Hermione+Merryhew

b 1794, d of Marquess of Carsheld.

Son of Marquess of Carsheld, seat in Northumberland, but neglected. Family moved to a modest estate in Hampshire. Quite poor. Mother brought nothing to the marriage. Father die 1813, mother 1814. Portions were 3,000 each.

Jermyn, b 1785, Appollonia (Polly) 1788, Roger, 1790, Hermione 1794

Roger died 1809, Jermyn 1815. Cousin Porteous inherited estate. Hermione went to live with Polly. 22 in 1817 when she encounters X

Polly m Sir John Williams and though she likes him she's a bit peeved at marrying low. They live in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, near Huddersfield. There's not a lot of money, so they're keen to butter up great-uncle Edgar Peake, a nabob, who lives on the Wirrall.

They have three children, Billy 1812 (5) Roger 1814 (3) and Henrietta, 1816 (1)

Maternal grandparents are Havers. She was Ann Peake, sister of Edgar Peake,

Too Dangerous for a Lady. They met at a ball in May 1811