Lady Alice Harriet Frederica Egerton was the daughter of Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, and Harriet Catherine Greville. Born 10 October 1830. She married George Henry Charles Byng, 3rd Earl of Strafford, son of George Stevens Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford and Lady Agnes Paget, on 25 July 1854. The marriage occurred at Hatchford, Surrey. Lady Alice died on 22 December 1928. She is buried at Wrotham Park. She was a 10th generation descendant of Henry VIII, King of England.

Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere KG PC (1 January 1800 – 18 February 1857), known as Lord Francis Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British politician, writer, traveller and patron of the arts. In 1853-54, Lord Ellesmere was the British Commissioner to the New York International Exhibition held at the New York Crystal Palace. It’s believed his daughter, Lady Alice, was among those who accompanied him to North America.