Peerage Record – 24891

     Sir Andrew William McAlpine, 7th Bt. was born on 22 November 1960.² He is the son of Hon. Sir William Hepburn McAlpine, 6th Bt. and Jill Benton Jones.¹ He married Caroline Claire Hodgson, daughter of Frederick A. Hodgson, in 1991.²
     He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England.² He succeeded as the 7th Baronet McAlpine, of Knott Park, Surrey [U.K., 1918] on 4 March 2018.²

     Lucinda Mary Jane McAlpine was born on 15 December 1964.¹ She is the daughter of Hon. Sir William Hepburn McAlpine, 6th Bt. and Jill Benton Jones.²

     Sir Simon Warley Frederick Benton Jones, 4th Bt. was born on 11 September 1941.¹ He was the son of Sir Peter Fawcett Benton Jones, 3rd Bt. and Nancy Pickering.¹ He married Margaret Fiona Dickson, daughter of David Rutherford Dickson, on 14 April 1966.² He died on 28 December 2016 at age 75.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1963 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Lincolnshire between 1971 and 2000.² He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Jones, of Treeton, West Riding, co. York [U.K., 1919] on 11 November 1972.² He held the office of High Sheriff of Lincolnshire between 1977 and 1978.² He was Chairmam of the Lincolnshire Magistrate’s Court between 1996 and 2000.² He lived in 2003 at Irnham Hall, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.²

     Sarah Burton Hyde was the daughter of John Hyde and Sarah Burton.¹ She married Henry Boyle, 3rd Earl of Shannon, son of Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon and Catharine Ponsonby, on 7 June 1798.¹ She died on 6 September 1820.¹
     From 7 June 1798, her married name became Boyle.¹ After her marriage, Sarah Burton Hyde was styled as Countess of Shannon on 8 July 1815.

     Fiona Charlotte Benton Jones was born on 1 October 1967.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Simon Warley Frederick Benton Jones, 4th Bt. and Margaret Fiona Dickson.^2,3 She married Rupert J. A. Farquharson, son of Rt. Hon. Sir Donald Farquharson and Mary Simpson, on 12 October 1996 at Irnam, Lincolnshire, England^G.² She and Rupert J. A. Farquharson were divorced in 2015.⁴ She married Nicholas John Sigsworth, son of Reverend John Sigsworth, on 4 March 2023 at Irnham Hall, Lincolnshire, England.⁴
     From 12 October 1996, her married name became Farquharson.² From 4 March 2023, her married name became Sigsworth.⁴

     Hon. Alice Elizabeth Mulholland was the daughter of John Mulholland, 1st Baron Dunleath of Ballywalter and Frances Louisa Lyle.² She married John George Beresford Massy-Beresford, son of Very Rev. John Maunsell Massy-Beresford and Emily Sarah Beresford, on 22 November 1892.² She died on 23 November 1948.¹
     From 22 November 1892, her married name became Massy-Beresford.¹

     Brigadier Tristram Hugh Massy-Beresford was born on 10 April 1896.¹ He was the son of John George Beresford Massy-Beresford and Hon. Alice Elizabeth Mulholland.² He married Helen Lindsay Lawford, daughter of Lindsay Crompton Lawford and Helen Ada Southern, on 25 August 1927.¹ He died on 21 July 1987 at age 91 at Surrey, England.^1,3
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated First World War.¹ He fought in the Second World War, in the Far East, where he became a POW.¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier in the Rifle Brigade.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1945.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹

     Lindsay Crompton Lawford was born in 1857.² He was the son of George Lawford and Frances Bischoff.² He married, firstly, Margaret Jane Thomson at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.² He and Margaret Jane Thomson were divorced in 1896.² He married, secondly, Helen Ada Southern after 1896.² He and Margaret Jane Thomson were separated in 1893.² He died in 1929.²
     He lived in 1893 at Sherbrooke Lodge, Wandsworth Common, London, England^G.² He lived at Montreal, Quebec, Canada^G, a naval attaché.^1,2

     Helen Lindsay Lawford was born in 1903.² She was the daughter of Lindsay Crompton Lawford and Helen Ada Southern.^3,2 She married Brigadier Tristram Hugh Massy-Beresford, son of John George Beresford Massy-Beresford and Hon. Alice Elizabeth Mulholland, on 25 August 1927.¹ She died in 1979.¹
     Helen Lindsay Lawford also went by the nick-name of Mollie.² From 25 August 1927, her married name became Massy-Beresford.¹

     Major Michael James Massy-Beresford was born on 10 April 1935.¹ He is the son of Brigadier Tristram Hugh Massy-Beresford and Helen Lindsay Lawford.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was educated at Royal Military College of Science, Cranfield University, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd.)¹ He lived in 2003 at 11 Charleville Mansions, Charleville Road, London, England^G.¹