Peerage Record – 2279

     Vice-Admiral Sir Nicholas Edward Archdale, 2nd Bt. was born on 11 June 1881.¹ He was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Mervyn Archdale, 1st Bt. and Alicia Bland Fleming.¹ He married Gerda Henriette Sievers, daughter of Frederik Christian Sievers, on 22 July 1920.¹ He died on 28 July 1955 at age 74.¹
     He fought in the First World War, with the submarine flotillas.¹ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V in 1929.¹ He was General Inspector, Ministry of Home Affairs North Ireland between 1931 and 1946.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Archdale, of Riversdale, co. Fermanagh [U.K., 1928] on 1 November 1943.¹

     Gerda Henriette Sievers was the daughter of Frederik Christian Sievers.¹ She married Vice-Admiral Sir Nicholas Edward Archdale, 2nd Bt., son of Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Mervyn Archdale, 1st Bt. and Alicia Bland Fleming, on 22 July 1920.¹ She died on 17 December 1969.¹
     Her married name became Archdale.

     Frederik Christian Sievers died before 1980.
     He lived at Copenhagen, Denmark^G.¹

     Angel Archdale was born on 10 August 1882.¹ She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Mervyn Archdale, 1st Bt. and Alicia Bland Fleming.¹ She married Percy Marmaduke Tottenham, son of Captain Francis Loftus Tottenham and Cicell Grimston, on 31 August 1909.¹ She died on 14 April 1973 at age 90, leaving issue.¹
     From 31 August 1909, her married name became Tottenham.¹

     Lt.-Col. Audley Quintin Archdale was born on 3 April 1886.¹ He was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Mervyn Archdale, 1st Bt. and Alicia Bland Fleming.¹ He married Mary Edith Haigh Bury, daughter of Oliver Bury, on 22 March 1922.¹ He died on 17 January 1978 at age 91 at Treevan, Llangarron, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.^1,2
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded and mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Horse Artillery.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹

     Lieutenant Dominick Mervyn Archdale was born on 4 April 1892.¹ He was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Mervyn Archdale, 1st Bt. and Alicia Bland Fleming.¹ He died on 13 November 1916 at age 24, killed in action.¹
     He was educated at Felsted School, Essex, England^G.¹ He was educated at Wye Agricultural College, Wye, Kent, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the King’s African Rifles.¹

     Captain Humphreys Archdale was born on 29 July 1896.¹ He was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Mervyn Archdale, 1st Bt. and Alicia Bland Fleming.¹ He married Mary Katherine Gilbert, daughter of Robert Leslie Gilbert, on 26 May 1944.¹ He died on 24 August 1972 at age 76.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.)¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹

     Mary Katherine Gilbert was the daughter of Robert Leslie Gilbert.¹ She married Captain Humphreys Archdale, son of Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Mervyn Archdale, 1st Bt. and Alicia Bland Fleming, on 26 May 1944.¹ She died on 15 May 1975.¹
     She gained the rank of 2nd Officer in the Women’s Royal Naval Service.¹ Her married name became Archdale.

     Mary Edith Haigh Bury was the daughter of Oliver Bury.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Audley Quintin Archdale, son of Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Mervyn Archdale, 1st Bt. and Alicia Bland Fleming, on 22 March 1922.¹ She died in 1987.¹
     Her married name became Archdale.

     Anne Colquhoun Cuninghame was born on 3 April 1801.^1,2 She was the daughter of John Cuninghame, 13th of Craigends and Margaret Cuningham-Fairlie.¹ She married, firstly, Dr. George Cunningham Monteith on 28 October 1822.^1,3 She married, secondly, John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll, son of Field Marshal John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll and Elizabeth Gunning, Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon, on 8 January 1831.¹ She died on 25 February 1874 at age 72 at Rutland Gate, London, England^G, without issue.¹
     From 28 October 1822, her married name became Monteith.¹ From 8 January 1831, her married name became Campbell. After her marriage, Anne Colquhoun Cuninghame was styled as Duchess of Argyll on 22 October 1839.