Peerage Record – 14589

     James Maxwell Adamson is the son of Marcus William Adamson.¹ He married Tanya Hilda Thomson, daughter of James Borthwick Thomson and Maureen Angela Scott, on 10 June 2000.¹

     Marcus William Adamson lived at The Corner House, Kirkmahoe, Dumfries-shire, Scotland^G.¹

     Clare Nell Thomson was born on 9 February 1946.¹ She is the daughter of James Currie Thomson and Letitia Blanche Borthwick.¹ She married Hon. Robin Charles Denison-Pender, son of John Jocelyn Denison-Pender, 2nd Baron Pender and Camilla Lethbridge Pemberton, on 7 May 1966.¹
     From 7 May 1966, her married name became Denison-Pender.¹ She lived in 2003 at Jessups, Mark Beech, Edenbridge, Kent, England^G.¹

     Hon. Robin Charles Denison-Pender was born on 7 September 1935.² He was the son of John Jocelyn Denison-Pender, 2nd Baron Pender and Camilla Lethbridge Pemberton.² He married Clare Nell Thomson, daughter of James Currie Thomson and Letitia Blanche Borthwick, on 7 May 1966.¹ He died on 4 April 2001 at age 65 at Bahamas^G.^3,2
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 11th Hussars.² He held the office of High Sheriff of Kent in 1993.²

     John Cuthbert Denison-Pender, 1st Baron Pender was born on 11 May 1882.² He was the son of Sir John Denison Denison-Pender and Beatrice Katherine Ellison.^3,2 He married Irene de la Rue, daughter of Sir Ernest da la Rue, on 6 February 1906.² He died on 4 December 1949 at age 67.²
     He was given the name of John Cuthbert Denison Pender at birth.¹ On 8 May 1890 his name was legally changed to John Cuthbert Denison-Pender by Royal Licence.² He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He held the office of Member of the London City Council between 1910 and 1919, for South St. Pancras.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Unionist) for Newmarket between 1913 and 1918.² He fought in the First World War.² He was awarded the Commander, Order of Dannebrog of Denmark.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Unionist) for Balham and Tooting between 1918 and 1922.² He was joint president of Marconi International Marine Communication Company.² He was Governor and joint managing director of Cable and Wireless Holdings.² He was chairman of Eastern and Associated Telegraph Companies.² He was created 1st Baron Pender, of Porthurnow, co. Cornwall [U.K.] on 12 June 1937.²

     Rachel Sybil Borthwick was born on 7 October 1914.¹ She was born on 7 October 1914 at Kensington, London, England.² She is the daughter of Hon. Malcolm Algernon Borthwick and Blanche Buckland Gorrie.¹ She married Major Peter Sturgis, son of Lt.-Col. Henry Russell Sturgis and Violet Elizabeth Grinnell-Milne, on 17 July 1937.¹ She married Major Peter Sturgis, son of Lt.-Col. Henry Russell Sturgis and Violet Elizabeth Grinnell-Milne, on 23 July 1937 at Woodcote, Oxfordshire, England.² She died in 1998 at Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.²
     From 17 July 1937, her married name became Sturgis.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Wiltshire.¹

     Major Peter Sturgis was born on 15 December 1914 at London, England.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Henry Russell Sturgis and Violet Elizabeth Grinnell-Milne.^1,2 He married Rachel Sybil Borthwick, daughter of Hon. Malcolm Algernon Borthwick and Blanche Buckland Gorrie, on 17 July 1937.¹ He married Rachel Sybil Borthwick, daughter of Hon. Malcolm Algernon Borthwick and Blanche Buckland Gorrie, on 23 July 1937 at Woodcote, Oxfordshire, England.² He died in 1986 at Dauntsey House, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.²

     Lt.-Col. Henry Russell Sturgis was born on 18 October 1879 at Leatherhead, Sussex, England.² He is the son of Henry Parkman Sturgis and Hon. Mary Cecilia Brand.³ He married Violet Elizabeth Grinnell-Milne, daughter of George Grinnell-Milne and Maria Caroline Mess, in 1913.³ He died in 1967 at Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.²
     He lived at Moat Park Farm, Isfield, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Julian Russell Sturgis was born in 1938 at Paddington, London, England.^1,2 He is the son of Major Peter Sturgis and Rachel Sybil Borthwick.¹ He married Patience S. Baker in 1970 at Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.² He married Christine Butler-Henderson, daughter of Patrick Butler-Henderson and Kathleen Rebe Curtis Clarke, in 1981.¹
     He lived in 2003 at Dauntsey Park, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England^G.¹

     Christine Butler-Henderson was born on 25 March 1944.² She is the daughter of Patrick Butler-Henderson and Kathleen Rebe Curtis Clarke.^1,2 She married, firstly, Major Neil James Cameron Sutherland, son of Colonel G. D. McK. Sutherland, in 1971.² She married, secondly, Julian Russell Sturgis, son of Major Peter Sturgis and Rachel Sybil Borthwick, in 1981.¹
     From 1971, her married name became Sutherland.¹ From 1981, her married name became Sturgis.¹