Born in Marylebone, London, Sheffield was the second but eldest surviving son of George Holroyd, 2nd Earl of Sheffield, and his wife Lady Harriet, daughter of Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood.
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He died in April 1876, aged 74, and was succeeded in his titles by his second but eldest surviving son Henry.