Georgiana was the only child of John Singleton Copley (1772-1863) and Georgiana Goldsmith (1807-1901). She had five step-siblings from her father's first marriage. Her birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1838 in St George Hanover Square, London, England.
BIRTH: Exeter Flying Post, 10 May 1838, Page 2
On the 5th inst. Lady Lyndhurst, of a daughter.
MARRIAGE: Essex Standard, 01 July 1863, Page 2
THE MARRIAGE OF C. DU CANE, ESQ., M.P. TO THE HON. MISS GEORGIANA COPLEY
The wedding of C. Du Cane, Esq., M.P. for North Essex, to the Hon. Miss Georgiana Susan Copley, the youngest daughter of the Right Hon. Lord Lyndhurst, the only issue by his second marriage with the daughter of Mr. Lewis Goldsmid (sp.), took place on the 25th ult., at St. George's Church, Hanover Square, in the presence of a numerous and brilliant assembly. The neighborhood of Hanover Square was thronged with the equipages of the elite of London society, including a large number of the nobility. The church is within a few doors of Lord Lyndhurst's residence, and shortly before half past eleven o'clock the friends of the bride arrived in large numbers to accompany her to the altar; Lord Lyndhurst, who is in his 92nd year, being among the first to reach the church, having been wheeled in an open sedan-chair. The bride, accompanied by Lady Lyndhurst, her mother, made her appearance at the altar shortly after half past 11 o'clock, the bridegroom having previously arrived. The interior of St. George's presented a spectacle seldom witnessed even in that aristocratic hymeneal resort. The ceremony was performed by the Bishop of Lichfield, assisted by the Rev. H. Howarth, the Rector, in the absence of the Rev. A. Du Cane, who was prevented from attending. The bride wore a white bouillonnée tulle illusion dress, with a very wide Brussels lace flounce over a slip of rich poult de soie, trimmed with Valenciennes lace; and a Brussels lace veil to match, with a wreath and bouquets of orange flowers. The bridesmaids were Lady Caroline Molyneux, daughter of the Countess of Sefton; Lady Elizabeth Bertie, daughter of the Earl of Abingdon; Miss Bertha Du Cane, sister of the bridegroom; Miss Eva de Rothschild, daughter of the Baron Lionel de Rothschild; Miss Beckett, niece of the bride; and Miss Whichcote, daughter of Sir Thomas and Lady Whichcote. The bridesmaids wore white muslim, with white tulle bonnets, trimmed with French penfeather grass. Mr. Alfred Du Cane, the bridegroom's brother, was groomsman, and the Right Hon. Lord Lyndhurst gave away the bride.
The ceremony having been performed, the wedding party proceeded to the residence of the bride's noble father, where a sumptuous dejeúner was prepared, including a wedding cake provided by Messrs. Gunter. About half past two o'clock the bridal pair departed for Stoner Park, Henley-on-Thames, the seat of Lord and Lady Comoys, and were attended by a large number of the guests; and as the carriage moved off the ancient custom of throwing the slipper was followed by more than one honorable guest as they bade them farewell. Soon afterwards the wedding party separated.
DEATH: Chelmsford Chronicle, 18 June 1926
LADY DU CANE
The passing of Lady Du Cane of Mountains, Great Totham, near Witham, at the age of 88, recalls many happy memories of a distinguished family of which incidents are recorded from time to time in the extracts from our files of fifty and more years ago. A daughter of the first Lord Lyndhurst, who was Lord Chancellor in the Cabinets of Canning, Goderich, the Duke of Wellington, and Sir Robert Peel, the lady now deceased was married in 1863 at St. George's, Hanover Square, to Sir Charles Du Cane, K.C.M.G., who died in 1889. Sir Charles for many years sat as Member of Parliament for North Essex. He was a Civil Lord of the Admiralty from 1886 to 1868, Governor of Tasmania from 1868 to 1874, and Chairman of the Board of Customs from 1878 to 1889. There are two sons, Sir General J. P. Du Cane and Mr. C. H. Copley Du Cane and two daughters, Miss Ella and Miss Florence Du Cane. Sir Charles and Lady Du Cane formerly resided at Braxted Park, which had been the family seat for about 200 years. Her ladyship was passionately fond of flowers, and is believed to have originated and popularized rock gardening in this country. The gardens at Mountains, to which she devoted much time in the latter part of her life, were greatly admired by horticulturalists. Lady Du Cane did a great deal of useful work among the parishioners during the time she resided at Braxted Park, and to the old tenants on the Estate she remained to the last a true and generous friend. Note: Her eldest daughter Edith predeceased her.
23 JUNE 1926 THE TRUTH
THE LATE LADY DU CANE
Georgiana, Lady Du Cane, who has died at the ripe age of 88, was the daughter and co-heiress of Lord Chancellor Lyndhurst, and the granddaughter of John Singleton Copley, R.A., the painter of historical pictures, who was born very nearly 200 years ago. In his day his "Death of Chatham" was the last word in big subject pictures, and Bartolozzi's engraving from it was sold by the thousand. The Hon. Georgiana Copley married the late Sir Charles Du Cane, Governor of Tasmania, a man of great ability and a polished orator, who never achieved the position to which his talents at one time pointed, and died chairman of the Board of Customs. Lady Du Cane was a very individual person, and, indeed, somewhat of a maitresse femme with a considerable share of her father's brains.
Braxted Park, near Witham, in Essex where the Du Canes had long been settled, was sold a few years ago and Lady Du Cane went to live at Mountains (where she died), a small farmhouse near by, which she so transformed that it became a delightful little country house, adorned with choice old furniture. Her territorial possessions amounted to exactly a half an acre, but within those narrow limits she created a delicious garden which, lying very high, commanded views extending to the estuary of the Blackwater and beyond. Lady Du Cane's younger son, General Sir John Du Cane, is Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine. Her youngest daughter, Miss Ella Du Cane, is well known as an artist.
BIRTH: Exeter Flying Post, 10 May 1838, Page 2
On the 5th inst. Lady Lyndhurst, of a daughter.
MARRIAGE: Essex Standard, 01 July 1863, Page 2
THE MARRIAGE OF C. DU CANE, ESQ., M.P. TO THE HON. MISS GEORGIANA COPLEY
The wedding of C. Du Cane, Esq., M.P. for North Essex, to the Hon. Miss Georgiana Susan Copley, the youngest daughter of the Right Hon. Lord Lyndhurst, the only issue by his second marriage with the daughter of Mr. Lewis Goldsmid (sp.), took place on the 25th ult., at St. George's Church, Hanover Square, in the presence of a numerous and brilliant assembly. The neighborhood of Hanover Square was thronged with the equipages of the elite of London society, including a large number of the nobility. The church is within a few doors of Lord Lyndhurst's residence, and shortly before half past eleven o'clock the friends of the bride arrived in large numbers to accompany her to the altar; Lord Lyndhurst, who is in his 92nd year, being among the first to reach the church, having been wheeled in an open sedan-chair. The bride, accompanied by Lady Lyndhurst, her mother, made her appearance at the altar shortly after half past 11 o'clock, the bridegroom having previously arrived. The interior of St. George's presented a spectacle seldom witnessed even in that aristocratic hymeneal resort. The ceremony was performed by the Bishop of Lichfield, assisted by the Rev. H. Howarth, the Rector, in the absence of the Rev. A. Du Cane, who was prevented from attending. The bride wore a white bouillonnée tulle illusion dress, with a very wide Brussels lace flounce over a slip of rich poult de soie, trimmed with Valenciennes lace; and a Brussels lace veil to match, with a wreath and bouquets of orange flowers. The bridesmaids were Lady Caroline Molyneux, daughter of the Countess of Sefton; Lady Elizabeth Bertie, daughter of the Earl of Abingdon; Miss Bertha Du Cane, sister of the bridegroom; Miss Eva de Rothschild, daughter of the Baron Lionel de Rothschild; Miss Beckett, niece of the bride; and Miss Whichcote, daughter of Sir Thomas and Lady Whichcote. The bridesmaids wore white muslim, with white tulle bonnets, trimmed with French penfeather grass. Mr. Alfred Du Cane, the bridegroom's brother, was groomsman, and the Right Hon. Lord Lyndhurst gave away the bride.
The ceremony having been performed, the wedding party proceeded to the residence of the bride's noble father, where a sumptuous dejeúner was prepared, including a wedding cake provided by Messrs. Gunter. About half past two o'clock the bridal pair departed for Stoner Park, Henley-on-Thames, the seat of Lord and Lady Comoys, and were attended by a large number of the guests; and as the carriage moved off the ancient custom of throwing the slipper was followed by more than one honorable guest as they bade them farewell. Soon afterwards the wedding party separated.
DEATH: Chelmsford Chronicle, 18 June 1926
LADY DU CANE
The passing of Lady Du Cane of Mountains, Great Totham, near Witham, at the age of 88, recalls many happy memories of a distinguished family of which incidents are recorded from time to time in the extracts from our files of fifty and more years ago. A daughter of the first Lord Lyndhurst, who was Lord Chancellor in the Cabinets of Canning, Goderich, the Duke of Wellington, and Sir Robert Peel, the lady now deceased was married in 1863 at St. George's, Hanover Square, to Sir Charles Du Cane, K.C.M.G., who died in 1889. Sir Charles for many years sat as Member of Parliament for North Essex. He was a Civil Lord of the Admiralty from 1886 to 1868, Governor of Tasmania from 1868 to 1874, and Chairman of the Board of Customs from 1878 to 1889. There are two sons, Sir General J. P. Du Cane and Mr. C. H. Copley Du Cane and two daughters, Miss Ella and Miss Florence Du Cane. Sir Charles and Lady Du Cane formerly resided at Braxted Park, which had been the family seat for about 200 years. Her ladyship was passionately fond of flowers, and is believed to have originated and popularized rock gardening in this country. The gardens at Mountains, to which she devoted much time in the latter part of her life, were greatly admired by horticulturalists. Lady Du Cane did a great deal of useful work among the parishioners during the time she resided at Braxted Park, and to the old tenants on the Estate she remained to the last a true and generous friend. Note: Her eldest daughter Edith predeceased her.
23 JUNE 1926 THE TRUTH
THE LATE LADY DU CANE
Georgiana, Lady Du Cane, who has died at the ripe age of 88, was the daughter and co-heiress of Lord Chancellor Lyndhurst, and the granddaughter of John Singleton Copley, R.A., the painter of historical pictures, who was born very nearly 200 years ago. In his day his "Death of Chatham" was the last word in big subject pictures, and Bartolozzi's engraving from it was sold by the thousand. The Hon. Georgiana Copley married the late Sir Charles Du Cane, Governor of Tasmania, a man of great ability and a polished orator, who never achieved the position to which his talents at one time pointed, and died chairman of the Board of Customs. Lady Du Cane was a very individual person, and, indeed, somewhat of a maitresse femme with a considerable share of her father's brains.
Braxted Park, near Witham, in Essex where the Du Canes had long been settled, was sold a few years ago and Lady Du Cane went to live at Mountains (where she died), a small farmhouse near by, which she so transformed that it became a delightful little country house, adorned with choice old furniture. Her territorial possessions amounted to exactly a half an acre, but within those narrow limits she created a delicious garden which, lying very high, commanded views extending to the estuary of the Blackwater and beyond. Lady Du Cane's younger son, General Sir John Du Cane, is Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine. Her youngest daughter, Miss Ella Du Cane, is well known as an artist.
Georgiana was the only child of John Singleton Copley (1772-1863) and Georgiana Goldsmith (1807-1901). She had five step-siblings from her father's first marriage. Her birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1838 in St George Hanover Square, London, England.
BIRTH: Exeter Flying Post, 10 May 1838, Page 2
On the 5th inst. Lady Lyndhurst, of a daughter.
MARRIAGE: Essex Standard, 01 July 1863, Page 2
THE MARRIAGE OF C. DU CANE, ESQ., M.P. TO THE HON. MISS GEORGIANA COPLEY
The wedding of C. Du Cane, Esq., M.P. for North Essex, to the Hon. Miss Georgiana Susan Copley, the youngest daughter of the Right Hon. Lord Lyndhurst, the only issue by his second marriage with the daughter of Mr. Lewis Goldsmid (sp.), took place on the 25th ult., at St. George's Church, Hanover Square, in the presence of a numerous and brilliant assembly. The neighborhood of Hanover Square was thronged with the equipages of the elite of London society, including a large number of the nobility. The church is within a few doors of Lord Lyndhurst's residence, and shortly before half past eleven o'clock the friends of the bride arrived in large numbers to accompany her to the altar; Lord Lyndhurst, who is in his 92nd year, being among the first to reach the church, having been wheeled in an open sedan-chair. The bride, accompanied by Lady Lyndhurst, her mother, made her appearance at the altar shortly after half past 11 o'clock, the bridegroom having previously arrived. The interior of St. George's presented a spectacle seldom witnessed even in that aristocratic hymeneal resort. The ceremony was performed by the Bishop of Lichfield, assisted by the Rev. H. Howarth, the Rector, in the absence of the Rev. A. Du Cane, who was prevented from attending. The bride wore a white bouillonnée tulle illusion dress, with a very wide Brussels lace flounce over a slip of rich poult de soie, trimmed with Valenciennes lace; and a Brussels lace veil to match, with a wreath and bouquets of orange flowers. The bridesmaids were Lady Caroline Molyneux, daughter of the Countess of Sefton; Lady Elizabeth Bertie, daughter of the Earl of Abingdon; Miss Bertha Du Cane, sister of the bridegroom; Miss Eva de Rothschild, daughter of the Baron Lionel de Rothschild; Miss Beckett, niece of the bride; and Miss Whichcote, daughter of Sir Thomas and Lady Whichcote. The bridesmaids wore white muslim, with white tulle bonnets, trimmed with French penfeather grass. Mr. Alfred Du Cane, the bridegroom's brother, was groomsman, and the Right Hon. Lord Lyndhurst gave away the bride.
The ceremony having been performed, the wedding party proceeded to the residence of the bride's noble father, where a sumptuous dejeúner was prepared, including a wedding cake provided by Messrs. Gunter. About half past two o'clock the bridal pair departed for Stoner Park, Henley-on-Thames, the seat of Lord and Lady Comoys, and were attended by a large number of the guests; and as the carriage moved off the ancient custom of throwing the slipper was followed by more than one honorable guest as they bade them farewell. Soon afterwards the wedding party separated.
DEATH: Chelmsford Chronicle, 18 June 1926
LADY DU CANE
The passing of Lady Du Cane of Mountains, Great Totham, near Witham, at the age of 88, recalls many happy memories of a distinguished family of which incidents are recorded from time to time in the extracts from our files of fifty and more years ago. A daughter of the first Lord Lyndhurst, who was Lord Chancellor in the Cabinets of Canning, Goderich, the Duke of Wellington, and Sir Robert Peel, the lady now deceased was married in 1863 at St. George's, Hanover Square, to Sir Charles Du Cane, K.C.M.G., who died in 1889. Sir Charles for many years sat as Member of Parliament for North Essex. He was a Civil Lord of the Admiralty from 1886 to 1868, Governor of Tasmania from 1868 to 1874, and Chairman of the Board of Customs from 1878 to 1889. There are two sons, Sir General J. P. Du Cane and Mr. C. H. Copley Du Cane and two daughters, Miss Ella and Miss Florence Du Cane. Sir Charles and Lady Du Cane formerly resided at Braxted Park, which had been the family seat for about 200 years. Her ladyship was passionately fond of flowers, and is believed to have originated and popularized rock gardening in this country. The gardens at Mountains, to which she devoted much time in the latter part of her life, were greatly admired by horticulturalists. Lady Du Cane did a great deal of useful work among the parishioners during the time she resided at Braxted Park, and to the old tenants on the Estate she remained to the last a true and generous friend. Note: Her eldest daughter Edith predeceased her.
23 JUNE 1926 THE TRUTH
THE LATE LADY DU CANE
Georgiana, Lady Du Cane, who has died at the ripe age of 88, was the daughter and co-heiress of Lord Chancellor Lyndhurst, and the granddaughter of John Singleton Copley, R.A., the painter of historical pictures, who was born very nearly 200 years ago. In his day his "Death of Chatham" was the last word in big subject pictures, and Bartolozzi's engraving from it was sold by the thousand. The Hon. Georgiana Copley married the late Sir Charles Du Cane, Governor of Tasmania, a man of great ability and a polished orator, who never achieved the position to which his talents at one time pointed, and died chairman of the Board of Customs. Lady Du Cane was a very individual person, and, indeed, somewhat of a maitresse femme with a considerable share of her father's brains.
Braxted Park, near Witham, in Essex where the Du Canes had long been settled, was sold a few years ago and Lady Du Cane went to live at Mountains (where she died), a small farmhouse near by, which she so transformed that it became a delightful little country house, adorned with choice old furniture. Her territorial possessions amounted to exactly a half an acre, but within those narrow limits she created a delicious garden which, lying very high, commanded views extending to the estuary of the Blackwater and beyond. Lady Du Cane's younger son, General Sir John Du Cane, is Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine. Her youngest daughter, Miss Ella Du Cane, is well known as an artist.
BIRTH: Exeter Flying Post, 10 May 1838, Page 2
On the 5th inst. Lady Lyndhurst, of a daughter.
MARRIAGE: Essex Standard, 01 July 1863, Page 2
THE MARRIAGE OF C. DU CANE, ESQ., M.P. TO THE HON. MISS GEORGIANA COPLEY
The wedding of C. Du Cane, Esq., M.P. for North Essex, to the Hon. Miss Georgiana Susan Copley, the youngest daughter of the Right Hon. Lord Lyndhurst, the only issue by his second marriage with the daughter of Mr. Lewis Goldsmid (sp.), took place on the 25th ult., at St. George's Church, Hanover Square, in the presence of a numerous and brilliant assembly. The neighborhood of Hanover Square was thronged with the equipages of the elite of London society, including a large number of the nobility. The church is within a few doors of Lord Lyndhurst's residence, and shortly before half past eleven o'clock the friends of the bride arrived in large numbers to accompany her to the altar; Lord Lyndhurst, who is in his 92nd year, being among the first to reach the church, having been wheeled in an open sedan-chair. The bride, accompanied by Lady Lyndhurst, her mother, made her appearance at the altar shortly after half past 11 o'clock, the bridegroom having previously arrived. The interior of St. George's presented a spectacle seldom witnessed even in that aristocratic hymeneal resort. The ceremony was performed by the Bishop of Lichfield, assisted by the Rev. H. Howarth, the Rector, in the absence of the Rev. A. Du Cane, who was prevented from attending. The bride wore a white bouillonnée tulle illusion dress, with a very wide Brussels lace flounce over a slip of rich poult de soie, trimmed with Valenciennes lace; and a Brussels lace veil to match, with a wreath and bouquets of orange flowers. The bridesmaids were Lady Caroline Molyneux, daughter of the Countess of Sefton; Lady Elizabeth Bertie, daughter of the Earl of Abingdon; Miss Bertha Du Cane, sister of the bridegroom; Miss Eva de Rothschild, daughter of the Baron Lionel de Rothschild; Miss Beckett, niece of the bride; and Miss Whichcote, daughter of Sir Thomas and Lady Whichcote. The bridesmaids wore white muslim, with white tulle bonnets, trimmed with French penfeather grass. Mr. Alfred Du Cane, the bridegroom's brother, was groomsman, and the Right Hon. Lord Lyndhurst gave away the bride.
The ceremony having been performed, the wedding party proceeded to the residence of the bride's noble father, where a sumptuous dejeúner was prepared, including a wedding cake provided by Messrs. Gunter. About half past two o'clock the bridal pair departed for Stoner Park, Henley-on-Thames, the seat of Lord and Lady Comoys, and were attended by a large number of the guests; and as the carriage moved off the ancient custom of throwing the slipper was followed by more than one honorable guest as they bade them farewell. Soon afterwards the wedding party separated.
DEATH: Chelmsford Chronicle, 18 June 1926
LADY DU CANE
The passing of Lady Du Cane of Mountains, Great Totham, near Witham, at the age of 88, recalls many happy memories of a distinguished family of which incidents are recorded from time to time in the extracts from our files of fifty and more years ago. A daughter of the first Lord Lyndhurst, who was Lord Chancellor in the Cabinets of Canning, Goderich, the Duke of Wellington, and Sir Robert Peel, the lady now deceased was married in 1863 at St. George's, Hanover Square, to Sir Charles Du Cane, K.C.M.G., who died in 1889. Sir Charles for many years sat as Member of Parliament for North Essex. He was a Civil Lord of the Admiralty from 1886 to 1868, Governor of Tasmania from 1868 to 1874, and Chairman of the Board of Customs from 1878 to 1889. There are two sons, Sir General J. P. Du Cane and Mr. C. H. Copley Du Cane and two daughters, Miss Ella and Miss Florence Du Cane. Sir Charles and Lady Du Cane formerly resided at Braxted Park, which had been the family seat for about 200 years. Her ladyship was passionately fond of flowers, and is believed to have originated and popularized rock gardening in this country. The gardens at Mountains, to which she devoted much time in the latter part of her life, were greatly admired by horticulturalists. Lady Du Cane did a great deal of useful work among the parishioners during the time she resided at Braxted Park, and to the old tenants on the Estate she remained to the last a true and generous friend. Note: Her eldest daughter Edith predeceased her.
23 JUNE 1926 THE TRUTH
THE LATE LADY DU CANE
Georgiana, Lady Du Cane, who has died at the ripe age of 88, was the daughter and co-heiress of Lord Chancellor Lyndhurst, and the granddaughter of John Singleton Copley, R.A., the painter of historical pictures, who was born very nearly 200 years ago. In his day his "Death of Chatham" was the last word in big subject pictures, and Bartolozzi's engraving from it was sold by the thousand. The Hon. Georgiana Copley married the late Sir Charles Du Cane, Governor of Tasmania, a man of great ability and a polished orator, who never achieved the position to which his talents at one time pointed, and died chairman of the Board of Customs. Lady Du Cane was a very individual person, and, indeed, somewhat of a maitresse femme with a considerable share of her father's brains.
Braxted Park, near Witham, in Essex where the Du Canes had long been settled, was sold a few years ago and Lady Du Cane went to live at Mountains (where she died), a small farmhouse near by, which she so transformed that it became a delightful little country house, adorned with choice old furniture. Her territorial possessions amounted to exactly a half an acre, but within those narrow limits she created a delicious garden which, lying very high, commanded views extending to the estuary of the Blackwater and beyond. Lady Du Cane's younger son, General Sir John Du Cane, is Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine. Her youngest daughter, Miss Ella Du Cane, is well known as an artist.
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