Peerage Record – 2424

     Ann Wyndham was the daughter of John Wyndham.¹ She married Hon. James Everard Arundell, son of Henry Arundell, 6th Baron Arundell of Wardour and Elizabeth Eleanor Everard, on 2 June 1751.^1,2 She died on 10 April 1796.²
     From 2 June 1751, her married name became Arundell.¹

     Captain Francis Edward Seymour was born on 21 September 1788.¹ He was the son of Colonel Francis Compton Seymour and Leonora Perkins.¹ He married Elizabeth Cooke, daughter of Charles Cooke, on 4 February 1815.¹ He died on 26 July 1866 at age 77.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹

     Elizabeth Cooke was the daughter of Charles Cooke.¹ She married Captain Francis Edward Seymour, son of Colonel Francis Compton Seymour and Leonora Perkins, on 4 February 1815.¹ She died on 11 July 1851.¹
     Her married name became Seymour.

     Reverend Francis Payne Seymour was born on 23 December 1815.¹ He was the son of Captain Francis Edward Seymour and Elizabeth Cooke.¹ He married, firstly, Jane Margaret Dallas, daughter of Reverend Alexander Robert Charles Dallas and Mary Anne Ferguson, on 13 September 1848.¹ He married, secondly, Blanche Catherine Ward, daughter of H. B. Ward, on 4 November 1862.¹ He died on 4 July 1870 at age 54.¹
     He was the Rector at Havant, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Blanche Catherine Ward was the daughter of H. B. Ward.¹ She married Reverend Francis Payne Seymour, son of Captain Francis Edward Seymour and Elizabeth Cooke, on 4 November 1862.¹ She died on 14 March 1907.¹
     Her married name became Seymour.

     Jane Margaret Dallas was born in 1828.² She was the daughter of Reverend Alexander Robert Charles Dallas and Mary Anne Ferguson.² She married Reverend Francis Payne Seymour, son of Captain Francis Edward Seymour and Elizabeth Cooke, on 13 September 1848.¹ She died on 25 October 1860.¹
     Her married name became Seymour.

     Reverend Alexander Robert Charles Dallas was born on 29 March 1791 at Colchester, Essex, England^G.¹ He was the son of Robert Charles Dallas and Sarah Harding.¹ He married, secondly, Anne Biscoe Tyndale, daughter of Reverend Thomas George Tyndale and Mary Anne Earle.² He married, firstly, Mary Anne Ferguson, daughter of Robert Ferguson, on 4 May 1818 at Morden, Surrey, England^G.³ He died on 12 December 1869 at age 78 at Wonston, Hampshire, England^G.¹
     He was Deputy Assistant Commissary of Cadiz between 1810 and 1812 at Cadiz, Spain^G.³ He fought in the Battle of Waterloo.³ He matriculated at Worcester College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1820.¹ He was the Curate between 1821 and 1824 at Radley, Berkshire, England^G.³ He was ordained on 17 June 1821 a deacon.¹ He was the Curate between 1824 and 1826 at Wooburn, Buckinghamshire, England^G.³ He was the Vicar between 1827 and 1828 at Yardley, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He was the Rector in 1828 at Wonston, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He was Honorary Secretary for the Society of Irish Church Missions between 1843 and 1864.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.¹
     

     Francis Alexander Dallas Seymour was born on 23 September 1853.¹ He was the son of Reverend Francis Payne Seymour and Jane Margaret Dallas.¹ He died on 18 January 1883 at age 29.¹

     Edward Hamilton Seymour, 16th Duke of Somerset was born on 19 May 1860.¹ He was the son of Reverend Francis Payne Seymour and Jane Margaret Dallas.¹ He married Rowena Wall, daughter of George Wall and Mary Anne Dixon, on 28 July 1881.¹ He died on 5 May 1931 at age 70.¹
     He was educated at Blundell’s School, Tiverton, Devon, England.¹ He was commissioned in 1880 with the rank of officer, in the service of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1888.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1898 in the Army Ordnance Department.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1903.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1907.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1915.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1918.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1919.¹ He succeeded as the 16th Baron Seymour [E., 1547] on 22 October 1923.¹ He succeeded as the 14th Baronet Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy [E., 1611] on 22 October 1923.¹ He succeeded as the 16th Duke of Somerset [E., 1547] on 22 October 1923.¹