Peerage Record – 12599

     John Alexander Houison-Craufurd was born on 15 May 1966.¹ He is the son of John Peter Houison-Craufurd, 27th of Craufurdland and Braehead and Hon. Caroline Helen Berry.¹ He married Christine Gray.²

     Simon Douglas Houison-Craufurd was born on 19 May 1972.¹ He is the son of John Peter Houison-Craufurd, 27th of Craufurdland and Braehead and Hon. Caroline Helen Berry.¹ He married Adity Priyadarshini.²

     Teresa Eleanor Houison-Craufurd was born on 10 December 1967.¹ She is the daughter of John Peter Houison-Craufurd, 27th of Craufurdland and Braehead and Hon. Caroline Helen Berry.¹ She married Christopher L. Geall, son of John D. Geall, in 1991.²
     From 1991, her married name became Geall.²

     Christopher L. Geall is the son of John D. Geall.¹ He married Teresa Eleanor Houison-Craufurd, daughter of John Peter Houison-Craufurd, 27th of Craufurdland and Braehead and Hon. Caroline Helen Berry, in 1991.¹

     John D. Geall lived at Bickley Lodge, No Mans Heath, Cheshire, England^G.¹

     Peter Douglas Miller Stirling-Aird of Kippendavie was born on 13 March 1915.² He was the son of Kenneth Aird.² He married, firstly, Penelope Ann Stirling, daughter of Lt.-Col. Patrick Douglas Stirling, in 1942.² He married, secondly, Lady Margaret Dorothea Boyle, daughter of Captain Patrick James Boyle, 8th Earl of Glasgow and Hyacyinthe Mary Bell, in 1973.² He died on 10 July 2004 at age 89.²
     He was educated at Sherborne School, Sherborne, Dorset, England^G.² He gained the rank of Major in 1943 in the Royal Artillery.² He fought in the Second World War between 1944 and 1945, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.² He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He was managing director of R.A. Main Ltd between 1958 and 1962.² He lived at Kippenross, Perthshire, Scotland^G.²

     Kenneth Aird died in 1941.¹
     He lived at Richmond, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Penelope Ann Stirling is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Patrick Douglas Stirling.¹ She married Peter Douglas Miller Stirling-Aird of Kippendavie, son of Kenneth Aird, in 1942.¹
     From 1942, her married name became Stirling-Aird.¹

     Colonel Richard John Vesey Crichton was born on 2 November 1916.¹ He was the son of Colonel Hon. Sir George Arthur Charles Crichton and Lady Mary Augusta Dawson.¹ He married Yvonne Avril Catherine Worthington, daughter of Dr. Harry Edward Worthington, on 15 July 1948.¹ He died on 30 January 2002 at age 85.²
     He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches, and wounded twice.¹ He was Colonel of the Coldstream Guards.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1940.¹ He held the office of Member of the Hampshire County Council between 1964 and 1967.¹ He was admitted to Gentleman-at-Arms between 1966 and 1986.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant between 1981 and 1986 in the Gentlemen-at-Arms.¹ He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1986.¹ He lived at Derwent House, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Captain Reginald Louis Crichton was born on 23 December 1874.¹ He was the son of Colonel Hon. Sir Henry George Louis Crichton and Letitia Grace Cole-Hamilton.² He married Hester Beatrix White, daughter of Reverend Richard Allen White, on 21 October 1902.¹ He died on 2 August 1929 at age 54.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹