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| Countess of Suffolk | |
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| Other titles | Countess of Berkshire |
| Born | Julia Gaskarth 1737 Penrith, Cumberland, England |
| Died | 19 October 1819 (aged 81–82) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | |
| 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]