Peerage Record – 2482

     Sir Brian Stapleton was the son of Sir Brian Stapleton and Joan Lovel.¹ He married Elizabeth le Scrope, daughter of Henry le Scrope, 7th Lord Scrope of Bolton.² He died on 2 April 1550.³

     Elizabeth le Scrope was the daughter of Henry le Scrope, 7th Lord Scrope of Bolton. She married Sir Brian Stapleton, son of Sir Brian Stapleton and Joan Lovel.¹
     Her married name became Stapleton.¹

     Katherine Hungate is the daughter of W. Hungate.¹ She married Gilbert Stapleton, son of Richard Stapleton.¹
     Her married name became Stapleton.¹

     Sir Richard Stapleton was the son of Sir Brian Stapleton and Elizabeth le Scrope.^1,2 He married Thomasin Amandas, daughter of Robert Amandas.² He died on 11 January 1584/85.¹
     He lived at Carlton, Yorkshire, England.²

     Thomasin Amandas was the daughter of Robert Amandas.¹ She married Sir Richard Stapleton, son of Sir Brian Stapleton and Elizabeth le Scrope.¹
     Her married name became Stapleton.¹

     Barbara Jekyll was born in 1886.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Sir Herbert Jekyll. She married, firstly, Lieutenant Hon. Francis Walter Stafford McLaren, son of Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway and Laura Elizabeth Pochin, on 20 July 1911. She married, secondly, Lt.-Gen. Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, V.C., son of James Freyberg and Julia Hamilton, on 14 June 1922.² She died on 24 September 1973.²
     From 20 July 1911, her married name became McLaren. From 14 June 1922, her married name became Freyberg. She was a welfare worker, where she was mentioned in despatches in 1941 at Cairo, Egypt^G.³ She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1943.² After her marriage, Barbara Jekyll was styled as Baroness Freyberg on 19 October 1951. She gained the title of Dame Freyberg in 1953. She was appointed Dame Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1953.² She was appointed Dame of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (D.St.J.)³

     Colonel Sir Herbert Jekyll was born in 1846.² He was the son of Edward J. L. Jekyll and Julia Hammersley.² He died in 1932.²
     He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.)¹ He lived at Munstead House, Godalming, Surrey, England^G.³ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Engineers.¹

     Lt.-Gen. Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, V.C. was born on 21 March 1889 at Richmond, Surrey, England^G.² He was the son of James Freyberg and Julia Hamilton.¹ He married Barbara Jekyll, daughter of Colonel Sir Herbert Jekyll, on 14 June 1922.³ He died on 4 July 1963 at age 74 at Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.²
     He was educated at Wellington College, Wellington, New Zealand^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches six times and wounded nine times.² He was awarded the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1915 with three bars (1918 twice and 1945.)² He was awarded the Victoria Cross (V.C.) on 15 December 1916, for his actions on 13 November 1916.² He was commander of the Infantry Brigade between 1917 and 1918.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by St. Andrew’s University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland^G, in 1922.¹ He was commander of the 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment between 1930 and 1931.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1934.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1936.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was Commander-in-Chief of the New Zealand Forces between 1939 and 1945.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1942.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1942.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1945.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1946.² He held the office of Governor-General of New Zealand between 1946 and 1952.² He was created 1st Baron Freyberg, of Wellington, New Zealand and of Munstead, co. Surrey [U.K.] on 19 October 1951.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) [New Zealand] in 1952.¹ He was Deputy Constable and Lieutenant-Governor of Wndsor Castle between 1953 and 1963.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.⁴
     

     Hon. Elsie Dorothea McLaren was born circa 1884. She was the daughter of Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway and Laura Elizabeth Pochin.¹ She married Colonel Sir Edward Alexander James Johnson-Ferguson, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Jabez Edward Johnson-Ferguson, 1st Bt. and Williamina Margaret Ellen Cunningham, on 28 April 1904.¹ She died on 15 May 1973.¹
     Her married name became Johnson-Ferguson.