Biography of Charles Howard 20th Earl of Suffolk, 13th Earl Berkshire 1906-1941
Paternal Family Tree: Howard
On 31 Mar 1898 [his grandfather] Henry Charles Howard 18th Earl Suffolk 11th Earl Berkshire (age 64) died. His son [his father] Henry Molyneux Paget Howard 19th Earl Suffolk 12th Earl Berkshire (age 20) succeeded 19th Earl Suffolk, 12th Earl Berkshire.
On 26 Dec 1904 [his father] Henry Molyneux Paget Howard 19th Earl Suffolk 12th Earl Berkshire (age 27) and [his mother] Margaret Hyde "Daisy" Leiter (age 25) were married. She a wealthy American heiress, one of many who married into English nobilty around the time. He the son of Henry Charles Howard 18th Earl Suffolk 11th Earl Berkshire and Mary Eleanor Coventry Countess Suffolk and Berkshire (age 57).
On 02 Mar 1906 Charles Howard 20th Earl of Suffolk, 13th Earl Berkshire was born to Henry Molyneux Paget Howard 19th Earl Suffolk 12th Earl Berkshire (age 28) and Margaret Hyde "Daisy" Leiter (age 27).
On 21 Apr 1917 [his father] Henry Molyneux Paget Howard 19th Earl Suffolk 12th Earl Berkshire (age 39) was killed in action when a piece of shrapnel entered his heart. His son Charles Howard 20th Earl of Suffolk, 13th Earl Berkshire (age 11) succeeded 20th Earl Suffolk, 13th Earl Berkshire.
1925. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Charles Howard 20th Earl of Suffolk, 13th Earl Berkshire (age 18).
In 1934 Charles Howard 20th Earl of Suffolk, 13th Earl Berkshire (age 27) and Minnie Mabel "Mimi" Forde Pigott Countess of Suffolk and Bershire (age 36) were married. She by marriage Countess Suffolk, Countess Berkshire. He the son of Henry Molyneux Paget Howard 19th Earl Suffolk 12th Earl Berkshire and Margaret Hyde "Daisy" Leiter (age 55).
On 27 Mar 1935 [his son] Michael Howard 21st Earl of Suffolk, 14th Earl Berkshire was born to Charles Howard 20th Earl of Suffolk, 13th Earl Berkshire (age 29) and [his wife] Minnie Mabel "Mimi" Forde Pigott Countess of Suffolk and Bershire (age 37).
On 10 Jun 1940 Charles Howard 20th Earl of Suffolk, 13th Earl Berkshire (age 34) left Paris and travelled to Bordeaux [Map] where British Embassy representatives introduced them to the master of the British tramp ship SS Broompark. They embarked 33 eminent scientists, with their families. Two more scientists, Lew Kowarski and Hans Halban, arrived with the entire world stockpile of heavy water. Then the managing director of the Antwerp Diamond Bank, Paul Timbal, joined, with $10 million worth of gem diamonds. They discovered 600 tons of machine tools in wagons on the quay, which were also loaded. The Broompark carried them safely to Pendennis Castle, Falmouth [Map].
On 12 May 1941 Charles Howard 20th Earl of Suffolk, 13th Earl Berkshire (age 35) was killed. He had succeessfully defused thirty-four bmbs. The thirty-fifth exploded at Erith Marshes, Kent bomb cemetery. The 250kg bomb, dropped six months earlier, contained a a Zus 40 booby trap that detonated when the Type 17 fuse was withdrawn. The explosion killed fourteen people: the Earl, his chauffeur Fred Hards, his secretary Eileen Beryl Morden (who died in the ambulance), and eleven other people who were nearby.
[his son] Michael Howard 21st Earl of Suffolk, 14th Earl Berkshire (age 6) succeeded 21st Earl Suffolk, 14th Earl Berkshire.
The London Gazette 35220. Central Chancery Of The Orders Of Knighthood.
St. James's Palace, S.W.1. 18th July, 1941.
The King has beeii gracidusly pleased to;award the GEORGE CROSS to:-
Charles Henry George Howard, Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire (deceased), Chief Field Research and Experimental Officer, Directorate of Scientific Research, Ministry of Supply.
For conspicuous bravery in connection with bomb disposal.
On 22 Feb 1966 [his former wife] Minnie Mabel "Mimi" Forde Pigott Countess of Suffolk and Bershire (age 68) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Howard 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Howard 15th Earl Suffolk 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Skreen
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 16th Earl Suffolk 9th Earl Berkshire 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Gaskarth
Great x 3 Grandmother: Julia Gaskarth
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Howard 17th Earl Suffolk 10th Earl Berkshire 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Lenox Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Bond
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jane Dutton Countess Suffolk and Berkshire 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wenman Roberts aka Coke
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chamberlayne
GrandFather: Henry Charles Howard 18th Earl Suffolk 11th Earl Berkshire 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard Howard 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Howard 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Roper
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Molyneux 6th Baronet
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Julia Molyneux 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Catherine Mary Howard-Molyneux-Howard Countess Suffolk and Berkshire 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Long
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Long
Father: Henry Molyneux Paget Howard 19th Earl Suffolk 12th Earl Berkshire 6 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Coventry 6th Earl Coventry
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Coventry 7th Earl Coventry
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Gunning Countess Coventry
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret "Peggy" Pitches Countess Coventry
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Amelius Beauclerk Coventry 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Aubrey Beauclerk 5th Duke St Albans
Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Aubrey Beauclerk 6th Duke St Albans 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Ponsonby Duchess St Albans
12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Beauclerk Countess Coventry 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Moses
GrandMother: Mary Eleanor Coventry Countess Suffolk and Berkshire 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Dundas 24th of Dundas
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Dundas
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Dundas of Dundas
Great x 1 Grandmother: Caroline Stirling Dundas
Charles Howard 20th Earl of Suffolk, 13th Earl Berkshire 7 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
GrandFather: Levi Zeigler Leiter
Mother: Margaret Hyde "Daisy" Leiter