Aubrey Dean Paul

Sir Aubrey Edward Henry Dean Paul, 5th Baronet (19 October 1869 – 16 January 1961)^[1] was a captain in the Northumberland Fusiliers and a descendant of the 1st Duke of Marlborough.^[2]

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’.^[3] He was brother to Mabel Louisa Dean Paul.

In 1901, he married Irene Regina,^[4] 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".^[5] 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)^[1][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]}

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.^[3]