Peerage Record – 23401

     Horace Brand Farquhar, 1st and last Earl Farquhar was born on 18 May 1844.¹ He was the son of Sir Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Bt. and Erica Catherine Mackay.¹ He married Emilie Packe, daughter of Lt.-Col. Henry Packe, on 5 January 1895.² He died on 30 August 1923 at age 79, without issue.²
     He was given the name of Horace Brand Townsend-Farquhar at birth.¹ He was a government clerk.³ He was with Sir Charles Forbes & Co, India merchants.³ He was created 1st Baronet Farquhar [U.K.] on 25 October 1892.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for West Marylebone between 1895 and 1898.¹ He was created 1st Baron Farquhar, of St. Marylebone [U.K.] on 20 January 1898.¹ He held the office of Member of the London County Council between 1899 and 1901, for East Marylebone.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1901.² He held the office of Master of the Household between 1901 and 1907.¹ He held the office of Member of the London County Council between March 1901 and June 1901, for West Marylebone.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1902.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1907.² He held the office of Extra Lord in Waiting to HM Edward VII between 1907 and 1910.³ He held the office of Extra Lord in Waiting to HM George V between 1910 and 1915.³ He held the office of Lord Steward of the Household in 1915.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Farquhar [U.K.] on 21 June 1917.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Middlesex.³ He was a conduit for subscriptions to party political funds by aspirants to titles.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Middlesex.³ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1922.³ He was created 1st Earl Farquhar [U.K.] on 30 November 1922.¹ On his death, his titles became extinct.²

     Sir Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Bt. was born on 26 October 1809.³ He was the son of Sir Robert Townsend-Farquhar, 1st Bt. and Maria Frances Geslip de Lautour.³ He married Erica Catherine Mackay, daughter of Eric Mackay, 7th Lord Reay, on 25 August 1835.³ He died on 18 June 1866 at age 56.³
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Farquhar [U.K., 1821] on 16 March 1830.³ He was with the Diplomatic Service.³

     Erica Catherine Mackay was born illegitimately.¹ She was the daughter of Eric Mackay, 7th Lord Reay.¹ She married Sir Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Robert Townsend-Farquhar, 1st Bt. and Maria Frances Geslip de Lautour, on 25 August 1835.² She died on 21 January 1899.²
     From 25 August 1835, her married name became Townsend-Farquhar.²

     Thomas Reade was born in 1606 at Linkenholt, Hampshire, England.¹ He was the son of Robert Reade and Mildred Windebank.¹ He died in March 1669 at Exeter House, Strand, London, England.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.¹ He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 11 October 1631 with a Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.)¹ He partipicated in an ordinance on 6 March 1649 at Douai, France; a Catholic priest.¹

     Emilie Packe was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Henry Packe.¹ She married, firstly, Sir Edward Henry Scott, 5th Bt., son of Sir Claude Edward Scott, 3rd Bt. and Mary Buckworth, on 6 June 1865.¹ She married, secondly, Horace Brand Farquhar, 1st and last Earl Farquhar, son of Sir Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Bt. and Erica Catherine Mackay, on 5 January 1895.¹ She died on 6 April 1922.²
     From before 1895, her married name became Scott.¹ From 5 January 1895, her married name became Farquhar.¹ After her marriage, Emilie Packe was styled as Baroness Farquhar on 20 January 1898. After her marriage, Emilie Packe was styled as Viscountess Farquhar on 21 June 1917.

     Lt.-Col. Henry Packe lived at Twyford Hall, Norfolk, England^G.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Grenadier Guards.² He lived at Harleston, Northamptonshire, England^G.¹

     Robert Walter McShane was born in 1936.¹ He is the son of James Hugh McShane and Frances Jean Sattler.¹ He married Mary Glenn Archer on 10 February 1962.¹

     Trey William Wade was born on 19 February 2007 at Port Lincoln Hospital, Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia^G.¹ He is the son of Steven William Wade and Michelle Rae Taverner.¹

     Piers de Lutegareshale married Maud de Mandeville, daughter of Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex and Rohese de Vere.¹

     Lady Elizabeth Neville was born circa 1435.² She was the daughter of William de Neville, 1st and last Earl of Kent and Joan Faucomberge, Baroness Faucomberge.¹ She married Sir Richard Strangways, son of Sir James Strangways and Elizabeth Darcy, before 1463.¹
     From before 1463, her married name became Strangways.¹