Peerage Record – 4678

     Sir Archibald Buchan-Hepburn of Smeaton Hepburn, 4th Bt. was born on 12 March 1852.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Buchan-Hepburn of Smeaton Hepburn, 3rd Bt. and Helen Little.¹ He married Edith Agnes Karslake, daughter of Edward Kent Karslake, on 7 October 1890.¹ He died on 17 May 1929 at age 77.¹
     He was educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond, Perthshire, Scotland^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1875 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple|barrister.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Haddingtonshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Haddingtonshire.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Buchan-Hepburn [U.K., 1815] on 17 December 1893.¹

     Edith Agnes Karslake was the daughter of Edward Kent Karslake.¹ She married Sir Archibald Buchan-Hepburn of Smeaton Hepburn, 4th Bt., son of Sir Thomas Buchan-Hepburn of Smeaton Hepburn, 3rd Bt. and Helen Little, on 7 October 1890.¹ She died on 4 March 1923.¹
     Her married name became Buchan-Hepburn.

     Edward Kent Karslake was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.)¹

     Captain William Adrian Vincent Bethell was born in 1890. He was the son of William Bethell and Hon. Mairi Myrtle Willoughby.¹ He married, firstly, Hon. Clarissa Madeline Georgiana Felicite Tennant, daughter of Edward Priaulx Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner and Pamela Adelaide Genevieve Wyndham, on 18 August 1915.¹ He and Hon. Clarissa Madeline Georgiana Felicite Tennant were divorced in 1918.¹ He married, secondly, Cicely Violet Cotterell, daughter of Sir John Richard Geers Cotterell, 4th Bt. and Lady Evelyn Amy Gordon-Lennox, on 29 January 1921.² He died on 16 July 1941.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 2nd Life Guards.¹ He lived at Rise Park, Hull, Yorkshire, England^G.²

     Hon. Clarissa Madeline Georgiana Felicite Tennant was born on 13 July 1896.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Priaulx Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner and Pamela Adelaide Genevieve Wyndham.¹ She married, firstly, Captain William Adrian Vincent Bethell, son of William Bethell and Hon. Mairi Myrtle Willoughby, on 18 August 1915.¹ She and Captain William Adrian Vincent Bethell were divorced in 1918.¹ She married, secondly, Major Lionel Hallam Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson of Aldworth, son of Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson of Aldworth and Audrey Georgiana Florence Boyle, on 27 March 1918.¹ She and Major Lionel Hallam Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson of Aldworth were divorced in 1928.¹ She married, thirdly, James Montgomery Beck, son of Hon. James Montgomery Beck, on 24 July 1928.¹ She and James Montgomery Beck were divorced in 1939.¹ She died on 3 September 1960 at age 64.²
     From 18 August 1915, her married name became Bethell. From 27 March 1918, her married name became Tennyson. From 24 July 1928, her married name became Beck. On 1 August 1951 her name was legally changed to Tennyson.³
     Barbara Cartland commented that she was “the most beautiful woman I had ever seen.”³

     Cicely Violet Cotterell was born on 16 August 1898.¹ She was the daughter of Sir John Richard Geers Cotterell, 4th Bt. and Lady Evelyn Amy Gordon-Lennox.² She married, firstly, Captain William Adrian Vincent Bethell, son of William Bethell and Hon. Mairi Myrtle Willoughby, on 29 January 1921.¹ She married, secondly, Roden Powlett Graves Orde, son of Roden Horace Powlett Orde and Augusta Isobel Amelia Law, on 28 November 1946.¹ She died on 30 November 1974 at age 76.¹
     From 29 January 1921, her married name became Bethell. From 28 November 1946, her married name became Orde.

     William Keith Rous, 5th Earl of Stradbroke was born on 10 March 1907.¹ He was the son of George Edward John Mowbray Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke and Helena Violet Alice Fraser.² He married, firstly, Pamela Catherine Mabell Kay-Shuttleworth, daughter of Hon. Edward James Kay-Shuttleworth and Sibell Eleanor Maud Adeane, on 7 August 1935.² He and Pamela Catherine Mabell Kay-Shuttleworth were divorced in 1940.² He married, secondly, Mary April Asquith, daughter of Brig.-Gen. Hon. Arthur Melland Asquith and Hon. Betty Constance Manners, on 19 July 1943.² He died on 18 July 1983 at age 76.³
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.¹ He was educated at Geelong Grammer School, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.¹ He gained the rank of Second World War.¹ He lived at Clovelly Court, Bideford, Devon, England.⁴ He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Dunwich, co. Suffolk [U.K., 1821] on 14 July 1983.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Stradbroke, co. Suffolk [U.K., 1821] on 14 July 1983.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Rous of Dennington, co. Suffolk [G.B., 1796] on 14 July 1983.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Rous, of Henham Hall [E., 1660] on 14 July 1983.¹

     Hon. James Patrick Munro Hopkinson was born on 8 May 1983.¹ He is the son of Alisdair John Munro Hopkinson, 2nd Baron Colyton and Philippa J. Bell.²

     Lady Martha Pleydell-Bouverie was born on 6 May 1964.¹ She is the daughter of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 8th Earl of Radnor and Margaret Robin Fleming.¹

     Lady Lucy Pleydell-Bouverie was born on 6 May 1964.¹ She is the daughter of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 8th Earl of Radnor and Margaret Robin Fleming.¹