Peerage Record – 14626

     Catharina Wohlfahrt was born in 1747.¹ She married Hans Jacob Beckmann on 28 April 1765. She died on 6 May 1795.¹
     From 28 April 1765, her married name became Beckmann.¹

     Eleonore Willerdung was born on 15 July 1821.¹ She was the daughter of Christian Frederik Willerdung and Carolina Elisabeth Bagge.² She married James Dickson, son of James Dickson and Margaretha Magdalena Bagge, on 10 February 1843. She died on 9 April 1900 at age 78.¹
     From 10 February 1843, her married name became Dickson.¹

     Christian Frederik Willerdung was born on 4 April 1781.¹ He married Carolina Elisabeth Bagge, daughter of Carl Bagge and Catharina Elisabeth Beckmann. He died on 12 June 1869 at age 88.¹

     Carolina Elisabeth Bagge was born on 5 April 1791.¹ She was the daughter of Carl Bagge and Catharina Elisabeth Beckmann.¹ She married Christian Frederik Willerdung. She died on 1 October 1863 at age 72.¹
     Her married name became Willerdung.¹

     Alfred Charles Bossom, Baron Bossom was born on 6 October 1881.¹ He was the son of Alfred Henry Bossom and Amelia Jane Hammond.^1,2 He married, firstly, Emily Bayne, daughter of Samuel Gamble Bayne, on 26 April 1910.¹ He married, secondly, Elinor Dittenhofer, daughter of S. Dittenhofer, on 30 July 1934.¹ He and Elinor Dittenhofer were divorced in 1947.³ He died on 4 September 1965 at age 83.¹
     He was educated at St. Thomas’s, England^G.¹ He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Academy of Arts, London, England^G.¹ He was architect for Carnegie Steel Mills workers’ housing in 1903 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.^G.² He was architect for the restoration of Fort Ticonderoga in 1908.² He was appointed Fellow, Royal Institute of British Architects (F.R.I.B.A.)¹ He was a distinguished architect.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Maidstone between 1931 and 1959.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1940 in the Home Guard.² He wrote the book Our House, published 1948.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the Crown of Belgium.² He was appointed Bailiff Grand Cross, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (G.C.St.J.)² He was appointed Officier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² He was appointed Cavaliere, Order of the Crown of Italy.² He graduated from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.^G, in 1952 with a honorary Doctor of Law (LL.D.)² He gained the title of 1st Baronet Bossom, of Maidstone, co. Kent [U.K.] on 4 July 1953.¹ He was created Baron Bossom, of Maidstone in the County of Kent [U.K. Life Peer] on 20 January 1960.¹

     Alfred Henry Bossom was born on 13 June 1854.² He was the son of George Bossom and Mary Ann Moffat.² He married Amelia Jane Hammond, daughter of Edmund Hammond, on 18 May 1879. He died on 27 May 1919 at age 64.²
     He lived at Holloway, London, England^G.²

     Emily Bayne was the daughter of Samuel Gamble Bayne.¹ She married Alfred Charles Bossom, Baron Bossom, son of Alfred Henry Bossom and Amelia Jane Hammond, on 26 April 1910.¹ She died on 27 July 1932, killed in an air crash.¹
     From 26 April 1910, her married name became Bossom.¹

     Samuel Gamble Bayne lived at New York, U.S.A.^G.²

     Bruce Bayne Bossom was born on 25 March 1911.¹ He was the son of Alfred Charles Bossom, Baron Bossom and Emily Bayne.¹ He died on 27 July 1932 at age 21, killed in an air crash.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.²

     Major Hon. Sir Clive Bossom, 2nd Bt. was born on 4 February 1918.² He was the son of Alfred Charles Bossom, Baron Bossom and Emily Bayne.¹ He married Lady Barbara Joan North, daughter of Francis George North, Lord North and Joan Louise Burrell, on 28 September 1951.² He died on 8 March 2017 at age 99.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of Major in the Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs.)² He fought in the Second World War.² He held the office of County Councillor for Kent between 1949 and 1952.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Leominster between 1959 and 1974.² He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1960 and 1961, to the Joint Parliamentary Secretaries for the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance.² He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.) in 1961.² He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1962 and 1964, to the Secretary of State for the Air.² He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary in 1964, to the Ministry of Defence (RAF.)² He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Bossom, of Maidstone, co. Kent [U.K., 1953] on 4 September 1965.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the Crown of Belgium.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of Orange-Nassau of the Netherlands.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of Homayoun III of Iran.² He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.)² He was appointed Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (F.R.G.S.)² He was appointed Commander, Order of Leopold II of Belgium.² He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1970 and 1972, to the Home Secretary.² He was a director of Vosper in 1973.² He held the office of Almoner, Order of St. John of Jerusalem between 1987 and 1993.² He lived in 2003 at Rotherdown, Petworth, Sussex, England^G.²