Peerage Record – 2114

     Hon. Katharine Patricia Smith was born on 17 August 1933.¹ She was the daughter of William Henry Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden and Lady Patricia Herbert.² She married, firstly, Ivan Moffat, son of Curtis Moffat and Iris Tree, on 22 September 1961.¹ She married, secondly, Peter Robert Gascoigne Townend in 1973.² She and Ivan Moffat were divorced.³ She died in 2002.¹
     From 22 September 1961, her married name became Moffat. From 1973, her married name became Townend.

     Ivan Moffat was born in 1918 at Havana, Cuba.² He was the son of Curtis Moffat and Iris Tree.^3,2 He and Natasha Sorokin were divorced.² He married, firstly, Natasha Sorokin at Paris, France.² He married, secondly, Hon. Katharine Patricia Smith, daughter of William Henry Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden and Lady Patricia Herbert, on 22 September 1961.¹ He and Hon. Katharine Patricia Smith were divorced.² He died on 4 July 2002.²
     He was educated at Dartington Hall School, Totnes, Devon, England^G.² He was educated at London School of Economics, London, England.²

     Major Hon. Leslie d’Henin Hamilton was born on 19 December 1873.¹ He was the son of John Glencairn Carter Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell and Lady Emily Eleanor Leslie-Melville.¹ He married Amy Cecile Ricardo, daughter of Colonel Horace Ricardo, on 9 September 1905.¹ He died on 29 October 1914 at age 40, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹

     Amy Cecile Ricardo was the daughter of Colonel Horace Ricardo.¹ She married Major Hon. Leslie d’Henin Hamilton, son of John Glencairn Carter Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell and Lady Emily Eleanor Leslie-Melville, on 9 September 1905.¹ She died on 29 September 1941.¹
     Her married name became Hamilton.

     Lt.-Col. Dennis Abbott married Delphine McConaghey.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Garwhal Rifles.¹

     John Glencairn Carter Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell was born on 16 November 1829.¹ He was the son of Archibald James Hamilton and Ellinor Hamilton.² He married Lady Emily Eleanor Leslie-Melville, daughter of Vice-Admiral David Leslie-Melville, 10th Earl of Leven and Elizabeth Anne Campbell, on 29 March 1864.² He died on 15 October 1900 at age 70.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 2nd Life Guards.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Queen’s Own Glasgow and Lanarkshire Yeomanry.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Falkirk Burghs between 1857 and 1859.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for South Lanarkshire between 1868 and 1874.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for South Lanarkshire between 1880 and 1886.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He was created 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, co. Lanark [U.K.] on 14 August 1886.¹ He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire.¹ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting between 1892 and 1894.¹

     Lady Emily Eleanor Leslie-Melville was the daughter of Vice-Admiral David Leslie-Melville, 10th Earl of Leven and Elizabeth Anne Campbell.¹ She married John Glencairn Carter Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, son of Archibald James Hamilton and Ellinor Hamilton, on 29 March 1864.¹ She died on 11 November 1882.¹
     Her married name became Hamilton.

     John Thornton Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven was born on 18 December 1786.¹ He was the son of Alexander Leslie-Melville, 9th Earl of Leven and Jane Thornton.¹ He married, firstly, Harriet Thornton, daughter of Samuel Thornton and Elizabeth Milnes, on 15 September 1812.¹ He married, secondly, Sophia Thornton, daughter of Henry Thornton and Marianne Sykes, on 23 April 1834.¹ He died on 9 September 1876 at age 89.¹
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He succeeded as the 8th Lord Raith, Monymaill and Balwearie [S., 1690] on 8 October 1860.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Lord Balgonie [S., 1641] on 8 October 1860.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Earl of Leven [S., 1641] on 8 October 1860.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Melville [S., 1690] on 8 October 1860.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Viscount of Kirkcaldy [S., 1690] on 8 October 1860.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Lord Melville of Monymaill [S., 1616] on 8 October 1860.¹ He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1865 and 1876.¹

     Archibald John Hamilton was born on 24 May 1868.¹ He was the son of John Glencairn Carter Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell and Lady Emily Eleanor Leslie-Melville.¹ He died on 20 May 1870 at age 1.¹

     Gavin George Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell was born on 20 June 1872.¹ He was the son of John Glencairn Carter Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell and Lady Emily Eleanor Leslie-Melville.¹ He married Sybil Mary Marshall, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir Frederick Marshall and Adelaide Laura Howard, on 24 July 1912.¹ He died on 23 June 1952 at age 80.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, co. Lanark [U.K., 1866] on 15 October 1900.¹ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting between 1905 and 1911.¹ He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1908.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1909.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Scots Guards.¹ He was Assistant Military Secretary between 1917 and 1919.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire.¹