Peerage Record – 254

     Edwin, Earl of Mercia is the son of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia.
     He gained the title of Earl of Mercia.

     Morcar, Earl of Northumbria is the son of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia.
     He was also known as Earl of Northumbria.

     Mary Helen Venning is the daughter of Alfred Reid Venning.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Charles Vere Nicoll on 2 July 1907.¹
     From 2 July 1907, her married name became Vere Nicoll.¹

     General Sir Richard Campbell Stewart was the son of Lt.-Gen. Thomas Stewart and Jane Christina Campbell.² He married Mona Gough Haines, daughter of Colonel Gregory Haines and Hon. Jane Eliza Mona Gough, in 1870.² He died on 14 December 1904 at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England^G, after being thrown from his horse.²
     He was commissioned in 1853, in the service of the Madras Army.² He fought in the Indian Mutiny.² He gained the rank of Captain in 1862.² He gained the rank of Major in 1871.² He gained the rank of Colonel in 1881.² He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in the Hyderabad Contingent.² He fought in the Burma Expedition between 1886 and 1887.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in July 1893.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1895.² He gained the rank of General in March 1900.² He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in May 1904 in the 30th Lancers (Gordon’s Horse.)²

     Captain William King George was the son of S. King George.³ He married Noelle Evelyn Campbell Stewart, daughter of General Sir Richard Campbell Stewart and Mona Gough Haines, in 1910 at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton, London, England^G.^1,2 He died on 25 January 1915.³
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 3rd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.¹ He fought in the First World War.³

     Lt.-Col. Humphfrey Hayes Kennedy was born on 19 January 1882.¹ He was the son of Gilbert George Kennedy and Alice Lyon.¹ He married Noelle Evelyn Campbell Stewart, daughter of General Sir Richard Campbell Stewart and Mona Gough Haines, on 14 July 1917.¹ He died on 29 July 1918 at age 36, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1901 and 1902, where he won a medal with five clasps.¹ He fought in the North-West Frontier in 1908, where he again won a medal with a clasp.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders.^1,2 He fought in the First World War.¹

     2/Lt. David Macomb Kennedy was born on 11 June 1878.¹ He was the son of Gilbert George Kennedy and Alice Lyon.¹ He died on 19 October 1899 at age 21, unmarried.¹
     He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers.¹

     John de Navarre Kennedy was born on 31 May 1888.¹ He was the son of Gilbert George Kennedy and Alice Lyon.¹ He married, firstly, Elsie Margaret Pinks, daughter of Edwin Charles Pinks, on 14 July 1914.¹ He married, secondly, Marjorie Helen Troop Morton, daughter of Albert Morton, in 1970.¹ He died in 1979.¹
     He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1945.¹ He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) in 1947.¹ He was a County Court Judge in 1952 at County of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada^G.¹ He wrote the book The History of the Department of Munitions and Supply (ASIN: B0081888PW.)¹ He wrote the book Aids to Jury Charges, Criminal (ASIN: B0007JGXJQ.)¹ He wrote the book In the Shadow of the Cheka (ASIN: B002AYAZEU.)¹ He wrote the book Crime in Reverse (ASIN: B000JJ9CY2.)¹ He wrote the book The Rain of Death (ASIN: B000OFJJY4.)¹

     Elsie Margaret Pinks was the daughter of Edwin Charles Pinks.¹ She married John de Navarre Kennedy, son of Gilbert George Kennedy and Alice Lyon, on 14 July 1914.¹ She died on 26 March 1969.¹
     From 14 July 1914, her married name became Kennedy.¹

     Sophie von Meißen was born circa 1258/59. She was the daughter of Dietrich Markgraf von Meißen und Landsberg and Helene von Brandenburg. She married Conrad of Glogau, Duke of Glogau circa 1271. She died on 14 August 1318.
     She was also known as Birgitta. She was the Abbess at Weissenfels^G.