Peerage Record – 1471

     Rt. Hon. Sir William Augustus Forbes Erskine was born on 30 October 1871 at Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland^G.² He was the son of Walter Henry Erskine, 13th Earl of Kellie and Mary Anne Forbes.³ He married Georgiana Viola Eleanor Ward, daughter of William Humble Dudley Ward and Hon. Eugenie Violet Adele Brett, on 18 February 1908.⁴ He died on 17 July 1952 at age 80.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³ He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.³ He was British Delegate to the International Commission, Athens in 1913.³ He was Chargé d’Affaires, Athens in 1914.³ He was Chargé d’Affaires, Rome in 1917.³ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Cuba between 1919 and 1921.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)⁵ He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.)⁵ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Bulgaria between 1921 and 1928.³ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Poland in 1928.³ He held the office of Ambassador to Poland between 1928 and 1934.³ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.)⁵

     John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore was the son of William Keith, 5th Earl Marischal and Lady Mary Erskine.^1,3 He married Lady Margaret Hamilton, daughter of Thomas Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Haddington and Lady Jean Gordon, on 24 April 1662.³ He died on 12 April 1715.¹
     In 1651 he prevented the Regalia of Scotland from falling into the hands of CromwellL by removing them from Dunnottar Castle and hiding them under the floor of Kinneff church for nine years, while pretending that he had delivered them to King Charles II in Paris.¹ He held the office of Knight Marischal of Scotland between 1660 and 1714, in consideration of his services in preserving the Scottish Regalia.¹ He held the office of Commissioner of the Council for Public Affairs in 1677.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Kintore [Scotland] on 26 June 1677.¹ He was created 1st Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall [Scotland] on 26 June 1677.¹ He held the office of Treasurer-Depute [Scotland] between 1684 and 1687.¹ In 1688 he supported the revolution.¹ He held the office of Commissioner of the Privy Seal in 1689.¹ In 1694 he obtained a regrant of his 1677 titles with remainder to heirs male of his body.¹ He was a Commissioner for Settling the peace of the Highlands in 1702.¹ In 1707 he supported the Parliamentary Union with England.¹

     Captain Sir Bryan Godfrey Godfrey-Faussett was born in 1863 at Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland.² He was the son of Godfrey Trevelyan Godfrey-Faussett and Martha Jane Morris.² He married Eugénie Fanny Eveline Dudley Ward, daughter of William Humble Dudley Ward and Hon. Eugenie Violet Adele Brett, on 11 April 1907.¹ He died on 20 September 1945.¹
     He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.)¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹

     Maj.-Gen. Sir Allan Henry Shafto Adair, 6th Bt. was born on 3 November 1897.² He was the son of Sir Robert Shafto Adair, 5th Bt. and Mary Bosanquet.² He married Enid Violet Ida Ward, daughter of William Humble Dudley Ward and Hon. Eugenie Violet Adele Brett, on 28 April 1919.¹ He died on 4 August 1988 at age 90 at Westminster, London, England.^1,3
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.² He fought in the First World War between 1916 and 1919.² He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1918 and bar (1919.)¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1945, where he was mentioned in despatches and was wounded.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1940.¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1945.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.)¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Adair [U.K., 1838] on 9 October 1949.² He was Lieutenant of the Queen’s Bodyguard, Yeoman of the Guard between 1951 and 1967.² He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1957.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Suffolk.² He was Colonel of the Grenadier Guards in 1961.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Antrim.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1967.² On his death, his baronetcy became extinct.³

     Susan Elizabeth Margaret Cooper was born on 11 July 1957.² She is the daughter of Kenneth E. Cooper and Patricia Elizabeth Marion Ward.¹

     Laura Jean Cooper was born on 21 February 1959.¹ She is the daughter of Kenneth E. Cooper and Patricia Elizabeth Marion Ward.¹

     Ann Elisabeth Bridges is the daughter of Captain John Walter Wilson Bridges.¹ She married Major Julian Humble Dudley Ward, son of Hon. Robert Arthur Ward and Lady Mary Acheson, on 14 August 1946.¹ She and Major Julian Humble Dudley Ward were divorced in 1954.¹
     Her married name became Ward.

     Mary Rebecca Jane Morris-Hadwell is the daughter of Albert Edward Morris-Hadwell.¹ She married, firstly, Colonel Harry Latham before 1962.¹ She married, secondly, Major Julian Humble Dudley Ward, son of Hon. Robert Arthur Ward and Lady Mary Acheson, in 1962.¹
     From before 1962, her married name became Latham.¹ Her married name became Ward.

     Howard Luke Thompson was born on 4 July 1964.¹ He is the son of Henry William Peter Thompson and Sarah Elizabeth Annesley.¹

     Margaret Helene Edith Ward was born on 11 January 1905.¹ She was the daughter of Captain Hon. Cyril Augustus Ward and Baroness Irene Blanche Nicolette van Brienen.¹ She married Paul William Alexander Graf zu Münster, son of Alexander Otto Hugo Wladimir Prinz zu Münster and Lady Muriel Henrietta Constance Hay-Drummond, on 10 December 1929.¹ She died in 1982.²
     Her married name became Munster.