Social Victorians/People/Ellesmere

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Also Known As[edit | edit source]

  • Family name: Egerton
  • Courtesy title
    • Viscount Brackley
      • Francis Charles Granville Egerton (1857–1862)[1]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

  • Nationality: father English, mother Scots

Family[edit | edit source]

  • Francis Charles Granville Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere (5 April 1847 – 13 July 1914)[1]
  • Lady Katherine Louisa Phipps (1850 – 23 September 1926)[2]
  1. Lady Mabel Laura Egerton (16 December 1869 – 25 November 1946)
  2. Lady Alice Constance Egerton (12 November 1870 – 6 November 1932)
  3. Lady Beatrice Mary Egerton (5 November 1871 – 7 September 1966)
  4. John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere (14 November 1872 – 24 August 1944)
  5. Major Hon. Francis William George Egerton (4 December 1874 – 4 April 1948)
  6. Hon. Thomas Henry Frederick Egerton (10 September 1876 – 1 October 1953)
  7. Lady Katherine Augusta Victoria Egerton (2 December 187 – 27 October 1960)
  8. Hon. Wilfred Charles William Egerton (21 September 1879 – 27 December 1939)
  9. Lady Leila Georgina Egerton (23 December 1881 – 22 August 1964)
  10. Lady Helen Constance Egerton (24 September 1884 – 3 April 1901)
  11. Hon. Reginald Arthur Egerton (6 July 1886 – 13 September 1904).

Acquaintances, Friends and Enemies[edit | edit source]

Timeline[edit | edit source]

1897 July 2, the Earl of Ellesmere and Lady Mabel Egerton attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House. (Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere is #68 on the list of people who were present; Lady Mabel Egerton is #554.)

Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball[edit | edit source]

At the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball, Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere attended with his eldest daughter Lady Mabel Egerton.[3] Katherine, Countess Ellesmere is not mentioned in any newspaper reports, but perhaps she was present.

  • "James I., after a portrait in Bridgwater House. Grey satin, embroidered in jewels, the trunks slashed with velvet thickly worked with pearls; hat and plume, and sword and dagger."[4]:p. 8, Col. 1a
  • "James I., after a portrait in Bridgewater House, [and] was in grey satin."[5]:p. 3, Col. 4c
  • "Lord Ellesmere (James I.), grey satin doublet, trunks embroidered with jewels and pearls; velvet coat; hat and plume, sword and dagger."[6]:p. 34, Col. 1b
  • "The EARL OF ELLESMERE went as James I, his costume being copied from the portrait of that monarch in Bridgwater House; it was of rich grey satin embroidered in jewels, the trunks slashed with velvet thickly worked with pearls; hat and plume, sword and dagger."[7]:Col. 2a

His costume was made by "Simmons and Sons, of the Haymarket."[4]:p. 8, Col. 2a

Notes and Questions[edit | edit source]

  1. Why wasn't Katherine, Countess Ellesmere present? Perhaps she was and just not mentioned in any newspaper reports?

Footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere". Wikipedia. 2020-09-11. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Francis_Egerton,_3rd_Earl_of_Ellesmere&oldid=977919804. 
  2. "Lady Katherine Louisa Phipps." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  3. "Ball at Devonshire House." The Times Saturday 3 July 1897: 12, Cols. 1a–4c The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Nov. 2015.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Fancy Dress Ball at Devonshire House." Morning Post Saturday 3 July 1897: 7 [of 12], Col. 4a–8 Col. 2b. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18970703/054/0007.
  5. “The Ball at Devonshire House. Magnificent Spectacle. Description of the Dresses.” London Evening Standard 3 July 1897 Saturday: 3 [of 12], Cols. 1a–5b [of 7]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/18970703/015/0004.
  6. “The Duchess of Devonshire’s Ball.” The Gentlewoman 10 July 1897 Saturday: 32–42 [of 76], Cols. 1a–3c [of 3]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003340/18970710/155/0032.
  7. “Additional Costumes Worn at the Duchess of Devonshire’s Fancy Ball.” The Queen, The Lady’s Newspaper17 July 1897, Saturday: 63 [of 97 BNA; p. 138 on the print page], Col. 2a–3a [3 of 3 cols.]. British Newspaper Archive  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002627/18970717/283/0064.