Peerage Record – 2112

     John Henry George Crichton, 5th Earl Erne of Crom Castle was born on 22 November 1907.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Henry William Crichton, Viscount Crichton and Lady Mary Cavendish Grosvenor.¹ He married Lady Davidema Katharine Cynthia Mary Millicent Bulwer-Lytton, daughter of Victor Alexander George Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton and Pamela Frances Audrey Chichele-Plowden, on 15 July 1931.² He died on 23 May 1940 at age 32 at France^G, while on active service.²
     He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Fermanagh of Lisnaskea, co. Fermanagh [U.K., 1876] on 2 December 1914.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Erne of Crom Castle, co. Fermanagh [I., 1768] on 2 December 1914.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Earl Erne of Crom Castle [I., 1789] on 2 December 1914.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Erne of Crom Castle, co. Fermanagh [I., 1781] on 2 December 1914.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Fermanagh.² He held the office of Page of Honour to HM George V between 1921 and 1924.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Fermanagh.² He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting to HM King George VI.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards, Reserve of Officers.² He fought in the Second World War.² He gained the rank of Major in the Northern Irish Horse.²

     Lady Helen Pleydell-Bouverie was born on 2 January 1908.¹ She was the daughter of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 6th Earl of Radnor and Julian Eleanor Adelaide Balfour.² She married Lt.-Col. Hon. David John Smith, son of William Frederick Danvers Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden and Lady Esther Georgiana Caroline Gore, on 22 July 1931.² She died on 2 April 2003 at age 95.²
     Her married name became Smith. She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1946.² She held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Berkshire.²

     Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 6th Earl of Radnor was born on 8 July 1868.¹ He was the son of William Pleydell-Bouverie, 5th Earl of Radnor and Helen Matilda Chaplin.¹ He married Julian Eleanor Adelaide Balfour, daughter of Charles Balfour and Minnie Georgiana Liddell, on 20 January 1891.¹ He died on 26 June 1930 at age 61.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for South Wiltshire between 1892 and 1900.¹ He fought in the Boer War in 1900.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Earl of the county of Radnor [G.B., 1765] on 3 June 1900.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Folkestone, of Folkestone, co. Kent [G.B., 1747] on 3 June 1900.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Pleydell-Bouverie of Coleshill, co. Berks [G.B., 1765] on 3 June 1900.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Lord Longford, Baron of Longford, co. Wilts [G.B., 1747] on 3 June 1900.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baronet des Bouverie, of St. Catherine Cree Church, London [G.B., 1714] on 3 June 1900.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Temporary Brigadier-General between 1915 and 1917 in the Dehra Dun Brigade, India.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) in 1918.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He gained the rank of Temporary Brigadier-General between 1918 and 1919.¹ He was Director of Agricultural Production between 1918 and 1919.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1919.¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire in 1925.¹

     Rt. Hon. William Henry Smith was born on 24 June 1825 at 42 Duke Street, London, England.^1,3 He was the son of William Henry Smith and Mary Ann Cooper.^1,2 He married Emily Danvers, Viscountess Hambleden, daughter of Frederick Dawes Danvers, on 13 April 1858.¹ He died on 6 October 1891 at age 66.¹
     He was with W.H. Smith, booksellers in 1841.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Westminster between 1868 and 1885.¹ He held the office of Secretary of the Treasury between 1874 and 1877.¹ He graduated with a Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1877.¹ He held the office of First Lord of the Admiralty between 1877 and 1880.¹ He held the office of Secretary for War between 1885 and 1887.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for The Strand between 1885 and 1891.¹ He held the office of Chief Secretary of Ireland in 1886.¹ He held the office of Leader, House of Commons between 1887 and 1891.¹ He held the office of First Lord of the Treasury between 1887 and 1891.¹ He held the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports.¹ He held the office of Constable of Dover Castle.¹

     Henry Walton Smith was born on 1 October 1865.¹ He was the son of Rt. Hon. William Henry Smith and Emily Danvers, Viscountess Hambleden.² He died in February 1866.¹

     Hon. Emily Anna Smith was born on 3 March 1859 at 1 Hyde Park Street, Kensington, London, England^G.² She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. William Henry Smith and Emily Danvers, Viscountess Hambleden.¹ She married Admiral Sir William Alison Dyke Acland, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Henry Wentworth Acland, 1st Bt. and Sarah Cotton, on 7 July 1887.¹ She died on 28 January 1942 at age 82.¹
     Her married name became Acland.

     Admiral Sir William Alison Dyke Acland, 2nd Bt. was born on 18 December 1847.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Wentworth Acland, 1st Bt. and Sarah Cotton.¹ He married Hon. Emily Anna Smith, daughter of Rt. Hon. William Henry Smith and Emily Danvers, Viscountess Hambleden, on 7 July 1887.¹ He died on 26 November 1924 at age 76.¹
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Devon.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Oxfordshire.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (F.R.G.S.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Devon.¹ He gained the rank of Admiral in the Royal Navy. He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.)¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Acland, of St. Mary Magdalen, Oxford [U.K., 1890] on 16 October 1900.¹ He was Admiral Superintendant of the Gobralter Dockyard between 1902 and 1904.¹

     Anne Delmé was the daughter of Peter Delmé and Christian Pain.¹ She married Lord Robert Seymour, son of Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford and Lady Isabella Fitzroy, on 15 June 1773.¹ She died on 29 November 1804.¹
     From 15 June 1773, her married name became Seymour.¹

     Hon. Emily Byng was the daughter of George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington and Lady Lucy Boyle.^1,2 She married Henry Seymour, son of Lord Robert Seymour and Anne Delmé, on 1 July 1800.¹ She died on 3 September 1824.¹
     Her married name became Seymour.

     Hon. Beatrice Danvers Smith was born on 18 February 1864 at 1 Hyde Park Street, Kensington, London, England^G.^2,3 She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. William Henry Smith and Emily Danvers, Viscountess Hambleden.¹ She married Alfred Dyke Acland, son of Sir Henry Wentworth Acland, 1st Bt. and Sarah Cotton, on 30 July 1885.¹ She died on 4 December 1942 at age 78.¹
     Her married name became Acland. She was appointed Dame of Justice, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (D.J.St.J.)¹