{Sir} Josiah John GUEST

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Sir Josiah John

Guest

1785 - 1852

Sir Josiah John

Guest

, of Dowlais House, Merthyr Tydvil. MP for Honiton (1826-30). MP for Merthyyr 1832. as its first MP after enfranchisement that year. He was anti slavery. Pro proper commutation of tithes. He "aided in forming a literary society, and later founded a savings' bank at Dowlais to encourage thrifty habits, and in 1846 established a workmen's library. " He part-owned and managed the Dowlais Ironworks in Wales. Banker at Cardiff.

Born: Dowlais, Glamorgan, , Wales 2nd Feb 1785	Baptised:
Died: Dowlais, Glamorgan, , Wales 25th Nov 1852	Buried: Dowlais, Glamorgan, , Wales 1852
Family: Guest

Titles:

Guest
[Bt] of Dowlais

Ancestors

1. Sir Josiah John Guest ( Rankin , Bertie ) 1785 - 1852	2. Thomas Guest ( Phillips ) + 1807	4. John Guest 1722 - 1785

	3. Jemima Revel Phillips ( Guest ) 1755 - 1821	6. John Revel Phillips

Siblings

* 1778
3.

* 1781
4.

* 1783
5.

1790 - 1837

Spouses

1. 11th Mar 1817
Maria Elizabeth
Rankin
(
Guest
) 1795 - 1818
2. 29th Jul 1833
Charlotte Elizabeth
Bertie
(
Guest
,
Schreiber
) 1812 - 1895

Descendants

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a. Charlotte Elizabeth Bertie ( Guest , Schreiber ) 1812 - 1895 1. Charlotte Maria Guest * 1834 2. Ivor Bertie Guest ( Spencer-Churchill ) 1835 - 1914 2a. Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill ( Guest ) 2.1. Frances Charlotte Guest ( Thesiger ) 1869 - post 1901 ... 2.2. Corisande Evelyn Vere Guest 1871 - post 1890 2.3. Sir Ivor Churchill Guest ( Grosvenor ) 1873 - 1939 ... 2.4. Christian Henry Charles Guest 1874 - post 1890 2.5. Frederick Edward Guest 1875 - post 1890 2.6. Elaine Augusta Guest 1876 - post 1890 2.7. Rosamond Cornelia Gwladys Guest ( White-Ridley , Janson ) 1877 - post 1949 ... 2.8. Lionel George William Guest 1880 - post 1890 2.9. Oscar Montague Guest 1888 - post 1890 3. Jennifer Bertie Guest * 1835 4. Katherine Gwladys Guest * 1837 5. Thomas Merthyr Guest ( Grosvenor ) 1838 - post 1890 5a. Theodora Grosvenor ( Guest ) 1841 - 1924 5.1. Augusta Elizabeth Grosvenor Guest 1879 - 1942 6. Montague John Guest 1839 - post 1890 7. Augustus Frederick Guest 1840 - 1862 8. Arthur Edward Guest ( Chapman ) 1841 - 1898 8a. Adeline Mary Chapman ( Guest ) * 1848 8.1. Mildred Ella Guest ( Mansel ) 1868 - 1942 ... 8.2. Arthur E. Guest * 1870 9. Mary Enid Evelyn Guest ( Layard ) 1843 - 1912 10. Constance Rhiannon Guest ( Eliot ) 1844 - 1915 10a. Col. Charles George Cornwallis Eliot ( Guest ) 1839 - post 1890 10.1. Granville Eliot 1867 - 1942 10.2. Montague Charles Eliot ( Post ) 1870 - 1960 11. Blanche Vere Guest ( Ponsonby ) 1847 - post 1881 11a. Lt. Edward Ponsonby ( Guest ) 1851 - post 1881 11.1. Cyril Myles B. Ponsonby ( Longfield ) 1881 - 1915 ...

Sources

Family Archivists: see
Guest

Census

1851 census (head of household -
No address
)

Timeline

2nd Feb 1785	Born (birth) Dowlais, Glamorgan, Wales
11th Mar 1817	Married Maria Elizabeth Rankin ( Guest ) 1795 - 1818 (marriage)
29th Jul 1833	Married Charlotte Elizabeth Bertie ( Guest , Schreiber ) 1812 - 1895 (marriage)
Jul 1838	Sir Josiah John Guest ( Rankin , Bertie ) 1785 - 1852 inherited the title Guest [Bt] of Dowlais
31st Mar 1851	Head of household in 1851 census (census) Canford, Dorset, England
1852	Buried (burial) Dowlais, Glamorgan, Wales
25th Nov 1852	Died (death) Dowlais, Glamorgan, Wales

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