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Julia Howard, Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire

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  • The Right Honourable
  • The Countess of Suffolk
Countess of Suffolk
Other titlesCountess of Berkshire
BornJulia Gaskarth
1737
Penrith, Cumberland, England
Died19 October 1819(1819-10-19) (aged 81–82)
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)
Issue5 including Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk
ParentsJohn Gaskarth

Julia Howard, Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire (1737 – 19 October 1819), formerly Julia Gaskarth, was the wife of General John Howard, 15th Earl of Suffolk and 8th Earl of Berkshire.[1]

Julia was the daughter of John Gaskarth of Hutton Hall, Penrith, Cumberland.

She married the future earl on 2 July 1774. He inherited the earldom of Suffolk, along with the earldom of Berkshire, in 1783, on the death of a distant cousin, Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Suffolk, who had no sons.

The couple had five children:

  • Charles Nevinson Howard, Viscount Andover (1775-1800), who married Elizabeth Coke, daughter of Thomas Coke, but had no children. Charles was killed in a shooting accident, leaving his younger brother Thomas as heir.[2]
  • Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk (1776–1851)
  • Hon. John Howard (1777-1787)
  • William Philip Howard (1779-1780)
  • Lady Catherine Howard (1779-1850), who married Rev. George Bisset, vicar of Malmesbury Abbey, and had no children[3]


References

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  1. ^ "Julia Howard (née Gaskarth), Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  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. Page 2288.
  3. ^ "Evening Talk: The Bisset Love Letters 1803-1828: a real life Pride and Prejudice story". Chawton House. Retrieved 17 March 2018.