Social Victorians/People/Beaufort

Also Known As

• Family name: Somerset
• Duke of Beaufort
  • Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset (8th Duke of Beaufort), 27 November 1853 – 30 April 1899
  • Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset (9th Duke of Beaufort), 30 April 1899 – 24 November 1924
• Duchess of Beaufort
  • Georgiana Charlotte Curzon Somerset, 27 November 1853 – 30 April 1899
  • Louise Emily Harford Somerset, 30 April 1899 – 24 November 1924
• Dowager Duchess of Beaufort
  • Georgiana Charlotte Curzon Somerset, 27 November 1853 – 14 May 1906
• Several courtesy titles are associated with this dukedom, including the Marquess of Worcester for the heir apparent, the Earl of Glamorgan for his eldest son and Viscount Grosmont for his eldest son.

Demographics

• Nationality: English

Relations

• Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort, was the father of Lady Edith Denison, Countess Londesborough.
• Colonel Francis William Henry Fane, 12th Earl of Westmorland and Lady Adelaide Ida Curzon-Howe Fane were Lady Grace Denison's parents.

Family

• Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort (1 February 1824 – 30 April 1899)
• Georgiana Charlotte Curzon Somerset (29 September 1825 – 14 May 1906)

1. Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort (19 May 1847 – 24 November 1924)
2. Henry Richard Charles Somerset (7 December 1849 – 10 October 1932)
3. (Henry) Arthur George Somerset (17 November 1851 – 26 May 1926)
4. Henry Edward Brudenell Somerset (6 July 1853 – 17 May 1897)
5. Blanche Elizabeth Adelaide Somerset Beresford (c 1854 – 22 February 1897)

• Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort (19 May 1847 – 24 November 1924)
• Louise Emily Harford Somerset (21 September 1864 – 11 October 1945), her second marriage

1. Blanche Linnie Somerset (15 April 1897 – 30 August 1968)
2. Diana Maud Nina Somerset (12 September 1898 – 6 May 1935)
3. Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort (4 April 1900 – 5 February 1984)

Timeline

1845 July 3, Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset and Georgiana Charlotte Curzon Somerset married.

1872 February 6, Henry Richard Charles Somerset and Isabella Caroline Somers-Cocks married.

1874 July 21, Blanche Elizabeth Adelaide Somerset and John Henry de la Poer Beresford married.

1880 August 17, Henry Edward Brudenell Somerset and Fanny Julia Dixie married.

1895 October 9, Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset and Louise Emily Harford Somerset married, her second marriage, at Trinity Church, Sloane Street, in London.

1897 February 22, Blanche Elizabeth Adelaide Somerset Beresford died.

1897 May 17, Henry Edward Brudenell Somerset died.

Bibliography

• "Duke of Beaufort." Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Beaufort (accessed June 2015).
• "Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort." "Person Page — 1018." The Peerage: A Genealogical Survey of the Peerage of Britain as Well as the Royal Families of Europe http://www.thepeerage.com/p1018.htm#i10178 (accessed June 2015).
• "Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort." "Person Page — 1018." The Peerage: A Genealogical Survey of the Peerage of Britain as Well as the Royal Families of Europe http://www.thepeerage.com/p1018.htm#i10175 (accessed June 2015).
• "Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort." Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Somerset,_7th_Duke_of_Beaufort (accessed June 2015).
• "Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort." Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Somerset,_8th_Duke_of_Beaufort (accessed June 2015).
• "Lady Blanche Elizabeth Adelaide Somerset." "Person Page — 2383." The Peerage: A Genealogical Survey of the Peerage of Britain as Well as the Royal Families of Europe http://www.thepeerage.com/p2383.htm#i23829 (accessed June 2015).
• "Lord Henry Edward Brudenell Somerset." "Person Page — 2469." The Peerage: A Genealogical Survey of the Peerage of Britain as Well as the Royal Families of Europe http://www.thepeerage.com/p2469.htm#i24686 (accessed June 2015).
• "Lord Henry Richard Charles Somerset." "Person Page — 1019." The Peerage: A Genealogical Survey of the Peerage of Britain as Well as the Royal Families of Europe http://www.thepeerage.com/p1019.htm#i10181 (accessed June 2015).
• "Louise Emily Harford." "Person Page — 1018." The Peerage: A Genealogical Survey of the Peerage of Britain as Well as the Royal Families of Europe http://www.thepeerage.com/p1018.htm#i10179 (accessed June 2015).