Biography
Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough, 5th Baron Duncannon, 9th Viscount Duncannon, was born 1 March 1851 in Dover Street, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom to Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby, 7th Earl of Bessborough (1821-1906) and Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot (1825-1911) and died 1 December 1920 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Blanche Vere Guest (1847-1919) 22 April 1875 .
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Olwen Verena Ponsonby (1876-1927) | |||
| Helena Blanche Irene Ponsonby (1878-1962) | |||
| Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (1880-1956) | |||
| Cyril Myles Brabazon Ponsonby (1881-1915) | |||
| Bertie Brabazon Ponsonby (1885-1967) | |||
| Gweneth Frida Ponsonby (1888-1984) | |||
Footnotes (including sources)
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| Peerage of Ireland | ||
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| Preceded by Walter Ponsonby |
Earl of Bessborough 1906–1920 |
Succeeded by Vere Ponsonby |
