Biography of William Henry Paulett 6th Earl Paulett 1827-1899
Paternal Family Tree: Paulett
On 09 Dec 1811 [his father] George Paulett (age 25) and [his mother] Catherine Sophia Dallas (age 22) were married. He the son of John Paulett 4th Earl Paulett (age 55).
On 22 Sep 1827 William Henry Paulett 6th Earl Paulett was born to George Paulett (age 41) and Catherine Sophia Dallas (age 38).
On 11 Apr 1831 [his mother] Catherine Sophia Dallas (age 41) died.
On 23 Jun 1849 William Henry Paulett 6th Earl Paulett (age 21) and Elizabeth Lavinia Newman Countess Poulett were married.
On 15 Dec 1849 [his son] William Turnour Thomas Poulett was born to William Henry Paulett 6th Earl Paulett (age 22) and [his wife] Elizabeth Lavinia Newman Countess Poulett. Given that he was born six months after his parents were married his paternity was subject to some doubt. His father William Henry Paulett 6th Earl Paulett (age 22) suspected Captain William Turnor Granville was the boys father.
In 1854 [his father] George Paulett (age 68) died.
In 1864 [his uncle] John Paulett 5th Earl Paulett (age 80) died. His nephew William Henry Paulett 6th Earl Paulett (age 36) succeeded 6th Earl Poulett, 9th Baron Poulett. [his wife] Elizabeth Lavinia Newman Countess Poulett by marriage Countess Poulett.
On 09 Aug 1871 [his wife] Elizabeth Lavinia Newman Countess Poulett died. Six weeks later he married his second wife [his future wife] Emma Sophia Johnson Countess Poulett.
On 20 Sep 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.
In 1876 [his wife] Emma Sophia Johnson Countess Poulett died.
On 01 Mar 1879 William Henry Paulett 6th Earl Paulett (age 51) and Rosa Melville Countess Poulett were married. She by marriage Countess Poulett.
In 1880 [his daughter] Violet Nita Poulett was born to William Henry Paulett 6th Earl Paulett (age 52) and [his wife] Rosa Melville Countess Poulett.
On 11 Sep 1883 [his son] William John Lydston Poulett 7th Earl Poulett was born to William Henry Paulett 6th Earl Paulett (age 55) and [his wife] Rosa Melville Countess Poulett.
On 22 Jan 1899 William Henry Paulett 6th Earl Paulett (age 71) died. His son [his son] William John Lydston Poulett 7th Earl Poulett (age 15) succeeded 7th Earl Poulett, 10th Baron Poulett.
The sixth earl's eldest son [his son] William Turnour Thomas Poulett (age 49) claimed the title. On 27 Jul 1903 the House of Lords determined the dispute in favour of William John Lydston Poulett 7th Earl Poulett (age 15) 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 (age 49), 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 (age 15), 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 (age 15) should be declared to be by right entitled to the dignities, titles, and honours of 299Viscount 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.
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Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paulett 2nd Baron Paulett 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Paulett 3rd Baron Paulett 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Vere Baroness Poulett 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Paulett 1st Earl Paulett 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Herbert 5th Earl Pembroke 2nd Earl Montgomery 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Herbert Baroness Poulett 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Villiers Countess Pembroke and Montgomery
Great x 1 Grandfather: Vere Paulett 3rd Earl Paulett 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peregrine Bertie 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Cockayne Countess Lindsey and Holderness
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bridget Bertie Countess Paulett 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
GrandFather: John Paulett 4th Earl Paulett 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Butt of Arlington in Gloucestershire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Butt
Father: George Paulett 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
William Henry Paulett 6th Earl Paulett 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: George Dallas 1st Baronet
Mother: Catherine Sophia Dallas
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Blackwood 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Blackwood 2nd Baronet
GrandMother: Margaret Catherine Blackwood Lady Dallas
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorcas Stevenson 1st Baroness Dufferin and Claneboye