Biography of William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian 1832-1870

After 1605. The current Blickling Hall, Norfolk [Map] was built by Robert Lyminge after 1605 for Henry Hobart 1st Baronet (age 45). The estate passed through the Hobart family to John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire. It then passed to his daughter Caroline Hobart Baroness Suffield who was married to William Assheton Harbord 2nd Baron Suffield. The couple did not have any issue. The estate then passed to Caroline's great-nephew William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian; grandson son of her sister [his grandmother] Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore.

Caroline Hobart Baroness Suffield: She was born to John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire and Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire 1740-1769. On 04 Feb 1810 Harbord Morden aka Harbord 1st Baron Suffield (age 76) died. His son William Assheton Harbord 2nd Baron Suffield (age 43) succeeded 2nd Baron Suffield, 3rd Baronet Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk. She by marriage Baroness Suffield. Before 07 Feb 1821 William Assheton Harbord 2nd Baron Suffield (age 54) and she were married. She the daughter of John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire and Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire 1740-1769. They were half second cousins. In 1850 she died.

On 27 Apr 1824 [his grandfather] William Kerr 6th Marquess Lothian (age 60) died at Richmond, Surrey [Map]. His son [his father] John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian 1794-1841 (age 30) succeeded 7th Marquess Lothian.

In 1832 William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian was born to John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian 1794-1841 (age 37) and Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Lothian 1808-1877 (age 23).

On 14 Nov 1841 [his father] John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian 1794-1841 (age 47) died at Blickling Hall, Norfolk [Map]. His son William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian (age 9) succeeded 8th Marquess Lothian. He inherited the Blickling, Norfolk estate and made significant changes.

In 1870 William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian (age 38) died without issue. His brother [his brother] Schomberg Henry Kerr Kerr 9th Marquess Lothian 1833-1900 (age 36) succeeded 9th Marquess Lothian. Victoria Alexandrina Montagu-Douglas-Scott Marchioness Lothian 1844-1938 (age 25) by marriage Marchioness Lothian. Monument at St Andrew's Church, Blickling [Map] sculpted by George Frederick Watts (age 52) in 1878.

On 10 Oct 1901 [his former wife] Constance Harriet Mahonesa Talbot Marchioness Lothian 1836-1901 (age 65) died without issue at Blickling Hall, Norfolk [Map].

Family Trees of William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian 1832-1870

Paternal Family Tree: Kerr

Maternal Family Tree: Jane Bond 1776

Royal Ancestors of William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian 1832-1870

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian 1832-1870

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Kerr 2nd Marquess Lothian 1661-1722 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Kerr 3rd Marquess Lothian 1690-1767 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jean Campbell Marchioness Lothian 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Henry Kerr 4th Marquess Lothian 1710-1775 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: William John Kerr 5th Marquess Lothian 1737-1815 4 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Darcy 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Darcy 3rd Earl Holderness 1681-1721 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Sutton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Darcy Marchioness Lothian 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frederica Schomberg Countess Holderness and Fitzwalter 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Karoline von der Pfalz Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

GrandFather: William Kerr 6th Marquess Lothian 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Chichester Fortescue

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Fortescue

Great x 2 Grandfather: Chichester Fortescue

Great x 1 Grandmother:

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Colley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Colley aka Wesley 1st Baron Mornington

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Ussher

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wesley

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sale

Father: John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian 1794-1841 6 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hobart 3rd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Hobart 4th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hampden

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hobart 1st Earl Buckinghamshire 14 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Joseph Maynard

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Maynard Lady Hobart

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire 15 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Britiffe

Great x 2 Grandmother: Judith Britiffe Lady Hotham

GrandMother: Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Drury 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Drury 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Drury 1st Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire 1740-1769 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Tyrrell 2nd Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Tyrrell 3rd Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Martha Tyrrell Lady Drury 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian 1832-1870 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bishop William Talbot 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Talbot 1st Baron Talbot 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Stoughton

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Talbot 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Mathew of Castell y Mynach Glamorganshire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecil Mathew Baroness Talbot

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Chetwynd-Talbot 1st Earl Talbot 1749-1793 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chetwynd of Boughton

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Chetwynd 2nd Viscount Chetwynd

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Roane

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Chetwynd

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Kent

Great x 3 Grandmother: Esther Kent Viscountess Chetwynd

GrandFather: Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Hill

Great x 3 Grandfather: Trevor Hill 1st Viscount Hillsborough

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Trevor

Great x 2 Grandfather: Wills Hill 1st Marquess Downshire 1718-1793

Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Augusta Hill Countess Talbot 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald 19th Earl of Kildare 1675-1743 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Clotworthy

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaretta Fitzgerald 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William O'Brien 3rd Earl Inchiquin 1662-1719 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary O'Brien Countess Kildare -1730 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Villiers Countess Inchiquin -1753 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Mother: Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Lothian 1808-1877 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Lambart

GrandMother: Frances Thomasine Lambart Countess Talbot 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Naper

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Naper

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Lenox Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Dutton 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dutton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Barwick Lady Dutton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Dutton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Bond

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Bond