Peerage Record – 17299

     Lieutenant Walter George Palk was born in 1853. He was the son of Lawrence Palk, 1st Baron Haldon and Maria Harriett Hesketh.¹ He died on 1 May 1876.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Artillery.¹

     Lt.-Col. Edward Arthur Palk, 5th Baron Haldon was born in 1854.¹ He was the son of Lawrence Palk, 1st Baron Haldon and Maria Harriett Hesketh.¹ He married Charlotte Frances Shelley, daughter of Rev. Sir Frederick Shelley, 8th Bt. and Charlotte Martha Hippisley, on 18 July 1883.¹ He died on 11 January 1939, without issue.¹
     He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 4th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the 4th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Haldon, of Haldon, co. Devon [U.K., 1880] on 16 August 1938.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Palk, of Haldon House, in Haldon, co. Devon [G.B., 1782] on 16 August 1938.¹ On his death, his barony became extinct.¹

     Charlotte Frances Shelley was born on 21 May 1855.² She was the daughter of Rev. Sir Frederick Shelley, 8th Bt. and Charlotte Martha Hippisley.^1,3 She married Lt.-Col. Edward Arthur Palk, 5th Baron Haldon, son of Lawrence Palk, 1st Baron Haldon and Maria Harriett Hesketh, on 18 July 1883.¹ She died on 12 January 1931 at age 75.¹
     From 18 July 1883, her married name became Palk.¹

     Rev. Sir Frederick Shelley, 8th Bt. was born on 5 May 1809.² He was the son of Sir John Shelley, 6th Bt. and Frances Winckley.³ He married Charlotte Martha Hippisley, daughter of Reverend Henry Hippisley, on 4 February 1845.² He died on 19 March 1869 at age 59.⁴
     He was Rector at Beerferris, Devon, England.² He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Shelley, of Michelgrove [E., 1611] on 26 January 1867.³

     Hon. Annette Maria Palk was born in 1851. She was the daughter of Lawrence Palk, 1st Baron Haldon and Maria Harriett Hesketh.¹ She married Sir Alexander Baird of Ury, 1st Bt., son of John Baird of Ury and Margaret Findlay, on 16 July 1873.² She died on 21 May 1884.²
     From 16 July 1873, her married name became Baird.¹

     Sir Alexander Baird of Ury, 1st Bt. was born on 22 October 1849.² He was the son of John Baird of Ury and Margaret Findlay.³ He married Hon. Annette Maria Palk, daughter of Lawrence Palk, 1st Baron Haldon and Maria Harriett Hesketh, on 16 July 1873.¹ He died on 20 June 1920 at age 70.²
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Inverness-shire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Aberdeenshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Inverness-shire.¹ He held the office of Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire between 1889 and 1918.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Baird, of Ury, co. Kincardine [U.K.] on 8 March 1897.¹ He was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nile.³ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1920.¹

     Hon. Evelyn Elizabeth Palk was born in 1856. She was the daughter of Lawrence Palk, 1st Baron Haldon and Maria Harriett Hesketh.¹ She married Ernest Gambier-Parry, son of Thomas Gambier Parry and Ethelinda Lear, on 26 April 1882 at St. Paul, Knightsbridge, London, England.² She died in 1935.¹
     From 26 April 1882, her married name became Gambier-Parry.²

     Sir John Julius Wells was born on 30 March 1925 at London, England.¹ He was the son of Reverend Arthur Reginald Wells and Margaret Hodgson. He married Lucinda Mary Helen Frances Meath Baker, daughter of Francis Ralph Meath Baker, in 1948.¹ He died on 8 February 2017 at age 91 at Mereworth, Kent, England.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Maidstone in 1957.¹ He was appointed Knight in 1984.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kent in 1992.¹

     Alexander Walter Frederick Baird was born on 2 October 1876.¹ He was the son of Sir Alexander Baird of Ury, 1st Bt. and Hon. Annette Maria Palk.¹ He married Maud Constance Waylen, daughter of Charles William Waylen, on 16 February 1907.¹ He died on 20 February 1931 at age 54, as the result of a motor accident.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902, where he was mentioned in despatches four times.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)³ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)³ He was awarded the Commandeur, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.² He fought in the Mohmand Expedition in 1908.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches nine times.² He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.² He was awarded the Merita di Guerra of Italy.² He was awarded the Order of the Redeemer of Greece.² He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)³ He was Head of the British Military Mission to Bulgaria in 1919.² He was Military Attaché to Madrid in 1920.² He gained the rank of Honorary Brigadier-General in the Gordon Highlanders.³ He was Military Attaché to Constantinople and Sofia between 1921 and 1924.²

     Maud Constance Waylen is the daughter of Charles William Waylen.² She married Alexander Walter Frederick Baird, son of Sir Alexander Baird of Ury, 1st Bt. and Hon. Annette Maria Palk, on 16 February 1907.¹
     From 16 February 1907, her married name became Baird.¹