The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Elizabeth Sackville [Colyear]
Generation No. 1
  1. Elizabeth Sackville [Colyear] She was born 1686, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Walter Philip Colyear; died 12th Jun 1768 at Withyham, Sussex; buried 18th Jun 1768 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset on Jan 1708/9 at St. Martin, Ludgate, London. He was born 18th Jan 1688 at Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent; Duke of Dorset 17th Jun 1720; died 9th Oct 1765 at Sevenoaks, Kent; buried 18th Oct 1765 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 5th Feb 1709; died 22nd Mar 1720 Withyham, Sussex; buried after 22nd Mar 1720 Withyham, Sussex
2 iiCharles who was born 6th Feb 1710; christened 25th Feb 1710 St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London; died 6th Jan 1769 London; buried 11th Jan 1769 Withyham, Sussex
3 iiiLady Elizabeth who was born 30th Mar 1712; christened 22nd Apr 1712 London; died 19th Jun 1729; buried 28th Jun 1729 Wiltshire
4 ivLord John Philip who was born 22nd Jun 1713; died 3rd Dec 1765 Switzerland
5 vLord George who was born 26th Jan 1715 at Haymarket, London; christened 23rd Feb 1715 London; died 26th Aug 1785
6 viLady Caroline who was born Mar 1716; christened 4th Apr 1718 London; died 24th Mar 1775
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset was the son of Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset and Elizabeth Sackville [Colyear]. He was born 6th Feb 1710; christened 25th Feb 1710 at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London; 2nd Duke of Dorset 9th Oct 1765; died 6th Jan 1769 at St James Street, Piccadilly, London; buried 11th Jan 1769 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Grace Boyle on 30th Oct 1744. She was born c 1710, daughter of Robert Boyle, Viscount Shannon and his second wife Grace; died 10th May 1763
   
  3. Lady Elizabeth Thynne [Sackville] was the daughter of Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset and Elizabeth Sackville [Colyear]. She was born 30th Mar 1712; christened 22nd Apr 1712 at London; died 19th Jun 1729; buried 28th Jun 1729 at Wiltshire
  She married Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth on 6th Dec 1726. He was born c 1700
   
  4. Lord John Philip Sackville was the son of Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset and Elizabeth Sackville [Colyear]. He was born 22nd Jun 1713; died 3rd Dec 1765 at Tour du Pin, Lake Geneva, Switzerland
  He married Frances Leveson-Gower on 1st Jul 1743 at Bedfordshire. She was born 12th Aug 1720; died 26th Jun 1788 at Withyham, Sussex; buried 8th Jul 1788 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary Frederick who was born 1744 at Bedfordshire; christened 31st Jan 1744 Bedfordshire
7 iiLord John Frederick Cranfield who was born 24th Mar 1745 at Westminster, London; christened 24th Apr 1745 St. James, Westminster, London; died 19th Jul 1799 Sevenoaks, Kent; buried 27th Jul 1799 Withyham, Sussex
  iiiMary Gower who was born 1st Apr 1746 at Westminster, London; christened 1st Apr 1746 St. James, Westminster, London; died Sep 1778, aged 32 years
   
  5. Lord George Germaine [Sackville], 1st Viscount Sackville was the son of Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset and Elizabeth Sackville [Colyear]. He was born 26th Jan 1715 at Haymarket, London; christened 23rd Feb 1715 at London; Baron Bolebroke and Viscount Sackville 11th Feb 1782; died 26th Aug 1785
  He married Diana Sambrooke on Sep 1754. She was born 1731, daughter of John Sambrooke and Elizabeth Forester; died 15th Jan 1778 at Withyham, Sussex; buried after 15th Jan 1778 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
8 iDiana who was born 8th Jul 1756; died 1814
9 iiElizabeth who was born 4th Jul 1762 at Westminster, London; christened 26th Jul 1762 St. James, Westminster, London
  iiiCaroline who was born 30th Jun 1764 at Westminster, London; christened 18th Jul 1764 St. James, Westminster, London; died 10th Sep 1789
  ivCharles who was born 27th Aug 1767 at Westminster, London; christened 25th Sep 1767 St. James, Westminster, London; died Jul 1843
  vGeorge who was born 7th Dec 1770
   
  6. Lady Caroline Damer [Sackville] was the daughter of Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset and Elizabeth Sackville [Colyear]. She was born Mar 1716; christened 4th Apr 1718 at London; died 24th Mar 1775
  She married Joseph Damer, Lord Milton and 1st Earl of Dorchester on 27th Jul 1742. He was born c 1715
   
Generation No. 3
  7. Lord John Frederick Cranfield Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset was the son of Lord John Philip Sackville and Frances Sackville [Leveson-Gower]. He was born 24th Mar 1745 at Westminster, London; christened 24th Apr 1745 at St. James, Westminster, London; 3rd Duke of Dorset 6th Jan 1769; died 19th Jul 1799 at Sevenoaks, Kent; buried 27th Jul 1799 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Arabella Diana Cope on 4th Jan 1790 at Sevenoaks, Kent. She was born 1769, daughter of Sir Charles Cope and Catherine Bisshopp; died 1st Aug 1825 at Withyham, Sussex; buried 10th Aug 1825 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
10 iLady Mary who was born 30th Jul 1792 at London; died 20th Jul 1864 Dorset; buried 28th Jul 1864 Withyham, Sussex
  iiGeorge John Frederick who was born 15th Nov 1793; died 14th Feb 1815 Ireland; buried 3rd Mar 1815 Withyham, Sussex
11 iiiLady Elizabeth who was born 9th Aug 1795; died 9th Jan 1870 London; buried 19th Jan 1870 Withyham, Sussex
   
  8. Diana Crosbie [Sackville], Countess of Glandore was the daughter of Lord George Germaine [Sackville], 1st Viscount Sackville and Diana Germaine [Sambrooke]. She was born 8th Jul 1756; died 1814
  She married John Crosbie, Viscount Crosbie and Earl of Glandore on 26th Nov 1777. He was born c 1755. They had the following children:
  iDiana who was born 30th Jun 1781 at Withyham, Sussex; died 2nd Jul 1781 Withyham, Sussex; buried after 2nd Jul 1781 Withyham, Sussex
   
  9. Elizabeth Herbert [Sackville] was the daughter of Lord George Germaine [Sackville], 1st Viscount Sackville and Diana Germaine [Sambrooke]. She was born 4th Jul 1762 at Westminster, London; christened 26th Jul 1762 at St. James, Westminster, London
  She married Henry Arthur Herbert, of Mucras, co. Kerry on 28th Oct 1781. He was born c 1760
   
Generation No. 4
  10. Lady Mary Amherst [Windsor] [Sackville] was the daughter of Lord John Frederick Cranfield Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset and Arabella Diana Sackville [Cope], Dowager Duchess of Dorset. She was born 30th Jul 1792 at London; died 20th Jul 1864 at Bournemouth, Dorset; buried 28th Jul 1864 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married (1) Other Archer Windsor, 6th Earl of Plymouth on 5th Aug 1811. He was born 2nd Jul 1789; died 20th Jul 1833
  She married (2) Sir William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan on 25th May 1839 at Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent. He was born 14th Jan 1773 at Bath, Somerset; died 13th Mar 1857 at Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent; buried 21st Mar 1857 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
   
  11. Lady Elizabeth Sackville-West [Sackville], Countess De La Warr was the daughter of Lord John Frederick Cranfield Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset and Arabella Diana Sackville [Cope], Dowager Duchess of Dorset. She was born 9th Aug 1795; Baroness of Buckhurst 1864 to 1870; died 9th Jan 1870 at 17 Upper Grosvenor Street, London; buried 19th Jan 1870 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr, peer of the realm on 21st Jun 1813 at Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent. He was born 26th Oct 1791 at St. James, London; Succeeded to the titles of 5th Earl De La Warr, 11th Baron Delaware and 5th Viscount Cantelupe 28th Jul 1795; died 23rd Feb 1869 at Withyham, Sussex; buried 3rd Mar 1869 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge John Frederick who was born 25th Apr 1814; died 15th Jun 1850 Withyham, Sussex; buried 1st Jul 1850 Withyham, Sussex
  iiMaj.-Gen. Sir Charles Richard who was born 13th Nov 1815; died 23rd Apr 1873, Cause of death: drowned himself in the River Cam; buried 1st May 1873 Withyham, Sussex
12 iiiReginald Windsor who was born 7th Feb 1817 at London; died 5th Jan 1896 London; buried 18th Jan 1896 Withyham, Sussex
13 ivLady Elizabeth who was born 23rd Sep 1818; died 22nd Apr 1897; buried after 22nd Apr 1897 Buckinghamshire
14 vMortimer who was born 22nd Sep 1820 at London; died 1888 Sevenoaks, Kent; buried 5th Oct 1888 Withyham, Sussex
  viLady Mary Catherine who was born 1824; died 6th Dec 1900
15 viiLionel who was born 19th Jul 1827 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 30th Aug 1827 Cambridgeshire; died 3rd Sep 1908
16 viiiHon. William Edward who was born 27th Oct 1830 at Cambridgeshire; died 30th Sep 1905
  ixLady Arabella Diana who was born 10th Jan 1835 at London; died 10th Feb 1869 London
   
Generation No. 5
  12. Reginald Windsor Sackville, 7th Earl De La Warr was the son of George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr, peer of the realm and Lady Elizabeth Sackville-West [Sackville], Countess De La Warr. He was born 7th Feb 1817 at London; Baron Buckhurst 1870 to 1896; Sackville in lieu of Sackville-West 1871; Succeeded to the titles of 7th Earl De La Warr, 13th Baron Delaware and 7th Viscount Cantelupe 23rd Apr 1873; died 5th Jan 1896 at London; buried 18th Jan 1896 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Constance Mary Elizabeth Cochrane-Wishart-Baillie on 7th Feb 1867. She was born 7th Feb 1846, daughter of Alexander Dundas Ross Cochrane-Wishart-Baillie, 1st Baron Lamington and Annabella Mary Elizabeth Drummond; died 19th Jul 1929. They had the following children:
17 iLionel Charles Cranfield who was born 1st Jan 1868; died 7th Nov 1890
18 iiGilbert George Reginald who was born 23rd Mar 1869; died 16th Dec 1915
19 iiiLady Eveline who was born 10th Sep 1870; christened 12th Oct 1870 Sevenoaks, Kent; died 15th Dec 1918
20 ivLady Leonore Mary who was born 1872; died 18th Jul 1939
  vLady Margaret who was born 1875; died 18th Apr 1963
   
  13. Lady Elizabeth Russell [Sackville-West], Duchess of Bedford was the daughter of George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr, peer of the realm and Lady Elizabeth Sackville-West [Sackville], Countess De La Warr. She was born 23rd Sep 1818; died 22nd Apr 1897 at Latimer House, Chesham; buried after 22nd Apr 1897 at Chenies, Buckinghamshire
  She married Francis Charles Hastings Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford on 18th Jan 1844 at Buckhurst House [a.k.a. Stoneland Lodge], Withyham, Sussex. He was born 16th Oct 1819, son of Maj.-Gen. Lord Sir George William Russell and Elizabeth Anne Rawdon; died 14th Jan 1891 at 81 Eaton Square, London; buried after 14th Jan 1891 at Chenies, Buckinghamshire. They had the following children:
  iGeorge William Francis Sackville who was born 16th Apr 1852 at Eaton Place West, London; christened 24th May 1852 Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent; died 23rd Mar 1893 London; buried after 23rd Mar 1893 Buckinghamshire
  iiLady Ella Monica Sackville who was born 1854; died 2nd Feb 1936
  iiiLady Ermyntrude Sackville who was born 1856; died 22nd Mar 1927
  ivHerbrand Arthur who was born 19th Feb 1858 at Eaton Place West, London; died 27th Aug 1940
   
  14. Mortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron Sackville was the son of George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr, peer of the realm and Lady Elizabeth Sackville-West [Sackville], Countess De La Warr. He was born 22nd Sep 1820 at London; Baron Sackville 2nd Oct 1876; died 1888 at Sevenoaks, Kent; buried 5th Oct 1888 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married (1) Fanny Charlotte Dickson on 14th Jan 1847 at London. She was born 26th Dec 1822; died 14th Dec 1852
  He married (2) Elizabeth Faber on 12th Jun 1873 at Hertfordshire. She was born 1841
   
  15. Lionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville was the son of George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr, peer of the realm and Lady Elizabeth Sackville-West [Sackville], Countess De La Warr. He was born 19th Jul 1827 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 30th Aug 1827 at Cambridgeshire; died 3rd Sep 1908
  iMaximilian who was born 1858, Birth certificate: "fils de père inconnu"; died 1936 South Africa
21 iiVictoria Josefa Dolores Catalina who was born Sep 1862 at Paris, France, Birth certificate: "fille de père inconnu"; died 1936
  iiiUnnamed who was born c 1865, Died in infancy
  ivLydie Elenore (Flora) who was born 1866, Birth certificate: "fille de père inconnu"
  vAmalia who was born 1868, Birth certificate: "fille de père inconnu"
  viHenry who was born 1869, Birth certificate: "fils de père inconnu"; died 1914
  viiUnnamed who was born 1871 at Arachon, France, Lived only six days
   
  16. Hon. William Edward Sackville-West was the son of George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr, peer of the realm and Lady Elizabeth Sackville-West [Sackville], Countess De La Warr. He was born 27th Oct 1830 at Cambridgeshire; died 30th Sep 1905
  He married Georgiana Dodwell on 7th Aug 1860. She was born c 1835, daughter of George Dodwell; died 23rd Feb 1883. They had the following children:
  iMary Elisabeth who was born 17th May 1862; christened 17th Jun 1862 St. Andrew, Marylebone, London
  iiCecilie Victoria who was born 18th Feb 1865; christened 6th Apr 1865 St. Andrew, Marylebone, London
22 iiiLionel Edward who was born 15th May 1867 at Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 13th Jun 1867 St. Andrew, Marylebone, London; died 28th Jan 1928
23 ivCharles John who was born 10th Aug 1870; christened 7th Sep 1870 St. Andrew, Marylebone, London; died 1962
   
Generation No. 6
  17. Lionel Charles Cranfield Sackville, Viscount Canteloupe was the son of Reginald Windsor Sackville, 7th Earl De La Warr and Constance Mary Elizabeth Sackville [Cochrane-Wishart-Baillie], Countess De La Warr. He was born 1st Jan 1868; died 7th Nov 1890
  He married Dorothy Heseltine on 24th Jun 1890. She was born c 1870, daughter of John Postle Heseltine; died 21st May 1953
   
  18. Gilbert George Reginald Sackville, 8th Earl De La Warr was the son of Reginald Windsor Sackville, 7th Earl De La Warr and Constance Mary Elizabeth Sackville [Cochrane-Wishart-Baillie], Countess De La Warr. He was born 23rd Mar 1869; Succeeded to the titles of 3rd Baron Buckurst, 8th Earl De La Warr, 14th Baron Delaware and 8th Viscount Cantelupe 5th Jan 1896; died 16th Dec 1915
  He married Hon. Muriel Agnes Brassey on 4th Aug 1891. She was born 1872, daughter of Sir Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey and Anna Allnut; christened 8th May 1872 at London; died 8th Aug 1930. They had the following children:
  iLady Myra Idina who was born 26th Feb 1893; died 5th Nov 1955
  iiLady Avice Ela Muriel who was born 25th Jul 1897
24 iiiSir Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey who was born 20th Jun 1900; died 28th Jan 1976
   
  19. Lady Eveline Strickland [Sackville] was the daughter of Reginald Windsor Sackville, 7th Earl De La Warr and Constance Mary Elizabeth Sackville [Cochrane-Wishart-Baillie], Countess De La Warr. She was born 10th Sep 1870; christened 12th Oct 1870 at Sevenoaks, Kent; died 15th Dec 1918
  She married Sir Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland on 26th Aug 1890. He was born 21st May 1861, son of Captain Walter Strickland; died 22nd Aug 1940
   
  20. Lady Leonore Mary Griffin [Sackville] was the daughter of Reginald Windsor Sackville, 7th Earl De La Warr and Constance Mary Elizabeth Sackville [Cochrane-Wishart-Baillie], Countess De La Warr. She was born 1872; died 18th Jul 1939
  She married Major John McClean Griffin on 10th Jul 1906. He was born c 1870; died 8th Jan 1957
   
  21. Victoria Josefa Dolores Catalina Sackville-West was the daughter of Lionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville and Josefa (Pepita) de la Oliva [Durán]. She was born Sep 1862 at Paris, France, Birth certificate: "fille de père inconnu"; died 1936
  She married Lionel Edward Sackville-West, 3rd Baron Sackville on Jun 1890. He was born 15th May 1867 at Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 13th Jun 1867 at St. Andrew, Marylebone, London; died 28th Jan 1928. They had the following children:
25 iHon. Victoria (Vita) Mary who was born 8th Mar 1892 at Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 3rd May 1892 Knole Chapel, Sevenoaks, Kent; died 2nd Jun 1962
   
  22. Lionel Edward Sackville-West, 3rd Baron Sackville was the son of Hon. William Edward Sackville-West and Georgiana Sackville-West [Dodwell]. He was born 15th May 1867 at Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 13th Jun 1867 at St. Andrew, Marylebone, London; died 28th Jan 1928
  He married Victoria Josefa Dolores Catalina on Jun 1890. She was born Sep 1862 at Paris, France, Birth certificate: "fille de père inconnu"; died 1936. They had the following children:
25 iHon. Victoria (Vita) Mary who was born 8th Mar 1892 at Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 3rd May 1892 Knole Chapel, Sevenoaks, Kent; died 2nd Jun 1962
   
  23. Charles John Sackville-West, 4th Baron Sackville of Knole was the son of Hon. William Edward Sackville-West and Georgiana Sackville-West [Dodwell]. He was born 10th Aug 1870; christened 7th Sep 1870 at St. Andrew, Marylebone, London; died 1962
  He married Maud Cecilia on c 1900. She was born 1873; died 1920. They had the following children:
  iEdward Charles who was born 13th Nov 1901 at 105 Cadogan Gardens, London; died 4th Jul 1965 Ireland; buried 9th Jul 1965 Ireland
   
Generation No. 7
  24. Sir Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr was the son of Gilbert George Reginald Sackville, 8th Earl De La Warr and Hon. Muriel Agnes Sackville [Brassey], Countess De La Warr. He was born 20th Jun 1900; died 28th Jan 1976
  He married (1) Diana Leigh on 30th Dec 1920. She was born c 1900, daughter of Captain Henry Gerard Leigh and Marion Lindsay Antrobus; died 29th Mar 1966. They had the following children:
  iWilliam Herbrand who was born 16th Oct 1921; died 1988
  iiFlying Officer Thomas Henry Jordan who was born 13th Nov 1922; died 1943
  iiiLady Katherine Pamela who was born 4th Mar 1926
  He married (2) Sylvia Margaret Harrison on 1st Mar 1968 at Caxton Hall Register Office, London. She was born 1904, daughter of William Reginald Harrison; died 10th Jun 1992
   
  25. Hon. Victoria (Vita) Mary Nicolson [Sackville-West] was the daughter of Lionel Edward Sackville-West, 3rd Baron Sackville and Victoria Josefa Dolores Catalina Sackville-West. She was born 8th Mar 1892 at Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 3rd May 1892 at Knole Chapel, Sevenoaks, Kent; died 2nd Jun 1962
  She married Hon. Sir Harold George Nicolson on 1st Oct 1913 at Knole Chapel, Sevenoaks, Kent. He was born 21st Nov 1886 at British Legation, Teheran, Iran, son of Sir Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock and Mary Catharine Rowan-Hamilton; died 1st May 1968. They had the following children:
  iLionel Benedict who was born 6th Aug 1914 at Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent; died 1978
  iiUnnamed who was born 3rd Nov 1915 at Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent, still born
  iiiNigel who was born 19th Jan 1917 at 182 Ebury Strett, London; died 23rd Sep 2004
   

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