Peerage Record – 12223

     Harold Swann was born on 29 January 1880.² He was the son of Sir Charles Ernest Swann, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Duncan.^1,2 He married Dorothea Alma Agnew, daughter of Henry de Courcy Agnew and Ethel Anne Goff, on 14 May 1907.² He died on 7 November 1953 at age 73.¹
     He was given the name of Harold Schwann at birth. He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He gained the rank of Captain in the TAR.² On 11 December 1913 his name was legally changed to Harold Swann by Royal Licence. He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hertfordshire.²

     Sir Charles Ernest Swann, 1st Bt. was born on 25 January 1844.² He is the son of John Frederick Schwann and Henrietta Kell.² He married Elizabeth Duncan, daughter of David Duncan, on 20 September 1877.² He died on 13 July 1929 at age 85.²
     He was given the name of Charles Ernest Schwann at birth.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for North Manchester between 1886 and 1918.² He was created 1st Baronet Swann, of Prince’s Gardens, Kensington [U.K.] on 16 July 1906.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1911.² On 11 December 1913 his name was legally changed to Charles Ernest Swann by Royal Licence.²

     Hazel Louisa Agnew was the daughter of Henry de Courcy Agnew and Ethel Anne Goff.¹ She married Francis Lynch Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 4th Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore, son of Robert Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 3rd Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore and Isabel Marian Chetwynd, on 30 October 1913.¹ She and Francis Lynch Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 4th Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore were divorced in 1926.² She died on 15 April 1943.¹
     After her marriage, Hazel Louisa Agnew was styled as Viscountess Combermere of Bhurtpore on 30 October 1913. From 30 October 1913, her married name became Stapleton-Cotton.¹

     Francis Lynch Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 4th Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore was born on 29 June 1887.¹ He was the son of Robert Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 3rd Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore and Isabel Marian Chetwynd.^1,2 He married, firstly, Hazel Louisa Agnew, daughter of Henry de Courcy Agnew and Ethel Anne Goff, on 30 October 1913.³ He and Hazel Louisa Agnew were divorced in 1926.¹ He married, secondly, Constance Marie Katherine Williams-Drummond, daughter of Lt.-Col. Sir Francis Dudley Williams-Drummond and Marguerite Violet Maud Agnew, on 1 January 1927.¹ He died on 8 February 1969 at age 81.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Cotton, of Combermere, co. Chester [E., 1677] on 20 February 1898.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore [U.K., 1827] on 20 February 1898.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Combermere, of Combermere, co. Chester [U.K., 1814] on 20 February 1898.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1916 in the Royal Garrison Artillery (Special Reserve.)¹ He fought in the First World War between 1916 and 1919, where he was wounded.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Herefordshire between 1953 and 1960.¹

     Major Charles Hamlyn Agnew was born on 21 June 1859.¹ He was the son of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 8th Bt. and Lady Mary Arabella Louisa Noel.¹ He married Lillian Anne Murray, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir James Wolfe Murray and Arabella Bray, on 30 June 1897.¹ He and Lillian Anne Murray were divorced in 1908.² He died on 31 March 1928 at age 68.¹
     He fought in the Third Burma War between 1885 and 1887.¹ He fought in the campaign in Rhodesia in 1896.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Wigtownshire.² He gained the rank of Major in the 4th Hussars.¹

     Lillian Anne Murray was born circa 1878 at Sri Lanka.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir James Wolfe Murray and Arabella Bray.^1,3 She married Major Charles Hamlyn Agnew, son of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 8th Bt. and Lady Mary Arabella Louisa Noel, on 30 June 1897.¹ She and Major Charles Hamlyn Agnew were divorced in 1908.⁴ She died on 15 December 1937.¹
     From 30 June 1897, her married name became Agnew.¹

     Lt.-Gen. Sir James Wolfe Murray was born on 13 March 1853 at Dunedin, Midlothian, Scotland.^2,3 He was the son of James Wolfe Murray and Elizabeth Charlotte Whyte-Melville.⁴ He married, firstly, Arabella Bray, daughter of William Bray, on 14 May 1875.⁴ He married, secondly, Fanny Worswick Robson, daughter of James Scott Robson, on 30 April 1913.⁴ He died on 17 October 1919 at age 66.⁴
     He lived at Cringletie, Peebles-shire, Scotland^G.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Peebles-shire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Peebles-shire.⁴ He was Quartermaster-General, India between 1903 and 1904.¹ He was Master-General of Ordance, HQ between 1904 and 1907.⁴ He was Commissioner of Supply.⁴ He was commander of the Secunderabad Division between 1907 and 1911.⁴ He was General Officer Commanding of the Scottish Command between 1913 and 1914.⁴ He was General Officer Commanding of the South Africa in 1914.⁴ He held the office of CIGS between 1914 and 1915.⁴ He fought in the First World War.⁴ He was General Officer Commanding of the Eastern Command between 1916 and 1918.⁴ He lived at Westshields, Lanarkshire, Scotland.⁴ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in the Royal Artillery.¹

     James Wolfe Murray was born on 11 May 1814 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.^1,2 He was the son of James Wolfe Murray, Lord Cringletie and Isabella Katherina Strange.^1,3 He married, firstly, Elizabeth Charlotte Whyte-Melville, daughter of John Whyte-Melville and Lady Catherine Anne Sarah Osborne, on 25 March 1852 at Peebles, Peebles-shire, Scotland.^1,2 He married, secondly, Louisa Grace Hay, daughter of Sir Adam Hay, 7th Bt. and Henrietta Callender Grant, on 27 November 1862 at Peebles, Peebles-shire, Scotland.^4,2 He died on 20 June 1890 at age 76 at Bideford, Devon, France.^3,2
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He was Brigadier-General of the Royal Company of Archers.¹ He lived at Cringletie, Peebles-shire, Scotland.¹ At Westshields, Lanarkshire, Scotland, (an unknown value.)¹

     Sir Fulque Melville Gerald Noel Agnew of Lochnaw, 10th Bt. was born on 6 October 1900.¹ He was the son of Major Charles Hamlyn Agnew and Lillian Anne Murray.¹ He married Swanzie Erskine, daughter of Major Esmé Nourse Erskine and Elizabeth Susan Matilda Reinders, on 9 October 1937.¹ He died on 28 August 1975 at age 74.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches and wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Machine Gun Corps.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 4th Battalion, Royal Susse Regiment (Territorial Army.)¹ He gained the rank of officer in the Royal Flying Corps.¹ He entered the military between 1926 and 1929 at China^G, in the service of the officer, with the rank of U.S. Army.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Agnew, of Lochnaw, co. Wigtown [N.S., 1629] on 14 July 1928.¹ He graduated from University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, in 1943 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)¹ He was a farmer between 1944 and 1953 at South Africa^G.¹ He was Registrar of the University of Fort Hare.¹ He was Secretary of Cambridge University, Department of Education between 1960 and 1965.¹

     Swanzie Erskine was born in 1916.² She was the daughter of Major Esmé Nourse Erskine and Elizabeth Susan Matilda Reinders.^1,2 She married Sir Fulque Melville Gerald Noel Agnew of Lochnaw, 10th Bt., son of Major Charles Hamlyn Agnew and Lillian Anne Murray, on 9 October 1937.¹ She died on 28 September 2000.¹
     From 9 October 1937, her married name became Agnew.¹ She was a professor of geography.¹