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George Herbert

Ancestry of
George Herbert

8th Earl of Carnarvon
Owner, Highclere Castle (aka Downton Abbey)


    Almina Wombwell

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    • Great-grandmother of George Herbert — 4th Generation
    • Ahnentafel No:
    • Birth Date:
    • 15 Aug 1876 
    • Birth Location:
    • Paris, France 
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    • Death Date:
    • 8 May 1969 
    • Death Location:
    • Highclere Castle, Hampshire, England 
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    • Marriage Date:
    • 26 Jun 1895 
    • Marriage Location:
    • St. Margaret's, Westminster, London, England 
    • Notes: 
    • Almina Wombell's full name is Almina Victoria Maria Alexandra Wombwell.

      Almina's birth certificate gives her father as her mother's husband Frederick C. Wobwell. However, she is said to be the biological daughter of banker Alfred de Rothschild and he acted as such. Her name is said to be a combination of "Al" and "Mina" after her parents. When Almina married George Herbert to become the Countess of Carnarvon, Alfred provided a £500,000 dowry. It has also been said that Alfred was homosexual and that he encouraged an illusion of being Almina's father in order to appear heterosexual.

  • Additional marriages for Almina Wombwell


    • Spouse:
    • Ian Onslow Dennistoun
    • Marriage Date:
    • 19 Dec 1923

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