Peerage Record – 12813

     Joan Margaret Backhouse was the daughter of Admiral Sir Roger Roland Charles Backhouse and Dora Louise Findlay.¹ She married Lieutenant Archibald Norman Macpherson, son of Lt.-Col. Archibald Duncan Macpherson, on 8 January 1944.¹ She died on 2 June 2008.²
     From 8 January 1944, her married name became Macpherson.¹

     Lieutenant Archibald Norman Macpherson was the son of Lt.-Col. Archibald Duncan Macpherson.¹ He married Joan Margaret Backhouse, daughter of Admiral Sir Roger Roland Charles Backhouse and Dora Louise Findlay, on 8 January 1944.¹ He died on 17 April 2010.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.¹

     Lt.-Col. Archibald Duncan Macpherson was appointed Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.)¹

     Allan Alisdair Macpherson was born on 7 February 1951.¹ He was the son of Lieutenant Archibald Norman Macpherson and Joan Margaret Backhouse.¹ He married Charlotte Sophia Carol Weycham in 1990.² He and Charlotte Sophia Carol Weycham were divorced in 1993.² He died on 7 September 2019 at age 68.²
     He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹

     Angus John Macpherson was born on 17 March 1953.¹ He is the son of Lieutenant Archibald Norman Macpherson and Joan Margaret Backhouse.¹
     He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹

     Susan Margaret Macpherson was born on 1 April 1947.¹ She is the daughter of Lieutenant Archibald Norman Macpherson and Joan Margaret Backhouse.¹

     Lt.-Col. Miles Roland Charles Backhouse was born on 24 November 1878.² He was the son of Sir Jonathan Edmund Backhouse, 1st Bt. and Florence Salusbury-Trelawny.² He married Olive Buxton, daughter of Lt.-Col. Geoffrey Fowell Buxton and Mary Harbord, on 14 September 1904.² He died on 15 May 1962 at age 83.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.² He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.² He was awarded the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1902 and bar.² He gained the rank of Honorary Captain in 1914.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He was Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel of the 8th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment in 1917.² He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)² He was director of La Protetrice Insurance COmpany.² He was director of Brixton Estate Ltd.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry, Territorial Army.² He was vice-president of the International Sleeping Car Company.²

     Olive Buxton was born on 3 May 1886.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Geoffrey Fowell Buxton and Mary Harbord.^1,2 She married Lt.-Col. Miles Roland Charles Backhouse, son of Sir Jonathan Edmund Backhouse, 1st Bt. and Florence Salusbury-Trelawny, on 14 September 1904.¹ She died on 16 September 1954 at age 68.¹
     From 14 September 1904, her married name became Backhouse.¹

     Lt.-Col. Geoffrey Fowell Buxton was born on 21 June 1852.¹ He was the son of Thomas Fowell Buxton and Rachel Jane Gurney.² He married Mary Harbord, daughter of Rev. Hon. John Harbord and Caroline Penelope Hamond, on 3 September 1878.² He died on 11 April 1929 at age 76.¹
     He held the office of Sheriff of Norfolk in 1890.¹ He gained the rank of Major and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the Norfolk Yeomanry.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Norfolk.¹ He was awarded the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers’ Decoration (V.D.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Norfolk.¹ He held the office of Mayor of Norwich in 1903.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1919.¹ He lived at Hoveton Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, England^G.¹

     Jane Trelawny Backhouse was born on 6 October 1939.¹ She is the daughter of Major Roger Trelawny Backhouse and Beatrice Ada Janet Bond.¹ She married, firstly, Michael Lake Coghlan, son of Kenneth Lake Coghlan, on 27 July 1962.¹ She and Michael Lake Coghlan were divorced in 1982.¹ She married, secondly, Duncan Irwin Eyre in 1982.¹
     From 27 July 1962, her married name became Coghlan.¹ From 1982, her married name became Eyre.¹ She lived in 2003 at Silvester Cottage, Hudswell, Richmond, Yorkshire, England^G.¹