Peerage Record – 1187

     Eliza Kirby is the daughter of Samuel Kirby. She married Gervaise Alexander, son of Gervase Alexander and Ellen Hudson, on 16 October 1838.
     Her married name became Alexander.

     Samuel Kirby lived at Grove House, Sheffield, Yorkshire, West Riding, England^G.¹

     Emily Kirby was the daughter of Samuel Kirby.¹ She married Dr. William Alexander, son of Gervase Alexander and Ellen Hudson, on 4 October 1837.¹ She died on 26 April 1862.
     Her married name became Alexander.

     Dr. William Alexander was born on 3 September 1806. He was the son of Gervase Alexander and Ellen Hudson.¹ He married Emily Kirby, daughter of Samuel Kirby, on 4 October 1837.¹ He died on 13 April 1888 at age 81.¹
     He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London (F.R.C.P.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the West Riding, Yorkshire.¹ He lived at Blackwell Lodge, Halifax, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Ellen Alexander was born on 10 December 1803. She was the daughter of Gervase Alexander and Ellen Hudson. She married John Clarke Prescott on 20 February 1839. She died on 27 September 1854 at age 50.
     Her married name became Prescott.

     John Clarke Prescott married Ellen Alexander, daughter of Gervase Alexander and Ellen Hudson, on 20 February 1839. He died on 16 May 1863.

     Arthur William Alexander was born on 2 August 1843. He was the son of Dr. William Alexander and Emily Kirby. He died on 15 February 1895 at age 51, unmarried.

     Reginald Gervaise Alexander was born on 20 February 1847.¹ He was the son of Dr. William Alexander and Emily Kirby.¹ He married Alicia Mary Greenwood, daughter of John Greenwood, on 29 May 1879.¹ He died on 14 February 1916 at age 68.¹
     He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He graduated from University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Linnean Society (F.L.S.)¹ On 22 July 1912 the Committee of Privileges of the House of Lords declared that he was one of the co-heirs of the Barony of Burgh, and of the Barony of Cobham (except for the attainder.)¹ On 11 May 1914 the Committee of Privileges of the House of Lords declared that he was one of the co-heirs of the Barony of Strabolgi.¹ He lived at Blackwall Lodge, Halifax, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Alicia Mary Greenwood was the daughter of John Greenwood.¹ She married Reginald Gervaise Alexander, son of Dr. William Alexander and Emily Kirby, on 29 May 1879.¹ She died on 30 December 1913.
     Her married name became Alexander.

     Gervaise Disney Alexander, 15th Lord Cobham (of Kent) was born on 6 May 1880.¹ He was the son of Reginald Gervaise Alexander and Alicia Mary Greenwood.¹ He died on 10 June 1933 at age 53, unmarried.¹
     He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Surgery (B.C.)¹ He was registered as a Member, Royal College of Surgeons (M.R.C.S.)¹ He was registered as a Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians, London (L.R.C.P.)¹ He succeeded as the 15th Lord Cobham, Kent [E., 1313] on 8 September 1916, after the attainder was removed by Act of Parliament.¹ On his death, his barony fell into abeyance briefly, until terminated in favour of his brother, Robert.¹