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The Church of St. Katharine, Savernake, Wiltshire



This is the memorial to the Right Honorable Lord Charles William Brudenell-Bruce.  As we were unsure of his name (the inscription is rather eroded), we did an internet search and found lots of information about him including that it appears during his lifetime he was known under various names and titles.  According to various Wiki entries, he was known as Charles William Brudenell-Bruce, Charles Brudenell-Bruce, Lord Charles William Brudenell-Bruce, Right Honerable Lord Charles William Brudenell-Bruce, Charles Bruce, Lord Charles Bruce and Charles William Bruce.

Further we learn Charles was born 18th June 1934 and died 16th April 1897.  He was the son of Charles Brudenell-Bruce (1st Marquess of Ailesbury) and Maria Elizabeth nee Tollemache.  He married Augusta Georgina Sophia nee Seymour; they did not have any children.  Charles died 16th April 1897 aged 62 years.

Charles joined the military and served in the 1st Life Guards, purchasing a captaincy in 1859 and was also an Honorary Major in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry.

Charles also had a political career as a Liberal, becoming an MP in 1865; he also had the appointment as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from May 1880 to June 1885.

The information we have given above is all found on the Wiki pages.  Added to this, the church records show that Charles' address was 24 Carlton House Terrace, London at the time of his death and he was buried in the churchyard at St. Katharine on 23rd April 1897, the service taken by H. H. Stewart, Rector of Brington in Northamptonshire and F. W. Carre, the Vicar.
Gravestone of Charles William and Augusta Georgina Sophia (nee Seymour) BRUDENELL BRUCE
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The dedication
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