Aubrey Dean Paul

Sir Aubrey Edward Henry Dean Paul, 5th Baronet was a captain in the Northumberland Fusiliers and a descendant of the 1st Duke of Marlborough.

Life

A descendant of Sir John Dean Paul, 1st Baronet, he was fifth of the Paul Baronets, of Rodborough, and father of Brenda Dean Paul, one of the ‘bright young things’. He was brother to Mabel Louisa Dean Paul.
In 1901, he married Irene Regina, 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". They had three children:

Aubrey Donald Fitzwarren Severin Dean Paul
Brenda Dean Paul
Sir Brian Kenneth Dean Paul, 6th Baronet Paul of Rodborough

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.

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.