Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 10th Earl Fitzwilliam
April 12, 2024
William Thomas George Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 10th Earl FitzwilliamJP (28 May 1904 – 21 September 1979), known as Tom, of Wentworth Woodhouse, near Rotherham, Yorkshire (the largest private residence in England) and of Milton Hall, Peterborough (the largest house in Cambridgeshire), was a British peer. He was the patron of 33 livings.[1] When he died without issue the earldom became extinct.
On 3 April 1956, he married Joyce Elizabeth Mary Langdale (25 April 1898 – 7 June 1995) of Houghton Hall, Yorkshire. She had previously been married to the 2nd Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent (1883–1962), from whom she was divorced in 1955.[3] She died in 1995 at her home in Peterborough.[4]
Deathedit
He died in 1979 at Wentworth Woodhouse.[5] He left no issue from his marriage.[6] He left £11,776,401 gross (£11,584,880 net), thus paying virtually no death duties.[7]
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Ancestors of Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 10th Earl Fitzwilliam
thomas, wentworth, fitzwilliam, 10th, earl, fitzwilliam, william, thomas, george, wentworth, fitzwilliam, 10th, earl, fitzwilliam, 1904, september, 1979, known, wentworth, woodhouse, near, rotherham, yorkshire, largest, private, residence, england, milton, hal. William Thomas George Wentworth Fitzwilliam 10th Earl Fitzwilliam JP 28 May 1904 21 September 1979 known as Tom of Wentworth Woodhouse near Rotherham Yorkshire the largest private residence in England and of Milton Hall Peterborough the largest house in Cambridgeshire was a British peer He was the patron of 33 livings 1 When he died without issue the earldom became extinct The Right HonourableThe Earl FitzwilliamJPThe 10th Earl FitzwilliamBornWilliam Thomas George Wentworth Fitzwilliam 1904 05 28 28 May 1904Died21 September 1979 1979 09 21 aged 75 Wentworth Woodhouse South Yorkshire EnglandSpouse s Joyce FitzAlan Howard Viscountess FitzAlan of Derwent m 1956 wbr Parent s George Wentworth FitzwilliamEvelyn Lyster Contents 1 Origins 2 Career 3 Marriage 4 Death 5 Ancestry 6 References 7 External linksOrigins editHe was the son and heir of George Charles Wentworth Fitzwilliam son of Hon George Wentworth Fitzwilliam MP 3rd son of the 5th Earl Fitzwilliam 1786 1857 2 His mother was Evelyn Lyster daughter of Charles Stephen Lyster Career editHe was educated at Eton College in houses run by Reginald Saumarez de Havilland and Clement James Mellish Adie In 1923 he went up to Magdalene College Cambridge He was appointed Justice of the Peace JP for the Liberty of Peterborough Marriage editOn 3 April 1956 he married Joyce Elizabeth Mary Langdale 25 April 1898 7 June 1995 of Houghton Hall Yorkshire She had previously been married to the 2nd Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent 1883 1962 from whom she was divorced in 1955 3 She died in 1995 at her home in Peterborough 4 Death editHe died in 1979 at Wentworth Woodhouse 5 He left no issue from his marriage 6 He left 11 776 401 gross 11 584 880 net thus paying virtually no death duties 7 Ancestry editAncestors of Thomas Wentworth Fitzwilliam 10th Earl Fitzwilliam16 William Fitzwilliam 4th Earl Fitzwilliam8 Charles Wentworth Fitzwilliam 5th Earl Fitzwilliam17 Lady Charlotte Ponsonby4 Hon George Wentworth Fitzwilliam18 Thomas Dundas 1st Baron Dundas9 Hon Mary Dundas19 Lady Charlotte FitzWilliam2 George Wentworth Fitzwilliam20 Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson10 Hon George Anson21 Lady Anne Coke5 Alice Louisa Anson22 Cecil Weld Forester 1st Baron Forester11 Hon Isabella Weld Forester23 Lady Katherine Manners1 Thomas Wentworth Fitzwilliam 10th Earl Fitzwilliam6 Charles Stephen Lyster3 Evelyn LysterReferences edit Montague Smith P W ed Debrett s Peerage Baronetage Knightage and Companionage Kelly s Directories Ltd Kingston upon Thames 1968 p 453 Montague Smith P W ed Debrett s Peerage p 454 Debrett s Peerage 1968 pp 452 453 obits Yorkshire Post 15 June 1995 The Times 17 June 1995 obituaries Daily Telegraph 24 September 1979 Yorkshire Post 24 September 1979 Peterborough City Council website Wentworth Fitzwilliam family of Milton Retrieved 15 August 2013 The Guardian 8 December 1979 Black Diamonds by Catherine Bailey the rise and fall of an English DynastyExternal links editThomas Wentworth Fitzwilliam 10th Earl Fitzwilliam GenealogyPeerage of IrelandPreceded byEric Wentworth Fitzwilliam Earl Fitzwilliam1952 1979 ExtinctPeerage of Great BritainPreceded byEric Wentworth Fitzwilliam Earl Fitzwilliam1952 1979 Extinct nbsp This biography of an earl in the peerage of Great Britain is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of an earl in the Peerage of Ireland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Wentworth Fitzwilliam 10th Earl Fitzwilliam amp oldid 1147030364, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
