Peerage Record – 17301

     James Ian Keith, 12th Earl of Kintore was born on 25 July 1908.³ He was the son of John Lawrence Baird of Ury, 1st Viscount Stonehaven and Ethel Sydney Keith-Falconer, Countess of Kintore.³ He married Delia Virginia Loyd, daughter of William Lewis Brownlow Loyd and Hon. Bettine Henrietta Knatchbull-Hugessen, on 5 March 1935.³ He died in 1989.¹
     He was given the name of James Ian Baird at birth.¹ James Ian Keith, 12th Earl of Kintore usually went by his middle name of Ian.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was registered as a at Royal School of Mines, South Kensington, London, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Mechanical Engineers.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Stonehaven, of Ury, co. Kincardine [U.K., 1925] on 20 August 1941.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Stonehaven [U.K., 1938] on 20 August 1941.³ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Baird, of Ury, co. Kincardine [U.K., 1897] on 20 August 1941.¹ He held the office of Member of the Kincardineshire County Council in 1954.¹ He was registered as a Associate, Insititution of Structural Engineers (A.I.Struct.E.)¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kincardineshire in 1959.¹ He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire between 1965 and 1976.¹ In 1967 his name was legally changed to James Ian Keith.¹ He held the office of Member of the Grampian Regional Council in 1974.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Earl of Kintore [S., 1677] on 21 September 1974.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall [S., 1677] on 21 September 1974.¹ He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.¹

     Delia Virginia Loyd was born on 12 September 1915.² She was the daughter of William Lewis Brownlow Loyd and Hon. Bettine Henrietta Knatchbull-Hugessen.^2,1 She married James Ian Keith, 12th Earl of Kintore, son of John Lawrence Baird of Ury, 1st Viscount Stonehaven and Ethel Sydney Keith-Falconer, Countess of Kintore, on 5 March 1935.³ She died on 10 January 2007 at age 91 at Inchmarlo House, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.⁴
     From 5 March 1935, her married name became Baird.³ After her marriage, Delia Virginia Loyd was styled as Countess of Kintore on 21 September 1974. She lived in 2003 at 16 Garden Wood, Inchmarlo, Kincardineshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Michael Canning William John Keith, 13th Earl of Kintore was born on 22 February 1939.² He was the son of James Ian Keith, 12th Earl of Kintore and Delia Virginia Loyd.² He married Mary Plum, daughter of S/Ldr. Elisha Gaddis Plum, on 9 October 1972.¹ He died on 30 October 2004 at age 65.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He was styled as Master of Inverurie between 1974 and 1989.¹ He held the position of Chief of the Name and Arms of Keith from.¹ He succeeded as the 13th Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall [S., 1677] in 1989.¹ He succeeded as the 13th Earl of Kintore [S., 1677] in 1989.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Stonehaven [U.K., 1938] in 1989.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Stonehaven, of Ury, co. Kincardine [U.K., 1925] in 1989.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Baird, of Ury, co. Kincardine [U.K., 1897] in 1989.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G, in 1993.¹ He lived in 2003 at Keith Hall, lnverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Hon. Alexander David Baird was born on 21 April 1946.¹ He is the son of James Ian Keith, 12th Earl of Kintore and Delia Virginia Loyd.¹
     He was educated at Tabley House School, Knutsford, Cheshire, England^G.² He lived in 2003 at 2 Tilquhillie Place, Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland^G.²

     Lady Diana Elizabeth Virginia Sydney Baird was born on 22 June 1937.¹ She is the daughter of James Ian Keith, 12th Earl of Kintore and Delia Virginia Loyd.¹ She married John Francis Holman of Rickarton, son of Alexander McArthur Holman and Hon. Margery Amy Boot, on 20 July 1957.¹
     From 20 July 1957, her married name became Holman.¹ She lived in 2003 at Rickarton House, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland^G.²

     John Francis Holman of Rickarton was born in 1924.² He was the son of Alexander McArthur Holman and Hon. Margery Amy Boot.^3,4 He married Lady Diana Elizabeth Virginia Sydney Baird, daughter of James Ian Keith, 12th Earl of Kintore and Delia Virginia Loyd, on 20 July 1957.¹ He died on 3 February 2015.²
     He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)⁵

     Richard Ian Holman-Baird of Ury and Lochwood was born on 2 September 1958.¹ He is the son of John Francis Holman of Rickarton and Lady Diana Elizabeth Virginia Sydney Baird.¹ He married, firstly, Sarah Wood, daughter of Major Robert Wood, in 1985.² He married, secondly, Polly Sophia Thomson, daughter of Angus Thomson, in 1996.³
     He was given the name of Richard Ian Holman at birth.² He was educated at Gordonstoun School, Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland^G.²

     Edward Alexander Holman was born on 15 February 1960.¹ He is the son of John Francis Holman of Rickarton and Lady Diana Elizabeth Virginia Sydney Baird.¹
     He was educated Gordonstoun.²

     Georgina Mary Holman was born on 4 October 1962.¹ She is the daughter of John Francis Holman of Rickarton and Lady Diana Elizabeth Virginia Sydney Baird.¹ She married Charles Stirrup, son of John Stirrup, in 1989.²
     From 1989, her married name became Stirrup.

     Emma Charlotte Holman was born on 11 April 1966.¹ She is the daughter of John Francis Holman of Rickarton and Lady Diana Elizabeth Virginia Sydney Baird.¹ She married Ben Charles Cole, son of Anthony Brian Cole, in 1990.²
     From 1990, her married name became Cole.