Peerage Record – 12334

     Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick Matthew Darley was born on 18 September 1830 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.² He was the son of Henry Darley and Maria Louisa West.² He married Lucy Forest Browne, daughter of Silvester Browne, on 13 December 1860 at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England^G.² He died on 4 January 1910 at age 79 at London, England^G.²
     He was educated at Dungannon College, County Tyrone, Ireland^G.² He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.² He was admitted to Irish Bar.² He held the office of Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.) [New South Wales] between 1868 and 1886.² He held the office of Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales in 1891.¹ He held the office of Chief Justice of New South Wales between 7 December 1896 and 1909.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1897.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1901.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1901.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, in 1903.²

     Lucy Forest Browne was baptised on 12 December 1839 at St. James Church, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.² She was the daughter of Silvester Browne.¹ She married Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick Matthew Darley, son of Henry Darley and Maria Louisa West, on 13 December 1860 at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England^G.²
     From 13 December 1860, her married name became Darley.²

     Silvester Browne lived at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.¹

     Sir Windham Frederick Carmichael-Anstruther, 10th and 7th Bt. was born in 1902.¹ He was the son of Sir Windham Robert Carmichael-Anstruther, 9th and 6th Bt. and Frederica Sylvia Darley.¹ He married Katharine Mary Neilson, daughter of Daniel Arthur Neilson, on 23 July 1925.² He died on 29 November 1928, without issue.²
     Sir Windham Frederick Carmichael-Anstruther, 10th and 7th Bt. usually went by his middle name of Frederick.² He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Anstruther, of Anstruther and of Elie House, co. Fife [N.S., 1700] on 28 October 1903, and from 1817 ‘of Carmichael and Westraw, co. Lanark.¹‘ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Anstruther, of Fort William, Bengal [G.B., 1798] on 28 October 1903.¹

     Rear-Admiral Sir Peter Anson, 7th Bt. was born on 31 July 1924.¹ He was the son of Sir Edward Reynell Anson, 6th Bt. and Frances Alison Pollock.¹ He married Elizabeth Audrey Clarke, daughter of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Philip Clarke and Audrey Doreen White, on 16 April 1955.¹ He died on 17 April 2018 at age 93.²
     He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1941 and 1945, where he served in the South West Pacific and was a Prisoner of War.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Anson, of Hatch Beauchamp, co. Devon [U.K., 1831] on 26 June 1951.¹ He was commander of the H.M.S. Alert on the Far East Station between 1957 and 1958.¹ He gained the rank of commander between 1961 and 1962 in the H.M.S. Broadsword.¹ He gained the rank of commanding officer between 1966 and 1968 in the H.M.S. Naiad.¹ He gained the rank of commanding officer between 1968 and 1970 in the H.M.S. Mercury.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1974.¹ He was chairman of Marconi Space Systems in 1985.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Surrey in 1993.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Surrey in 1993.¹ He lived in 2003 at Rosefield, 81 Boundstone Road, Rowledge, Farnham, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Elizabeth Audrey Clarke was born on 9 January 1931.² She is the daughter of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Philip Clarke and Audrey Doreen White.^1,2 She married Rear-Admiral Sir Peter Anson, 7th Bt., son of Sir Edward Reynell Anson, 6th Bt. and Frances Alison Pollock, on 16 April 1955.¹
     She was educated at Wierfield School, Taunton, Somerset, England^G.² She was educated at Royal Naval School, Haslemere, Surrey, England^G.² She graduated from King’s College London, London, England^G, in 1952 with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)² She was admitted to Inner Temple in 1953 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.² From 16 April 1955, her married name became Anson.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) in 1977.² She held the office of Immigration Judge between 1979 and 1991.² She held the office of Mayor of Waverley between 1987 and 1988.² She was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.) in 1992.² She was appointed Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire (D.B.E.) in 1995.¹ From 1995, her married name became Dame Anson.¹ She held the office of Magistrate between 1997 and 2001.² She lived in 2003 at Rosefield, 81 Boundstone Road, Rowledge, Farnham, Surrey, England^G.²

     Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Philip Clarke married Audrey Doreen White on 17 December 1927.² He died in 1966.²
     He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He lived at Pine Needles, Avon Run Road, Christchurch, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Philip Clarke usually went by his middle name of Philip.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.)¹

     Sir Philip Roland Anson, 8th Bt. was born on 4 October 1957.¹ He is the son of Rear-Admiral Sir Peter Anson, 7th Bt. and Elizabeth Audrey Clarke.¹
     He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England^G.¹ He graduated from Chelsea College, London, England^G, in 1979 with a Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.)¹ He was with Boots Ltd between 1979 and 1984.¹ He was registered as a Member, Royal Pharmacy Society (M.R.Pharm.S.) in 1980.¹ He was with Waremoss Ltd between 1984 and 1996.¹ He was with East Moss Ltd in 1996.¹ He lived in 2003 at 34 Martello Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Anson, of Hatch Beauchamp, co. Devon [U.K., 1831] on 17 April 2018.

     Hugo William Anson was born on 30 April 1962.¹ He is the son of Rear-Admiral Sir Peter Anson, 7th Bt. and Elizabeth Audrey Clarke.¹ He married Sharon E. Gardner, daughter of L. J. Gardner, in 1986.¹
     He lived in 2003 at 99 Mays Lane, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹

     Sharon E. Gardner is the daughter of L. J. Gardner.¹ She married Hugo William Anson, son of Rear-Admiral Sir Peter Anson, 7th Bt. and Elizabeth Audrey Clarke, in 1986.¹
     From 1986, her married name became Anson.¹