Peerage Record – 14062

     Diana Gough was born on 18 October 1908 at Stoke Libeman, Surrey, England.^2,3 She was the daughter of Brig.-Gen. John Edmund Gough, V.C. and Dorothea Agnes Keyes.^1,2 She married Lt.-Col. John Pym, son of Major Sir Charles Evelyn Pym and Violet Catherine Lubbock, on 17 December 1930.¹ She died in 1993 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.^2,3
     From 17 December 1930, her married name became Pym.¹

     Brig.-Gen. John Edmund Gough, V.C. was born on 25 October 1871 at Murree, Punjab, India^G.³ He was the son of General Sir Charles John Stanley Gough, V.C. and Harriet Anastasia de la Poer.³ He married Dorothea Agnes Keyes, daughter of General Sir Charles Patton Keyes and Katherine Jessie Norman, on 29 June 1907.¹ He died on 22 February 1915 at age 43 at Fauqissart, France^G, from wounds received in action.^3,4
     He was commissioned in 1892 with the rank of officer, in the service of the Rifle Brigade.³ He fought in the British Central Africa Campaign in 1896.³ He fought in the Nile Expedition in 1898.³ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.³ He fought in the Somaliland Campaign in 1903.³ He was awarded the Victoria Cross (V.C.) on 15 January 1904, for his actions on 22 April 1903.⁵ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)⁵ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V.³ He fought in the First World War, as chief of staff to Field Marshal Douglas Haig.³ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 20 April 1915 posthumously.¹

     John Nicholas Pym was born on 6 April 1947.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. John Pym and Diana Gough.¹ He married Hope Brook Auerbach, daughter of Professor Joseph Auerbach, on 17 September 1976.¹
     He was educated at Bryanston School, Blandford, Dorset, England^G.¹ He was educated at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Hope Brook Auerbach is the daughter of Professor Joseph Auerbach.¹ She married John Nicholas Pym, son of Lt.-Col. John Pym and Diana Gough, on 17 September 1976.¹
     From 17 September 1976, her married name became Pym.¹

     William Pym was born on 5 September 1980.¹ He is the son of John Nicholas Pym and Hope Brook Auerbach.¹

     Celia Evans Pym was born on 25 May 1978.¹ She is the daughter of John Nicholas Pym and Hope Brook Auerbach.¹

     Martha Elizabeth Pym was born on 14 July 1983.¹ She is the daughter of John Nicholas Pym and Hope Brook Auerbach.¹

     Jill Pym was born on 15 October 1933.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. John Pym and Diana Gough.¹ She married Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare, son of Henry Samuel Malortie Hoare and Marjorie Francis Villiers, on 13 January 1962.¹
     From 13 January 1962, her married name became Hoare.¹

     Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare is the son of Henry Samuel Malortie Hoare and Marjorie Francis Villiers.^1,2 He married Jill Pym, daughter of Lt.-Col. John Pym and Diana Gough, on 13 January 1962.¹
     Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare usually went by his middle name of Antony.² He was also known as Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare Villiers.²