Peerage Record – 21972

     Isabel Frances Akers was born circa 1853.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Aretas Akers and Frances Maria Brandram.² She died on 23 April 1903, unmarried.¹

     Eleanor Mary Akers was the daughter of Reverend Aretas Akers and Frances Maria Brandram.² She married Edward Norman on 10 August 1875.¹ She died on 28 December 1911.¹
     From 10 August 1875, her married name became Norman.

     Edward Norman married Eleanor Mary Akers, daughter of Reverend Aretas Akers and Frances Maria Brandram, on 10 August 1875.¹
     He lived at Chelsfield House, Kent, England^G.¹

     Horatio Austen-Smith lived at Hayes, Kent, England^G.¹

     Adeline Mary Austen-Smith was the daughter of Horatio Austen-Smith.² She married Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston, son of Reverend Aretas Akers and Frances Maria Brandram, on 10 June 1875 at Hayes, Kent, England^G.³ She died on 25 February 1929.¹ She was buried at Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England^G.³
     From 10 June 1875, her married name became Akers-Douglas. After her marriage, Adeline Mary Austen-Smith was styled as Viscountess Chilston on 6 July 1911.

     Aretas Akers-Douglas, 2nd Viscount Chilston was born on 17 February 1876 at London, England^G.² He was the son of Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston and Adeline Mary Austen-Smith.³ He married Amy Jennings-Bramly, daughter of Major John Robert Jennings-Bramly and Bertha Caroline Larking, on 6 August 1903 at Florence, Italy^G.⁴ He died on 25 July 1947 at age 71.¹
     He was educated between 1890 and 1895 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.⁴ He was with the Diplomatic Service in 1898.¹ He was 3rd Secretary to Cairo in 1900.¹ He was 2nd Secretary in 1905.¹ He was Acting Agent and Consul to Sofia in 1907.¹ He was Chargé d’Affairs to Montenegro between 1911 and 1914.¹ He was 1st Secretary in 1912.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 3rd Battalion, Royal Scots.¹ He was Chargé d’Affairs to Romania in 1914.¹ He was with the Foreign Office in 1915.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1918.¹ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Austria between 1921 and 1928.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Chilston, of Boughton Malherbe, co. Kent [U.K., 1911] on 15 January 1926.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Douglas of Baads, co. Midlothian [U.K., 1911] on 15 January 1926.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1927.¹ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Hungary between 1928 and 1933.¹ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia between 1933 and 1938.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1935.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1939.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁵
     

     Major John Robert Jennings-Bramly was born on 5 August 1841 at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.² He was the son of Reverend Thomas Jennings-Bramly and Louise Cocker.² He married Bertha Caroline Larking, daughter of John Wingfield Larking and Rosine Teresa Elizabeth di Tibaldi, on 21 November 1870 at Hartfield, Sussex, England.² He died on 26 April 1893 at age 51.²
     He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Horse Artillery.¹ He lived at The Firs, Lee, Kent, England.²

     Amy Jennings-Bramly was the daughter of Major John Robert Jennings-Bramly and Bertha Caroline Larking.^2,3 She married Aretas Akers-Douglas, 2nd Viscount Chilston, son of Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston and Adeline Mary Austen-Smith, on 6 August 1903 at Florence, Italy^G.⁴ She died on 11 August 1962.¹
     From 6 August 1903, her married name became Akers-Douglas. After her marriage, Amy Jennings-Bramly was styled as Viscountess Chilston on 15 January 1926.

     Hon. Aretas Akers-Douglas was born on 7 November 1905 at Athens, Greece^G.² He was the son of Aretas Akers-Douglas, 2nd Viscount Chilston and Amy Jennings-Bramly.³ He married, firstly, Irene Goss, daughter of George Richard Goss, on 25 May 1932.¹ He and Irene Goss were divorced in 1938.¹ He married, secondly, Marcia Victoria Brace, daughter of John Myddleton Brace, in 1939.¹ He died on 28 February 1940 at age 34, following a motor accident, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.²