Peerage Record – 12420

     Hon. Gertrude Sophia Gough was born circa 1816.² She was the daughter of Field Marshal Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough of Goojerat and Frances Maria Stephens.^1,3 She married Archibald Francis Arbuthnot, son of Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Bt. and Anne Alves, on 12 December 1837.¹ She died on 21 November 1882.¹
     From 12 December 1837, her married name became Arbuthnot.¹

     Field Marshal Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough of Goojerat was born on 3 November 1779 at Woodstown, Killeenagarriff, County Dublin, Ireland.³ He was the son of Lt.-Col. George Gough and Letitia Bunbury.^4,5 He married Frances Maria Stephens, daughter of General Edward Stephens, on 3 June 1807.⁵ He died on 2 March 1869 at age 89 at St. Helen, Booterstown, County Dublin, Ireland.³
     He gained the rank of Ensign in 1794.⁵ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1795 in the 78th Highlanders.⁵ He gained the rank of Major in the 87th Foot.⁵ He fought in the Battle of Talavera in 1809, where he was severely wounded.⁵ He fought in the Battle of Barossa on 5 March 1811.⁵ He fought in the Battle of Tarifa on 31 October 1811.⁵ He fought in the Battle of Vitoria on 21 June 1813, where he was severely wounded.⁵ He fought in the Battle of Nivelle on 19 November 1813.⁵ He was appointed Knight in 1815.⁵ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1815.⁵ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1819.⁵ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1830.⁵ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1831.⁶ He was Colonel of the 99th Foot between 1839 and 1841.⁵ He fought in the China War in 1841, where he captured the native forts defending Canton and the city of Chin-keang-foo.⁵ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1841.⁵ He was Commander-in-Chief of the Madras between 1841 and 1843.⁵ He was Colonel of the 87th Foot between 1841 and 1855.⁵ He was created 1st Baronet Gough, of Synone and Drangan, co.Tipperary [U.K.] on 23 December 1842.⁵ He was Commander-in-Chief of the India between 1843 and 1849.⁵ He fought in the Battle of Mahajpoor on 29 December 1843.⁵ He fought in the 1st Sikh War in 1845.⁵ He was created 1st Baron Gough of ChinKangFoo, in China and of Maharajpore and the Sutlej in the East Indies [U.K.] on 25 April 1846.⁵ He fought in the 2nd Sikh War in 1849.⁵ He was created 1st Viscount Gough of Goojerat, in the Punjab and of the city of Limerick [U.K.] on 15 June 1849.⁵ He gained the rank of General in 1854.⁵ He was Commander-in-Chief of the 60th Rifles between 1854 and 1869.⁵ He was Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards between 1855 and 1869.⁵ He was appointed Knight, Order of St. Patrick (K.P.) in 1857.⁶ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1859.⁶ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Star of India (K.C.S.I.) in 1861.⁵ He gained the rank of Field Marshal in 1862.⁵ He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Star of India (G.C.S.I.) in 1866.⁶ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁷
     

     Maj.-Gen. William Arbuthnot was born on 27 September 1838.¹ He was the son of Archibald Francis Arbuthnot and Hon. Gertrude Sophia Gough.¹ He married, firstly, Hon. Alice Charlotte Pitt-Rivers, daughter of George Pitt-Rivers, 4th Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle and Lady Susan Georgiana Leveson-Gower, on 26 April 1865.¹ He married, secondly, Selina Moncreiffe, daughter of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 7th Bt. and Lady Louisa Hay-Drummond, on 20 July 1869.² He married, thirdly, Edith Anne Pearse, daughter of Maj.-Gen. James Langford Pearse, on 2 December 1879.¹ He died on 12 September 1893 at age 54.¹
     He gained the rank of Major-General in the 14th Hussars.¹ He was Assistant Adjutant-General of the Horse Guards between 1885 and 1892.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹

     Hon. Alice Charlotte Pitt-Rivers was born in 1842 at Brighton, Sussex, England^G.² She was the daughter of George Pitt-Rivers, 4th Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle and Lady Susan Georgiana Leveson-Gower.^1,3 She married Maj.-Gen. William Arbuthnot, son of Archibald Francis Arbuthnot and Hon. Gertrude Sophia Gough, on 26 April 1865.¹ She died on 21 June 1865, killed by lightning, while ascending the Schelthorne, one of the Bernese Alps.¹
     From 26 April 1865, her married name became Arbuthnot.¹

     George Pitt-Rivers, 4th Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle was born on 16 July 1810 at London, England^G.^2,3 He was the son of Horace William Pitt-Rivers, 3rd Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle and Frances Rigby.⁴ He married Lady Susan Georgiana Leveson-Gower, daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville and Lady Harriet Elizabeth Cavendish, on 2 February 1833.² He died on 28 April 1866 at age 55.⁵
     He was given the name of George Beckford at birth. He gained the title of 4th Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle. He lived in 1851 at Rushmore Lodge, Berwick St. John, Wiltshire, England^G.³

     Selina Moncreiffe was born on 4 October 1851.² She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 7th Bt. and Lady Louisa Hay-Drummond.^1,2 She married Maj.-Gen. William Arbuthnot, son of Archibald Francis Arbuthnot and Hon. Gertrude Sophia Gough, on 20 July 1869.² She died on 26 November 1877 at age 26.¹
     From 20 July 1869, her married name became Arbuthnot.¹

     Gerald Archibald Arbuthnot was born on 19 December 1872.¹ He was the son of Maj.-Gen. William Arbuthnot and Selina Moncreiffe.¹ He married Mary Johanna Antoinette Dulcie Oppenheim, daughter of Charles Augustus Oppenheim and Isabelle Frith, on 6 February 1894 at St. Peter’s, Piccadilly, London, England.^1,3 He died on 25 September 1916 at age 43, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1886 in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He held the office of Assistant Private Secretary to the President of the Local Government Board between 1901 and 1902.¹ He held the office of Assistant Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary of Ireland between 1905 and 1906.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Burnley between January 1910 and December 1910.¹ He fought in the First World War.

     Mary Johanna Antoinette Dulcie Oppenheim was born in February 1868.² She was the daughter of Charles Augustus Oppenheim and Isabelle Frith.^1,2 She married Gerald Archibald Arbuthnot, son of Maj.-Gen. William Arbuthnot and Selina Moncreiffe, on 6 February 1894 at St. Peter’s, Piccadilly, London, England.^1,2 She died on 24 November 1945 at age 77.¹
     Mary Johanna Antoinette Dulcie Oppenheim usually went by her middle name of Dulcie.¹ From 6 February 1894, her married name became Arbuthnot.¹

     Charles Augustus Oppenheim was born in August 1836 at Germany.² He married Isabelle Frith, daughter of Thomas Frith and Jane Powell, in 1864 at Marylebone, London, England.² He died on 5 December 1878 at age 42.²
     He lived at 40 Great Cumberland Place, London, England^G.³

     Frances Gertrude Arbuthnot was born on 21 March 1896.¹ She was the daughter of Gerald Archibald Arbuthnot and Mary Johanna Antoinette Dulcie Oppenheim.¹ She married Alexander Charles Kenneth Lindsay-Stewart, son of William Lindsay Lindsay-Stewart and Harriet Ann Gregory, on 23 March 1918.¹ She died on 28 April 1938 at age 42.¹
     From 23 March 1918, her married name became Stewart.¹ Her marriage to Alexander Charles Kenneth Lindsay-Stewart was annulled in 1921.¹