Peerage Record – 9470

     Joseph Robert Kenyon was born on 9 April 1883.¹ He was the son of John George Kenyon and Mary D’Arcy Kerr.² He died on 17 December 1971 at age 88, unmarried.¹
     He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Field Artillery.¹ He fought in the First World War, he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1918.¹ He was a practising barrister.¹ He lived at Gillingham Hall, Beccles, Suffolk, England.¹

     Mary Catherine Kenyon was born on 9 May 1874.¹ She was the daughter of John George Kenyon and Mary D’Arcy Kerr.² She died on 22 May 1954 at age 80.¹
     She was a nun with the Order of Sacred Heart.¹

     Winefride Mary Susan Kenyon was born on 9 May 1876.¹ She was the daughter of John George Kenyon and Mary D’Arcy Kerr.² She died on 7 February 1877.¹

     Margaret Mary Alfonsa Kenyon was born on 23 August 1878.¹ She was the daughter of John George Kenyon and Mary D’Arcy Kerr.² She died on 17 June 1926 at age 47.¹
     She was a nun with the Order of Sacred Heart.¹

     Anne Mary Elizabeth Laurentia Kenyon was born on 6 September 1880.¹ She was the daughter of John George Kenyon and Mary D’Arcy Kerr.² She married Colonel Herbert William Todhunter, son of I. Todhunter, on 13 July 1904.¹ She died on 30 July 1969 at age 88.¹
     Her married name became Todhunter.

     Colonel Herbert William Todhunter was the son of I. Todhunter.² He married Anne Mary Elizabeth Laurentia Kenyon, daughter of John George Kenyon and Mary D’Arcy Kerr, on 13 July 1904.¹ He died on 8 November 1936.
     He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)¹ He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the King’s Own Scottish Borderers.²

     Mary Susan Lucy Kenyon was born on 24 September 1885.¹ She was the daughter of John George Kenyon and Mary D’Arcy Kerr.² She married Charles Edward Pillans Hastings on 26 February 1916.¹ She died on 26 June 1970 at age 84.¹
     Her married name became Hastings.

     Charles Edward Pillans Hastings married Mary Susan Lucy Kenyon, daughter of John George Kenyon and Mary D’Arcy Kerr, on 26 February 1916.¹ He died on 24 July 1970.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Sussex Regiment.¹

     Clare Mary Henrietta Kenyon was born on 12 August 1888.¹ She was the daughter of John George Kenyon and Mary D’Arcy Kerr.² She died on 20 March 1954 at age 65.¹
     She was a Benedictine nun.¹

     Randall Hugh Vivian Smith, 2nd Baron Bicester was born on 9 January 1898 at London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Vivian Hugh Smith, 1st Baron Bicester and Lady Sybil Mary McDonnell.² He married Hon. Dorothea Gwenllian James, daughter of Walter John James, 3rd Baron Northbourne of Betteshanger and Laura Gwenllian Rice, on 29 November 1922.¹ He died on 15 January 1968 at age 70, killed in a motor accident, without male issue.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of officer on 27 October 1916 in the 17th Lancers.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1918.¹ He was a director of Morgan Grenfell & Company Ltd.¹ He was a director of the Bank of England.² He was a director of Shell Transport and Trading.² He was a director of Vickers Ltd.² He held the office of High Sheriff of Oxfordshire in 1945.² He was appointed Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.)² He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Bicester, of Tusmore, co. Oxford [U.K., 1938] on 17 February 1956.³