The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Harry Cust (1861-1917)
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
Some recent articles, such as the one
by Maurice Chittenden in the 25 October 1998 issue of
The Sunday Times, at one time available on the Web at
http://www.times-archive.co.uk/news/pages/sti/1998/10/25/stinwenws02033.html,
suggest that, in 1887 or 1888, Harry Cust ravished one of the
domestic servants at his family estate, Belton House, near Grantham,
in Lincolnshire. This domestic servant, a Mrs Phoebe Stephenson,
then gave birth to his child, a daughter named Beatrice, in 1888,
and this Beatrice Stephenson later married a Grantham grocer named
Alfred Roberts, and their daughter Margaret married Denis Thatcher,
and became the British Prime Minister. If this connection is correct,
then Harry Cust, elder brother of the 5th Baron Brownlow, was a grandfather
of Margaret Thatcher.
A few years later, Harry Cust appears to have fathered one of the children
of the Marchioness of Granby, later the Duchess of Rutland. The child
later became famous as Lady Diana Cooper.
Ancestry of Harry Cust | |
---|---|
1 | Henry John Cockayne-Cust ("Harry Cust"), editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, b. ... 10 Oct. 1861, d. ... 2 March 1917 |
PARENTS | |
2 |
Henry Francis Cust,
from 14 Dec. 1861 (R.L.) Cockayne-Cust,
of Cockayne Hatley, co. Beds.,
b. ... 15 Sept. 1819,
d. ... 5 Apr. 1884
m. ... 5 Aug. 1852 |
3 | Sara Jane Cookson, b. ... , d. ... 14 Sept. 1867 [LG 1939:477] |
GRANDPARENTS | |
4 |
Rev. Henry Cockayne Cust,
of Cockayne Hatley, co. Beds.,
b. ... 28 Sept. 1780,
d. ... 19 May 1861
m. ... 20 June 1816 |
5 | Anna Maria Needham, b. ... 23 March 1790, d. ... 29 May 1866 |
6 |
Isaac Cookson,
of Meldon Park, co. Northumberland,
High Sheriff of Northumberland,
b. ... 1776,
d. ... 8 Oct. 1851
[BC II:507;
LG 1939:476]
m. ... 17 Jan. 1805 |
7 | Jane Cooke, b. ... , d. ... |
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
8 |
Brownlow Cust,
1st Baron Brownlow,
b. Norfolk Str., Strand, in St. Clement Danes, Westminster, 3 Dec. 1744,
d. Belton, co. Lincoln, 25 Dec. 1807
[NCP II:347]
m. St. James's, Westminster, 31 Aug. 1775 |
9 | Frances Bankes, b. ... 6 Aug. 1756, d. Hill Street, Midx., 13 Apr. 1847 |
10 |
Francis Needham,
1st Earl of Kilmorey,
b. ... 5 Apr. 1748,
d. Shavington 21 Nov. 1830
[NCP VII:263]
m. Westminster 20 Feb. 1787 |
11 | Anne Fisher, b. ... , d. ... 29 Oct. 1816 |
12 |
Isaac Cookson,
of Whitehill, Devon,
b. ... 2 Aug. 1745,
d. ... 13 Dec. 1831
[BC II:507;
LG 1939:475]
m. ... 1772 |
13 | Margaret Wilkinson, b. ... , d. ... |
14 |
Edward Cooke,
of Togston and of Amble New Hall, Northumberland,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
15 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
16 |
Sir John Cust,
3rd Baronet,
b. ... 29 Aug. 1718,
d. St. Margaret's, Westminster, 24 Jan. 1770
[CB IV:91]
m. ... 8 Dec. 1743 |
17 | Etheldred Payne, b. ... , d. ... 22 Jan. 1775 [ae. 55] |
18 |
Sir Henry Bankes,
of Wimbledon, Surrey,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
19 | Frances Pembroke, b. ... , d. ... |
20 |
John Needham,
10th Viscount Kilmorey,
b. ... Jan. 1710/1,
d. ... 29 May 1791
[NCP VII:262]
m. ... 11 Jan. 1738 |
21 | Anne Hurleston, b. ... , d. Shavington Hall 9 Aug. 1786 [ae. 78] |
22 |
Thomas Fisher,
of Acton, co. Midx.,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
23 | Margaret Pigot, b. ... , d. ... |
24 |
John Cookson,
of White Hill,
b. ... ,
d. ... Dec. 1783
[BC II:506;
LG 1939:475]
m. |
25 | Emily Elizabeth Lutwidge, b. ... , d. ... |
26 |
James Wilkinson,
of Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
27 | Bridget Blencowe, b. ... , d. ... |
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
32 |
Sir Richard Cust,
2nd Baronet,
b. ... [bapt. St. George's, Stamford, 30 Oct. 1680],
d. ... 25 July 1734
[CB IV:91]
m. ... 1717 |
33 | Anne Brownlow, b. ... , d. Grantham, co.Lincoln, 29 Dec. 1779 |
34 |
Thomas Payne,
of Hough-on-the-Hill, co. Lincoln,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
35 | Elizabeth Folkes, b. ... , d. ... |
38 |
Charles Pembroke,
of St. George's, Canterbury,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
39 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
40 |
Robert Needham,
7th Viscount Kilmorey,
b. ... 4 May 1683,
d. ... 2 Oct. 1710
[NCP VII:262]
m. Crewe Hall 19 Aug. 1701 |
41 | Mary Offley, b. ... , d. Windsor, Berks, ... 1765 [ae. 80] |
42 |
John Hurleston,
of Newton, co. Chester,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
43 | Mary Offley, b. ... , d. ... |
46 |
Richard Pigot,
of Westminster,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
47 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
48 |
Isaac Cookson,
b. ... 6 Feb. 1678,
d. ... 1740
[BC II:506;
LG 1939:475]
m. ... 23 May 1734 |
49 | Hannah Belton, b. ... , d. ... |
50 |
Thomas Lutwidge,
of Whitehaven, Cumberland,
b. ... 1693,
d. ... 1747
m. |
51 | Lucy Houghton, b. ... , d. ... |
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
64 |
Sir Pury Cust,
b. ... ,
d. ... 21 Feb. 1698/9 [ae. 43]
m. ... 21 Aug. 1678 |
65 | Ursula Woodcock, b. ... , d. ... |
66 |
Sir William Brownlow,
4th Baronet,
b. ... 5 Nov. 1665,
d. St. Martin's in the Fields 6 March 1700/1
[CB II:112]
m. |
67 | Dorothy Mason, b. ... [ae. 3 in 1668], d. ... [will pr. May 1700] |
70 |
Martin Folkes,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
71 | Dorothy Hovel, b. ... , d. ... |
80 |
Thomas Needham,
6th Viscount Kilmorey,
b. ... [ca. 1659],
d. Shavington ... [bur. Adderley 26 Nov. 1687]
[NCP VII:261]
m. ... [settlement 4 Dec. 1679] |
81 | Frances Leveson, b. ... , d. ... 27 Dec. 1723 |
82 |
John Offley,
of Crewe, co. Chester,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
83 | Anne Crewe, b. ... , d. ... |
96 |
William Cookson,
of Penrith,
b. ... ,
d. ... [will dated 12 March, pro. 7 May 1712]
[LG 1939:475]
m. |
97 | Alice ... , b. ... , d. ... [bur. 7 Aug. 1716] |
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
128 |
Sir Richard Cust,
1st Baronet,
b. ... [bapt. Dowsby, co. Lincoln, 23 June 1622],
d. ... 30 Aug. 1700
[CB IV:90]
m. ... [settlement 16 March 1641/2, license 29 Dec. 1644] |
129 | Beatrice Pury, b. ... , d. ... 1 April 1715 |
130 |
Edward Woodcock,
of Newtimber, Sussex,
b. ... 1617,
d. ... 1659
m. |
131 | Mary Barker, b. ... , d. ... |
132 |
Sir Richard Brownlow,
2nd Baronet,
b. ... ,
d. ... 30 Aug. 1668
[CB II:112]
m. |
133 | Elizabeth Freke, b. ... , d. ... 2 Feb. 1683/4 |
134 |
Sir Richard Mason,
of Sutton, Surrey,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
135 | Anne Margaret Long, b. ... , d. ... |
142 |
Sir William Hovel,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
143 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
160 |
Charles Needham,
4th Viscount Kilmorey,
b. ... ,
d. (in prison) London ... 1660,
[NCP VII:261]
m. St. Paul's, Covent Garden, 27 Feb. 1654/5 |
161 | Bridget Drury, b. ... , d. ... [bur. Eltham, Kent, 11 July 1696] |
162 |
Francis Leveson,
of Harnage Grange, co. Salop,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
163 | Anne Venables, b. ... , d. ... |
166 |
John Crewe,
of Crewe, co. Chester,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
167 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
256 |
Samuel Cust,
of Boston, co. Lincoln,
b. ... ,
d. ... 5 March 1662/3
m. |
257 | Ann Burrell, b. ... , d. ... |
258 |
William Pury,
of Eversham place in Kirton, co. Lincoln,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
259 | Elizabeth Millett, b. ... , d. ... |
260 |
Thomas Woodcock,
b. ... ,
d. ... 1665
m. |
261 | Ursula Bellingham, b. ... , d. ... 1670 |
264 |
Sir William Brownlow,
1st Baronet,
b. ... [ca. 1595],
d. ... 1666
[CB II:112]
m. ... [in or before 1624] |
265 | Elizabeth Duncombe, b. ... , d. ... |
266 |
John Freke,
of Ewern Courtney, Dorset,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
267 | Jane Shirley, b. ... , d. ... |
270 |
James Long,
of Draycott, Wilts,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
271 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
320 |
Robert Needham,
2nd Viscount Kilmorey,
b. ... ,
d. Dutton, co. Chester, 12 Sept. 1653
[NCP VII:261]
m. ... [settlement 31 Oct. 1636] |
321 | Eleanor Dutton, b. ... , d. Dutton, co. Chester, 12 March 1665/6 [ae. 69] |
322 |
Sir William Drury,
of Beesthorpe, Norfolk,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
323 | Mary Cokayne, b. ... , d. ... |
324 |
Richard Fowler,
of Harnage Grange, co. Salop,
b. ... ,
d. ...
[see CB IV:191]
m. |
325 | Margaret Newport, b. ... , d. ... |
326 |
Peter Venables,
of Kinderton,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
327 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
514 |
Richard Burrell,
of Dowsby, co. Lincoln,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
515 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
518 |
Robert Millett,
of Hayes, Middlesex,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
519 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
528 |
Richard Brownlow,
of Kirby-Underwood, co. Lincoln,
b. ... ,
d. ... 1638
m. |
529 | Katharine Page, b. ... , d. ... |
530 |
William Duncombe,
of London, Haberdasher,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
531 | Agnes Bennet, b. ... , d. ... |
534 |
John Shirley,
of Ifield, co. Sussex,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
535 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
640 |
Robert Needham,
1st Viscount Kilmorey,
b. ... ,
d. ... [bur. Adderley, Salop, 26 Nov. 1631]
[NCP VII:260]
m. ... [settlement 10 Aug. 1586] |
641 | Jane Lacy, b. ... , d. ... 16 July 1591 |
642 |
Thomas Dutton,
of Dutton, co. Chester,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
643 | Thomasine Anderton, b. ... , d. ... |
646 |
William Cokayne,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
647 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
648 |
William Fowler,
of Harnage, co. Salop,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
649 | Anna Perks, b. ... , d. ... |
650 |
Richard Newport,
1st Baron Newport of High Ercall,
b. ... 7 May 1587,
d. Moulins, France, 8 Feb. 1650/1
[NCP IX:554]
m. ... [before 1615] |
651 | Rachel Leveson, b. ... , d. London 31 Jan. 1661 |
8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
1058 |
John Page,
of Wembley, co. Midx.,
b. ... ,
d. ... 1638
m. |
1059 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
1062 |
Sir Thomas Bennet,
Lord Mayor of London 1603-4,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
1063 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
1280 |
Robert Needham,
of Shenton in Adderley, Salop,
b. ... ,
d. ... 18 Dec. 1603
m. |
1281 | Frances Aston, b. ... , d. ... |
1282 |
John Lacy,
of Borston, Somerset,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
1283 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
1286 |
Roger Anderton,
of Bickershaw, co. Lancaster,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
1287 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
1296 |
Richard Fowler,
of Harnage, co. Salop,
b. ... ,
d. ... 1667
m. |
1297 | Mary Littleton, b. ... , d. ... |
1300 |
Sir Francis Newport,
of High Ercall, Salop,
b. ... ,
d. ... 15 March 1622
m. |
1301 | Beatrix Lacon, b. ... , d. ... |
1302 |
Sir John Leveson,
of Haling, Kent,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
1303 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
9/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
2562 |
Sir Edward Aston,
of Tixall, co. Stafford,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
2563 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
2594 |
Sir Edward Littleton,
of Pillaton,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
2595 | Margaret Devereux, b. ... , d. ... |
2602 |
Rowland Lacon,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
2603 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
10/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
5190 |
Sir William Devereux,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
5191 | Jane Scudamore, b. ... , d. ... |
11/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
10380 |
Walter Devereux,
1st Viscount Hereford,
b. ... ,
d. ... 17 Sept. 1558
[NCP VI:478]
m. ... [before 15 Dec. 1503] |
10381 | Mary Grey, b. ... , d. ... 22 Feb. 1537/8 |
12/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
20760 |
John Devereux,
2nd Baron Ferrers,
b. ... ,
d. ... 3 or 7 May 1501
[NCP V:325]
m. |
20761 | Cecily Bourgchier, b. ... , d. ... [between 9 Feb. 1492/3 and 9 June 1493] |
20762 |
Thomas Grey,
1st Marquess of Dorset,
b. ... [ca. 1455],
d. ... 30 Aug. 1501
[NCP IV:418]
m. [contract 18 July 1474] |
20763 | Cecily Bonville, Baroness Harington and Bonville, b. ... 1461, d. Shacklewell (in Hackney), Middlesex, 12 April (or 12 May) 1530 [NCP VI:320] |
1. Margaret Hilda Roberts b. Grantham 13 Oct. 1925 m. ... 13 Dec. 1950 Denis Thatcher b. ... 10 May 1915 d. ... 26 June 2003 2. Alfred Roberts d. ... 1970 m. ... 1917 3. Beatrice Ethel Stephenson b. ... 1888 d. ... 1960 6. Daniel Stephenson m. 7. Phoebe Crust
1. Diana Olivia Winifred Manning b. ... 29 Aug. 1892 d. ... 16 June 1986 m. 2 June 1919 (Alfred) Duff Cooper b. ... 22 Feb. 1890 created 5 July 1952 1st Viscount Norwich d. ... 1 Jan. 1954 2. Henry John Brinsley Manners from 8 March 1888 Marquess of Granby from 4 Aug. 1906 8th Duke of Rutland b. ... 16 April 1852 d. London 8 May 1925 m. St. George's, Hanover Square, 25 Nov. 1882 3. Marion Margaret Violet Lindsay b. ... 7 March 1856 d. London 22 Dec. 1937