Peerage Record – 27483

     Lewis Bruce was born on 12 March 1880.¹ He was the son of Hon. Frederick John Bruce and Katherine Fernie.¹ He married Anne Margaret Macdonald Ranken, daughter of Robert Burt Ranken, on 11 January 1911.¹ He died on 23 March 1961 at age 81.¹

     Katherine Fernie was born in 1848.² She was the daughter of Ebeneezer Waugh Fernie and Margaret Ellis Dunlop.^1,2 She married, firstly, Logan W. Raeburn before 1879.¹ She married, secondly, Hon. Frederick John Bruce, son of James Bruce, 12th Earl of Kincardine and Lady Mary Louisa Lambton, on 3 June 1879.¹ She died on 28 February 1917.¹
     From before 1879, her married name became Raeburn.¹ From 3 June 1879, her married name became Bruce.¹

     Reverend Jeremy Peter Cresswell married Hon. Alexandra Lane, daughter of Peter Stewart Lane, Baron Lane of Horsell and Doris Florence Botsford, in 1978.¹

     Logan W. Raeburn married Katherine Fernie, daughter of Ebeneezer Waugh Fernie and Margaret Ellis Dunlop, before 1879.¹ He died before 1879.¹
     He lived at Charlesfield, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹

     John Patrick Edward Chandos Henniker-Major, 8th Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney was born on 19 February 1916.¹ He was the son of John Ernest de Grey Henniker-Major, 7th Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney and Molly Burnet.³ He married, firstly, Margaret Osla Benning, daughter of James William Benning, on 18 December 1946.³ He married, secondly, Julia Marshall Poland Mason, daughter of George M. Mason, on 8 May 1976.³ He died on 29 April 2004 at age 88.³
     He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England^G.³ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1937 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)³ He fought in the Second World War, in Western Desert and Yugoslavia (and was wounded.)³ He gained the rank of Major in 1944 in the Rifle Brigade.³ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1945.³ He was Head of the Foreign Office Personnel Department between 1953 and 1960.³ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1956.³ He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1960.³ He held the office of Ambassador to Jordan between 1960 and 1962.³ He held the office of Ambassador to Denmark between 1962 and 1966.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1965.³ He was Civil Service Commissioner between 1966 and 1967.³ He held the office of Assistant Under-Secretary, Foreign Office between 1967 and 1968.³ He was Director-General of the British Council between 1968 and 1972.³ He was Director of the Wates Foundation between 1972 and 1978.³ He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Major, of Worlingworth Hall, Suffolk [G.B., 1765] on 9 February 1980.³ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney, co. Wicklow [I., 1800] on 9 February 1980.³ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Hartismere, of Hartismere, Suffolk [U.K., 1866] on 9 February 1980.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Suffolk in 1988.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, England^G, in 1989.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by New England College, Henniker, New Hampshire, U.S.A., in 1993.³

     John Henniker-Major, 4th Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney was born on 3 February 1801.¹ He was the son of John Minet Henniker-Major, 3rd Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney and Mary Chafy.² He married Anna Kerrison, daughter of General Sir Edward Kerrison, 1st Bt. and Mary Martha Ellice, on 5 January 1837.¹ He died on 16 April 1870 at age 69.¹
     He was also known as John Henniker-Major.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, 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 was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for East Suffolk between 1832 and 1847.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney, co. Wicklow [I., 1800] on 22 July 1832.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Major [G.B., 1765] on 22 July 1832.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1853.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for East Suffolk between 1856 and 1866.¹ He was created 1st Baron Hartismere, of Hartismere, Suffolk [U.K.] on 13 July 1866.¹

     John Ernest de Grey Henniker-Major, 7th Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney was born on 18 January 1883.¹ He was the son of John Major Henniker-Major, 5th Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney and Lady Alice Mary Cuffe.^1,2 He married Molly Burnet, daughter of Sir Robert William Burnet and Bessie Horsman Morley, on 5 December 1914.¹ He died on 9 February 1980 at age 97.^1,3
     He was educated at Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Page of Honour to Queen Victoria between 1895 and 1899.¹ He was educated at Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Staff Lieutenant in 1915.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the Royal Air Force.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Land Agents’ Society (F.L.A.S.)¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Hartismere, of Hartismere, Suffolk [U.K., 1866] on 4 February 1956.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney, co. Wicklow [I., 1800] on 4 February 1956.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Major, of Worlingworth Hall, Suffolk [G.B., 1765] on 4 February 1956.¹

     Carol Cassar-Torregiani is the daughter of Austin Cassar-Torregiani.¹ She married Arthur Vere Harvey, Baron Harvey of Prestbury in 1978.¹
     From 1978, her married name became Harvey.¹