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     William Stratford Dugdale was born on 1 April 1800.¹ He was the son of Dugdale Stratford Dugdale and Hon. Charlotte Curzon.² He married Harriet Ella Portman, daughter of Edward Berkeley Portman and Lucy Whitby, on 1 March 1827.¹ He died on 15 September 1871 at age 71.³
     William Stratford Dugdale was educated at Westminster College, Westminster, London, England.¹ He was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bramber in 1826.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Shaftesbury in 1830.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for North Warwickshire between 1832 and 1847.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹ He lived at Merevale Hall, Warwickshire, England.⁴ He lived at Blyth Hall, Warwickshire, England.¹

     William Robert Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel was born on 7 January 1867. He was the son of Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel and Adelaide Dugdale. He married Hon. Eleanor Williamson, daughter of James Williamson, 1st and last Baron Ashton and Margaret Gatey, on 11 April 1899.¹ He died on 28 September 1937 at age 70.
     William Robert Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.).² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).² He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.).² He was invested as a Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Star of India (G.C.S.I.).² He gained the title of 1st Earl Peel. He was decorated with the award of Territorial Decoration (T.D.).²

     Hon. Eleanor Williamson was born in 1872. She was the daughter of James Williamson, 1st and last Baron Ashton and Margaret Gatey.¹ She married William Robert Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel, son of Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel and Adelaide Dugdale, on 11 April 1899.¹ She died in 1949.
     Hon. Eleanor Williamson also went by the nick-name of Ella. Her married name became Peel.

     James Williamson, 1st and last Baron Ashton was born on 31 December 1842.³ He was the son of James Williamson and Eleanor Miller.¹ He married, firstly, Margaret Gatey, daughter of Joseph Gatey, in 1869.³ He married, secondly, Jessy Henrietta Stewart, daughter of James Stewart, in 1880.⁴ He married, thirdly, Florence Maude Daniel, daughter of Reverend Robert Daniel, on 30 July 1909 at Trinity Church, Sloane Street, London, England.⁴ He died on 27 May 1930 at age 87, without issue.⁵
     James Williamson, 1st and last Baron Ashton was educated at Lancashire Grammer School, Lancashire, England.³ He was a successful manufacturer of linoleum at Ashton, Lancashire, England.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Lancashire.⁶ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).⁶ He held the office of High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1885.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for North Lancashire, Lancaster Division between 1886 and 1895.³ He was created 1st Baron Ashton, of Ashton, co. Lancaster [U.K.] on 25 July 1895.¹
     On his death, the Barony of Ashton became extinct.⁶

     Margaret Gatey was the daughter of Joseph Gatey.¹ She married James Williamson, 1st and last Baron Ashton, son of James Williamson and Eleanor Miller, in 1869.² She died on 10 April 1877, without male issue.¹
     Her married name became Williamson.

     Jessy Henrietta Stewart was the daughter of James Stewart.¹ She married James Williamson, 1st and last Baron Ashton, son of James Williamson and Eleanor Miller, in 1880.¹ She died on 5 October 1904 at Rylands, Nottinghamshire, England, from apoplexy, without issue.¹ She was buried on 10 October 1904.¹
     Her married name became Williamson. As a result of her marriage, Jessy Henrietta Stewart was styled as Baroness Ashton on 25 July 1895.

     
     James Stewart lived at Clapham, Yorkshire, England.¹

     Hon. Maud Williamson was born in 1876. She was the daughter of James Williamson, 1st and last Baron Ashton and Margaret Gatey.

     Arthur William Ashton Peel, 2nd Earl Peel was born on 29 May 1901. He was the son of William Robert Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel and Hon. Eleanor Williamson. He married Kathleen McGrath, daughter of Michael McGrath, on 11 March 1946. He died in 1969.
     Arthur William Ashton Peel, 2nd Earl Peel gained the title of 2nd Earl Peel.

     Kathleen McGrath is the daughter of Michael McGrath. She married Arthur William Ashton Peel, 2nd Earl Peel, son of William Robert Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel and Hon. Eleanor Williamson, on 11 March 1946.
     Her married name became Peel.