Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson GCMG PC 2nd Governor-General of Australia

1852 - 1928  (76 years)

• Name	Hallam Tennyson  [1, 2]
  Suffix	2nd Baron Tennyson GCMG PC 2nd Governor-General of Australia
  Birth	11 Aug 1852	Twickenham, Surrey, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	15359
  Burial	1928	Freshwater, Isle of Wight Unitary Authority, Isle of Wight, England   [2]
  Death	2 Dec 1928	Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England   [2]
  Person ID	I15359	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson FRS,   b. 6 Aug 1809, Somersby, Lincolnshire, England d. 6 Oct 1892, Lurgashall, Sussex, England (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Emily Sarah Sellwood, Baroness Tennyson,   b. 9 Jul 1813, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England d. 10 Aug 1896 (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	13 Jun 1850  [1]
  Family ID	F5653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Audrey Georgianna Florence Boyle,   b. 19 Aug 1854   d. 7 Dec 1916 (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	1884
  Children	+ 1. Lionel Hallam Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson,   b. 7 Nov 1889, Westminster, Westminster, London, England d. 6 Jun 1951, Bexhill-on-Sea, Rother District, East Sussex, England (Age 61 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Harold Courtney Tennyson,   b. 27 Apr 1896   d. 29 Jan 1916 (Age 19 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F5655	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Emily Prinsep,   b. 16 Sep 1853, Madras, India d. 19 Jul 1931, Isle of Wight, England (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1918
  Family ID	F5654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	2 Photos
  	Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, Governor of South Australia 1899-1902
  	Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson and family Tennyson with his wife Emily (1813–1896) and his sons Hallam (1852–1928) and Lionel (1854–1886).

  
  

• Sources

  [S622] Ancestry.com, U.S., Family History Books, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire As At Present Existing; Author: Lodge, Edmund. U.S., Family History Books Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire As At Present Existing; Author: Lodge, Edmund [S1727] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45796440/hallam-tennyson