Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Horace Somerset 
[3, His birth, Q1 of 1881, Chickhowell dist, vol 11b, p.127], [4, 1911 ref: RG14 PN8137 RG78 PN412 RD152 SD2 ED26 SN80], [62, 2003 edn, Beaufort article, vol I, p. 307], [3, His death aged 65, Q3 of 1946, Blandford dist, vol 6a, p. 371], [4, 1939 Ref: RG101/2180D/017/29]
[3, His birth, Q1 of 1881, Chickhowell dist, vol 11b, p.127], [4, 1911 ref: RG14 PN8137 RG78 PN412 RD152 SD2 ED26 SN80], [62, 2003 edn, Beaufort article, vol I, p. 307], [3, His death aged 65, Q3 of 1946, Blandford dist, vol 6a, p. 371], [4, 1939 Ref: RG101/2180D/017/29]Birth7 Nov 1880, Crickhowell district, Breconshire
Death7 Sep 1946, Lavender Farm, Corfe Lodge Road, Broadstone, Dorset
General1911: Librarian. 1939: Senior Assistant Librarian at Bodley.
FatherRev Boscawen Thomas George Henry Somerset (1833-1893)
MotherSophia Vernon Powys (1843-1935)
Spouses
1Rubie Drummond Nairne Warner [4, 1891 ref: RG12, piece 615, folio 52, p. 13], [4, 1911 ref: RG14 PN5178 RG78PN229 RD80 SD2 ED4 SN69], [3, Marriage, Q3 of 1921, Headington dist, vol 3a, p. 2807], [4, 1939 Ref: RG101/2180D/017/29], [62, 2003 edn, Beaufort article, vol I, p. 307]
[4, 1891 ref: RG12, piece 615, folio 52, p. 13], [4, 1911 ref: RG14 PN5178 RG78PN229 RD80 SD2 ED4 SN69], [3, Marriage, Q3 of 1921, Headington dist, vol 3a, p. 2807], [4, 1939 Ref: RG101/2180D/017/29], [62, 2003 edn, Beaufort article, vol I, p. 307]MotherHelen Frances Haig (-1888)
Marriage23 Jul 1921, Headington district, Oxfordshire [3, Marriage, Q3 of 1921, Headington dist, vol 3a, p. 2807], [62, 2003 edn, Beaufort article, vol I, p. 307]
ChildrenFitzRoy Douglas Boscawen (1923-)
Helen Jane Boscawen (1925-)
Notes for William Horace Somerset
Burke’s Peerage reports that he m., had 1 s. and 1 d. both of whom had issue and survive to 2003.
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His birth on FreeBMD but not found on FindMyPast or the new GRO site:
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Mar 1881 (>99%)
SOMERSET William Horace Crickhowell 11b 127
I have reported the missing entry to the GRO on 1 Jan 2020.
They have rejected my assertion but the current entry on the new register is:
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
SOMERSETS, WILLIAM HORACE POWYS
GRO Reference: 1881 M Quarter in CRICKHOWELL Volume 11B Page 127
Note the plural of Somerset. I am re-reporting this.
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In the 1911 census at 79 St Johns Road County: Oxfordshire:
Name Relation Condition/ Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
SOMERSET, William Horace Boscawen Head S M 30 1881 Librarian Crickhowell, Brecons
1911 ref: RG14 PN8137 RG78 PN412 RD152 SD2 ED26 SN80
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His marriage to Rubie Warner:
Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1921 (>99%)
Somerset William H B Warner Headington 3a 2807
Warner Rubie D N Somerset Headington 3a 2807
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The following births are on FreeBMD with a surname of Somerset and mother’s maiden name of Warner from 1921 to 1950:
Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
Births Dec 1923 (>99%)
Somerset Fitzroy D B Warner Headington 3a 1630
Births Sep 1925 (>99%)
Somerset Helen J B Warner Headington 3a 1696
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In 1935 he and his brother were executors for their mother’s will.
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In 1939 they were at 17 Rawlinson Road, Oxford C.B., Oxfordshire (with corrections from the enumerator’s sheet):
First Last Marital
name(s) name(s) DOB Sex Occupation status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
William H B Somerset 07 Nov 1880 M Senior Ass Bodlean Library Oxford M 429 1
Rubie D N J Somerset 11 Jun 1886 F Unpaid Domestic Duties & University Tutor M 429 2
Helen J B Somerset 15 Aug 1925 F At School S 429 3
Jane D Warner 14 Nov 1860 F Private Means S 429 4
Louisa (J) Bigmore 14 Apr 1878 F Cook S 429 5
Ref: RG101/2180D/017/29
From the 1911 census, Rubie was the niece of Jane Warner.
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His death index:
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Sep 1946 (>99%)
Somerset William H B 65 Blandford 6a 371
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His birth on FreeBMD but not found on FindMyPast or the new GRO site:
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Mar 1881 (>99%)
SOMERSET William Horace Crickhowell 11b 127
I have reported the missing entry to the GRO on 1 Jan 2020.
They have rejected my assertion but the current entry on the new register is:
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
SOMERSETS, WILLIAM HORACE POWYS
GRO Reference: 1881 M Quarter in CRICKHOWELL Volume 11B Page 127
Note the plural of Somerset. I am re-reporting this.
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In the 1911 census at 79 St Johns Road County: Oxfordshire:
Name Relation Condition/ Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
SOMERSET, William Horace Boscawen Head S M 30 1881 Librarian Crickhowell, Brecons
1911 ref: RG14 PN8137 RG78 PN412 RD152 SD2 ED26 SN80
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His marriage to Rubie Warner:
Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1921 (>99%)
Somerset William H B Warner Headington 3a 2807
Warner Rubie D N Somerset Headington 3a 2807
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The following births are on FreeBMD with a surname of Somerset and mother’s maiden name of Warner from 1921 to 1950:
Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
Births Dec 1923 (>99%)
Somerset Fitzroy D B Warner Headington 3a 1630
Births Sep 1925 (>99%)
Somerset Helen J B Warner Headington 3a 1696
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In 1935 he and his brother were executors for their mother’s will.
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In 1939 they were at 17 Rawlinson Road, Oxford C.B., Oxfordshire (with corrections from the enumerator’s sheet):
First Last Marital
name(s) name(s) DOB Sex Occupation status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
William H B Somerset 07 Nov 1880 M Senior Ass Bodlean Library Oxford M 429 1
Rubie D N J Somerset 11 Jun 1886 F Unpaid Domestic Duties & University Tutor M 429 2
Helen J B Somerset 15 Aug 1925 F At School S 429 3
Jane D Warner 14 Nov 1860 F Private Means S 429 4
Louisa (J) Bigmore 14 Apr 1878 F Cook S 429 5
Ref: RG101/2180D/017/29
From the 1911 census, Rubie was the niece of Jane Warner.
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His death index:
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Sep 1946 (>99%)
Somerset William H B 65 Blandford 6a 371
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Will notes for William Horace Somerset
His probate index:
1946
SOMERSET, William Horace Boscawen of Lavender farm Corfe Lodge-road Broadstone Dorsetshire died 7 September 1946 Probate London 9 December to Barclays Bank Limited and Rubie Drummond-Nairne Somerset widow.
Effects £22568 18s. 9d.
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1946
SOMERSET, William Horace Boscawen of Lavender farm Corfe Lodge-road Broadstone Dorsetshire died 7 September 1946 Probate London 9 December to Barclays Bank Limited and Rubie Drummond-Nairne Somerset widow.
Effects £22568 18s. 9d.
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Notes for William Horace & Rubie Drummond Nairne (Family)
Their marriage index from FreeBMD:
Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1921 (>99%)
Somerset William H B Warner Headington 3a 2807
Warner Rubie D N Somerset Headington 3a 2807
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Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1921 (>99%)
Somerset William H B Warner Headington 3a 2807
Warner Rubie D N Somerset Headington 3a 2807
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