the second night of their acquaintance each confided to a friend that their fates had been decided. On the third day Lord Randolph -but the happy tale is told by their son himself, who described the match in the biography of his father:
Next day they met again "by accident" -so runs the account 1 have received- and went for a walk. That night -the third of their acquaintance- was a beautiful night, warm and still with the lights of the yachts shining on the water and the sky bright with Stars. After dinner they found themselves alone together in the garden and -brief courtship notwithstanding- he proposed and was accepted.
The course of true love did not run smooth and I should like to tell you of how the plighted lovers overcame parental and ducal obstacles.
Their trials at last over, Lord Randolph and Jennie were married, the bride being then resident in Paris with her mother. The following November young Winston came hurrying into the world.
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| 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).
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