Hugh Molesworth-St Aubyn Bt (1865 - 1942)

Born 8 Jan 1865 in Swindon, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Died 5 Jan 1942 at age 76 in Pencarrow, Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

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Preceded by
Rev St Aubyn Hender Molesworth-St Aubyn his father

13th Baronet Molesworth of Pencarrow
1913 - 1942

Succeeded by
John Molesworth-St Aubyn his son

Biography

Hugh was born in 1865. He was the son of St Aubyn Molesworth-St Aubyn. He passed away in 1942.

Sir Hugh Molesworth-St. Aubyn, 13th Bt. M, #299959, b. 8 January 1865, d. 5 January 1942^[1]. Sir Hugh Molesworth-St. Aubyn, 13th Bt. was born on 8 January 1865. He was the son of Rev. Sir St. Aubyn Hender Molesworth-St. Aubyn, 12th Bt. and Caroline Wheler. He married Emma Sybil Wake, daughter of Admiral Charles Wake and Emma St. Aubyn, on 26 June 1894 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England. He died on 5 January 1942 at age 76 at Pencarrow, Bodmin, Cornwall, England. He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England. He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1890 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Cornwall in 1903. He succeeded as the 13th Baronet Molesworth, of Pencarrow, Cornwall [E., 1689] on 18 May 1913. He gained the rank of Captain at Bodmin, Cornwall, England, in the Durham County Light Infantry, Depot, during the First World War. He held the office of High Sheriff of Cornwall between 1922 and 1923. Children of Sir Hugh Molesworth-St. Aubyn, 13th Bt. and Emma Sybil Wake. 1.Guinevere May Molesworth-St. Aubyn b. 4 May 1895, d. Mar 1966. 2.Sir John Molesworth-St. Aubyn, 14th Bt. b. 12 Jan 1899, d. 15 Nov 1985. 3.Captain Hender Charles Molesworth-St. Aubyn b. 5 Jan 1901, d. 6 Dec 1986. 4.Guy Kemyel Molesworth-St. Aubyn b. 7 Jul 1904, d. 1981.

Hugh married his third cousin, Emma.

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.thepeerage.com/p29996.htm#i299959

• 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
  The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 298; ED, institution, or vessel: 04; Piece: 13955
  Ancestry Record 2352 #54981328 (accessed 7 March 2024)
  Hugh Molesworth St Aubyn (46), married, County Corn Collor & Justice Of The Peace, head of household in Clowance Barton, Praze S O, Praze, Cornwall, Crowan, Cornwall, England. Born in Swindon, Staffordshire.
• Daughter, Cornwall OPC, Baptism database, 23 Jun 1895, at Crowan, Guinivere May MOLESWORTH St AUBYN, (F)Hugh (farmer), (M)Emma Sybil, at Clowance Barton.
• Son, Cornwall OPC, Baptism database, 03 Feb 1901, at Crowan, Hender Charles MOLESWORTH St AUBYN, (F)Hugh (farmer), (M)Emma Sybil, at Clowance Barton.
• Son, Cornwall OPC, Baptism database, 14 Sep 1904, at Crowan, Guy Kymyel MOLESWORTH St AUBYN, (F)Hugh (Gentleman), (M)Emma Sybil, at Clowance Barton, Notes: Born 7 July 1904.