Peerage Record – 23966

     James Friend Soper was born circa 1849 at St. Pancras, London, England^G.^1,2 He married Eliza Frankham.¹ He died on 17 February 1933.¹
     He lived at East Hill, Wandsworth, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Eliza Frankham was born circa 1851 at St. Pancras, London, England^G.^1,2 She married James Friend Soper.¹ She died on 25 November 1930.¹
     Her married name became Soper.

     Ernest Frankham Soper was born on 5 September 1870 at Holborn, London, England^G.^1,2 He was the son of James Friend Soper and Eliza Frankham.³ He married Caroline Amelia Pilcher, daughter of Walter Chatfield Pilcher, on 1 August 1900.¹ He died on 11 April 1962 at age 91.¹
     He lived at Wallington, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Walter Chatfield Pilcher lived at Wandsworth, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Caroline Amelia Pilcher was the daughter of Walter Chatfield Pilcher.² She married Ernest Frankham Soper, son of James Friend Soper and Eliza Frankham, on 1 August 1900.¹ She died on 22 August 1967.¹
     From 1 August 1900, her married name became Soper.

     Vice-Admiral Hon. Sir Richard Augustus Sandys Hill was born on 2 April 1880.¹ He was the son of Captain Arthur Blundell George Sandys Hill and Helen Emily Trench.¹ He died on 5 July 1954 at age 74, unmarried.¹
     He fought in the Somaliland Campaign between 1902 and 1904.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was awarded the Commandeur, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre avec Palmes.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V in 1930.¹ He was Senior Naval Officer of the Yangtze between 1931 and 1933.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1933.¹ He gained the rank of Commodore in the Convoys.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1941.¹ He was awarded the U.S. Legion of Merit.¹ In 1950 he was granted the rank of a baron’s younger son.¹

     Meredith Ross Soper was born on 6 November 1907.¹ He was the son of Ernest Frankham Soper and Caroline Amelia Pilcher.² He married Ruth Peed, daughter of John Osborne Peed, on 22 April 1933.¹ He died on 26 October 1934 at age 26.¹
     He was educated at Aske’s School, Hatcham, England^G.¹ He graduated from St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1927 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He graduated from St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1929 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹

     John Osborne Peed lived at London, England^G.¹

     Ruth Peed was the daughter of John Osborne Peed.² She married Meredith Ross Soper, son of Ernest Frankham Soper and Caroline Amelia Pilcher, on 22 April 1933.¹ She died on 15 November 1966.¹
     From 22 April 1933, her married name became Soper.

     Dinah Ross Soper was born posthumously on 21 April 1935.¹ She is the daughter of Meredith Ross Soper and Ruth Peed.² She married Michael James Essex, son of Stanley James Essex, on 3 September 1960.¹
     From 3 September 1960, her married name became Essex.