Peerage Record – 27503

     Timothy Robertson Bruce was born on 18 April 1942.¹ He is the son of Captain Hon. John Bernard Bruce and Helen Rachel Rawstorne.² He married, firstly, Diana Olivia Tibbitt, daughter of George Raymond Tibbitt and Diana Mabel Lloyd, on 20 May 1972.¹ He and Diana Olivia Tibbitt were divorced in 1983.¹ He married, secondly, Susan Mary Carnegie, daughter of John Fraser Carnegie and Gunhild Aline Avalon Mackinnon, in 1998.¹ He and Susan Mary Carnegie were divorced in 2002.¹
     He was adopted by Captain Hon. John Bernard Bruce and Mary Burrows.² He was educated at Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at The Old Rectory, Combs, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     Frederick Godber, 1st and last Baron Godber was born on 6 November 1888.² He was the son of Edward Godber and Marion Louise Peach.² He married Violet Ethel Beatrice Lovesy, daughter of George Albert Lovesy, on 29 August 1914.² He died on 10 April 1976 at age 87.³
     He was president of Rhoxana Corporation between 1922 and 1928.² He was director of Shell Union Oil Corporation between 1922 and 1946.² He was chairman of Shell Union Oil Corporation between 1937 and 1946.² He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1942.² He was chairman and managing director of Shell Transport and Trading Oil Company Ltd between 1946 and 1961.² He was chairman of Shell Petroleum Company Ltd between 1946 and 1961.² He was chairman of Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company Ltd between 1946 and 1961.² He was created 1st Baron Godber, of Mayfield in the County of Sussex [U.K.] on 23 January 1956.² He was chairman of Commonwealth Development Finance Company Ltd in 1968.² On his death, his title became extinct.³

     Hon. Daphne Joan Godber was born on 17 August 1923.² She was the daughter of Frederick Godber, 1st and last Baron Godber and Violet Ethel Beatrice Lovesy.¹ She married Archibald Ian Scott Debenham, son of Archibald Scott Debenham, on 20 June 1942.² She died on 12 June 2020 at age 96.³
     From 20 June 1942, her married name became Debenham.¹

     Tanya Romayne Bruce was born in July 1973.¹ She is the daughter of Timothy Robertson Bruce and Diana Olivia Tibbitt.²

     Diana Iona Bruce was born in 1975.¹ She is the daughter of Timothy Robertson Bruce and Diana Olivia Tibbitt.²

     Georgina Julia Susan Argenti was born on 28 November 1939.² She is the daughter of Philip Pandely Argenti and Alexandra Helen Schilizzi.^1,2 She married Hon. Bernard Bruce, son of Victor Alexander Bruce, 13th Earl of Kincardine and Gertrude Lilian Sherbrooke, on 5 December 1970.¹ She and Hon. Bernard Bruce were divorced in 1976.¹
     From 5 December 1970, her married name became Bruce.¹

     Philip Pandely Argenti was born on 1 May 1891.³ He was the son of Pandeli Leonidas Argenti and Fanny Schilizzi.³ He married Alexandra Helen Schilizzi, daughter of Stephen Schilizzi and Julia Ralli, on 20 February 1930.³
     He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.)¹ He lived at Rome, Italy^G.¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)¹

     Mary Patricia Macdonald was born circa 1921.² She was the daughter of Major Donald Ramsay Macdonald.¹ She married, firstly, Gerald Francis Annesley, son of Commander Gerald Sowerby and Lady Mabel Marguerite Annesley, before 1976.¹ She married, secondly, Hon. Bernard Bruce, son of Victor Alexander Bruce, 13th Earl of Kincardine and Gertrude Lilian Sherbrooke, on 2 July 1976.¹ She died on 29 October 2012.²
     From before 1976, her married name became Annesley.¹ From 2 July 1976, her married name became Bruce.¹ She lived in 2003 at Culross Abbey House, Culross, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland^G.¹

     Rt. Hon. Sir George Jessel was born on 13 February 1824.¹ He was the son of Zadok Aaron Jessel and Mary Harris.^2,3 He married Amelia Moses, daughter of Joseph Benjamin Moses and Caroline Köningswarter, on 20 August 1856.¹ He died on 21 March 1883 at age 59.¹
     He graduated from London University, London, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn in 1847 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He held the office of Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn in 1865.² He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) in 1865.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Dover between 1868 and 1873.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)¹ He held the office of Solicitor-General in 1871.² He held the office of Master of the Rolls in 1873.² He held the office of Vice-Chancellor of London University in 1880.²

     Robert Leslie Eustace Maude, 8th Viscount Hawarden was born on 26 March 1926 at Bridge, Kent, England.^1,2 He was the son of Eustace Wyndham Maude, 7th Viscount Hawarden and Marion Wright.^1,3 He married Susannah Caroline Hyde Gardner, daughter of Major Philip Charles Gardner and Constance Eillen Cox, on 28 September 1957.¹ He died on 6 September 1991 at age 65 at Canterbury, Kent, England.^1,2
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War in 1945, with the Coldstream Guards.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He gained the title of 8th Viscount Hawarden, of Hawarden, co. Tipperary [I., 1793] on 6 April 1958.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baron de Montalt of Hawarden, co. Tipperary [I., 1785] on 6 April 1958.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Maude [I., 1705] on 6 April 1958.¹ He held the office of Member of the Eastry Rural District Council between 1964 and 1967.¹ He held the office of Member of the Kent County Council between 1965 and 1967.¹