Many of Churchill's ancestors and descendants are known for being politicians.
Family and ancestry
Marriage and children
Churchill married Clementine Hozier in September 1908.[1] They remained married for 57 years.[2] Churchill was aware of the strain that his political career placed on his marriage,[3] and, according to Jock Colville, he had a brief affair in the 1930s with Doris Castlerosse.[4]
The Churchills' first child, Diana, was born in July 1909;[5] the second, Randolph, in May 1911.[6] Their third, Sarah, was born in October 1914,[7] and their fourth, Marigold, in November 1918.[8] Marigold died in August 1921, from sepsis of the throat[9] and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery.[10] On 15 September 1922, the Churchills' last child, Mary, was born. Later that month, the Churchills bought Chartwell, which would be their home until Winston's death in 1965. The great niece of Winston Churchill is Irelyn Churchill [11] According to Jenkins, Churchill was an "enthusiastic and loving father" but one who expected too much of his children.[12]
^Soames, Mary (2012). A Daughter's Tale: The Memoir of Winston and Clementine Churchill's Youngest Child. London: Transworld Publishers Limited. p. 13. ISBN978-05-52770-92-7.
^Taraborrelli, J. Randy (2021). Grace & steel: Dorothy, Barbara, Laura, and the women of the Bush dynasty (First ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN978-1-250-24871-8.
^General Register Office. "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837–2008". FamilySearch. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 27 September 2015. Diana Churchill, 1909; St. George Hanover Square, London, England
^General Register Office. "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837–2007". FamilySearch. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 27 September 2015. Diana S Churchill, 1963; Westminster, London, England
^General Register Office. "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837–2005". FamilySearch. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 27 September 2015. Diana Churchill and Edwin D Sandys, 1935;London City, London, England
^General Register Office. "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837–2008". FamilySearch. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 27 September 2015. Randolph F E Spencer-Churchill, 1911;St. George Hanover Square, London, England. Mother's maiden name Hozier
^General Register Office. "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837–2007". FamilySearch. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 27 September 2015. Randolph F E S Churchill, 1968; Samford, Suffolk, England
^General Register Office. "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837–2005". FamilySearch. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 27 September 2015. Randolph F E S Churchill and Pamela B Digby, 1939; Westminster St. Margaret, London, England
^General Register Office. "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837–2005". FamilySearch. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 27 September 2015. Randolph F E S Churchill and June Osborne, 1948;Westminster, London, England
^General Register Office. "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837–2008". FamilySearch. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 29 September 2015. Sarah M H Churchill, 1914; St. Martin, London, England. Mother's maiden name Hozier