Peerage Record – 26441

     Sir Hugh Houston Smiley, 1st Bt. was born on 5 January 1841.¹ He was the son of John Smiley and Ann Reid.² He married Elizabeth Anne Kerr, daughter of Peter Kerr and Margaret Clark, on 9 September 1874.¹ He died on 3 March 1909 at age 68.²
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Renfrewshire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Antrim.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Antrim.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of County Antrim in 1899.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Smiley, of Drumalis, Larne, co. Antrim and Gallowhill, Paisley, Renfrewshire [U.K.] on 13 October 1903.¹

     Elizabeth Anne Kerr was the daughter of Peter Kerr and Margaret Clark.^1,2 She married Sir Hugh Houston Smiley, 1st Bt., son of John Smiley and Ann Reid, on 9 September 1874.¹ She died on 14 July 1930.¹
     From 9 September 1874, her married name became Smiley.

     Margot Love Smiley was the daughter of John Smiley and Ann Reid.¹ She married John A. Bowman.¹ She died on 1 January 1904.¹
     Her married name became Bowman.¹

     Peter Kerr Kerr-Smiley was born on 22 February 1879.¹ He was the son of Sir Hugh Houston Smiley, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Anne Kerr.² He married Maud Simpson, daughter of Ernest Louis Simpson, on 5 July 1905.¹ He died on 23 June 1943 at age 64.¹
     He was given the name of Peter Kerr Smiley at birth.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1901 and 1902.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 21st Lancers.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for North Antrim between 1910 and 1922.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Major in the Royal Irish Rifles.¹

     Charles Gordon is the son of Alexander Gordon of Pitlurg. He married Frances Strickland Lovell Oldham, daughter of Robert Pollard Oldham, on 5 July 1938.¹ He and Frances Strickland Lovell Oldham were divorced in 1948.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Scottish Horse.¹

     Maud Simpson was the daughter of Ernest Louis Simpson.² She married Peter Kerr Kerr-Smiley, son of Sir Hugh Houston Smiley, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Anne Kerr, on 5 July 1905.¹ She died on 28 May 1962.¹
     From 5 July 1905, her married name became Smiley.

     Lt.-Col. Cyril Hugh Kerr-Smiley was born on 15 April 1906.¹ He was the son of Peter Kerr Kerr-Smiley and Maud Simpson.² He married Agnes Sorel-Cameron, daughter of Lt.-Col. George Cecil Minett Sorel-Cameron and Marguerite Emily Tollemache, in 1933.² He died on 16 May 1980 at age 74.^1,3
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the Suffolk Regiment.¹

     Lt.-Col. George Cecil Minett Sorel-Cameron was the son of Henry Wallace Sorel-Cameron and Flora Agnes Cameron. He married Marguerite Emily Tollemache, daughter of Hon. Hamilton James Tollemache and Mabel Hanbury, on 27 September 1906.¹ He died on 28 June 1947.
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Cameron Highlanders.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹ He lived at Gorthleck House, Gorthleck, Inverness-shire, Scotland^G.²

     Agnes Sorel-Cameron was born in 1909.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. George Cecil Minett Sorel-Cameron and Marguerite Emily Tollemache.² She married Lt.-Col. Cyril Hugh Kerr-Smiley, son of Peter Kerr Kerr-Smiley and Maud Simpson, in 1933.¹ She died in 1986.²
     From 25 April 1933, her married name became Kerr-Smiley.

     Lt.-Col. Peter Simon Kerr-Smiley was born on 9 June 1934.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Cyril Hugh Kerr-Smiley and Agnes Sorel-Cameron.² He married Jennifer Guise Tucker, daughter of Lt.-Col. Thomas Guise Tucker, on 15 January 1960.¹ He and Jennifer Guise Tucker were divorced in 1981.¹ He died on 7 March 2008 at age 73.³
     Lt.-Col. Peter Simon Kerr-Smiley usually went by his middle name of Simon.¹ He was educated at Ampleforth College, Ampleforth, Yorkshire, England^G.⁴ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of between 1954 and 1961 in the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders.¹ He fought in the Arabian Peninsular Campaign between 1956 and 1957.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Malta between 1959 and 1961.¹ He gained the rank of between 1961 and 1984 in the Queen’s Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1974.¹ He was Commanding Officer of the Scottish Infantry Depot (Bridge of Don) between 1974 and 1976.¹ He was Queen’s Messenger between 1984 and 1996.¹ He lived in 2003 at Towranna Farm, Huntingfield, Suffolk, England^G.¹