Elizabeth Onslow , Lady Onslow (née Knight)

1692 - 1731


Biography

Niece and heiress of Charles Knight (q.v.) from whom she inherited Whitehall estate in St Thomas-in-the-East, Jamaica.

  1. Married Thomas, 2nd Lord Onslow, in 1708.

Sources

PROB 11/494/165.

  1. Thomas Onslow in the History of Parliament Online, http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/onslow-thomas-1679-1740 [accessed 15/12/2021].

The portrait by Jans Hysing, c. 1700-15, is from https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/clandon-park/features/clandon-park-a-house-built-on-the-profits-of-slavery, copyright National Trust Images/John Hammond.


Further Information

Maiden Name
Knight
Spouse
Thomas Lord Onslow
Children
Richard

Associated Estates (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1706 [SY] - → Owner

Relationships (3)

Niece → Uncle
Mother → Son
Wife → Husband

Addresses (1)

Clandon Park, Epsom Road, Guildford, Surrey, South-east England, England