Peerage Record – 11942

     Nell Lauder Pyman was the daughter of Harold English Pyman.¹ She married Major Alan FitzRoy Somerset, son of Colonel Charles Wyndham Somerset and Elinor Barbara Alice Howell, on 18 April 1927.¹ She died on 15 January 1951.¹
     From 18 April 1927, her married name became Somerset.¹

     Harold English Pyman lived at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹

     Robin FitzRoy Somerset was born on 21 May 1930.¹ He was the son of Major Alan FitzRoy Somerset and Nell Lauder Pyman.¹ He married Sarah Marguerite Mills, daughter of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Piercy Mills and Anne Cumberlege, in 1977.¹ He died on 21 October 2022 at age 92.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Rifle Brigade.¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1997.¹ He lived in 1999 at 91 Edgar Road, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Sarah Marguerite Mills is the daughter of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Piercy Mills and Anne Cumberlege.^1,2 She married Robin FitzRoy Somerset, son of Major Alan FitzRoy Somerset and Nell Lauder Pyman, in 1977.¹
     From 1977, her married name became Somerset.¹

     Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Piercy Mills was born on 4 October 1914.² He married Anne Cumberlege in 1944.² He died on 27 July 2006 at age 91.²
     He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.)¹ He lived at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England^G.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He was educated at Royal Naval College, Darmouth, Devon, England.² He fought in the Second World War.² He fought in the Korean War.² He was Commander-in-CHief of the Plymouth between 1967 and 1969.²

     Charles FitzRoy Somerset was born in 1981.¹ He is the son of Robin FitzRoy Somerset and Sarah Marguerite Mills.¹

     Anne Marguerite Somerset was born on 21 November 1978.¹ She is the daughter of Robin FitzRoy Somerset and Sarah Marguerite Mills.¹

     Barbara Carol Somerset was born on 21 June 1933.¹ She is the daughter of Major Alan FitzRoy Somerset and Nell Lauder Pyman.¹
     She was educated at Girton College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ She lived in 1999 at Aldehaven, Leiston Road, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     Frances Constance Somerset was the daughter of Colonel Henry George Edward Somerset and Harriette Lade Coast.¹ She died on 13 August 1959.¹

     FitzRoy MacLean Henry Somerset was born on 1 November 1839.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Sir Henry Somerset and Frances Sarah Heathcote.¹ He married Ellen Amelia Arnot, daughter of David Arnot, on 18 July 1867.¹ He died on 29 June 1907 at age 67.¹
     He was Chief of Police at Hanover, Cape Province, South Africa^G.¹