Peerage Record – 5596

     Lt.-Cdr. Gerald Francoys Needham Knox, 7th Earl of Ranfurly was born on 4 January 1929.¹ He was the son of Captain John Needham Knox and Monica Kitson.¹ He married Rosemary Beatrice Vesey Holt, daughter of Air Vice Marshal Felton Vesey Holt, on 22 January 1955.¹ He died on 4 December 2018 at age 89.²
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ He was senior partner of Brewin, Dolphin & Company, stockbrokers in 1982.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Ranfurly [I., 1831] in 1988.³ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Ranfurly of Ramphorlie, co. Renfrew [U.K., 1826] in 1988.³ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Welles of Dungannon, co. Tyrone [I., 1781] in 1988.³ He succeeded as the 8th Viscount Northland of Dungannon, co. Tyrone [I., 1791] in 1988.³ He lived in 2003 at Maltings Chase, Nayland, Essex, England^G.¹

     Rosemary Beatrice Vesey Holt is the daughter of Air Vice Marshal Felton Vesey Holt.¹ She married Lt.-Cdr. Gerald Francoys Needham Knox, 7th Earl of Ranfurly, son of Captain John Needham Knox and Monica Kitson, on 22 January 1955.¹
     Her married name became Knox. After her marriage, Rosemary Beatrice Vesey Holt was styled as Countess of Ranfurly in 1988.

     Air Vice Marshal Felton Vesey Holt is the son of Sir Vesey George Mackenzie Holt and Mabel Mary Drummond.
     He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)¹ He gained the rank of Air Vice Marshal in the Royal Air Force.¹

     Edward John Knox, 8th Earl of Ranfurly was born on 21 May 1957.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Cdr. Gerald Francoys Needham Knox, 7th Earl of Ranfurly and Rosemary Beatrice Vesey Holt.¹ He married, firstly, Rachel Sarah Lee, daughter of Frank Hilton Lee, in 1980.¹ He and Rachel Sarah Lee were divorced in 1984.¹ He married, secondly, Johannah Humphrey Walton, daughter of S/Ldr. Harry Richard Walton, in 1994.¹
     He was educated at Leys School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Loughborough University of Technology, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was styled as Viscount Northland between 1988 and 2018.¹ He lived in 2003 at 9 Parkgate, London, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Ranfurly of Ramphorlie, co. Renfrew [U.K., 1826] on 4 December 2018. He succeeded as the 9th Baron Welles of Dungannon, co. Tyrone [I., 1781] on 4 December 2018. He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Ranfurly [I., 1831] on 4 December 2018. He succeeded as the 9th Viscount Northland of Dungannon, co. Tyrone [I., 1791] on 4 December 2018.

     Lady Elizabeth Marianne Knox was born on 24 February 1959.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Gerald Francoys Needham Knox, 7th Earl of Ranfurly and Rosemary Beatrice Vesey Holt.¹ She married Simon Empson in 1986.¹
     From 1986, her married name became Empson.¹

     Lady Frances Christina Knox was born on 13 February 1961.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Gerald Francoys Needham Knox, 7th Earl of Ranfurly and Rosemary Beatrice Vesey Holt.¹ She married Henry Gordon-Jones.¹
     Her married name became Gordon-Jones.¹

     Hon. Rupert Stephen Knox was born on 5 November 1963.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Cdr. Gerald Francoys Needham Knox, 7th Earl of Ranfurly and Rosemary Beatrice Vesey Holt.¹
     He was educated at Ipswich School, Ipswich, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     Reverend Thomas Anthony Knox was born on 5 August 1931.¹ He is the son of Captain John Needham Knox and Monica Kitson.¹ He married Susan Phoebe Matthews, daughter of Arthur Pollard Matthews, on 6 June 1959.¹
     Reverend Thomas Anthony Knox usually went by his middle name of Anthony.¹ He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from St. Chad’s College, Durham University, Durham, County Durham, England^G, in 1954 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He lived in 2003 at Croft Cottage, Little Blenheim, Yarnton, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     Susan Phoebe Matthews is the daughter of Arthur Pollard Matthews.¹ She married Reverend Thomas Anthony Knox, son of Captain John Needham Knox and Monica Kitson, on 6 June 1959.¹
     She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ Her married name became Knox.

     Arthur Pollard Matthews lived at Mount Creek Manor, Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.A.^G.¹