Peerage Record – 7115

     Lady Violet Gloria Sybil Fane was born on 11 April 1902.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Anthony Mildmay Julian Fane, 13th Earl of Westmorland and Lady Sybil Mary St. Clair-Erskine.¹
     Lady Violet Gloria Sybil Fane usually went by her middle name of Gloria.¹

     Lady Catherine Sarah Cecil was born on 8 April 1861 at London, England^G.^1,2 She was the daughter of William Alleyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter and Lady Georgina Sophia Pakenham.¹ She married Henry de Vere Vane, 9th Baron Barnard of Barnard’s Castle, son of Sir Henry Morgan Vane and Louisa Farrer, on 28 June 1881 at St. Thomas’s, Portman Square, Marylebone, London, England^G.¹ She died on 14 March 1918 at age 56, from bronchial pneumonia.³ She was buried on 18 March 1918 at Staindrop Church, Staindrop, County Durham, England^G.³
     Her married name became Vane. After her marriage, Lady Catherine Sarah Cecil was styled as Baroness Barnard of Barnard’s Castle on 30 May 1892.

     Lt.-Col. Frank Alleyne Stockdale is the son of Sir Frank Arthur Stockdale.¹ He married Frances Jean Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, daughter of Sir FitzRoy Hamilton Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, 1st Bt. and Hon. Rachel Gough-Calthorpe, on 14 September 1942.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He held the office of Justice.¹

     Charlotte Evelyn Langham Fane was born on 9 September 1967.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Antony Charles Reynardson Fane and Caroline Mary Rokeby Holland.¹

     Hon. Charlotte Rosa Banbury was born on 15 April 1990.² She is the daughter of Charles William Banbury, 3rd Baron Banbury of Southam and Inger Marianne Wiegert.¹

     Pamela Turnor was born on 22 May 1926. She is the daughter of Major Herbert Broke Turnor and Lady Enid Victoria Rachel Fane.

     Marigold Forbes was born on 26 August 1897.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. James Stewart Forbes and Lady Angela Selina Bianca St. Clair-Erskine.² She married Archibald Henry Macdonald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso, son of Lt.-Col. Clarence Granville Sinclair and Mabel Sands, on 18 May 1918.² She died on 11 February 1975 at age 77.²
     Her married name became Sinclair. After her marriage, Marigold Forbes was styled as Viscountess Thurso on 10 April 1952.

     Archibald Henry Macdonald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso was born on 22 October 1890.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Clarence Granville Sinclair and Mabel Sands.² He married Marigold Forbes, daughter of Lt.-Col. James Stewart Forbes and Lady Angela Selina Bianca St. Clair-Erskine, on 18 May 1918.¹ He died in 1970.
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Sinclair, of Ulbster, co. Caithness [G.B., 1786] on 29 September 1912.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Life Guards.¹ He was Personal Military Secretary to Secretary of State, War between 1919 and 1921.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant for Caithness between 1919 and 1964.¹ He was Private Secretary to Secretary of State, Colonies between 1921 and 1922.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1922.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Caithness and Sutherland between 1922 and 1945.¹ He was member of Empire Marketing Board between 1927 and 1930.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1931.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State, Scotland between 1931 and 1932.¹ He was Lord Rector between 1938 and 1946 at Glasgow University, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State, Air between 1940 and 1945.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1941.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Thurso, of Ulbster, co. Caithness [U.K.] on 10 April 1952.¹

     Robin Macdonald Sinclair, 2nd Viscount Thurso was born on 24 December 1922.¹ He was the son of Archibald Henry Macdonald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso and Marigold Forbes.¹ He married Margaret Beaumont Robertson, daughter of Colonel Josiah James Robertson, on 14 February 1952.¹ He died in June 1995 at age 72.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Flight Lieutenant between 1941 and 1945 in the Royal Air Force.¹ He was educated at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was educated at Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹ He held the office of Member of Caithness County Council between 1949 and 1961.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Caithness between 1952 and 1964.¹ He was director of Caithness Glass Ltd, Stephens (Plastics) Ltd.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Caithness in 1959.¹ He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Caithness between 1964 and 1973.¹ He was Member of Caithness County Council between 1965 and 1995.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Sinclair, of Ulbster, co. Caithness [G.B., 1786] on 15 June 1970.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Thurso, of Ulbster, co. Caithness [U.K., 1952] on 15 June 1970.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Caithness between 1973 and 1995.¹

     Margaret Beaumont Robertson was born in 1928.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Josiah James Robertson.² She married, firstly, Guy Warwick Brokensha.¹ She married, secondly, Robin Macdonald Sinclair, 2nd Viscount Thurso, son of Archibald Henry Macdonald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso and Marigold Forbes, on 14 February 1952.² She died in May 2017.¹
     Her married name became Brokensha.¹ Her married name became Sinclair.