Peerage Record – 2566

     Amanda Alecia Aird was born on 27 August 1946.¹ She is the daughter of Colonel Sir John Renton Aird, 3rd Bt. and Lady Priscilla Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby.¹

     Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster was born on 20 July 1867 at 23 Wilton Crescent, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster and Lady Evelyn Elizabeth Gordon.¹ He was baptised on 10 October 1867 at Normanton, England^G.¹ He married Eloise Lawrence Breese, daughter of William Lawrence Breese and Marie Louise Parsons, on 6 December 1905 at St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He died on 19 September 1951 at age 84.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1889 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was styled as Lord Willoughby de Eresby between 1892 and 1910.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1893 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lincolnshire, Horncastle Division between 1894 and 1906.¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Lincolnshire.⁴ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Lincolnshire Yeomanry.⁴ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Perthshire.⁴ He succeeded as the 26th Lord Willoughby de Eresby [E., 1313] on 24 December 1910.⁴ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Aveland, of Aveland, co. Lincoln [U.K., 1856] on 24 December 1910.⁵ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Heathcote, of the City of London [G.B., 1733] on 24 December 1910.⁵ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Ancaster [U.K., 1892] on 24 December 1910.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland.⁴ He was member of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts in 1935.⁴ He held the office of Lord Great Chamberlain between 1937 and 1950.⁴

     Major Sir John Aird, 2nd Bt. was born on 6 November 1861.¹ He was the son of Sir John Aird, 1st Bt. and Sarah Smith.² He married Alicia Ellen Renton, daughter of James Hall Renton, on 20 April 1886.¹ He died on 20 October 1934 at age 72.
     He gained the rank of Major in 1884 in the Royal Engineers.¹ He fought in the Egyptian Campaign between 1884 and 1885.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Aird, of Hyde Park Terrace, Paddington, London [U.K., 1901] on 6 January 1911.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Suffolk.¹

     Alicia Ellen Renton was the daughter of James Hall Renton.¹ She married Major Sir John Aird, 2nd Bt., son of Sir John Aird, 1st Bt. and Sarah Smith, on 20 April 1886.¹ She died on 8 March 1951.¹
     Her married name became Aird.

     James Hall Renton lived at Park Lane, Mayfair, London, England^G.¹

     Algernon Sydney was born in 1622.¹ He was the son of Robert Sydney, 2nd Earl of Leicester and Lady Dorothy Percy.¹ He died on 7 December 1683, beheaded.¹
     He held the office of Governor of Chichester in 1645.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cardiff in 1646.¹ He held the office of Governor and Lieutenant of Dover in 1648.¹ He held the office of Member of the Council of State in 1653.¹ He held the office of Member of the Council of State in 1659.¹ On 26 June 1683 he was arrested on suspicion on involvement in the Rye House Plot.¹ He wrote the book Discourses Concerning Government, published 1698.¹

     Thomas Morley, 5th Baron Morley was born in 1393 at Hingham, Norfolk, England^G.² He was the son of Robert Morley and Isabel Molines.³ He married Isabel de la Pole, daughter of Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk and Lady Katherine de Stafford, before 5 February 1402/3.³
     He gained the title of 5th Baron Morley.

     Anne Arundell is the daughter of Sir John Arundell and Elizabeth Morley.¹ A settlement for the marriage between her and Sir James Tyrrell was made on 23 March 1469.¹
     From 23 March 1469, her married name became Tyrrell.¹

     Baroness Christine Kemeny de Magyar-Gyero-Monostor is the daughter of Baron Simon Kemeny de Magyar-Gyero-Monostor and Anne Vay de Vaja et Ibrany.¹ She married Baron Balthazar Banffy de Losoncz, son of Baron Laszlo Banffy de Losoncz and Judith Daniel de Vargyas, in 1736.
     Her married name became de Losoncz.

     John Russell, 1st Earl Russell was born on 18 August 1792.² He was the son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford and Hon. Georgiana Elizabeth Byng.¹ He married, firstly, Adelaide Lister, daughter of Thomas Lister and Mary Grove, on 11 April 1835.² He married, secondly, Lady Frances Anna Maria Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, daughter of Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto and Mary Brydone, on 20 July 1841.² He died on 28 May 1878 at age 85.²
     He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England.² He was educated at Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Tavistock between 1813 and 1817.² He was Commissioner to the Vienna Congress.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Tavistock between 1818 and 1819.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Huntingdonshire between 1820 and 1826.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Bandon between 1826 and 1830.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1830.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Tavistock between 1830 and 1832.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for South Devon between 1832 and 1835.² He held the office of Home Secretary between 1835 and 1839.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Stroud between 1835 and 1841.² He held the office of Colonial Secretary between 1839 and 1841.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for City of London between 1841 and 1861.² He held the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury from June 1846 to February 1852.³ He held the office of Foreign Secretary between 1852 and 1853.² He held the office of Lord President of the Council from 1854 to 1855.² He held the office of Colonial Secretary in 1855.² He held the office of Foreign Secretary between 1859 and 1863.² He was created 1st Earl Russell, of Kingston Russell, co. Dorset [U.K.] on 30 July 1861.² He was created 1st Viscount Amberley, of Amberley, co. Gloucester and Ardsalla, co. Meath [U.K.] on 30 July 1861.² He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1862.² He held the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury between October 1865 and June 1866.³ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1869.²