Biography of Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset 1804-1885

On 24th June 1800 [his father] Edward Seymour 11th Duke of Somerset [aged 25] and [his mother] Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset [aged 28] were married. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon [aged 59] and [his grandmother] Harriet Stewart. He the son of Webb Seymour 10th Duke of Somerset and Anne Maria Bonnell Duchess Somerset.

On 20th December 1804 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset was born to [his father] Edward Seymour 11th Duke of Somerset [aged 29] and [his mother] Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset [aged 32]. He was baptised on 16th February 1805 at St George's Church, Hanover Square.

Around 1816 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 11] educated at Eton College [Map].

Around 1818 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 13] educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.

In 1827 [his mother] Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset [aged 55] died.

In 1830 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 25] was elected MP Okehampton.

On 10th June 1830 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 25] and Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset [aged 20] were married at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. He the son of Edward Seymour 11th Duke of Somerset [aged 55] and Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset.

On 1st January 1832 [his daughter] Jane Hermione Seymour Lady Graham was born to Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 27] and [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset [aged 22]. She married before 10th September 1854 her first cousin once removed Frederick Ulric Graham 3rd Baronet, son of James Graham 2nd Baronet and Frances "Fanny" Callander Lady Graham, and had issue.

On 12th January 1833 [his daughter] Ulrica Frederica Jane Seymour was born to Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 28] and [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset [aged 23]. She married 1st June 1858 Henry Frederick Thynne, son of Henry Frederick Thynne 3rd Marquess of Bath and Harriet Baring Marchioness Bath, and had issue.

In 1834 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 29] was elected MP Totnes.

On 17th July 1835 [his son] Edward Adolphus Ferdinand Seymour was born to Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 30] and [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset [aged 25] at Dover Street.

On 28th July 1836 [his father] Edward Seymour 11th Duke of Somerset [aged 61] and Margaret Shaw Stewart Duchess Somerset were married at Marylebone. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. He the son of [his grandfather] Webb Seymour 10th Duke of Somerset and [his grandmother] Anne Maria Bonnell Duchess Somerset.

In 1839 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 34] was appointed Joint Secretary to the Board of Control.

In June 1841 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 36] was appointed Under Secretary of State for the Home Department.

On 19th August 1841 [his son] Edward Percy Seymour was born to Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 36] and [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset [aged 31].

On 17th May 1845 [his brother] Algernon St Maur 14th Duke of Somerset [aged 31] and [his sister-in-law] Horatia Isabella Harriet Morier Duchess Somerset [aged 25] were married. He the son of [his father] Edward Seymour 11th Duke of Somerset [aged 70] and [his mother] Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset.

In 1846 [his daughter] Helen Guendolen Seymour was born to Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 41] and [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset [aged 36]. She married 2nd August 1865 John William Ramsden 5th Baronet and had issue.

In 1847 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 42] was appointed Royal Commission on the British Museum.

In 1849 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 44] was appointed First Commissioner of Woods and Forests.

In August 1851 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 46] was appointed First Commissioner of Works.

In October 1851 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 46] was appointed Privy Council.

Before 10th September 1854 [his son-in-law] Frederick Ulric Graham 3rd Baronet [aged 34] and Jane Hermione Seymour Lady Graham [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 49] and Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset [aged 44]. They were first cousin once removed.

On 15th August 1855 [his father] Edward Seymour 11th Duke of Somerset [aged 80] died at Somerset House 40 Park Lane. He was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery [Map]. His son Edward [aged 50] succeeded 12th Duke Somerset, 10th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy. [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset [aged 45] by marriage Duchess Somerset.

On 1st June 1858 [his son-in-law] Henry Frederick Thynne [aged 25] and Ulrica Frederica Jane Seymour [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 53] and Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset [aged 48]. He the son of Henry Frederick Thynne 3rd Marquess of Bath and Harriet Baring Marchioness Bath [aged 54].

In 1859 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 54] was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty.

In 1863 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 58] was created 1st Earl St Maur of Berry Pomeroy in Devon. [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset [aged 53] by marriage Countess St Maur of Berry Pomeroy in Devon.

On 2nd August 1865 [his son-in-law] John William Ramsden 5th Baronet [aged 33] and Helen Guendolen Seymour [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 60] and Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset [aged 55].

On 20th December 1865 [his son] Edward Percy Seymour [aged 24] died having been mauled by a bear while shooting at Yellapoor.

On 30th September 1869 [his son] Edward Adolphus Ferdinand Seymour [aged 34] died.

On 14th December 1884 [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset [aged 75] died.

On 28th December 1885 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 81] died. His brother Archibald [aged 74] succeeded 13th Duke Somerset, 11th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy. Earl St Maur of Berry Pomeroy in Devon extinct.

The Times. 27th January 1916. The death of Lady Ulrica Thynne [deceased] took place on Wednesday at 30, Grosvenor-gardens. She was the second daughter of the 12th Duke of Somerset and was born in 1833. She married, in 1858, Lord Henry Frederick Thynne, second son of the third Marquess of Bath, who was Treasurer of the Household to Queen Victoria and for over 25 years M.P. for South Wilts. There were four sons and two daughters of the marriage. The funeral will be at Findon, near Worthing, on Monday, at 1 o'clock.