Williard Dickerman Straight1

M, #251781, b. 1880, d. 1918
Last Edited=2 May 2015
     Williard Dickerman Straight was born in 1880.1 He married Dorothy Payne Whitney, daughter of Hon. William Collins Whitney and Flora Payne, in 1911.1 He died in 1918, from influenza.1
     He was educated at Cornell University, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, U.S.A.G.1

Children of Williard Dickerman Straight and Dorothy Payne Whitney

Citations

  1. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.

Major Leonard Knight Elmhirst1

M, #251782, b. 1893
Last Edited=26 Jun 2012
     Major Leonard Knight Elmhirst was born in 1893 at Laxton, Yorkshire, England.2 He was the son of Reverend William Heaton Elmhirst and Mary Knight.2 He married Dorothy Payne Whitney, daughter of Hon. William Collins Whitney and Flora Payne, in April 1925.1
     He was educated in 1920 at Cornell University, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, U.S.A.G.1

Children of Major Leonard Knight Elmhirst and Dorothy Payne Whitney

Citations

  1. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
  2. [S4567] Bill Norton, "re: Pitman Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as "re: Pitman Family."

Ruth Elmhirst1

F, #251783, b. 1926
Last Edited=26 Jun 2012
     Ruth Elmhirst was born in 1926 at Marylebone, London, England.2 She is the daughter of Major Leonard Knight Elmhirst and Dorothy Payne Whitney.1 She married Maurice A. Ash in 1947 at Westminster, London, England.2
     From 1947, her married name became Ash.2

Child of Ruth Elmhirst and Maurice A. Ash

Citations

  1. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
  2. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

William Elmhirst1

M, #251784
Last Edited=17 Nov 2007
     William Elmhirst is the son of Major Leonard Knight Elmhirst and Dorothy Payne Whitney.1

Citations

  1. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.

Sophia Rose Villiers1

F, #251785, b. 24 October 2009
Last Edited=2 May 2015
     Sophia Rose Villiers was born on 24 October 2009.1 She is the daughter of Christopher Frederick Pelham Villiers and Katherine M. Norman-Butler.1

Citations

  1. [S1122] Peerage News, online http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/. Hereinafter cited as Peerage News.


Beatrice Whitney Straight1

F, #251786, b. 2 August 1914, d. 7 April 2001
Last Edited=3 May 2015
Beatrice Straight 1
     Beatrice Whitney Straight was born on 2 August 1914.1 She was the daughter of Williard Dickerman Straight and Dorothy Payne Whitney.1 She married Peter Cookson.2 She died on 7 April 2001 at age 86 at North Ridge, California, U.S.A.2
     Her married name became Cookson.2 She was an actress.2 She was awarded the Academy Award in 1977 for best supporting actress in Network.2

Children of Beatrice Whitney Straight and Peter Cookson

Citations

  1. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
  2. [S219] Announcements, New York Times, New York, U.S.A.. Hereinafter cited as New York Times.

Michael Whitney Straight1

M, #251787, b. 1 September 1916, d. 4 January 2004
Last Edited=3 May 2015
     Michael Whitney Straight was born on 1 September 1916 at New York, U.S.A.2 He was the son of Williard Dickerman Straight and Dorothy Payne Whitney.1 He married, firstly, Belinda Compton in 1939.2 He and Belinda Compton were divorced in 1969.2 He married, secondly, Nina Gore Auchincloss, daughter of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss, Jr. and Nina S. Gore, in 1974.2 He and Nina Gore Auchincloss were divorced.2 He married, thirdly, Katharine Gould in 1998.2 He died on 4 January 2004 at age 87 at Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.2
     He was educated at London School of Economics, London, England.2 He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.2 He was publisher of New Republic between 1954 and 1956.2 He wrote the book After Long Silence, published 1983.2

Citations

  1. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
  2. [S212] Obituaries, The Independent, London, U.K.. Hereinafter cited as The Independent.

Lawrence Cooke1

M, #251788, d. 1540
Last Edited=17 Nov 2007
     Lawrence Cooke was the son of Edward Cooke.1 He died in 1540, executed.1
     In 1536 he participated in the Pilgrimage of Grace.1 He was the Prior between 1536 and 1538 at Doncaster, Yorkshire, EnglandG.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 881. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Henry Ryley1

M, #251789
Last Edited=17 Nov 2007
     Henry Ryley lived at Doncaster, Yorkshire, EnglandG.1

Child of Henry Ryley

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 881. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Thomas Nevile1

M, #251790
Last Edited=17 Nov 2007
     Thomas Nevile married Sarah Cooke, daughter of Bryan Cooke and Sarah Ryley.1
     He lived at Thorney, Nottinghamshire, EnglandG.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 881. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]