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Richard Henry Fitzroy Somerset 1817–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1817

Birth Location: Paris, Seine, France

Death Date: 3 May 1884

Death Location: London, Middlesex, England

Father: Fitzroy Somerset

Mother: Emily Wellesley

Spouse(s): Georgiana Lygon

Children(s): George Somerset

The story of Richard Henry Fitzroy Somerset began in 1817 in Paris, Seine, France. Richard Henry Fitzroy Somerset married Georgiana Lygon, and had children including George Fitzroy Henry Somerset. Richard Henry Fitzroy Somerset passed away in 1884 in London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Henry Fitzroy Somerset began in 1817 in Paris, Seine, France.
  • Richard Henry Fitzroy Somerset married Georgiana Lygon, and had children including George Fitzroy Henry Somerset.
  • Richard Henry Fitzroy Somerset passed away in 1884 in London, Middlesex, England.

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Richard Somerset's Ancestors

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Richard Somerset
1817–1884
Birth Place: Paris, Seine, France
Parents
Fitzroy James Henry Somerset
1788–1855
Badminton, Gloucestershire, England
Emily (Harriet) Wellesley
1792–1881
Grandparents
William Wellesley-Pole
1763–1845
Dangan Castle, Meath, Ireland
Katherine (Elizabeth) Forbes
1760–1851
Great-Grandparents
John Forbes
1714–1796
Mary Capell
–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Capell
1698–1743
Jane Hyde
1698–1724

Richard Somerset's Descendants

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Richard (Henry Fitzroy) Somerset (24 May 1817–3 May 1884) m. Georgiana Lygon (30 Jul 1832–30 Sep 1865)
  1. 1. George (Fitzroy Henry) Somerset 1857–1921 m. Ethel (Jemima) Ponsonby 1857–1940
    1. 1. Fitzroy (Richard) Somerset 1885–1964 m. Julia Hamilton 1901–
    2. 2. Ethel (Georgiana Frances) Somerset 1889–1981 m. William (Sholto) Douglas 1886–1932

Richard Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1817
24 May 1817
Birth of Richard Henry Fitzroy Somerset in Paris, Seine, France
Paris, Seine, France
1884
3 May 1884
Age 67
Death of Richard Henry Fitzroy Somerset in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1817
    Event Place: Paris, Seine, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1884
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

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