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Sir Charles Tennant MP, 1st Bt.
Charles was a prominent Liberal, serving as M.P. for Glasgow from 1877 to 1880 and for Peeblesshire and Selkirk from 1880 until 1886. He took over the family chemical business, established by his grandfather in 1800, and built a large country mansion in Peeblesshire, Scotland called "The Glen".
His grandfather, Charles Tennant (1768-1838), was born at Ochiltree in Ayrshire, where his family had worked on the land for generations. He studied chemistry and developed a process of bleaching using chloride of lime.
He established a chemical factory at St. Rollox, Glasgow, in 1800, and became one of the largest manufacturers of chemicals in the world. His business expanded into the fields of mining, metallurgy and explosives, and developed mines in the south of Spain.
John's father was factor to Lord Bute, whose ploughman was Robert Burns, the poet.
Prime Minister of England from 1908 - 1916
Educated at City of London School and Balliol College Oxford, where he was called to the bar in 1876.
Elected as Liberal MP for East Fife in 1886 and appointed by Gladstone as Home Secretary in 1892. He returned to the bar in 1895, but was still an influential advocate for free trade, giving speeches around the country.
He returned to the new Liberal government in 1905, and became Chancellor of the Exchequer until he replaced Prime Minister Henry Campbell-Bannerman in April 1908, who resigned due to ill health.
In his first year, he began an extensive social welfare programme, and introduced the first government pensions scheme. His second year proved unpopular, due to increased taxes, and his chancellor's budget was rejected by the House of Lords.
He won the election in 1910 by promising to curb the power of the House of Lords with a Parliament Act (introduced in 1911) and allowing the Irish to home rule, but this was suspended when the war began in 1914.
In 1915, with his country at war, he formed a coalition government, but as the war grew worse, he was blamed for his week leadership. Following a disagreement with his chancellor, Lloyd George, on how the war should be run, he resigned in December 1916, and was replaced by his Chancellor.
Two years later, he lost his seat, but still remained Leader of the Liberal Party. He then regained his seat in 1920 and was granted the title of 1st Earl of Oxford in 1925.
Herbert had five children by his first marriage. His oldest son, Raymond, was killed in WW1, three months before he resigned as Prime Minister. His third son, Arthur, lost a leg the following year. His youngest daughter, Violet, was grandmother of actress, Helena Bonham-Carter, and was mother-in-law of Liberal leader, Jo Grimond.
Jo's son, John, married Kate Fleming whose parents were author, Peter Fleming, and actress, Dame Celia Johnson, most noted for her role in "Brief Encounter". Peter's brother, Ian "James Bond" Fleming, married a great niece of Herbert's second wife, Margot. Jo Grimond's daughter, Grizel, has a daughter by film director, Tony Richardson, who had previously been married to actress, Vanessa Redgrave.
From Herbert's second marriage, only two children survived birth. Elizabeth married a Rumanian Prince, and Anthony was a famous film director.
1881 Census: 12 John Street, London, Middlesex
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Herbert Henry ASQUITH Head M Male 28 Morley, York, England Barrister (In Practice) B A Oxford
Helen Kelsall ASQUITH Wife M Female 26 Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Raymond ASQUITH Son Male 2 Hampstead, Middlesex, England
Gilbert ASQUITH Son Male 1 m Hampstead, Middlesex, England
Harriett PULLEN Visitor Female 69 Kislingbury, Northampton, England Monthly Nurse
Theresa WILKINS Serv Female 23 St Pancras, Middlesex, England Nurse (Dom)
Emily Agnes RAND Serv Female 23 Therfield, Hertford, England Cook Dom
Elizabeth CHUTER Serv Female 21 Addlestone, Surrey, England Housemaid Dom
Lady Emma (Margot) Alice Margaret Tennant
As second wife of Prime Minister, Herbert H. Asquith, Emma (Margot) was known for her outspoken wit and her influence on society. She wrote several books, including two volumes of her autobiography.
Her father, Sir Charles Tennant, was a collector of fine art and literature, and his vast library formed the basis for her early education. She was brought up in a large family home, "The Glen", on her father's estate in Peeblesshire, Scotland, where she was introduced to a large circle of politicians and members of London society.
From an early age, she kept a record of her life and observations in her diaries. These would form the background for her autobiographies. Her first volume charts her life before marriage. Chapter one begins: "I was born in the country of Hogg and Scott between the Yarrow and the Tweed, in the year 1864. I am one of twelve children, but I only knew eight, as the others died when I was young".
After several romances, she married the widowed Home Secretary, Herbert Asquith, who became Prime Minister in 1908. Margot was by now a member of High Society, whose close friends included many famous politicians, literary figures and entertainers.
Herbert had five children by his first marriage. His oldest son, Raymond, was killed in WW1, three months before he resigned as Prime Minister. His third son, Arthur, lost a leg the following year. His youngest daughter, Violet, was grandmother of actress, Helena Bonham-Carter, and was mother-in-law of Liberal leader, Jo Grimond. Jo's daughter, Grizel, has a daughter by film director, Tony Richardson, who had previously married actress, Vanessa Redgrave.
Only two of Margot's children survived birth. Elizabeth married a Rumanian Prince, and Anthony was a famous film director. Her niece, Clarissa, married a grandson of Poet Laureate, Lord Alfred Tennyson, and her great niece married the "James Bond" author, Ian Fleming. Ian's niece, Kate Fleming, married John Grimond, son of Jo Grimond. Kate's parents were author, Peter Fleming, and actress, Dame Celia Johnson, most noted for her role opposite Trevor Howard in "Brief Encounter".
Margot was 2x great granddaughter of John Walter, founder of "The Times". She frequently wrote articles for newspapers and magazines, and was not afraid to speak her mind. She once said of Lord Kitchener "He was not a great man, but at least he was a great poster!" Her sharp tongue also came into action when she rebuked the actress, Jean Harlow, for pronouncing the 'T' in Margot. She promptly fired back "My Dear, the 'T' is silent as in 'Harlow'".
An audio recording, made by Lady Margot in 1918, recalling the events preceding WW1, can be found here: http://www.firstworldwar.com/audio/margotasquith.htm
Anthony, nicknamed "Puffin" by his mother, had hoped to be a successful musician, but turned his talents to the upcoming film industry and became one of Britain's most popular film directors during the 1940's & 50's.
He co-founded the London Film Society, with his good friend, George Bernard Shaw, and helped to put boost England's budding film industry. He learned his skills from the Hollywood film makers, and returned to England to direct his first successful silent movie, "Shooting Stars" at the age of 25.
He went on to direct some of the most popular films of his era and worked with most of the screen legends.
His name is honoured today with the Anthony Asquith Award, presented by the British Film Academy for Outstanding Achievement in Film Music, to commemorate his first love of music.
Full Biography at: http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/Biography.asp?ctr=572468
Filmography:
1927 - Shooting Stars (co-directed with A.V. Bramble) - Starring Annette Benson & Brian Aherne
1928 - Underground
1930 - A Cottage on Dartmoor
1931 - Tell England (co-directed)
1932 - Dance Pretty Lady
1933 - The Lucky Number
1934 - Unfinished Symphony
1935 - Moscow Nights
1935 - Brown on Resolution (co-directed)
1938 - Pygmalion (co-directed)
1939 - French Without Tears
1940 - Freedom Radio
1940 - Channel Incident
1940 - Quiet Wedding
1941 - Cottage to Let
1942 - Uncensored
1943 - The Demi-Paradise
1943 - We Dive at Dawn
1944 - Fanny by Gaslight
1945 - The Way to the Stars
1946 - While the Sun Shines
1948 - The Winslow Boy
1950 - The Woman in Question
1951 - The Browning Version
1952 - The Importance of Being Earnest
1953 - The Net
1953 - The Final Test
1954 - The Young Lovers
1954 - Carrington VC
1955 - On Such a Night
1958 - Orders to Kill
1959 - Libel
1959 - The Doctor's Dilemma
1960 - The Millionairess
1961 - Two Living, One Dead
1962 - Guns of Darkness
1963 - The VIPs
1964 - The Yellow Rolls-Royce (Many stars, including: Rex Harrison, Jeanne Moreau, Shirley MacLaine, George C. Scott, Ingrid Bergman & Omar Sharif)
Prime Minister of England from 1908 - 1916
Educated at City of London School and Balliol College Oxford, where he was called to the bar in 1876.
Elected as Liberal MP for East Fife in 1886 and appointed by Gladstone as Home Secretary in 1892. He returned to the bar in 1895, but was still an influential advocate for free trade, giving speeches around the country.
He returned to the new Liberal government in 1905, and became Chancellor of the Exchequer until he replaced Prime Minister Henry Campbell-Bannerman in April 1908, who resigned due to ill health.
In his first year, he began an extensive social welfare programme, and introduced the first government pensions scheme. His second year proved unpopular, due to increased taxes, and his chancellor's budget was rejected by the House of Lords.
He won the election in 1910 by promising to curb the power of the House of Lords with a Parliament Act (introduced in 1911) and allowing the Irish to home rule, but this was suspended when the war began in 1914.
In 1915, with his country at war, he formed a coalition government, but as the war grew worse, he was blamed for his week leadership. Following a disagreement with his chancellor, Lloyd George, on how the war should be run, he resigned in December 1916, and was replaced by his Chancellor.
Two years later, he lost his seat, but still remained Leader of the Liberal Party. He then regained his seat in 1920 and was granted the title of 1st Earl of Oxford in 1925.
Herbert had five children by his first marriage. His oldest son, Raymond, was killed in WW1, three months before he resigned as Prime Minister. His third son, Arthur, lost a leg the following year. His youngest daughter, Violet, was grandmother of actress, Helena Bonham-Carter, and was mother-in-law of Liberal leader, Jo Grimond.
Jo's son, John, married Kate Fleming whose parents were author, Peter Fleming, and actress, Dame Celia Johnson, most noted for her role in "Brief Encounter". Peter's brother, Ian "James Bond" Fleming, married a great niece of Herbert's second wife, Margot. Jo Grimond's daughter, Grizel, has a daughter by film director, Tony Richardson, who had previously been married to actress, Vanessa Redgrave.
From Herbert's second marriage, only two children survived birth. Elizabeth married a Rumanian Prince, and Anthony was a famous film director.
1881 Census: 12 John Street, London, Middlesex
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Herbert Henry ASQUITH Head M Male 28 Morley, York, England Barrister (In Practice) B A Oxford
Helen Kelsall ASQUITH Wife M Female 26 Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Raymond ASQUITH Son Male 2 Hampstead, Middlesex, England
Gilbert ASQUITH Son Male 1 m Hampstead, Middlesex, England
Harriett PULLEN Visitor Female 69 Kislingbury, Northampton, England Monthly Nurse
Theresa WILKINS Serv Female 23 St Pancras, Middlesex, England Nurse (Dom)
Emily Agnes RAND Serv Female 23 Therfield, Hertford, England Cook Dom
Elizabeth CHUTER Serv Female 21 Addlestone, Surrey, England Housemaid Dom
6th Great Grandson of King Charles II
1881 Census: Easton Grey House, Easton Grey, Wiltshire
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Thomas Graham SMITH Head M Male 30 Berkford Pelford J P Landed Proprietor Farmer Of 600 Acres 7 Men 3 Boys
Lucy Katherine SMITH Wife M Female 20 The Glentimesbritten N B
Emma TENANT Mother In Law M Female 59 Clifton Bristol
Laura Mary Octavia TENANT Sister In Law U Female 18 The Glen Timesbritten N B
Thomas (Hon.) LISTER Wifes Nephew U Male 2 London 29 Park Street, London, Middlesex, England
Barbara (Hon.) LISTER Wifes Niece U Female 10 m Aldershot
Esther TOWNER Servant U Female 25 Henley On Thames, Oxford, England Cook Domestic Servant
Mary Ann SLADE Servant U Female 29 Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England Ladysmaid Domestic Servant
Liah SYMONDS Servant U Female 26 Holmes, Hereford, England Housemaid Domestic Servant
Julia HOOPER Servant U Female 20 Minchinhampton, Gloucester, England Housemaid Domestic Servant
Elizabeth POWELL Servant U Female 22 Bexley, Kent, England Kitchen Maid Domestic Servant
Anne BATES Servant U Female 37 Old Deer, Aberdeen, Scotland Ladysmaid Domestic Servant
Clara MACE Servant U Female 21 Ipswich, Suffolk, England Nurse Domestic Servant
Kate ALBURY Servant U Female 26 Tripphill Bary, York, England Nurse Domestic Servant
Thomas ROBSON Servant U Male 20 Grasiley Leeds, York, England Footman Domestic Servant
Eight years after his first wife, Charlotte died, Thomas married again to Ava Astor (nee Willing). She was first married to US multi-millionare property developer, John Jacob Astor IV, but they divorced in 1910. John married again in 1911, but drowned on the Titanic in April 1912, while returning from his second honeymoon. His new wife, Madeleine, was rescued and inherited his fortune until she remarried, a few years later.
Extract from Volume 1 of Lady Margot Asquith’s autobiography: (Sister-in-law)
“’Tommy is one of the few people in the world that have shown me gratitude.’”
I cannot pass my brother-in-law’s name here in my diary without some reference to the effect which he produced on us when he first came to Glen.He was the finest looking man that I ever saw, except old Lord Wemyss, (The Earl of Wemyss and March, father of the present Earl) the late Lord Pembroke, Mr. Wilfrid Blunt and Lord D’Abernon. He had been introduced to my sister Charty at a ball in London, when he was twenty-one and she eighteen. A brother officer of his in the Rifle Brigade, seeing them waltzing together, asked him if she was his sister, to which he answered: “No, thank God!”
I was twelve when he first came to Glen as Thomas Lister: his fine manners, perfect sense of humour and picturesque appearance captivated every one; and, whether you agreed with him or not, he had a perfectly original point of view and was always interested and suggestive. He never misunderstood but thoroughly appreciated my father.
Lady Charlotte (Charty) Monkton Tennant
Extract from Volume 1 of Lady Margot Asquith’s autobiography:
My second sister, Charlotte, was born in 1858 and married, when I was thirteen, the present Lord Ribblesdale, in 1877. She was the only member of the family, except my brother Edward Glenconner, who was tall. My mother attributed this, and her good looks, to her wet-nurse, Janet Mercer, a mill-girl at Innerleithen, noted for her height and beauty. Charty, as we called her, was in some ways the most capable of us all, but she had not Laura’s genius, Lucy’s talents, nor my understanding. She had wonderful grace and less vanity than any one that ever lived; and her social courage was a perpetual joy. I heard her say to the late Lord Rothschild, one night at a dinner party: “And do you still believe the Messiah is coming, Lord Natty?”
Once when her husband went to make a political speech in the country, she telegraphed to him: “Mind you hit below the belt!”
She was full of nature and impulse, free, enterprising and unconcerned. She rode as well as I did, but was not so quick to hounds nor so conscious of what was going on all round her.
One day when the Rifle Brigade was quartered at Winchester, Ribblesdale, who was a captain, sent Charty out hunting with old Tubb, the famous dealer, from whom he had hired her mount. As he could not accompany her himself, he was anxious to know how her ladyship had got on; the old rascal-wanting to sell his horse- raised his eyes to heaven and gasped: “Hornamental palings! My lord!!”
It was difficult to find a better-looking couple than Charty and Ribblesdale; I have often observed people following them in picture galleries; and their photographs appeared in many of the London shop windows.
Died unmarried
1881 Census: Easton Grey House, Easton Grey, Wiltshire
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Thomas Graham SMITH Head M Male 30 Berkford Pelford J P Landed Proprietor Farmer Of 600 Acres 7 Men 3 Boys
Lucy Katherine SMITH Wife M Female 20 The Glentimesbritten N B
Emma TENANT Mother In Law M Female 59 Clifton Bristol
Laura Mary Octavia TENANT Sister In Law U Female 18 The Glen Timesbritten N B
Thomas (Hon.) LISTER Wifes Nephew U Male 2 London 29 Park Street, London, Middlesex, England
Barbara (Hon.) LISTER Wifes Niece U Female 10 m Aldershot
Esther TOWNER Servant U Female 25 Henley On Thames, Oxford, England Cook Domestic Servant
Mary Ann SLADE Servant U Female 29 Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England Ladysmaid Domestic Servant
Liah SYMONDS Servant U Female 26 Holmes, Hereford, England Housemaid Domestic Servant
Julia HOOPER Servant U Female 20 Minchinhampton, Gloucester, England Housemaid Domestic Servant
Elizabeth POWELL Servant U Female 22 Bexley, Kent, England Kitchen Maid Domestic Servant
Anne BATES Servant U Female 37 Old Deer, Aberdeen, Scotland Ladysmaid Domestic Servant
Clara MACE Servant U Female 21 Ipswich, Suffolk, England Nurse Domestic Servant
Kate ALBURY Servant U Female 26 Tripphill Bary, York, England Nurse Domestic Servant
Thomas ROBSON Servant U Male 20 Grasiley Leeds, York, England Footman Domestic Servant
Details from: http://www.cwgc.org
Name: LISTER, The Hon. CHARLES ALFRED
Initials: C A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment: Royal Marines
Unit Text: Hood Bn. R.N. Div.
Age: 27
Date of Death: 28/08/1915
Additional information: Son of Thomas 4th Lord Ribblesdale, and Charlotte, his wife, of Gisburne Park, near Clitheroe, Lancs. Secretary in H.M. Diplomatic Service.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. J. 179.
Cemetery: EAST MUDROS MILITARY CEMETERY, LEMNOS, GREECEMudros is on the island of Lemnos in the north-east Aegean. East Mudros Military Cemetery is situated on rising ground, about kilometre north east of the village of Mudros, next to the Greek Civil Cemetery.
Lord Glenconner, of Glen, Innerleithen
Extract from Volume 1 of Lady Margot Asquith’s autobiography: (sister)
My eldest brother, Eddy, though very different from me in temperament and outlook, was the one with whom I got on best. We were both devoured by impatience and punctuality and loved being alone in the country. He hated visiting, I enjoyed it; he detested society and I delighted in it. My mother was not strong enough to take me to balls; and as she was sixty-three the year I came out, Eddy was by way of chaperoning me, but I can never remember him bringing me back from a single party. We each had our latch-keys and I went home either by myself or with a partner.
We shared a secret and passionate love for our home, Glen, and knew every clump of heather and every birch and burn in the place. Herbert Gladstone told me that, one day in India, when he and Eddy after a long day’s shooting were resting in silence on the ground, he said to him:
“What are you thinking about, Eddy?”
To which he answered:
“Oh, always the same ... Glen! ...”
In all the nine years during which he and I lived there together, in spite of our mutual irascibility of temper and uneven spirits, we never had a quarrel. Whether we joined each other on the moor at the far shepherd’s cottage or waited for grouse upon the hill; whether we lunched on the Quair or fished on the Tweed, we have a thousand common memories to keep our hearts together.
Pamela Adelaide Genevieve Wyndham
5th great granddaughter of King Charles II
1881 Census: Wilbury House, Newton Toney, Wiltshire
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Madeline WYNDHAM Wife (Head) M Female 44 Dublin, Ireland
Mary Constance WYNDHAM Daur U Female 18 London, Middlesex, England
Madeline WYNDHAM Daur Female 12 London, Middlesex, England
Pamela WYNDHAM Daur Female 10 London, Middlesex, England
Bertha SCHNEIDER Visitor Female 35 Saxony F, Germany
Henry E. GORDON Visitor M Male 38 Dublin, Ireland Member Of London Stock Exchange
Mary E. GORDON Visitor M Female 36 London, Middlesex, England
Charles B.S. WORTLEY Visitor M Male 29 Escorick, York, England M.A. Barrister In Practice
Beatrice C.H. WORTLEY Visitor M Female 28 Florence, Italy
+ 19 servants