Mary Elizabeth Marsham, Countess of Romney (c.1800 – 25 December 1847), formerly the Hon. Mary Elizabeth Townshend, was the second wife of
Charles Marsham, 2nd Earl of Romney. She was the daughter of
John Thomas Townshend, 2nd Viscount Sydney, and his wife, the former Lady Caroline Elizabeth Letitia Clements.
Her first husband, whom she married on 4 October 1825, was George James Cholmondeley. Cholmondeley died in 1830.
They had one child:
*Frances Sophia Cholmondeley (died 1887), who married Reverend John Charles Riddell, a grandson of
Charles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney.
On 8 February 1832, she married the Earl of Romney, whose first wife,
Sophia
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*Sophia (wisdom)
*Sophia (Gnosticism)
*Sophia (given name)
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, had died in 1812. By the earl, she had one son:
*Hon. Robert Marsham-Townshend (1834-1914), who inherited the manor of
Chislehurst
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from his mother's brother,
John Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney
John Robert Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney (9 August 1805 – 14 February 1890), known as The Viscount Sydney between 1831 and 1874, was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician. In a ministerial career spanning over 30 years, he was twice ...
.
The earl died in 1845, and was succeeded by
Charles Marsham, 3rd Earl of Romney, the only son from his first marriage.
References
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1800s births
1847 deaths
British countesses
Daughters of viscounts