Peerage Record – 14519

     Sydney Bernard Burney was born circa 1879.² He died in 1951 at Marylebone, London, England.²
     He fought in the First World War.² He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) before 1918.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1918.¹ He was an art dealer.² He lived at Bayswater, London, England^G.¹

     Elizabeth Pierce is the daughter of E. H. Pierce.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Frederick Oliver St. John, son of Sir Frederic Robert St. John and Isabella Annie FitzMaurice, on 11 November 1931.¹
     From 11 November 1931, her married name became St. John.¹ She lived in 2003 at Journeys End, East Looe, Cornwall, England^G.¹

     E. H. Pierce lived at Peachland, British Columbia, Canada^G.¹

     Oliver Peter St. John, 9th Earl of Orkney was born on 27 February 1938.² He is the son of Lt.-Col. Frederick Oliver St. John and Elizabeth Pierce.² He married, firstly, Mary Juliet Scott Brown, daughter of W. G. Scott Brown, in 1963.² He and Mary Juliet Scott Brown were divorced in 1985.² He married, secondly, Mary Barbara Albertson, daughter of Dr. David B. Albertson, in 1985.²
     Oliver Peter St. John, 9th Earl of Orkney usually went by his middle name of Peter.² He was educated at Woodbridge School, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.² He graduated from University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada, in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He graduated from London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England^G, in 1963 with a Master of Science (M.Sc.)² He was lecturer between 1963 and 1964 at University College London, London, England.² He was lecturer between 1964 and 1966 at University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada.² He was assistant professor between 1966 and 1972 at University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada.² He graduated from London University, London, England, in 1972 with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)² He graduated from Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, between 1981 and 1982 with a Professor.² He succeeded as the 9th Baron Dechmont [S., 1696] on 5 February 1998.² He succeeded as the 9th Viscount Kirkwall [S., 1696] on 5 February 1998.² He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Orkney [S., 1696] on 5 February 1998.¹

     Captain George Ronald St. John was born on 26 March 1888.¹ He was the son of Sir Frederic Robert St. John and Isabella Annie FitzMaurice.¹ He married Lucy Isabelle Willis circa 1925 at Thaton, Burma^G.^2,3 He died in 1939 at Burma^G.^2,3
     He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Air Force.¹

     Terence Alexander St. John was born on 24 March 1896.¹ He was the son of Sir Frederic Robert St. John and Isabella Annie FitzMaurice.¹ He married, firstly, Simone Suzanne Marie Anne Guthmann, daughter of Jean Baptiste Guthmann, in 1923.¹ He and Simone Suzanne Marie Anne Guthmann were divorced in 1933.¹ He married, secondly, Winifred Gladys Giles, daughter of Charles Giles, in 1947.¹ He died in 1951.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Sussex Regiment.¹ In 1933 his name was legally changed to Terence Alexander de St. John by Deed Poll.¹

     Simone Suzanne Marie Anne Guthmann is the daughter of Jean Baptiste Guthmann.¹ She married Terence Alexander St. John, son of Sir Frederic Robert St. John and Isabella Annie FitzMaurice, in 1923.¹ She and Terence Alexander St. John were divorced in 1933.¹
     From 1923, her married name became St. John.¹

     Jean Baptiste Guthmann lived at Paris, France^G.¹

     Winifred Gladys Giles is the daughter of Charles Giles.¹ She married, firstly, George Lewis Barry West before 1947.¹ She married, secondly, Terence Alexander St. John, son of Sir Frederic Robert St. John and Isabella Annie FitzMaurice, in 1947.¹
     From before 1947, her married name became West.¹ From 1947, her married name became St. John.¹