Peerage Record – 1856

     John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, 1st and last Baron Islington was born on 31 October 1866.² He was the son of Rear-Admiral John Bourmaster Dickson and Sarah Matilda Poynder.¹ He married Anne Beauclerk Dundas, daughter of Henry Robert Duncan Dundas and Hon. Catherine Anne Carrington Napier, on 30 September 1896.² He died on 6 December 1936 at age 70, without male issue.²
     He was given the name of John Poynder Dickson at birth.¹ He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Dickson [U.K., 1802] on 22 June 1884.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ On 12 January 1888 his name was legally changed to John Poynder Dickson-Poynder by Royal Licence.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1890.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wiltshire, Chippenham Division between 1892 and 1910.¹ He held the office of Member of the London County Council between 1898 and 1904.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1900.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion, Royal Scots.² He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1901.² He held the office of Governor-General of New Zealand between 1910 and 1912.³ He was created 1st Baron Islington, of Islington, co. London [U.K.] on 27 April 1910.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1911.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 5 July 1911.^4,3 He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1913.^4,3 He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry.² He held the office of Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1914 and 1915.² He held the office of Under-Secretary of State for India between 1915 and 1918.² He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1926.^4,3 He was appointed Knight of Justice, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.J.St.J.)² On his death, his barony became extinct.²

     Evelyn Eleanora Beauclerk was born on 15 February 1883.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Amelius Beauclerk and Mary Harriett Isabella Dickson.¹ She died on 12 July 1883.¹

     Major Aubrey Nelthorpe Beauclerk was born on 24 March 1879.¹ He was the son of William Nelthorpe Beauclerk and Jane Isabella Rathborne.¹ He married Vera Eileen Mary Francis, daughter of William Holcombe Francis and Mary Olivia Maclean, on 21 February 1911.¹ He died on 22 April 1916 at age 37 at India^G, by suicide.^1,2
     He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1911 in the North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales) Regiment, India.¹ He lived at Little Grimsby Hall, Lincolnshire, England^G.¹

     Vera Eileen Mary Francis was born on 12 July 1889.² She was the daughter of William Holcombe Francis and Mary Olivia Maclean.^1,2 She married, firstly, Major Aubrey Nelthorpe Beauclerk, son of William Nelthorpe Beauclerk and Jane Isabella Rathborne, on 21 February 1911.¹ She married, secondly, Gerald Andrew Greig, son of Robert Gillespie Greig, on 29 April 1919.¹ She died on 13 February 1950 at age 60.¹
     From 21 February 1911, her married name became Beauclerk. From 29 April 1919, her married name became Greig.

     Gerald Andrew Greig was born in 1882.² He was the son of Robert Gillespie Greig. He married Vera Eileen Mary Francis, daughter of William Holcombe Francis and Mary Olivia Maclean, on 29 April 1919.¹ He died on 13 February 1950.
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Scots Fusiliers.¹

     William Holcombe Francis was born in 1848.² He married Mary Olivia Maclean, daughter of Colonel Alexander Maclean of Crossapol and Olivia Louisa Elizabeth Day.² He died in 1932.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Gloucestershire Regiment.¹

     Lady Margaret Kennedy was born on 6 June 1800.¹ She was the daughter of Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa and Margaret Erskine.¹ She married Thomas Radclyffe-Livingstone-Eyre, son of Francis Radclyffe-Livingstone-Eyre and Dorothy Gladwin, on 14 November 1817 at Culzean Castle^G.² She died on 3 September 1889 at age 89 at London, England^G.¹
     From 14 November 1817, her married name became Radclyffe-Livingstone-Eyre.²

     Hon. Hildred Mosley was born in 1887.¹ She was the daughter of Tonman Mosley, 1st and last Baron Anslow and Lady Hilda Rose Montgomerie.² She married Gerald Goddard Jackson on 20 November 1918.² She died on 1 January 1963.²
     Her married name became Jackson. Her marriage to Gerald Goddard Jackson was annulled in 1924.² Her name was legally changed to Mosley.²

     Clare Eleanor de Vere ffrench Blake was born on 15 January 1972.¹ She is the daughter of Neil St. John ffrench Blake and Lady Caroline Anne de Vere Beauclerk.¹

     Charles John Spencer Compton, Earl Compton was born on 13 July 1849.¹ He was the son of Admiral William Compton, 4th Marquess of Northampton and Eliza Elliot.¹ He died on 5 September 1887 at age 38, unmarried.¹
     He was styled as Earl Compton between 1877 and 1887.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Northamptonshire.¹