Lady Louisa Jenkinson

Louisa Jenkinson
Louisa Jenkinson at the Coronation in 1838
Born(1814-03-28)28 March 1814
Died5 February 1887(1887-02-05) (aged 72)
SpouseJohn Cotes
Children6
Parents

Lady Louisa Harriet Cotes (née Jenkinson; 28 March 1814 – 5 February 1887) was a British noblewoman. She was the niece of Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, who served as prime minister from 1812 to 1827

Biography

Lady Louisa Jenkinson was born into the Jenkinson family as a daughter of Charles Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool and his wife Julia Shuckburgh-Evelyn.[1] She had two older sisters Catherine and Selina. Jenkinson married John Cotes (1799–1874), the Whig Member of Parliament (MP) for North Shropshire.[2] Jenkinson attended at the Coronation of Queen Victoria.[3] She and her husband inherited Pitchford Hall in Shropshire.[4] She died at Pitchford Hall, aged 72.[5] There is a monument to the memory of John Cotes and Lady Louisa at St Peters Church, Woodcote.[6]

Issue

She and her husband had six children

  • Victoria Alexandrina Cotes (1840–1918), who married Thomas Owen and Robert Grant. Had issue.
  • Catherine Maria Cotes (1842–1918), who married Orlando John George Bridgeman-Simpson (1838–1907). Had issue.
  • Elizabeth Evelyn Cotes (died 1914), who married John Mordaunt. Had issue.
  • Charles Cecil Cotes (1846–1898), member of parliament.[7]
  • Charles James Cotes (1848–1913)
  • Selina Charlotte Cotes (1849–1903)

References

  1. ^ "Lady Louisa Harriet Cotes (née Jenkinson) - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  2. ^ "Mr John Cotes (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  3. ^ Hogg, Jabez; Hayter, George (Sir) (c. 1841), The Coronation of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey, 28 June 1838, retrieved 2026-06-09
  4. ^ Doughty, Eleanor (25 November 2023). "'A Kuwaiti princess bought our 42-room ancestral home – 24 years later, we bought it back'". The Telegraph.
  5. ^ "Pitchford Hall, Pitchford - 1001133 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  6. ^ "Wall Monument To John Cotes, Mp For North Shropshire 1832-34, B.1799 D.1847 Aged 75, Also Louise Harriet Of Pitchford Hall (AA96/06469) Archive Item - Royal Commission On The Historical Monuments Of England (Rchme) Archive Collection | Historic England". Historic England. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  7. ^ "Mr Charles Cotes (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-09.