Peerage Record – 25419

     Katharine Cohen is the daughter of Leo Cohen and Pamela Lois Buzzard.¹

     Robert Porrett Collier, 1st Baron Monkswell of Monkswell was born on 21 June 1817.² He was the son of John Collier and Emma Porrett.³ He married Isabella Rose Rose, daughter of William Rose Rose, on 14 April 1844.² He died on 27 October 1886 at age 69.²
     He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1841 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was a practising barrister in 1843.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Plymouth between 1852 and 1871.² He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) in 1854.² He held the office of Recorder of Penzance.² He was Judge Advocate the Fleet and Counsel of the Admirallty between 1859 and 1863.² He was appointed Knight in 1863.² He held the office of Solicitor-General between 1863 and 1866.² He held the office of Attorney-General between 1868 and 1871.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1871.² He held the office of Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1871.² He held the office of Judge of the Judicial Committee, Privy Council.² He was created 1st Baron Monkswell of Monkswell, co. Devon [U.K.] on 1 July 1885.²

     Marian Huxley was born in 1859.² She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry Huxley and Henrietta Anne Heathorn.^1,2 She married Hon. John Collier, son of Robert Porrett Collier, 1st Baron Monkswell of Monkswell and Isabella Rose Rose, on 30 June 1879.³ She died on 18 November 1887.³
     From 1879, her married name became Collier.¹

     Henrietta Huxley was born in 1863.¹ She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry Huxley and Henrietta Anne Heathorn.¹ She married Harold Roller.¹ She died in 1940.¹
     Her married name became Roller.¹ She was a singer.¹

     Joyce Collier was the daughter of Hon. John Collier and Marian Huxley.¹ She married, firstly, Leslie Crawshay-Williams, son of Arthur John Williams, on 27 April 1906.² She and Leslie Crawshay-Williams were divorced in 1918.² She married, secondly, Drysdale Kilburn, son of Nicholas Kilburn, on 2 November 1918.² She died on 21 November 1972.²
     She was a portrait miniaturist.² From 27 April 1906, her married name became Crawshay-Williams. She was registered as a member of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters.² From 2 November 1918, her married name became Kilburn.

     Drysdale Kilburn was the son of Nicholas Kilburn.² He married Joyce Collier, daughter of Hon. John Collier and Marian Huxley, on 2 November 1918.³ He died on 13 March 1940.³

     Ethel Huxley was born in 1866.² She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry Huxley and Henrietta Anne Heathorn.^1,2 She married Hon. John Collier, son of Robert Porrett Collier, 1st Baron Monkswell of Monkswell and Isabella Rose Rose, on 1 April 1889 at Norway^G.³ She died on 11 May 1914.³ She was also reported to have died in 1941.²
     From 1 April 1889, her married name became Collier.¹

     Sir Laurence Collier was born on 13 June 1890.¹ He was the son of Hon. John Collier and Ethel Huxley.² He married Eleanor Antoinette Watson, daughter of William Luther Watson and Edith Eleanor Saumarez, on 31 May 1917.¹ He died in 1976.¹
     He was educated at Bedales School, Petersfield, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He was with the Diplomatic Service between 1913 and 1951.² He was Minister to Norwegian Government in London in 1941.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1944.¹ He held the office of Ambassador Extraordiary and Plenipotentiary to Norway in 1945.¹

     Henrietta Anne Heathorn was born in 1825.¹ She married Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry Huxley in 1855.¹ She died in 1915.¹
     From 1855, her married name became Huxley.¹

     Noel Huxley was born in 1856.¹ He was the son of Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry Huxley and Henrietta Anne Heathorn.¹ He died in 1860.¹