Peerage Record – 2954

     Hon. Edward Ernest Villiers was born on 23 March 1806.² He was the son of Hon. George Villiers and Hon. Theresa Parker.³ He married Hon. Elizabeth Charlotte Liddell, daughter of Thomas Henry Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth and Maria Susannah Simpson, on 1 August 1835.² He died on 30 October 1843 at age 37.
     In February 1839 he was granted the rank of an earl’s younger son.³

     Graeme Stewart Lockhart Whitelaw was the son of Graeme Alexander Lockhart Whitelaw.² He married Hope Aline Havelock-Allan, daughter of Allan Havelock-Allan and Anne Julia Chaytor, on 1 July 1925.^1,2 He and Hope Aline Havelock-Allan were divorced in 1933.¹ He died on 5 December 1962.²
     He gained the rank of officer in the Seaforth Highlanders.¹

     John Morant was born on 21 November 1907. He was the son of Edward John Henry Eden Morant and Lady Kathleen Florence Mary Stanhope. He died in 1997.¹

     Hon. Edward Lawies Jackson was born on 23 March 1928.¹ He was the son of George William Jackson, 3rd Baron Allerton and Christine Joyce Hatfeild.¹ He married, firstly, Sally Moore Hezlett, daughter of Ian Moore Hezlett, on 14 January 1953.² He married, secondly, Susannah Albina Chaytor, daughter of Alfred Drewett Chaytor and Rachel Elizabeth Carnegie, in 1971.³ He and Sally Moore Hezlett were divorced in 1971.² He died on 3 June 1982 at age 54, without male issue.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.²

     Hon. Evelyn Mary Agar-Ellis was the daughter of Leopold George Frederick Agar-Ellis, 5th Viscount Clifden of Gowran and Hon. Harriet Stonor.¹ She married Edward Henry Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, son of Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baron Derwent and Charlotte Mills, on 27 June 1896.² She died on 8 June 1952.²
     Her married name became Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone.

     Leopold George Frederick Agar-Ellis, 5th Viscount Clifden of Gowran was born on 13 May 1829 at Spring Gardens, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of George James Welbore Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover and Lady Georgiana Howard.¹ He married Hon. Harriet Stonor, daughter of Thomas Stonor, 3rd Lord Camoys and Frances Towneley, on 8 February 1864 at Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption, Warwick Street, London, England^G.¹ He died on 10 September 1899 at age 70 at 19 Wilton Street, London, England^G, without surviving male issue.¹ He was buried on 14 September 1899 at Brompton Cemetery, Brompton, London, England^G.¹
     He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1852 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1854 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland (the Earl of Carlisle) between 1855 and 1858.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for County Kilkenny between 1857 and 1874.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland (the Earl of Carlisle) between 1859 and 1864.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Lord Clifden, Baron of Gowran, co. Kilkenny [I., 1776] on 28 March 1895.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Clifden of Gowran, co. Kilkenny [I., 1781] on 28 March 1895.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Dover, of Dover, Kent [U.K., 1831] on 28 March 1895.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Mendip of Mendip, co. Somerset [G.B., 1794] on 28 March 1895.²
     On his death, the barony of Dover became extinct.¹

     Hon. Harriet Stonor was born on 5 April 1836.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Stonor, 3rd Lord Camoys and Frances Towneley.² She married Leopold George Frederick Agar-Ellis, 5th Viscount Clifden of Gowran, son of George James Welbore Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover and Lady Georgiana Howard, on 8 February 1864 at Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption, Warwick Street, London, England^G.³ She died on 17 May 1914 at age 78.¹ Her will was proven (by probate) in August 1914, at £9,400 gross.⁴
     Her married name became Agar-Ellis. After her marriage, Hon. Harriet Stonor was styled as Viscountess Clifden of Gowran on 28 March 1895.

     Thomas Stonor, 3rd Lord Camoys was born on 22 October 1797.¹ He was the son of Thomas Stonor and Catherine Blundell.² He married Frances Towneley, daughter of Peregrine Edward Towneley and Charlotte Theresa Drummond, on 25 July 1821.¹ He died on 18 January 1881 at age 83 at Stonor, Oxfordshire, England^G.³
     He was the co-founder of the Henley Regatta.¹ He was Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Oxford between 1832 and 1833.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Lord Camoys [E., 1383] on 27 August 1839, on the termination of the abeyanceof this barony.¹ He held the office of Lord in Waiting between 1846 and 1852.¹ He held the office of Lord in Waiting between 1853 and 1858.¹ He held the office of Lord in Waiting between 1859 and 1866.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Oxfordshire.¹ He held the office of Lord in Waiting between 1868 and 1874.¹

     Emily Mary Baillie was the daughter of Captain Edward Baillie.¹ She married William James Hope Johnstone, son of Captain George Gordon Hope Johnstone and Adelaide Mary Wentworth Sinclair, on 17 February 1877.¹ She died on 19 February 1933.¹
     Her married name became Hope Johnstone.