Peerage Record – 559

     Hon. Alexander Henry Campbell Grigg was born on 4 April 1966.¹ He is the son of John Edward Poynder Grigg, 2nd Baron Altrincham and Marian Patricia Campbell.¹
     He was adopted by Marian Patricia Campbell and John Edward Poynder Grigg, 2nd Baron Altrincham. He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.¹

     Hon. Edward William Jonathan Grigg was born on 3 April 1969.¹ He is the son of John Edward Poynder Grigg, 2nd Baron Altrincham and Marian Patricia Campbell.¹
     He was adopted by Marian Patricia Campbell and John Edward Poynder Grigg, 2nd Baron Altrincham. He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.¹

     Friederike Marie Prinzessin von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg was born on 28 August 1824. She was the daughter of Christian Karl Friedrich August Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Countess Luise Sophie von Danneskjold-Samsöe. She died on 30 May 1872 at age 47 at Pau, France^G, unmarried.
     She gained the title of Prinzessin von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. She was given the name of Friederike Marie Luise Auguste Karoline Henriette von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg at birth.

     Richard Pepper Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley was born on 20 May 1744 at Bredbury, Chester, England^G.¹ He was the son of John Arden and Mary Pepper.^2,1 He was baptised on 20 June 1744 at Stockport, Cheshire, England^G.¹ He married Anne Dorothea Wilbraham-Bootle, daughter of Richard Wilbraham-Bootle and Mary Bootle, on 9 September 1784.³ He died on 19 March 1804 at age 59.¹ He was buried on 26 March 1804 at Rolls Chapel, London, England^G.³ His will was proven (by probate) in April 1804.³
     He was educated between 1752 and 1763 at Manchester Grammar School, Manchester, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in October 1763.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1766 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1769 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1769 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He was appointed King’s Counsel (K.C.) in 1780.¹ He held the office of Solicitor-General between 1782 and 1784.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Newtown, Isle of Wight between 1783 and 1784.¹ He held the office of Attorney-General and Chief Justice of Chester between 1784 and 1788.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Aldborough between 1784 and 1790.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1788.¹ He held the office of Master of the Rolls on 4 June 1788.¹ He was appointed Knight on 18 June 1788.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Hastings between 1790 and 1794.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bath between 1794 and 1801.¹ He held the office of Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in May 1801.¹ He was created 1st Baron Alvanley, of Alvanley, co. Chester [U.K.] on 22 May 1801.¹
     “He was not a man of great oratorical powers, but possessed the qualities of intelligence, readiness and wit… It would be vain to claim any great distinction for Lord Alvanley. He was a learned lawyer and a successful politician… the few productions that remain from his pen evince refinement, taste and facility of expression.”³ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     John Arden married Mary Pepper, daughter of Cuthbert Pepper.²
     He lived at Harden, Bredbury, Chester, England^G.¹

     Cuthbert Pepper lived at Pepper Hall, South Cawton, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Mary Pepper is the daughter of Cuthbert Pepper.¹ She married John Arden.²
     Her married name became Arden.²

     Preston Pepper is the son of Cuthbert Pepper.¹
     He lived at Pepper Hall, South Cawton, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Anne Dorothea Wilbraham-Bootle was the daughter of Richard Wilbraham-Bootle and Mary Bootle.¹ She married Richard Pepper Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley, son of John Arden and Mary Pepper, on 9 September 1784.¹ She died on 17 January 1825 at British Hotel, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹
     From 9 September 1784, her married name became Arden.¹ After her marriage, Anne Dorothea Wilbraham-Bootle was styled as Baroness Alvanley on 22 May 1801. She lived at Stone Lodge, Browning Hill, Baughurst, Hampshire, England^G.²