Percy Seymour BA DL
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Percy Hamilton Seymour BA DL (1910 - 1984)

Percy Hamilton Seymour BA DL
Born in Crowborough, Sussex, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Brother of
Husband of — married 18 Dec 1951 in Westminster Abbey, London, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Father of [private son (1950s - unknown)]
Died at age 74 in Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, Englandmap
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Preceded by
Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset
Duke of Somerset
between 1931 and 1954
Succeeded by
Private
European Aristocracy
Percy Seymour was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.

Biography

Percy Hamilton Seymour, 18th Duke of Somerset (1910-1984) was the son of Evelyn Evelyn Francis Edward Seymour and Edith Mary Parker.
He was educated at Blundell's School, Tiverton, Devon, England. He graduated from Clare College, Cambridge University, Cambridge in 1933 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
He gained the rank of Major in the Wiltshire Regiment, he saw service in India, Persia and Burma.
He married Gwendoline Collette Jane, daughterof Major John Cyril Collette Thomas and Jessie Maud Scott Brown on the 18th of December 1951 in Westminster Abbey, London.
He succeeded the titles of the 18th Baron Seymour and 18th Duke of Somerset on 26 April 1954.
He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Wiltshire in 1960
He died aged 74 on the 15th of November 1984.

Sources

Dukes of Somerset England, Wikipedia
The Peerage.com (M, #24248)
GRO Births Dec Q 1910 Uckfield 2b 95 SEYMOUR Percy Hamilton - Mother's Maiden Surname: PARKER
freeBMD Marriages Dec Q 1951 Westminster 5c 580 SEYMOUR Percy H (Lord) to THOMAS Gwendoline C.
GRO Deaths Dec Q 1984 Warminster 23 2477 SOMERSET Percy Hamilton S - DoB 27 Sep 1910.
Find A Grave: Memorial #91133857 All Saints Churchyard, Maiden Bradley

Census

1911 census of England, Wales & Scotland
1 Church Circle Farnborough Hampshire, Farnborough, Hampshire, England

First NameLast NameRelationshipMarital StatusGenderAgeOccupationBirth Place
Evelyn Francis EdwardSeymourHeadMarriedMale28Lieutenant The Royal Dublin FusiliersKandy, Ceylon
Edith MarySeymourWifeMarriedFemale27 Torquay, Devon
Percy HamiltonSeymourSon Male0 Crowborough, Sussex

NB: This household had three domestic servants.





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