Julia Peel (1821–1893) • FamilySearch

Julia Peel

Female30 April 1821–14 August 1893

Brief Life History of Julia

When Julia Peel was born on 30 April 1821, in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Sir Robert Peel, was 33 and her mother, Julia Floyd, was 31. She married George Augustus Frederick Child-Villiers Earl of Jersey on 2 July 1841, in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Ratley, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 14 August 1893, in Geneva, Switzerland, at the age of 72, and was buried in Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

George Augustus Frederick Child-Villiers Earl of Jersey
1808–1859
Julia Peel
1821–1893
Marriage: 2 July 1841
Julia Sarah Alice Child-Villiers
1842–1921
Victor Albert George Child-Villiers 7th Earl of Island of Jersey
1843–1915
Lady Caroline Anne Child-Villiers
1843–1912
Robert Frederick Child-Villiers
1847–1914
Edward Reginald Clement Child-Villiers
1849–1920

Sources (6)

  • Julia Villiers in household of George A F Villiers, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Julia Peel, Hon in entry for George Augustus Frederick Villiers, 6th Earl Of Jersey, Viscount Villiers Of Dartford, Baron Of Hoo, Viscount Grandison Of Limerick, "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices"
  • Julia, Dowager Countess Of Jersey, "British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 July 1841Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1823

    Age 2

    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

    1825 · Museum of Lancashire

    Age 4

    The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.

    1843

    Age 22

    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

    Name Meaning

    English (mainly northern): topographic name for someone who lived or worked at a small castle, a wooden fort, or a house defended by a palisade (Middle English and Old French pel, piel ‘stake, pallisade’), or a habitational name from a place so named.

    English (mainly northern): variant of Pell .

    English (mainly northern): nickname from Middle English and Old French pel ‘stake’, perhaps for a tall, thin person.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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