Peerage Record – 11973

     Maj.-Gen. W. L. Darling married Isabella Mary Sturrock, daughter of Reverend James Trail Sturrock.

     Reverend FitzRoy George Henry Somerset was born on 9 August 1852.¹ He was the son of Reverend William Somerset and Georgiana Amelia Darling.¹ He married Julia Hannah Munro, daughter of Hugh Munro, in February 1881.¹ He died on 7 April 1889 at age 36, without issue.¹

     Julia Hannah Munro was the daughter of Hugh Munro.¹ She married Reverend FitzRoy George Henry Somerset, son of Reverend William Somerset and Georgiana Amelia Darling, in February 1881.¹ She died on 11 December 1947.¹
     From February 1881, her married name became Somerset.¹

     John Plantagenet Edward Arthur Henry Somerset was born on 22 August 1853.¹ He was the son of Reverend William Somerset and Georgiana Amelia Darling.¹ He died on 30 March 1878 at age 24, unmarried.¹

     Raglan Turberville Henry Somerset was born on 20 April 1859.¹ He was the son of Reverend William Somerset and Georgiana Amelia Darling.¹ He married Elizabeth Horatia Anne Nelson-Ward, daughter of Reverend Horatio Nelson Nelson-Ward and Elizabeth Martha Blandy, in October 1884.¹ He died on 2 June 1938 at age 79.¹
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     Elizabeth Horatia Anne Nelson-Ward was born on 24 June 1857.² She was the daughter of Reverend Horatio Nelson Nelson-Ward and Elizabeth Martha Blandy.^1,3 She married Raglan Turberville Henry Somerset, son of Reverend William Somerset and Georgiana Amelia Darling, in October 1884.¹ She died on 3 May 1929 at age 71.¹
     From October 1884, her married name became Somerset.¹

     Reverend Horatio Nelson Nelson-Ward was born in 1822 at Barnham, Norfolk, England.² He was the son of Reverend Philip Ward and Horatia Nelson.³ He married Elizabeth Martha Blandy, daughter of John Davis Blandy and Janet Burden, on 31 January 1856 at Tooting Church, Tooting, Surrey, England^G.² He died on 13 March 1888, from a chest infection.²
     He was given the name of Horatio Nelson Ward at birth.³ He was the Rector between 1855 and 1888 at Radstock, Somerset, England^G.^1,4 In 1881 his name was legally changed to Horatio Nelson Nelson-Ward.²

     Raglan Horatio Edwyn Henry Somerset was born in 1885.¹ He was the son of Raglan Turberville Henry Somerset and Elizabeth Horatia Anne Nelson-Ward.¹ He married Adelaide Millicent Blanche Gwendolen Somerset, daughter of Arthur William FitzRoy Somerset and Gwendolin Adelaide Katherine Georgiana Matilda Somerset, on 6 November 1915.¹ He died on 29 April 1956.¹
     He graduated from Queens’ College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was admitted to Gray’s Inn entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He was admitted to Middle Temple entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He held the office of Recorder of Oswestry between 1933 and 1937.¹ He held the office of Recorder of Gloucester in 1937.¹ He gained the rank of Temporary Captain in the British Army.¹ He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) in 1947.¹

     Adelaide Millicent Blanche Gwendolen Somerset was born on 13 October 1888.² She was the daughter of Arthur William FitzRoy Somerset and Gwendolin Adelaide Katherine Georgiana Matilda Somerset.^1,2 She married Raglan Horatio Edwyn Henry Somerset, son of Raglan Turberville Henry Somerset and Elizabeth Horatia Anne Nelson-Ward, on 6 November 1915.¹ She died on 20 January 1958 at age 69.¹
     She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Monmouthshire.¹