Peerage Record – 21553

     Alec Pierson Thesiger was born on 26 October 1904.¹ He was the son of Hon. Percy Mansfield Thesiger and Katherine Frances Wallace.² He died on 16 March 1971 at age 66, unmarried.¹

     Anthony Frederic Lewis Thesiger was born on 30 June 1906.¹ He was the son of Hon. Percy Mansfield Thesiger and Katherine Frances Wallace.² He married Virginia Margaret Graham, daughter of Captain Harry Jocelyn Clive Graham, on 9 March 1939.¹ He died on 10 August 1969 at age 63, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     Virginia Margaret Graham is the daughter of Captain Harry Jocelyn Clive Graham.² She married Anthony Frederic Lewis Thesiger, son of Hon. Percy Mansfield Thesiger and Katherine Frances Wallace, on 9 March 1939.¹
     From 9 March 1939, her married name became Thesiger.¹

     Emily Frances Wood was the daughter of General Sir William Wood and Charlotte Dix.¹ She married Alfred Bury, 5th Earl of Charleville, son of Charles William Bury, 2nd Earl of Charleville and Harriet Charlotte Beaujolais Campbell, on 20 June 1854 at The Cathedral, Barbados^G.¹ She died on 19 April 1911 at Geneva, Switzerland^G.¹
     She was Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)² She was Knight, Hanoverian Order (K.H.)² From 20 June 1854, her married name became Bury.¹ After her marriage, Emily Frances Wood was styled as Countess of Charleville on 3 November 1874.

     General Sir William Wood was Colonel of the 14th Foot.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹

     Charlotte Dix is the daughter of Captain Edward Dix.¹

     Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger was born on 3 June 1910 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.^2,3 He was the son of Hon. Wilfred Gilbert Thesiger and Kathleen Mary Vigors.⁴ He died on 24 August 2003 at age 93.²
     He was educated between 1923 and 1928 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.³ He was educated between 1929 and 1933 at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.³ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1941.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.)² He wrote the book Arabian Sands, published 1959.³ He wrote the book The Marsh Arabs, published 1964.³ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1968.³ He was an explorer.³ He wrote the book Desert, Marsh and Mountain, published 1979.³

     Colonel Brian Peirson Doughty-Wylie was born on 4 October 1911.¹ He was the son of Hon. Wilfred Gilbert Thesiger and Kathleen Mary Vigors.² He married Diana de Hoghton, daughter of Major Vere de Hoghton and Alice Dorothy Patience Hollins, on 6 July 1937.¹ He died on 1 January 1982 at age 70.^1,3
     He was given the name of Brian Peirson Thesiger at birth.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ On 26 September 1933 his name was legally changed to Brian Peirson Doughty-Wylie by Deed Poll.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Welsh Fusliers.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Colonel (Intelligence) in 1956 in the HQ 2 British Corps, Suez.¹ He retired from the military in 1957, with the rank of Honorary Colonel.¹

     Major Vere de Hoghton was born on 6 March 1882.¹ He was the son of Sir James de Hoghton, 11th Bt. and Aimee Jean Grove.¹ He married Alice Dorothy Patience Hollins, daughter of Sir Frank Hollins, 1st Bt., on 9 November 1911.¹ He died in October 1915 at age 33 at France^G, killed in action.¹
     He was Adjutant of the 5th Battalion between 1913 and 1915.¹ He fought in the First World War. He gained the rank of Major in the Lincolnshire Regiment.¹