Peerage Record – 5445

     Lt.-Col. Charles Francis Seymour was born on 13 September 1819.¹ He was the son of Colonel Sir Horace Beauchamp Seymour and Elizabeth Malet Palk.¹ He died on 5 November 1854 at age 35, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Scots Fusilier Guards.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.¹ He fought in the Battle of Inkerman on 5 November 1854.¹

     Admiral Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour, 1st and last Baron Alcester was born on 12 April 1821 at Bruton Street, London, England^G.^1,2 He was the son of Colonel Sir Horace Beauchamp Seymour and Elizabeth Malet Palk.¹ He died on 30 March 1895 at age 73 at 22 Ryder Street, St. James’s, London, England^G, unmarried.³ He was buried on 3 April 1895 at Woking Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England^G.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Midshipman in 1834 in the Royal Navy.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in 1847.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1854.¹ He was Captain of the H.M.S. Meteor, sailing this floating battery to Crimea and back to Portsmouth between 1855 and 1856.¹ He fought in the Maori Wars between 1860 and 1861, where he was severley wounded.⁴ He was commander of the Naval Brigade between 1860 and 1861.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 16 July 1861.² He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria in 1866.¹ He was Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty between 1868 and 1870.⁴ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1870.¹ He held the office of Lord of the Admiralty between 1872 and 1874.¹ He was commander of the Channel Fleet between 1874 and 1877.¹ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1876.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1877.¹ He was Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet between 1880 and 1883.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 24 May 1881.² He gained the rank of Admiral in 1882.¹ He was created 1st Baron Alcester, of Alcester, co. Warwick [England] on 24 November 1882.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1885.³ He held the office of Lord of the Admiralty between 1885 and 1885.¹
     On his death, his title became extinct.³

     Conway Frederick Charles Seymour was born on 25 March 1823.¹ He was the son of Frederick Charles William Seymour and Lady Mary Gordon.¹ He died on 1 May 1914 at age 91.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 85th Regiment.¹ He was Foreign Office Messenger between 1859 and 1900.¹ He was Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber between 1878 and 1901.¹

     Mary Frederica Seymour was the daughter of Frederick Charles William Seymour and Lady Mary Gordon.¹ She married General Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Myddelton-Biddulph, son of Robert Biddulph and Charlotte Myddelton, on 16 February 1857.¹ She died on 23 October 1902.¹
     Her married name became Myddelton-Biddulph. She held the office of Maid of Honour to HM Queen Victoria.¹ She held the office of Honorary Woman of the Bedchamber to HM Queen Victoria.¹ She was awarded the Lady, Royal Order of Victoria and Albert (V.A.) 3rd Class.¹

     William Charles Yelverton, 2nd Viscount Avonmore was born on 5 April 1762.¹ He was the son of Barry Yelverton, 1st Viscount Avonmore and Mary Nugent.¹ He married Mary Reade, daughter of John Reade, on 1 September 1787, by special licence, as she was a minor.¹ He died on 28 November 1814 at age 52 at Clytha, Monmouthshire, Wales^G.¹
     He held the office of Principal Registrar of the High Court of Chancery [Ireland].¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Yelverton [I., 1795] on 19 August 1805.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Avonmore, co. Cork [I., 1795] on 19 August 1805.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Avonmore, of Derry Island, co. Tipperary [I., 1800] on 19 August 1805.¹

     Maj.-Gen. Frederick Horace Arthur Seymour was born on 9 November 1836.¹ He was the son of Frederick Charles William Seymour and Lady Augusta Hervey.¹ He died on 25 March 1914 at age 77.¹
     He gained the rank of Major-General in the Rifle Brigade.¹

     Arthur Laurence Hervey Seymour was born in 1838.¹ He was the son of Frederick Charles William Seymour and Lady Augusta Hervey.¹ He died in 1859.¹

     Sir Horace Alfred Damer Seymour was born on 9 April 1843.¹ He was the son of Frederick Charles William Seymour and Lady Augusta Hervey.¹ He married Elizabeth Mary Romilly, daughter of Lt.-Col. Frederick Romilly and Lady Elizabeth Amelia Jane Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, on 17 February 1880.¹ He died on 25 June 1902 at age 59.¹
     He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was Private Secretary to the Prime Minister.¹ He was Commissioner of Customs between 1885 and 1890.¹ He was Deputy Chairman of Customs between 1890 and 1894.¹ He was Deputy Master of the Mint between 1894 and 1902.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1898.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1902.¹

     Elizabeth Mary Romilly was born circa 1853.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Frederick Romilly and Lady Elizabeth Amelia Jane Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound.¹ She married Sir Horace Alfred Damer Seymour, son of Frederick Charles William Seymour and Lady Augusta Hervey, on 17 February 1880.¹ She died on 17 April 1950.¹
     Her married name became Seymour. On 15 September 1902 she was granted by Royal Warrant the rank of a knight’s widow.¹ She was awarded the Medaille de la Reine Elisabeth.¹

     Commander Ralph Frederick Seymour was born on 6 January 1886.¹ He was the son of Sir Horace Alfred Damer Seymour and Elizabeth Mary Romilly.¹ He died on 4 October 1922 at age 36.¹
     He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916.¹ He was awarded the Order of St. Anne of Russia 3rd Class with Swords.¹ He was awarded the Commander, Order of the Redeemer of Greece.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.¹