Peerage Record – 2698

     Maria Farringdon Harrison was the daughter of Thomas Harrison.¹ She married Thomas Brassey, son of John Brassey and Elizabeth Perceval, on 20 December 1831.² She died on 3 January 1877.²
     Her married name became Brassey.

     Ronald Henry Brassey was born on 21 May 1895.¹ He was the son of Major Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey of Apethorpe and Lady Violet Mary Gordon-Lennox.¹ He died on 29 May 1895.²

     Lieutenant Gerard Charles Brassey was born on 28 December 1898.¹ He was the son of Major Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey of Apethorpe and Lady Violet Mary Gordon-Lennox.¹ He died on 27 August 1918 at age 19, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the First World War. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards.¹

     John Leonard Brassey was born in 1903.¹ He was the son of Major Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey of Apethorpe and Lady Violet Mary Gordon-Lennox.¹ He died on 9 March 1903.²

     Francis William Drummond was born on 4 September 1894.¹ He was the son of Major John William Ainslie Drummond and Florence Charlotte Blencowe.¹ He married Jean Ritchie, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Archibald Buchanan Ritchie, on 4 September 1946.¹ He died on 9 February 1957 at age 62, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was a stockbroker.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the General List.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹

     Lucy Caroline Fraser is the daughter of General Sir David William Fraser and Julia Frances Oldridge de la Hey.¹ She married Hon. Alexander Nicholas John Baring, son of John Francis Harcourt Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton and Hon. Susan Mary Renwick, in 1992.¹
     From 1992, her married name became Baring.¹

     Major Hon. Peter Esmé Brassey was born on 5 December 1907.¹ He was the son of Major Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey of Apethorpe and Lady Violet Mary Gordon-Lennox.¹ He married Lady Romayne Elizabeth Algitha Cecil, daughter of William Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter and Hon. Myra Rowena Sibell Orde-Powlett, on 12 December 1944.¹ He died on 14 March 1995 at age 87.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated in 1927 at Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1930 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Northamptonshire Yeomanry.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Peterbororugh in 1947.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Northamptonshire between 1961 and 1967.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Huntingdonshire and Peterborough in 1965.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Huntingdonshire and Peterborough in 1966.¹ He was chairman of the Southend Waterworks Company.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire between 1975 and 1981.¹

     William Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter was born on 27 October 1876.¹ He was the son of Brownlow Henry George Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter and Isabella Whichcote.¹ He married Hon. Myra Rowena Sibell Orde-Powlett, daughter of William Thomas Orde-Powlett, 4th Baron Bolton of Bolton Castle and Lady Algitha Frederica Mary Lumley, on 16 April 1901.² He died on 6 August 1956 at age 79.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment.¹ He held the office of Mayor of Stamford between 1909 and 1910.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1918 in the Royal Artillery (Territorial Army.)¹ He held the office of Hereditary Grand Almoner.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Marquess of Exeter [U.K., 1801] on 9 April 1918.¹ He succeeded as the 14th Earl of Exeter [E., 1605] on 9 April 1918.¹ He succeeded as the 15th Baron of Burghley, co. Northampton [E., 1571] on 9 April 1918.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Lincolnshire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the Soke of Peterborough.¹ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Rutland.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Northamptonshire.¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V between 1920 and 1931.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire between 1922 and 1951.¹ He retired from the military in 1933.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1937.¹

     Hon. Myra Rowena Sibell Orde-Powlett was born on 22 December 1879.¹ She was the daughter of William Thomas Orde-Powlett, 4th Baron Bolton of Bolton Castle and Lady Algitha Frederica Mary Lumley.¹ She married William Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter, son of Brownlow Henry George Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter and Isabella Whichcote, on 16 April 1901.¹ She died on 27 October 1973 at age 93.¹
     From 16 April 1901, her married name became Cecil. After her marriage, Hon. Myra Rowena Sibell Orde-Powlett was styled as Marchioness of Exeter on 9 April 1918. She was appointed Commander, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.)¹

     William Thomas Orde-Powlett, 4th Baron Bolton of Bolton Castle was born on 31 January 1845 at Bolton Hall, Yorkshire, England^G.¹ He was the son of William Henry Orde-Powlett, 3rd Baron Bolton of Bolton Castle and Letitia Crawfurd.¹ He married Lady Algitha Frederica Mary Lumley, daughter of Richard George Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough and Frederica Mary Adeliza Drummond, on 13 August 1868 at Maltby, Yorkshire, England^G.¹ He died on 14 August 1922 at age 77 at Bolton Hall, Yorkshire, England^G.² He was buried on 17 October 1922 at Bolton Hall, Yorkshire, England^G.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Cornet in 1862 in the Hussars.¹ He matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1864.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Bolton of Bolton Castle, co. York [G.B., 1797] on 7 November 1895.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.) on 26 November 1903.¹ He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Yorkshire (Princess of Wales’ Own) Hussar Yeomanry.³ He was appointed Knight of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.G.St.J.)³ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the Yorkshire (Princess of Wales’ Own) Hussar Yeomanry.³