Peerage Record – 17565

     James Merton Beckwith-Smith was born on 5 November 1948.¹ He is the son of Major Peter Merton Beckwith-Smith and Annabel Cecilia Mary Newman.¹
     He was educated at Tabley House School, Knutsford, Cheshire, England^G.¹

     Anne Honor Mary Beckwith-Smith was born on 4 December 1951.¹ She is the daughter of Major Peter Merton Beckwith-Smith and Annabel Cecilia Mary Newman.¹
     She held the office of Lady-in-Waiting to HRH Princess of Wales between 1981 and 1997.¹ She was appointed Lieutenant, Royal Victorian Order (L.V.O.) in 1990.¹ She lived in 2003 at Bishopstone House, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.²

     Rosemary Honor Beckwith-Smith was born on 4 November 1920.¹ She is the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Merton Beckwith-Smith and Honor Dorothy Leigh.¹ She married, firstly, Captain John Llewellyn Pugh, son of John Pugh, on 12 July 1944.¹ She and Captain John Llewellyn Pugh were divorced in 1951.¹ She married, secondly, Sir John Musker on 14 September 1955.¹
     From 12 July 1944, her married name became Pugh.¹ From 14 September 1955, her married name became Musker.¹

     Captain John Llewellyn Pugh is the son of John Pugh.¹ He married Rosemary Honor Beckwith-Smith, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Merton Beckwith-Smith and Honor Dorothy Leigh, on 12 July 1944.¹ He and Rosemary Honor Beckwith-Smith were divorced in 1951.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the U.S. Air Force.¹

     John Pugh lived at Colorado, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Rosemary Jane Pugh is the daughter of Captain John Llewellyn Pugh and Rosemary Honor Beckwith-Smith.¹

     Sir John Musker married, secondly, Rosemary Honor Beckwith-Smith, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Merton Beckwith-Smith and Honor Dorothy Leigh, on 14 September 1955.¹
     He lived at Thetford Park, Thetford, Norfolk, England^G.¹

     Joanna Sarah Henderson was born on 23 March 1955.¹ She is the daughter of Major John Ronald Henderson and Sarah Katherine Beckwith-Smith.¹

     Daphne Maureen Shortt is the daughter of Dr. Cyril de Vere Shortt.² She married, firstly, William George Fearnley-Whittingstall, son of William Arthur Fearnley-Whittingstall and Margaret Nancy Morphew.² She married, secondly, Captain Douglas Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott, son of Colonel Claud Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott and Lady Victoria Doris Rachel Haig, in 1977.¹
     Her married name became Fearnley-Whittingstall.³ From 1977, her married name became Montagu Douglas Scott.¹

     Isla Selina Edwina Knatchbull was born on 23 November 2005.¹ She is the daughter of Hon. Timothy Nicholas Sean Knatchbull and Isabella Julia Norman.¹