Descendants of Winston Churchill Descendants of Winston Churchill Sir Winston Churchill, son of Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill, and grandson of the 7th Duke of Marlborough, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between 26 October 1951 – 6 April 1955 and 10 May 1940 – 26 July 1945. In 1908, Churchill married Clementine Hozier, the daughter of Sir Henry and Lady Blanche Hozier. By Clementine, Churchill had five children and ten grandchildren, a number of whom are well known in their own right. "by Clementine Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill (née Hozier)" "by Duncan Sandys, Baron Duncan Sandys" "by Pamela Digby" "by June Osborne" "by
Honours of Winston Churchill The launch and christening of the ship two years earlier was co-sponsored by Churchill's daughter, Lady Soames. In addition, the Danish DFDS line named a car ferry "Winston Churchill" and The Corporation of Trinity House named one of their lighthouse tenders similarly. A sail training ship was named "Sir Winston Churchill". In September 1947, the Southern Railway named a Battle of Britain class steam locomotive No. 21C151 after him. Churchill was offered the opportunity to perform the naming ceremony, but he declined. The locomotive was later used to pull his funeral train, and is now preserved in the National Railway