Peerage Record – 6274

     Cecil Vavasseur Fisher, 2nd Baron Fisher was born on 18 July 1868.¹ He was the son of Admiral John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher and Frances Katharine Josepha Broughton.² He married Jane Morgan, daughter of Randal Morgan, on 22 November 1910.¹ He died on 11 May 1955 at age 86.¹
     He was given the name of Cecil Fisher at birth.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was with the Bengal Civil Service.¹ On 8 July 1909 his name was legally changed to Cecil Vavasseur Fisher by Royal Licence.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Fisher, of Kilverstone, Theford, co. Norfolk [U.K., 1909] on 10 July 1920.¹

     Jane Morgan was the daughter of Randal Morgan.² She married Cecil Vavasseur Fisher, 2nd Baron Fisher, son of Admiral John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher and Frances Katharine Josepha Broughton, on 22 November 1910.¹ She died on 28 January 1955.¹
     Her married name became Fisher. After her marriage, Jane Morgan was styled as Baroness Fisher on 10 July 1920.

     Randal Morgan lived at Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.^G.

     Mary Clifford was born in 1919.¹ She was the daughter of Lewis Joseph Hugh Clifford, 12th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh and Amy Webster.² She married Major Jack Philip Albert Galvin Clifford Wolff, son of Philip Wolff, on 17 August 1943.¹
     Her married name became Wolff.

     Major Jack Philip Albert Galvin Clifford Wolff is the son of Philip Wolff.² He married Mary Clifford, daughter of Lewis Joseph Hugh Clifford, 12th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh and Amy Webster, on 17 August 1943.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the Intelligence Corps.¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)¹

     Rosamund Elizabeth Wolff was born on 16 May 1944.¹ She is the daughter of Major Jack Philip Albert Galvin Clifford Wolff and Mary Clifford.² She married John David Arnold Wallinger, son of Sir Geoffrey Arnold Wallinger, on 22 February 1966.¹
     From 22 February 1966, her married name became Wallinger. She lived in 2003 at The Major House, Upton Grey, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Antoinette Mary Wolff was born on 16 December 1946.¹ She is the daughter of Major Jack Philip Albert Galvin Clifford Wolff and Mary Clifford.² She married David Brian Parkes, son of Sydney Edward Parkes, on 20 January 1970.¹
     From 20 January 1970, her married name became Parkes.

     Hon. Rosamund Ann Clifford is the daughter of Lewis Joseph Hugh Clifford, 12th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh and Amy Webster.² She married, firstly, Geoffrey Forrester Fairbairn, son of James Valentine Fairbairn and Daisy Olive Forrester, on 21 July 1945.² She and Geoffrey Forrester Fairbairn were divorced in 1965.² She married, secondly, John Vavasseur Fisher, 3rd Baron Fisher, son of Cecil Vavasseur Fisher, 2nd Baron Fisher and Jane Morgan, in 1970.²
     From 21 July 1945, her married name became Fairbairn. After her marriage, Hon. Rosamund Ann Clifford was styled as Baroness Fisher in 1970. From 1970, her married name became Fisher. She lived in 2003 at Marklye, Rushlake Green, Heathfield, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Geoffrey Forrester Fairbairn was born in 1924.² He was the son of James Valentine Fairbairn and Daisy Olive Forrester.^3,2 He married Hon. Rosamund Ann Clifford, daughter of Lewis Joseph Hugh Clifford, 12th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh and Amy Webster, on 21 July 1945.³ He and Hon. Rosamund Ann Clifford were divorced in 1965.³ He died in 1980.²
     He gained the rank of Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve. He was a reader in history at Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia^G.²

     James Valentine Fairbairn was born on 28 July 1897 at Wadhurst, Sussex, England^G.² He was the son of Charles Fairbairn and Elizabeth Osborne.² He married Daisy Olive Forrester on 21 March 1923 at St. John’s Church, Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.² He died on 13 August 1940 at age 43 at Canberra, A.C.T., Australia^G, when his transport bomber crashed on approach, along with the cabinet minister, Sir Henry Gullett, and chief of general staff, General Sir Brudenell White.²
     He was educated between 1908 and 1915 at Geelong Grammer School, Geelong, Victoria, Australia^G.² He fought in the First World War between 1916 and 1917, when he was shot down and became a POW.² He gained the rank of Flying Officer in July 1916 in the Royal Flying Corps.² He lived in 1924 at Mount Elephant, Derrinallum, Victoria, Australia^G.³ He held the office of Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.) [Victoria] between 1932 and 1933, for Warrnambool.² He held the office of Member of the House of Representatives (M.H.R.) [Australia] between 1933 and 1940, for Flinders.² He held the office of Minister for Civil Aviation [Australia] between April 1939 and 1940.² He held the office of Minister for Air [Australia] between November 1939 and 1940.²