Peerage Record – 26334

     Martha Christina Karow was the daughter of Reverend William Karow.¹ She married Reverend Mervyn Archdall, son of Reverend William Rowley Archdall and Catherine Archdall, on 14 September 1882.¹ She died on 31 August 1949.¹
     From 14 September 1882, her married name became Archdall.¹

     Mervyn Archdall was born on 31 August 1884.¹ He was the son of Reverend Mervyn Archdall and Martha Christina Karow.¹ He married Mary Thompson, daughter of Reverend Edward H. Thompson.¹
     He was educated at Sydney Grammar School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^G.¹ He was educated at Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^G.¹ He lived at Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^G.¹ He was the editor of the Medical Journal of Australia for 40 years.¹ He was the receipient of the British Medical Association’s Gold Medal.¹

     Mary Thompson is the daughter of Reverend Edward H. Thompson.¹ She married Mervyn Archdall, son of Reverend Mervyn Archdall and Martha Christina Karow.¹
     Her married name became Archdall.¹

     Reverend Edward H. Thompson lived at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia^G.¹

     Rev. Canon Henry Kingsley Archdall was born on 2 March 1886.¹ He was the son of Reverend Mervyn Archdall and Martha Christina Karow.¹ He married Laura Madden, daughter of Reverend Edward Madden, on 6 December 1911.¹
     He was educated at Sydney Grammar School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^G.¹ He graduated from St. Paul’s College, Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^G, in 1907 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1911 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was a Fellow and Lecturer between 1911 and 1915 at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1915 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Dean of Newcastle, NSW between 1815 and 1819, (this date must be in error because he was not born until 1886.)¹ He was a Fellow in 1918 at Australian College of Theology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^G.¹ He was the Headmaster between 1919 and 1926 at Armidale School, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia^G.¹ He was the Headmaster between 1926 and 1935 at King’s College, Auckland, New Zealand^G.¹ He was the Chaplain between 1935 and 1938 at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was the Principal between 1938 and 1953 at St. David’s College, Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales^G.¹ He was a Select Preacher in 1940 at Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He was a Fellow in 1941 at Jesus College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was a Select Preacher between 1947 and 1948 at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Chancellor and Reverend Canon Emeritus of St. David’s Cathedral from 1950.¹ He was a Visiting Fellow between 1954 and 1957 at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.^G.¹ He was the Chaplain, Headquarters, for the United States Army between 1957 and 1959 at Heidelberg, Germany^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (L.L.D.) by University of Wales, Wales^G, in 1973.¹ As of 1976, Rev. Canon Henry Kingsley Archdall lived at 51 Victoria Avenue, Porthcawl, Glamorgan, Wales^G.¹

     Laura Madden was the daughter of Reverend Edward Madden.¹ She married Rev. Canon Henry Kingsley Archdall, son of Reverend Mervyn Archdall and Martha Christina Karow, on 6 December 1911.¹
     From 6 December 1911, her married name became Archdall.¹

     Mervyn Wilfred Archdall was born on 2 November 1913.¹ He is the son of Rev. Canon Henry Kingsley Archdall and Laura Madden.¹ He married Pegeen Brown, daughter of Edward Brown, in February 1950.¹
     He graduated from University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, with a Doctor of Medicine (Male,D.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London (F.R.C.P.)¹ As of 1976, Mervyn Wilfred Archdall lived at 655 Riddell Road, Glendowie, Auckland, New Zealand^G.¹

     Pegeen Brown is the daughter of Edward Brown.¹ She married Mervyn Wilfred Archdall, son of Rev. Canon Henry Kingsley Archdall and Laura Madden, in February 1950.¹
     From February 1950, her married name became Archdall.¹