Peerage Record – 1019

     Lord Henry Richard Charles Somerset was born on 7 December 1849.² He was the son of Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Georgiana Charlotte Curzon.¹ He married Lady Isabella Caroline Somers-Cocks, daughter of Charles Somers Somers-Cocks, 3rd Earl Sommers and Virginia Pattle, on 6 February 1872.³ He died on 10 October 1932 at age 82.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Monmouthshire between 1871 and 1880.³ He held the office of Comptroller of the Royal Household between 1874 and 1879.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Herefordshire.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Monmouthshire.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Monmouthshire.²

     Henry Charles Somers Augustus Somerset was born on 18 May 1874.² He was the son of Lord Henry Richard Charles Somerset and Lady Isabella Caroline Somers-Cocks.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Katherine de Vere Beauclerk, daughter of William Ameleus Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 10th Duke of Saint Albans and Grace Bernal-Osborne, on 23 January 1896.² He and Lady Katherine de Vere Beauclerk were divorced in 1920.² He married, secondly, Brenda Woodhouse, daughter of Major Robert Woodhouse, on 28 January 1932.² He died on 25 November 1945 at age 71.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 1st Herefordshire Volunteer Rifles.² He fought in the Boer War.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.² He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Herefordshire.² He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Surrey.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Worcestershire.²

     Captain Henry Robert Somers FitzRoy de Vere Somerset was born on 3 March 1898.² He was the son of Henry Charles Somers Augustus Somerset and Lady Katherine de Vere Beauclerk.¹ He married Bettine Violet Malcolm, daughter of Major Charles Edward Malcolm and Hon. Beatrice Mary Leslie Hore-Ruthven, on 2 December 1922.² He died on 27 February 1965 at age 66.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Coldstream Guards, Reserve of Officers.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1918.²

     Hamilton John Agmondesham Cuffe, 5th Earl of Desart was born on 30 August 1848.² He was the son of Otway O’Conner Cuffe, 3rd Earl of Desart and Lady Elizabeth Lucy Campbell.² He married Lady Margaret Joan Lascelles, daughter of Henry Thynne Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood and Lady Elizabeth Joanna de Burgh, on 19 July 1876.² He died on 4 November 1934 at age 86.²
     He was a practising barrister in 1872.² He was Solicitor to the Treasury and Queen’s Proctor between 1894 and 1909.² He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Desart [I., 1793] on 15 September 1898.² He succeeded as the 5th Baron Desart, co. Kilkenny [I., 1733] on 15 September 1898.² He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Castlecuffe [I., 1793] on 15 September 1898.² He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Desart, co. Kilkenny [I., 1781] on 15 September 1898.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1899.² He was appointed Knight, Order of St. Patrick (K.P.)² He was created 1st Baron Desart [U.K.] on 12 May 1909.²
     On his death, all of his titles became extinct.²

     Alexander James Montgomery was born in 1974.¹ He is the son of David Hugh Montgomery and Elizabeth Lavinia Sara King.¹

     Antony D. G. North is the son of Douglas North.¹ He married Patricia Rose King, daughter of Lt.-Cdr. James Osborne King and Hon. Elizabeth Patricia White, on 1 August 1970.¹

     Douglas North lived.¹

     Christopher Douglas Antony North was born in 1976.¹ He is the son of Antony D. G. North and Patricia Rose King.¹

     Thomas Henry Rivers Bulkeley was the son of Colonel Charles Rivers Bulkeley.¹ He married Annie Evelyn Pelly, daughter of Sir Henry Carstairs Pelly, 3rd Bt. and Lady Lilian Harriet Charteris, on 19 April 1913.² He died on 22 October 1914, killed in action.³
     He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)² He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.)² He fought in the First World War. He gained the rank of Captain in October 1914 in the Scots Guards.²

     Richard James Patrick North was born in 1978.¹ He is the son of Antony D. G. North and Patricia Rose King.¹