1st Baron Desborough William Henry GRENFELL

1855 - 1945  (89 years)

• Name	William Henry GRENFELL
  Title	1st Baron Desborough
  Birth	30 Oct 1855	London, St George Hanover Square   [1, 2]
  	Address: Parish Church
  Baptism	28 Nov 1855	Pimlico, London SW   [2]
  	Address: St Peter's
  Gender	Male
  Census	3 Apr 1881	London, St George Hanover Square   [3]
  	Age: 25y
  	Address: 24 Upper Brook Street
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881	London, St George Hanover Square   [3]
  	MP & JP for Buckinghamshire
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Taplow, Bucks   [4]
  	Age: 35y
  	Address: Taplow Court
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891	Taplow, Bucks   [4]
  	Magistrate, living on Private Means
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Taplow, Bucks   [5]
  	Age: 45y
  	Address: Taplow Court
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901	Taplow, Bucks   [5]
  	JP, MP & Landowner
  Probate	4 Mar 1911	London   [6]
  	Value of Estate £10,551 0s 4d Role: Beneficiary
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Marylebone, London W   [7]
  	Age: 55y
  	Address: 18 New Cavendish Street
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911	Marylebone, London W   [7]
  	President, London Chamber of Commerce
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Taplow, Bucks   [8]
  	Age: 65y 7m
  	Address: Taplow Court
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921	Taplow, Bucks   [8]
  	Peer of Parliament
  	Employment: Employer
  Death	9 Jan 1945	Hertford, Herts   [1, 9]
  Person ID	I366771995	Tony & Gill's Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Charles William GRENFELL,   b. 17 Mar 1823, Westminster, London W d. 4 May 1861, Eton, Bucks (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Georgiana Caroline LASCELLES,   b. 5 Feb 1826, Harewood, W Yorks d. 2 Feb 1911, Cheltenham, Glos (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	20 Jul 1852	Kensington, London SW   [1, 10]
  Family ID	F8465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel Anne Priscilla FANE,   b. 27 Jun 1867, Marylebone, London W d. 28 May 1952, Hertford, Herts (Age 84 years)
  Banns	30 Jan 1887	Piccadilly, London W   [11]
  	Address: St James
  Marriage	17 Feb 1887	London, St George Hanover Square   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Julian Henry Francis GRENFELL,   b. 30 Mar 1888, London, St George Hanover Square d. 26 May 1915, Boulogne, France (Age 27 years)   2. Gerald William GRENFELL,   b. 29 Mar 1890, London, St George Hanover Square d. 30 Jul 1915 (Age 25 years)   3. Monica Margaret GRENFELL,   b. 4 Aug 1893, Taplow, Bucks d. 17 Jun 1973, Brighton, E Sussex (Age 79 years)   4. Ivo George Winifred GRENFELL,   b. 5 Sep 1898, Swanage, Dorset d. 8 Oct 1926, Cranbrooke, Kent (Age 28 years)   5. Alexandra Imogen Clair GRENFELL,   b. 11 Feb 1905, London, St George Hanover Square d. 3 Jan 1969, Lewes, E Sussex (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F8468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Load the map

  Birth - Address: Parish Church - 30 Oct 1855 - London, St George Hanover Square Baptism - Address: St Peter's - 28 Nov 1855 - Pimlico, London SW Census - Age: 25y,Address: 24 Upper Brook Street - 3 Apr 1881 - London, St George Hanover Square Occupation - MP & JP for Buckinghamshire - 3 Apr 1881 - London, St George Hanover Square Banns - Address: St James - 30 Jan 1887 - Piccadilly, London W Marriage - 17 Feb 1887 - London, St George Hanover Square Census - Age: 35y,Address: Taplow Court - 5 Apr 1891 - Taplow, Bucks Occupation - Magistrate, living on Private Means - 5 Apr 1891 - Taplow, Bucks Census - Age: 45y,Address: Taplow Court - 31 Mar 1901 - Taplow, Bucks Occupation - JP, MP & Landowner - 31 Mar 1901 - Taplow, Bucks Probate - 4 Mar 1911 - London Census - Age: 55y,Address: 18 New Cavendish Street - 2 Apr 1911 - Marylebone, London W Occupation - President, London Chamber of Commerce - 2 Apr 1911 - Marylebone, London W Census - Age: 65y 7m,Address: Taplow Court - 19 Jun 1921 - Taplow, Bucks Occupation - Peer of Parliament - 19 Jun 1921 - Taplow, Bucks Death - 9 Jan 1945 - Hertford, Herts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S156] thepeerage.com. [S206] Westminster Baptisms. [S11] Census 1881 E&W (03/04/1881), RG11 PN92 F105 P23 SN727. Census England 1881 Address: 24 Upper Brook Street Place: London, St George Hanover Square Name • Relation • Condition • Sex • Age • Occupation • Where Born • Infirmity Robert Henry (Sir) Meade • Head • Wid • M • 45 • Assistant Under Secretary, Colonial Office • London, St George Hanover Square • Mary E B Meade • Daughter • Unm • F • 15 • Scholar • London, St George Hanover Square • Charles F Meade • Son • Unm • M • 1m • • London, St George Hanover Square • Georgiana Caroline Grenfell • Mother-in-law • Wid • F • 55 • • Harewood, W Yorks • William Henry Grenfell • Brother-in-law • Unm • M • 25 • MP & JP for Buckinghamshire • London, St George Hanover Square • Constance Isabella Grenfell • Sister-in-law • Unm • F • 20 • • London, St George Hanover Square • [S54] Census 1891 E&W (05/04/1891), RG12 PN1136 F166 P10 SN61. Census England 1891 Address: Taplow Court Place: Taplow, Bucks Name • Relation • Condition • Sex • Age • Occupation • Employ Status • Where Born • Infirmity William Henry Grenfell • Head • M • M • 35 • Magistrate, living on Private Means • • London, St George Hanover Square • Ethel Anne Priscilla Grenfell • Wife • M • F • 23 • • • Mayfair, London W • Julian Henry Francis Grenfell • Son • S • M • 3 • • • London, St George Hanover Square • Gerald William Grenfell • Son • S • M • 1 • • • London, St George Hanover Square • [S12] Census 1901 E&W (31/03/1901), RG13 PN1344 F162 P16 SN76. Census England 1901 Address: Taplow Court Place: Taplow, Bucks Name • Relation • Condition • Sex • Age • Occupation • Employ Status • At Home • Where Born • Infirmity William Henry Grenfell • Head • M • M • 45 • JP, MP & Landowner • • • London, St George Hanover Square • Monica Margaret Grenfell • Daughter • S • F • 7 • • • • Taplow, Bucks • Ivo George Winifred Grenfell • Son • S • M • 2 • • • • Stevenage, Herts • [S488] England & Wales Probate Death Index 1858 - 2019. [S57] Census 1911 E&W (02/04/1911), RG14 PN518 RD7 SD1 ED4 SN103. Census England 1911 Address: 18 New Cavendish Street Place: Marylebone, London W Name • Relation • Sex • Age • Married • Years • Chd Born • Chd Living • Chd Died • Occupation • Industry • Employ Status • At Home • Where Born • Nationality • Infirmity William Henry Grenfell • Head • M • 55 • M • • • • • President, London Chamber of Commerce • • • • London, St George Hanover Square • • Ethel Anne Priscilla Grenfell • Wife • F • 43 • M • 24 • 5 • 5 • • • • • • Marylebone, London W • • Monica Margaret Grenfell • Daughter • F • 17 • S • • • • • • • • • Taplow, Bucks • • Alexandra Imogen Grenfell • Daughter • F • 6 • S • • • • • • • • • London, St George Hanover Square • • [S612] Census 1921 E&W (19/06/1921), RG15 PN07321 SN1 P1 RD144 RS2 ED12,13,14,15,16. Census England 1921 Address: Taplow Court Place: Taplow, Bucks Name • Relation • Age • Sex • Marr/Orph'd • Birthplace • Nationality • Education • Occupation • Employment • Place of Work • Chd <16 • Children's Ages William Henry Grenfell • Head • 65y 7m • M • Married • London, St George Hanover Square • • • Peer of Parliament • Employer • • None • Ethel Anne Priscilla Grenfell • Wife • 53y 11m • F • Married • Marylebone, London W • • • Home Duties • • • • Monica Margaret Grenfell • Daughter • 27y 10m • F • Married • Taplow, Bucks • • • • • • • Alexandra Imogen Grenfell • Daughter • 16y 4m • F • Single • London, St George Hanover Square • • • • • • • [S418] England & Wales Deaths 1837 - 2007, Vol 3a P 1460. [S417] England & Wales Marriages 1837 - 2005, Vol 1a P 68. [S468] Westminster Banns.