Peerage Record – 26331

     Commander Benjamin Dutton gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ He lived at Woodside, Hampshire, England^G, (near Lymington.)¹

     William Rowley Archdall was born on 28 February 1841.¹ He was the son of Reverend William Rowley Archdall and Catherine Archdall.¹ He died in 1842.¹

     Reverend Thomas Hewan Archdale was born on 12 April 1843.¹ He was the son of Reverend William Rowley Archdall and Catherine Archdall.¹ He married Mary Alexander, daughter of James Alexander, on 17 April 1873.¹ He died on 23 June 1924 at age 81.¹
     He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, in 1861 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was the Curate between 1868 and 1870 at St. John’s, Workington, Cumberland, England^G.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Durham.¹ He was the Curate between 1870 and 1873 at St. Paul’s, Bath, Somerset, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, in 1873 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was the Curate between 1874 and 1877 at St. Mary’s, Gateshead, County Durham, England^G.¹ He was the Vicar and Rural Dean between 1877 and 1924 at Tanfield, County Durham, England^G.¹ He held the office of honorary Canon of Durham in 1914.¹

     Mary Alexander was the daughter of James Alexander.¹ She married Reverend Thomas Hewan Archdale, son of Reverend William Rowley Archdall and Catherine Archdall, on 17 April 1873.¹ She died on 26 June 1935.¹
     From 17 April 1873, her married name became Archdale.¹

     James Alexander lived at Derwent House, Workington, Cumberland, England^G.¹

     Major Mervyn Alexander Archdale was born on 1 March 1875.¹ He was the son of Reverend Thomas Hewan Archdale and Mary Alexander.¹ He married Frances Macalister, daughter of James Macalister, on 26 June 1906.¹
     He was educated at St. Bees School, St. Bees, Cumbria, England^G.¹ He graduated from Durham University, Durham, County Durham, England^G, in 1897 with a Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.) and a Bachelor of Surgery (B.S.)¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Army Medical Corps (R.A.M.C.)¹ He was a Resident Medical Licensee at Middleton Hall Mental Hospital, Middleton St. George, Darlington, County Durham, England^G.¹ He was a Consulting Physician, Psychiatric Clinic at Sunderland Royal Infirmary, Sunderland, Sunderland, Scotland^G.¹ He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1922 with a Diploma in Psychological Medicine (D.P.M.)¹ He was a Consulting Psychiatrist at Cherry Knowle Hospital, Ryhope, County Durham, England^G.¹ He lived at Middleton Hall, Middleton St. George, Darlington, County Durham, England^G.¹

     Frances Macalister is the daughter of James Macalister.¹ She married Major Mervyn Alexander Archdale, son of Reverend Thomas Hewan Archdale and Mary Alexander, on 26 June 1906.¹
     From 26 June 1906, her married name became Archdale.¹

     James Macalister lived at Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland^G.¹

     Mervyn Archdale was born on 13 December 1907.¹ He was the son of Major Mervyn Alexander Archdale and Frances Macalister.¹ He died on 7 December 1924 at age 16.¹
     He was educated at Lancing College, Lancing, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Ruby Archdale was born on 24 August 1909.¹ She was the daughter of Major Mervyn Alexander Archdale and Frances Macalister.¹
     She was a brusar and Director at Middleton Hall Nursing Home, Middleton St. George, Darlington, County Durham, England^G.¹ As of 1976, Ruby Archdale lived at Middleton Hall, Middleton St. George, Darlington, County Durham, England^G.¹