Peerage Record – 1655

     Lt.-Col. Reginald Edward Gascoyne-Cecil was born on 15 November 1878.¹ He was the son of Lord Arthur Gascoyne-Cecil and Elizabeth Ann Wilson.¹ He married Mary Beatrice Pilcher, daughter of Henry Drayson Pilcher, on 1 February 1902.¹ He died on 22 December 1931 at age 53.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 21st Lancers.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1918.¹ He held the office of Verderer of the New Forest.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hampshire.¹

     Hon. Beatrice Susan Theodosia Stuart-Wortley was born on 15 July 1881.² She was the daughter of Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley, 1st and last Baron Stuart of Wortley and Beatrice Trollope.¹ She married Captain Arthur William James Gascoyne-Cecil, son of Lord Arthur Gascoyne-Cecil and Elizabeth Ann Wilson, on 1 December 1906.¹ She died on 30 December 1973 at age 92.¹
     From 1 December 1906, her married name became Gascoyne-Cecil.¹

     Mary Beatrice Pilcher was the daughter of Henry Drayson Pilcher.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Reginald Edward Gascoyne-Cecil, son of Lord Arthur Gascoyne-Cecil and Elizabeth Ann Wilson, on 1 February 1902.¹ She died on 27 January 1940.¹
     From 1 February 1902, her married name became Gascoyne-Cecil.¹

     Captain Lionel Gascoyne-Cecil was born on 26 July 1907.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Reginald Edward Gascoyne-Cecil and Mary Beatrice Pilcher.¹ He married Marion Elizabeth Jessie Clover, daughter of Charles M. Clover, in 1941.¹ He died on 31 March 1963 at age 55.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Scots (SR.)¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1930 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹

     Margaret Mary Gascoyne-Cecil was born on 31 July 1903.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Reginald Edward Gascoyne-Cecil and Mary Beatrice Pilcher.¹ She married George Heriot Pitt, son of George Newtown Pitt, on 27 September 1941.¹ She died on 3 September 1950 at age 47.¹
     Her married name became Pitt.

     Catherine Angela Gascoyne-Cecil was born on 17 September 1909.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Reginald Edward Gascoyne-Cecil and Mary Beatrice Pilcher.¹ She died on 17 September 1969 at age 60, unmarried.¹
     Catherine Angela Gascoyne-Cecil usually went by her middle name of Angela.¹ She gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Women’s Royal Auxiliary Corps.¹

     George Heriot Pitt is the son of George Newtown Pitt.¹ He married Margaret Mary Gascoyne-Cecil, daughter of Lt.-Col. Reginald Edward Gascoyne-Cecil and Mary Beatrice Pilcher, on 27 September 1941.¹
     He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (F.R.C.S.)¹

     Marion Elizabeth Jessie Clover is the daughter of Charles M. Clover.¹ She married, thirdly, Geoffrey Adams.¹ She married, firstly, Captain Lionel Gascoyne-Cecil, son of Lt.-Col. Reginald Edward Gascoyne-Cecil and Mary Beatrice Pilcher, in 1941.² She married, secondly, William Gaspard Guy Romilly, 4th Baron Romilly, son of John Gaspard le Marchant Romilly, 3rd Baron Romilly and Violet Edith Grey-Egerton, on 18 July 1966.² She married, fourthly, Colonel Edward John Sutton Ward, son of Sir Hon. John Hubert Ward and Jean Templeton Reid, in 1986.¹ She died on 7 September 1997.¹
     Her married name became Adams.¹ From 1941, her married name became Gascoyne-Cecil.² After her marriage, Marion Elizabeth Jessie Clover was styled as Baroness Romilly on 18 July 1966. From 18 July 1966, her married name became Romilly. From 1986, her married name became Ward.¹

     William Gaspard Guy Romilly, 4th Baron Romilly was born on 8 March 1899 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.² He was the son of John Gaspard le Marchant Romilly, 3rd Baron Romilly and Violet Edith Grey-Egerton.³ He married, firstly, Hon. Diana Joan Sackville-West, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Charles John Sackville-West, 4th Baron Sackville of Knole and Maude Cecelia Bell, on 3 December 1929.⁴ He and Hon. Diana Joan Sackville-West were divorced in 1944.⁴ He married, secondly, Dora Sybil Morris, daughter of Reginald Edwin Head Morris and Ethel May Weguelin, on 19 December 1944 at Westminster, London, England.⁵ He married, thirdly, Marion Elizabeth Jessie Clover, daughter of Charles M. Clover, on 18 July 1966.¹ He died on 29 June 1983 at age 84 at Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.^5,2
     He succeeded as the 4th Baron Romilly, of Barry, co. Glamorgan [U.K., 1866] on 23 June 1905.³ He fought in the First World War.⁶ He fought in the officer between 1917 and 1923, Coldstream Guards.³ He fought in the Second World War.⁶ On his death his barony became extinct.⁶

     James Charles Gascoyne-Cecil was born on 3 May 1915.¹ He was the son of Captain Arthur William James Gascoyne-Cecil and Hon. Beatrice Susan Theodosia Stuart-Wortley.¹ He married Elizabeth Hope Caton-Woodville, daughter of William Priestley Caton-Woodville, on 18 October 1941.¹ He and Elizabeth Hope Caton-Woodville were divorced in 1947.¹ He died on 6 April 1964 at age 48, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1937 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps.¹