Peerage Record – 943

     Sir Richard Edgcombe was the son of Peter Edgcombe and Elizabeth Holland.² He married Joan Tremayne, daughter of Thomas Tremayne.² He died in 1489.²
     He lived at Cotehele, Cornwall, England.² He held the office of Escheator of Cornwall.² He was also known as Sir Richard Edgecombe.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Tavistock circa 1468.² He joined the Duke of Buckingham’s rebellion against King Richard III.² He fought in the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.² He was granted Totnes Castle, the Manor of Cornworthy and other lands in Devon.² He was appointed Knight by King Edward IV.² He held the office of Sheriff of Devon in 1487.² He was Comptroller of the Household to King Edward VII.²

     Helene Aurore di Noghera, Contessa Palatine di Noghera was born on 22 May 1898 at Turin, Italy^G.¹ She was the daughter of Palatin Nicola Giovanni Maria di Noghera, Conte di Noghera and Aurora Pavlovna Demidoff, Principessa di San Donato.¹ She married Gaston Joseph Tissot.¹ She died on 12 October 1967 at age 69.¹
     Her married name became Tissot.¹ She gained the title of Contessa Palatine di Noghera.¹

     Thomas Clack was born in 1714.² He died in 1761.²
     He lived at Wallingford, Berkshire, England^G.³

     Lady Caroline Margaret Somers-Cocks was the daughter of John Sommers Somers-Cocks, 2nd Earl Sommers and Lady Caroline Harriet Yorke.² She married Reverend Hon. Charles Leslie Courtenay, son of William Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon and Henrietta Leslie Pepys, on 20 June 1849.² She died on 14 November 1894, without issue.¹
     She held the office of Maid of Honour to HM Queen Victoria.¹ Her married name became Courtenay.

     John Sommers Somers-Cocks, 2nd Earl Sommers was born on 19 March 1788.¹ He was the son of John Sommers Cocks, 1st Earl Sommers and Margaret Nash.² He married Lady Caroline Harriet Yorke, daughter of Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke and Lady Elizabeth Scot Lindsay, on 4 February 1815.² He died on 5 October 1852 at age 64.¹
     He was given the name of John Sommers Cocks at birth.¹ He was educated between 1797 and 1803 at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Cornet in 1803 in the 16th Light Dragoons.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1805 in the 16th Light Dragoons.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1807 in the 2nd Dragoon Guards.¹ He fought in the Peninsular Wars in 1812.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Reigate between 1812 and 1818.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1813 in the Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Heredord between 1818 and 1832.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1831 in the Herefordshire Militia.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Reigate between 1832 and 1841.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1836 in the Herefordshire Militia.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Eastnor, of Eastnor Castle, co. Hereford [U.K., 1821] on 5 January 1841.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl Sommers [U.K., 1821] on 5 January 1841.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Lord Sommers, Baron of Evesham, co. Worcester [G.B., 1784] on 5 January 1841.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Cocks, of Evesham, co. Worcester [G.B., 1772] on 5 January 1841.¹ On 27 April 1841 his name was legally changed to John Sommers Somers-Cocks by Royal Licence.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire between 1845 and 1852.¹

     Harriet Elizabeth Courtenay was born on 30 May 1809.¹ She was the daughter of William Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon and Henrietta Leslie Pepys.¹ She died on 3 October 1826 at age 17, unmarried.¹

     Lady Amy Evelyn Courtenay was born on 22 February 1865.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Reginald Courtenay, Lord Courtenay and Lady Evelyn Pepys.¹ She married Colonel Hon. Reginald Henry Bertie, son of Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon and Elizabeth Lavinia Vernon-Harcourt, on 18 October 1892.¹ She died on 21 December 1948 at age 83, without issue.¹
     Her married name became Bertie.

     Colonel Hon. Reginald Henry Bertie was born on 26 May 1856.² He was the son of Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon and Elizabeth Lavinia Vernon-Harcourt.¹ He married Lady Amy Evelyn Courtenay, daughter of Henry Reginald Courtenay, Lord Courtenay and Lady Evelyn Pepys, on 18 October 1892.¹ He died on 15 June 1950 at age 94.¹
     His email address was (an unknown value.)² He was Brevet Colonel of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, Crete between 1897 and 1898.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1900.² He fought in the China War between 1900 and 1901, at the Relief of Peking, and was mentioned in despatches.²

     Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon was born on 19 June 1808 at Dover Street, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Montagu Bertie, 5th Earl of Abingdon and Emily Gage.² He married Elizabeth Lavinia Vernon-Harcourt, daughter of George Granville Harcourt and Lady Elizabeth Bingham, on 7 January 1835 at Nuneham^G.¹ He died on 8 February 1884 at age 75.¹ His will (dated at over £36,000) was proven (by probate) on 31 March 1884.¹ He was buried at Rycote Chapel, Haseley, Oxfordshire, England.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1829 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Oxfordshire from 1830 to 1831.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Oxfordshire between 1832 and 1852.¹ He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 11 June 1834 with a honorary Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Abingdon between 1852 and 1854.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Abingdon, Berkshire [E., 1682] on 16 October 1854.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Lord Norris [E., 1572] on 16 October 1854.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshire between 1855 and 1881.¹ He held the office of High Steward of Oxford and Abingdon.¹

     Lady Caroline Elizabeth Courtenay was born on 3 January 1867.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Reginald Courtenay, Lord Courtenay and Lady Evelyn Pepys.¹ She died on 5 June 1935 at age 68, unmarried.¹