Henrietta Mildred Hodgson
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Henrietta Mildred Hodgson (1805–1891) was an English
lady
with both royal
and presidential
genealogical connections.
Through her Virginia
ancestry, Queen Elizabeth II and her descendants are related to George Washington
, the common ancestor
of both being Augustine Warner, Jr.
Robert Hodgson, Dean of Carlisle
(1776–1844) and of Mary Tucker, born in 1778, a daughter of Colonel
Martin Tucker. Her parents had married in 1804. Her grandfather was another Robert Hodgson (born 1740), of Congleton
in Cheshire.
On 18 March 1824 at St George's, Hanover Square, Westminster
, she married Oswald Smith (7 July 1794 – 18 June 1863) of St Marylebone and Blendon Hall
in Kent
. The parish register
gives one of the few clues to her date of birth, as she is noted as "a minor".
The Smiths had the following children: Isabella Mary (born 24 April 1825, d. 1907) m. 1847 Cadogan Hodgson Cadogan (of Brinkburn Priory), Oswald Augustus (b. 21 October 1826, d. 1902) m. 1856 Rose Sophia Vansittart, Eric Carrington (b. 25 May 1828, d. 1906) m. 1849 Mary Maberly, Laura Charlotte (b. 2 August 1829) m. 1848 Col. Evan Maberly, Beilby (b. 12 August 1830, d. 1831), Frances Dora (29 July 1832, d. 1922) m. 1853 Claude Bowes-Lyon 13th Earl of Strathmore, Marion Henrietta (b. 25 Feb 1835, d. 1897) m.1854 Lt-Col Henry Dorrien Streatfeild (of Chiddingstone Castle).
In 1853 the Smiths' daughter Frances
married Claude Bowes-Lyon
, later Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
. She thus became the great-grandmother of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
, who was later Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, the mother of Queen Elizabeth II.
Henrietta Mildred was the grand-daughter of Mildred Porteus, who married the older Robert Hodgson, who was herself the grand-daughter of Robert and Mildred Porteus, until 1720 of Virginia, who in that year moved to Yorkshire
. The earlier Mildred Porteus was the daughter of John and Mary Smith, Mary being a daughter of Augustine Warner, Jr.
and a sister of Mildred Warner
, who married Lawrence Washington (1659–1698) and was the grandmother of the first US President
, George Washington
.
Henrietta Mildred Smith died 19th November 1891. At her death, her memorial in All Saints Church, Sanderstead, states:
Sacred
TO THE MEMORY OF
HENRIETTA MILDRED SMITH,
WIDOW OF OSWALD SMITH.
B. 6. JAN 1805 D. 19. NOV 1891
LEAVING AT HER DEATH
ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN
DIRECT SURVIVING DESCENDENTS.
'HER CHILDREN ARISE UP AND CALL HER BLESSED”
PROV. XXXV V. 28.'
English people
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lady
Lady
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with both royal
British Royal Family
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and presidential
President of the United States
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genealogical connections.
Through her Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
ancestry, Queen Elizabeth II and her descendants are related to George Washington
George Washington
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, the common ancestor
Common descent
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of both being Augustine Warner, Jr.
Augustine Warner, Jr.
Augustine Warner, Jr. was a Virginia politician and landowner. He served in the House of Burgesses 1666–77 and was its Speaker in two separate sessions in 1676 and 1677, before and after Bacon's Rebellion...
Life and family
Born 6th January 1805, Henrietta Mildred was the daughter of the Very Rev.Very Reverend
The Very Reverend is a style given to certain religious figures.*In the Roman Catholic Church, by custom, priests who hold positions of particular note: e.g...
Robert Hodgson, Dean of Carlisle
Dean of Carlisle
The Dean of Carlisle is based in Carlisle, UK and is the head of the Chapter of Carlisle Cathedral. There have been 39 previous incumbents and the current holder of the post is The Very Reverend Mark Boyling.-Deans:...
(1776–1844) and of Mary Tucker, born in 1778, a daughter of Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Martin Tucker. Her parents had married in 1804. Her grandfather was another Robert Hodgson (born 1740), of Congleton
Congleton
Congleton is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Dane, to the west of the Macclesfield Canal and 21 miles south of Manchester. It has a population of 25,750.-History:The first settlements in...
in Cheshire.
On 18 March 1824 at St George's, Hanover Square, Westminster
Westminster
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, she married Oswald Smith (7 July 1794 – 18 June 1863) of St Marylebone and Blendon Hall
Blendon, London
Blendon is an area of Bexleyheath, London Borough of Bexley, England....
in Kent
Kent
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. The parish register
Parish register
A parish register is a handwritten volume, normally kept in a parish church or deposited within a county record office or alternative archive repository, in which details of baptisms, marriages and burials are recorded.-History:...
gives one of the few clues to her date of birth, as she is noted as "a minor".
The Smiths had the following children: Isabella Mary (born 24 April 1825, d. 1907) m. 1847 Cadogan Hodgson Cadogan (of Brinkburn Priory), Oswald Augustus (b. 21 October 1826, d. 1902) m. 1856 Rose Sophia Vansittart, Eric Carrington (b. 25 May 1828, d. 1906) m. 1849 Mary Maberly, Laura Charlotte (b. 2 August 1829) m. 1848 Col. Evan Maberly, Beilby (b. 12 August 1830, d. 1831), Frances Dora (29 July 1832, d. 1922) m. 1853 Claude Bowes-Lyon 13th Earl of Strathmore, Marion Henrietta (b. 25 Feb 1835, d. 1897) m.1854 Lt-Col Henry Dorrien Streatfeild (of Chiddingstone Castle).
In 1853 the Smiths' daughter Frances
Frances Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Frances Dora Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne was a British noblewoman. She was the paternal grandmother of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and thus a great grandmother of the current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.Her father was Oswald Smith, of Blendon Hall , and her mother was...
married Claude Bowes-Lyon
Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne , styled The Honourable from 1847 to 1865, was a British peer. He was the 13th holder of the Earldom of Strathmore and Kinghorne....
, later Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
The title Earl of Kinghorne was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1606 for Patrick Lyon. In 1677, the designation of the earldom changed to "Strathmore and Kinghorne". A second Earldom was bestowed on the fourteenth Earl in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1937, the title being Strathmore...
. She thus became the great-grandmother of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...
, who was later Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, the mother of Queen Elizabeth II.
Henrietta Mildred was the grand-daughter of Mildred Porteus, who married the older Robert Hodgson, who was herself the grand-daughter of Robert and Mildred Porteus, until 1720 of Virginia, who in that year moved to Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. The earlier Mildred Porteus was the daughter of John and Mary Smith, Mary being a daughter of Augustine Warner, Jr.
Augustine Warner, Jr.
Augustine Warner, Jr. was a Virginia politician and landowner. He served in the House of Burgesses 1666–77 and was its Speaker in two separate sessions in 1676 and 1677, before and after Bacon's Rebellion...
and a sister of Mildred Warner
Mildred Gale
Mildred Gale , born Mildred Warner in the Colony of Virginia, was the paternal grandmother of George Washington, the first president of the United States of America....
, who married Lawrence Washington (1659–1698) and was the grandmother of the first US President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
, George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
.
Henrietta Mildred Smith died 19th November 1891. At her death, her memorial in All Saints Church, Sanderstead, states:
Sacred
TO THE MEMORY OF
HENRIETTA MILDRED SMITH,
WIDOW OF OSWALD SMITH.
B. 6. JAN 1805 D. 19. NOV 1891
LEAVING AT HER DEATH
ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN
DIRECT SURVIVING DESCENDENTS.
'HER CHILDREN ARISE UP AND CALL HER BLESSED”
PROV. XXXV V. 28.'