Peerage Record – 26350

     Eleanor Rose Amherst Cecil was born on 21 January 2008.¹ She is the daughter of Henry Edward Amherst Cecil and Clare D. Stephens.¹

     William Henry Archdale was born on 16 November 1856.¹ He was the son of Nicholas Montgomery Archdale and Adelaide Mary Porter.¹ He died on 29 March 1875 at age 18.¹
     He was educated at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     Henry Butler Archdale was born on 4 December 1857.¹ He was the son of Nicholas Montgomery Archdale and Adelaide Mary Porter.¹ He died on 22 October 1858.¹

     Nicholas Francis Archdale was born on 19 February 1862.¹ He was the son of Nicholas Montgomery Archdale and Adelaide Mary Porter.¹ He married, firstly, Alice Egerton, daughter of Philip Henry Egerton and Mary Marjoribanks, on 1 April 1887.¹ He married, secondly, Adelaide Kewley, daughter of Reverend Robert Rigby Kewley.¹ He was also reported to have been married on 19 April 1887.²
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Pembroke College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1884 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Clover Hill, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹

     Alice Egerton was the daughter of Philip Henry Egerton and Mary Marjoribanks.^1,2 She married Nicholas Francis Archdale, son of Nicholas Montgomery Archdale and Adelaide Mary Porter, on 1 April 1887.¹ She was also reported to have been married on 19 April 1887.³ She died in May 1889, without issue.¹
     From 1 April 1887, her married name became Archdale.¹

     Shriti Vadera, Baroness Vadera was created Baroness Vadera [U.K. Life Peer] on 11 July 2007.¹

     Adelaide Kewley was the daughter of Reverend Robert Rigby Kewley.¹ She married Nicholas Francis Archdale, son of Nicholas Montgomery Archdale and Adelaide Mary Porter.¹
     Her married name became Archdale.¹

     Reverend Robert Rigby Kewley was the Vicar at Wingham, Kent, England^G.¹

     Lt.-Col. Theodore Montgomery Archdale was born on 24 September 1873.¹ He was the son of Nicholas Montgomery Archdale and Adelaide Mary Porter.¹ He married Helen Alexander Russel, daughter of Alexander Russel, on 9 October 1901.¹ He died on 10 October 1918 at age 45, in the sinking of the Leinster.¹
     He was educated at Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire, England^G.¹ He entered the military in 1894, in the service of the Royal Artillery.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1901, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was appointed Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1900.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹

     Helen Alexander Russel was the daughter of Alexander Russel.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Theodore Montgomery Archdale, son of Nicholas Montgomery Archdale and Adelaide Mary Porter, on 9 October 1901.¹ She died on 8 December 1949.¹
     From 9 October 1901, her married name became Archdale.¹ She was a militant suffragette with the Pankhursts and the Kermys, she worked throughout her life in London, Geneva, and Kent for Women’s Rights.¹ She edited Time and Tide.¹