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Robert Edward Henry Somerset 1776–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec. 1776

Birth Location: Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire, SE Wales, UK

Death Date: 1 Sept 1842

Death Location: St George Hanover Square, London, United Kingdom

Father: Henry, Somerset

Mother: Elizabeth Boscawen

Spouse(s): Louisa Hon.

Children(s): Matilda Somerset, Edward Somerset, Louisa Somerset, Georgiana Somerset, Frances Somerset, Augustus Somerset, Blanche Somerset, Robert Somerset

In 1776, Robert Edward Henry Somerset entered the world in Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire, SE Wales, UK, born to Henry 5Th Duke Of Beaufort Somerset And Elizabeth Boscawen. Robert Edward Henry Somerset married Louisa Augusta Somerset Nee Courtenay Hon, and had children including Augustus Charles Stapleton Somerset, Blanche Somerset, Edward Arthur Somerset, Frances Caroline Somerset, Georgiana Emily Somerset, Louisa Isabella Somerset, Matilda Elizabeth Somerset, Robert Henry Somerset. Robert Edward Henry Somerset passed away in 1842 in St George Hanover Square, London, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1776, Robert Edward Henry Somerset entered the world in Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire, SE Wales, UK, born to Henry 5Th Duke Of Beaufort Somerset And Elizabeth Boscawen.
  • Robert Edward Henry Somerset married Louisa Augusta Somerset Nee Courtenay Hon, and had children including Augustus Charles Stapleton Somerset, Blanche Somerset, Edward Arthur Somerset, Frances Caroline Somerset, Georgiana Emily Somerset, Louisa Isabella Somerset, Matilda Elizabeth Somerset, Robert Henry Somerset.
  • Robert Edward Henry Somerset passed away in 1842 in St George Hanover Square, London, United Kingdom.

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Robert Somerset's Ancestors

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Robert Somerset
1776–1842
Birth Place: Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire, SE Wales, UK
Parents
Henry, 5th Duke of Beaufort, Somerset
1744–1803
Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Boscawen
1747–1828
Falmouth, oe Tregothnan, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Charles (Noel, 4th Duke Beaufort,) Somerset
1709–1756
Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales
Elizabeth (Berkeley Duchess of) Beaufort
1718–1799
Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Somerset
1684–1714
Rachel Lady
1685–1709
John Berkeley
1662–1736
Elizabeth Norborne
1678–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wriothesley Noel
1665–1690
Catherine Greville
1665–1704

Robert Somerset's Descendants

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Robert (Edward Henry) Somerset (19 Dec. 1776–1 Sept 1842) m. Louisa (Augusta Somerset, nee Courtenay) Hon. (25 Dec 1781–9 Feb 1823- 8 Feb 1825)
  1. 1. Matilda (Elizabeth) Somerset 1815–1905
  2. 2. Edward (Arthur) Somerset 1817–1886
  3. 3. Louisa (Isabella) Somerset 1808–1888
  4. 4. Georgiana (Emily) Somerset 1819–1910
  5. 5. Frances (Caroline) Somerset 1809–1890 m. Theophilus Clive 1808–1875
    1. 1. Henry (Somerset) Clive 1841–1914
  6. 6. Augustus (Charles Stapleton) Somerset 1821–1854
  7. 7. Blanche Somerset 1811–1879
  8. 8. Robert (Henry) Somerset 1806–1807

Robert Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1776
19 Dec. 1776
Birth of Robert Edward Henry Somerset in Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire, SE Wales, UK
Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire, SE Wales, UK
1842
1 Sept 1842
Age 66
Death of Robert Edward Henry Somerset in St George Hanover Square, London, United Kingdom
St George Hanover Square, London, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Dec. 1776
    Event Place: Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire, SE Wales, UK
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sept 1842
    Event Place: St George Hanover Square, London, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:

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