Peerage Record – 25773

     Adda Katherine Gräfin von Rhoden was born in 1871.¹ She was the daughter of Albrecht Georg Bernhard Karl Prinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont and Dorothea Gage, Gräfin von Rhoden.¹ She married Robert St. George-Johnston.¹ She died on 30 August 1938.¹
     Her married name became St. George-Johnston.¹

     Major Charles Adam Murray Alexander was born on 11 July 1889.² He was the son of Colonel Charles Murray Alexander and Mary Anna Catherine Lowry.¹ He married Gladys Sylvia MacGregor Greer, daughter of Major Thomas MacGregor Greer and Dorinda Florence Lowry, on 31 December 1918.¹ He died on 8 September 1958 at age 69.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.² He was commissioned in 1910, in the service of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.² He fought in the First World War, when he was wounded, and was mentioned in despatches.² He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1917.¹ He gained the rank of Brevet Major in 1919.² He retired from the military in 1930.² He held the office of High Sheriff in 1936.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) in 1938.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) in 1940.¹ He was a director of Ulster Bank Ltd.² He was a director of the Pigs Marketing Board, Northern Ireland.² He was a director of the Great Northern Railway.² He held the office of Member, Electricity Board, Northern Ireland.² He was a director of Ferguson Ltd at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.² He was a Director of Bessbrook Spinning Company Ltd.² He was a director of Harry Ferguson Motors Ltd.² He was a director of J. N. Richardson Sons & Owden Ltd.² He and Gladys Sylvia MacGregor Greer lived at Pomery House, County Tyrone, Ireland^G, formerly, which was sold in 1959.¹ He and Gladys Sylvia MacGregor Greer lived at Termon, Carrickmore, County Tyrone, Ireland^G.¹

     Evelyn Ruth Dorinda Mary Alexander was born on 25 April 1921.¹ She was the daughter of Major Charles Adam Murray Alexander and Gladys Sylvia MacGregor Greer.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Peter Ferns, son of John Astley Ferns, on 4 April 1944.¹ She died on 20 March 2010 at age 88 at Hereford, Herefordshire, England.²
     Evelyn Ruth Dorinda Mary Alexander usually went by her middle name of Ruth.¹ She served in the Second World War, with the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry.¹ From 4 April 1944, her married name became Ferns.¹

     Lt.-Col. Peter Ferns is the son of John Astley Ferns.¹ He married Evelyn Ruth Dorinda Mary Alexander, daughter of Major Charles Adam Murray Alexander and Gladys Sylvia MacGregor Greer, on 4 April 1944.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment.¹ He was registered as a Barrister-at-law.¹ As of 1976, Lt.-Col. Peter Ferns lived at Rock Cottage, Kerridge, Cheshire, England^G, (near Bollington.)¹ As of 1976, Lt.-Col. Peter Ferns lived at Termon, Carrickmore, County Tyrone, Ireland^G.¹

     John Astley Ferns lived at Wilmslow, Cheshire, England^G.¹

     Captain John Astley Lowry Ferns was born on 26 May 1945.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Peter Ferns and Evelyn Ruth Dorinda Mary Alexander.¹ He married Dorothy Margaret Lillie, daughter of Charles Lillie, on 21 September 1973.¹
     He was educated at Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment.¹

     Dorothy Margaret Lillie is the daughter of Charles Lillie.¹ She married Captain John Astley Lowry Ferns, son of Lt.-Col. Peter Ferns and Evelyn Ruth Dorinda Mary Alexander, on 21 September 1973.¹
     From 21 September 1973, her married name became Ferns.¹

     Charles Lillie lived at West Berlin, Germany^G.¹

     Rosemary Sylvia Dorinda Ferns was born on 2 August 1947.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Peter Ferns and Evelyn Ruth Dorinda Mary Alexander.¹ She married Andrew Michael Abernethy Simpson, son of Colonel Robert Alexander Simpson, on 1 December 1973.¹
     From 1 December 1973, her married name became Simpson.¹

     Andrew Michael Abernethy Simpson is the son of Colonel Robert Alexander Simpson.¹ He married Rosemary Sylvia Dorinda Ferns, daughter of Lt.-Col. Peter Ferns and Evelyn Ruth Dorinda Mary Alexander, on 1 December 1973.¹
     He was a member of the (an unknown value.)¹