Peerage Record – 2839

     Sir Richard Myddelton, 3rd Bt. was born in 1655. He was the son of Sir Thomas Myddelton, 1st Bt. and Mary Cholmondeley. He married Frances Whitmore, daughter of Sir Thomas Whitmore and Hon. Frances Brooke, circa 1685/86. He died in 1716.
     He gained the title of 3rd Baronet Myddelton, of Chirk Castle.

     Jacobi Richard Penn Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe was born on 10 May 1983.¹ He is the son of John Austen Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe and Lady Mary-Gaye Georgiana Lorna Curzon.¹

     Michael Arthur Bass, 1st Baron Burton of Burton-on-Trent and of Rangemore was born on 12 November 1837.¹ He was the son of Michael Thomas Bass and Eliza Jane Arden.¹ He married Harriet Georgina Thornewill, daughter of Edward Thornewill and Mary Pearson, on 28 October 1869.¹ He died on 1 February 1909 at age 71 at Chesterfield House, Mayfair, London, England^G, after a kidney operation.^1,2 He was buried on 5 February 1909 at Rangemore, Staffordshire, England^G.² His will was proven (by probate) on 15 March 1909.²
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1859 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1863 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Stafford between 1865 and 1868.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for East Staffordshire between 1868 and 1885.¹ He was awarded the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers’ Decoration (V.D.)¹ He was deputy chairman of South-East Railways.¹ He was chairman of Bass brewery.¹ He gained the rank of Honoray Colonel in the 6th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Bass [U.K.] on 17 May 1882, with special remainder to his younger brother, Hamar.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Staffordshire, Burton Division between 1885 and 1886.¹ He was created 1st Baron Burton of Rangemore and of Burton-on-Trent, co. Stafford [U.K.] on 13 August 1886.¹ He was created 1st Baron Burton of Burton-on-Trent and of Rangemore, co. Stafford [U.K.] on 29 November 1897, with special remainder to his daughter.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Staffordshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Staffordshire.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1904.¹ His last will was dated from 30 January 1908 to 30 January 1909.
     On his death, his first Barony Burton became extinct.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Harriet Georgina Thornewill was born in 1841 at Park Hill, Egginton, Derbyshire, England.² She was the daughter of Edward Thornewill and Mary Pearson.^1,2 She married Michael Arthur Bass, 1st Baron Burton of Burton-on-Trent and of Rangemore, son of Michael Thomas Bass and Eliza Jane Arden, on 28 October 1869.¹ She died on 21 January 1931.¹
     Her married name became Bass. After her marriage, Harriet Georgina Thornewill was styled as Baroness Burton on 13 August 1886.

     Edward Thornewill was born in 1801.² He was the son of Thomas Thornewill and Mary Harvey.² He married Mary Pearson in 1829.² He died in 1866.²
     He lived at Dove Cliff, Staffordshire, England^G.¹

     Evan Peter Montagu Baillie of Dochfour was born on 27 August 1824.¹ He was the son of Evan Baillie of Dochfour and Lady Georgiana Frederica Montagu.¹ He married Lady Frances Anna Bruce, daughter of General Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Kincardine and Elizabeth Oswald, on 15 February 1855.¹ He died on 9 November 1874 at age 50.¹

     Lady Frances Anna Bruce was the daughter of General Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Kincardine and Elizabeth Oswald.^1,2 She married Evan Peter Montagu Baillie of Dochfour, son of Evan Baillie of Dochfour and Lady Georgiana Frederica Montagu, on 15 February 1855.¹ She died on 16 August 1894.¹
     Her married name became Baillie.

     General Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Kincardine was born on 20 July 1766.¹ He was the son of Charles Bruce, 9th Earl of Kincardine and Martha Whyte.¹ He married, firstly, Mary Nisbet, daughter of William Hamilton Nisbet and Mary Manners, on 11 March 1799.¹ He and Mary Nisbet were divorced in 1808.¹ He married, secondly, Elizabeth Oswald, daughter of James Townsend Oswald, on 21 September 1810.¹ He died on 14 November 1841 at age 75.¹
     He succeeded as the 7th Lord Bruce of Kinloss [S., 1633] on 15 July 1771.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Lord Bruce of Torry [S., 1647] on 15 July 1771.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Elgin [S., 1633] on 15 July 1771.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Earl of Kincardine [S., 1647] on 15 July 1771.¹ He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He was commissioned in 1785, in the service of the Foot Guards.¹ He was educated at St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland^G.¹ He was educated at Paris University, Paris, France^G.¹ He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1790 and 1807.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1799.¹ He held the office of Ambassador Extraordinary to the Ottoman Empire between 1799 and 1803.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Fife in 1807.¹ He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1820 and 1841.¹ He gained the rank of General in 1837.¹ His Lordship was known as the collector of some splendid Grecian Antiquities, which he procured during his residence, as Ambassador-Extraordinary, in Turkey and which are now deposited in the British Museum, under the denomination of ‘The Elgin Marbles.’ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.²
     

     Elizabeth Oswald was the daughter of James Townsend Oswald.¹ She married General Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Kincardine, son of Charles Bruce, 9th Earl of Kincardine and Martha Whyte, on 21 September 1810.¹ She died on 1 April 1860 at Paris, France^G.¹
     After her marriage, Elizabeth Oswald was styled as Countess of Elgin and Kincardine on 21 September 1810. From 21 September 1810, her married name became Bruce.

     James Townsend Oswald is the son of James Oswald and Elizabeth Townsend.³
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)¹ He lived at Dunnikeir, Fife, Scotland^G.¹