Walter Ponsonby, 7th Earl of Bessborough

Rev. Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby, 7th Earl of Bessborough (13 August 1821 – 24 February 1906) was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and Anglican priest.

Early life and education Ponsonby was born in Roehampton, London, the fifth son of John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough, and his wife Lady Maria Fane. His parents had 14 children before his mother died in 1834. His father died in 1847.

He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge.

Career Ordained a priest in the Church of England in 1845, he was, between 1846 and 1894 he acted as Rector for the parishes of Canford Magna, Wiltshire; Beer Ferris, Devon; Marston Bigot, Somerset; and Stutton, Suffolk. – 19 November 1949) Hon. Cyril Walter Ponsonby (8 September 1853 – 29 November 1927), married Emily Harriet Eyre Addington Hon. Granville Ponsonby (13 September 1854 – 24 February 1924), married Mabel Jackson Hon. Arthur Cornwallis Ponsonby (8 January 1856 – 25 April 1918), married Kathleen Eva Sillery Lady Ethel Jemima Ponsonby (8 April 1857 – 22 June 1940), married George Somerset, 3rd Baron Raglan Hon. Walter Gerald Ponsonby (31 July 1859 – 28 April 1934) Lady Sara Kathleen Ponsonby (5 August 1861 – 10 June 1936), married Maj. Charles Lancelot Andrews Skinner

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