Peerage Record – 20596

     Ethel Idonia Stern was born on 15 March 1909.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend John Stern and Constance Idonia Violet Douglas-Hamilton.¹ She married Dr. Edward R. Coleman in 1942.¹ She died in May 1998 at age 89.¹
     From 1942, her married name became Coleman.¹

     Constance Mary Stern was born on 20 September 1910.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend John Stern and Constance Idonia Violet Douglas-Hamilton.¹ She married Ernest John H. Thackeray, son of Ernest John Thackeray and Rosina Barber, in 1945 at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England^G.¹ She died in August 1991 at age 80.¹
     From 1945, her married name became Thackeray.¹

     Eileen G. Stern was born in 1917.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend John Stern and Constance Idonia Violet Douglas-Hamilton.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Richard John Hardinge Harding-Newman, son of Thomas Harding-Newman and Alice Walker.¹ She died on 29 March 2014.¹
     Her married name became Harding-Newman.¹

     Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael, 1st and last Baron Carmichael was born on 18 March 1859 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹ He was the son of Rev. Sir William Henry Gibson-Carmichael of Skirling, 10th Bt. and Eleonora Anne Anderson.¹ He married Mary Helen Elizabeth Nugent, daughter of Albert Llewellyn Nugent, 3rd Baron Nugent and Elizabeth Baltazzi, on 1 July 1886 at St. Michael’s Church, Chester Square, London, England^G.¹ He died on 16 January 1926 at age 66 at 13 Portman Street, London, England^G, without issue.¹ He was buried on 21 January 1926 at Skirling, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G.¹
     He graduated from St. John’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1881 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from St. John’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1884 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was Private Secretary to the Secretary for Scotland in 1886.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Baronet Gibson, of Keirhill, Midlothian [N.S., 1702] on 19 December 1891.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Midlothian between 1895 and 1900.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Peebles-shire in 1905.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1908.¹ He held the office of Governor of Victoria between 1908 and 1911.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Indian Empire (G.C.I.E.) in 1911.¹ He held the office of Governor of Madras between 1911 and 1912.¹ He held the office of Governor of Bengal between 1912 and 1917.¹ He was created 1st Baron Carmichael, of Skirling, co. Peebles [U.K.] on 7 February 1912.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Star of India (G.C.S.I.) in 1917.¹
     He “was called, as the first Governor of Bengal, to administer a newly-reconstituted province at a time of supreme difficulty. He was not—and would not have claimed for himself that he was—one of teh great Indian rulers; but he is remembered there with affection for his natural kindness of heart and the versatility of his interest.”¹ On his death, his Barony became extinct.¹

     Rev. Sir William Henry Gibson-Carmichael of Skirling, 10th Bt. was born on 9 October 1827.² He was the son of Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael of Skirling, 7th Bt. and Hon. Anne Napier.³ He was baptised on 28 December 1827 at Kirkurd, Peebles-shire, Scotland^G.⁴ He married Eleonora Anne Anderson, daughter of David Anderson, on 12 May 1858.² He died on 19 December 1891 at age 64.¹
     He graduated from St. Peter’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1850 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He graduated from St. Peter’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1853 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Gibson, of Keirhill, Midlothian [N.S., 1702] on 30 December 1855.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)²

     Eleonora Anne Anderson was the daughter of David Anderson.¹ She married Rev. Sir William Henry Gibson-Carmichael of Skirling, 10th Bt., son of Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael of Skirling, 7th Bt. and Hon. Anne Napier, on 12 May 1858.² She died on 6 January 1861.¹

     David Anderson lived at St. Germains, East Lothian, Scotland^G.¹

     Mary Helen Elizabeth Nugent was born circa 1863 at Southsea, Hampshire, England.² She was the daughter of Albert Llewellyn Nugent, 3rd Baron Nugent and Elizabeth Baltazzi.¹ She married Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael, 1st and last Baron Carmichael, son of Rev. Sir William Henry Gibson-Carmichael of Skirling, 10th Bt. and Eleonora Anne Anderson, on 1 July 1886 at St. Michael’s Church, Chester Square, London, England^G.¹ She died on 22 March 1947, without issue.³
     She was appointed Lady of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (L.G.St.J.)¹ From 1 July 1886, her married name became Gibson-Carmichael.¹ After her marriage, Mary Helen Elizabeth Nugent was styled as Baroness Carmichael on 7 February 1912. She was awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal.⁴

     William Fortescue is the son of Lt.-Col. Sir Thomas Fortescue and Sydney Kingsmill.¹
     He lived at Newrath, County Louth, Ireland^G.¹

     Lt.-Col. Sir Thomas Fortescue was born circa 1620.¹ He was the son of Sir Faithful Fortescue and Hon. Anne Moore.¹ He married, firstly, Sydney Kingsmill, daughter of Colonel William Kingsmill and Dorothy St. Leger. He married, secondly, Elizabeth Carey, daughter of Colonel Ferdinand Carey and Philippa Throckmorton.² He died in 1710.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Horse Guards.¹ He held the office of Governor of Carrickfergus Castle.¹ He lived at Dromisken, County Louth, Ireland^G.¹