Peerage Record – 12689

     John Robert Aubrey-Fletcher was born on 20 June 1977.¹ He is the son of Sir Henry Egerton Aubrey-Fletcher, 8th Bt. and Sara Roberta Buchanan.¹

     Thomas Egerton Aubrey-Fletcher was born on 17 June 1980.¹ He is the son of Sir Henry Egerton Aubrey-Fletcher, 8th Bt. and Sara Roberta Buchanan.¹

     Harry Buchanan Aubrey-Fletcher was born on 29 March 1982.¹ He is the son of Sir Henry Egerton Aubrey-Fletcher, 8th Bt. and Sara Roberta Buchanan.¹ He married Hon. Sarah Louise Stourton, daughter of Edward William Stephen Stourton, 28th Baron Segrave and Penelope Lucy Brunet, on 8 January 2011 at Aldborough, Yorkshire, England^G.²

     Sir Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Bt. was born on 10 September 1887.¹ He was the son of Sir Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 5th Bt. and Emily Harriet Wade.¹ He married, firstly, Mary Augusta Chilton, daughter of Reverend Robert William Chilton and Margaret Harrison, on 11 October 1911.¹ He married, secondly, Nancy Cecil Bull, daughter of Joseph Cecil Bull, on 4 December 1965.¹ He died on 30 May 1969 at age 81.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1918.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.¹ He gained the rank of Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel in 1919.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire in 1925.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) in 1934.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Fletcher, of Cleahall, co. Cumberland [G.B., 1782] on 5 January 1937.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1940 and 1945.¹ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire between 1954 and 1961.¹ He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1957.¹ He wrote the book A History of the Foot Guards.¹

     Sir Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 5th Bt. was born on 13 March 1846.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Fletcher, 3rd Bt. and Emily Maria Browne.¹ He married, firstly, Gertrude Isabella Howell, daughter of John Howell, on 9 October 1875.¹ He married, secondly, Emily Harriet Wade, daughter of Reverend Nugent Wade and Louisa Fenwick, on 18 April 1882.¹ He married, thirdly, Aileen Mary Macpherson, daughter of John Macpherson, on 3 June 1913.¹ He died on 5 January 1937 at age 90.¹
     He was given the name of Lancelot Fletcher at birth.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Fletcher, of Cleahall, co. Cumberland [G.B., 1782] on 19 May 1910.¹ On 23 June 1910 his name was legally changed to Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher by Royal Licence.¹

     Mary Penelope Verney-Cave, Baroness Braye was born on 29 September 1941.² She is the daughter of Thomas Adrian Verney-Cave, 7th Lord Braye and Dorothea Donoghue.² She married Lt.-Col. Edward Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, son of Sir Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Bt. and Mary Augusta Chilton, in 1981.¹
     Mary Penelope Verney-Cave, Baroness Braye usually went by her middle name of Penelope.¹ She was educated at Assumption Convent, England^G.³ She was educated at Warwick University, Warwick, Warwickshire, England^G.³ From 1981, her married name became Aubrey-Fletcher.¹ She held the office of High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1983.³ She succeeded as the 8th Baroness Braye [E., 1529] on 19 December 1985, suo jure.² She lived in 2003 at Stanford Hall, Lutterworth, England^G.³

     Richard Aubrey was born in 1603 at Herefordshire, England.² He was the son of Sir John Aubrey and Rachel Danvers.^1,2 He married Deborah Lyte on 15 June 1625.² He died on 26 October 1652 at Broad Chalk, Wiltshire, England.²

     John Aubrey was born on 12 March 1626 at Easton Pierce, Wiltshire, England.² He was the son of Richard Aubrey and Deborah Lyte.^1,2 He died on 7 June 1697 at age 71 at Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.²
     He wrote the book Brief Lives.¹ He was an antiquary.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.)²

     Margaret Banaster is the daughter of Laurence Banaster.¹

     Laurence Banaster lived at Boarstall and Brill, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹