Background
He was the son of Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester and Lady Elizabeth Egerton.
He was the son of Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester and Lady Elizabeth Egerton.
He was educated at University College, Oxford University.
Jocelyn Sidney until 1737. Jocelyn"s illegitimate daughter Lady Anne Sidney married Henry Streatfeild of Chiddingstone, Kent on 25 September 1752. On Sir Jocelyn"s death, Henry could potentially have inherited the Penshurst Estate, but after much legal wrangling Henry and Anne only received the income from the Sidneys" Welsh properties - but these were still fairly significant.