Cause of death Heart attack Name Helen Baroness | Role Philanthropist | |
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Full Name Helen Vivien Gould Born January 1, 1893 (estimate) ( 1893-01-01 ) Relatives Jay Gould, grandfatherKingdon Gould I, brotherJay Gould II, brotherMarjorie Gould, sisterGeorge Jay Gould II, brotherGloria Gould, sisterEdith Catherine Gould, sister Children Arthur George Marcus Douglas de la Poer Beresford Parents Edith Kingdon, George Jay Gould I Siblings Kingdon Gould, Sr., Gloria Gould, Jay Gould II Similar People George Jay Gould I, Jay Gould, Edith Kingdon, Anna Gould, Edwin Gould - Sr | ||
Helen Vivien Beresford, Baroness Decies, formerly Helen Vivien Gould (1893 – February 3, 1931) was a socialite and philanthropist. She was one of the two Jay Gould descendants to marry into European aristocracy.
Biography
Gould was the daughter of George Jay Gould I, a railroad executive; and Edith Kingdon, an actress. She married John Graham Hope de la Poer Horsley Beresford (1866–1944), the 5th Baron Decies, on February 7, 1911. John was the son of William Robert John Beresford, 3rd Baron Decies and Catherine Anne Dent. Together they had the following children:
She died in February 1931 of jaundice and a heart attack in London. 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.