William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough (1704-1793)

Biography

William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough, was born 1704 to Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough (1679-1758) and Sarah Margetson (-1733) and died 11 March 1793 of unspecified causes. He married Caroline Cavendish (1719-1760) 5 July 1739 .

Ponsonby (surname)
Born in 1704
Died in 1793
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Offspring of William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough and Caroline Cavendish (1719-1760)
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Catherine Ponsonby (1742-1789)
Charlotte Ponsonby (c1750-1822)
Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough (1758-1844)	24 January 1758	3 February 1844 Canford House, Dorset, England, United Kingdom	Henrietta Frances Spencer (1761-1821)

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