Peerage Record – 23857

     Richard Hauser married Hepzibah Menuhin, daughter of Moshe Menuhin and Marutha Sher.¹

     Clara Menuhin-Hauser is the daughter of Richard Hauser and Hepzibah Menuhin.¹

     Frank Boyd Merriman, 1st and last Baron Merriman was born on 28 April 1880.¹ He was the son of Frank Merriman and Mariquita Boyd.¹ He married, firstly, Eva Mary Freer, daughter of Reverend H. L. Freer, on 11 September 1907.¹ He married, secondly, Olive McLaren Carver, daughter of F. W. Carver, on 18 December 1920.¹ He married, thirdly, Jane Lamb Stormouth, daughter of James Stormouth, on 1 January 1953.¹ He died on 18 January 1962 at age 81.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1904 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Manchester Regiment.¹ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, and was mentioned in despatches three times.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1918.¹ He was appointed King’s Counsel (K.C.) in 1919.¹ He held the office of Recorder of Wigan between 1920 and 1928.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Manchester, Rusholme Division between 1924 and 1928.¹ He held the office of Bencher of the Inner Temple in 1927.¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1928.¹ He held the office of Solicitor-General between 1928 and 1929.¹ He held the office of Solicitor-General between 1932 and 1933.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1933.¹ He held the office of President of the High Court, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Divisions in 1933.¹ He was created 1st Baron Merriman, of Knutsford in the County Palatine of Chester [U.K.] on 27 January 1941.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1950.¹ On his death, his title became extinct.¹

     Frank Merriman was born on 18 July 1852.¹ He was the son of Charles Anthony Merriman and Catherine Langshaw.^1,2 He married Mariquita Boyd, daughter of J. P. Boyd, on 8 July 1879.¹ He died on 25 February 1920 at age 67.¹
     He was educated at Sandbach Grammar School, Sandbach, Cheshire, England^G.¹ He lived at Hollingford House, Knutsford, Cheshire, England^G.¹

     Charles Anthony Merriman was born on 28 June 1814 at Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.^2,3 He was the son of Thomas Merriman and Mary Clark.³ He married Catherine Langshaw on 30 September 1840 at Lancaster Priory Church, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.^2,3 He died on 30 March 1870 at age 55 at Knutsford, Cheshire, England.^2,3
     He lived at Heath House, Knutsford, Cheshire, England^G.¹ He was registered as a Member, Royal College of Surgeons (M.R.C.S.)¹

     Mariquita Boyd was the daughter of J. P. Boyd.¹ She married Frank Merriman, son of Charles Anthony Merriman and Catherine Langshaw, on 8 July 1879.¹ She died on 15 August 1930.¹
     From 8 July 1879, her married name became Merriman.¹

     Eva Mary Freer was the daughter of Reverend H. L. Freer.¹ She married Frank Boyd Merriman, 1st and last Baron Merriman, son of Frank Merriman and Mariquita Boyd, on 11 September 1907.¹ She died on 1 May 1919.¹
     From 11 September 1907, her married name became Merriman.¹

     Olive McLaren Carver was the daughter of F. W. Carver.¹ She married Frank Boyd Merriman, 1st and last Baron Merriman, son of Frank Merriman and Mariquita Boyd, on 18 December 1920.¹ She died on 14 March 1952.¹
     From 18 December 1920, her married name became Merriman.¹ After her marriage, Olive McLaren Carver was styled as Baroness Merriman on 27 January 1941.