Robert Edward Henry Somerset (1776 - 1842)

Born 19 Dec 1776 in Badminton, Gloucestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Louisa Augusta (Courtenay) Somerset — married 17 Oct 1805 in Powderham, Devon, England

Descendants

Died 1 Sep 1842 at age 65 in London, England

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Biography

General Robert Somerset was a member of the aristocracy in England.

He was the son of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort and Elizabeth Boscawen.^[1]He was born at Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales on the 19 December 1776. He married Hon. Louisa Augusta Courtenay, daughter of William Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay of Powderham Castle and Frances Clack, on 17 October 1805 at Powderham, Devon, England.^[2]He died on the 1st September 1842 at age 65 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.^[3]

Member of Parliament

• Monmouth from 27 Mar. 1799 - 1802.^[4]
• Gloucestershire from 14 Nov. 1803 - 1831.^[4]
• Cirencester from 6 Aug. 1834 - 1837.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Charles Mosley, Editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Name: Name: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd; Location: Crans, Switzerland; Date: 1999;;), BP1999 volume 1, page 223.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2G9-2QT : 10 December 2014), Robert Edward Henry Somerset and Louisa Augusta Courtenay, 17 Oct 1805; citing Powderham,Devon,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 916,928.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JCL-LDN : 31 December 2014), Robert Edward Henry Somerset, 1842; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, St. George Hanover Square, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/somerset-robert-edward-henry-1776-1842

• L.G Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (Name: Name: Heraldry Today; Location: London U.K; Date: 1972;;), page 291.^[4]

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Edward_Somerset