Earl Poulett is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
1706. John Paulett 1st Earl Paulett created.
28th May 1743. Son John Paulett 2nd Earl Paulett succeeded.
1764. Brother Vere Paulett 3rd Earl Paulett succeeded.
1788. Son John Paulett 4th Earl Paulett succeeded.
14th January 1819. Son John Paulett 5th Earl Paulett succeeded.
1864. Nephew William Henry Paulett 6th Earl Paulett succeeded.
22nd January 1899. Son William John Lydston Poulett 7th Earl Poulett succeeded.
11th July 1918. Son George Poulett 8th Earl Poulett succeeded.
1st March 1973. George Poulett 8th Earl Poulett extinct.
In 1706 John Paulett 1st Earl Paulett (age 38) was created 1st Earl Poulett. Bridget Bertie Countess Paulett by marriage Countess Poulett.
On 28th May 1743 John Paulett 1st Earl Paulett (age 75) died. His son John (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl Poulett, 5th Baron Poulett.
In 1764 John Paulett 2nd Earl Paulett (age 56) died. His brother Vere (age 54) succeeded 3rd Earl Poulett, 6th Baron Poulett.
In 1788 Vere Paulett 3rd Earl Paulett (age 78) died. His son John (age 31) succeeded 4th Earl Poulett, 7th Baron Poulett. Sophia Pocock Countess Paulett by marriage Countess Poulett.
On 14th January 1819 John Paulett 4th Earl Paulett (age 62) died. His son John (age 35) succeeded 5th Earl Poulett, 8th Baron Poulett. Charlotte Fanny Portman Countess Paulett by marriage Countess Poulett.
In 1864 John Paulett 5th Earl Paulett (age 80) died. His nephew William (age 36) succeeded 6th Earl Poulett, 9th Baron Poulett. Elizabeth Lavinia Newman Countess Poulett by marriage Countess Poulett.
On 20th September 1871 William Henry Paulett 6th Earl Paulett (age 43) and Emma Sophia Johnson Countess Poulett were married six weeks after the death of his first wife Elizabeth Lavinia Newman Countess Poulett. She by marriage Countess Poulett.
On 1st March 1879 William Henry Paulett 6th Earl Paulett (age 51) and Rosa Melville Countess Poulett were married. She by marriage Countess Poulett.
On 22nd January 1899 William Henry Paulett 6th Earl Paulett (age 71) died. His son William (age 15) succeeded 7th Earl Poulett, 10th Baron Poulett.
The sixth earl's eldest son William Turnour Thomas Poulett (age 53) claimed the title. On 27th July 1903 the House of Lords determined the dispute in favour of William John Lydston Poulett 7th Earl Poulett somewhat contrary to the principle that the child of a woman born in wedlock was the child of her husband.
Report made from the Committee of Privileges:
That the Petitioner, William Turnour Thomas Poulett, claiming to be Viscount Hinton of Hinton St. George and Earl Poulett, both in the Peerage of England, hath not made out his claim to the dignities, titles, and honours of Viscount Hinton of Hinton St. George and Earl Poulett.
That the Petitioner, Rosa Countess Poulett, formerly the wife and now the widow of William Henry, sixth Earl Poulett, as a testamentary guardian of her infant son William John Lydston, claiming to be Viscount Hinton of Hinton St. George, in the county of Somerset, and seventh Earl Poulett, both in the Peerage of England, hath made out her claim that the said William John Lydston Poulett should be declared to be by right entitled to the dignities, titles, and honours of Viscount Hinton of Hinton St. George and Earl Poulett.
Read, and agreed to; and resolved and adjudged accordingly; and Resolution and Judgment to be laid before His Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
In 1908 William John Lydston Poulett 7th Earl Poulett (age 24) and Sylvia Storey Countess Poulett (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Poulett. He the son of William Henry Paulett 6th Earl Paulett and Rosa Melville Countess Poulett.
On 11th July 1918 William John Lydston Poulett 7th Earl Poulett (age 34) died in the flu pandemic. His son George (age 9) succeeded 8th Earl Poulett, 11th Baron Poulett.
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In 1935 George Poulett 8th Earl Poulett (age 25) and Muriel Mary Swinstead aka Oriel Ross Countess Poulett (age 27) were married. She by marriage Countess Poulett. He the son of William John Lydston Poulett 7th Earl Poulett and Sylvia Storey Countess Poulett (age 45).
In 1941 George Poulett 8th Earl Poulett (age 31) and Olga Lorraine Lawrence Countess Poulett were married. She by marriage Countess Poulett. He the son of William John Lydston Poulett 7th Earl Poulett and Sylvia Storey Countess Poulett (age 51).
In 1968 George Poulett 8th Earl Poulett (age 58) and Margaret Christine Ball Countess Poulett were married. She by marriage Countess Poulett. He the son of William John Lydston Poulett 7th Earl Poulett and Sylvia Storey Countess Poulett.
On 1st March 1973 George Poulett 8th Earl Poulett (age 63) died. Earl Poulett and Baron Poulett extinct.