Peerage Record – 2421

     Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset was baptised on 17 January 1694/95.¹ He was the son of Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Bt. and Laetitia Popham.² He married Mary Webb, daughter of Daniel Webb and Elizabeth Somner, on 8 March 1716.¹ He died on 15 December 1757 at age 62.¹
     He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Salisbury between 1741 and 1747.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy [E., 1611] on 29 December 1741.² He succeeded as the 8th Duke of Somerset [E., 1547] on 7 February 1750.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Seymour [E., 1547] on 7 February 1750.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire between 1752 and 1757.¹

     Mary Webb was the daughter of Daniel Webb and Elizabeth Somner.² She married Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset, son of Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Bt. and Laetitia Popham, on 8 March 1716.¹ She died on 23 February 1768.¹
     Her married name became Seymour. After her marriage, Mary Webb was styled as Duchess of Somerset on 7 February 1749/50.

     Daniel Webb was born on 19 September 1661.² He was the son of Robert Webb and Elizabeth Goddard.² He married Elizabeth Somner, daughter of John Somner. He died in 1716 at Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England^G.²
     He lived at Melksham, Wiltshire, England.¹ He lived at Monkton Farleigh, Wiltshire, England^G.¹

     Edward Seymour, 9th Duke of Somerset was born on 2 January 1717/18.¹ He was the son of Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset and Mary Webb.¹ He died on 2 January 1792 at age 74, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.¹ He was educated at Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Duke of Somerset [E., 1547] on 15 December 1757.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baron Seymour [E., 1547] on 15 December 1757.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy [E., 1611] on 15 December 1757.¹

     Webb Seymour, 10th Duke of Somerset was born on 3 December 1718.¹ He was the son of Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset and Mary Webb.¹ He married Mary Anne Bonnell, daughter of John Bonnell, on 11 December 1769.¹ He died on 15 December 1793 at age 75.¹
     He inherited his maternal grandfather, Daniel Webb’s estate of Monkton Farley.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Duke of Somerset [E., 1547] on 2 January 1792.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Baron Seymour [E., 1547] on 2 January 1792.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy [E., 1611] on 2 January 1792.¹

     Mary Anne Bonnell was the daughter of John Bonnell.¹ She married Webb Seymour, 10th Duke of Somerset, son of Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset and Mary Webb, on 11 December 1769.¹ She died on 23 July 1802.¹
     From 11 December 1769, her married name became Seymour. After her marriage, Mary Anne Bonnell was styled as Duchess of Somerset on 2 January 1792.

     John Bonnell lived at Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     Archibald Henry Algernon St. Maur, 13th Duke of Somerset was born on 30 December 1810.¹ He was the son of Edward Adolphus St. Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset and Lady Charlotte Hamilton.¹ He died on 12 January 1891 at age 80, unmarried.¹
     He was given the name of Archibald Henry Algernon Seymour at birth.¹ He succeeded as the 13th Duke of Somerset [E., 1547] on 28 November 1885.¹ He succeeded as the 13th Baron Seymour [E., 1547] on 28 November 1885.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Baronet Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy [E., 1611] on 28 November 1885.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Leicestershire.¹

     Algernon Percy Banks St. Maur, 14th Duke of Somerset was born on 22 December 1813.¹ He was the son of Edward Adolphus St. Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset and Lady Charlotte Hamilton.¹ He married Horatia Isabella Harriet Morier, daughter of John Philip Morier and Horatia Maria Francis Seymour, on 17 May 1845.¹ He died on 2 October 1894 at age 80.¹
     He was given the name of Algernon Percy Banks Seymour at birth.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Roya Horse Guards.¹ He wrote the book The Old Coaching Days.¹ He succeeded as the 14th Baron Seymour [E., 1547] on 12 January 1891.¹ He succeeded as the 14th Duke of Somerset [E., 1547] on 12 January 1891.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Baronet Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy [E., 1611] on 12 January 1891.¹

     Thomas Sheridan was born in 1775 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.² He was the son of Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Elizabeth Anne Linley.^1,3 He married Caroline Henrietta Callander, daughter of Colonel Sir James Campbell, 5th of Craigforth and 15th of Ardkinglas and Lady Elizabeth Helena Mac Donnell, in 1806.³ He died on 12 September 1817.³
     In 1803 he was fined £1500 for criminal conversation with a Mrs Campbell, a 29yr old home from the Caribbean.⁴ He was Muster-Master-General of the army in Dublin.⁴