Peerage Record – 28038

     Eleanor Gilmour Brown was born in 1835.² She was the daughter of Robert Brown.³ She married James Craig.¹ She died in 1912.²
     Her married name became Craig.

     George Hepburn was born circa 1454.¹ He was the son of Adam Hepburn, Master of Hailes and Helen Home.¹ He died on 9 September 1513 at Flodden Field, Northumberland, England.¹
     He fought in the Battle of Flodden Field on 9 September 1513.¹

     Cecil Mary Nowell Dering Tupper was the daughter of Sir Daniel Alfred Anley Tupper and Mary Cholmeley Dering.¹ She married James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, son of James Craig and Eleanor Gilmour Brown, on 22 March 1905.¹ She died on 17 March 1960.¹
     She was appointed Commander, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.)¹ From 22 March 1905, her married name became Craig. After her marriage, Cecil Mary Nowell Dering Tupper was styled as Viscountess Craigavon on 20 January 1927. She was appointed Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire (D.B.E.) in 1941.¹

     James Craig, 2nd Viscount Craigavon was born on 2 March 1906.³ He was the son of James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon and Cecil Mary Nowell Dering Tupper.³ He married Angela Fiona Tatchell, daughter of Percy Tatchell, on 22 November 1939.³ He died on 18 May 1974 at age 68.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (S) in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.³ He fought in the Second World War.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Craigavon, of Stormont, co. Down [U.K., 1927] on 24 November 1940.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Craig, of Stormont, co. Down [U.K., 1918] on 24 November 1940.³

     Major Hon. Patrick William Dennis Craig was born on 2 March 1906.¹ He was the son of James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon and Cecil Mary Nowell Dering Tupper.² He married, firstly, Aline Margaret Mary McClaren Cumming, daughter of J. Cumming, in 1931.¹ He and Aline Margaret Mary McClaren Cumming were divorced in 1933.¹ He married, secondly, Marjorie Joy Newton, daughter of Algernon Cecil Newton and Marjorie Emelia Rider, on 21 March 1947.¹ He died on 15 August 1972 at age 66.¹
     Major Hon. Patrick William Dennis Craig usually went by his middle name of Dennis.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was DAM Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Force.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1945, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1942.¹ He wrote the book A Short History of the English Turf.¹ He wrote the book The Breeding of Thoroughbreds.¹ He wrote the book Horse Racing.¹

     Aline Margaret Mary McClaren Cumming is the daughter of J. Cumming.² She married Major Hon. Patrick William Dennis Craig, son of James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon and Cecil Mary Nowell Dering Tupper, in 1931.¹ She and Major Hon. Patrick William Dennis Craig were divorced in 1933.¹
     From 1931, her married name became Craig.

     Deirdre Craig was born on 4 December 1931.¹ She is the daughter of Major Hon. Patrick William Dennis Craig and Aline Margaret Mary McClaren Cumming.² She married, firstly, Jonathan Craven, son of Major Alfred Eric Lawrence Craven, on 9 July 1951.¹ She and Jonathan Craven were divorced in 1959.¹ She married, secondly, Cyril Vernon Connolly, son of Major Matthew William Kemble Connolly and Muriel Maud Vernon, on 27 April 1959.¹ She married, thirdly, Peter Chad Tigar Levi in 1977.¹
     From 9 July 1951, her married name became Craven. From 14 April 1970, her married name became Connolly. From 1977, her married name became Levi.¹ She lived in 2003 at Austin’s Farm, Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     Major Alfred Eric Lawrence Craven lived at Ringwell House, Ditcheat, Somerset, England^G.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     Jonathan Craven is the son of Major Alfred Eric Lawrence Craven.² He married Deirdre Craig, daughter of Major Hon. Patrick William Dennis Craig and Aline Margaret Mary McClaren Cumming, on 9 July 1951.¹ He and Deirdre Craig were divorced in 1959.¹