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} ===Biography=== Maternal grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II. Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne She was born in Belgravia, Westminster, the eldest daughter of the Rev. Charles Cavendish-Bentinck (grandson of British Prime Minister William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland) and his wife, Louisa (née Burnaby). On 16 July 1881, she married Claude Bowes-Lyon, Lord Glamis, at Petersham, Surrey, and they had ten children. Claude inherited his father's title of Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne in 1904, whereupon Cecilia became Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. The Strathmore estates included two grand houses and their surroundings: Glamis Castle and St Paul's Walden Bury. Cecilia was a gregarious and accomplished hostess who played the piano exceptionally well. During World War I, Glamis Castle served as a convalescent hospital for the wounded, in which she took an active part until she developed cancer and was forced into invalidity. In January 1923, her youngest daughter, Elizabeth, married the King's son, Prince Albert, Duke of York, later George VI, the following January. == Sources == * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_Bowes-Lyon,_Countess_of_Strathmore_and_Kinghorne Wikipedia Entry] --- * This person was created on 18 February 2011 through the import of Bishop Family Tree.ged. This person was created through the import of MASTER2011WIKITREE.GED on 27 January 2011. * WikiTree profile Cavendish-Bentin-1 created through the import of O'Bryan Family tree.ged on Sep 6, 2011 by [[Tropeck-1 | Tim Tropeck]]. * This person was created through the import of fitzmaster032511.ged on 27 March 2011. * Source: [[#S-1842078137]] Page: Class: RG13; Piece: 1300; Folio: 170; Page: 5. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=uki1901&h=7598840&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1863 Birth place: Belgrave, London, England Residence date: 1901 Residence place: Walden St Paul, Hertfordshire, England === Residence === : Residence: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head :: Date: 02 Apr 1911 :: Place: St James, Westminster, London, England:: Source: [[#S-1012725783]] Page: Class: RG14; Piece: 504 APID: 1,2352::1493371 : Residence: :: Date: 1901 :: Place: Walden St Paul, Hertfordshire, England:: Source: [[#S-1842078137]] Page: Class: RG13; Piece: 1300; Folio: 170; Page: 5. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=uki1901&h=7598840&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1863 Birth place: Belgrave, London, England Residence date: 1901 Residence place: Walden St Paul, Hertfordshire, England * Source: S-1012725783 Title: 1911 England Census Author: Ancestry.com* Source: S-1013104574 Title: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current Author: Ancestry.com* Source: S-1482123925 Title: Web: International, Find A Grave Index Author: Ancestry.com* Source: S-1842078137 Title: 1901 England Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.

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===Biography===

Maternal grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II.

Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne
She was born in Belgravia, Westminster, the eldest daughter of the Rev. Charles Cavendish-Bentinck (grandson of British Prime Minister William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland) and his wife, Louisa (née Burnaby).
On 16 July 1881, she married Claude Bowes-Lyon, Lord Glamis, at Petersham, Surrey, and they had ten children. Claude inherited his father's title of Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne in 1904, whereupon Cecilia became Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne.
The Strathmore estates included two grand houses and their surroundings: Glamis Castle and St Paul's Walden Bury. Cecilia was a gregarious and accomplished hostess who played the piano exceptionally well. During World War I, Glamis Castle served as a convalescent hospital for the wounded, in which she took an active part until she developed cancer and was forced into invalidity. In January 1923, her youngest daughter, Elizabeth, married the King's son, Prince Albert, Duke of York, later George VI, the following January.

===1901 Census===
: Residence: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head
:: Date: 02 Apr 1911
:: Place: St James, Westminster, London, England:: Source: [[#S-1012725783]] Page: Class: RG14; Piece: 504 APID: 1,2352::1493371
: Residence:
:: Date: 1901
:: Place: Walden St Paul, Hertfordshire, England:: Source: [[#S-1842078137]] Page: Class: RG13; Piece: 1300; Folio: 170; Page: 5. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=uki1901&h=7598840&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1863 Birth place: Belgrave, London, England Residence date: 1901 Residence place: Walden St Paul, Hertfordshire, England

Buried - Glamis, Angus, Scotland.


== Sources ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_Bowes-Lyon,_Countess_of_Strathmore_and_Kinghorne Wikipedia Entry]
*Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII ,
*1901 England Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.


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Birth	11 Sep 1862	Belgravia, Westminster
Birth	11 Sep 1862	London, England
Birth	11 Sep 1862	Belgravia, Westminster, London, England
Marriage	16 Jul 1881	Petersham, Surrey, England - Claude George Bowes-Lyon Lord of Glamis, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Death	23 Jun 1938	London, Middlesex, England
Alt name		Cecilia "Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne" Cavendish-Bentinck
Burial		Glamis, Angus, Scotland
Reference No		64661
Reference No		74516
Reference No		60

Spouse	Claude George Bowes-Lyon Lord of Glamis, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1855 - 1944)
Child	Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon The Honourable Bowes-Lyon, Duchess of York, Queen of the United kingdom and Ireland, Empress of India, Queen Elizabeth I (1900 - 2002)

Father	Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (1817 - 1865)
Mother	Caroline Louisa Burnaby (1832 - 1918)
Sibling	Anna Violet Cavendish-Bentinck (1864 - 1932)
Sibling	Hyacinth Sinetta Cavendish-Bentinck (1864 - 1916)