Peerage Record – 24672

     Marie Ruan du Bois was the daughter of Francis Blake du Bois.² She married Sir Henry Lennox Hopkinson, son of General Henry Hopkinson and Jean Montgomerie, on 6 December 1900.¹ She died on 11 July 1949.¹
     From 6 December 1900, her married name became Hopkinson.

     Timothy James Mercer is the son of Peter Ramsden Coburn Mercer and Angela Elizabeth Fairbairn.¹

     Lt.-Col. John Montgomerie Hopkinson was born on 28 November 1902.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Lennox Hopkinson and Marie Ruan du Bois.² He married Alexandra Martha Ingeborg Pauline Stiernstedt, daughter of Baron Erik Stjernstedt, on 26 September 1933.¹ He died on 7 October 1989 at age 86 at Royston, Hertfordshire, England.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (F.I.C.A.)¹ He became a Master Merchant of the Taylors’ Company in 1953.¹

     Baron Erik Stjernstedt lived at Stockholm, Sweden^G.¹

     Alexandra Martha Ingeborg Pauline Stiernstedt is the daughter of Baron Erik Stjernstedt.² She married Lt.-Col. John Montgomerie Hopkinson, son of Sir Henry Lennox Hopkinson and Marie Ruan du Bois, on 26 September 1933.¹
     From 26 September 1933, her married name became Hopkinson.

     Anthony Erik Hopkinson was born on 18 March 1935.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. John Montgomerie Hopkinson and Alexandra Martha Ingeborg Pauline Stiernstedt.² He married Sylvia Christina Fordham, daughter of Sir Alfred Stanley Fordham, on 7 September 1966.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Scots Guards.¹ He lived in 2003 at 12 Queensdale Place, London, England^G.¹

     Sir Alfred Stanley Fordham lived at Melbourn Bury, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹

     Sylvia Christina Fordham is the daughter of Sir Alfred Stanley Fordham.² She married Anthony Erik Hopkinson, son of Lt.-Col. John Montgomerie Hopkinson and Alexandra Martha Ingeborg Pauline Stiernstedt, on 7 September 1966.¹
     From 7 September 1966, her married name became Hopkinson.

     Francis John Fordham Hopkinson was born on 21 October 1967.¹ He is the son of Anthony Erik Hopkinson and Sylvia Christina Fordham.²

     Edward Hopkinson was born on 1 November 1972.¹ He is the son of Anthony Erik Hopkinson and Sylvia Christina Fordham.²