Peerage Record – 23824

     Marutha Sher was born circa 1896.¹ She married Moshe Menuhin in 1914.¹ She died in 1996.¹
     Her married name became Menuhin.

     Samuel Cunliffe Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Baron Masham of Swinton was born on 2 August 1857.¹ He was the son of Samuel Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Baron Masham of Swinton and Anne Dearden.¹ He died on 24 January 1917 at age 59, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He graduated from St. John’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1878 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Masham of Swinton, co. York [U.K., 1891] on 2 February 1906.¹

     Yaltah Menuhin was born in 1920.¹ She was the daughter of Moshe Menuhin and Marutha Sher.² She died on 9 June 2001.
     She was a pianist and painter.³

     Hepzibah Menuhin was born on 20 May 1920.² She was the daughter of Moshe Menuhin and Marutha Sher.³ She married, firstly, Lindsay Nicholas, son of George Nicholas.² She married, secondly, Richard Hauser.² She died on 1 January 1981 at age 60.²
     Her married name became Nicholas.² She was a concert pianist and human rights campaigner.^1,2

     Sir Lawrence Monck Middleton, 10th Bt. was born on 23 October 1912.¹ He was the son of Hugh Jeffery Middleton and Mary Katharine Long.² He married Primrose Adams, daughter of Lawrence Haynes Adams, in 1984.¹ He died on 16 March 1999 at age 86, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, in 1939 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Forestry.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Middleton, of Belsay Castle, co. Northumberland [E., 1662] in 1993.² He lived at Belsay Castle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England^G.¹ On his death, his baronetcy became extinct.¹

     Lawrence Haynes Adams lived at Shrubland House, Soham, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹

     Primrose Adams is the daughter of Lawrence Haynes Adams.² She married, secondly, Sir Lawrence Monck Middleton, 10th Bt., son of Hugh Jeffery Middleton and Mary Katharine Long, in 1984.¹
     Primrose Adams usually went by her middle name of Westcombe.¹ From 1984, her married name became Middleton.

     Sir John de Middleton married Christian Stryvelyn, daughter of John Stryvelyn, 1st Lord Stryvelyn.¹
     He lived at Belsay Castle, Northumberland, England^G.¹

     Christian Stryvelyn is the daughter of John Stryvelyn, 1st Lord Stryvelyn.¹ She married Sir John de Middleton.¹

     Sir John de Middleton is the son of Sir John de Middleton and Christian Stryvelyn.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Northumberland, during King Henry V’s reign.¹