Chandos Sydney Cedric Brudenell-Bruce, 7th Marquess of Ailesbury^[1]

1904 - 1974  (70 years)

• Birth	26 Jan 1904
  Education	- Eton - Christ Church Oxford
  Occupation / Profession	- Major in the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) (Territorial Army (TA)) during World War II (Prisoner of War (POW), escaped, despatches) - Author
  Occupation / Profession	1938 (33 years old)
  	Justice of the Peace (JP)
  Occupation / Profession	1950 (45 years old)
  	Deputy Lieutenant (DL)
  Occupation / Profession	1961 (56 years old)
  	County Councillor for Wiltshire
  Published work	- Youth Goes East - Amateur Pilot - The Wardens of Savernake - The Life and Loyalties of Thomas Bruce
  Title	From 4 Aug 1961 to 15 Jul 1974 (57 years old)
  	- 7th Marquess of Ailesbury, Viscount Savernake (of Savernake Forest, Wiltshire), and Earl Bruce (of Whorlton, County of York) [UK. 1821] - 13th Earl of Cardigan [England. 1661] - 8th Earl of Ailesbury [Great Britain. 1776] - 13th Baron Brudenell (of Stonton, County of Leicester) [England. 1627/8] - 9th Baron Bruce (of Tottenham, Wiltshire) [Great Britain. 1746] - 13th Baronet (of Deene) [England. 1611]
  Death	15 Jul 1974
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William de Brudenell   (15 x Great Grandfather)  Caroline Sydney Anne Madden           b. Date unknown             d. 5 May 1941  (Mother)
  Siblings	2 sisters
  	+ 01. Chandos Sydney Cedric Brudenell-Bruce, 7th Marquess of Ailesbury           b. 26 Jan 1904             d. 15 Jul 1974  (Age 70 years) └─Joan Houlton Salter           b. Date unknown             d. 24 Jul 1937  ,  m. 5 Jul 1924   └─Joyce Frances Warwick-Evans,  ,  m. 11 Mar 1944,  div. 1948   └─Jean Frances Margaret Wilson           b. Date unknown             d. 14 Feb 1999  ,  m. 20 Feb 1950   + 02. Ursula Daphne Brudenell-Bruce           b. 21 Oct 1905             d. Date unknown └─Alfred Thomas Taylor,  ,  m. 11 Dec 1944     03. Rosemary Enid Brudenell-Bruce           b. 9 Feb 1907             d. Date unknown
  Person ID	P6128	Europe
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	George William James Chandos Brudenell-Bruce, 6th Marquess of Ailesbury           b. 21 May 1873             d. 4 Aug 1961 (Age 88 years) Other Partners: └─Mabel Irene Lindsay           b. Date unknown             d. 26 Jun 1954  m. 21 Feb 1945    └─Alice Maude Emily Pinhey           b. Date unknown             d. 9 Feb 1960  m. 9 Jul 1955
  Mother	Caroline Sydney Anne Madden           b. Date unknown             d. 5 May 1941
  Marriage	21 Mar 1903
  Age at Marriage	George was 29 years and 10 months old. Caroline was ?? old. They were married for 38 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F2931	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 1	Joan Houlton Salter           b. Date unknown             d. 24 Jul 1937  [1]
  Marriage	5 Jul 1924
  Age at Marriage	Chandos was 20 years and 6 months old. Joan was ?? old. They were married for 13 years.
  Children	+   1. Michael Sydney Cedric Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury           b. 31 Mar 1926             d. 12 May 2024 (Age 98 years) └─ Edwina Sylvia de Winton Wills  m. 17 Mar 1952;    └─ Juliet Adrienne Lethbridge Kingsford  m. 10 Jul 1963;    └─ Caroline Elizabeth Wethered  m. 18 Sep 1974 +   2. Chandos Gerald Piers Brudenell-Bruce           b. 9 Feb 1929             d. 8 Jul 1980 (Age 51 years) └─ Annie Angelé  m. 5 Apr 1951;    └─ Nelida Villalba  m. 21 Jan 1958
  Family ID	F2944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2025

  
  

  Wife 2	Joyce Frances Warwick-Evans  [1]  Other Partners: └─Peter Quennell
  Marriage	11 Mar 1944
  Age at Marriage	Chandos was 40 years and 2 months old. Joyce was ?? old. They were married for ~ 3 years and 9 months.
  Divorce	1948
  Family ID	F2946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2025

  
  

  Wife 3	Jean Frances Margaret Wilson           b. Date unknown             d. 14 Feb 1999  [1]  Other Partners: └─Richard Williamson
  Marriage	20 Feb 1950
  Age at Marriage	Chandos was 46 years and 1 month old. Jean was ?? old. They were married for 24 years and 5 months.
  Children	1. Charles Adam Brudenell-Bruce           b. 23 Mar 1951 (Age 74 years) └─ Teresa Chris Simons  m. 14 Sep 1996
  Family ID	F2949	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 53 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3).