Peerage Record – 1108

     Alexander Sutherland was born in 1498.¹ He was the son of John Sutherland, 8th Earl of Sutherland and Margaret Calder.¹ He married unknown daughter Mackay, daughter of Iye Roy Mackay of Dunbeath.¹ He died circa 1520, killed in a skirmish.¹
     He initially disputed the right to the Earldom with his half-brother, claiming an entail existied by which the title passed to him.¹ In July 1509 he waived his claim to the Eearldom.¹

     Alice Hope Johnstone was born before 1850.¹ She was the daughter of William James Hope Johnstone and Hon. Octavia Sophia Bosville Macdonald.¹ She died on 15 September 1881, unmarried.¹

     Margaret Baillie was the daughter of Sir William Baillie of Lamington and Marian Seton.¹ She married John Sutherland, 7th Earl of Sutherland, son of Robert Sutherland, 6th Earl of Sutherland and Margaret Stewart, before 1432.² She died in 1510.³
     She was a famous beauty.³ From before 1432, her married name became Sutherland.²

     Charles Cecil Gordon Hope Johnstone was born on 26 July 1846.¹ He was the son of Captain George Gordon Hope Johnstone and Adelaide Mary Wentworth Sinclair.¹ He married Elizabeth Agnes Grundy, daughter of Edmund Grundy, on 1 June 1871.¹ He died on 13 May 1931 at age 84.¹

     Penelope Stonhouse was the daughter of Sir John Stonhouse, 3rd Bt. and Penelope Dashwood.¹ She married, firstly, Sir Henry Atkins, 4th Bt., son of Sir Henry Atkins, 3rd Bt. and Rebecca Maria Dixie, on 31 October 1723 at St. Andrew’s Church, Holborn, London, England^G.¹ She married, secondly, John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower, son of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower of Stittenham and Lady Catherine Manners, on 31 October 1733 at St. George’s Church, Queen’s Square, London, England^G.¹ She died on 19 August 1734 at Trentham, Staffordshire, England^G.² She was buried at Trentham, Staffordshire, England^G.²
     From 31 October 1723, her married name became Atkins. From 31 October 1733, her married name became Leveson-Gower. After her marriage, Penelope Stonhouse was styled as Baroness Gower of Stittenham on 31 October 1733.

     Lady Mary Tufton was born on 6 July 1701. She was the daughter of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet and Lady Catherine Cavendish.¹ She married, firstly, Anthony Grey, 3rd Baron Lucas of Crudwell, son of Henry Grey, 1st and last Duke of Kent and Hon. Jemima Crew, on 17 February 1718.¹ She married, secondly, John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower, son of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower of Stittenham and Lady Catherine Manners, on 16 May 1736.¹ She died on 19 February 1785 at age 83.¹
     From 17 February 1718, her married name became Grey. From 16 May 1736, her married name became Leveson-Gower. After her marriage, Lady Mary Tufton was styled as Baroness Gower of Stittenham on 16 May 1736. After her marriage, Lady Mary Tufton was styled as Countess Gower on 8 July 1746.

     Admiral Hon. John Leveson-Gower was born on 11 July 1740.² He was the son of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower and Lady Mary Tufton.² He married Frances Boscawen, daughter of Admiral Rt. Hon. Edward Boscawen and Frances Glanville, on 5 July 1773.³ He died on 28 August 1792 at age 52 at Bill Hill, Wokingham, Berkshire, England^G, from a stroke.¹

     Lt.-Col. Conyers Stephen Scrope was born in 1913. He is the son of Stephen Francis Eustace Scrope. He married Lady Mary Egerton, daughter of John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere and Lady Violet Lambton, on 12 January 1945.

     Major John Majoribanks Askew is the son of William Haggerstone Askew and Katherine Marjorie Strathearn Gordon. He married Lady Susan Alice Egerton, daughter of John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere and Lady Violet Lambton, on 4 October 1933.² He and Lady Susan Alice Egerton were divorced in 1966.²
     He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Grenadier Guards.²

     Sir John Rupert Colville was born on 28 January 1915.² He was the son of Hon. George Charles Colville and Lady Helen Cynthia Crewe-Milnes.³ He married Lady Margaret Egerton, daughter of John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere and Lady Violet Lambton, on 20 October 1948.² He died on 19 November 1987 at age 72.^2,4
     Sir John Rupert Colville also went by the nick-name of Jock.² He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.² He held the office of Page of Honour to HM King George V between 1927 and 1931.² He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1936 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was with the Diplomatic Service between 1937 and 1955.² He gained the rank of Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force.² He fought in the Second World War.² He was Assistant Private Secretary to the Prime Mimister between 1939 and 1945.² He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1941 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was Private Secretary to HRH The Princess Elizabeth between 1947 and 1949.² He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1949.² He was Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Mimister between 1951 and 1955.² He was a director of Hill Samuel, Coutts, and National & Grindlay’s Bank.² He was deputy chairman of the London Committee of the Ottoman Bank, and of Provident Life Association.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1955.² He wrote the book Gort, Man of Honour.² He was appointed Knight in 1974.²