Arms of Finch: Argent, a chevron between three griffins passant sable[1]
Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford (1683–1757) was a British peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Lord Guernsey from 1714 to 1719.
Origins
He was the son and heir of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford (died 1719).
Career
From 1704 to 1705, he represented Maidstone in the British House of Commons, and was knight of the shire for Surrey from 1710 to 1719. He was the Master of the Jewel Office from 1711 to 1716.
Marriage and children
Arms of Fisher of Great Packington, Warwickshire: Argent, a chevron vair between three demi-lions rampant gules[2]
He married Mary Fisher (1690 – 28 May 1740), daughter and heiress of Sir Clement Fisher, 3rd Baronet (died 1729) of Packington Hall, Great Packington, Warwickshire, by his wife Ann Jennens.[3] They had children including:
- Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford (6 November 1715 - 9 September 1777), eldest son and heir.
- Mary (1717-16 March 1803) married William Howard, Viscount Andover. They had one son, and three daughters.
- Elizabeth (1719 - 19 December 1793)
- Frances (4 February 1721 - 19 December 1761), married in 1741 William Courtenay, de jure 7th Earl of Devon, 1st Viscount Courtenay (1710–1762) of Powderham Castle, Devon.[4]
Sources
- Dictionary of National Biography, Finch, Heneage, first Earl of Aylesford (1647?–1719), by E. T. Bradley. Published 1889.
References
- ↑ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p. 102
- ↑ Victoria County History, Great Packington, Warks
- ↑ "Person Page". thepeerage.com.
- ↑ Vivian, Heralds' Visitations of Devon, 1895, p. 249
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