Peerage Record – 2614

     Sir John Somerset was born after 1604. He was the son of Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester.¹ He married Hon. Mary Arundell, daughter of Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour and Anne Philipson.¹

     Isabella Poyntz was born on 6 March 1803. She was the daughter of William Stephen Poyntz and Hon. Elizabeth Mary Browne.¹ She married Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter, son of Henry Cecil, 1st Marquess of Exeter and Sarah Hoggins, on 12 May 1824.² She died on 6 March 1879 at age 76.²
     From 12 May 1824, her married name became Cecil. After her marriage, Isabella Poyntz was styled as Marchioness of Exeter on 12 May 1824.

     Amelia Thompson was the daughter of William Thompson.¹ She married Thomas Taylour, 3rd Marquess of Headfort, son of Thomas Taylour, 2nd Marquess of Headfort and Olivia Stevenson, on 20 July 1842.¹ She died on 4 December 1864.¹
     Her married name became Taylour.

     William Thompson held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)¹ He lived at Underley Hall, Westmorland, England^G.¹

     Hon. Mary Hood was born on 4 June 1846. She was the daughter of General Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport of Cricket St. Thomas and Lady Mary Penelope Hill.¹ She married Hugh de Grey Seymour, 6th Marquess of Hertford, son of Sir Francis George Hugh Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford and Lady Emily Murray, on 16 April 1868 at Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ She died on 6 April 1909 at age 62, while on a voyage to Palestine.¹
     Her married name became Seymour. After her marriage, Hon. Mary Hood was styled as Marchioness of Hertford on 25 January 1884.

     General Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport of Cricket St. Thomas was born on 23 December 1814 at Marylebone, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Samuel Hood, 2nd Baron Bridport and Charlotte Mary Nelson, Duchesa di Bronté.¹ He married Lady Mary Penelope Hill, daughter of Arthur Blundell Sandys Trumbull Hill, 3rd Marquess of Downshire and Lady Maria Windsor, on 2 August 1838 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.² He died on 4 June 1904 at age 89 at Royal Lodge, Windsor Park, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was buried on 10 June 1904 at Cricket St. Thomas, Somerset, England^G.² His will was proven (by probate), at over £3000 gross and £2000 net.²
     He was commissioned in 1831, in the service of the Scots Fusilier Foot Guards.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1836.¹ He held the office of Groom in Waiting between 1841 and 1858.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1847.¹ He held the office of Clerk Marshal to HRH the Prince Consort between 1853 and 1861.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Army in 1854.¹ He held the office of Equerry to HM Queen Victoria between 1858 and 1884.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1862.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Bridport [I., 1794] on 6 January 1868.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Bridport of Cricket St. Thomas, co. Somerset and of Bronté, in the Kingdom of Italy [U.K.] on 6 July 1868.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1871.¹ He succeeded as the Duca di Bronte [Kingdom of Two Sicilies, 1799] on 29 January 1873.¹ He gained the rank of General in 1877.¹ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting between 1884 and 1901.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 22 July 1885.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 23 October 1891.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Dorset.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Somerset.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Devon.³ In 1901 he was forced to sell Cricket St. Thomas (to F. J. Fry), due to the ‘rascality’ of his solicitor.² He held the office of Honorary Equerry to HM King Edward VII between 1901 and 1904.³

     George Francis Alexander Seymour, 7th Marquess of Hertford was born on 20 October 1871.² He was the son of Hugh de Grey Seymour, 6th Marquess of Hertford and Hon. Mary Hood. He married Alice Cornelia Thaw, daughter of William Thaw, on 27 April 1903 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.^G.² He died on 16 February 1940 at age 68, without issue.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion, Black Watch.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Warwickshire Yeomanry.² His marriage to Alice Cornelia Thaw was annulled in 1908.² He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Hertford [G.B., 1750] on 23 March 1912.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Yarmouth, co. Norfolk [G.B., 1793] on 23 March 1912.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Conway of Ragley, co. Warwick [G.B., 1703] on 23 March 1912.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Beauchamp [G.B., 1750] on 23 March 1912.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Marquess of Hertford [G.B., 1793] on 23 March 1912.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Conway and Killultagh, co. Antrim [I., 1712] on 23 March 1912.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Warwickshire.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Warwickshire.²

     Hon. Anne Arundell was born circa 1616.³ She was the daughter of Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour and Anne Philipson.¹ A settlement for the marriage between her and Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore was made on 20 March 1627/28.^1,3 She died on 23 July 1649.³ She was buried at Tisbury, Wiltshire, England^G.³
     From 20 March 1627/28, her married name became Calvert.¹ After her marriage, Hon. Anne Arundell was styled as Baroness Baltimore on 15 April 1632.
     According to Gibbs, she is said to have been a most beautiful and accomplished woman.³

     William Bingham Baring was born on 22 September 1859.¹ He was the son of William Henry Baring and Elizabeth Hammersley.¹ He married Georgina Margaret Campbell, daughter of Charles Hallyburton Campbell, on 2 March 1886.¹ He died on 9 July 1916 at age 56.¹

     Audrey Ethelreda Harrison was the daughter of Edward Harrison and Frances Bray.¹ She married Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend of Raynham, son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend of Raynham and Hon. Elizabeth Pelham, on 29 May 1723.² She died on 9 March 1788.
     Her married name became Townshend. After her marriage, Audrey Ethelreda Harrison was styled as Viscountess Townshend of Raynham on 21 June 1738.