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Hon. William Henry Curzon               1827-1914
William was born on 1 June 1827, the son of Richard William Penn Curzon 1st Earl Howe, P.C. and Lady Harriet Georgiana Brudenell. He first married Beatrice Louisa Margaret Page, and after her early death, he married Emily Cowper.
Beatrice Louisa Margaret Page              1847-1873               (1st Wife)
Beatrice was born about 1847, the daughter of Alexander Page, at Kensington, London.
I have not identified any children.

Birth of Parents
Hon. William Henry Curzon b: 1 Jun 1827         London
son of Richard William Penn Curzon 1st Earl Howe (1821), P.C.
and Lady Harriet Georgiana Brudenell ( -1836)

Beatrice Louisa Margaret Page b: abt 1847         Kensington, Middlesex
daughter of Alexander Page

Marriage
26 Oct 1870
Hon. William Henry Curzon
Beatrice Louisa Margaret Page 		London                     1870 4Q Croyden 2a 331

1871 Census RG10-1385 3 April 1871 Kings Langley, Hertfordshire
Clipperfield House
William H. Curzon
Beatrice L. (Wife)
Plus 3 Servants 		Age 48
Age 23 		Honorable London
Kensington 		Middlesex
Middlesex 		24 Jun 1847
abt 1847

Death
Beatrice Louisa Margaret (Page) Curzon Died 10 Jul 1873, Age 26,       1873 3Q Marylebone 1a 393
 

The Times, Saturday, Jul 12, 1873                         DEATHS
  On the 10th inst., BEATRICE, the dearly beloved wife of the Hon. WILLIAM HENRY CURZON, late Major 17th Lancers.


Emily Cowper                                      1838-1924             (2nd Wife)
Emily was born on 3 June 1838, the daughter of Frederick Cowper and Susannah Lydia Nash, in London.
I have identified the following children.
  Hilda Georgina Susan Born abt 1879   London Married Rev. Gordon Miles Staveley Oldham

Birth of New Wife
Emily Cowper b: 3 Jun 1838  c: 29 Jun 1838             Saint Michael Le Quern, London
daughter of Frederick Cowper and Susannah Lydia Nash, Harley Street, Carmdich Square

Marriage
3 Nov 1874
Hon. William Henry Curzon
Emily Cowper 		Penrith, Cumberland                     1874 4Q Penrith 10b 760

Children
Hilda Georgina Susan Curzon b: abt 1879               Hyde Park, London       1879 2Q St Geo Hanover Sq 1a 461
daughter of Hon. William Henry Curzon and Lady Emily Cowper, Rutland Gate

1881 Census RG11-1096 4 April 1881 Hove, Sussex
19 Wilbury Road
William H. Curzon
Emily (Wife)
Hilda G.
Plus 5 Servants 		Age 53
Age 40
Age 2 		Retired Officer   London
London
London 		abt 1827
3 Jun 1838
abt 1879

1891 Census RG12-815 6 April 1891 The Palace, Brighton, Sussex
17 Denmark Terrace
Major W. H. Curzon
E. (Wife)
Hilda
Plus 4 Servants 		Age 63
Age 46
Age 12 		Retired Officer, 17th Lancers Hyde Park
Carmdich Square
Hyde Park 		London
London
London 		abt 1827
3 Jun 1838
abt 1879

1901 Census RG13-084 1 April 1901 Belgrave, St Geo Hanover Sq, London
10 Chester Square
Hon. W. Curzon
Emily (Wife)
Hilda
Plus 4 Servants 		Age 73
Age 55
Age 22 		Retired Officer   London
London
London 		abt 1827
3 Jun 1838
abt 1879

1911 Census RG14-9202 3 April 1911 Belgrave, St. George Hanover Square, London
17 Eccleston Square   (16 Rooms)
William Henry Curzon
Emily (Wife)
Hilda (Dau)
Plus 4 Servants 		Age 83
Age 65
Age 32 		Retired Major London
London
London 		abt 1827
3 Jun 1838
abt 1879
Emily had Two children, and One is still living.

Death
Hon. William Henry Curzon Died 5 Jan 1914, Age 86,       1914 1Q St Geo Hanover Sq 1a 500

The Times, Tuesday, Jan 6, 1914                 OBITUARIES
Major The Hon. W. H. Curzon

  Major, the Hon. William Henry Curzon, late of the 17th Light Dragoons, died yesterday at his residence, 17 Eccleston Square, S.W., in his 87th year.
  He was the fifth son of the first Earl Howe, and served in the Crimea, receiving the medal and clasp and the Turkish medal, and in Central India.   At one time he held a commission in the Leicester Yeomanry.
  He married first, in 1870, Beatrice Louisa Margaret (who died in 1873), second daughter of Mr. Alexander Page, and secondly, in 1874, Emily, youngest daughter of Mr. Frederick Cowper, of Carlton Hall, Penrith.
LONDON   13 Mar 1914                         Probate
CURZON, the honourable William Henry - of 17 Eccleston-square, Middlesex, major retired, His Majesty's Army, died 5 January 1914, Administration London 13 March, to Hilda Georgina Susan Curzon, spinster.   Effects £3,006 19s. 5d.

Death
Lady Emily Cowper) Curzon Died 21 Dec 1924, Age 86,       1924 4Q Hackney 1b 380