Peerage Record – 1217

     Commander David Josceline Algernon Heber-Percy was born on 10 January 1909.¹ He was the son of Josceline Reginald Heber-Percy and Katherine Louisa Victoria Percy.¹ He married Olivia Mary O’Brien, daughter of Robert William O’Brien, on 2 August 1942.¹ He died on 2 October 1971 at age 62.¹
     He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.)¹

     Mary Katherine Victoria Heber-Percy was born on 20 August 1906.¹ She is the daughter of Josceline Reginald Heber-Percy and Katherine Louisa Victoria Percy.¹ She married Gerald Wellington Williams on 9 October 1930.¹
     Her married name became Williams.

     Dorothy Elizabeth Heber-Percy was born on 23 June 1913.¹ She was the daughter of Josceline Reginald Heber-Percy and Katherine Louisa Victoria Percy.¹ She married Colonel Sir Ian Peter Andrew Munro Walker-Okeover, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Peter Carlaw Walker, 2nd Bt. and Ethel Blanche Okeover, on 28 June 1938.² She died on 25 April 2005 at age 91.²
     Dorothy Elizabeth Heber-Percy usually went by her middle name of Elizabeth.¹ From 28 June 1938, her married name became Walker. From 20 August 1956, her married name became Walker-Okeover. She lived in 2003 at Park Cottage, Osmaston, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England.¹

     Johanna Frederica Eugenia Gundreda Eustace was the daughter of Hardy Eustace and Anne Duckett.² She married Lt.-Col. Reginald Josceline Heber-Percy, son of Algernon Charles Heber-Percy and Emily Heber, on 28 November 1894.¹ She died on 14 December 1945, without issue.¹
     From 28 November 1894, her married name became Heber-Percy.

     Harriet Earp is the daughter of Henry S. Earp.¹ She married Hugh Lewis Heber-Percy, son of Algernon Charles Heber-Percy and Emily Heber, on 10 June 1899.¹
     Her married name became Heber-Percy.

     Judith Elizabeth Corbet was the daughter of Sir Vincent Rowland Corbet, 3rd Bt. and Caroline Elizabeth Anne Agnes Bridgeman.² She married Reverend Henry Vernon Heber-Percy, son of Algernon Charles Heber-Percy and Emily Heber, on 5 October 1886.¹ She died on 7 September 1948.¹
     Her married name became Heber-Percy.

     Hon. Susan Alice Portman was born on 30 March 1866.² She was the daughter of William Henry Berkeley Portman, 2nd Viscount Portman of Bryanston and Hon. Mary Selina Charlotte FitzWilliam.^1,2 She married Alan William Heber-Percy, son of Algernon Charles Heber-Percy and Emily Heber, on 8 August 1893.¹ She died on 21 August 1933 at age 67.¹
     Her married name became Heber-Percy.

     William Henry Berkeley Portman, 2nd Viscount Portman of Bryanston was born on 12 July 1829.¹ He was the son of Edward Berkley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman of Bryanston and Lady Emma Lascelles.² He married, firstly, Hon. Mary Selina Charlotte FitzWilliam, daughter of William Charles FitzWilliam, Viscount Milton and Lady Selina Charlotte Jenkinson, on 21 June 1855.² He married, secondly, Frances Maxwell Buchanan Cuninghame, daughter of Boyd Alexander Cuninghame and Mary Wilkinson, on 2 June 1908.¹ He died on 16 October 1919 at age 90.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Merton College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Shaftesbury between 1852 and 1857.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1854 in the West Somerset Yeomanry Cavalry.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Somerset.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Dorset between 1857 and 1885.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Portman of Orchard Portman, co. Somerset [U.K., 1837] on 19 November 1888.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Portman of Bryanston, co. Dorset [U.K., 1873] on 19 November 1888.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1918.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Dorset.¹ He was Commissioner of City of London Police in 1918.¹

     William Pitt Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst of Arracan was born on 3 September 1805 at Lower Grosvenor Street, London, England^G.² He was the son of William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan and Hon. Sarah Archer.² He married Gertrude Percy, daughter of Rt. Rev. Hon. Hugh Percy and Mary Manners-Sutton, on 12 July 1834.² He died on 26 March 1886 at age 80 at Montreal, Sevenoaks, Kent, England^G.² He was buried at Riverhead, Sevenoaks, Kent, England^G.² His will was proven (by probate) on 23 July 1886, at over £109,000 personally.²
     He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.² He was styled as Viscount Holmesdale between 1826 and 1857.² He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1828 with a Bachelor of Arts (2nd class, classics) (B.A.)² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Grinstead between 1829 and 1832.² He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Holmesdale, in Kent [U.K., 1826] on 13 March 1857.² He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Amherst of Montreal, Kent [G.B., 1788] on 13 March 1857.² He succeeded as the 2nd Earl Amherst of Arracan, in the East Indies [U.K., 1826] on 13 March 1857.² His last will was dated from 28 August 1862 to 29 October 1877.

     Anne Barbara Isabel Greatheed Bertie Percy was born on 31 March 1834.¹ She was the daughter of Lord Charles Greatheed Bertie Percy and Anne Caroline Greatheed.¹ She died on 15 February 1891 at age 56.¹