Peerage Record – 21470

     Hon. Constance Elizabeth Caulfeild was the daughter of James Alfred Caulfeild, 7th Viscount Charlemont and Hon. Annetta Handcock.² She married Uchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly, son of Thomas Knox, 3rd Earl of Ranfurly and Harriet Rimington, on 10 February 1880.¹ She died on 25 July 1932.¹
     After her marriage, Hon. Constance Elizabeth Caulfeild was styled as Countess of Ranfurly on 10 February 1880. From 10 February 1880, her married name became Knox.¹

     Uchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly was born on 14 August 1856.³ He was the son of Thomas Knox, 3rd Earl of Ranfurly and Harriet Rimington.³ He married Hon. Constance Elizabeth Caulfeild, daughter of James Alfred Caulfeild, 7th Viscount Charlemont and Hon. Annetta Handcock, on 10 February 1880.¹ He died on 1 October 1933 at age 77.³
     He succeeded as the 6th Baron Welles of Dungannon, co. Tyrone [I., 1781] on 10 May 1875.³ He succeeded as the 6th Viscount Northland of Dungannon, co. Tyrone [I., 1791] on 10 May 1875.³ He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Ranfurly [I., 1831] on 10 May 1875.³ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Ranfurly of Ramphorlie, co. Renfrew [U.K., 1826] on 10 May 1875.³ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting between 1895 and 1897.³ He held the office of Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of New Zealand between 1897 and 1904. He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.)³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] on 23 August 1905.³ He was Director of the Ambulance Department between 1915 and 1919.³ He was awarded the Officier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Northern Ireland] on 27 November 1923.³ He was appointed Bailiff Grand Cross, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (G.C.St.J.) in 1927.³

     Hon. Marcus Piers Francis Caulfeild was born on 3 November 1840.¹ He was the son of Edward Houston Caulfeild and Charlotte Geale.² He married Louisa Gwyn Williams, daughter of Captain Robert Griffith Williams and Mary Anne Geale, on 15 August 1878.² He died on 15 April 1895 at age 54.¹
     He was with the Admiralty.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ On 26 May 1894 he was granted by royal warrant the rank of a viscount’s younger son.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Mid-Ulster Artillery Militia.¹

     Victor Alexander Charles Findlay was the son of Charles Findlay.² He married Joan Gilbert Casson, daughter of Herbert Alexander Casson and Gertrude Russell, on 21 June 1920 at Simla, Bengal, India.^1,2 He died in 1900.²

     Louisa Gwyn Williams was the daughter of Captain Robert Griffith Williams and Mary Anne Geale.² She married Hon. Marcus Piers Francis Caulfeild, son of Edward Houston Caulfeild and Charlotte Geale, on 15 August 1878.² She died on 14 November 1916.²
     From 15 August 1878, her married name became Caulfeild.

     James Edward Geale Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont was born on 12 May 1880.¹ He was the son of Hon. Marcus Piers Francis Caulfeild and Louisa Gwyn Williams.² He married, firstly, Evelyn Fanny Charlotte Hull, daughter of Edmund Charles Pendleton Hull, on 26 November 1914.¹ He and Evelyn Fanny Charlotte Hull were divorced in April 1940.¹ He married, secondly, Hildegarde Slock-Cotell, daughter of Rodolphe Slock-Cotell, on 25 July 1940.¹ He died on 30 August 1949 at age 69, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Viscount Charlemont, co. Armagh [I., 1665] on 4 July 1913.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Lord Caulfeild, Baron of Charlemont, co. Armagh [I., 1620] on 4 July 1913.³ He held the office of Representative Peer [Ireland] between 1918 and 1949.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Queen’s University, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland^G.¹ He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of County Tyrone between 1922 and 1939.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Northern Ireland] in 1926.¹ He held the office of Minister of Education [Northern Ireland] between 1926 and 1937.¹ He held the office of Leader of the Senate [Northern Ireland] between 1926 and 1937.¹

     Sir Giles Brugge, 6th Lord Chaundos was born before 1462.¹ He was the son of Thomas Brugge, 5th Lord Chaundos and Florence Darrell.¹ He married Isabel Baynham, daughter of Thomas Baynham and Alice Walwyn, circa 1490 at Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England.^1,2 He died on 1 December 1511.¹ His will was proven (by probate) on 18 February 1511/12.¹
     He was also known as Sir Giles Bruges.³ He succeeded as the 6th Lord Chaundos [E., 1337] on 30 January 1492/93, de jure.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1499.¹ He lived at Cubberley, Gloucestershire, England^G.⁴ His last will was dated 20 November 1511.

     Evelyn Fanny Charlotte Hull was the daughter of Edmund Charles Pendleton Hull.² She married James Edward Geale Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont, son of Hon. Marcus Piers Francis Caulfeild and Louisa Gwyn Williams, on 26 November 1914.¹ She and James Edward Geale Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont were divorced in April 1940.¹ She died on 14 October 1940, killed by enemy action.¹
     After her marriage, Evelyn Fanny Charlotte Hull was styled as Viscountess Charlemont on 26 November 1914. From 26 November 1914, her married name became Caulfeild.

     Rodolphe Slock-Cotell lived at Malstapel, Ruiselede, Belgium^G.¹

     Hildegarde Slock-Cotell was the daughter of Rodolphe Slock-Cotell.² She married James Edward Geale Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont, son of Hon. Marcus Piers Francis Caulfeild and Louisa Gwyn Williams, on 25 July 1940.¹ She died on 22 January 1969.¹
     She was awarded the Knight, Order of Leopold of Belgium.¹ She was awarded the Order of St. Sava of Yugoslavia.¹ From 25 July 1940, her married name became Caulfeild. After her marriage, Hildegarde Slock-Cotell was styled as Viscountess Charlemont on 25 July 1940.