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     Lady Katherine Emily Mary Somerset was born on 30 August 1834.^1,2 She was the daughter of Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort and Emily Frances Smith.¹ She married Arthur Walsh, 2nd Baron Ormathwaite, son of John Benn Walsh, 1st Baron Ormathwaite and Lady Jane Grey, on 20 July 1858.¹ She died on 20 May 1914 at age 79.¹
     After her marriage, Lady Katherine Emily Mary Somerset was styled as Baroness Ormathwaite on 3 February 1881.

     Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Bt. was born in 1560.² He was the son of Thomas Hobart and Audrey Hare.¹ He married Dorothy Bell, daughter of Sir Robert Bell and Dorothy Beaupre, on 21 April 1590 at Blickling, Norfolk, England^G.¹ He died on 29 December 1625.¹ He was buried on 4 January 1625/26 at Blickling, Norfolk, England^G.¹ His will was proven (by probate) on 7 March 1625/26.¹
     He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn on 10 August 1575.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for St. Ives from 1588 to 1589.¹ He held the office of Steward of Norwich in 1595.¹ In 1596 he purchased the estate of Intwood.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Yarmouth in 1597.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Yarmouth in 1601.¹ He was a practising Serjeant-at-Law between 1603 and 1606.¹ He was appointed Knight on 23 July 1603.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Norwich between 1604 and 1611.¹ He was a practising Attorney for the Court of Wards in 1605.¹ He held the office of Attorney-General between 1606 and 1613.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Hobart, of Intwood, Norfolk [England] on 11 May 1611.¹ He held the office of Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas between 1613 and 1625.¹ In 1616 he purchased the estate of Blickling, Norfolk.¹ His last will was dated 26 July 1625.

     Thomas Hobart was the son of Myles Hobart and Ellen Blennerhassett.^2,3 He married Audrey Hare, daughter of William Hare.³ He died on 28 March 1560.¹
     He lived in 1559 at Plumstead, Norfolk, England^G.¹

     Audrey Hare was the daughter of William Hare.¹ She married, secondly, Sir Edward Warner.² She married, thirdly, William Blennerhassett, son of Ralph Blennerhassett and Margaret Kemp, in 1569.² She married, firstly, Thomas Hobart, son of Myles Hobart and Ellen Blennerhassett.² She died in 1581.²
     Her married name became Hobart.² Her married name became Warner.² From 1569, her married name became Blennerhassett.²

     William Hare lived at Beeston, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England^G.²

     Dorothy Bell was baptised on 19 October 1572 at Outwell, Norfolk, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Robert Bell and Dorothy Beaupre.¹ She married Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Bt., son of Thomas Hobart and Audrey Hare, on 21 April 1590 at Blickling, Norfolk, England^G.¹ She died circa April 1641 at Covent Garden, London, England^G.¹ She was buried on 30 April 1641 at Blickling, Norfolk, England^G.¹ Her will was proven (by probate) in April 1643.¹
     From 21 April 1590, her married name became Hobart.¹

     Sir Robert Bell married Dorothy Beaupre, daughter of Edmund Beaupre.²
     He lived at Beaupre Hall, Outwell, Norfolk, England^G.¹ He held the office of Chief Baron of the Exchequer in 1577.¹

     Dorothy Beaupre is the daughter of Edmund Beaupre.¹ She married Sir Robert Bell.²
     Her married name became Bell.²

     Edmund Beaupre lived at Beaupre Hall, Outwell, Norfolk, England^G.¹

     Sir John Hobart, 2nd Bt. was born on 19 April 1593 at Norwich, Norfolk, England^G.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Bt. and Dorothy Bell.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Philippa Sydney, daughter of Robert Sydney, 1st Earl of Leicester and Barbara Gamage.² He married, secondly, Lady Frances Egerton, daughter of John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgwater and Lady Frances Stanley, in February 1621.² He died on 20 April 1647 at age 54 at Norwich, Norfolk, England^G, after a long illness, without surviving male issue.¹ He was buried on 29 April 1647 at Blickling, Norfolk, England^G.² His will was proven (by probate) on 14 October 1647.²
     He was appointed Knight on 1 November 1611 at Whitehall, London, England^G.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cambridge from 1621 to 1622.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lostwithiel from 1624 to 1625.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Hobart, of Intwood, Norfolk [E., 1611] on 29 December 1625.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Brackley in 1626.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Norwich from December 1645 to 1647.²