Peerage Record – 1076

     Lord George William Montagu Douglas Scott was born on 31 August 1866.¹ He was the son of William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton.¹ He married Lady Elizabeth Emily Manners, daughter of John James Robert Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland and Janetta Hughan, on 30 April 1903.¹ He died on 23 February 1947 at age 80.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 10th Hussars.¹ He fought in the Boer War.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Roxburghshire.¹ He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Roxburghshire.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.¹

     Robert Charles John Manners, Lord Haddon was born on 8 August 1885.¹ He was the son of Henry John Brinsley Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland and Marion Margaret Violet Lindsay.¹ He died on 28 September 1894 at age 9.¹
     He was styled as Lord Haddon.¹

     Anne Diana France Ayesha Capel was born on 28 April 1919.² She was the daughter of Captain Arthur Edward Capel and Hon. Diana Lister.¹ She married, firstly, George Reginald Ward, 1st and last Viscount Ward of Witley, son of William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley and Rachel Gurney, on 30 May 1940.¹ She and George Reginald Ward, 1st and last Viscount Ward of Witley were divorced in 1951.¹ She married, secondly, Richard Thurstan Holland-Martin, son of Robert Martin Holland-Martin and Eleanor Mary Bromley-Martin, on 7 August 1951.² She and Richard Thurstan Holland-Martin were divorced in 1966.² She married, thirdly, Peter Higgins in 1972 at Westminster, London, England.^2,3 She died on 4 May 2008 at age 89.²
     Her married name became Ward. From 7 August 1951, her married name became Holland-Martin.² From 1972, her married name became Higgins.²

     Hon. Georgina Anne Ward was born on 13 March 1941.¹ She is the daughter of George Reginald Ward, 1st and last Viscount Ward of Witley and Anne Diana France Ayesha Capel.¹ She married, firstly, Alastair Cameron Forbes in 1966.¹ She and Alastair Cameron Forbes were divorced in 1971.¹ She married, secondly, Patrick Claude Henry Tritton, son of Patrick Arthur Tritton and Judith Alice Mabel Hurt, in 1978.¹
     From 1966, her married name became Forbes.¹ In 1972 her name was legally changed to Ward by Deed Poll.¹ From 1978, her married name became Tritton.¹ She lived in 2003 at Quintana 23, Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City, Mexico^G.¹

     Barbara Mary Colonsay McNeill was born on 25 October 1921. She was the daughter of Captain Ronald Frank Rous McNeill and Kathleen Beart.¹ She married, firstly, Hon. Michael Langhorne Astor, son of Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor and Nancy Witcher Langhorne, on 28 November 1942 at St. Mark’s Church, Mayfair, London, England.¹ She and Hon. Michael Langhorne Astor were divorced in 1961.¹ She married, secondly, George Reginald Ward, 1st and last Viscount Ward of Witley, son of William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley and Rachel Gurney, on 15 March 1962.² She died in 1980 at Brackley, Northamptonshire, England.¹
     Her married name became Astor. From 15 March 1962, her married name became Ward.² After her marriage, Barbara Mary Colonsay McNeill was styled as Viscountess Ward of Witley on 15 March 1962.

     Robyn Hope Johnstone was born on 28 August 1945.¹ She is the daughter of Charles James Hope Johnstone and Ellen Sarah Gason.¹ She married Glen Douglas Ireland.¹ She and Glen Douglas Ireland were divorced in 1992.¹
     Her married name became Ireland.¹ In 1992 her name was legally changed to Hope Johnstone.¹ She lived in 1999 at North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand^G.

     Brian Stuart Theobald Somerset Caher Butler, 9th Earl of Carrick was born on 17 August 1931.¹ He was the son of Theobald Walter Somerset Henry Butler, 8th Earl of Carrick and Marion Caher Donoghue.¹ He married, firstly, Mary Belinda Turville-Constable-Maxwell, daughter of Major David Turville-Constable-Maxwell and Mary Alethea Elizabeth Evelyn Turville-Petre, on 20 August 1951.³ He and Mary Belinda Turville-Constable-Maxwell were divorced in 1976.³ He married, secondly, Gillian Irene Grimes, daughter of Leonard Grimes, in 1986.³ He died circa 8 October 1992.⁴
     He was educated at Downside School, Bath, Somerset, England^G.³ He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Carrick, co. Tipperary [I., 1748] on 31 July 1957.³ He succeeded as the 16th Viscount Ikerrin, co. Tipperary [I., 1629] on 31 July 1957.³ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Butler, of Mount Juliet, co. Kilkenny [U.K., 1912] on 31 July 1957.⁵ He was chairman of Ralli Bros and Coney Ltd.³ He was a director of Reynolds and Gibson (Cotton) Ltd, Bacup Warehousing Co, James Platt (Liverpool) Ltd, Liverpool Uganda Co, Liverpool Cotton Assoc, Khartoum Cotton Co, Ralucot (Tanzania) Ltd and COTAC Le Havre.³

     John Digby Thomas Pepys, 7th Earl of Cottenham was born on 14 June 1907.² He was the son of Kenelm Charles Edward Pepys, 4th Earl of Cottenham and Lady Rose Nevill.³ He married Lady Angela Isabel Nellie Larnach-Nevill, daughter of Major Guy Temple Montacute Larnach-Nevill, 4th Marquess of Abergavenny and Isabel Nellie Larnach, on 3 October 1933.⁴ He died on 12 May 1968 at age 60.⁵
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 10th Royal Hussars.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.⁵ He was managing director and director of Peter Merchant Ltd between 1933 and 1952.² He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Cottenham [U.K., 1850] on 19 July 1943.⁵ He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Crowhurst, of Crowhurst, co. Surrey [U.K., 1850] on 19 July 1943.⁵ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Cottenham, of Cottenham, co. Cambridge [U.K., 1836] on 19 July 1943.⁵ He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Pepys [G.B., 1784] on 19 July 1943.⁵ He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Pepys [U.K., 1801] on 19 July 1943.⁵ He was managing director of Lockhart Group Ltd between 1946 and 1952.² He was a director of Lingfield Park Racecourse Ltd.² He was a director of Trust Houses Ltd between 1962 and 1968.²

     Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel was born on 2 July 1903.³ He was the son of Charles Cospatrick Archibald Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home and Lady Lillian Lambton.³ He married Elizabeth Hester Alington, daughter of Very Rev. Cyril Argentine Alington and Hon. Hester Margaret Lyttelton, on 3 October 1936.³ He died on 9 October 1995 at age 92 at The Hirsel, Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland^G.³
     Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel usually went by his middle name of Alec.⁴ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Lanarkshire between October 1931 and June 1945.³ He gained the rank of Major in the Lanarkshire Yeomanry, Territorial Army Reserve.³ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1935 and 1940, to Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Berwickshire in 1944.³ He held the office of Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign Affairs between May 1945 and July 1945.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Lanarkshire between February 1950 and July 1951.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1951.³ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Douglas of Douglas, co. Lanark [U.K., 1875] on 11 July 1951.³ He succeeded as the 19th Lord Home [S., 1473] on 11 July 1951.³ He succeeded as the 14th Earl of Home [S., 1605] on 11 July 1951.³ He succeeded as the 14th Lord Dunglas [S., 1605] on 11 July 1951.³ He held the office of Secretary of State, Scottish Office between October 1951 and April 1955.³ He held the office of Secretary of State, Commonwealth Relations between April 1955 and July 1960.³ He held the office of Lord President of the Council between January 1957 and September 1957.³ He held the office of Lord President of the Council between October 1959 and July 1960.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1960.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Lanarkshire in 1960.³ He held the office of Foreign Secretary between July 1960 and 1963.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1962.³ He held the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury between 19 October 1963 and 16 October 1964.⁴ On 23 October 1963 he disclaimed his titles for life.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Perthshire and Kinross-shire between November 1963 and 1974.³ He held the office of Foreign Secretary between 1970 and 1974.³ He held the office of Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle between 1973 and 1992.³ He was created Baron Home of the Hirsel, of Coldstream in Berwickshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 19 December 1974.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Berwickshire.³
     He succeeded Harold Macmillan as Conservative Prime Minister in 1963 but lost a year later to Harold Wilson. He stepped down as the leader of the Conservative Party and was replaced by Edward Heath. To quote from his obituary in the Daily Telegraph, “Alex Home was the most courteous and considerate of men, ever accessible, always ready to undertake even a minor speaking engagement, known for his charm, sagacity and wit.”⁵

     Glen Douglas Ireland married Robyn Hope Johnstone, daughter of Charles James Hope Johnstone and Ellen Sarah Gason.¹ He and Robyn Hope Johnstone were divorced in 1992.¹
     He lived at Kaiwaka, New Zealand^G.¹