Biography of John Beresford 5th Baron Decies 1866-1944
Paternal Family Tree: Beresford
On 31 Jul 1860 [his father] William Horsley-Beresford 3rd Baron Decies (age 49) and [his mother] Catherine Anne Dent Baroness Decies (age 20) were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years.
On 01 Mar 1865 [his grandfather] John Horsley Beresford 2nd Baron Decies (age 91) died. His son [his father] William Horsley-Beresford 3rd Baron Decies (age 53) succeeded 3rd Baron Decies of Decies in Waterford. [his mother] Catherine Anne Dent Baroness Decies (age 25) by marriage Baroness Decies of Decies in Waterford.
On 05 Dec 1866 John Beresford 5th Baron Decies was born to William Horsley-Beresford 3rd Baron Decies (age 55) and Catherine Anne Dent Baroness Decies (age 26).
On 29 Jun 1889 John Vinton Dahlgren (age 21) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Wharton Drexel Baroness Decies (age 21) were married at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Manhattan.
On 03 Jul 1893 [his father] William Horsley-Beresford 3rd Baron Decies (age 82) died. His son [his brother] William Horsley-Beresford 4th Baron Decies (age 28) succeeded 4th Baron Decies of Decies in Waterford.
In Jun 1901 Henry Symes Lehr (age 32) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Wharton Drexel Baroness Decies (age 33) were married at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Manhattan.
On 30 Jul 1910 [his brother] William Horsley-Beresford 4th Baron Decies (age 45) died without issue. His brother John Beresford 5th Baron Decies (age 43) succeeded 5th Baron Decies of Decies in Waterford.
On 07 Feb 1911 John Beresford 5th Baron Decies (age 44) and Helen Vivien Gould Baroness Decies (age 17) were married. She by marriage Baroness Decies of Decies in Waterford. The difference in their ages was 26 years.
On 24 Apr 1915 [his son] Arthur Beresford 6th Baron Decies was born to John Beresford 5th Baron Decies (age 48) and [his wife] Helen Vivien Gould Baroness Decies (age 21).
On 03 Feb 1931 [his wife] Helen Vivien Gould Baroness Decies (age 37) died.
On 25 May 1936 John Beresford 5th Baron Decies (age 69) and Elizabeth Wharton Drexel Baroness Decies (age 68) were married. She by marriage Baroness Decies of Decies in Waterford.
On 27 Feb 1941 [his mother] Catherine Anne Dent Baroness Decies died.
In 1942 John Beresford 5th Baron Decies (age 75) requested a divorce from his wife [his wife] Elizabeth Wharton Drexel Baroness Decies (age 73).
On 31 Jan 1944 John Beresford 5th Baron Decies (age 77) died. His son [his son] Arthur Beresford 6th Baron Decies (age 28) succeeded 6th Baron Decies of Decies in Waterford.
On 13 Jun 1944 [his former wife] Elizabeth Wharton Drexel Baroness Decies (age 76) died at the Hotel Shelton in London. She was buried with her first husband and son in Washington, D.C. at Georgetown University's Dahlgren Chapel.
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Great x 4 Grandfather: Randal Beresford 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Tristram Beresford 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Annesley Lady Beresford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Marcus Beresford 1st Earl Tyrone 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Archbishop William Beresford 1st Baron Decies 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Power 1st Earl Tyrone 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Power 3rd Earl Tyrone 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Annesley Countess Tyrone 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Power Countess Tyrone 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: John Horsley Beresford 2nd Baron Decies 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fitzgibbon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzgibbon
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Grove of Ballyhimmock in County Cork
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor aka Isabella Grove
Father: William Horsley-Beresford 3rd Baron Decies 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Horlsey
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Horsley of Bolam House in Northumberland
GrandMother: Charlotte Philadelphia Horsley
John Beresford 5th Baron Decies 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Commander William Dent Hedley Dent
Mother: Catherine Anne Dent Baroness Decies
Great x 1 Grandfather: Andrew Seton Kerr
GrandMother: Ellen Mary Kerr