Peerage Record – 23834

     Rear-Admiral Samuel Long was born on 5 January 1840 at Whitchurch, Shropshire, England^G.² He was the son of Venerable Charles Maitland Long and Anna Maria Wigram.² He married Alice Jane Wigram, daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir James Wigram and Anne Arkwright, on 15 October 1868 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.² He died on 25 April 1893 at age 53 at Blendworth, Hampshire, England^G.²
     He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy.²

     Mary Katharine Long was baptised on 6 June 1878 at Hertford, Hertfordshire, England^G.^2,3 She was the daughter of Rear-Admiral Samuel Long and Alice Jane Wigram.^4,2 She married Hugh Jeffery Middleton, son of Sir Arthur Edward Middleton, 7th Bt. and Lady Constance Harriet Amherst, on 22 July 1905 at Catherington, Hampshire, England^G.^1,2 She died on 23 August 1949 at age 71.¹
     From 22 July 1905, her married name became Middleton. She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1920.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Northumberland.¹

     John Arthur Tournay Middleton was born on 1 July 1906.¹ He was the son of Hugh Jeffery Middleton and Mary Katharine Long.² He died on 11 May 1939 at age 32, unmarried.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Northumberland Hussars.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Northumberland.¹

     Sir Stephen Hugh Middleton, 9th Bt. was born on 20 June 1909.¹ He was the son of Hugh Jeffery Middleton and Mary Katharine Long.² He married Mary E. Robinson on 21 May 1962.¹ He died in 1993, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Middleton, of Belsay Castle, co. Northumberland [E., 1662] on 22 February 1942.¹

     Mary E. Robinson married Sir Stephen Hugh Middleton, 9th Bt., son of Hugh Jeffery Middleton and Mary Katharine Long, on 21 May 1962.¹
     From 21 May 1962, her married name became Middleton.

     Marjorie McCorquodale was born on 1 June 1887.¹ She was the daughter of Alexander Cowan McCorquodale and Maggie Janet Cox.¹ She married, firstly, Captain A. Y. Graham Thomson on 26 November 1914.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Herbert George Sotheby, son of Admiral Sir Edward Southwell Sotheby and Lucy Elizabeth Adeane, on 9 June 1923.¹
     From 26 November 1914, her married name became Thomson.¹ She was appointed Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (F.R.G.S.)¹ From 9 June 1923, her married name became Sotheby.¹

     Katharine Elinor Middleton was born on 15 September 1907.¹ She was the daughter of Hugh Jeffery Middleton and Mary Katharine Long.² She died on 11 October 1947 at age 40, unmarried.¹

     Gertrude Mary Middleton was born on 24 May 1875.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Arthur Edward Middleton, 7th Bt. and Lady Constance Harriet Amherst.² She died on 16 June 1909 at age 34, unmarried.¹

     Elinor Isabel Middleton was born on 2 November 1876.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Arthur Edward Middleton, 7th Bt. and Lady Constance Harriet Amherst.² She died on 5 October 1942 at age 65, unmarried.¹
     She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Northumberland.¹

     Captain A. Y. Graham Thomson married Marjorie McCorquodale, daughter of Alexander Cowan McCorquodale and Maggie Janet Cox, on 26 November 1914.¹ He died on 30 November 1917, killed in action.¹
     He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Gordon Highlanders.² He fought in the First World War.¹