Peerage Record – 134

     Louisa Anne Murray was born on 5 January 1816 at Eddlestone, Peebles-shire, Scotland.² She was the daughter of James Wolfe Murray, Lord Cringletie and Isabella Katherina Strange.^1,3 She married, firstly, Edward Jeannin in 1839 at Southamptonshire, Hampshire, England.^1,2 She married, secondly, Hon. Peter Campbell Scarlett, son of James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger and Louise Henrietta Campbell, on 27 December 1873 at St. Luke, Chelsea, London, England.^1,2 She died on 19 March 1900 at age 84 at Fulham, London, England.^4,2
     From 1839, her married name became Jeannin.¹ From 27 December 1873, her married name became Scarlett.¹

     James Wolfe Murray, Lord Cringletie was born on 5 January 1759 at Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.^2,3 He was the son of Lt.-Col. Alexander Murray and Marion Steuart.^4,2 He married Isabella Katherina Strange, daughter of James Charles Edward Stuart Strange and Margaret Durham, on 7 April 1807.⁵ He died on 29 May 1836 at age 77.²
     He was educated at Edinburgh High School, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.² He was styled as Lord Cringletie [Scottish Law Lord].¹ He held the office of a Judge of Sessions.¹ He lived at Cringletie, Peebles-shire, Scotland^G.¹

     Edward Jeannin married Louisa Anne Murray, daughter of James Wolfe Murray, Lord Cringletie and Isabella Katherina Strange, in 1839 at Southamptonshire, Hampshire, England.^1,2 He died on 12 May 1870 at Rosny-Sous-Bois, France.^3,2

     Sir Percy Florence Shelley, 3rd Bt. was born on 12 November 1819 at Florence, Italy^G.^2,3 He was the son of Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin.² He married Jane Gibson, daughter of Thomas Gibson, on 22 June 1848.¹ He died on 5 December 1889 at age 70, without issue.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Sussex Militia.⁴ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Shelley, of Castle Goring, co. Sussex [U.K., 1806] on 24 April 1844.⁴ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Sussex.⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Sussex.⁴ He held the office of High Sheriff of Sussex in 1865.⁴ He adopted Bessie Florence Gibson.

     Hon. Lawrence James Peter Scarlett was born on 27 April 1877.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Leopold James Yorke Campbell Scarlett and Bessie Florence Gibson.¹ He died on 22 June 1893 at age 16, lost at sea while serving on H.M.S. Victoria.¹
     He gained the rank of Midshipman in the Royal Navy.¹

     Maj.-Gen. Hon. Percy Gerald Scarlett was born on 10 April 1885.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Leopold James Yorke Campbell Scarlett and Bessie Florence Gibson.¹ He married Margaret Macdonald Humphreys, daughter of Thomas Humphreys, on 21 November 1928.¹ He died on 5 October 1957 at age 72, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, England^G.¹ On 18 July 1904 he was given the precendence of the son of a baron.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he received a mention in dispatches.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Brevet Major.¹ He gained the rank of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel from 1927 to 1928 in the Shanghai Defence Force.¹ He held the office of Deputy Constable of Dover Castle between 1936 and 1938.¹ He was Brigadier of the 12th Infantry Brigade between 1936 and 1938.¹ He was Major-General of the Deccan District in India in 1938.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1942.¹ He was Commander of the 4th Indian Division from 1939 to 1940.¹ He held the office of Director of Mobilization in 1940.¹ He gained the rank of Deputy Adjutant-General between 1940 and 1942.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1941.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kent in 1949.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of Dannebrog in 1952.¹

     Margaret Macdonald Humphreys was the daughter of Thomas Humphreys.¹ She married, firstly, Colonel William Alleyne Macbean before 1928.¹ She married, secondly, Maj.-Gen. Hon. Percy Gerald Scarlett, son of Lt.-Col. Leopold James Yorke Campbell Scarlett and Bessie Florence Gibson, on 21 November 1928.¹ She died on 2 November 1963.¹
     From before 1928, her married name became Macbean.¹ From 21 November 1928, her married name became Scarlett.¹

     Thomas Humphreys was a barrister.¹ He lived at 15 Waterloo Crescent, Dover, Kent, England^G.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     Lt.-Gen. Sir Edward Thomas Humphreys was born in 1878.² He was the son of Thomas Humphreys.¹ He married Dorothy Grace Penton, daughter of Frederick Thomas Penton and Caroline Helen Mary Stewart.² He died in 1955.²
     He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹ He was also known as Thomas.

     Jennifer Eileen McLeod Bishop was the daughter of Henry George Stokes Bishop.¹ She married Sir John Robert Whyte Ackroyd, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Cuthbert Lowell Ackroyd, 1st Bt. and Joyce Wallce Whyte, on 23 March 1956.¹ She died on 23 September 1997.¹
     From 23 March 1956, her married name became Ackroyd.¹