Scarbrough added considerably to the family seat of
Sandbeck Park in Yorkshire, which dated to the 17th century. In 1857, he hired
William Burn to remodel and improve the house. In 1869,
Benjamin Ferrey built a private chapel for the earl.[6]
In 1878 the Earl engaged the architect
James Whitton to design and layout a holiday resort on his estate at
Skegness.[7]
Family
In October 1846, he married Frederica Mary Adeliza Drummond, granddaughter of the
fifth Duke of Rutland;[1] she outlived Lumley, dying in 1907.[4][8]
They had three sons and four daughters. All four of his daughters married peers:
Lady Algitha Frederica Mary (23 November 1847 – 22 June 1919), married William Orde-Powlett, 4th
Baron Bolton
Col. Osbert Victor George Atheling (16 November 1857 – 14 December 1923), married Constance Ellinor Wilson-Patten (1864-1933), granddaughter of
John Wilson-Patten, 1st Baron Winmarleigh; father of the
11th Earl
Scarbrough died at Sandbeck Park at age 71 and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest surviving son.[1]
References
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abc"Obituary". The Times. 6 December 1884. p. 10.
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abCockayne, G.E., The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Vol. XI (London, 1888), 514-5.