366 COMPLETE PEERAGE aylesford IV. 1777. 4. Heneage (Finch), Earl OF Aylesford, ^c, s. and h., b. at Sion House, 4, and bap. 15 July 1751 at Isle- worth, Midx. C") Matric. at Oxford (Ch. Ch.) 13 Nov. 1767. Created M.A. 16 June 1770, and D.C.L. 7 July 1773. F.R.S. 25 Feb. 1773. M. P. (Tory) for Castle Rising 1772-74; and for Maidstone 1774-77; Lord of the Bedchamber 1777-83. P.C. 31 Dec. 1783. F.S.A. Capt. of the Yeomen of the Guard 1 783-1 804. Trustee of the Brit. Museum 1787 till death. Lord Steward of the Household 1804-12. He w., by spec. lie, 18 Nov. 1 78 1, Louisa, ist da. of Thomas (Thynne), ist Marquess OF Bath, by Elizabeth, ist da. of William (Cavendish-Bentinck.), 2nd Duke of Portland. He d. 21 Oct. 1812, aged 61, of gout in the stomach, at Packington. Q) Will pr. Feb. 18 13. His widow, who was b. 25 Mar. 1760, d. 28 Dec. 1832. Will pr. Jan. 1833. [Charles Finch, styled Lord Gernsey, s. and h. ap., d. young, 1 8 July 1784, at Packington]. V. 1 8 12. 5. Heneage (Finch), Earl of Aylesford, &?c., 2nd but ist surv. s. and h., b. 24 Apr., and bap. 25 May 1786, at St. James's, Westm. Matric. at Oxford (Ch. Ch.) 19 Apr. 1804; B.A. 1807 ; M.P. (Tory) for Weobley 1807-12. An officer in the Light Dra- goons 1811-12. F.S.A. He w?., 23 Apr. 1821, at St. Geo., Han. Sq., Augusta Sophia, da. of George (Greville), 2nd Earl of Warwick, by his 2nd wife, Henrietta, ist da. and coh. of Richard Vernon, of Hilton, co. Stafford. She d. 2 Mar. 1845, at Packington afsd. Admon. Aug. 1845. He d. there 3 Jan. 1859, aged 72. VI. 1859. 6. Heneage (Finch), Earl OF Aylesford, &'c., s. and h., b. 24 Dec. 1824, at Packington. M.P. (Conservative) for South Warwickshire 1849-57. He m., 7 May 1846, at St. Geo., Han. Sq., Jane Wightwick, only da. and h. of John Wightwick Knightley, of Offchurch Bury, co. Warwick. He d. 10 Jan. 1 871, at 48 Grosvenor Str., Midx., and was bur. at Packington, aged 46. W^ill pr. 21 Mar. 1871 under
- ^I20,000, but resworn as under ^100,000. His widow is now (1910)
living at Offchurch Bury afsd. VII. 1871. 7. Heneage (") (Finch), Earl of Aylesford, ^c, s. and h., b. 2 1 Feb. 1 849, in Upper Brook Str., Midx. Ed. at Eton. Officer of the Greek Order of the Saviour. In 1 874 he entertained the Prince of Wales at Packington. (') In politics he was a Conservative. He m.y 8 Jan. 1871, at St. Geo., Han. Sq., Edith, 3rd da. of Lieut. Col. (") See note " d " on previous page. () Among the principal amusements of the " Men of Fashion " in 1782, his is given as " Pistol Shooting. " For a list of these see Appendix H in this volume. (") His Lordship was the 7th Earl in uninterrupted swcc^ssion who had borne the Christian name of " Heneage. " C) He was well known in the sporting world, in which, however, his career was singularly unsuccessful.