Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford

Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford (6 November 1715 – 9 May 1777), styled Lord Guernsey between 1719 and 1757, was a British peer and politician.

Finch was the son of Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford, and Mary, daughter of Sir Clement Fisher, 3rd Baronet. He was educated at University College, Oxford.[1]

As Lord Guernsey, he sat as Member of Parliament for Leicestershire from 1739 to 1741[1][2] and for Maidstone from 1741 to 1747 and again from 1754 to 1757.[1][3] The latter year he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords.

Lord Aylesford married Lady Charlotte, daughter of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, in 1750. She was reputed to be worth £50,000. They had twelve children:

• Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford (1751–1812)
• Hon. Charles Finch (1752–1819)
• Adm. Hon. William Clement Finch (25 May 1753 – 30 September 1794), married Mary Brouncker on 2 August 1789 and had issue
• Lady Charlotte Finch (13 May 1754 – 7 July 1808), married Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk on 14 August 1777 and had issue
• Capt. Hon. John Finch (22 May 1755 – 29 June 1777), Coldstream Guards, mortally wounded at the Battle of Short Hills
• Gen. Hon. Edward Finch (26 April 1756 – 27 October 1843)
• Rev. Hon. Daniel Finch (3 April 1757 – October 1840), prebendary of Gloucester and Fellow of All Souls'
• Capt. Hon. Seymour Finch (11 June 1758 – 2 February 1794), RN
• Hon. Henry Allington Finch (26 February 1760 – 19 November 1780)
• Lady Frances Finch (9 February 1761 – 21 November 1838), married George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth on 29 September 1782 and had issue
• Lady Maria Elizabeth Finch (7 October 1766 – 20 October 1848)
• Lady Henrietta Constantia Finch (3 June 1769 – 1814)

Lord Aylesford died at Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London, in May 1777, aged 61, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, Heneage. The Countess of Aylesford died at Aylesford, Kent, in February 1805, aged 74.[1]

References

• 1.^ a b c d thepeerage.com Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford
• 2.^ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Leicester to Lichfield
• 3.^ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Macclesfield to Marylebone West

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• 'Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford1
• 'M, #24178, b. 6 November 1715, d. 9 March 1777
• Last Edited=29 Jan 2011
• ' Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford was baptised on 6 November 1715.1 He was the son of Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford and Mary Fisher.1 He married Lady Charlotte Seymour, daughter of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset and Lady Charlotte Finch, on 6 October 1750 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England, with a fortune of £50,000.1 He died on 9 March 1777 at age 61 at Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London, England.1 He was buried at Packington, Warwickshire, England.1
• ' He matriculated at University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 31 July 1732.1 He graduated from University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 13 December 1735 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Leicestershire between 1739 and 1741.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Maidstone between 1741 and 1747.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Maidstone between 1754 and 1757.1 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron of Guernsey [E., 1703] on 29 June 1757.1 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Aylesford, co. Kent [G.B., 1714] on 29 June 1757.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 14 April 1761.1
• ' He had 9 other children between 1751 and 1769.1
• 'Children of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford and Lady Charlotte Seymour
  • 1.Lady Frances Finch+2 d. 21 Nov 1838
  • 2.Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford+1 b. 4 Jul 1751, d. 21 Oct 1812
  • 3.Hon. Charles Finch+3 b. 4 Jun 1752, d. 17 Dec 1819
• Citations
• 1.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 365. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• 2.[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 375.
• 3.[S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 150. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
• From: http://thepeerage.com/p2418.htm#i24178
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