Peerage Record – 2749

     John Reginald Lopes Yarde-Buller, 3rd Baron Churston of Churston Ferrers and Lupton was born on 9 November 1873.² He was the son of John Yarde-Buller, 2nd Baron Churston of Churston Ferrers and Lupton and Hon. Barbara Yelverton.² He married Jessie Smither, daughter of Alfred John Smither and Jessie Henrietta Pococke, on 24 April 1907 at Kensington Registry Office, Kensington, London, England^G, in a secret marriage.² He and Jessie Smither were divorced in 1928.³ He died on 19 April 1930 at age 56.³
     He was educated in 1887 at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.³ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1896 in the 1st Battalion, Scots Guards.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1898.³ He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1901.² He gained the rank of Captain in 1902 in the Scots Guards.^2,3 He was Aide-de-Camp to the Viceroy of India between 1902 and 1903.² He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1903.³ He was Aide-de-Camp to HRH The Duke of Connaught between 1904 and 1906.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and Inspector in the Quartermaster-Gen’s Services.⁴ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Churston of Churston Ferrers and Lupton, co. Devon [U.K., 1858] on 30 November 1910.² He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Buller [G.B., 1790] on 30 November 1910.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 3rd Reserve Battalion, Scots Guards.⁴ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)⁴

     William Bagot, 4th Baron Bagot of Bagot’s Bromley was born on 19 January 1857 at Blithfield House, Blithfield, Staffordshire, England^G.¹ He was the son of William Bagot, 3rd Baron Bagot of Bagot’s Bromley and Hon. Lucia Caroline Elizabeth Agar-Ellis.¹ He married Lilian Marie May, daughter of Henry May, on 25 July 1903.¹ He died on 23 December 1932 at age 75 at Blithfield, Staffordshire, England^G, without male issue.²
     He was educated between 1871 and 1873 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Canada between 1876 and 1883.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 3rd Staffordshire Regiment.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and 2nd in charge in the Staffordshire Yeomanry.³ He held the office of Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber between 1885 and 1887.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Bagot, of Blithfield, co. Stafford [E., 1627] on 19 January 1887.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Bagot of Bagot’s Bromley, co. Stafford [G.B., 1780] on 19 January 1887.¹ He held the office of a Lord-in-Waiting between 1896 and 1901.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Derbyshire.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Staffordshire.³

     Lilian Marie May was the daughter of Henry May.¹ She married William Bagot, 4th Baron Bagot of Bagot’s Bromley, son of William Bagot, 3rd Baron Bagot of Bagot’s Bromley and Hon. Lucia Caroline Elizabeth Agar-Ellis, on 25 July 1903.¹ She died on 21 February 1958.²
     After her marriage, Lilian Marie May was styled as Baroness Bagot on 25 July 1903. From 25 July 1903, her married name became Bagot.

     Henry May died before 1949.
     He lived at Maryland, U.S.A.^G.¹

     John Blair Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross was born on 11 July 1837.¹ He was the son of Reverend Peter Balfour and Jane Ramsay Blair.^2,1 He married, firstly, Lilias Oswald Mackenzie, daughter of Donald Mackenzie, Lord Mackenzie and Janet Alice Mitchell, on 4 August 1869.¹ He married, secondly, Hon. Marianne Eliza Moncreiff, daughter of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole and Isabella Bell, on 6 April 1877.¹ He died on 22 January 1905 at age 67.¹
     He graduated from Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, with a Doctor of Law (LL.D.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Clackmannan and Kinross between 1880 and 1899.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1883.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Edinburgh.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Edinburgh.¹ He held the office of Lord Justice General between 1899 and 1905.¹ He held the office of Lord President of the Court of Sessions in Scotland between 1899 and 1905.¹ He was created 1st Baron Kinross, of Glasclune, co. Haddington [U.K., 1902] on 15 July 1902.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Lilias Oswald Mackenzie was born in 1846.² She was the daughter of Donald Mackenzie, Lord Mackenzie and Janet Alice Mitchell.^1,2 She married John Blair Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross, son of Reverend Peter Balfour and Jane Ramsay Blair, on 4 August 1869.¹ She died on 19 June 1872.¹
     Her married name became Balfour.

     Hon. Marianne Eliza Moncreiff was the daughter of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole and Isabella Bell.² She married John Blair Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross, son of Reverend Peter Balfour and Jane Ramsay Blair, on 6 April 1877.² She died on 25 September 1913.¹
     Her married name became Balfour. After her marriage, Hon. Marianne Eliza Moncreiff was styled as Baroness Kinross on 15 July 1902.

     Hon. Susan Baring was born on 9 October 1870.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Charles Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke of Membland and Louisa Emily Charlotte Bulteel.¹ She married Sir James Reid, 1st Bt., son of James Reid and Beatrice Peter, on 28 November 1899.¹ She died on 8 February 1961 at age 90.¹
     She held the office of Maid of Honour to HM Queen Victoria between 1898 and 1899.¹ Her married name became Reid.

     Willie Francis Robbins was born in 1987.¹ He is the son of John Nicholas Robbins and Camilla Jane Baring.¹

     Colonel Willoughby Brooking Mullins lived.¹