Frederica Murray, Countess of Mansfield (born Frederica Markham ; 1774[ 1] – 29 April 1860), formerly Frederica Markham, was the wife of David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield .
Frederica was one of the seven daughters of William Markham , Archbishop of York, and his wife, the former Sarah Goddard.[ 2] She also had six brothers, one of whom was Admiral John Markham .[ 3] Another, George , was Dean of York.
In 1796 Murray succeeded his father, David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield , as Earl of Mansfield ; he inherited Kenwood House in Camden, London.[ 2] The family also had homes in Scotland and Ireland.[ 4] The following year, on 16 September 1797, he married Frederica.[ 5]
They had nine children:[ 2] [ 6]
Lady Frederica Louisa Murray (1800–1823), who married James Hamilton Stanhope and had children
Lady Elizabeth Anne Murray (1803–1880),[ 7] unmarried
Lady Caroline Murray (1805–1873),[ 7] who became Lady of the Bedchamber to Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh [ 8]
William David (1806–1898), who succeeded as 4th Earl of Mansfield, married Louisa Ellison, and had children
Lady Georgina Catherine Murray (1807–1871)[ 7]
Honourable Charles John Murray (1810–1851), who married Frances Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson , and had children
Honourable David Henry Murray (1811–1862), a captain in the Scots Fusilier Guards, who married Margaret Grant, Lady Gray, and had no children[ 9]
Lady Cecilia Sarah Murray (1814–1830)
Lady Emily Murray (1816–1902), who married Francis Seymour, later 5th Marquess of Hertford , and had children
The countess's father, the Archbishop of York, died in 1807.[ 10] The countess is thought to have been responsible for extensive works carried out on Kenwood House in the period 1813–1816, which necessitated a doubling of staff.[ 11]
^ Charles Benedict Davenport (1919). Naval officers . Carnegie Institution of Washington.
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^ sir Clements Robert Markham (1883). A naval career during the old war: a narrative of the life of admiral John Markham [by sir C.R. Markham.] .
^ Thom's Directory of Ireland . 1876. pp. 377–.
^ John Burke (1833). The portrait gallery of distinguished females . E. Bull. pp. 133 –.
^ Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . Vol. 1. London: G. Woodfall. 1831. p. 211.
^ a b c "Mansfield, Earl of (GB, 1776 & 1792)" . Cracrofts Peerage . Retrieved 1 April 2018 .
^ EDMUND LODGE ESQ. (1855). THE PEERAGE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE . pp. 372–.
^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 1643.
^ La Belle assemblée: or, Bell's court and fashionable magazine . 1832. pp. 148–.
^ Bridget Galton (10 September 2012). "Kenwood House exhibit proving it was ladies first" . Ham&High . Retrieved 1 April 2018 .