George Gordon Byron

Some time ago, we watched a documentary about Lord Byron. In that program, he was called a Celebrity and playboy of his times. According to the show, Byron, besides being occupied with writing, was mostly focused on taking care of his physical appearance and on his excessive and extravagant sexual activities. How much true the information was, you can decide on your own, studying Byron's biographies.

London, England

One of the family lines which links us to George Gordon Byron goes from our 10th great-grandfather Governor John West.

Governor John West
⇒ his brother Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warre,
⇒ his daughter Cecilia West Byron (b. 1612, Newstead, Wherwell, Hants, England/d. 1638, Southampton, Hampshire, England)
⇒ her husband John Byron (b. abt. 1599, Newstead, Nottinghamshire, England/d. 23 August 1652, Paris, Île-de-France, France)

Counties of Ile-de-France region

⇒ his brother Richard Byron (b. 1606, Newstead Village, Nottinghamshire, England/d. 4 Oct. 1679, Rochdale, Lancashire, England)
⇒ his son William Byron (b. 5 July 1636/d. 13 Nov. 1695, Hucknall-Torkard, Nottingham, England)
⇒ his son William Byron (b. 4 Jan. 1669, Nottinghamshire, England/d. 8 August 1836, Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland)
⇒ his son Vice Admiral John Byron - officer of the British Navy and politician (8 Nov. 1723, Newstead, Lancashire, England/d. 10 April 1786, London, England)
⇒ his son Capt. John Anson Byron - officer of the British Army and writer (b. 7 Feb. 1756, Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland/ 2 August 1791, Valenciennes, France

Gight castle

⇒ his son George Gordon Byron, 6th Lord of Rochdale 9b. 22 Jan. 1788, 24 Holles Street, London, England/d. 19 April 1824, Messolonghi, West Greece)

St. Mary Magdalene Church - Hucknall, England  - Lord Byron's final resting place

Photos:

• The map: By Spedona - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5217411
• Gight castle:  By Peter Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8469119
• St. Mary Magdalene Church: By Phil Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4860568