Peerage Record – 2469

     2nd Lt. Edward Victor Somerset was born on 2 July 1903.¹ He was the son of Henry Charles Somers Augustus Somerset and Lady Katherine de Vere Beauclerk.¹ He died on 23 September 1929 at age 26, killed in an aeroplane accident.¹
     He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards.¹

     Brenda Woodhouse was the daughter of Major Robert Woodhouse.¹ She married, firstly, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, son of Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava and Hariot Georgina Rowan-Hamilton, on 20 June 1908.² She married, secondly, Henry Charles Somers Augustus Somerset, son of Lord Henry Richard Charles Somerset and Lady Isabella Caroline Somers-Cocks, on 28 January 1932.¹ She died on 17 July 1946.¹
     From 20 June 1908, her married name became Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood. After her marriage, Brenda Woodhouse was styled as Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava on 7 February 1918. From 28 January 1932, her married name became Somerset.

     Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava was born on 26 February 1875.¹ He was the son of Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava and Hariot Georgina Rowan-Hamilton.³ He married Brenda Woodhouse, daughter of Major Robert Woodhouse, on 20 June 1908.¹ He died on 21 July 1930 at age 55, killed in an aeroplane accident.
     He gained the rank of Captain in 1897 in the 9th Lancers .¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1900.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1901, where he was wounded and was mentioned in despatches twice9.¹ He was Military Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia in 1914.¹ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1917.¹ He gained the rank of Staff Captain in 1916 in the Guards Division.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava [U.K., 1888] on 7 February 1918.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Dufferin and Claneboye of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh, co. Down [I., 1800] on 7 February 1918.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Dufferin, co. Down [U.K., 1871] on 7 February 1918.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Claneboye, of Claneboye, co. Down [U.K., 1850] on 7 February 1918.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Claneboye, of Claneboye, co. Down [U.K., 1871] on 7 February 1918.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Blackwood, of Ballyleidy, co. Down [I., 1763] on 7 February 1918.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Ava, co. Down and Burma [U.K., 1888] on 7 February 1918.¹ He held the office of Speaker of the Senate [Northern Ireland] between 1921 and 1930.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] on 16 September 1921.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Northern Ireland] on 12 December 1922.¹ He was commanding officer of the Ulster Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1924.¹ He held the office of Vice-Admiral of Ulster.¹

     Major Robert Woodhouse held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)² He lived at Orford House, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, England^G.²

     Major Lord Henry Arthur George Somerset was born on 17 November 1851.¹ He was the son of Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Georgiana Charlotte Curzon.¹ He died on 26 May 1926 at age 74.¹
     He was also known as Arthur.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Wiltshire.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Horse Guards.¹

     Major Lord Henry Edward Brudenell Somerset was born on 6 July 1853.¹ He was the son of Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Georgiana Charlotte Curzon.¹ He married Fanny Julia Dixie, daughter of Sir Alexander Beaumont Churchill Dixie, 10th Bt. and Maria Catharine Walters, on 17 August 1880.¹ He died on 17 May 1897 at age 43.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the Gloucestershire Yeomanry Cavalry.¹

     Fanny Julia Dixie was born in 1859 at Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England.² She was the daughter of Sir Alexander Beaumont Churchill Dixie, 10th Bt. and Maria Catharine Walters.¹ She married, firstly, Major Lord Henry Edward Brudenell Somerset, son of Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Georgiana Charlotte Curzon, on 17 August 1880.¹ She married, secondly, Major John Gratwicke Blagrave on 2 July 1898.¹ She died on 17 August 1939.¹
     From 17 August 1880, her married name became Somerset. From 2 July 1898, her married name became Blagrave.

     Sir Alexander Beaumont Churchill Dixie, 10th Bt. was born on 24 December 1819.² He was the son of Captain Sir Alexander Dixie, 9th Bt. and Rosamund Mary Churchill.² He married Maria Catharine Walters, daughter of Reverend Charles Walters, on 29 June 1843.² He died on 8 January 1872 at age 52.²
     He graduated with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)² He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Dixie, of Market Bosworth, co. Leicester [E., 1660] on 29 December 1857.³

     Major John Gratwicke Blagrave was born in 1854 at Barrows, Gurney, Somerset, England.² He married Fanny Julia Dixie, daughter of Sir Alexander Beaumont Churchill Dixie, 10th Bt. and Maria Catharine Walters, on 2 July 1898.¹ He died on 12 February 1926.¹

     William Henry Harford was the son of William Henry Harford. He married Ellen Tower, daughter of Reverend William Tower.
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)² He lived at Oldown, Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He lived at Old Bank, Bristol, England^G.¹