Peerage Record – 1124

     Mary Curzon was born on 30 October 1887.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Hon. Montagu Curzon and Esmé Fitzroy.¹ She married Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, son of Richard George Penn Curzon, 4th Earl Howe and Lady Georgiana Elizabeth Spencer-Churchill, on 28 October 1907.¹ She and Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon, 5th Earl Howe were divorced in 1937.¹ She died on 1 September 1962 at age 74.¹
     After her marriage, Mary Curzon was styled as Countess Howe on 10 January 1929.

     Colonel Hon. Montagu Curzon was born on 21 September 1846.² He was the son of Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and Anne Gore.² He married Esmé Fitzroy, daughter of Francis Horatio Fitzroy and Hon. Gertude Duncombe, on 19 October 1886.¹ He died on 1 September 1907 at age 60.²
     He gained the rank of Colonel in the Rifle Brigade.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for North Leicester between 1883 and 1885.²

     Timothy Felton was born on 8 March 1954. He married Sarah Elizabeth Whitley, daughter of Peter Whitley and Lady Mary Ilona Margaret Cambridge, on 18 September 1982.

     Charles Edward Pepys, 2nd Earl of Cottenham was born on 30 April 1824.² He was the son of Charles Christopher Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham and Caroline Elizabeth Wingfield.³ He died on 18 February 1863 at age 38 at Felcourt House, Surrey, England^G, unmarried.¹ He was buried at Tandridge, Surrey, England^G.¹ His will was proven (by probate) on 28 May 1863, at under £9,000.¹
     He was educated between 1838 and 1842 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.^1,4 He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1846 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was a Clerk of the Crown in Chancery between 1848 and 1851.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Cottenham [U.K., 1850] on 29 April 1851.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Cottenham, of Cottenham, co. Cambridge [U.K., 1836] on 29 April 1851.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Crowhurst, of Crowhurst, co. Surrey [U.K., 1850] on 29 April 1851.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Pepys [U.K., 1801] on 29 April 1851.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Pepys [G.B., 1784] on 29 April 1851.¹

     William John Pepys, 3rd Earl of Cottenham was born on 15 August 1825 at London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Charles Christopher Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham and Caroline Elizabeth Wingfield.² He married Theodosia Selina Dallas, daughter of Sir Robert Charles Dallas, 2nd Bt. and Hon. Frances Henrietta Law, on 11 October 1870 at St. Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge, London, England^G.¹ He died on 20 January 1881 at age 55 at 94 Marina, St. Leonard’s-on-Sea, Sussex, England^G.¹ His will was proven (by probate) on 15 March 1881, at under £25,000.¹
     He was educated between 1838 and 1841 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³ He graduated from Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1848 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Pepys [G.B., 1784] on 18 February 1863.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Crowhurst, of Crowhurst, co. Surrey [U.K., 1850] on 18 February 1863.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Cottenham [U.K., 1850] on 18 February 1863.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Pepys [U.K., 1801] on 18 February 1863.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Cottenham, of Cottenham, co. Cambridge [U.K., 1836] on 18 February 1863.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Surrey.⁴

     Theodosia Selina Dallas was born on 16 January 1844 at 59 Upper Seymour Street, London, England^G.² She was the daughter of Sir Robert Charles Dallas, 2nd Bt. and Hon. Frances Henrietta Law.^3,4 She married William John Pepys, 3rd Earl of Cottenham, son of Charles Christopher Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham and Caroline Elizabeth Wingfield, on 11 October 1870 at St. Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge, London, England^G.² She died on 27 February 1919 at age 75 at Queen’s Gate, South Kensington, London, England^G.⁵ Her will was proven (by probate) in July 1913, at £8,655 gross and £3,615 net.⁵
     From 11 October 1870, her married name became Pepys. After her marriage, Theodosia Selina Dallas was styled as Countess of Cottenham on 11 October 1870.

     Kenelm Charles Edward Pepys, 4th Earl of Cottenham was born on 18 May 1874 at 36 Wilton Crescent, London, England^G.² He was the son of William John Pepys, 3rd Earl of Cottenham and Theodosia Selina Dallas.³ He married, firstly, Lady Rose Nevill, daughter of William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny and Caroline Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, on 29 November 1899.⁴ He married, secondly, Patricia Burke, daughter of John Humphrey Burke, on 16 August 1916.⁵ He died on 22 April 1919 at age 44.⁵
     He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Pepys [U.K., 1801] on 20 January 1881.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Pepys [G.B., 1784] on 20 January 1881.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Cottenham [U.K., 1850] on 20 January 1881.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Cottenham, of Cottenham, co. Cambridge [U.K., 1836] on 20 January 1881.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Crowhurst, of Crowhurst, co. Surrey [U.K., 1850] on 20 January 1881.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was educated at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.²

     Lady Rose Nevill was born on 7 December 1866.¹ She was the daughter of William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny and Caroline Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone.¹ She married, firstly, John Blundell Leigh, son of Henry Blundell Leigh and Henrietta Dorothy Hawkes, on 14 June 1887.¹ She and John Blundell Leigh were divorced in 1899.¹ She married, secondly, Kenelm Charles Edward Pepys, 4th Earl of Cottenham, son of William John Pepys, 3rd Earl of Cottenham and Theodosia Selina Dallas, on 29 November 1899.¹ She died on 2 May 1913 at age 46 at Goring, Sussex, England^G, found shot in a wood, with the Coroner’s verdict ‘accidental death’.² She was buried on 6 May 1913 at Eridge Green, Sussex, England^G.²
     From 14 June 1887, her married name became Leigh. After her marriage, Lady Rose Nevill was styled as Countess of Cottenham on 29 November 1899. From 29 November 1899, her married name became Pepys.

     Kenelm Charles Francis Pepys, 5th Earl of Cottenham was born on 13 May 1901 at 4 Egerton Gardens, Brompton, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Kenelm Charles Edward Pepys, 4th Earl of Cottenham and Lady Rose Nevill.² He died on 29 December 1922 at age 21 at Park Gate, Battle, Surrey, England^G, from pneumonia, unmarried.¹ He was buried on 2 January 1923 at Tandridge, Surrey, England^G.¹
     He was styled as Viscount Crowhurst between 1901 and 1919.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Cottenham [U.K., 1850] on 22 April 1919.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Cottenham, of Cottenham, co. Cambridge [U.K., 1836] on 22 April 1919.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Crowhurst, of Crowhurst, co. Surrey [U.K., 1850] on 22 April 1919.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Pepys [U.K., 1801] on 22 April 1919.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Pepys [G.B., 1784] on 22 April 1919.¹ He was educated at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     Lady Angela Isabel Nellie Larnach-Nevill was born on 3 August 1910.¹ She was the daughter of Major Guy Temple Montacute Larnach-Nevill, 4th Marquess of Abergavenny and Isabel Nellie Larnach.¹ She married, firstly, Major Sir Mark Vane Milbank, 4th Bt., son of Sir Frederick Richard Milbank, 3rd Bt. and Harriet Anne Dorothy Wilson, on 20 October 1930.¹ She and Major Sir Mark Vane Milbank, 4th Bt. were divorced in 1933.⁴ She married, secondly, John Digby Thomas Pepys, 7th Earl of Cottenham, son of Kenelm Charles Edward Pepys, 4th Earl of Cottenham and Lady Rose Nevill, on 3 October 1933.¹ She died on 26 May 1980 at age 69.⁵
     From 20 October 1930, her married name became Milbank. From 3 October 1933, her married name became Pepys. After her marriage, Lady Angela Isabel Nellie Larnach-Nevill was styled as Countess of Cottenham on 19 July 1943.