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Ida Bridgeman, Countess of Bradford

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The Countess of Bradford
Born
Ida Frances Annabella Lumley

28 November 1848
Died22 August 1936(1936-08-22) (aged 87)
Burial placeSt Andrew's Church, Weston-under-Lizard
OccupationLady of the Bedchamber
Spouse
(m. 1869; died 1915)
Children
Parent(s)Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough
Frederica Mary Adeliza Drummond

Ida Bridgeman, Countess of Bradford (née Lady Ida Frances Annabella Lumley, 28 November 1848 – 22 August 1936),[1] was a British noblewoman who served as a Lady of the Bedchamber for Mary of Teck. She was the wife of George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford, and the mother of Orlando Bridgeman, 5th Earl of Bradford.

Lady Ida was born at Tickhill Castle,[1] the daughter of Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough, and his wife, the former Frederica Mary Adeliza Drummond. She married George Bridgeman, then Viscount Newport, on 7 September 1869 at Maltby, Yorkshire. Their children were:

The countess, then Viscountess Newport, became namesake of Lady Ida's Well close to the Weir Brook the north of the village of Kinnerley, Shropshire. It is a natural water spring that she discovered in 1895 and championed its health benefits. [4]

The countess was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Mary of Teck, then Princess of Wales, in 1901–1902.[5][6]

After the death of her husband in 1915, she became known as Dowager Countess of Bradford. She remained resident at the family home of Castle Bromwich Hall until her death, following which the house was rented out.[7] She is buried with her husband at St Andrew's Church, Weston-under-Lizard, near the family seat of Weston Park.

Arms

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Coat of arms of Ida Bridgeman, Countess of Bradford
Escutcheon
George Bridgeman, 5th Earl of Bradford (Sable ten plates four three two and one on a chief Argent a lion passant Ermines) impaling Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarborough (Argent a fess Gules between three parrots Vert collared of the second).
Supporters
On either side a Lion guardant Gules pellettée.

References

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  1. ^ a b G. E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H. A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959); reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 277.
  2. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 483.
  3. ^ "Casualty Details: Bridgeman, Richard Orlando Beaconsfield". CWGC. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  4. ^ "North West Shropshire". Inside Shropshire.
  5. ^ "No. 27382". The London Gazette. 3 December 1901. p. 8559.
  6. ^ "No. 27512". The London Gazette. 2 January 1903. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Castle Bromwich Hall". History of Castle Bromwich. Retrieved 16 August 2018.