Peerage Record – 27213

     Maud D’Oyly Hammersley is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Alfred St. George Hammersley.¹ She married Major Frederick Marcus Oliphant, son of Reverend Frederick James Oliphant and Constance Beresford, in 1923.¹ She and Major Frederick Marcus Oliphant were divorced in 1940.¹
     From 1923, her married name became Oliphant.¹

     Lt.-Col. Alfred St. George Hammersley lived at Ryecote Park, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)² He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.)² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)²

     Captain John George Henry William Dunbar was born on 13 June 1848.¹ He was the son of George Dunbar Dunbar and Harriet Susan Isabella Beresford.¹ He died in 1884.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 1st Life Guards.¹ He lived at Woburn House, Millisle, County Down, Ireland^G.¹

     Georgiana Anne Elizabeth Dunbar was the daughter of George Dunbar Dunbar and Harriet Susan Isabella Beresford.¹ She married Charles William Dunbar-Buller, son of Reverend William Buller and Eleanor Coney, on 22 July 1890 in a childless marriage.¹ She died on 26 March 1920.¹
     She lived at Woburn House, Millisle, County Down, Ireland^G, which she inherited at her brother’s death in 1884.¹ From 22 July 1890, her married name became Buller.¹

     Charles William Dunbar-Buller was born on 2 October 1847 at Bradford, Wiltshire, England.^2,3 He was the son of Reverend William Buller and Eleanor Coney.^1,3 He married Georgiana Anne Elizabeth Dunbar, daughter of George Dunbar Dunbar and Harriet Susan Isabella Beresford, on 22 July 1890 in a childless marriage.¹ He died on 29 April 1924 at age 76, after which Woburn House, Millisle, County Down, Ireland^G, passed to his wife’s cousin Reynell James Pack-Beresford.¹
     He was born with the name of Charles William Buller.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He was a Fellow and Sub-Warden of All Souls.¹ In 1891 his name was legally changed to Charles William Dunbar-Buller by Royal Licence.¹ He lived at Tofts, Monks, Norfolk, England^G.¹

     Reverend William Buller was born on 1 June 1799.² He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Frederick William Buller and Elizabeth Charlotte Tomkyns.^2,3 He was baptised on 12 August 1805 at Southampton, Hampshire, England.³ He married Eleanor Coney in 1845 at Dorchester, Devon, England.³ He died on 31 May 1862 at age 62.⁴
     He lived at Lanreath, Cornwall, England^G.⁵

     Major Arthur William Pack-Beresford was born on 23 April 1868.¹ He was the son of Denis William Pack-Beresford and Annette Caroline Browne.¹ He died on 4 March 1902 at age 33.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain and Brevet Major in the Royal Artillery.¹ He fought in the Boer War, he was mentioned in despatches twice.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the South African Constabulary.¹

     Major Charles George Pack-Beresford was born on 21 November 1869.¹ He was the son of Denis William Pack-Beresford and Annette Caroline Browne.¹ He died on 24 August 1914 at age 44 at Mons, Belgium^G, killed in action.¹
     He was in service at Malakand, India^G.¹ He was in service with the Brunei Field Force.¹ He was in service between 1897 and 1898 at Punjab, India^G.¹ He fought in the Boer War, he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal West Kent Regiment.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹

     Lt.-Col. Henry John Pack-Beresford was born on 22 August 1871.¹ He was the son of Denis William Pack-Beresford and Annette Caroline Browne.¹ He married Sybil Maud Bell, daughter of John Bell, on 28 July 1904.¹ He and Sybil Maud Bell were divorced in 1914.¹ He died on 26 May 1945 at age 73.¹
     He was educated at Clifton College, Clifton, Bristol, England^G.¹ He was in service at Malakand, India^G.¹ He was in service with the Brunei Field Force.¹ He was in service between 1897 and 1898 at Punjab, India^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, as the Deputy Assistant Adjutant (D.A.A.) and Quarter Master General (Q.M.G.) for the 21st Division.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 2nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry.¹

     Sybil Maud Bell was the daughter of John Bell.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Henry John Pack-Beresford, son of Denis William Pack-Beresford and Annette Caroline Browne, on 28 July 1904.¹ She and Lt.-Col. Henry John Pack-Beresford were divorced in 1914.¹
     From 28 July 1904, her married name became Pack-Beresford.¹