Individual Details

Claude Bowes-Lyon

(21 Jul 1824 - Feb 1904)

===Biography=== Maternal great grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II. 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne in Scottish Peerage Created Baron Bowes, of Streatlam Castle and Lunedale, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1887. Claude Bowes-Lyon was born in Redbourn, Hertfordshire on 21 July 1824, the second surviving son of Thomas George Lyon-Bowes, Lord Glamis (son of the 11th Earl), and his wife Charlotte Grimstead. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 11th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and his first wife Mary Elizabeth Louisa Rodney Carpenter. His maternal grandparents were Joseph Valentine Grimstead and Charlotte Jane Sarah Walsh. Born Claude Lyon-Bowes, he altered the family name to Bowes-Lyon. In 1865 he succeeded his elder brother Thomas. He was a Scottish representative peer from 1870 until 1892, and Lord Lieutenant of Angus from 1874 until his death. On 28 September 1853, Claude married Frances Dora Smith. They had 11 children. ===Sources=== * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Bowes-Lyon,_13th_Earl_of_Strathmore_and_Kinghorne Claude Bowes-Lyon Wikipedia]

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==Biography==
Claude Bowes-Lyon was born July 21, 1824[http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/strathmorek1606.htm#STRATHMORE_1606_1 Cracrofts Peerage: Claude Bowes-Lyon] in Redbourn, England to Thomas George Lyon-Bowes, 11th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and his first wife, Mary Elizabeth Louisa Rodney Carpenter. He was the second surviving son. Born Claude Lyon-Bowes, he altered the family name to Bowes-Lyon.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Bowes-Lyon,_13th_Earl_of_Strathmore_and_Kinghorne Wikipedia: Claude Bowes-Lyon]
On September 28, 1853, Claude married Frances Dora Smith. They had 11 children.

===Titles and Positions===
In 1865, he succeeded his elder brother, Thomas, in Earldom. In 1887, he was created Baron Bowes of Streatlam Castle and Lunedale, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was the Scottish representative peer from 1870 until 1892, and Lieutenant of Angus from 1874 until his death.

==Vitals==

: Birth:
:: Date: July 21, 1824
:: Place: Rebourn, England

: Marriage:
: Spouse: Frances Dora Smith
:: Date: September 28, 1853
:: Place:

: Death:
:: Date: February 16, 1904
:: Place: Bordighera, Italy

: Burial:
:: Place: Glamis, Angus, Scotland:: Cemetery: Glamis Castle[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25123187 Find a Grave]

===Family===

: Father: Thomas Lyon-Bowes
: Mother: Charlotte Grimstead
: Siblings:
::# Thomas Lyon-Bowes
::# Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 12th Earl
::# Charlotte Lyon-Bowes
::# Herbert Lyon-Bowes
::# Arthur Lyon-Bowes
::# Frances ''Lyon-Bowes'' Trevanion
: Spouse: Frances Dora Smith
: Children:
::# Claude George Bowes-Lyon
::# Francis Bowes-Lyon
::# Ernest Bowes-Lyon
::# Herbert Bowes-Lyon
::# Major Patrick Bowes-Lyon
::# Lady Constance ''Bowes-Lyon'' Blackburn
::# Kenneth Bowes-Lyon
::# Mildred Marion ''Bowes-Lyon'' Jessup
::# Maud Agnes Bowes-Lyon
::# Evelyn Mary Bowes-Lyon
::# Major Malcolm Bowes-Lyon

===Sources===


===See Also===
# The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SYFR-GXG : accessed 2017-01-15), entry for Claude /Lyon-Bowes (Bowes-Lyon)/ 13th Earl of Strathmore & Kinghorn.

    Events

    Birth21 Jul 1824Redbourn, Herefordshire, England
    Marriage26 Sep 1853Bexley, Kent, England - Frances Dora Smith
    DeathFeb 1904Bordighira, Liguria, Italy
    Death16 Feb 1904Bordighira, Liguria, Italy
    Alt nameClaude "13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne" Bowes-Lyon
    Reference No64656
    Reference No74511
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