Peerage Record – 22750

     Jane Calvert Henderson was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Mercer Henderson.² She married Sir James Clerk of Penicuik, 7th Bt., son of Rt. Hon. Sir George Clerk of Penicuik, 6th Bt. and Maria Anne Law, on 26 June 1851.¹ She died on 29 September 1895 at Penicuik House, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland^G.³
     From 26 June 1851, her married name became Clerk.¹

     Lt.-Col. Sir George Douglas Clerk of Penicuik, 8th Bt. was born on 17 May 1852 at London, England^G.² He was the son of Sir James Clerk of Penicuik, 7th Bt. and Jane Calvert Henderson.³ He married Aymée Elizabeth Georgiana Millikin-Napier, daughter of Sir Robert John Milliken-Napier of Merchistoun, 9th Bt. and Anne Salisbury Meliora Ladaveze Adlercron, on 4 January 1876 at St. John’s Church, Johnstone, Scotland^G.² He died on 30 November 1911 at age 59.¹
     He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 15 October 1870.² He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Clerk, of Penicuik, Edinburgh [N.S., 1679] on 17 November 1870.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1872 in the 2nd Life Guards.¹ He was Lieutenant-Colonel and Honorary Colonel of the 3rd Battalion, East Surrey between 1899 and 1904.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Midlothian.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Midlothian.¹ He fought in the Boer War.¹

     Clive E. Garton married Eugenia Anne Morgan, daughter of Frederick Morgan and Hilda M. Heal, in 1969 at Chelsea, London, England.¹

     Aymée Elizabeth Georgiana Millikin-Napier was the daughter of Sir Robert John Milliken-Napier of Merchistoun, 9th Bt. and Anne Salisbury Meliora Ladaveze Adlercron.^2,3 She married Lt.-Col. Sir George Douglas Clerk of Penicuik, 8th Bt., son of Sir James Clerk of Penicuik, 7th Bt. and Jane Calvert Henderson, on 4 January 1876 at St. John’s Church, Johnstone, Scotland^G.³ She died on 8 May 1947.¹
     From 4 January 1876, her married name became Clerk.¹

     Sir George James Robert Clerk of Penicuik, 9th Bt. was born on 4 October 1876.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Sir George Douglas Clerk of Penicuik, 8th Bt. and Aymée Elizabeth Georgiana Millikin-Napier.² He married Hon. Mabel Honor Dutton, daughter of Colonel Hon. Charles Dutton and May Arbuthnot Taylor, on 19 August 1903.¹ He died on 21 November 1943 at age 67.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 3rd Battalion, Royal Scots.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Clerk, of Penicuik, Edinburgh [N.S., 1679] on 30 November 1911.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Midlothian.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Midlothian.¹

     Thomas Wallace Smith married Dorothy Radcliffe Hordern, daughter of Radcliffe Hordern and Grace Harriet Nesbitt, in October 1922.¹
     He lived at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Hon. Mabel Honor Dutton was born on 9 February 1880.² She was the daughter of Colonel Hon. Charles Dutton and May Arbuthnot Taylor.^3,4 She was baptised on 20 March 1880 at Dover, Kent, England.² She married Sir George James Robert Clerk of Penicuik, 9th Bt., son of Lt.-Col. Sir George Douglas Clerk of Penicuik, 8th Bt. and Aymée Elizabeth Georgiana Millikin-Napier, on 19 August 1903.¹ She died on 23 June 1974 at age 94.¹
     Hon. Mabel Honor Dutton usually went by her middle name of Honor. She was educated at Royal School, Bath, Somerset, England^G.⁴ On 7 May 1920 she was granted the rank of a baron’s daughter.⁴

     Sir John Dutton Clerk of Penicuik, 10th Bt. was born on 30 January 1917.² He was the son of Sir George James Robert Clerk of Penicuik, 9th Bt. and Hon. Mabel Honor Dutton.² He married Evelyn Elizabeth Robertson, daughter of William Robertson, on 10 June 1944.² He died on 25 October 2002 at age 85.²
     He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England^G.² He fought in the Second World War.² He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Clerk, of Penicuik, Edinburgh [N.S., 1679] on 21 November 1943.¹ He was awarded the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers’ Decoration (V.R.D.)² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Midlothian in 1955.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Midlothian between 1956 and 1972.² He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Midlothian between 1965 and 1972.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1966.² He retired from the military in 1967, with the rank of Commodore, late of the Royal Navy Reserve.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Midlothian between 1972 and 1992.² He was admitted to Lieutenant of the Royal Company of Archers in 1973.²

     Susan Rosemary Dacre Clerk was born on 29 November 1905.¹ She is the daughter of Sir George James Robert Clerk of Penicuik, 9th Bt. and Hon. Mabel Honor Dutton.² She married Colonel Hugh Francis d’Assisi Stuart Law, son of Hugh Alexander Law and Charlotte Anne Harriett Stuart, on 4 October 1928.¹
     From 4 October 1928, her married name became Law. She lived in 2003 at Barony House, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹

     Hugh Alexander Law was born on 28 July 1872 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.² He married Charlotte Anne Harriett Stuart on 21 November 1893 at All Saints Church, Newtoncunningham, County Donegal, Ireland.² He died on 2 April 1943 at age 70 at 23 Adelaide Street, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland.²
     He lived at Marble Hill, County Donegal, Ireland^G.¹