Lady Mary Eleanor Bowes^[1]

1749 - 1800  (51 years)

• Name	Lady Mary Eleanor Bowes
  Birth	24 Feb 1749	Upper Brook Street in Mayfair, London, Middlesex, England
  Christening	6 Jun 1749	Kirklinton, Carlisle, Cumberland, England
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	"the Unhappy Countess", Countess of Strathmore
  Residence	Address: Stourfield House, Pokesdown near Christchurch, Hampshire, Engla
  Record ID Number	MH:I3442
  _MARNM	Lyon
  _UID	65ee6b5840db01ee8606d050995b8687
  Death	28 Apr 1800	Stourfield House, Pokesdown near Christchurch, Hampshire, England
  	Age: 51
  Burial	10 May 1800	Westminster Abbey, City of Westminster, Middlesex, England
  Person ID	I3442	Foster 2026_1
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Sir George Bowes,   b. 21 Aug 1701, Streatham, County Durham, England d. 17 Sep 1760, Streatlam Castle, Barnard Castle, Durham, England (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Mary Gilbert,   b. 1709, Gibside, County Durham, England d. 20 Jan 1781, Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear, England (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	14 Jun 1743	St Botolph, Aldersgate, London, England
  Record ID Number	MH:F1002
  _UID	65ee6c6b8b87d1ee8606d050995b8687
  Family ID	F1002	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John Bowes (born Lyon),   b. 17 Jul 1737, Rainton, Durham, England d. At sea on his way to Portugal.
  Marriage	24 Feb 1767	St James, Westminster, Middlesex, England
  	Spouse: Andrew Robinson Stoney Bowes (born Stoney), MP
  Divorce	3 Mar 1789	High Court of Delegates, London
  Record ID Number	MH:F1001
  _UID	65ee6bde40db01ee8606d050995b8687
  Children	1. Thomas George Bowes-Lyon, 11th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne,   b. 3 May 1773, Durham, Durham, England d. 27 Aug 1846, Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 73 years)  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted]   2. John Lyon Bowes Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore,   b. 14 Apr 1769, London d. 3 Jul 1820, Mayfair, London, England (Age 51 years)   3. Mary Jane Bowes,   b. 21 Apr 1769, Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland d. 22 Apr 1806 (Age 37 years)   4. Anna Maria Lyon-Bowes,   b. 3 Jun 1770, Gibside, Durham, England d. 7 Apr 1832, York, Yorkshire, England (Age 61 years)   5. George Bowes (born Bowes-Lyon),   b. 17 Nov 1771, Gidside, Durham, England d. 26 Dec 1806 (Age 35 years)   6. Thomas Lyon-Bowes (born Bowes), 11th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne,   b. 3 May 1773, Durham, Durham, England d. 27 Aug 1846, Holyrood Palace, Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 73 years)   7. Mary Bowes-Lyon,   b. 16 Nov 1777, England d. 29 Dec 1855, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F1001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Andrew Robinson Stoney Or Bowes
  Marriage	17 Jan 1777	Saint James, Westminster, London, England
  Record ID Number	MH:F502895
  _UID	65f441ca47dff1ee8610d050995b8687
  Family ID	F502895	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S500012] England Marriages, 1538-1973, (MyHeritage) (Reliability: 4). Mary Eleanor Countess Of Strathmore Bowes & Andrew Robinson Stoney Or Bowes<br>Marriage: Jan 17 1777 - Saint James, Westminster, London, England<br>Wife: Mary Eleanor Countess Of Strathmore Bowes (Stoney Or Bowes)<br>  Birth: Feb 24 1749<br>  Father: George Bowes<br>  Mother: Mary Gilbert<br>Husband: Andrew Robinson Stoney Or Bowes<br>Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M14751-9<br>System Origin: England-ODM<br>GS Film number: 1042317