Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury^[1]

1729 - 1814  (84 years)

• Birth	30 Apr 1729
  Born as	Thomas Brudenell
  Honor	Knight of the Order of the Thistle (KT)
  Title	From 10 Feb 1747 to 19 Apr 1814 (17 years old)
  	2nd Baron Bruce (of Tottenham, Wiltshire) [Great Britain. 1746]
  	Succeeded by special limitation to the barony of Bruce of Tottenham on the death of his maternal uncle, 4th Earl of Elgin and 3rd Earl of Ailesbury of the earlier creation, and added the name and arms of Bruce.
  Title	From 10 Jun 1776 to 19 Apr 1814 (47 years old)
  	1st Earl of Ailesbury [Great Britain. 1776]
  Death	19 Apr 1814
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William de Brudenell   (10 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth Bruce           b. Date unknown             d. Dec 1745  (Mother)
  Siblings	3 brothers and 2 sisters
  	+ 01. George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu           b. 26 Jul 1712             d. 23 May 1790  (Age 77 years) └─Mary Montagu           b. Abt 1711/12             d. 1 May 1775  (Age 63 years),  m. 7 Jul 1730   > 02. James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan           b. 20 Apr 1715             d. 24 Feb 1811  (Age 95 years) └─Anne Legge           b. Date unknown             d. 12 Nov 1786  ,  m. 24 Nov 1760   └─Elizabeth Waldegrave           b. Date unknown             d. 23 Jun 1822  ,  m. 18 Apr 1791   + 03. Robert Brudenell           b. 20 Sep 1726             d. 20 Oct 1768  (Age 42 years) └─Anne Bisshopp           b. Date unknown             d. 8 Oct 1803  ,  m. 27 Jan 1759   + 04. Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury           b. 30 Apr 1729             d. 19 Apr 1814  (Age 84 years) └─Susanna Hoare           b. Date unknown             d. 4 Feb 1783  ,  m. 17 Feb 1761   └─Anne Rawdon           b. Date unknown             d. 8 Jan 1813  ,  m. 14 Feb 1788   > 05. Frances Brudenell └─Oliver Tilson,  ,  m. 27 Jul 1749   > 06. Mary Brudenell           b. Date unknown             d. 21 Feb 1813 └─Richard Powys,     └─Thomas Bowlby,  ,  m. 20 Jun 1754
  Person ID	P5939	Europe
  Links To	This person is also Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan           b. 29 Sep 1685             d. 5 Jul 1732 (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Bruce           b. Date unknown             d. Dec 1745
  Marriage	15 May 1707
  Age at Marriage	George was 21 years and 8 months old. Elizabeth was ?? old. They were married for 25 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F2835	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 1	Susanna Hoare           b. Date unknown             d. 4 Feb 1783  [1]
  Marriage	17 Feb 1761
  Age at Marriage	Thomas was 31 years and 10 months old. Susanna was ?? old. They were married for 22 years.
  Children	1. George Brudenell-Bruce           b. 1762             d. 1783 (Age 21 years) +   2. Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury           b. 14 Feb 1773             d. 4 Jan 1856 (Age 82 years) └─ Henrietta Maria Hill  m. 10 Apr 1793;    └─ Maria Elizabeth Tollemache  m. 20 Aug 1833     3. Caroline Anne Brudenell-Bruce           b. Date unknown             d. 1824     4. Frances Elizabeth Brudenell-Bruce           b. Date unknown             d. 1836 └─ Henry Wright Wilson  m. 1799
  Family ID	F2842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2025

  
  

  Wife 2	Anne Rawdon           b. Date unknown             d. 8 Jan 1813  [1]
  Marriage	14 Feb 1788
  Age at Marriage	Thomas was 58 years and 10 months old. Anne was ?? old. They were married for 24 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F2847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 51 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3).