David Carnegie Andrew Agnew

“ William Bouverie, and died as Rebecca, Viscountess Folkestone, on 4th May 1764, her husband having succeeded his father as the second Viscount on 17th February 1761. The noble widower married, thirdly, on 22d July 1765, Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Hales, Bart., and widow of Anthony Duncombe, Lord Feversham (who had been also Baron of Downton, in Wiltshire) . Although the third wife, she was the first Countess, for on the 31st October following, William, Viscount Folkestone, was created Earl of Radnor [1] and Baron Pleydell-Bouverie, of Coleshill. ”

“ This leads him to a reverence for the service, and whatever contributes to the dignity and ornament of churches under his immediate patronage. There is a chapel in the Cathedral of Salisbury belonging to his lordship by right of ancestry, which I am informed is converted into an Oratory for his own use, and beautified with a profusion of elegance. ”

“ William Bouverie was married on 14th January 1748, with the prospect of adding to the family possessions her father’s estate of Coleshill in Berkshire. On 4th March 1750 an heir was born and named Jacob ”