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American-born British noblewoman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Helen Vivien Beresford, Baroness Decies, formerly Helen Vivien Gould (May 2, 1893 – February 3, 1931) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was one of the two Jay Gould descendants to marry into European aristocracy.[1]
The Lady Decies | |
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_arriving_on_the_Aquitania,_1919_(cropped).jpg) Lady Decies in 1919 | |
| Born | Vivian Gould May 2, 1893 |
| Died | February 3, 1931 (aged 37) London, UK |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | George Jay Gould Edith Kingdon |
| Relatives | Jay Gould (grandfather) |
Helen Vivien Gould was born on May 2, 1893, in the United States. She was the fourth of seven children born to George Jay Gould (1864–1923), a railroad executive; and Edith Kingdon (1864–1921), an actress.[2] Among her siblings were Kingdon Gould I, Marjorie Gwynne Gould, Jay Gould II, Edith Catherine Gould, and Gloria Gould.[3]
Her paternal grandparents were Jay Gould, a leading American railroad developer and speculator known as one of the ruthless robber barons of the Gilded Age, and Helen Day (née Miller) Gould.[2]
On February 7, 1911, Helen married John Graham Hope de la Poer Horsley Beresford (1866–1944), the 5th Baron Decies.[2] John was the son of William Robert John Beresford, 3rd Baron Decies and Catherine Anne Dent.[4] Together they had three children:
She died in February 1931 of jaundice and a heart attack in London.[1][5] After her death, Lord Decies married Elizabeth Wharton Drexel, the daughter of Joseph William Drexel, on May 25, 1936. He died on 31 January 1944 at age 77.[6][3]
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