Henry Somerset (British Army officer)
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Somerset | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 December 1794 |
| Died | 15 February 1862 (aged 67) |
| Allegiance | Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Sarah Heathcote |
Military career
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Born the eldest son of
Lord Edward Somerset. On 6 October 1815, he was made a captain
.
Soon after his marriage, Somerset proceeded to the
Companion of the Bath
.
In 1846, he defeated the
lieutenant-general. He died in Gibraltar
in 1862.
Family
On 1 April 1817, he married Frances Sarah Heathcote (21 June 1790 – 16 March 1886), the eldest daughter of Admiral Sir Henry Heathcote, with whom he had seven daughters and three sons:[3]
- Leonora Louisa Somerset (d. 28 September 1913), who was married to Lt-Gen. Montague Cholmeley Johnstone (3 March 1804 – 22 September 1874) on 31 December 1844, with whom she had nine children (Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, volume 1, page 221).
- Col. Charles Henry Somerset (1819 – 4 November 1863), who married Christina Emma Thompson in 1848 and had issue, including Henry Plantagenet Somerset, pioneer pastoralist and politician in Queensland, Australia.
- Col. Henry George Edward Somerset (28 December 1829 – 5 April 1920), who married Harriette Lade Coast on 15 October 1853 and had issue.
- FitzRoy MacLean Henry Somerset (1 November 1839 – 29 June 1907), who married Ellen Amelia Arnot on 18 July 1867 and had issue.
- Elizabeth Harriet Frances Somerset (1818 – 9. Nov 1869); who married on 21 September 1841 Maj.-Gen. Peter Maclean[4]
Somerset stood as godfather to Henry Somerset Todd, who, in turn, transmitted the Somerset name to W. Somerset Maugham.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Marquis of Ruvigny & Raineval, Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval Staff (1994). The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: The Clarence Volume, Containing the Descendants of George, Duke of Clarence. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 328.
- ^ Great Britain India Office (1819). The India List and India Office List. Vol. I. Harrison. p. 128. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ Gentleman's Magazine, obituary
- ^ Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: The Clarence Volume ..., Volume 1 by Melville Henry Massue Ruvigny et Raineval (marquis de)