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Before 14 Jul 1819 [his father] (age 31) and [his mother] (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Philip Yorke 3rd Earl of Hardwicke (age 62) and Elizabeth Lindsay Countess Hardwicke (age 55). He the son of John Cocks 1st Earl Somers 1760-1841 (age 59). They were third cousins.
On 05 Jan 1841 [his grandfather] (age 80) died. His son [his father] (age 52) succeeded 2nd Earl Somers, 2nd Viscount Eastnor of Eastor Castle in Herefordshire, 3rd Baron Somers. [his mother] (age 46) by marriage Countess Somers.
In 1850 Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers (age 30) and (age 22) were married. He the son of John Somers-Cocks 2nd Earl Somers 1788-1852 (age 61) and Caroline Yorke Countess Somers 1794-1873 (age 55).
In 1851 [his daughter] Isabella Caroline Somers-Cocks was born to Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers (age 31).
On 05 Oct 1852 [his father] (age 64) died. His son Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers (age 33) succeeded 3rd Earl Somers 3rd Viscount Eastnor of Eastor Castle in Herefordshire, 4th Baron Somers. [his wife] (age 25) by marriage Countess Somers.
On 06 Feb 1872 [his son-in-law] Henry Richard Charles Fitzroy (age 22) and [his daughter] Isabella Caroline Somers-Cocks (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers 1819-1883 (age 52). He the son of Henry Charles Fitzroy Somerset 8th Duke Beaufort 1824-1899 (age 48) and Georgiana Charlotte Curzon Howe Duchess Beaufort 1825-1906 (age 47).
On 26 Jan 1879 [his sister-in-law] Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle (age 63) died.
On 26 Sep 1883 Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers (age 64) died. Earl Somers, Viscount Eastnor of Eastor Castle in Herefordshire extinct. He was buried at St John the Baptist Church, Eastnor [Map]. His first cousin once removed Philip Reginald Cocks 5th Baron Somers (age 68) succeeded 5th Baron Somers.
St John the Baptist Church, Eastnor [Map]. Monument to Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers by Joseph Edgar Boehm 1st Baronet. Two angels support his pillow. The monument is located in the mortuary chapel to the north of the church.
Paternal Family Tree: Cocks
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
GrandFather: John Cocks 1st Earl Somers 1760-1841
Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers 1819-1883 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Philip Yorke 3rd Earl of Hardwicke
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Blount Freeman
Mother: Caroline Yorke Countess Somers 1794-1873 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Lindsay 5th Earl Balcarres 1691-1768 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Lindsay Countess Hardwicke 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England