Peerage Record – 11024

     Thomas Boyd, 6th Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock was born circa 1547.² He was the son of Robert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock and Margaret Colquhoun.³ He married, thirdly, Elizabeth Wallace.⁴ He married, secondly, Jane Stockdale, daughter of William Stockdale.⁵ He married, firstly, Marion Campbell, daughter of Sir Matthew Campbell of Loudoun and Isabel Drummond, before 1568.² He died in June 1611.⁶
     He fought in the Battle of Langside on 13 May 1568.³ He succeeded as the 6th Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock [S., c. 1454] on 3 January 1589/90.³ On 12 January 1591/92 he resigned his lands to the King, and obtained a new charter.⁴

     Marion Campbell is the daughter of Sir Matthew Campbell of Loudoun and Isabel Drummond.^2,3 She married Thomas Boyd, 6th Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock, son of Robert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock and Margaret Colquhoun, before 1568.⁴
     She was also known as Margaret Campbell.² From before 1568, her married name became Boyd.⁴

     Francis George Bowles, Baron Bowles was born on 2 May 1902.² He was the son of Horace Edgar Bowles and Louisa Vance.¹ He married Kathleen Amy Musgrove, daughter of Edward Hugh Musgrove, on 25 May 1950.² He died on 29 December 1970 at age 68.²
     He was educated at Highgate School, Highgate, London, England^G.² He graduated from University College London, London, England^G, in 1923 with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)² He was admitted to a solicitor in 1925.² He was a solicitor with Pearl Assurance Company between 1925 and 1947.² He graduated from London School of Economics, London, England^G, in 1926 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Nuneaton between 1942 and 1964.² He was created Baron Bowles, of Nuneaton in the County of Warwick [U.K. Life Peer] on 12 December 1964.¹

     Patricia Bowles is the daughter of Dr. Percy Bowles.¹ She married Roger Vincent Bowles, son of Horace Edgar Bowles and Louisa Vance, in 1938.¹

     Zoe Peacock was born circa 1914.² She was the daughter of William Peacock.¹ She married Vivian Horace Bowles, son of Horace Edgar Bowles and Louisa Vance, in September 1950.¹ She died on 15 November 2007.²
     From September 1950, her married name became Bowles.¹

     James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn was born circa 1604.¹ He was the son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn and Marion Boyd.¹ He married Katherine Clifton, Baroness Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold), daughter of Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Lord Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold) and Catherine Darcy, circa 1632.¹ He died circa 1670.¹
     He was created 1st Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane, co. Tyrone [Ireland] on 8 May 1617.² He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Abercorn, co. Linlithgow [S., 1603] on 23 March 1618. He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Abercorn [S., 1606] on 23 March 1618.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcashell and Kirkpatrick [S., 1606] on 23 March 1618.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Paisley, co. Renfrew [S., 1587] in 1621.¹ He abdicated as Baron of Strabane and Lord Hamilton on 11 November 1633.¹ In 1649 , as a Roman Catholic, he was excommunicated by the assembly of the Church of Scotland, and ordered out of Scotland.¹

     Claud Hamilton, 2nd Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane was born circa 1606.² He was the son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn and Marion Boyd.¹ He married Lady Jean Gordon, daughter of George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly and Lady Henrietta Stuart, on 28 November 1632 at Kirk of Bellie, Elginshire, Scotland^G.³ He died on 14 June 1638.³ He was buried at Leckpatrick, County Tyrone, Ireland^G.³
     He was styled as Master of Abercorn between 1618 and 1633.² He matriculated at University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G, in 1621.² Between 5 June 1628 and 17 June 1628 he was imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle for abetting his servant, a Papist, in an assault on the kirk officer of Paisley.² He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane, co. Tyrone [I., 1617] on 14 August 1634.²

     John Browne was born before 1664.² He was the son of George Browne and Alicia Bingham.¹ He married, secondly, Juliana Bellew, daughter of Sir Patrick Bellew, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Barnewall, after 1680.¹ He married, firstly, Hon. Anne Hamilton, daughter of George Hamilton, 4th Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane and Elizabeth Fagan, circa 27 May 1680.² He died on 11 April 1711.² His will was proven (by probate) on 21 November 1712.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Irish Army, of King James II.¹ He fought in the Siege of Derry on 6 May 1689, where he was taken prisoner.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Browne, of the Neale, near Ballinrobe, co. Mayo [N.S., 1636] in May 1698, although he did not assume the title.¹ His last will was dated 11 September 1700.

     Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Lord Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold) was born circa 1569.² He was the son of Sir John Clifton and Anne Stanley.² He married Catherine Darcy, daughter of Sir Henry Darcy and Katherine Fermor, circa 25 June 1591.³ He died on 14 October 1618 at Tower of London, The City, London, England^G, commiting suicide by stabbing himself while a prisoner, without surviving male issue.³
     He matriculated at St. Alban’s Hall, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 18 March 1585.² He was appointed Knight before 1597.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Huntingdonshire from 1597 to 1598.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Huntingdonshire in 1601.² He was created 1st Lord Clifton, of Leighton Bromswold [England by writ] on 9 July 1608.² He lived at Leighton Bromswold, Huntingdonshire, England^G.²

     Catherine Darcy is the daughter of Sir Henry Darcy and Katherine Fermor.^1,2 She married Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Lord Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold), son of Sir John Clifton and Anne Stanley, circa 25 June 1591.²
     From 25 June 1591, her married name became Clifton.