Peerage Record – 2449

     Roderick Le Mesurier was born on 25 June 1905.² He was the son of Major Eugene Le Mesurier.² He married Diana Elizabeth Meysey-Thompson, daughter of Arthur Herbert Meysey-Thompson and Horatia Dorothy Williamson, on 15 August 1932.¹ He died in 1971 at Folkestone, Kent, England.²
     He lived at Alderney, Channel Islands^G.³

     Diana Elizabeth Meysey-Thompson is the daughter of Arthur Herbert Meysey-Thompson and Horatia Dorothy Williamson.^1,2 She married Roderick Le Mesurier, son of Major Eugene Le Mesurier, on 15 August 1932.²
     From 15 August 1932, her married name became Le Mesurier.

     Horatia Clare Kennedy was born on 28 August 1926.¹ She was the daughter of Captain Aubrey Leo Kennedy and Sylvia Dorothy Meysey-Thompson.¹ She married Brian Huleatt Heddy, son of Dr. William Reginald Huleatt Heddy, on 1 November 1969.¹ She died on 28 March 2015 at age 88.²
     Horatia Clare Kennedy usually went by her middle name of Clare.¹ From 1 November 1969, her married name became Heddy.¹ She lived in 1999 at Wynyards, Winsham, Chard, Somerset, England^G.¹

     Diana Helen Marjorie Kennedy was born on 11 February 1929.¹ She was the daughter of Captain Aubrey Leo Kennedy and Sylvia Dorothy Meysey-Thompson.¹ She died in 2018.²

     Mark Kennedy Meysey-Thompson was born on 27 November 1949.¹ He was the son of Charles Russell-Scarr and Elizabeth Dorothy Kennedy.¹ He married Catherine Diana Jane Herdman-Newton in 1975.¹ He died in 1987.¹
     He was given the name of Aubrey Mark Kennedy Russell-Scarr at birth. He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Green Jackets.¹ In 1978 his name was legally changed to Mark Kennedy Meysey-Thompson by Deed Poll.¹ He was a TV producer.¹

     Caroline Sarah Russell-Scarr was born on 14 May 1951.¹ She is the daughter of Charles Russell-Scarr and Elizabeth Dorothy Kennedy.¹
     She lived in 1999 at 64 Hatfield Road, Chiswick, London, England^G.¹

     Alice Emily Kennedy was born on 7 June 1870.¹ She was the daughter of Admiral Sir William Robert Kennedy and Edith Louisa Stopford.¹ She married George Waller Stopford, son of James Sydney Stopford and Katherine Mary Waller, on 7 December 1911.¹ She died on 21 March 1939 at age 68.¹
     Her married name became Stopford.

     George Waller Stopford was born on 26 May 1870.² He was the son of James Sydney Stopford and Katherine Mary Waller.^1,2 He married Alice Emily Kennedy, daughter of Admiral Sir William Robert Kennedy and Edith Louisa Stopford, on 7 December 1911.¹ He died on 14 March 1959 at age 88, without issue.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.² He fought in the First World War.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² He held the office of Mayor of Daventry between 1928 and 1929.²

     James Sydney Stopford was born on 14 April 1808.² He was the son of Reverend Hon. Richard Bruce Stopford and Hon. Eleanor Powys.² He married, firstly, Frances Loyd, daughter of Edward Loyd, on 16 September 1847.² He married, secondly, Katherine Mary Waller, daughter of Sir Thomas Wathen Waller, 2nd Bt. and Catherine Wise, on 10 March 1868.² He died on 8 July 1885 at age 77.²

     Captain Edward Coverley Kennedy was born on 31 August 1879.¹ He was the son of Edward Briggs Kennedy and Caroline Edith Jackson.¹ He married Rosalind Margaret Innes Grant, daughter of Sir Ludovic James Grant of Dalvey, 11th Bt. and Elizabeth Ethel Graham Lancaster, on 21 September 1918.¹ He died on 23 November 1939 at age 60, he went down with his ship, H.M.S. Rawalpindi.¹
     He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹