Countess Waldegrave, daughter of the famous singer John Braham. She married three times and was a prominent figure in the society. She married firstly John James Henry Waldegrave (1802-1840), secondly George Edward Waldegrave, 7th Earl Waldegrave (1816-1846) and thirdly George Granville Vernon Harcourt (1785-1861). When her husband was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1865, they moved to Dublin. They spent the summer months mainly at Strawberry Hill and the soirées, balls and other social gatherings quickly gathered momentum. The house became a major venue for leading Liberal politicians of the period. Gladstone was among the visitors and she soon became renowned as the most sought after political hostess in the country. Royalty, too, were often on the guest list and, in 1873, in anticipation of one particular event, more lavish than all the rest, she had a billiard room constructed opposite the drawing room, because the game of billiards was a favourite pastime of the Prince of Wales.
Frances has a cenotaph at St Thomas the Apostle Churchyard, Navestock, Brentwood Borough, Essex, memorial #72008281.
Contributor: Anne Shurtleff Stevens (46947920)
Frances has a cenotaph at St Thomas the Apostle Churchyard, Navestock, Brentwood Borough, Essex, memorial #72008281.
Contributor: Anne Shurtleff Stevens (46947920)
Countess Waldegrave, daughter of the famous singer John Braham. She married three times and was a prominent figure in the society. She married firstly John James Henry Waldegrave (1802-1840), secondly George Edward Waldegrave, 7th Earl Waldegrave (1816-1846) and thirdly George Granville Vernon Harcourt (1785-1861). When her husband was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1865, they moved to Dublin. They spent the summer months mainly at Strawberry Hill and the soirées, balls and other social gatherings quickly gathered momentum. The house became a major venue for leading Liberal politicians of the period. Gladstone was among the visitors and she soon became renowned as the most sought after political hostess in the country. Royalty, too, were often on the guest list and, in 1873, in anticipation of one particular event, more lavish than all the rest, she had a billiard room constructed opposite the drawing room, because the game of billiards was a favourite pastime of the Prince of Wales.
Frances has a cenotaph at St Thomas the Apostle Churchyard, Navestock, Brentwood Borough, Essex, memorial #72008281.
Contributor: Anne Shurtleff Stevens (46947920)
Frances has a cenotaph at St Thomas the Apostle Churchyard, Navestock, Brentwood Borough, Essex, memorial #72008281.
Contributor: Anne Shurtleff Stevens (46947920)
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