Lt Gen Sir
Hercules
Robert
Pakenham
KCB
Born in England
Ancestors 
Brother of
Helen (Pakenham) Hamilton, Elizabeth (Pakenham) Stewart, Catherine Sarah Dorothea (Pakenham) Wellesley, Thomas Pakenham, Edward Michael Pakenham, Caroline Penelope (Pakenham) Hamilton and Henry Pakenham DD
Husband of
Emily (Stapleton) Pakenham
— married
25 Dec 1817 in Paris, Seine, France
Descendants 
Father of
Emily (Pakenham) Hayes,
Elizabeth Catherine (Pakenham) Thistlethwayte,
Mary Frances Hester (Pakenham) Verner and
Thomas Henry Pakenham CB
Died
at age 68
in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Sep 2019
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Biography
Lt. Gen. Hon. Sir Hercules Robert Pakenham was born on 29 September 1781. He was the son of Edward Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford, and Catharine Rowley.
He fought in the Peninsular Wars. He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.). He held the office of Governor of Portsmouth.
Hercules married Hon. Emily Stapleton, daughter of Thomas Stapleton, 12th Lord le Despenser and Elizabeth Eliot, on 25 December 1817 in the British Embassy Chapel, Paris, France.[1]
He died on 7 March 1850 at age 68.[2] His Obituary was carried by the Norfolk Chronicle.[3][4]
Sources
- ↑ France, Marriages, 1546-1924, Name: Hercules Robert Pakenham, Event Type: Marriage, Event Date: 10 Nov 1817, Event Place: Paris, Seine, France, Event Place (Original): British Embassy Chapel, Paris, Seine, France, Gender: Male, Spouse's Name: Emily Stapleton, Spouse's Gender: Female
- ↑ The Peerage # 37829; http://www.thepeerage.com/p3783.htm#i37829
- ↑ British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices, Name: Hercules Pakenham, Sir, Event Type: Obituary, Event Date: 30 Mar 1850, Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Event Place (Original): Norwich, Norfolk, England, Gender: Male, Newspaper: Norfolk Chronicle
- ↑ Added by Des Lynch on 12 November 2019
- Wikipedia contributors. (2019, September 22). Hercules Robert Pakenham. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 03:55, September 22, 2019, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hercules_Robert_Pakenham&oldid=917065002
- Wikidata: Item Q15428894
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hercules by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hercules:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hercules by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hercules:
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~12.50%
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