Peerage Record – 1657

     Anne Gascoyne-Cecil was born on 8 October 1906.¹ She was the daughter of Rt. Rev. Lord Rupert Ernest William Cecil and Lady Florence Mary Bootle-Wilbraham.¹ She died on 23 October 1924 at age 18.¹

     Francis Henry Manners, 4th Baron Manners of Foston was born on 21 July 1897.¹ He was the son of John Thomas Manners, 3rd Baron Manners of Foston and Constance Edwina Adeline Hamlyn-Fane.¹ He married Mary Edith Gascoyne-Cecil, daughter of Rt. Rev. Lord Rupert Ernest William Cecil and Lady Florence Mary Bootle-Wilbraham, on 29 January 1921.² He died on 25 November 1972 at age 75 at Ringwood, Hampshire, England.^1,3
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel in the 5th/7th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Manners of Foston, co. Lincoln [U.K., 1807] on 19 August 1927.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) in 1933.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) in 1939.¹

     Vice-Admiral Richard Benyon was born on 18 January 1892.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Sir John Shelley, 9th Bt. and Marion Emma Benyon.² He married Eve Alice Gascoyne-Cecil, daughter of Rt. Rev. Lord Rupert Ernest William Cecil and Lady Florence Mary Bootle-Wilbraham, on 16 April 1929.¹ He died on 13 June 1968 at age 76.²
     He was given the name of Richard Shelley at birth.¹ He fought in the First World War.² He fought in the Second World War.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1942.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1946.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire in 1958.² He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire between 1961 and 1968.² On 14 March 1964 his name was legally changed to Richard Benyon by Deed Poll, on inheriting Englefield estate form his cousin, Sir Henry Benyon, 3rd Bt.¹ In 1967 his name was legally changed to Richard Benyon by Royal Licence.¹ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy.²

     Lt.-Col. Sir John Shelley, 9th Bt. was born on 31 August 1848.² He was the son of Rev. Sir Frederick Shelley, 8th Bt. and Charlotte Martha Hippisley.² He married Marion Emma Benyon, daughter of Richard Benyon, on 29 June 1882.² He died on 29 March 1931 at age 82.
     He graduated from University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Shelley, of Michelgrove [E., 1611] on 19 March 1869.² He held the office of High Sheriff of Devon in 1895.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry.² He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Devon.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Devon.²

     Dorothy May Janaway is the daughter of Edward Janaway.¹ She married Randle William Gascoyne-Cecil, son of Rt. Rev. Lord Rupert Ernest William Cecil and Lady Florence Mary Bootle-Wilbraham, on 16 June 1914.¹ She and Randle William Gascoyne-Cecil were divorced in 1915.¹
     Her married name became Gascoyne-Cecil.

     Elizabeth Claire Turner was the daughter of George Turner.¹ She married Randle William Gascoyne-Cecil, son of Rt. Rev. Lord Rupert Ernest William Cecil and Lady Florence Mary Bootle-Wilbraham, on 2 June 1916.¹ She died in 1972.¹
     Her married name became Gascoyne-Cecil.

     Anne Mary Gascoyne-Cecil was born posthumously on 29 July 1918.¹ She is the daughter of Randle William Gascoyne-Cecil and Elizabeth Claire Turner.¹ She married Lt.-Cdr. David Bryce Wilson, son of Dr. David Bruce Wilson, on 18 June 1945.¹
     She gained the rank of 2nd Officer in the Women’s Royal Naval Service, during the Second World War.¹ Her married name became Wilson. She lived in 2003 at 371 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada^G.¹

     Lt.-Cdr. David Bryce Wilson was the son of Dr. David Bruce Wilson.¹ He married Anne Mary Gascoyne-Cecil, daughter of Randle William Gascoyne-Cecil and Elizabeth Claire Turner, on 18 June 1945.¹ He died on 18 April 2002.^2,3
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve.¹ He was with the Canadian Foreign Service.¹

     Andrew David Randle Wilson was born on 30 November 1956.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Cdr. David Bryce Wilson and Anne Mary Gascoyne-Cecil.¹ He married Susan Blyth-Schofield in 1988.¹
     Andrew David Randle Wilson usually went by his middle name of Randle.¹ He was with the Canadian Foreign Service.¹ He lived in 2003 at 13 Lynhaven Crescent, Nepean, Ontario, Canada^G.¹

     Elizabeth Anne Wilson was born on 23 June 1946.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Cdr. David Bryce Wilson and Anne Mary Gascoyne-Cecil.¹ She married Bruno Fascinato in 1982.¹
     From 1982, her married name became Fascinato.¹ She lived in 2003 at 52 Manitoba Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada^G.¹