Aubrey Dean Paul Explained

Sir Aubrey Edward Henry Dean Paul, 5th Baronet (19 October 1869 – 16 January 1961) was a captain in the Northumberland Fusiliers and a descendant of the 1st Duke of Marlborough.^[1]

Life

A descendant of Sir John Dean Paul, 1st Baronet (1775–1852), he was fifth of the Paul Baronets, of Rodborough, and father of Brenda Dean Paul, one of the ‘bright young things’.^[2]

In 1901, he married Irene Regina,^[3] daughter of Henryk Wieniawski and Isabelle Bessie-Hampton. The couple had been introduced by Nellie Melba. Lady Dean Paul, now adopted British nationality, but continued to publish works as "Irène Wieniawska".^[4] They had three children:

• Aubrey Donald Fitzwarren Severin Dean Paul (1902–1904)
• Brenda Dean Paul (8 May 1907 – 26 July 1959)
• Sir Brian Kenneth Dean Paul, 6th Baronet Paul of Rodborough (18 May 1904 – 5 August 1972)^{[5] [6]}

Sir Aubrey and his wife performed in a number of concerts together, Aubrey performing as a baritone under the pseudonym of Edward Ramsay, a combination of his father's first name and his mother's surname. His wife, a pianist, performed under her own pseudonym of Poldowski.^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

Religion

The 5th Baronet converted to Roman Catholicism in 1914 and the couple's daughter was educated at convent schools. His wife maintained a Bohemian lifestyle and the couple separated in 1922.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://worldroots.com/brigitte/famous/j/johnchurchilldesc1650-3.htm Profile
2. Philip Hoare, ‘Paul, Brenda Irene Isabelle Frances Theresa Dean (1907–1959)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2011
3. http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp61397 National Portrait Gallery
4. Web site: Manuel Couvreur, trans. Celia Skrine, Liner notes and texts for recording of Poldowski’s Verlaine songs by Élise Gabele and Phlippe Riga . 5 May 2012 . 1 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111001142342/http://www.musiwall.ulg.ac.be/IMG/pdf/MEW_poldowski_livret_070820_light.pdf . dead .
5. , leighrayment.com; accessed 15 January 2018.
6. http://www.hwlondonartandartistsguide.com/review.asp?ID=395 Museum and Gallery Reviews
7. News: . This Morning's Gossip . Daily Mirror . 1910-04-12 . 7.
8. News: . Mr Fransella's Concert . London Evening Standard . 1911-12-11 . 10.
9. News: Lancelot . Matters Musical . The Referee . 1912-12-15 . 5.
10. News: . Aeolian Hall . Westminster Gazette . 1913-04-11 . 8.