Colonel Hon. Charles George Cornwallis Eliot, CVO

1839 - 1901  (61 years)

•    

  Name	Charles George Cornwallis Eliot
  Title	Colonel Hon.
  Suffix	CVO
  Birth	16 Oct 1839
  Gender	Male
  Married	26 Oct 1865 (26 years)
  	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
  Interesting fact	22 May 1901 (61 years)
  	courtier and soldier
  Death	22 May 1901
  Occupation	1869-1896 (56 years) - equerry to THR Prince and Princess Christian 1869–96
  	1871–1899 (59 years) - Groom of the Bedchamber 1871–99
  	1899–1901 (61 years) - Gentleman Usher Daily Waiter to Queen Victoria 1899–1901
  Person ID	I15756	AHP
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Edward Granville Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans ,   b. 29 Aug 1798, Plymouth, Devon d. 7 Oct 1877, Port Eliot, St Germans, Cornwall (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Lady Jemima Cornwallis/ELIOT, 3d of Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis,   b. 24 Dec 1803   d. 2 Jul 1856, Dover Street, London (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	2 Sep 1824	St James, Westminster, London
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years and 1 month - She : 20 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F4497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Constance Rhiannon Guest/ELIOT, d of Sir John Josiah Guest, Bt and Lady Charlotte Guest,   b. Abt 1842
  Marriage	26 Oct 1865
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years - She : ~ 23 years and 10 months.
  Children	1. Granville John Eliot, 7th Earl of St Germans,   b. 22 Sep 1867   d. 20 Nov 1942 (Age 75 years)  [Father: Birth] + 2. Montague Charles Eliot, 8th Earl of St Germans, KCVO, OBE,   b. 13 May 1870   d. 19 Sep 1960 (Age 90 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F4499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2026