Peerage Record – 1798

     Thomas Richard Edwards-Moss was born on 24 October 1921.¹ He was the son of Major John Edwards-Moss and Dorothy Kate Gwyllyam Watkins.² He married, firstly, Bridget Doreen Coke, daughter of Major Hon. Richard Coke and Hon. Doreen O’Brien, on 18 December 1943.² He and Bridget Doreen Coke were divorced in 1953.² He married, secondly, Monica Hughes Wilkinson, daughter of Major H. G. Wilkinson, on 6 February 1953.¹ He died on 2 November 1974 at age 53 at Delfina Bahar-ic-caghag, Malta.^1,3
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He retired from the military in 1948, with the rank of Honorary Captain, late of the Scots Guards.¹

     Major John Edwards-Moss was born on 28 September 1882.¹ He was the son of Sir John Edwards-Moss, 2nd Bt. and Margaret Everilda Blackburne.² He married Dorothy Kate Gwyllyam Watkins, daughter of Venerable Henry William Watkins, on 27 April 1911.¹ He died on 8 November 1958 at age 76.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Cornwall Royal Garrison Artillery.¹ He lived at Bowside Lodge, Strathy, Sutherland, Scotland^G.

     Phelim Robert Hugh O’Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan was born on 2 November 1909.¹ He was the son of Robert William Hugh O’Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan and Sylvia Irene Sandeman.¹ He married, firstly, Clare Désirée Blow, daughter of Detmar Jellings Blow and Winifred Gertrude Tollemache, on 12 February 1934.¹ He and Clare Désirée Blow were divorced in 1944. He married, secondly, Bridget Doreen Coke, daughter of Major Hon. Richard Coke and Hon. Doreen O’Brien, on 3 June 1953.² He died on 20 December 1994 at age 85.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for North Antrim between 1952 and 1959.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Northern Ireland]¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for North Antrim [Northern Ireland] between 1959 and 1972.¹ He held the office of Minister of Education [Northern ireland] in 1969.¹ He held the office of Minister of Agriculture [Northern ireland] between 1969 and 1971.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet O’Neill [I., 1929] on 28 November 1982.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Rathcavan, of The Braid, co. Antrim [I., 1953] on 28 November 1982.¹ He lived at Lizard Manor, Aghadowey, County Londonderry, Ireland^G.³

     Robert William Hugh O’Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan was born on 8 June 1883.¹ He was the son of Edward O’Neill, 2nd Baron O’Neill of Shane’s Castle and Lady Louisa Katherine Emma Cochrane.² He married Sylvia Irene Sandeman, daughter of Walter Albert Sandeman, on 11 February 1909.¹ He died on 28 November 1982 at age 99.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1905 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1909 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutuenant in the Northern Ireland Imperial Yeomanry.¹ He fought in the First World War between 1915 and 1918.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Mid Antrim between 1915 and 1922.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Northern Irish Rifles.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1921.¹ He held the office of Pro Chancellor of the Queen’s University in 1922.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Northern Ireland] in 1922.¹ He held the office of Speaker [Northern Ireland] between 1922 and 1929.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Antrim between 1922 and 1950.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Queen’s University, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland^G, in 1923.¹ He was created 1st Baronet O’Neill [Ireland] on 17 June 1929.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for India and Burma between 1939 and 1940.¹ He held the office of HM Lieutenant for County Antrim between 1949 and 1959.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for North Antrim between 1950 and 1952.¹ He was created 1st Baron Rathcavan, of The Braid, co. Antrim [Ireland] on 11 February 1953.¹

     Henry Francis Coke was born on 1 March 1938.² He is the son of Major Hon. Richard Coke and Elizabeth Vera Catherine Alice de Beaumont.^1,2 He married, firstly, Marie Christina Rosalind McCrone, daughter of Robert Watson McCrone, on 8 June 1966.² He and Marie Christina Rosalind McCrone were divorced in 1971.² He married, secondly, Margaret Victoria Louise Brodie, daughter of Patrick Brodie, in 1976.² He and Margaret Victoria Louise Brodie were divorced in 1993.² He married, thirdly, Caroline Sheila Bonsor, daughter of Major David Victor Bonsor and Sheila Valerie Graham, on 23 July 1999.¹
     He was educated at Gresham’s School, Holt, Norfolk, England^G.² He lived in 2003 at Sowbrook House, Slapton, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England^G.²

     Marie Christina Rosalind McCrone is the daughter of Robert Watson McCrone.¹ She married Henry Francis Coke, son of Major Hon. Richard Coke and Elizabeth Vera Catherine Alice de Beaumont, on 8 June 1966.¹ She and Henry Francis Coke were divorced in 1971.¹
     Marie Christina Rosalind McCrone usually went by her middle name of Rosalind.¹ Her married name became Coke.

     Robert Watson McCrone lived at Pitliver, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland^G.¹

     Nicola Katherine Coke was born on 17 September 1967. She is the daughter of Henry Francis Coke and Marie Christina Rosalind McCrone.¹

     Mildred Jeanne Carolyn Coke was born on 26 February 1934.¹ She is the daughter of Major Hon. Richard Coke and Elizabeth Vera Catherine Alice de Beaumont.¹ She married David Stephen Harms, son of Donald Harms, on 30 September 1966.¹ She and David Stephen Harms were divorced in 1971.¹
     Mildred Jeanne Carolyn Coke usually went by her middle name of Carolyn.¹ Her married name became Harms. She lived in 2003 at 41 Christchurch Hill, London, England^G.¹

     David Stephen Harms is the son of Donald Harms.¹ He married Mildred Jeanne Carolyn Coke, daughter of Major Hon. Richard Coke and Elizabeth Vera Catherine Alice de Beaumont, on 30 September 1966.¹ He and Mildred Jeanne Carolyn Coke were divorced in 1971.¹