Peerage Record – 23492

     Ernest Illingworth Holden, 2nd Baron Holden was born on 8 January 1876.¹ He was the son of Angus Holden, 1st Baron Holden and Margaret Illingworth.¹ He married, firstly, Ethel Eden Cookson, daughter of Major William Cookson, on 19 May 1897.¹ He married, secondly, Edith Isabel Judd, daughter of Bertram George Scott Judd, on 17 February 1914.¹ He died on 30 January 1937 at age 61.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Holden, of Alston, co. Cumberland [U.K., 1908] on 25 March 1912.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Holden, of Oakworth House, Keighley, co. York [U.K., 1893] on 25 March 1912.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for the West Riding, Yorkshire.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for the North Riding, Yorkshire.²

     Ethel Eden Cookson was the daughter of Major William Cookson.¹ She married Ernest Illingworth Holden, 2nd Baron Holden, son of Angus Holden, 1st Baron Holden and Margaret Illingworth, on 19 May 1897.¹ She died on 26 May 1913.¹
     From 19 May 1897, her married name became Holden.¹ After her marriage, Ethel Eden Cookson was styled as Baroness Holden on 25 March 1912.

     Major William Cookson gained the rank of Major in the 80th Regiment.²

     Angus William Eden Holden, 3rd Baron Holden was born on 1 August 1898.¹ He was the son of Ernest Illingworth Holden, 2nd Baron Holden and Ethel Eden Cookson.¹ He died on 6 July 1951 at age 52, unmarried.¹
     He was with the Diplomatic Service to the Holy See in 1918.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to Spain between 1921 and 1924.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to Germany between 1924 and 1926.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Holden, of Alston, co. Cumberland [U.K., 1908] on 30 January 1937.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Holden, of Oakworth House, Keighley, co. York [U.K., 1893] on 30 January 1937.¹
     On his death, his barony became extinct.¹

     Edith Isabel Judd is the daughter of Bertram George Scott Judd.¹ She married Ernest Illingworth Holden, 2nd Baron Holden, son of Angus Holden, 1st Baron Holden and Margaret Illingworth, on 17 February 1914.¹ She died on 25 March 1957.²
     After her marriage, Edith Isabel Judd was styled as Baroness Holden on 17 February 1914. From 17 February 1914, her married name became Holden.¹

     Bertram George Scott Judd lived at Rickling, Essex, England^G.²

     Hon. Donna Diana Holden was born on 5 January 1916.² She is the daughter of Ernest Illingworth Holden, 2nd Baron Holden and Edith Isabel Judd.¹ She died on 1 November 1994 at age 78.²

     Rosemary Frances Glyn was born on 28 February 1913.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Arthur St. Leger Glyn and Amy Frances Hohler.¹ She married, firstly, Olog Erik Haakon Carlsson Wijk, son of Carl Olof Wijk, on 18 November 1935.¹ She and Olog Erik Haakon Carlsson Wijk were divorced in 1947.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. John David Rew Elkington, son of Lt.-Col. John Ford Elkington and Mary Rew, on 11 February 1948.¹ She died on 31 December 1971 at age 58.¹
     From 18 November 1935, her married name became Wijk.¹ From 11 February 1948, her married name became Elkington.¹

     Olog Erik Haakon Carlsson Wijk is the son of Carl Olof Wijk.¹ He married Rosemary Frances Glyn, daughter of Colonel Arthur St. Leger Glyn and Amy Frances Hohler, on 18 November 1935.¹ He and Rosemary Frances Glyn were divorced in 1947.¹
     He gained the rank of officer in the 4th Queen’s Own Hussars.¹

     Carl Olof Wijk lived at Gothenburg, Sweden.¹