Peerage Record – 3224

     Mercy Maud Edgedale was born on 4 November 1928.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel Richard Edgedale and Elaine Blanche Gibbs.¹ She died on 2 February 1995 at age 66.¹

     Aileen Selina Coote was born on 16 October 1878.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Purdon Coote and Harriette Louisa Perceval-Maxwell.² She married Arthur Kenlis Maxwell, 11th Baron Farnham, son of Somerset Henry Maxwell of Calderwood, 10th Baron Farnham and Lady Florence Jane Taylour, on 8 October 1903.¹ She died on 1 February 1964 at age 85.¹
     From 8 October 1903, her married name became Maxwell. After her marriage, Aileen Selina Coote was styled as Baroness Farnham on 8 October 1903.

     Charles Purdon Coote was born in 1823.¹ He was the son of Robert Carr Coote and Margaret Grier.² He married Lydia Lucy Wingfield Digby, daughter of Reverend John Digby Wingfield Digby and Anne Eliza Smith, in 1846.¹ He died on 3 September 1848.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 3rd Dragoon Guards.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² He lived at Bearforest, County Cork, Ireland^G.

     Lydia Lucy Wingfield Digby was the daughter of Reverend John Digby Wingfield Digby and Anne Eliza Smith.^1,2 She married, firstly, Charles Purdon Coote, son of Robert Carr Coote and Margaret Grier, in 1846.¹ She married, secondly, James Hewitt, 4th Viscount Lifford, son of James Hewitt, 3rd Viscount Lifford and Hon. Mary Ann Maude, on 9 December 1851.³ She died on 28 April 1919.¹
     From 1846, her married name became Coote. Her married name became Hewitt. After her marriage, Lydia Lucy Wingfield Digby was styled as Viscountess Lifford on 22 April 1855.

     Reverend John Digby Wingfield Digby was born on 11 March 1799.² He was the son of William Wingfield-Baker and Lady Charlotte Maria Digby.² He married Anne Eliza Smith, daughter of Sir John Wyldbore Smith, 2nd Bt. and Elizabeth Anne Marriott, on 20 April 1826.³ He died on 24 January 1877 at age 77.²
     His name was legally changed to John Digby Wingfield Digby.² He was given the name of John Digby Wingfield at birth.² He was the Vicar at Coleshill, Warwickshire, England^G.¹

     Somerset Henry Maxwell of Calderwood, 10th Baron Farnham was born on 7 March 1849.¹ He was the son of Hon. Richard Thomas Maxwell and Charlotte Anne Elrington.¹ He married Lady Florence Jane Taylour, daughter of Thomas Taylour, 3rd Marquess of Headfort and Amelia Thompson, on 5 August 1875.² He died on 22 November 1900 at age 51.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 98th Regiment.¹ He gained the rank of Captain and Honorary Major in the 4th Battalion, Princess Victoria’s Royal Irish Fusiliers.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Baron Farnham, of Farnham, co. Cavan [I., 1756] on 26 October 1896.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Baronet Maxwell, of Calderwood [N.S., 1627] on 26 October 1896.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of County Cavan.¹ He held the office of Representative Peer [Ireland].¹ He was recognised by Lord Lyon King of Arms, and matriculated his arms at the Lyons Court in 1900.¹

     Lady Florence Jane Taylour was the daughter of Thomas Taylour, 3rd Marquess of Headfort and Amelia Thompson.¹ She married Somerset Henry Maxwell of Calderwood, 10th Baron Farnham, son of Hon. Richard Thomas Maxwell and Charlotte Anne Elrington, on 5 August 1875.¹ She died on 16 August 1907.¹
     Her married name became Maxwell. After her marriage, Lady Florence Jane Taylour was styled as Baroness Farnham on 26 October 1896.

     Lady Madeline Olivia Susan Taylour was the daughter of Thomas Taylour, 3rd Marquess of Headfort and Amelia Thompson.^1,2 She married Colonel Hon. Charles Frederick Crichton, son of John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne of Crom Castle and Selina Griselda Beresford, on 2 January 1873.² She died on 27 January 1876.²
     Her married name became Crichton.

     Colonel Hon. Charles Frederick Crichton was born in November 1841.¹ He was the son of John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne of Crom Castle and Selina Griselda Beresford.² He married Lady Madeline Olivia Susan Taylour, daughter of Thomas Taylour, 3rd Marquess of Headfort and Amelia Thompson, on 2 January 1873.¹ He died on 20 August 1918 at age 76.¹
     He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He lived at Mullaboden, County Kildare, Ireland^G.¹

     Lady Isabel Frances Taylour was the daughter of Thomas Taylour, 3rd Marquess of Headfort and Amelia Thompson.² She married Sir FitzRoy Augustus Talbot Clayton, son of Reverend Augustus Philip Clayton and Georgiana Elizabeth Talbot, on 4 April 1872.¹ She died on 17 November 1909.¹
     Her married name became Clayton.