Peerage Record – 2703

     Jane Huck-Saunders was the daughter of Richard Huck-Saunders and Jane Kinsey.^1,2 She married John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland, son of John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmorland and Augusta Bertie, on 24 March 1800.¹ She died on 26 March 1857.¹
     After her marriage, Jane Huck-Saunders was styled as Countess of Westmorland on 24 March 1800. From 24 March 1800, her married name became Fane.

     Lady Sarah Sophia Fane was born on 4 March 1785.¹ She was the daughter of John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland and Sarah Anne Child.¹ She married George Child-Villiers, 5th Earl of the Island of Jersey, son of George Bussy Villiers, 4th Earl of the Island of Jersey and Frances Twysden, on 23 May 1804.¹ She died on 26 January 1867 at age 81.¹
     From 23 May 1804, her married name became Villiers. After her marriage, Lady Sarah Sophia Fane was styled as Countess of the Island of Jersey on 22 August 1805. From 1 December 1819, her married name became Child-Villiers.

     George Child-Villiers, 5th Earl of the Island of Jersey was born on 19 August 1773.¹ He was the son of George Bussy Villiers, 4th Earl of the Island of Jersey and Frances Twysden.¹ He married Lady Sarah Sophia Fane, daughter of John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland and Sarah Anne Child, on 23 May 1804.² He died on 3 October 1859 at age 86.¹
     He was given the name of George Villiers at birth.¹ He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He graduated from St. John’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Villiers of Hoo, co. Kent [E., 1691] on 22 August 1805.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Villiers of Dartford, co. Kent [E., 1691] on 22 August 1805.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Earl of the Island of Jersey [E., 1697] on 22 August 1805.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Viscount Grandison of Limerick, co. Leitrim [I., 1621] on 22 August 1805.¹ On 1 December 1819 his name was legally changed to George Child-Villiers by Royal Licence.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1830.¹ He held the office of Lord of the Chamberlain between July 1830 and November 1830.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Hanoverian Order (G.C.H.) in 1834.¹ He held the office of Lord of the Chamberlain between 1834 and 1835.¹ He was Master of the Horse between 1841 and 1846.¹ He was Master of the Horse between March 1852 and December 1852.¹

     Rt. Rev. Philip Twysden was born circa 1714.² He was the son of Sir William Twysden, 5th Bt. and Jane Twisden.² He married, firstly, Mary Purcell in 1741.³ He married Frances Carter, daughter of Rt. Hon. Thomas Carter and Mary Claxton, on 27 February 1749.⁴ He died on 2 November 1752.²
     He held the office of Bishop of Raphoe.⁴ He graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)⁴ He held the office of Bishop of Raphoe between 1746 and 1752.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)² He had a daughter by his first wife.³ He had one daughter.⁴

     General Sir David William Fraser was born on 30 December 1920.² He was the son of Brigadier Hon. William Fraser and Pamela Cynthia Maude.³ He married, firstly, Anne Balfour, daughter of Brigadier Edward William Sturgis Balfour, 9th of Balbirnie and Lady Ruth Balfour, in 1947.² He and Anne Balfour were divorced in 1952.² He married, secondly, Julia Frances Oldridge de la Hey, daughter of Cyril James Oldridge de la Hey, in 1957.² He died on 15 July 2012 at age 91.²
     He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)⁴ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.⁵ He was appointed Knight in 1973.⁵ He was Vice-Chief of the General Staff between 1973 and 1975.⁵ He was Colonel of the Royal Hampshire Regiment between 1981 and 1987.⁵ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Hampshire in 1982.⁵ He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire between 1988 and 1996.⁵

     Emily Caroline Augusta Gore was born on 27 May 1848.¹ She was the daughter of Hon. Charles Alexander Gore and Lady Augusta Lavinia Priscilla Ponsonby.¹ She died in 1912, unmarried.¹

     Spencer William Gore was born on 10 March 1850.¹ He was the son of Hon. Charles Alexander Gore and Lady Augusta Lavinia Priscilla Ponsonby.¹ He married Amy Margaret Smith, daughter of Edmund James Smith, on 9 January 1875.¹ He died in 1906.¹
     He held the office of Surveyor of Ecclesiastical Commoners.¹

     Sir Francis Charles Gore was born on 19 May 1846.¹ He was the son of Hon. Charles Alexander Gore and Lady Augusta Lavinia Priscilla Ponsonby.¹ He married Constance Mary Bruce, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Robert Bruce and Rachel Frances Corbet, on 14 August 1879.¹ He died on 12 February 1940 at age 93.¹
     He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1870 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He held the office of Recorder of Canterbury between 1893 and 1894.¹ He was a solicitor for Inland Revenue between 1894 and 1911.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1911.¹

     Mildred Anne Smith was the daughter of Hugh Colin Smith and Constance Maria Josepha Adeane.¹ She married Sydney Charles Buxton, 1st and last Earl Buxton, son of Charles Buxton and Emily Mary Holland, on 7 July 1896 at Roehampton, Surrey, England^G.^1,2 She died on 7 December 1955.¹
     Her married name became Buxton. She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)³ After her marriage, Mildred Anne Smith was styled as Viscountess of Buxton on 11 May 1914. She was appointed Dame Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1919.³ After her marriage, Mildred Anne Smith was styled as Countess of Buxton on 8 November 1920.

     Henriette Alice Cadogan was born on 6 June 1914.¹ She was the daughter of Commander Francis Charles Cadogan and Ruth Evelyn Howard.³ She married, firstly, Major Sir Anthony Frederick Mark Palmer, 4th Bt., son of Frederick Charles Palmer and Mabel Frances Hughes-Hallett, on 4 September 1939.¹ She married, secondly, Brigadier Sir Alexander Abel Smith, son of Francis Abel Smith and Madeline St. Maur Seymour, on 17 February 1953.¹ She died on 3 May 2005 at age 90.⁴
     From 4 September 1939, her married name became Palmer.¹ She held the office of Lady-in-Waiting to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1949 and 1987.¹ From 17 February 1953, her married name became Abel Smith.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Tunbridge Wells in 1955.¹ She was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1964.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Gloucestershire in 1971.³ She was appointed Dame Commander, Royal Victorian Order (D.C.V.O.) in 1977.¹ From 1977, her married name became Dame Henrietta Abel Smith.¹ She held the office of Extra Lady-in-Waiting to HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1987.¹ She lived in 2003 at The Garden House, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹