Peerage Record – 22508

     Franziska Charlotte Gräfin zu Lippe-Detmold was born on 11 November 1704.¹ She was the daughter of Friedrich Adolf Graf zur Lippe-Detmold and Amalia Gräfin zu Solms-Hohensolms.¹ She married Friedrich Graf Bentheim und Steinfurt, son of Ernst Graf zu Bentheim und Steinfurt and Isabella Justine Gräfin von Horne, on 4 July 1724.¹ She died on 12 June 1738 at age 33.¹
     From 4 July 1724, her married name became Bentheim und Steinfurt.¹

     Edward Ernest Villiers was born on 7 February 1867.¹ He was the son of Colonel Ernest Villiers and Elizabeth Wood.² He married Florence Ricardo, daughter of Francis Ricardo, on 27 June 1891.¹ He died on 22 September 1942 at age 75.¹

     Francis Ricardo lived at The Friary, Old Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ In 1972 see BLG.¹

     Florence Ricardo was the daughter of Francis Ricardo.² She married Edward Ernest Villiers, son of Colonel Ernest Villiers and Elizabeth Wood, on 27 June 1891.¹ She died on 21 May 1956.¹
     From 27 June 1891, her married name became Villiers.

     Algernon Edward Villiers was born on 16 August 1892.¹ He was the son of Edward Ernest Villiers and Florence Ricardo.² He married Annie Augusta Merewether Massy, daughter of George Latham Massy, on 29 July 1924.¹ He died in 1991.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps.¹ He graduated from University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1918 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was registered as a Member, Institution of Electrical Engineers (M.I.E.E.)¹

     George Latham Massy lived at Berridge, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Annie Augusta Merewether Massy was the daughter of George Latham Massy.² She married Algernon Edward Villiers, son of Edward Ernest Villiers and Florence Ricardo, on 29 July 1924.¹ She died in 1978.¹
     From 29 July 1924, her married name became Villiers.

     George Edward Villiers was born on 25 August 1931.¹ He was the son of Algernon Edward Villiers and Annie Augusta Merewether Massy.² He married Anne Virginia Threlfall, daughter of Cuthbert Raymond Forster Threlfall, on 25 August 1962.¹ He died on 18 July 2013 at age 81.³
     He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He did his National Service as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 4th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery between 1950 and 1951.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Berkshire and Westminster Dragoons (Territorial Army.)¹ He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1959 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.) in 1965.¹ He lived in 2003 at Clyde Villa, 98 Ravenscourt Road, London, England^G.¹

     Cuthbert Raymond Forster Threlfall lived at Warstone House, Bewdley, Worcestershire, England^G.¹