Commander George Jonathan Gawthorne1

M, #60171
Last Edited=9 Sep 2014
     Commander George Jonathan Gawthorne gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.1

Child of Commander George Jonathan Gawthorne

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2570. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Hon. Henry Aylmer1

M, #60172, b. 10 August 1816, d. 1900
Last Edited=31 Dec 2003
     Hon. Henry Aylmer was born on 10 August 1816.1 He was the son of Captain John Athelmar Aylmer and Elizabeth Coates.1 He married Eliza Atkins, daughter of Henry Atkins, on 2 November 1846.1 He died in 1900.1
     On 15 May 1867 he was granted the rank of baron's son.1

Children of Hon. Henry Aylmer and Eliza Atkins

Citations

  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 152. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]

Hon. Venetia Jane Digby1

F, #60173, b. 3 November 1900, d. 16 March 1956
Last Edited=9 Mar 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.5%
     Hon. Venetia Jane Digby was born on 3 November 1900.2 She was the daughter of Edward Henry Trafalgar Digby, 10th Baron Digby and Emily Beryl Sissy Hood.2 She married Captain Hon. Oswald Wykeham Cornwallis, son of Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis and Mabel Leigh, on 5 December 1923.1 She died on 16 March 1956 at age 55.1
     Her married name became Cornwallis.

Children of Hon. Venetia Jane Digby and Captain Hon. Oswald Wykeham Cornwallis

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 904. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Captain Hon. Oswald Wykeham Cornwallis1

M, #60174, b. 16 March 1894, d. 28 January 1974
Last Edited=18 Feb 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Captain Hon. Oswald Wykeham Cornwallis was born on 16 March 1894.2 He was the son of Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis and Mabel Leigh.2 He married Hon. Venetia Jane Digby, daughter of Edward Henry Trafalgar Digby, 10th Baron Digby and Emily Beryl Sissy Hood, on 5 December 1923.2 He died on 28 January 1974 at age 79.2
     He was educated at Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, EnglandG.2 He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, EnglandG.2 He was Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.2 He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.1 He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)1

Children of Captain Hon. Oswald Wykeham Cornwallis and Hon. Venetia Jane Digby

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 523. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis

M, #60175, b. 27 May 1864, d. 26 September 1935
Last Edited=17 Jan 2013
     Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis was born on 27 May 1864.1 He was the son of Major Fiennes Cornwallis and Harriet Elizabeth Mott.2 He married Mabel Leigh, daughter of Oswald Peter Leigh, on 10 February 1886.1 He died on 26 September 1935 at age 71.1
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Maidstone between 1888 and 1895.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Maidstone between 1898 and 1900.1 He held the office of Chairman of the Kent County Council.1 He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)1 He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and Honorary Colonel in the West Kent Imperial Yeomanry.1 He was created 1st Baron Cornwallis, of Linton, co. Kent [U.K.] on 31 January 1927.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kent.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Kent.1 He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in 1933 in the Thames and Medway Heavy Brigade, Royal Artillery (Territorial Army.)1

Children of Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis and Mabel Leigh

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 904. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 68. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]


Mabel Leigh1

F, #60176, b. circa 1866, d. 6 March 1957
Last Edited=18 Feb 2011
     Mabel Leigh was born circa 1866.1 She was the daughter of Oswald Peter Leigh.2 She married Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis, son of Major Fiennes Cornwallis and Harriet Elizabeth Mott, on 10 February 1886.1 She died on 6 March 1957.1
     Her married name became Cornwallis. After her marriage, Mabel Leigh was styled as Baroness Cornwallis on 31 January 1927.

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 904. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Oswald Peter Leigh1

M, #60177
Last Edited=3 Jan 2009
     Oswald Peter Leigh is the son of James Heath Leigh and Frances Mosley.2
     He lived at Belmont, Cheshire, EnglandG.1

Children of Oswald Peter Leigh

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 904. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 1502. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Landed Gentry, 17th ed.
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Henry Noel Kenelm Digby, 13th Baron Digby1

M, #60178, b. 6 January 1954
Last Edited=18 Apr 2018
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Henry Noel Kenelm Digby, 13th Baron Digby was born on 6 January 1954. He is the son of Edward Henry Kenelm Digby, 12th Baron Digby and Dione Marian Sherbrooke.1 He married, firstly, Susan Elizabeth Watts, daughter of Peter Watts, on 12 July 1980.1 He and Susan Elizabeth Watts were divorced in 2001.1 He married, secondly, Sophia Malim, daughter of Robert Malim, on 7 August 2002.1
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandG.1 He was registered as a Associate, Institute of Chartered Accountants (A.C.A.)1 He was vice-president of JP Morgan.1 He succeeded as the 13th Baron Digby, of Geashill, King's County [I., 1620] on 1 April 2018. He succeeded as the 7th Baron Digby, of Sherborne, co. Dorset [G.B., 1765] on 1 April 2018.

Children of Henry Noel Kenelm Digby, 13th Baron Digby and Susan Elizabeth Watts

Children of Henry Noel Kenelm Digby, 13th Baron Digby and Sophia Malim

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1141. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S1122] Peerage News, online http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/. Hereinafter cited as Peerage News.

Hon. Rupert Simon Digby1

M, #60179, b. 21 August 1956
Last Edited=9 Mar 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Hon. Rupert Simon Digby was born on 21 August 1956.1 He is the son of Edward Henry Kenelm Digby, 12th Baron Digby and Dione Marian Sherbrooke.1 He married Charlotte Fleury Hirst, daughter of Robert Hirst, in 1986.1
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandG.1 He was educated at Southampton University, Southampton, Hampshire, EnglandG.1 He lived in 2003 at Rookwood Farmhouse, Stockcross, Berkshire, EnglandG.1

Children of Hon. Rupert Simon Digby and Charlotte Fleury Hirst

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1141. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Hon. Zara Jane Digby1

F, #60180, b. 27 May 1958
Last Edited=9 Mar 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Hon. Zara Jane Digby was born on 27 May 1958.1 She is the daughter of Edward Henry Kenelm Digby, 12th Baron Digby and Dione Marian Sherbrooke.1 She married James Edward Caulfeild Percy, son of Henry Edward Percy and Eileen Ruth Morley Caulfeild, in 1993.1
     From 1993, her married name became Percy.1 She was a dress designer.1 She lived in 2003 at Gillans, Minterne Parva, Dorchester, Dorset, EnglandG.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1141. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]