Peerage Record – 28397

     Elizabeth Gwendoline Bowlby was born in March 1927.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Russell Bowlby and Hermione Hester Isabel Wisden.¹ She married Rear-Admiral David Arthur Dunbar-Nasmith, son of Admiral Sir Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith, V.C. and Beatrix Justina Dunbar-Dunbar-Rivers, on 8 April 1951.¹ She died on 8 September 2021 at age 94.²
     From 8 April 1951, her married name became Dunbar-Nasmith.¹ She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 2000.³

     Rear-Admiral David Arthur Dunbar-Nasmith was born on 2 February 1921 at Glen Rothes, Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland^G.² He was the son of Admiral Sir Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith, V.C. and Beatrix Justina Dunbar-Dunbar-Rivers.^1,2 He married Elizabeth Gwendoline Bowlby, daughter of Henry Russell Bowlby and Hermione Hester Isabel Wisden, on 8 April 1951.¹ He died on 15 September 1997 at age 76 at Scotland^G.²
     He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England^G.² He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) for recovering cryptographic material from an Italian submarine off Malta.¹ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1967.^1,2 He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1969.²

     Admiral Sir Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith, V.C. was born on 1 April 1883 at East Barnes, London, England^G.² He married Beatrix Justina Dunbar-Dunbar-Rivers, daughter of Commander Harry Dunbar-Dunbar-Rivers and Margaret Emily Brown, on 14 April 1920 at Holy Trinity Church, Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland.^2,3 He died on 29 June 1965 at age 82 at Glen Rothes, Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland^G.²
     He was given the name of Martin Eric Nasmith at birth.² He was commissioned in 1897, in the service of the Royal Navy.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1904.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He was awarded the Victoria Cross (V.C.) in 1915 while in command of teh submarine E11, cruising for 96 days in the Sea of Marmora.^1,2 He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1920.² In 1923 his name was legally changed to Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith.² He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V between 1927 and 1928.² He was Rear-Admiral of the Submarines between 1929 and 1931.² He was Commander-in-Chief of the Indies Station between 1932 and 1934.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1934.¹ He held the office of Second Sea Lord between 1935 and 1938.² He was Commander-in-Chief of the Plymouth and Western Approaches between 1938 and 1941.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Morayshire in 1942.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1955.¹ He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant (D.L.) of Morayshire in 1957.² He lived at Glen Rothes, Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Duncan Martin Dunbar-Nasmith was born on 5 July 1957.¹ He was the son of Rear-Admiral David Arthur Dunbar-Nasmith and Elizabeth Gwendoline Bowlby.¹ He died on 17 November 2018 at age 61.³

     Andrew David Dunbar-Nasmith was born on 4 May 1964.¹ He is the son of Rear-Admiral David Arthur Dunbar-Nasmith and Elizabeth Gwendoline Bowlby.¹

     Jane Elizabeth Dunbar-Nasmith was born on 1 May 1953.¹ She was the daughter of Rear-Admiral David Arthur Dunbar-Nasmith and Elizabeth Gwendoline Bowlby.¹ She married Sir Andrew Iain Ochoncar Forbes, 13th Bt., son of Lt.-Col. Patrick Walter Forbes and Margaret Hawthorne Lydall, in 1984.² She died on 21 September 2005 at age 52 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.²
     From 1984, her married name became Forbes.²

     Mary Ann Dunbar-Nasmith was born on 30 January 1955.¹ She is the daughter of Rear-Admiral David Arthur Dunbar-Nasmith and Elizabeth Gwendoline Bowlby.¹

     Ann Gillian Bowlby was born in May 1929.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Russell Bowlby and Hermione Hester Isabel Wisden.¹ She married Sir Charles Henry McLeod, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Murdoch Campbell McLeod, 2nd Bt. and Annette Susan Mary Whitehead, on 5 January 1957.¹ She died in 1978.²
     From 5 January 1957, her married name became McLeod.¹

     Sir Charles Henry McLeod, 3rd Bt. was born on 7 November 1924.² He was the son of Sir Murdoch Campbell McLeod, 2nd Bt. and Annette Susan Mary Whitehead.³ He married Ann Gillian Bowlby, daughter of Henry Russell Bowlby and Hermione Hester Isabel Wisden, on 5 January 1957.¹ He died in December 2012 at age 88.⁴
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.² In 1950 succeeded f.² He graduated in 1950 with a Diploma, Master Brewer.² He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet McLeod, of The Fairfields, Cobham [U.K., 1925] on 21 April 1950.² He was member of the London Stock Exchange in 1955.² He was representative for India in international squash rackets between 1956 and 1958.² He lived in 1965 at Gilhams House, Lynchmere, Haslemere, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Pamela Mary Bowlby was born in October 1930.¹ She is the daughter of Henry Russell Bowlby and Hermione Hester Isabel Wisden.¹ She married Major Thomas Peter Durie, son of Colonel Thomas Durie, in June 1952.¹
     From June 1952, her married name became Durie.¹