Arnold Allan Cecil Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle

1858 - 1942  (83 years)

• Patriarch and Matriarch:
  

  Osewalt van Keppel
            b. Date unknown  
            d. 1685  (5 x Great Grandfather) 
  Sophia Mary McNab
            b. Date unknown  
            d. 5 Apr 1917  (Mother) 

  Birth	1 Jun 1858
  Education	Eton
  Occupation / Profession	- Justice of the Peace (JP) - Vice- Lieutenant of Norfolk - Aide-de-Camp to Their Majesties King Edward VII and George V - Colonel in the Reserve of Officers - Honorary Colonel in the 5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment - Formerly 4th Militia Battalion and 2nd Volunteer Battalion - Lieutenant in the Dorset Militia and Scots Guards
  Occupation / Profession	From 1892 to 1901 (33 years old)
  	Colonel commanding Prince of Wales's Own (PWO) Civil Service Rifles
  Occupation / Profession	From 1892 to 1894 (33 years old)
  	Member of Parliament (MP) for Birkenhead
  Title	From 28 Aug 1894 to 12 Apr 1942 (36 years old)
  	- 8th Earl of Albemarle [England. 1696/7] - 8th Viscount Bury (County of Lancaster) [England. 1696/7] - 8th Baron Ashford (of Ashford, County of Kent) [England. 1696/7]
  Occupation / Profession	1900 (41 years old)
  	Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel
  Occupation / Profession	1900 (41 years old)
  	Lieutenant-Colonel commanding Infantry Battalion City Imperial Volunteers South Africa (despatches)
  Occupation / Profession	From 1901 to 1906 (42 years old)
  	Brigadier-General commanding Norfolk Volunteer Infantry Brigade
  Occupation / Profession	From 1922 to 1924 (63 years old)
  	Lord-in-Waiting to His Majesty King George V
  Honor	- Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) - Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) - Volunteer Officers' Decoration (VD) - Territorial Decoration (TD) - Medal with 4 clasps (for his service as Lieutenant-Colonel commanding Infantry Battalion City Imperial Volunteers South Africa in 1900) - Grand Cross White Lion of Czechoslovakia - Grand Cross of Orange-Nassau
  Death	12 Apr 1942
  Origins
  Siblings	2 brothers and 7 sisters
  	> 01. Arnold Allan Cecil Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle           b. 1 Jun 1858             d. 12 Apr 1942  (Age 83 years) └─Gertrude Lucia Egerton           b. Date unknown             d. 7 Jun 1943  ,  m. 4 Jan 1881     02. Gertrude Mary Keppel           b. 9 Nov 1859             d. 7 Apr 1860  (Age 0 years)   03. Theodora Keppel           b. Date unknown             d. 30 Oct 1945 + 04. Derek William George Keppel           b. 7 Apr 1863             d. 26 Apr 1944  (Age 81 years) └─Bridget Louisa Harbord           b. Date unknown             d. 24 Sep 1951  ,  m. 20 Jun 1898     05. Hilda Mary Keppel           b. 29 Aug 1864             d. 7 Oct 1955  (Age 91 years) > 06. George Keppel           b. 14 Oct 1865             d. 22 Nov 1947  (Age 82 years) └─Alice Frederica Edmonstone           b. Date unknown             d. 11 Sep 1947  ,  m. 1 Jun 1891     07. Leopoldina Olivia Keppel           b. 14 Nov 1866             d. 9 Aug 1948  (Age 81 years)   08. Susan Mary Keppel           b. 5 May 1868             d. 26 Jun 1953  (Age 85 years)   09. Mary Stuart Keppel           b. 15 May 1869             d. 21 Sep 1906  (Age 37 years)   10. Florence Cecilia Keppel           b. 24 Feb 1871             d. 30 Jun 1963  (Age 92 years)
  Person ID	P7167	Europe
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	William Coutts Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle           b. 15 Apr 1832             d. 28 Aug 1894 (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Sophia Mary McNab           b. Date unknown             d. 5 Apr 1917
  Marriage	15 Nov 1855
  Age at Marriage	William was 23 years and 7 months old. Sophia was ?? old. They were married for 38 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F3515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Gertrude Lucia Egerton           b. Date unknown             d. 7 Jun 1943  [2]
  Marriage	4 Jan 1881
  Age at Marriage	Arnold was 22 years and 7 months old. Gertrude was ?? old. They were married for 61 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F3517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 64 - Column 1 and 2 (Reliability: 3). [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 64 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3).