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Families covered: Grosvenor of Eaton, Grosvenor of Westminster

                               
Sir Thomas Grosvenor of Eaton (b 1512-3, d 24.04.1549)
m. (1529) Maud Poole (d 1582, dau of Sir William Poole of Poole, m2. Robert Fletcher of Ince)
1. Thomas Grosvenor of Eaton (d 12.11.1579 (not 1570))
  m. Anne Bradshaigh (dau of Roger Bradshaigh of Haigh (by Jane Standish), m2. William Radclyffe of Manchester)
  A. Richard Grosvenor of Eaton, Sheriff of Chester (b 27.01.1562-3, d 18.09.1619)
  m1. Christian Brooke (d 11.1610, , dau of Sir Richard Brooke of Norton)
i. Sir Richard Grosvenor, Sheriff of Cheshire then Denbighshire, Mayor of Chester, 1st Bart of Eaton (b 19.01.1584, d 14.09.1645, 2nd son)
  m1. Lettice Cholmondeley (bur 20.01.1611, dau of Sir Hugh Cholmondeley by Mary Holford)
  a. Sir Richard Grosvenor, Sheriff of Cheshire, 2nd Bart of Eaton (b c1604, d 31.01.1664/5)
  m. (1628) Sydney Mostyn (bur 25.04.1676, dau of Sir Roger Mostyn of Mostyn by Mary Wynne)
  (1) Roger Grosvenor (b c1629, dvp 22.08.1661)
  m. (1654) Christian Myddelton (dau of Sir Thomas Myddelton of Chirck Castle)
(A) Sir Thomas Grosvenor, Mayor of Chester, Sheriff of Cheshire, 3rd Bart of Eaton (b c1656, bur 02.07.1700)
  m. (08.10.1677) Mary Davies (b c1664, d 12.01.1729/30, dau/heir of Alexander Davies or Davis of Ebury by Mary, dau of Rev. Richard Dukeson of St. Clement Danes)
  (i) Sir Richard Grosvenor, Mayor of Chester, 4th Bart of Eaton (b 26.06.1689, dsps 13.07.1732, 2nd son)
  m1. (1708) Jane Wyndham (bur 06.02.1719, dau of Sir Edward Wyndham, Bart of Orchard Wyndham)
  (a) Catherine Grosvenor (bur 06.02.1718)
  m2. (1724, sp) Diana Warburton (d 18.02.1729-30, dau of Sir George Warburton, 3rd Bart of Arley)
(ii) Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 5th Bart of Eaton (b 07.12.1693, d unm 31.01.1732-3)
  (iii) Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Bart of Eaton (b 07.05.1695, d 01.08.1755)
  m. (21.05.1730) Jane Warre (bur 25.05.1791, dau of Thomas Warre of Swell Court & Shepton Beauchamp)
  (a) Sir Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor (b 18.06.1731, d 05.08.1802)
  m. (19.07.1764) Henrietta Vernon (d 02.01.1828, dau of Henry Vernon of Hilton Park by Henrietta Wentworth, m2. General George Porter)
  ((1)) Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster (b 22.03.1767, d 17.02.1845, 2nd son)
m. (28.04.1794) Eleanor Egerton (d 29.11.1846, dau of Thomas Grey Egerton, Lord Grey de Wilton, Earl of Wilton)
  ((A)) Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster (b 27.01.1795, d 31.10.1869) had issue
  m. (16.09.1819) Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower (b 08.11.1797, d 11.11.1891, dau of George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland)
  ((B)) Thomas Grosvenor, later Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton (b 30.12.1799, d 07.03.1882) had issue
m1. (29.11.1821) Mary Margaret Stanley (d 16.12.1858, dau of Edward Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby)
  m2. (12.09.1863, sp) Isabella Smith (d 23.01.1916, dau of Elton Smith of Ilminster)
  ((C)) Robert Grosvenor, 1st Lord Ebury (b 24.04.1801, d 18.11.1893) had issue
  m. (17.05.1831) Charlotte Arbuthnott Wellesley (b 25.01.1808, d 21.11.1891, sister of 1st Earl Cowley)
((D)) Amelia Grosvenor (b 19.07.1802, d 27.03.1814)
  ((2))+ other issue - Richard (b 06.06.1765, d 07.05.1766), Thomas (b 13.05.1768, d 10.06.1768), Richard (b 07.06.1769, d 16.06.1770)
  (b) Thomas Grosvenor of Swell Court (b 04.1734, d 12.02.1795)
  m. (21.09.1759) Deborah Skynner (b 1737-8, d 10.04.1771, dau/coheir of Stephen Skynner of Walthamstow)
  ((1)) Richard Grosvenor, later Erle-Drax-Grosvenor (b 05.10.1762, d 08.02.1819)
  m. (11.03.1788) Sarah Frances Drax (d 15.06.1822, dau of Edward Drax of Charborough)
  ((A)) Richard Edward Erle-Drax-Grosvenor of Charborough Park and Ellerton Abbey (b 1796/7, d unm 13.08.1828)
((B)) Jane Frances Erle-Drax-Grosvenor (d 25.12.1853)
  m. (01.05.1827) John Samuel Wanley Sawbridge, later Sawbridge-Erle-Drax of Charborough Park (d 05.01.1887)
  ((2)) Thomas Grosvenor (b 30.05.1764, dsp 20.01.1851, Field Marshal, 3rd son)
  m1. (07.06.1797) Elizabeth Heathcote (sister of Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bart)
  m2. (1831) Anne Wilbraham (dau of George Wilbraham of Delamere)
  ((3))+ other issue - Stephen (b 08.12.1763, d young), Robert (b 07.06.1767, d 17.12.1842), Maria Deborah (b 30.089.1761, d unm 26.02.1834), Emma (b 26.09.1763, d 1793)
  (c) Dorothy Grosvenor (d 25.02.1774)
  m. (06.02.1766) Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount of Penn (b 02.02.1729-30, d 21.03.1820)
  (d) other issue (d unm) - Mary (b 1735-6, d 02.02.1774), Elizabeth (b c1738, bur 20.12.1805), Jane (d 03.1737-8)
  (iv) Anne Grosvenor (b 26/9.05.1700, d 13/31.12.1731)
  m. (26.05.1730) William Leveson-Gower (d 13.12.1756, brother of Earl John)
  (v)+ other issue - Thomas (d young), Roger (d infant), Elizabeth (d young), Mary (b 31.07.1681, d 30.11.1681)
(B) John Grosvenor (b c1661, dsp 1691, Sheriff of Merioneth, 3rd son)
  m1. Anne (dau/heir of Godfrey Prodrick of Llanedon, relict of Pierce Lloyd of Llugway)
  m2. Anne Lloyd (dau/coheir of Sir Richard Lloyd of Esles, widow of Edward Ravenscroft of Bretton)
  (C) Sidney Grosvenor (b 1650)
  m. Nicholas Bagnal of Anglesey
  (D)+ other issue (d young) - Robert, Roger, Anne
  (2) Sidney Grosvenor
  m1. Thomas Hesketh of Rufford
  m2. (sp) _ Spencer (Colonel, son of William son of Lord William)
(3)+ other issue (d unm) - Thomas (b c1630, d 12.08.1674), Robert (dsp 13.10.1673), Hugh (b c1637, bur 17.02.1698), John (d 31.07.1691), Lettice, Catherine, Mary
  b. Christian Grosvenor (b 1621)
  m. (10.1624) Sir Francis Gamul of Eccleston & Chester
  c.+ other issue (d unm) - Robert (dsp), Mary (bur 09.04.1642), Grace (d 1638)
  m2. (1614) Elizabeth Wilbraham (bur 26.06.1621, dau of Sir Thomas Wilbraham of Woodhey)
  e.+ other issue - Thomas (b c1616, d young), Grace (d unm)
  m3. (sp) Elizabeth Warburton (d 12.03.1627-8, dau of Sir Peter Warburton of Grafton, relict of Thomas Stanley of Alderley)
  ii. Anne Grosvenor (b 03.02.1582, d 18.09.1619)
  m. John Massie, younger of Codington
iii. Christian(a) Grosvenor (b 04.11.1587, d 1663)
  m. (06.09.1601) Peter Danyel of Tabley (d 1653)
  iv. Frances Grosvenor (b 22.10.1591)
  m. Samuel Bisphan of Billinge (MD)
  v. Catherine Grosvenor (b 03.02.1592)
  m. (08.02.1618) Thomas Glynne of Glynnellivon (son/heir of Sir William of Glenthivion)
  vi. Eleanor Grosvenor (b 28.12.1601)
  m. (12.04.1624) Arthur Chambre of Petton (Pitton)
  vii. Margaret Grosvenor (b 30.08.1603)
  m1. Henry Brereton of Eccleston
  m2. Hugh Wilbraham (son of T. of Woodhey)
  viii.+ other issue - Thomas (b 28.05.1583, d young), Thomas (b 16.05.1600, bur 26.05.1600), Mary (b 25.04.1586, d unm bur 13.05.1634), Frances (b 03.02.1588, d young), Dorothy (b 25.05.159., d unm bur 28.05.1612), Dorothy (b 29.02.1594, d young), Eleanor (b 23.08.1595, bur 19.01.1595/6), Elizabeth (b 07.04.1597, dsp bur 18.06.1633), Jane (b 26.12.1598, d young), Maudlin (b 03.01.1606, d unm)
  m2. (1614, sp) Jane Vernon (dau of Thomas Vernon of Haslington, widow of John Bostock of Morton Say)
B. Mary Grosvenor (b 26.04.1564)
  m. George Salusbury of Bostock (son of Sir John of Llewenny)
  C. Anne Grosvenor (b 29.08.1566)
  m1. Roger Hurleston of Chester (son/heir of Roger)
  m2. Thomas Manley
  D. Julian or Gilliam Grosvenor (b 04.02.1568)
  m. Francis Broughton of March Wittall (Marchwiel)
  E.+ other issue - Thomas (b 1565, d young), Maud (b 18.12.1561, d unm), Agnes, Mary, Agnes
2. Richard Grosvenor (d unm)
3. Elizabeth Grosvenor
  m. Richard Masterson of Nantwich
4. Catherine Grosvenor
  m1. Richard Hunt
  m2. Richard Shawcross
5. Grace Grosvenor
  m. (sp) John Massie of Codlington

Main source(s): BP1934 (Westminster), Collins (Egerton Brydges, vol 5 (1812), 'Grosvenor Earl Grosvenor', p239+), Ormerod (Cheshire, vol 2, 'Eaton of Eaton and Grosvenor of Eaton', p454+) with a little support from Visitation (Cheshire, 1613 & 1663, 'Grosvenor of Eaton'),Visitation (Warwickshire, 1619, 'Grosvenor')
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