Peerage Record – 25179

     Williard Dickerman Straight was born in 1880.¹ He married Dorothy Payne Whitney, daughter of Hon. William Collins Whitney and Flora Payne, in 1911.¹ He died in 1918, from influenza.¹
     He was educated at Cornell University, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Major Leonard Knight Elmhirst was born in 1893 at Laxton, Yorkshire, England.² He was the son of Reverend William Heaton Elmhirst and Mary Knight.² He married Dorothy Payne Whitney, daughter of Hon. William Collins Whitney and Flora Payne, in April 1925.¹
     He was educated in 1920 at Cornell University, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Ruth Elmhirst was born in 1926 at Marylebone, London, England.² She is the daughter of Major Leonard Knight Elmhirst and Dorothy Payne Whitney.¹ She married Maurice A. Ash in 1947 at Westminster, London, England.²
     From 1947, her married name became Ash.²

     William Elmhirst is the son of Major Leonard Knight Elmhirst and Dorothy Payne Whitney.¹

     Sophia Rose Villiers was born on 24 October 2009.¹ She is the daughter of Christopher Frederick Pelham Villiers and Katherine M. Norman-Butler.¹

     Beatrice Whitney Straight was born on 2 August 1914.¹ She was the daughter of Williard Dickerman Straight and Dorothy Payne Whitney.¹ She married Peter Cookson.² She died on 7 April 2001 at age 86 at North Ridge, California, U.S.A.²
     Her married name became Cookson.² She was an actress.² She was awarded the Academy Award in 1977 for best supporting actress in Network.²

     Michael Whitney Straight was born on 1 September 1916 at New York, U.S.A.² He was the son of Williard Dickerman Straight and Dorothy Payne Whitney.¹ He married, firstly, Belinda Compton in 1939.² He and Belinda Compton were divorced in 1969.² He married, secondly, Nina Gore Auchincloss, daughter of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss, Jr. and Nina S. Gore, in 1974.² He and Nina Gore Auchincloss were divorced.² He married, thirdly, Katharine Gould in 1998.² He died on 4 January 2004 at age 87 at Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.²
     He was educated at London School of Economics, London, England.² He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.² He was publisher of New Republic between 1954 and 1956.² He wrote the book After Long Silence, published 1983.²

     Lawrence Cooke was the son of Edward Cooke.¹ He died in 1540, executed.¹
     In 1536 he participated in the Pilgrimage of Grace.¹ He was the Prior between 1536 and 1538 at Doncaster, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Henry Ryley lived at Doncaster, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Thomas Nevile married Sarah Cooke, daughter of Bryan Cooke and Sarah Ryley.¹
     He lived at Thorney, Nottinghamshire, England^G.¹