Peerage Record – 14351

     Sir George Cooke, 7th Bt. was the son of Sir Bryan Cooke, 6th Bt. and Mary Foley.³ He married, firstly, Frances Jory Middleton, daughter of Sir John Lambert Middleton, 4th Bt. and Anne Hodges, in 1770.¹ He married, secondly, unknown Farrer, daughter of James Farrer, after 1796.⁴ He died on 2 June 1823.⁴
     He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Cooke, of Wheatley Hall, co. York [E., 1661] in 1769.⁴ He gained the rank of Colonel in the 3rd Battalion, West Yorkshire Militia.⁴

     Sir William Henry Ord was born in 1803.² He married Frances Vere Loraine, daughter of Sir William Loraine, 4th Bt. and Frances Campart, before 1839.¹ He died in 1839.^1,2
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)³ He lived at Whitfield, Northumberland, England^G.³

     Frances Campart is the daughter of Francis Campart.¹ She married Sir William Loraine, 4th Bt., son of Sir Charles Loraine, 3rd Bt..
     Her married name became Loraine.¹

     Hon. Harriett Alethea Stanley was born in 1808.² She was the daughter of John Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley and Hon. Maria Josepha Holroyd.^1,3 She married Maj.-Gen. William Henry Scott, son of Lt.-Gen. William Scott and Anne Blackett, on 20 August 1835.³ She died on 24 April 1888.³
     From 20 August 1835, her married name became Scott.²

     Henry Fredric Gisborne Holt was born on 3 September 1864.² He was the son of William Fredric Holt and Elizabeth Isabella Sykes Boyd.² He married Alethea Rianette Anne Scott, daughter of Maj.-Gen. William Henry Scott and Hon. Harriett Alethea Stanley, on 5 November 1888 at Halton Chapel, Halton, Oxfordshire, England^G.^1,2 He died on 26 January 1944 at age 79.²
     He lived at Ropley, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Colonel Sir Edward William Blackett, 7th Bt. was born on 22 March 1831.¹ He was the son of Sir Edward Blackett, 6th Bt. and Julia Monck.¹ He married Hon. Julia Frances Somerville, daughter of Admiral Kenelm Somerville, 16th Lord Somerville and Frances Louisa Hayman, on 23 November 1871 at St. Marylebone Church, Marylebone Road, Marylebone, London, England^G.¹ He died on 13 September 1909 at age 78.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Crimean War between 1854 and 1855, and was seriously wounded at the Redan.¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1862 in the Rifle Brigade.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1870.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria in 1878.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1878.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)² He gained the rank of Honorary Major-General in 1881.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Blackett, of Newcastle, co. Northumberland [E., 1673] on 23 November 1885.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1889.¹

     Hon. Julia Frances Somerville was born on 24 May 1844.¹ She was the daughter of Admiral Kenelm Somerville, 16th Lord Somerville and Frances Louisa Hayman.¹ She married Colonel Sir Edward William Blackett, 7th Bt., son of Sir Edward Blackett, 6th Bt. and Julia Monck, on 23 November 1871 at St. Marylebone Church, Marylebone Road, Marylebone, London, England^G.¹ She died on 30 March 1913 at age 68.²
     From 23 November 1871, her married name became Blackett.¹

     Sir Hugh Francis Blackett, 12th Bt. was born on 11 February 1955.¹ He is the son of Major Sir Francis Hugh Blackett, 11th Bt. and Elizabeth Eily Dennison.² He married Anna M. Coldwell, daughter of James St. George Coldwell and Rosemary A. Pryse-Rice, in 1982.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Baronet Blackett, of Newcastle, co. Northumberland [E., 1673] in 1995.¹ He lived in 2003 at Halton Castle, Corbridge, Northumberland, England^G.¹

     Major Sir Francis Hugh Blackett, 11th Bt. was born on 16 October 1907.¹ He was the son of Sir Hugh Douglas Blackett, 8th Bt. and Helen Katharine Lowther.¹ He married, firstly, Elizabeth Eily Dennison, daughter of Howard Dennison, on 11 July 1950. He married, secondly, Joan (?) in 1985.¹ He died on 9 February 1995 at age 87 at Hexham, Northumberland, England^G.^1,2
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Dragoons.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Baronet Blackett, of Newcastle, co. Northumberland [E., 1673] on 22 January 1994.¹