Peerage Record – 1157

     Mary Catherine Cecil Kerr was born on 15 November 1878.¹ She was the daughter of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Walter Talbot Kerr and Lady Amabel Frederica Henrietta Cowper.¹ She died on 19 July 1957 at age 78.¹
     She was a nun.¹

     Margaret Mary Kerr was born on 15 February 1880.¹ She was the daughter of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Walter Talbot Kerr and Lady Amabel Frederica Henrietta Cowper.¹ She died on 12 March 1943 at age 63, unmarried.¹

     Lord John Montagu Hobart Kerr was born on 24 April 1841.¹ He was the son of John William Robert Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian and Lady Cecil Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot.¹ He died on 2 January 1855 at age 13.¹

     Lady Cecil Elizabeth Kerr was the daughter of John William Robert Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian and Lady Cecil Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot.¹ She died on 13 February 1866.¹
     She was a nun.¹

     Lady Alice Mary Kerr was the daughter of John William Robert Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian and Lady Cecil Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot.¹ She married Thomas Gaisford, son of Very Rev. Thomas Gaisford and Helen Margaret Douglas, on 20 June 1870.¹ She died on 25 January 1892.¹
     Her married name became Gaisford.

     Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury was born on 8 November 1803.¹ He was the son of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot of Hensol and Frances Thomasine Lambart.² He married Lady Sarah Elizabeth Beresford, daughter of Henry de la Poer Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford and Lady Susanna Carpenter, on 8 November 1828.¹ He died on 4 June 1868 at age 64.¹
     He was commissioned in 1817 with the rank of officer, in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1824.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in 1826.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1827.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1827.¹ He fought in the Battle of Navarino in 1827.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Hertford between 1830 and 1831.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Dublin between 1831 and 1833.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Armagh between May 1831 and August 1831.¹ He was awarded the Knight, Order of the Redeemer of Greece in 1833.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for South Staffordshire between 1837 and 1849.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl Talbot of Hensol, co. Glamorgan [G.B., 1784] on 10 January 1849.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Ingestre, co. Stafford [G.B., 1784] on 10 January 1849.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Talbot of Hensol, co. Glamorgan [G.B., 1733] on 10 January 1849.¹ He held the office of Naval Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria between 1852 and 1854.¹ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting between May 1852 and December 1852.¹ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1854.¹ He was awarded the Knight, Order of St. Louis.¹ He was awarded the Knight, Order of St. Anne of Russia 2nd Class.¹ He succeeded as the 18th Earl of Waterford [I., 1446] on 10 August 1856.¹ He succeeded as the 18th Earl of Shrewsbury [E., 1442] on 19 August 1856.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1858.¹ He was Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms between 1858 and 1859.¹ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1861.¹ He gained the rank of Admiral in 1865.¹

     Henry Kidd was the son of Robert Charles Kidd.¹ He married Lady Mary Kerr, daughter of Schomberg Henry Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian and Lady Victoria Alexandria Montagu Douglas Scott, on 7 December 1897.¹ He died on 23 June 1923.¹
     He lived at Lowood, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Major William Sullivan Gosling was the son of Robert Gosling.² He married Lady Victoria Alexandria Alberta Kerr, daughter of Schomberg Henry Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian and Lady Victoria Alexandria Montagu Douglas Scott, on 12 November 1903.² He died on 2 October 1952.²
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)² He gained the rank of Major in the Scots Guards.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)³ He lived at Hassobury, Essex, England.³

     Emma Georgiana Clowes was born in 1975.¹ She is the daughter of Andrew Henry Clowes and Georgiana Elizabeth Cavendish.¹

     Lt.-Col. William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale was born on 29 December 1757.³ He was the son of Rev. Sir William Lowther, 1st Bt. and Anne Zouch.³ He married Lady Augusta Fane, daughter of John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmorland and Augusta Bertie, on 12 July 1781.⁴ He died on 19 March 1844 at age 86.³
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Carlisle between 1780 and 1784.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Cumberland between 1784 and 1790.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Lowther [G.B., 1764] on 15 June 1788.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1794.³ He gained the rank of Ensign in 1794 in the 80th Foot.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Rutland between 1796 and 1802.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1800.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.)¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland and Westmorland between 1802 and 1844.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Lowther of Whitehaven [G.B., 1797] on 24 May 1802.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Lowther of Whitehaven [G.B., 1797] on 24 May 1802.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1807.³ He was created 1st Earl of Lonsdale, co. Westmorland [U.K.] on 7 April 1807.³