Peerage Record – 13974

     Michael Francis Morris Lindsay, 2nd Baron Lindsay of Birker was born on 24 February 1909.¹ He was the son of Alexander Dunlop Lindsay, 1st Baron Lindsay of Birker and Erica Violet Storr.¹ He married Hsiao Li, daughter of Colonel Li Wen-Chi, on 25 June 1941.¹ He died on 13 February 1994 at age 84.¹
     He was educated at Gresham’s School, Holt, Norfolk, England^G.¹ He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was a lecturer in 1937 at Yenching University, Peking, China.² He gained the rank of officer between 1942 and 1945 in the 8 Route Army, North China.² He was a visiting lecturer between 1946 and 1947 at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^G.² He was Lecturer between 1948 and 1951 at University College, Hull, Yorkshire, England^G.² He was Senior Fellow between 1951 and 1959 at Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia^G.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Lindsay of Birker, of Low Ground, co. Cumberland [U.K., 1945] on 18 March 1952.¹ He was Professor of Far Eastern Studies in 1959 at American University, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.²

     Hsiao Li was born on 17 July 1916 at Taiyuan, China^G.² She was the daughter of Colonel Li Wen-Chi.¹ She married Michael Francis Morris Lindsay, 2nd Baron Lindsay of Birker, son of Alexander Dunlop Lindsay, 1st Baron Lindsay of Birker and Erica Violet Storr, on 25 June 1941.¹ She died on 25 April 2010 at age 93 at Beijing, China^G.²
     From 25 June 1941, her married name became Lindsay.¹ After her marriage, Hsiao Li was styled as Baroness Lindsay of Birker on 18 March 1952.

     Colonel Li Wen-Chi gained the rank of Colonel in the Chinese Army.¹

     James Francis Lindsay, 3rd Baron Lindsay of Birker was born on 29 January 1945.¹ He is the son of Michael Francis Morris Lindsay, 2nd Baron Lindsay of Birker and Hsiao Li.¹ He married Mary Rose Thomas, daughter of W. G. Thomas, in 1966.¹ He and Mary Rose Thomas were divorced in 1985.²
     He was educated at Geelong Grammer School, Geelong, Victoria, Australia^G.¹ He was educated at Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, England^G.¹ He was a lecturer in the Department of Physics at Tunghal University, Taichung, China.² He held the office of Deputy Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan between 1993 and 1996.² He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Lindsay of Birker, of Low Ground, co. Cumberland [U.K., 1945] on 13 February 1994.¹ He held the office of Deputy Australian High Commissioner to Kenya between 1996 and 2000.²

     Mary Rose Thomas is the daughter of W. G. Thomas.¹ She married James Francis Lindsay, 3rd Baron Lindsay of Birker, son of Michael Francis Morris Lindsay, 2nd Baron Lindsay of Birker and Hsiao Li, in 1966.¹ She and James Francis Lindsay, 3rd Baron Lindsay of Birker were divorced in 1985.²
     From 1966, her married name became Lindsay.¹

     W. G. Thomas lived at Cwnbran, Monmouthshire, Wales^G.¹

     Lucy Mandesloh is the daughter of Count Augustus Mandesloh.¹

     Joseph William Kirkham lived at Parwich Lees, Derbyshire, England^G.¹