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Peerage Record – 24323

Commander Guy Darracott Millar1

Male, Registry Number #243221, b. 13 September 1887, d. 24 August 1940

Last Edited=23 Oct 2012
     Commander Guy Darracott Millar was born on 13 September 1887.2 He was the son of Charles Christian Hoyer Millar and Beatrix du Maurier.2 He married Rosalind Cockburn, daughter of Charles Edward Stuart Cockburn and Lilian Manningham-Buller, on 7 April 1921.2 He died on 24 August 1940 at age 52.2
     He was educated at Clifton College, Clifton, Bristol, England.3 He was educated at H.M.S. Britannia, EnglandG.2 He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.1

Child of Commander Guy Darracott Millar and Rosalind Cockburn

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S6394] T. E. Heathcote, The British Admirals of the Fleet, 1734-1995: A biographical dictionary (Barnsley, Yorkshire, U.K.: Leo Cooper, 2002), page 264. Hereinafter cited as The British Admirals of the Fleet.

Lt.-Col. Ronald Abercromby Cockburn1

Male, Registry Number #243222, b. 1 April 1872, d. 26 July 1951

Last Edited=31 Aug 2007
     Lt.-Col. Ronald Abercromby Cockburn was born on 1 April 1872.1 He was the son of Colonel George William Cockburn and Emily Sarah Cleugh.2 He married Gladys Huxtable Pearce, daughter of William Pearce, on 17 December 1910.1 He died on 26 July 1951 at age 79.1
     He gained the rank of Major in the Suffolk Regiment.1 He was with the Sierra Leone Frontier Police and West African Field Force between 1900 and 1905.1 He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded and mentioned in despatches.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Air Force.1 He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel in the 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment (Territorial Army.)1

Child of Lt.-Col. Ronald Abercromby Cockburn and Gladys Huxtable Pearce

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

William Pearce1

Male, Registry Number #243223

Last Edited=31 Aug 2007
     William Pearce lived at Standen Elms, Newport, Isle of Wight, EnglandG.1

Child of William Pearce

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Gladys Huxtable Pearce1

Female, Registry Number #243224

Last Edited=31 Aug 2007
     Gladys Huxtable Pearce is the daughter of William Pearce.2 She married Lt.-Col. Ronald Abercromby Cockburn, son of Colonel George William Cockburn and Emily Sarah Cleugh, on 17 December 1910.1

Child of Gladys Huxtable Pearce and Lt.-Col. Ronald Abercromby Cockburn

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Rona Abercromby Cockburn1

Female, Registry Number #243225, b. 27 October 1911, d. 2 February 1943

Last Edited=31 Aug 2007
     Rona Abercromby Cockburn was born on 27 October 1911.1 She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Ronald Abercromby Cockburn and Gladys Huxtable Pearce.2 She married Captain Harry George Cowdell, son of H. S. Cowdell, on 22 September 1933.1 She died on 2 February 1943 at age 31.1
     From 22 September 1933, her married name became Cowdell.
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

H. S. Cowdell1

Male, Registry Number #243226

Last Edited=31 Aug 2007

Child of H. S. Cowdell

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Captain Harry George Cowdell1

Male, Registry Number #243227

Last Edited=31 Aug 2007
     Captain Harry George Cowdell is the son of H. S. Cowdell.2 He married Rona Abercromby Cockburn, daughter of Lt.-Col. Ronald Abercromby Cockburn and Gladys Huxtable Pearce, on 22 September 1933.1
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 4th Queen’s Own Horse.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Donald Graham Cockburn1

Male, Registry Number #243228, b. 1 April 1872, d. 25 March 1938

Last Edited=31 Aug 2007
     Donald Graham Cockburn was born on 1 April 1872.1 He was the son of Colonel George William Cockburn and Emily Sarah Cleugh.2 He married, firstly, Dorothy Agnes Evans, daughter of Lewis Evans, on 15 September 1915.1 He married, secondly, Nova Walton, daughter of C. Walton, on 6 March 1922.1 He died on 25 March 1938 at age 65.1

Child of Donald Graham Cockburn and Dorothy Agnes Evans

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Lewis Evans1

Male, Registry Number #243229

Last Edited=31 Aug 2007
     Lewis Evans lived at Gwelo, ZimbabweG.1

Child of Lewis Evans

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Dorothy Agnes Evans1

Female, Registry Number #243230, d. 15 November 1916

Last Edited=31 Aug 2007
     Dorothy Agnes Evans was the daughter of Lewis Evans.2 She married Donald Graham Cockburn, son of Colonel George William Cockburn and Emily Sarah Cleugh, on 15 September 1915.1 She died on 15 November 1916.1
     From 15 September 1915, her married name became Cockburn.1

Child of Dorothy Agnes Evans and Donald Graham Cockburn

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

 

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