Peerage Record – 1170

     Lady Sybil Mary Grey was born on 28 November 1848. She was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Hon. Charles Grey and Caroline Eliza Farquhar.² She married William Ameleus Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 10th Duke of Saint Albans, son of William Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 9th Duke of Saint Albans and Elizabeth Catherine Gubbins, on 20 June 1867 at London, England^G.¹ She died on 7 September 1871 at age 22 at London, England^G.¹
     From 20 June 1867, her married name became Beauclerk. After her marriage, Lady Sybil Mary Grey was styled as Duchess of Saint Albans on 20 June 1867.

     Charles Victor Albert Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 11th Duke of Saint Albans was born on 26 March 1870.¹ He was the son of William Ameleus Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 10th Duke of Saint Albans and Lady Sybil Mary Grey.¹ He died on 19 September 1934 at age 64, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1893 in the 1st Life Guards.¹ He gained the rank of Captain between 1898 and 1900 in the South Nottinghamshire Yeomanry.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Duke of Saint Albans [E., 1684] on 10 May 1898.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Earl of Burford, co. Oxford [E., 1676] on 10 May 1898.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Baron Heddington, co. Oxford [E., 1676] on 10 May 1898.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Vere of Hanworth, co. Middlesex [G.B., 1750] on 10 May 1898.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian) Regiment.¹

     Grace Bernal-Osborne was born after 1846.² She was the daughter of Sir Ralph Bernal-Osborne and Catherine Isabella Osborne.¹ She married William Ameleus Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 10th Duke of Saint Albans, son of William Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 9th Duke of Saint Albans and Elizabeth Catherine Gubbins, on 3 January 1874 at Newtown Anner, County Tipperary, Ireland^G.¹ She died on 18 November 1926 at London, England^G.¹
     From 3 January 1874, her married name became Beauclerk. After her marriage, Grace Bernal-Osborne was styled as Duchess of Saint Albans on 3 January 1874.

     Lady Louise de Vere Beauclerk was born on 12 April 1869.¹ She was the daughter of William Ameleus Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 10th Duke of Saint Albans and Lady Sybil Mary Grey.¹ She married Gerald Walter Erskine Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst, son of Sir Robert Loder, 1st Bt. and Maria Georgiana Busk, on 25 October 1890 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.² She died on 15 December 1958 at age 89.³
     Her married name became Loder. After her marriage, Lady Louise de Vere Beauclerk was styled as Baroness Wakehurst on 20 June 1934.

     Gerald Walter Erskine Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst was born on 25 October 1861 at Cuckfield, Sussex, England^G.² He was the son of Sir Robert Loder, 1st Bt. and Maria Georgiana Busk.³ He married Lady Louise de Vere Beauclerk, daughter of William Ameleus Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 10th Duke of Saint Albans and Lady Sybil Mary Grey, on 25 October 1890 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.² He died on 30 April 1936 at age 74.⁴
     He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)⁴ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, on 29 June 1934 with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)⁴ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1888 entitled to practise as a barrister.⁴ He was Assistant Private Secretary to President of Local Government Board between 1888 and 1892.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Brighton between 1889 and 1905.⁴ He was Assistant Private Secretary to Secretary of State, India between 1896 and 1901.⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Sussex.⁴ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Sussex.⁴ He wrote the book Wakehurst Place, Sussex, published 1907.⁴ He was chairman of London Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1922.⁴ He was president of RHS between 1929 and 1931.⁴ He was created 1st Baron Wakehurst, of Ardingly, co. Sussex [U.K.] on 20 June 1934.⁴

     Osbourne de Vere Beauclerk, 12th Duke of Saint Albans was born on 16 October 1874.¹ He was the son of William Ameleus Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 10th Duke of Saint Albans and Grace Bernal-Osborne.¹ He married Lady Beatrix Frances Petty-FitzMaurice, daughter of Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne and Lady Maud Evelyn Hamilton, on 19 August 1918.² He died on 2 March 1964 at age 89.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1901 in the 17th Lancers.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to Field Marshal Haig.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Waterford in 1920.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Waterford.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Earl of Burford, co. Oxford [E., 1676] on 19 September 1934.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Duke of Saint Albans [E., 1684] on 19 September 1934.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Baron Heddington, co. Oxford [E., 1676] on 19 September 1934.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baron Vere of Hanworth, co. Middlesex [G.B., 1750] on 19 September 1934.¹

     Lord William Huddlestone de Vere Beauclerk was born on 16 August 1883.¹ He was the son of William Ameleus Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 10th Duke of Saint Albans and Grace Bernal-Osborne.¹ He died on 25 December 1954 at age 71, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹

     Lady Katherine de Vere Beauclerk was born on 25 May 1877.² She was the daughter of William Ameleus Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 10th Duke of Saint Albans and Grace Bernal-Osborne.^1,3 She married, firstly, Henry Charles Somers Augustus Somerset, son of Lord Henry Richard Charles Somerset and Lady Isabella Caroline Somers-Cocks, on 23 January 1896.⁴ She and Henry Charles Somers Augustus Somerset were divorced in 1920.⁴ She married, secondly, Maj.-Gen. Hon. Sir William Lambton, son of George Frederick D’Arcy Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham and Lady Beatrix Frances Hamilton, on 22 April 1921.³ She died on 1 February 1958 at age 80.⁴
     From 23 January 1896, her married name became Somerset. From 22 April 1921, her married name became Lambton.

     Maj.-Gen. Hon. Sir William Lambton was born on 4 December 1863.¹ He was the son of George Frederick D’Arcy Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham and Lady Beatrix Frances Hamilton.¹ He married Lady Katherine de Vere Beauclerk, daughter of William Ameleus Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 10th Duke of Saint Albans and Grace Bernal-Osborne, on 22 April 1921.¹ He died on 11 October 1936 at age 72.¹
     He fought in the Nile Expedition in 1898, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902, where he was again mentioned in despatches, and was wounded.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1900.¹ He was Military Secretary to the Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Trasvaal between 1900 and 1904.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1904.¹ He was Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonel of the Coldstream Guards between 1910 and 1912.¹ He held the office of Groom-inWaiting to HM King George V between 1910 and 1916.¹ He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1914.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches five times.¹ He was Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force between 1914 and 1915.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1918.¹ He was awarded the Commandeur, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.¹

     Lady Alexandra de Vere Beauclerk was born on 5 July 1878.¹ She was the daughter of William Ameleus Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 10th Duke of Saint Albans and Grace Bernal-Osborne.² She died on 16 April 1935 at age 56, unmarried.¹