Peerage Record – 1162

     Atholl Monson Forbes, 20th Lord Forbes was born on 15 February 1841.¹ He was the son of Walter Forbes, 18th Lord Forbes and Horatia Shaw.¹ He married Margaret Alice Dick-Cunyngham, daughter of Sir William Hanmer Dick-Cunyngham, 6th/8th Bt. and Susan Alston-Stewart, on 19 September 1876.¹ He died on 31 January 1916 at age 74.¹
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Aberdeenshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Aberdeenshire.¹ He succeeded as the 20th Lord Forbes [S., 1445] on 23 June 1914.¹

     Margaret Alice Dick-Cunyngham was the daughter of Sir William Hanmer Dick-Cunyngham, 6th/8th Bt. and Susan Alston-Stewart.^1,2 She married Atholl Monson Forbes, 20th Lord Forbes, son of Walter Forbes, 18th Lord Forbes and Horatia Shaw, on 19 September 1876.¹ She died on 6 February 1943.¹
     Her married name became Forbes.

     Hon. Rosemary Katherine Hamilton-Russell was born on 1 April 1921.¹ She was the daughter of Gustavus William Hamilton-Russell, 9th Viscount Boyne and Lady Margaret Selina Lascelles.¹ She married Major Nigel Ivan Forbes, 22nd Lord Forbes, son of Atholl Laurence Cunyngham Forbes, 21st Lord Forbes and Lady Mabel Anson, on 23 May 1942.¹ She died on 26 October 2019 at age 98.²
     Her married name became Forbes. She lived in 2003 at Balforbes, Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Francis Charles Annesley was born illegitimately circa 1800 although he was called Hon. on the basis that his parents had a valid marriage.¹ He was the son of Francis Charles Annesley, 1st Earl Annesley and Sophia Kelly.¹ He died on 9 March 1803 at Sackville Street, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, as an infant.¹

     Elizabeth Lavinia Vernon-Harcourt was born in 1816.² She was the daughter of George Granville Harcourt and Lady Elizabeth Bingham.¹ She married Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon, son of Montagu Bertie, 5th Earl of Abingdon and Emily Gage, on 7 January 1835 at Nuneham^G.¹ She died on 16 October 1858 at Wytham Abbey, Berkshire, England^G.¹
     From 7 January 1835, her married name became Bertie. After her marriage, Elizabeth Lavinia Vernon-Harcourt was styled as Countess of Abingdon on 16 October 1854.

     Jane Digby was born in 1759.¹ She married Hon. William Annesley, son of William Annesley, 1st Viscount Glerawly and Lady Anne Beresford.¹ She died in 1861.¹
     Her married name became Annesley.¹

     Montagu Charles Francis Towneley-Bertie, Lord Norreys was born on 3 October 1860.¹ He was the son of Montagu Arthur Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon and Caroline Theresa Towneley.^1,2 He married Hon. Rose Riversdale Glyn, daughter of Vice-Admiral Hon. Henry Carr Glyn and Rose Mahoney, on 25 July 1885 at Roman Catholic Chapel, Kingston-upon-Thames, London, England^G.¹ He died on 24 September 1919 at age 58, from heart failure.³
     He was given the name of Montagu Charles Francis Bertie at birth.² He was styled as Lord Norreys between 1884 and 1919.² In 1896 his name was legally changed to Montagu Charles Francis Towneley-Bertie.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 3rd Reserve Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales Berkshire Regiment.² He gained the rank of Captain in the 3rd Battalion, Berkshire Regiment.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902, with the Imperial Yeomanry.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Oxfordshire.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Berkshire.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Berkshire.² He was appointed Knight of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.G.St.J.)²

     Hon. Rose Riversdale Glyn was born on 10 March 1860.¹ She was the daughter of Vice-Admiral Hon. Henry Carr Glyn and Rose Mahoney.¹ She married Montagu Charles Francis Towneley-Bertie, Lord Norreys, son of Montagu Arthur Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon and Caroline Theresa Towneley, on 25 July 1885 at Roman Catholic Chapel, Kingston-upon-Thames, London, England^G.¹ She died on 21 December 1933 at age 73.²
     Her married name became Bertie. In 1889 she was awarded the rank of the daughter of a Baron, by Royal Warrant.¹

     Elizabeth Valetta Montagu-Stuart-Wortley was born on 1 August 1896. She was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Hon. Edward James Montagu-Stuart-Wortley and Violet Hunter Guthrie.^1,2 She married, firstly, Major Alastair Edward George Grant, son of Sir Charles Grant and Lady Florence Lucia Harris, on 14 August 1917.³ She and Major Alastair Edward George Grant were divorced in 1922.³ She married, secondly, Montagu Henry Edmund Cecil Towneley-Bertie, 13th Earl of Lindsey, son of Montagu Charles Francis Towneley-Bertie, Lord Norreys and Hon. Rose Riversdale Glyn, on 11 August 1928.¹ She died on 24 October 1978 at age 82.¹
     Elizabeth Valetta Montagu-Stuart-Wortley also went by the nick-name of Bettine.¹ From 14 August 1917, her married name became Grant. From 11 August 1928, her married name became Towneley-Bertie. After her marriage, Elizabeth Valetta Montagu-Stuart-Wortley was styled as Countess of Abingdon on 11 August 1928.

     Hon. Frances Georgiana Pitt-Rivers was born on 26 December 1836. She was the daughter of George Pitt-Rivers, 4th Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle and Lady Susan Georgiana Leveson-Gower.^1,2 She married George Godolphin Osborne, 9th Duke of Leeds, son of George Godolphin Osborne, 8th Duke of Leeds and Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart, on 16 January 1861.¹ She died on 26 October 1896 at age 59 at London, England^G.¹
     Her married name became Osborne. After her marriage, Hon. Frances Georgiana Pitt-Rivers was styled as Duchess of Leeds on 8 August 1872.