Peerage Record – 158

     Paul Hobson Acland was born on 30 November 1965.¹ He is the son of John Barton Ormond Acland and Dorothy Rosemary Hobson.¹

     Henry Dyke Acland was born in 1975.¹ He is the son of John Barton Ormond Acland and Dorothy Rosemary Hobson.¹

     John William Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie was born on 29 January 1847 at Aberdour House, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.² He was the son of Admiral George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie and Sarah Frances Robertson.¹ He married Lady Ida Louisa Bennet, daughter of Charles Augustus Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville and Lady Olivia Montagu, on 6 December 1877 at St. James, Westminster, London, England^G.² He died on 25 November 1887 at age 40 at Hotel Frascati, Le Havre, France^G.²
     He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ He held the office of Equerry to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh between 1874 and 1876.¹ He held the office of Extra Equerry to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh between 1876 and 1880.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Liverpool in 1880.¹ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting in Ordinary to HM Queen Victoria between 1880 and 1885.¹ He succeeded as the 13th Earl of Dalhousie, co. Midlothian [S., 1633] on 20 July 1880.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Ramsay of Glenmark, co. Forfar [U.K., 1875] on 20 July 1880.¹ He succeeded as the 14th Lord Ramsay of Dalhousie [S., 1619] on 20 July 1880.¹ He succeeded as the 13th Lord Ramsay of Carrington [S., 1633] on 20 July 1880.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1881.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for Scotland in 1886.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1886.¹

     Jessica Emily Acland was born on 6 May 1963.¹ She is the daughter of John Barton Ormond Acland and Dorothy Rosemary Hobson.¹

     Georgina Katharine Acland was born in 1969.¹ She is the daughter of John Barton Ormond Acland and Dorothy Rosemary Hobson.¹

     Sir Robert Armstrong-Jones was born on 2 December 1857.² He was the son of Reverend Thomas Jones and Jane Elizabeth Jones.² He married Margaret Elizabeth Roberts, daughter of Sir Owen John Roberts and Jane Margaret Stagg, on 4 November 1893.² He died on 30 January 1943 at age 85.²
     He was given the name of Robert Jones at birth.² He was educated at London University, London, England.² He graduated from St. Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School, London, England, in 1883 with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)² He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (F.R.C.S.) in 1885.² His name was legally changed to Robert Armstrong-Jones by Deed Poll.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of London.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Caernarvonshire.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Essex.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Caernarvonshire.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for London.² He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London (F.R.C.P.) in 1907.² He gained the rank of Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel in 1916 in the Royal Army Medical Corps.² He was appointed Knight in 1917.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1918.² He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.)² He held the office of High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire in 1929.²

     Lt.-Col. Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel was born on 19 February 1872 at London, England^G.² He was the son of Ludwig Ernest Wilhelm Leonard Messel and Annie Cussans.³ He married Maud Frances Sambourne on 28 April 1898 at London, England^G.² He died on 4 February 1953 at age 80.²
     He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He lived at Nymans, Staplefield, Sussex, England.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹

     Susan Anne Armstrong-Jones was born on 12 February 1927 at Paddington, London, England^G.² She was the daughter of Ronald Owen Lloyd Armstrong-Jones and Anne Messel.^1,3 She married John Eustace Vesey, 6th Viscount de Vesci of Abbey Leix, son of Colonel Hon. Thomas Eustace Vesey and Lady Cecilia Kathleen Browne, on 20 May 1950.¹ She died in May 1986 at age 59 at Westiminster, London, England^G.^1,2
     Her married name became Vesey. After her marriage, Susan Anne Armstrong-Jones was styled as Viscountess de Vesci of Abbey Leix on 16 August 1958.

     Gwendoline Carol Akhurst Coombe was the daughter of Sir Thomas Melrose Coombe.² She married Ronald Owen Lloyd Armstrong-Jones, son of Sir Robert Armstrong-Jones and Margaret Elizabeth Roberts, on 18 June 1936.² She and Ronald Owen Lloyd Armstrong-Jones were divorced in 1959.² She died on 4 October 1966, killed in an automobile crash.¹
     Her married name became Armstrong-Jones.

     Jenifer Monro Unite was the daughter of Basil Unite.¹ She married, firstly, Ronald Owen Lloyd Armstrong-Jones, son of Sir Robert Armstrong-Jones and Margaret Elizabeth Roberts, on 11 February 1960 at Kensington Registry Office, Kensington, London, England^G.¹ She married, secondly, John Walter Skelsey, son of John Clifford Skelsey, on 10 June 1969.³ She died on 1 October 2015 at Chelsea, London, England.⁴
     Her married name became Armstrong-Jones. From 10 June 1969, her married name became Skelsey.³