Peerage Record – 2404

     Sir Charles Stuart Taylor was born on 10 April 1910.² He was the son of Alfred George Taylor and Mary Kirwan.³ He married Constance Ada Shotter, daughter of Frederick E. Shotter, on 20 May 1936.² He died on 29 March 1989 at age 78 at Westminster, London, England.⁴
     He was educated at Epsom College, Epsom, Surrey, England^G.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Eastbourne between 1935 and 1974.² He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1937 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Artillery.² He fought in the Second World War.² He gained the rank of Temporary Major in 1941.² He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)² He was President of Grosvenor House (Park Lane) Ltd, Residential Hotels Associaiton Great Britain in 1946.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Sussex in 1948.² He was managing director of Unigate, Cow and Gate.² He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1954.² He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in 1958 in the 3rd (Sussex Battalion) Mobile Defence Corps.² He was appointed Serving Brother, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (S.B.St.J.)² He lived at Ratton Wood, Willingdon, Eastbourne, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Harriet Diana Christabel McLaren was born on 18 January 1949.¹ She is the daughter of S/Ldr. Hon. John Francis McLaren and Lady Rose Mary Primrose Paget.¹ She married Hugh John Reay Geddes, son of Hon. John Reay Campbell Geddes and Diana Elizabeth Swift, on 27 January 1972.¹
     From 27 January 1972, her married name became Geddes.¹ She was a theatrical costume designer.² She lived in 1999 at 20 Gatcombe Road, London, England^G.¹ She and Hugh John Reay Geddes lived in 2007 at Flat 9, 48 Featherstone Street, London, England^G.³

     Hon. Christopher Melville McLaren was born on 15 April 1934.¹ He is the son of Henry Duncan McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway and Christabel Mary Melville Macnaghten.¹ He married Jane Elizabeth Barrie, daughter of James Matthew Barrie, on 31 October 1973.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G. He graduated from King’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1955 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from King’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1961 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He was Chairman of the Governors and Chancellors of South Bank University in 1992.¹ He was Honorary Treasurer of the English-Speaking Union in 1996.¹ He lived in 1999 at 31 Upper Addison Gardens, London, England^G.¹

     Hon. Elizabeth Mary McLaren was born on 31 May 1911.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Duncan McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway and Christabel Mary Melville Macnaghten.¹ She married Kenneth Ralph Malcolm Peter Carlisle, son of Kenneth Methven Carlisle, on 9 June 1938.¹ She died on 4 December 1991 at age 80.¹
     Her married name became Carlisle.

     Kenneth Ralph Malcolm Peter Carlisle was the son of Kenneth Methven Carlisle.¹ He married Hon. Elizabeth Mary McLaren, daughter of Henry Duncan McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway and Christabel Mary Melville Macnaghten, on 9 June 1938.¹ He died in 1983.¹

     Kenneth Methven Carlisle died before 1980.
     He lived.¹

     Dr. Hon. Anne Laura Dorinthea McLaren was born on 26 April 1927.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Duncan McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway and Christabel Mary Melville Macnaghten.¹ She married Dr. Donald Michie, son of James Kilgour Michie and Marjorie Crain Pfeiffer, on 6 October 1952.¹ She and Dr. Donald Michie were divorced in 1959.¹ She died on 7 July 2007 at age 80, killed in a car accident.²
     She graduated from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ She graduated from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1952 with a Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.)¹ Her married name became Michie. She was with the Institute of Animal Genetics, Edinburgh University.¹ In 1959 her name was legally changed to McLaren.³ She was director of the Medical Research Council, Mammalian Development Unit, London.¹ She was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) in 1975.¹ She was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (F.R.C.O.G.) in 1986.¹ She was Principal Research Fellow of the Wellcome/Cancer Research Campaign Institute.¹ She was Research Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge from 1992.¹ She was Vice-President and Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society from 1992.¹ She was appointed Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire (D.B.E.) in 1993.¹ She was president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science between 1993 and 1994.¹ She lived in 1999 at Flat 1, 40 Ainger Road, London, England^G.¹

     Dr. Donald Michie was born on 11 November 1923 at Rangoon, Burma.² He was the son of James Kilgour Michie and Marjorie Crain Pfeiffer.¹ He married, firstly, Zena Davies in 1942.² He and Zena Davies were divorced in 1947.² He married, secondly, Dr. Hon. Anne Laura Dorinthea McLaren, daughter of Henry Duncan McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway and Christabel Mary Melville Macnaghten, on 6 October 1952.¹ He and Dr. Hon. Anne Laura Dorinthea McLaren were divorced in 1959.¹ He married, thirdly, Jean Hayes in 1971.² He died on 7 July 2007 at age 83, killed in a car accident.²
     He was a code-breaker between 1942 and 1945 at Government Code and Cypher School, Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, England.² He graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.)¹ He was chairman of the department of machine intelligence and perception in 1967 at Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.²

     James Kilgour Michie was born in 1887.² He married Marjorie Crain Pfeiffer.³ He died in 1967.²
     He lived at Gunsite, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England^G.¹ He was chairman of National and Grindley’s Bank Ltd between 1946 and 1963.² He lived at 42 Great Cumberland Place, London, England^G.¹

     Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway was born on 12 May 1850 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.^1,4 He was the son of Duncan McLaren and Priscilla Bright.¹ He married Laura Elizabeth Pochin, daughter of Henry Davis Pochin and Agnes Heap, on 6 March 1877 at Friend’s Meeting House, Westminster, London, England^G.^1,4 He died on 23 January 1934 at age 83 at Belgrave Square, London, England^G.⁴ He was buried on 26 January 1934 at Bodnant Hall, Bodnant, Denbighshire, Wales^G.⁴
     He was educated at Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.¹ He was educated at Bonn University, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfahlen, Germany^G.¹ He graduated from University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn in 1874 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Stafford between 1880 and 1886.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Bosworth between 1892 and 1910.¹ He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) in 1897.¹ He was created 1st Baronet McLaren, of Bodnant, co. Denbigh [U.K.] on 8 August 1902.⁴ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1908.¹ He was Chairman of the British Iron Trade Association in 1909.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Middlesex.¹ He was a founder of the National Library Club.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Flint.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Denbighshire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Surrey.¹ He was created 1st Baron Aberconway [U.K.] on 21 June 1911.⁴ He was appointed Order of the Sacred Treasure of Japan 3rd class.⁴ He was appointed Order of Takova of Serbia.⁴ He was appointed Commander, Order of the Redeemer of Greece.⁴ He wrote the book Basic Industries of Great Britain, published 1927 (ASIN: B00086NV4I.)^1,4 He was Chairman of Institute of Naval Architects.¹ He was Chairman of the Metropolitan Railway Company.¹ He was Chairman of the Tredegar Iron and Coal Company.¹ He was Chairman of the Sheepbridge Coal and Iron Company.¹ He was Chairman of John Brown and Company.¹