Peerage Record – 1441

     Captain Edward Neville was the son of George Neville and Mary Whitelock.¹ He married Hannah Thorp, daughter of Jervoise Thorp.² He died on 12 September 1701 at Virginia, U.S.A.^G.^1,2
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹

     Hannah Thorp is the daughter of Jervoise Thorp.¹ She married Captain Edward Neville, son of George Neville and Mary Whitelock.²
     Her married name became Neville.²

     George Neville was the son of Richard Neville and Sophia Carew.¹ He married Mary Whitelock, daughter of Sir Bulstrode Whitelock.² He died in 1665.¹
     He lived at Sheffield, Yorkshire, West Riding, England^G.¹

     Mary Whitelock was the daughter of Sir Bulstrode Whitelock.¹ She married George Neville, son of Richard Neville and Sophia Carew.²
     Her married name became Neville.²

     Richard Neville was the son of Sir Christopher Neville and Mary d‘Arcy.¹ He married Sophia Carew, daughter of Sir George Carew.² He died circa 1643.
     He was also known as Edward Neville.¹ He lived at Newton St. Loo, Somerset, England^G.²

     Sophia Carew is the daughter of Sir George Carew.¹ She married Richard Neville, son of Sir Christopher Neville and Mary d‘Arcy.¹
     Her married name became Neville.¹

     Mary d‘Arcy was the daughter of Thomas d‘Arcy and Camilla Guicciardini.^1,2 She married Sir Christopher Neville, son of Edward Neville, 6th Lord Abergavenny and Rachel Lennard.¹
     Her married name became Neville.¹

     Lt.-Col. Sir John Henry Guy Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny was born on 8 November 1914.¹ He was the son of Major Guy Temple Montacute Larnach-Nevill, 4th Marquess of Abergavenny and Isabel Nellie Larnach.¹ He married Mary Patricia Harrison, daughter of Lt.-Col. John Fenwick Harrison and Hon. Margaret Olive Edith Levy-Lawson, on 4 January 1938.¹ He died on 23 February 2000 at age 85.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of officer in 1936 in the Life Guards.⁴ He was styled as Earl of Lewes between 1938 and 1954.⁵ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.⁴ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1945.⁴ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1946 in the Life Guards.⁴ He held the office of County Councillor for East Sussex between 1947 and 1954.⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Sussex in 1948.⁴ He gained the rank of honorary Colonel in 1948 in the Kent and Company of London Yeomanry.⁴ He held the office of County Alderman for East Sussex between 1954 and 1962.⁴ He succeeded as the 5th Marquess of Abergavenny, co. Monmouth [U.K., 1876] on 30 March 1954.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Viscount Nevill, of Birling, Kent [G.B., 1784] on 30 March 1954. He succeeded as the 23rd Lord of Abergavenny [E., 1450] on 30 March 1954. He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Lewes, Sussex [U.K., 1876] on 30 March 1954. He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Abergavenny, co. Monmouth [G.B., 1784] on 30 March 1954. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Sussex in 1955.⁴ He was a director of Massey-Ferguson Holdings between 1955 and 1985.⁴ He was Chairman of Lloyds Bank South-East Regional Board between 1962 and 1985.⁴ He was a director of Lloyds Bank and Lloyds Bank UK Management between 1962 and 1985.⁴ He was a director of Whitbread Investment.⁴ He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Sussex between 1970 and 1974.⁴ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1974.⁴ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Sussex between 1974 and 1989.⁴ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.) in 1976.⁴ He held the office of Chancellor of the Order of the Garter between 1977 and 1994.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) by Sussex University, Brighton, Sussex, England^G, in 1986.⁴ He lived in 1999 at Flat 2, 46 Pont Street, London, England^G.⁴ He lived in 1999 at Eridge Park, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England^G.⁴

     Mary Patricia Harrison was born on 20 October 1915.³ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. John Fenwick Harrison and Hon. Margaret Olive Edith Levy-Lawson.^1,4 She married Lt.-Col. Sir John Henry Guy Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny, son of Major Guy Temple Montacute Larnach-Nevill, 4th Marquess of Abergavenny and Isabel Nellie Larnach, on 4 January 1938.¹ She died on 22 February 2005 at age 89.⁵
     Mary Patricia Harrison usually went by her middle name of Patricia.⁴ Her married name became Nevill. After her marriage, Mary Patricia Harrison was styled as Marchioness of Abergavenny on 30 March 1954. She held the office of Extra Lady of the Bedchamber to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1960 and 1966.⁴ She held the office of Lady of the Bedchamber to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1966 and 1987.⁴ She was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1971.⁴ She was appointed Dame Commander, Royal Victorian Order (D.C.V.O.) in 1981.⁴ She held the office of Extra Lady of the Bedchamber to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1987 and 2005.⁴