Biography of Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland 1846-1918

In 1845 [his father] Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland (age 34) and [his mother] Louisa Drummond Duchess Northumberland were married. He the son of [his grandfather] George Percy 5th Duke Northumberland (age 66) and [his grandmother] Louisa Harcourt Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie (age 63).

On 29th May 1846 Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland was born to Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland (age 36) and Louisa Drummond Duchess Northumberland.

On 23rd December 1868 Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 22) and Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 19) were married. She the daughter of George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll (age 45) and Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll. He the son of Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland (age 58) and Louisa Drummond Duchess Northumberland. They were fifth cousins.

On 7th November 1869 twins [his daughter] Louisa Elizabeth Percy and [his daughter] Edith Eleanor Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 23) and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 20).

On 21st January 1871 [his son] Henry Algernon George Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 24) and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 21).

On 21st May 1871 [his brother-in-law] John Campbell 9th Duke Argyll (age 25) and Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 51). He the son of [his father-in-law] George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll (age 48) and [his mother-in-law] Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll.

On 30th August 1873 [his daughter] Margaret Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 27) and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 23).

The London Gazette 24071. Board of Green Cloth, March 2, 1874.

The Queen (age 54) has been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Frederick, Earl Beauchamp (age 43), to be Lord Steward of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable John George Brabazon, Earl of Bessborough (age 64), resigned.

The Queen has also been pleased to appoint the Honourable Henry George Percy (age 27) (commonly called Earl Percy) to be Treasurer of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable William John, Lord Monson (age 45), resigned.

The Queen has also been pleased to appoint the Honourable Henry Richard Charles Somerset (age 24) (commonly called Lord Henry Somerset) to be Comptroller of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the right Honourable Otho Augustus Fitzgerald (age 46) (commonly called Lord Otho Fitzgerald), resigned.

On 12th February 1875 [his daughter] Victoria Alexandra Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 28) and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 25).

On 26th January 1876 [his son] Josceline Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 29) and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 26).

On 9th March 1877 [his son] Ralph William Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 30) and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 27).

On 30th August 1878 [his daughter] Mary Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 32) and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 28).

On 17th April 1880 [his son] Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 33) and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 30).

On 17th May 1882 [his son] William Richard Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 35) and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 32).

On 6th January 1885 [his son] James Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 38) and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 35).

On 21st March 1887 [his son] Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy 1st Baron Percy Newcastle on Tyne was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 40) and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 37).

On 28th March 1889 [his son] Ralph William Percy (age 12) died.He was buried at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lesbury [Map].

Ralph William Percy: On 9th March 1877 he was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland and Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland.

On 14th July 1890 [his daughter] Muriel Evelyn Nora Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 44) and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 40).

In December 1890 [his mother] Louisa Drummond Duchess Northumberland died.

On 29th November 1893 [his daughter] Louisa Elizabeth Percy (age 24) died. She was buried at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lesbury [Map].

On 31st January 1898 [his son] Josceline Percy (age 22) died.

In 1899 Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 52) was appointed 811th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 79).

On 2nd January 1899 [his father] Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland (age 88) died. He was buried at Northumberland Vault, Crypt, Westminster Abbey. His son Henry (age 52) succeeded 7th Duke Northumberland, 4th Earl Beverley, 10th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 49) by marriage Duchess Northumberland.

On 24th April 1900 [his father-in-law] George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll (age 76) died. His son [his brother-in-law] John (age 54) succeeded 9th Duke Argyll, 6th Baron Hamilton of Hameldon in Leicestershire. Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll (age 52) by marriage Duchess Argyll.

On 20th May 1903 [his son] James Percy (age 18) died.

On 30th December 1909 [his son] Henry Algernon George Percy (age 38) died. He was buried at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lesbury [Map].

Henry Algernon George Percy: On 21st January 1871 he was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland and Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland.

In 1911 [his brother-in-law] John Campbell 9th Duke Argyll (age 65) was appointed 843rd Knight of the Garter by King George V of the United Kingdom (age 45).

On 18th November 1911 [his son] Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland (age 31) and [his daughter-in-law] Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox 7th Duke Richmond (age 65) and Isabel Sophie Craven. He the son of Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 65) and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 62). They were fifth cousins.

30th August 1912. The Morpeth Herald 30/08/1912 reports:

Earl Percy's Heir Christened In London.

[his grandson] Lord Warkworth, the infant son of [his son] Earl (age 32) and [his daughter-in-law] Countess Percy (age 25), was christened at St. Peter's, Eton Square, London, on Saturday morning. At the time of the service there were not a dozen people in the church, which was entirely devoid of special decoration, and the service itself was of the simplest possible description. The King, who had graciously consented to act sponsor, was represented by the Duke of Northumberland (age 66), the other god father, on whose right hand stood Earl Percy. Others present included Countess Percy and Lady Caroline Gordon Lennox (age 67). Prebendary Storrs. vicar the parish, officiated, and Lord Warkworth, who raised no protest when water fell upon his forehead, was given the names of Henry George Alan Percy.

On 6th July 1913 [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 63) died. She was buried at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lesbury [Map].

Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland: On 7th November 1849 she was born to George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll and Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll. On 23rd December 1868 Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland and she were married. She the daughter of George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll and Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll. He the son of Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland and Louisa Drummond Duchess Northumberland. They were fifth cousins. On 2nd January 1899 Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland died. He was buried at Northumberland Vault, Crypt, Westminster Abbey. His son Henry succeeded 7th Duke Northumberland, 4th Earl Beverley, 10th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. She by marriage Duchess Northumberland.

On 14th May 1918 Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 71) died. He was buried at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lesbury [Map]. His son [his son] Alan (age 38) succeeded 8th Duke Northumberland, 5th Earl Beverley, 11th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. [his daughter-in-law] Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland (age 31) by marriage Duchess Northumberland.