Peerage Record – 23393

     Monica Stepylton was the daughter of Reverend Martin Stepylton.¹ She married George Thomas Sotheron-Estcourt, 1st and last Baron Estcourt, son of Reverend Edmund Hilary Bucknall-Estcourt and Anne Elizabeth Johnstone, on 14 April 1863.¹ She died on 31 March 1922.¹
     From 14 April 1863, her married name became Sotheron-Estcourt.¹ After her marriage, Monica Stepylton was styled as Baroness Estcourt on 3 August 1903.

     Horace Evans, 1st and last Baron Evans was born on 1 January 1903.¹ He was the son of Harry Evans and Edith Gwendoline Rees.¹ He married Helen Aldwyth Davies, daughter of T. J. Davies, on 15 June 1920.¹ He died on 26 October 1963 at age 60.¹
     He was educated at Liverpool College, Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He was educated at City of London School, London, England^G.¹ He was educated at London Hospital, London, England^G.¹ He graduated from London University, London, England^G, in 1928 with a Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.)¹ He graduated from London University, London, England^G, in 1930 with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)¹ He was registered as a Member, Royal College of Surgeons (M.R.C.S.)¹ He held the office of Physician to HM Queen Mary between 1946 and 1953.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1949.¹ He held the office of Physician to HM King George VI between 1949 and 1952.¹ He held the office of Physician to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1952 and 1963.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1955.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London (F.R.C.P.)¹ He was created 1st Baron Evans, of Merthyr Tydfil, co. Glamorgan [U.K.] on 1 July 1957.¹ His title became extinct on his death.¹

     John Evans was born in 1842.¹ He married Sarah Powell.¹ He died on 5 August 1903.¹
     He lived at Dowlais, Glamorgan, Wales^G.¹

     Harry Evans was born in 1873.¹ He was the son of John Evans and Sarah Powell.¹ He married Edith Gwendoline Rees.¹ He died in 1914.¹
     He lived at Dowlais, Glamorgan, Wales^G.¹

     Sarah Powell married John Evans.¹
     Her married name became Evans.¹

     Edith Gwendoline Rees married Harry Evans, son of John Evans and Sarah Powell.¹
     Her married name became Evans.¹

     Helen Aldwyth Davies is the daughter of T. J. Davies.¹ She married Horace Evans, 1st and last Baron Evans, son of Harry Evans and Edith Gwendoline Rees, on 15 June 1920.¹
     From 15 June 1920, her married name became Evans.¹

     Francis Raymond Evershed, 1st and last Baron Evershed was born in 1899.¹ He was the son of Frank Evershed and Florence Helen Lowe.¹ He married Cecily Elizabeth Joan Bennett, daughter of Hon. Charles Alan Bennett, in 1928.¹ He died on 3 October 1966.¹
     He was educated at Clifton College, Clifton, Bristol, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers.¹ He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn in 1923 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He was appointed King’s Counsel (K.C.) in 1933.¹ He held the office of Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn in 1938.¹ He held the office of Judge of the High Court in 1944.¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1944.¹ He held the office of Lord Justice of Appeal in 1947.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1947.¹ He held the office of Master of the Rolls between 1949 and 1962.¹ He was U.K. Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague in 1950.¹ He was created 1st Baron Evershed, of Stapenhill, co. Stafford [U.K.] on 20 January 1956.¹ On his death, his title became extinct.¹