Peerage Record – 2955

     Violet Alice Maud Franklin was the daughter of James Franklin.² She married Sir Humphrey Francis de Trafford, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 2nd Bt. and Lady Annette Mary Talbot, on 9 August 1886.¹ She died on 20 July 1925.¹
     Her married name became de Trafford.

     James Franklin gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 2nd West Indies Regiment and 77th Regiment (The Royals.)¹

     Colonel Keith Graham Menzies was born in 1888.² He was the son of John Graham Menzies and Susannah West Wilson.^1,2 He married Violet Mary de Trafford, daughter of Sir Humphrey Francis de Trafford, 3rd Bt. and Violet Alice Maud Franklin, on 3 October 1922.¹ He died on 7 December 1952.¹
     He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Welsh Guards.¹

     John Graham Menzies was born in 1860.¹ He married Susannah West Wilson, daughter of Arthur Wilson and Mary Emma Smith.¹ He died in 1911.¹

     Gerasimo Peter John Charles Contomichalos was born on 2 July 1949. He is the son of Anthony John Nicholas Christopher Photius Contomichalos and Rachel Katherine Horlick.

     Nora Webb is the daughter of Frederick Webb and Elizabeth Wells.¹ She married Vere Frederick Bertie, 2nd Viscount Bertie of Thame, son of Francis Leveson Bertie, 1st Viscount Bertie of Thame and Lady Feodorowna Cecilia Wellesley, in 1901 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹
     Her married name became Bertie. After her marriage, Nora Webb was styled as Viscountess Bertie of Thame on 26 September 1919. She lived at Applemore House, Dibden, Hampshire, England^G.²

     Hon. Constance Mary Lawley was born in 1854. She was the daughter of Beilby Richard Lawley, 2nd Baron Wenlock and Lady Elizabeth Grosvenor.^1,2 She married, firstly, Captain Hon. Eustace Vesey, son of Lt.-Col. Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci of Abbey Leix and Lady Emma Herbert, on 19 June 1877.¹ She married, secondly, Major Hon. Edward William Berkeley Portman, son of William Henry Berkeley Portman, 2nd Viscount Portman of Bryanston and Hon. Mary Selina Charlotte FitzWilliam, on 7 July 1892.¹ She died on 4 May 1951.³
     From 19 June 1877, her married name became Vesey. From 7 July 1892, her married name became Portman.

     Gerald Edward Wellesley was born on 7 January 1846.¹ He was the son of Captain Hon. William Henry George Wellesley and Amelia St. John Niblock.¹ He married Ada Hamilton Martin, daughter of John Martin, on 7 October 1880.¹ He died on 13 January 1915 at age 69.¹

     Captain Hon. William Henry George Wellesley was born on 2 February 1806.¹ He was the son of Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley of Wesley and Lady Charlotte Cadogan.¹ He married Amelia St. John Niblock, daughter of Reverend Joseph White Niblock, on 12 July 1842.¹ He died on 21 December 1875 at age 69.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹

     Amelia St. John Niblock was the daughter of Reverend Joseph White Niblock.¹ She married Captain Hon. William Henry George Wellesley, son of Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley of Wesley and Lady Charlotte Cadogan, on 12 July 1842.¹ She died on 3 October 1889.¹
     Her married name became Wellesley.