Charlotte Beauclerk (1802 - 1842)

Born 4 Apr 1802 in Redbourne, Lincoln, England

Ancestors

Died 12 Aug 1842 at age 40 in Highgate, London, England

Lady Charlotte Beauclerk was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

Lady Charlotte Beuclerk was born on the 4 April 1802. ^[1] She was baptized on the 18 April 1802, at Redbourne, Lincoln, England. ^[2][3] She was born to her parents, Maria Janetta (Nelthorpe) Beauclerk (abt.1775-1822) and William Beauclerk (1766-1825), 8th Duke of Saint Albans. As the daughter of a duke she used the courtesy title of 'Lady'. ^[1]

Life Story

She enjoyed society life as evidenced by these newspaper reports:

She visited Ramsgate, Kent with her brother the Duke of St Albans in September 1825. ^[4] She attended a 12th Night party on 6 January 1826 hosted by Mrs Coutts in her great dining room, together with her brother. ^[5] (Mrs Coutts went on to become her brother's duchess their courtship being commented upon in Sir Walter Scott's diary and reviewed in an article in the Ottawa Free Press in 1907). ^[6] The New Times reported that she attended a fashionable party, with her brother, on 11 July 1826 at the Dowager Countess of Cork's home in New Burlington Street, London ^[7]

On 11 November 1842, the case of Beauclerk v Beauclerk in the Vice Chancellor's Court, London was heard on Lady Charlotte's petition to receive £10,642 for her maintenance under the term's of her late father's will. Order was granted. ^[8]

Death

She died unmarried at the age of 40, on the 12 August 1842, ^[1] citing her death as St. Pancras, London, England. ^[9][10][11] However, the paper, Age, et el, reports her death as being in Highgate, London on 19 August 1842 and her age as 42 yrs. ^[12][13][14] Whereas, the Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser on Tuesday 30 August 1842 reports she died at the villa of her brother, the Duke of St Albans (which may have been in Highgate). ^[15] Her brother, Lord Charles Beuclerk's marriage to Miss Stopford was postponed due to Lady Charlotte's death. ^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. volume 3, page 3463.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQR9-5JS : 19 September 2020), Charlotte Beauclerk, 1802.
3. ↑ "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL1J-FHDD : 9 March 2018), Charlotte Beauclerk, 18 Apr 1802; citing Baptism, 18 Apr 1802, Redbourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, Lincolnshire Record Office, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 1,450,447.
4. ↑ Star (London) -Tuesday 13 September 1825 pg 3
5. ↑ Morning Post - Monday 9 January 1826 pg 3
6. ↑ Ottawa Free Press Friday 18 January 1907 pg 4
7. ↑ New Times (London) Wednesday 12 July 1826 pg 2
8. ↑ Stamford Mercury Friday 18 November 1842 pg 2
9. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JCK-H78 : 31 December 2014), Charlotte Beauclerk, 1842; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, St. Pancras, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
10. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJS-YRGW : 30 August 2018), Charlotte Beauclerk, 15 May 1868; citing Probate, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm.
11. ↑ "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCJ-Q5L9 : 17 April 2019), Charlotte Beauclerk, Lady, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, 19 Aug 1842, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm.
12. ↑ Age (London) - Sunday 21 August 1842 pg 8
13. ↑ Inverness Journal and Northern Advertiser Friday 26 August 1842 pg 3
14. ↑ Northampton Mercury -Saturday 20 August 1842Pg 3
15. ↑ Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser Tuesday 30 August 1842 pg 3
16. ↑ Dublin Evening Packet and Correspondent Thursday 18 August 1842 pg 3