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Edward Granville Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans

Edward Granville Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans


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Male 1798 - 1877  (79 years)


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  • Name Edward Granville Eliot 
    Suffix 3rd Earl of St Germans  
    Birth 29 Aug 1798  Plymouth, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Married 2 Sep 1824 (26 years) 
    Lord St Germans married Lady Jemima Cornwallis (24 December 1803, Brome, Suffolk – 2 July 1856, Dover Street, London), the third daughter of Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis, at St James Church, Westminster, on 2 September 1824. They had six sons and two daughters:[4]

    Lady Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot (17 December 1825 – 15 January 1911), married Walter Ponsonby, 7th Earl of Bessborough and was the mother of Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough.
    Edward John Cornwallis Eliot, Lord Eliot (2 April 1827 – 26 November 1864), born in London, educated at Eton from 1839 to 1843, matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 21 October 1844, commissioned a Cornet and Sub-lieutenant, 1st Regiment of Life Guards and subsequently Captain of that Regiment, 1852, died unmarried at Port Eliot.
    Captain Hon. Granville Charles Cornwallis Eliot (9 September 1828 – 5 November 1854), officer Coldstream Guards, killed at the Battle of Inkerman.
    William Gordon Cornwallis Eliot, 4th Earl of St Germans (14 December 1829 – 19 March 1881), diplomat; succeeded his father but died unmarried
    Hon. Ernest Cornwallis Eliot (28 April 1831 – 23 January 1832), died in infancy
    Hon. Elizabeth Harriet Cornwallis Eliot (24 August 1833 – 16 March 1835), died in infancy
    Henry Cornwallis Eliot, 5th Earl of St Germans (11 February 1835 – 24 September 1911), succeeded elder brother
    Colonel Hon. Charles George Cornwallis Eliot, CVO (16 October 1839 – 22 May 1901), courtier and soldier, equerry to THR Prince and Princess Christian 1869–96; Groom of the Bedchamber 1871–99, Gentleman Usher Daily Waiter to Queen Victoria 1899–1901; married on 26 October 1865 Constance Rhiannon Guest (daughter of Sir John Josiah Guest, Bt and Lady Charlotte Guest), Lady-in-Waiting to HRH Princess Frederica of Hanover 
    Death 7 Oct 1877  Port Eliot, St Germans, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I15748  AHP
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2026 

    Father William Eliot, 2nd Earl of St Germans ,   b. 1 April 1767, Port Eliot, St Germans, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1845, Port Eliot, St Germans, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Lady Georgiana Augusta Leveson-Gower/ELIOT, d of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford,   b. 13 Apr 1769   d. 24 Mar 1806 (Age 36 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage November 1797  Trentham, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 30 years and 7 months - She : 28 years and 7 months. 
    Family ID F4496  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lady Jemima Cornwallis/ELIOT, 3d of Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis,   b. 24 Dec 1803   d. 2 Jul 1856, Dover Street, London Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 2 Sep 1824  St James, Westminster, London Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 26 years and 1 month - She : 20 years and 9 months. 
    Children 
     1. Edward John Cornwallis Eliot, Lord Eliot,   b. 2 Apr 1827, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1864 (Age 37 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     2. William Gordon Cornwallis Eliot, 4th Earl of St Germans ,   b. 14 Dec 1829, Port Eliot, St Germans, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1881 (Age 51 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +3. Henry Cornwallis Eliot, 5th Earl of St Germans DL,   b. 11 Feb 1835, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1911, Port Eliot, St Germans, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +4. Colonel Hon. Charles George Cornwallis Eliot, CVO ,   b. 16 Oct 1839   d. 22 May 1901 (Age 61 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F4497  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2026 

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