Major Denis James Alexander, 6th Earl of Caledon1

M, #53571, b. 10 November 1920, d. 20 May 1980
Major Denis James Alexander, 6th Earl of Caledon|b. 10 Nov 1920\nd. 20 May 1980|p5358.htm#i53571|Lt.-Col. Hon. Herbrand Charles Alexander|b. 28 Nov 1888\nd. 6 May 1965|p8033.htm#i80327|Millicent Valla Meredyth||p8033.htm#i80328|Major James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon|b. 11 Jul 1846\nd. 27 Apr 1898|p5251.htm#i52503|Lady Elizabeth G. Graham-Toler|b. 6 Jun 1857\nd. 6 Oct 1939|p1731.htm#i17304|Sir Henry B. Meredyth, 5th Bt.||p8033.htm#i80329||||

Last Edited=6 Jul 2006
     Major Denis James Alexander, 6th Earl of Caledon was born on 10 November 1920.3 He was the son of Lt.-Col. Hon. Herbrand Charles Alexander and Millicent Valla Meredyth.2 He married, firstly, Ghislaine Dresselhuys, daughter of Cornelius William Dresselhuys and Edith Merandon du Plessis, on 6 April 1943.1 He and Ghislaine Dresselhuys were divorced in 1948.3 He married, secondly, Baroness Anne Louise de Graevenitz, daughter of Baron Nicholas Werner Alexander de Graevenitz, on 31 December 1952.3 He married, thirdly, Marie Elizabeth Burton Allen, daughter of Major Richard Burton Allen, on 4 August 1964.3 He died on 20 May 1980 at age 59.3
     Major Denis James Alexander, 6th Earl of Caledon was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.3 He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.2 He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Irish Guards.3 He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of Caledon, of Caledon, co. Tyrone [I., 1800] on 10 July 1968.4 He succeeded to the title of 6th Viscount Caledon, of Caledon, co. Tyrone [I., 1797] on 10 July 1968.2 He succeeded to the title of 6th Baron Caledon, of Caledon, co. Tyrone [I., 1790] on 10 July 1968.3

Child of Major Denis James Alexander, 6th Earl of Caledon and Ghislaine Dresselhuys

Children of Major Denis James Alexander, 6th Earl of Caledon and Baroness Anne Louise de Graevenitz

Citations

  1. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 43. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  2. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 649. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  3. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 1, page 650.
  4. [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 121. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
  5. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Edith Merandon du Plessis

F, #53572
Edith Merandon du Plessis||p5358.htm#i53572|E. N. Merandon du Plessis||p5846.htm#i58455||||||||||||||||

Last Edited=20 Jul 2006
     Edith Merandon du Plessis is the daughter of E. N. Merandon du Plessis. She married, firstly, Cornelius William Dresselhuys.1 She married, secondly, James Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley, son of John Mathias Berry and Mary Ann Rowe.1
     Her married name became Dresselhuys.1 Her married name became Berry.1 As a result of her marriage, Edith Merandon du Plessis was styled as Viscountess Kemsley.2

Child of Edith Merandon du Plessis and Cornelius William Dresselhuys

Citations

  1. [S1122] Michael Rhodes, "re: updates," e-mail message to www.thepeerage.com, 8 July 2004. Hereinafter cited as "re: updates."
  2. [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 121. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.

James Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley

M, #53573, b. 7 May 1883, d. 1968
James Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley|b. 7 May 1883\nd. 1968|p5358.htm#i53573|John Mathias Berry|b. 2 May 1847\nd. 9 Jan 1917|p18766.htm#i187651|Mary Ann Rowe|d. 6 Jun 1922|p18766.htm#i187652|||||||Thomas Rowe||p18766.htm#i187653||||

Last Edited=8 Jan 2009
     James Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley was born on 7 May 1883. He was the son of John Mathias Berry and Mary Ann Rowe.1 He married Edith Merandon du Plessis, daughter of E. N. Merandon du Plessis.2 He married Mary Lilian Holmes, daughter of Horace George Holmes, on 4 July 1907. He died in 1968.
     James Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley gained the title of 1st Viscount Kemsley. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.3
     

Children of James Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley and Mary Lilian Holmes

Child of James Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XIII, page 421. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S1122] Michael Rhodes, "re: updates," e-mail message to www.thepeerage.com, 8 July 2004. Hereinafter cited as "re: updates."
  3. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference "Berry, James Gomer". Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
  4. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2014. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  5. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 2130.
  6. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Mary Lilian Holmes

F, #53574, d. 1 February 1928
Mary Lilian Holmes|d. 1 Feb 1928|p5358.htm#i53574|Horace George Holmes|d. b 1963|p5853.htm#i58522||||||||||||||||

Last Edited=14 Oct 2008
     Mary Lilian Holmes was the daughter of Horace George Holmes. She married James Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley, son of John Mathias Berry and Mary Ann Rowe, on 4 July 1907. She died on 1 February 1928.
     Her married name became Berry.

Children of Mary Lilian Holmes and James Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2130. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Lt.-Col. Sir Alexander Penrose Gordon-Cumming, 3rd Bt.

M, #53575, b. 17 August 1816, d. 2 September 1866
Lt.-Col. Sir Alexander Penrose Gordon-Cumming, 3rd Bt.|b. 17 Aug 1816\nd. 2 Sep 1866|p5358.htm#i53575|Sir William Gordon Gordon-Cumming, 2nd Bt.|b. 20 Jul 1787\nd. 25 Nov 1854|p5731.htm#i57305|Eliza Maria Campbell|d. 1842|p1397.htm#i13970|||||||Colonel John Campbell|d. 15 Mar 1809|p1698.htm#i16971|Lady Charlotte S. M. Campbell|b. 28 Jan 1775\nd. 1 Apr 1861|p1697.htm#i16970|

Last Edited=22 Jun 2003
     Lt.-Col. Sir Alexander Penrose Gordon-Cumming, 3rd Bt. was born on 17 August 1816. He was the son of Sir William Gordon Gordon-Cumming, 2nd Bt. and Eliza Maria Campbell. He married Anne Pitcairn Campbell, daughter of Reverend Augustus Campbell and Elizabeth Aspinall, on 28 November 1845. He died on 2 September 1866 at age 50.
     Lt.-Col. Sir Alexander Penrose Gordon-Cumming, 3rd Bt. succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Gordon-Cumming in 1854.

Children of Lt.-Col. Sir Alexander Penrose Gordon-Cumming, 3rd Bt. and Anne Pitcairn Campbell

Phyllis Lilian Hardinge

F, #53576
Phyllis Lilian Hardinge||p5358.htm#i53576|George Nicholas Hardinge|b. 3 Sep 1865\nd. 10 Oct 1943|p5044.htm#i50440|Lilian Frances Graham-Toler||p4890.htm#i48891|Bradford Hardinge|b. 21 Mar 1833\nd. 31 Jul 1871|p5849.htm#i58485|Caroline J. C. Edwards|d. 27 Jan 1926|p5654.htm#i56534|Lt.-Col. James O. Graham-Toler|b. 12 Jan 1849\nd. 27 Jul 1913|p3457.htm#i34561|Emily A. Ramsay|d. 9 Feb 1921|p5728.htm#i57276|

Last Edited=10 May 2003
     Phyllis Lilian Hardinge is the daughter of George Nicholas Hardinge and Lilian Frances Graham-Toler.

Oliver Pearce-Edgecumbe

M, #53577, b. 16 May 1892
Oliver Pearce-Edgecumbe|b. 16 May 1892|p5358.htm#i53577|Sir Edward Robert Pearce-Edgecumbe|d. 29 Sep 1929|p3545.htm#i35445|Frances Foley|d. 1 Jan 1953|p3545.htm#i35444|||||||Admiral Hon. Fitzgerald A. C. Foley|b. 5 Sep 1823\nd. 26 Jul 1903|p3536.htm#i35359|Frances Campbell|b. b 1835\nd. 23 Feb 1867|p3536.htm#i35360|

Last Edited=10 May 2003
     Oliver Pearce-Edgecumbe was born on 16 May 1892. He is the son of Sir Edward Robert Pearce-Edgecumbe and Frances Foley. He married Iris Pallett-Cox on 31 October 1935.

Major Christopher Thomas Vesey1

M, #53578, b. 8 March 1916, d. 30 August 1956
Major Christopher Thomas Vesey|b. 8 Mar 1916\nd. 30 Aug 1956|p5358.htm#i53578|General Sir Ivo Lucius Beresford Vesey|b. 11 Aug 1876\nd. 19 Feb 1975|p3542.htm#i35411|Geraldine Foley|d. 16 Sep 1963|p3541.htm#i35410|Maj.-Gen. George H. Vesey|b. 29 Dec 1824\nd. 29 Jan 1893|p3542.htm#i35412|Constance Marshall|d. 25 Dec 1927|p3542.htm#i35419|Vice-Admiral Francis J. Foley|b. 3 Dec 1855\nd. 5 Mar 1911|p3541.htm#i35406|Frances J. Blayne|d. 26 Jan 1931|p3541.htm#i35407|

Last Edited=30 May 2008
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Major Christopher Thomas Vesey was born on 8 March 1916.1 He was the son of General Sir Ivo Lucius Beresford Vesey and Geraldine Foley.1 He married Helen Cynthia Mary Ebsworth, daughter of Brigadier Wilfrid Algernon Ebsworth, on 29 November 1952.1 He died on 30 August 1956 at age 40.1
     Major Christopher Thomas Vesey was educated at Wellington College, Wellington, Berkshire, England.1 He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Royal Horse Artillery.1 He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.1 He was decorated with the award of Military Cross (M.C.).1

Children of Major Christopher Thomas Vesey and Helen Cynthia Mary Ebsworth

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1117. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Helen Cynthia Mary Ebsworth1

F, #53579
Helen Cynthia Mary Ebsworth||p5358.htm#i53579|Brigadier Wilfrid Algernon Ebsworth||p24076.htm#i240756||||||||||||||||

Last Edited=30 May 2008
     Helen Cynthia Mary Ebsworth is the daughter of Brigadier Wilfrid Algernon Ebsworth.1 She married, firstly, Major Christopher Thomas Vesey, son of General Sir Ivo Lucius Beresford Vesey and Geraldine Foley, on 29 November 1952.1 She married, secondly, Brigadier Ferdinand Shaw Eiloart on 15 December 1969.1
     Her married name became Vesey. From 15 December 1969, her married name became Eiloart.1

Children of Helen Cynthia Mary Ebsworth and Major Christopher Thomas Vesey

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1117. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

F. A. Lloyd

M, #53580

Last Edited=17 Oct 2004
     
     F. A. Lloyd lived at Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales.

Child of F. A. Lloyd