Ellen Peel1

F, #84001, d. 12 January 1962
Last Edited=13 Dec 2014
     Ellen Peel was the daughter of Archibald Peel and Ellen Mary Palmer.1 She married, firstly, Major Henry Graham on 2 September 1890.2 She married, secondly, George Rankin Askwith, 1st and last Baron Askwith, son of General William Harrison Askwith and Elizabeth Ranken, on 20 February 1908 at Broxbourne Church, Hertfordshire, EnglandG.2 She died on 12 January 1962.3
     From 2 September 1890, her married name became Graham. From 20 February 1908, her married name became Askwith. She was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) on 7 January 1918.1 After her marriage, Ellen Peel was styled as Baroness Askwith on 24 March 1919. She wrote the book Disinherited of the Earth.1 She wrote the book The Tower of Siloam.1

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 300. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XIII, page 299.
  3. [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 682. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  4. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2417. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  5. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 16. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.

George Rankin Askwith, 1st and last Baron Askwith1

M, #84002, b. 17 February 1861, d. 2 June 1942
Last Edited=9 Feb 2011
     George Rankin Askwith, 1st and last Baron Askwith was born on 17 February 1861 at Waltham Abbey, Essex, EnglandG.1 He was the son of General William Harrison Askwith and Elizabeth Ranken.1 He was baptised on 26 March 1861 at Waltham Abbey, Essex, EnglandG.1 He married Ellen Peel, daughter of Archibald Peel and Ellen Mary Palmer, on 20 February 1908 at Broxbourne Church, Hertfordshire, EnglandG.1 He died on 2 June 1942 at age 81, without male issue.2
     He was educated between 1874 and 1880 at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, EnglandG.1 He was educated in 1880 at Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG.1 He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG, in 1884 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)1 He was admitted to Inner and Middle Temple in 1886 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.1 He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG, in 1887 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)1 He was High Steward of the Manor of the Savoy in 1899.1 He was Junior Counsel for Great Britain in the Anglo-Venezuelan Boundary Dispute in 1899.1 He was Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trade, Railway Department in 1907.1 He was appointed King's Counsel (K.C.) in 1908.1 He was British Plenipotentiary to the International Copyright Conference of Berlin in 1908.1 He was Comptroller-General of the Commercial Statistical and Labour Departments of the Board of Trade in 1909.1 He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1909.1 He was Chairman of the Fair Wages Advisory Committee between 1909 and 1919.1 He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1911.1 He held the office of Chief Industrial Commissioner between 1911 and 1919.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG, in 1912.1 He was Chairman of the Industrial Council between 1912 and 1913.1 He held the office of Mayor of St. Ives, Huntingdonshire in 1913.1 He was Chairman of the Committee on Production under the Munitions of War Acts between 1915 and 1917.1 He was created 1st Baron Askwith, of St. Ives, co. Huntingdon [U.K.] on 24 March 1919.1 He wrote the book Industrial Problems and Disputes, published 1920.3 He was Chairman of the Council of the Royal Society of Arts
between 1922 and 1924.1 He was Treasurer of the Royal Society of Arts between 1925 and 1927.1 He was Vice-President of the Royal Society of Arts between 1927 and 1938.1 He wrote the book British Taverns, their History and Laws, published 1928.3 He wrote the book Lord James of Hereford, published 1930.3 He was Chairman of Monotype Corporation.3 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Leeds University, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, EnglandG, in 1937.1
     On his death, the Barony of Askwith became extinct.2 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.4
     

Child of George Rankin Askwith, 1st and last Baron Askwith and Ellen Peel



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 299. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [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 682. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XIII, page 300.
  4. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference "Askwith, George, 1861-1942". Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
  5. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 16. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.

Lt.-Gen. Sir William Henry Roger Palmer, 4th Bt.1

M, #84003
Last Edited=30 Apr 2008
     Lt.-Gen. Sir William Henry Roger Palmer, 4th Bt. gained the title of 4th Baronet Palmer, of Kenure Park, Dublin.1 Lt.-Gen. Sir William Henry Roger Palmer, 4th Bt. usually went by his middle name of Roger.

Child of Lt.-Gen. Sir William Henry Roger Palmer, 4th Bt.

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 300. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

F/O. Clyde Euan Miles Graham1

M, #84004, b. 30 October 1920, d. 23 September 1944
Last Edited=1 May 2016
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     F/O. Clyde Euan Miles Graham was born on 30 October 1920.2 He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Miles William Arthur Peel Graham and Lady Evelyn Catherine King.1 He married Daphne Marion Bonsor, daughter of Sir Reginald Bonsor, 2nd Bt. and Nancy Frances Walrond, on 25 May 1944.1 He died on 23 September 1944 at age 23, while on active service.1,3
     He gained the rank of Flying Officer in the Royal Air Force.1 He fought in the Second World War.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 425. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S259] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, online http://www.cwgc.org. Hereinafter cited as Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Daphne Marion Bonsor1

F, #84005, b. 1924, d. 9 June 2014
Last Edited=26 Apr 2023
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Daphne Marion Bonsor was born in 1924.1 She was the daughter of Sir Reginald Bonsor, 2nd Bt. and Nancy Frances Walrond.1 She married, firstly, F/O. Clyde Euan Miles Graham, son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Miles William Arthur Peel Graham and Lady Evelyn Catherine King, on 25 May 1944.1 She married, secondly, Major Alexander David Stewart, son of Lt.-Col. Walter Robert Stewart and Esmé Winifred Mary Grenfell, on 1 June 1948.1 She died on 9 June 2014.2
     From 25 May 1944, her married name became Graham. Her married name became Stewart. She lived in 2003 at North Green, Kelsale, Saxmundham, Suffolk, EnglandG.1

Children of Daphne Marion Bonsor and Major Alexander David Stewart

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 425. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S466] Notices, The Telegraph, London, UK. Hereinafter cited as The Telegraph.
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]


Diane de MacMahon

F, #84006, b. 18 September 1968
Last Edited=10 May 2003
     Diane de MacMahon was born on 18 September 1968 at Paris, FranceG. She is the daughter of Patrice de MacMahon and Beatrix de Chayla. She married Frederic Beigbeder on 17 May 1991 at ParadouG.
     Her married name became Beigbeder.

Lt.-Col. Walter Robert Stewart1

M, #84007, b. 7 February 1888, d. 8 April 1918
Last Edited=18 Jun 2017
     Lt.-Col. Walter Robert Stewart was born on 7 February 1888.2 He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Hon. Alexander Stewart and Adela Maria Loder.2 He married Esmé Winifred Mary Grenfell, daughter of Riversdale Francis John Grenfell and Cecil Blanche Lubbock, on 17 January 1914.1 He died on 8 April 1918 at age 30, killed in action.2
     He fought in the First World War.2 He gained the rank of Captain and Brevet Major in the Rifle Brigade.2 He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)2 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)2

Children of Lt.-Col. Walter Robert Stewart and Esmé Winifred Mary Grenfell

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1658. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Sir Reginald Bonsor, 2nd Bt.

M, #84008, b. 9 August 1879, d. 4 April 1959
Last Edited=26 Apr 2023
     Sir Reginald Bonsor, 2nd Bt. was born on 9 August 1879. He was the son of Sir Henry Cosmo Orme Bonsor, 1st Bt. and Emily Gertrude Fellowes.1 He married Nancy Frances Walrond, daughter of Colonel Arthur Melville Hood Walrond and Marion Coleridge, on 30 July 1914. He died on 4 April 1959 at age 79.2
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandG.2 He fought in the Boer War in 1900.2 He gained the rank of Major in the Surrey Yeomanry.2 He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1919.2 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Buckinghamshire.2 He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Bonsor, of Kingswood, Epsom, co. Surrey [U.K., 1925] on 4 December 1929.2 He held the office of High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire between 1940 and 1941.2

Children of Sir Reginald Bonsor, 2nd Bt. and Nancy Frances Walrond

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 424. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Major Joseph Anthony Douglas Bell1

M, #84009, b. 23 July 1882, d. 1 August 1956
Last Edited=28 Jul 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Major Joseph Anthony Douglas Bell was born on 23 July 1882.2 He was the son of Robert Craigie Bell and Isabella Moubray Irving.1,2 He married, firstly, Penelope Avice Horn.2 He married, secondly, Molly Grosvenor.2 He married Esmé Winifred Mary Grenfell, daughter of Riversdale Francis John Grenfell and Cecil Blanche Lubbock, on 20 January 1929.2 He died on 1 August 1956 at age 74.1
     He gained the rank of Major in 1904 in the Indian Army.2 He gained the rank of Major in 1910 in the Royal Army Service Corps.2 He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, where he became a Prisoner of War.2

Child of Major Joseph Anthony Douglas Bell and Penelope Avice Horn

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1658. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Esther Love Brown1

F, #84010
Last Edited=8 Jan 2005
     Esther Love Brown is the daughter of W. Beattie Brown.1 She married Thomas Anthony Bell, son of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Cecilia Barbara Craigie.1
     Her married name became Bell.1

Children of Esther Love Brown and Thomas Anthony Bell

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 332. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]