Peerage Record – 24674

     Rozanne Felicity Hastings Medhurst was born in 1922.¹ She married Reverend Captain Halsey Sparrowe Colchester in 1946.¹ She died on 17 November 2016 at Godswell Park, Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England.¹
     From 1946, her married name became Colchester.¹

     David Charles Watney was the son of Colonel Charles Norman Watney.² He married Elizabeth Anne Hopkinson, daughter of Francis Archibald Hopkinson and Ursula Joan Tyldesley Jones, on 27 July 1955.¹ He and Elizabeth Anne Hopkinson were divorced in 1968.¹ He died on 26 April 2011.³

     Anne Louise Watney was born on 10 March 1956.¹ She is the daughter of David Charles Watney and Elizabeth Anne Hopkinson.²
     Anne Louise Watney usually went by her middle name of Louise.¹

     Caroline Teresa Watney was born on 22 July 1958.¹ She is the daughter of David Charles Watney and Elizabeth Anne Hopkinson.²

     Mary Mercer is the daughter of Peter Ramsden Coburn Mercer and Angela Elizabeth Fairbairn.¹

     Frank Charles Minoprio was the son of Franz Karl Minoprio. He married, firstly, Eliza Hunger Calder in 1899.² He married Rachel Ellen Mann in 1920 at St. Georges Hanover Square, London, England.² He died on 14 November 1951.
     He lived at Haulfryn, Caernarvonshire, Wales^G.¹ He lived at Broadlands, Ascot, Berkshire, England^G.¹ Frank Charles Minoprio usually went by his middle name of Charles.¹

     Michael Raymond Minoprio was born in 1927 at Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England.² He was the son of Frank Charles Minoprio and Rachel Ellen Mann.^3,2 He married, firstly, Jane Chester Master.⁴ He married, secondly, Elizabeth Anne Hopkinson, daughter of Francis Archibald Hopkinson and Ursula Joan Tyldesley Jones, on 3 July 1968.¹ He died on 26 August 2015.⁵

     Theresa Mary Hopkinson was born on 1 December 1938.¹ She is the daughter of Francis Archibald Hopkinson and Ursula Joan Tyldesley Jones.² She married Lt.-Gen. Sir John Norman Stewart Arthur, son of Lt.-Col. Evelyn Stewart Arthur and Elizabeth Burnett-Stuart, on 1 October 1960.¹
     From 1 October 1960, her married name became Arthur.² She adopted Simon Francis Stuart Arthur.²

     Lt.-Col. Evelyn Stewart Arthur was born on 1 October 1899.² He was the son of James Arthur and Olive Juana Stewart.² He married Elizabeth Burnett-Stuart, daughter of General Sir John Theodosius Burnett-Stuart of Dens and Crichie, on 14 April 1926.² He died on 22 August 1963 at age 63.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 2nd Dragoons (RSG.)² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Territorial Army.² He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Ayrshire.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Ayrshire.² He lived at Coilsfield, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland^G.² He lived at Longnor Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England^G.¹

     Lt.-Gen. Sir John Norman Stewart Arthur was born on 6 March 1931.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Evelyn Stewart Arthur and Elizabeth Burnett-Stuart.² He married Theresa Mary Hopkinson, daughter of Francis Archibald Hopkinson and Ursula Joan Tyldesley Jones, on 1 October 1960.² He died on 18 December 2023 at age 92.³
     Lt.-Gen. Sir John Norman Stewart Arthur usually went by his middle name of Norman.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.² He was commissioned in 1951 with the rank of officer, in the service of the Royal Scots Greys.² He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.² He adopted Simon Francis Stuart Arthur.² He was commanding officer of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards between 1972 and 1974.² He was commanding officer of the 7th Armoured Brigade between 1976 and 1977.² He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in 1979.² He was GOC of the 3rd Armoured Division between 1980 and 1982.² He gained the rank of Colonel between 1984 and 1992 in the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1985.² He was Colonel Commandant of the Military Provost Corps between 1985 and 1988.² He was GOC of the Army in Scotland between 1985 and 1988.² He held the office of Governor of Edinburgh Castle between 1985 and 1988.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Dumfries and Galloway between 1989 and 1996.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of the Stewarty of Kirkcudbright in 1996.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Dunfries and Galloway in 1996.²