Julia Howard, Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire

The Right Honourable The Countess of Suffolk
Countess of Suffolk
Other titles	Countess of Berkshire
Born	Julia Gaskarth 1737 Penrith, Cumberland, England
Died	19 October 1819(1819-10-19) (aged 81–82)
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	John Howard, 15th Earl of Suffolk ​ ​ (m. 1774)​
Issue	5 including Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk
Parents	John Gaskarth

Julia Howard, Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire (1737 – 19 October 1819), formerly Julia Gaskarth, was the wife of General John Howard, 15th Earl of Suffolk and 8th Earl of Berkshire.[1]

Julia was the daughter of John Gaskarth of Hutton Hall, Penrith, Cumberland.

She married the future earl on 2 July 1774. He inherited the earldom of Suffolk, along with the earldom of Berkshire, in 1783, on the death of a distant cousin, Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Suffolk, who had no sons.

The couple had five children:

• Charles Nevinson Howard, Viscount Andover (1775-1800), who married Elizabeth Coke, daughter of Thomas Coke, but had no children. Charles was killed in a shooting accident, leaving his younger brother Thomas as heir.[2]
• Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk (1776–1851)
• Hon. John Howard (1777-1787)
• William Philip Howard (1779-1780)
• Lady Catherine Howard (1779-1850), who married Rev. George Bisset, vicar of Malmesbury Abbey, and had no children[3]

References

1. "Julia Howard (née Gaskarth), Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
2. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 2288.
3. "Evening Talk: The Bisset Love Letters 1803-1828: a real life Pride and Prejudice story". Chawton House. Retrieved 17 March 2018.