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(6th) Earl of Cardigan                           1760-1837
Sir Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan, 6th Baron Brudenell of Stonton, 6th Baronet Brudenell of Deene.
His Lordship was born on 25 April 1760, the son of Hon. Robert Brudenell and Anne Bisshopp. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Marlborough between 1797 and 1802
He received all the above titles upon the death of his uncle, Sir James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan, on 24 February 1811.

Penelope Anne Cooke                         1770-1826
Penelope, Countess of Cardigan, was born about 1770, the daughter of George John Cooke and Penelope Bowyer.
I have identified the following children.
Harriet Georgiana Born No Date   Married (secondly)
Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe
Augusta Born No Date   Married Major Henry Bingham Baring
Elizabeth Anne Born abt 1796   Married Hon. John Perceval
Reverend William John Brodrick, 7th Viscount Midleton
Charlotte Penelope Born abt 1797   Married Henry Charles Sturt
James Thomas Born 16 Oct 1797   Married Elizabeth Jane Henrietta Tollemache
Adeline Louisa Maria de Horsey
Mary Born 4 Jul 1806   Married Henry Thomas Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester
Anne Born 29 Jun 1809   Married George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan
Birth of Parents
Robert Brudenell b: 25 Apr 1760        
the son of Hon. Robert Brudenell and Anne Bisshopp

Penelope Anne Cooke b: abt 1770        
daughter of George John Cooke and Penelope Bowyer

Marriage
8 March 1794
Robert Brudenell
Penelope Anne Cooke 		St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London

Children
Harriet Georgina Brudenell b: No Date              
daughter of Robert Brudenell and Penelope Anne Cooke
Augusta Brudenell b: No Date              
daughter of Robert Brudenell and Penelope Anne Cooke
Elizabeth Anne Brudenell b: abt 1796              
daughter of Robert Brudenell and Penelope Anne Cooke
Charlotte Penelope Brudenell b: abt 1797              
daughter of Robert Brudenell and Penelope Anne Cooke
James Thomas Brudenell b: 16 Oct 1797  c: 5 Nov 1797             Hambleden, Buckinghamshire
son of Robert Brudenell and Penelope Anne Cooke
Mary Brudenell b: 4 Jul 1806              
daughter of Robert Brudenell and Penelope Anne Cooke
Anne Brudenell b: 29 Jun 1809              
daughter of Robert Brudenell and Penelope Anne Cooke

Death
Penelope Anne (Cooke) Brudenell Died on 2 Feb 1826       Gopsall, Nottinghamshire

Death
Robert Brudenell Died 14 Aug 1837, Age 77,       Portman Square, Marylebone, London
Burial, 21 Aug 1837, Deene, Northamptonshire

The Times, Tuesday, Aug 15, 1837                         DEATHS
  On Monday the 14th inst., after a short illness, the EARL of CARDIGAN, at his house in Portman Square.