Peerage Record – 29619

     George Gray was born on 19 August 1814.² He married Elizabeth Emily Sophia Stannus, daughter of Very Rev. James Stannus and Elizabeth Borrowes, on 8 February 1866.¹ He died on 14 March 1879 at age 64.¹
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Graymount, County Antrim, Ireland^G.¹

     Lt.-Col. Thomas Robert Alexander Stannus was born on 29 September 1870.¹ He was the son of James John Stannus and Rose Mary Armstrong.¹ He married Elizabeth Graydon Smith, daughter of Captain John Graydon Smith, on 5 March 1895.¹ He died on 17 July 1917 at age 46, from wounds received in action.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1901, where he was severely wounded.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Antrim.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.¹ He lived at Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland^G.¹ He lived at The Elms, Portarlington, County Laois, Ireland^G.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1917.¹

     Catherine Letitia Stannus was the daughter of James John Stannus and Rose Mary Armstrong.¹ She married Nicholson Pim in 1905.¹ She died on 1 February 1940, without issue.¹
     From 1905, her married name became Pim.¹

     Nicholson Pim married Catherine Letitia Stannus, daughter of James John Stannus and Rose Mary Armstrong, in 1905.¹ He died on 10 November 1926.¹
     He lived at Lisnagarvey, Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland^G.¹

     William Trevor Stannus was the son of James John Stannus and Julia Sophia Armstrong.¹ He died, unmarried.¹

     Elizabeth Graydon Smith was the daughter of Captain John Graydon Smith.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Thomas Robert Alexander Stannus, son of James John Stannus and Rose Mary Armstrong, on 5 March 1895.¹ She died in February 1961.¹
     From 5 March 1895, her married name became Stannus.¹

     Captain John Graydon Smith lived at Batliboys, Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 7th Royal Fusiliers.¹

     Lt.-Col. Graydon Grant Harvey Trevor Stannus was born on 26 May 1900.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Thomas Robert Alexander Stannus and Elizabeth Graydon Smith.¹ He married, firstly, Kathleen Evelina Macgowan, daughter of George Lionel Macgowan, on 16 April 1929.¹ He married, secondly, Eliza Rennie Batchelor, daughter of David George Gray Batchelor, after 1959.¹ He died on 21 September 1970 at age 70.¹
     He was educated at St. Paul’s School, London, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was commissioned in 1919, in the service of the Royal Munster Fusiliers.¹ He gained the rank of officer in 1922 in the Lancashire Fusiliers.¹ He fought in the North-West Frontier.¹ He fought in the Second World War, in France and Burma.¹ He was commanding officer of the 10th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers.¹ He was commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers.¹ He retired from the military in 1948.¹

     James Gordon Dawson Stannus was born on 23 December 1902.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Thomas Robert Alexander Stannus and Elizabeth Graydon Smith.¹ He married, firstly, Frances Louise Breger Haweis James, daughter of Lt.-Col. Haweis James, on 18 October 1929.¹ He and Frances Louise Breger Haweis James were divorced in 1933.¹ He married, secondly, Jacqueline Compton Coningsby-Clarke, daughter of Robert Coningsby-Clarke, on 17 September 1945.¹ He and Jacqueline Compton Coningsby-Clarke were divorced in 1946.¹
     James Gordon Dawson Stannus used the pen-name of Gordon Anthony.¹ James Gordon Dawson Stannus usually went by his middle name of Gordon.¹ He was educated at St. Paul’s School, London, England^G.¹ He was an author and ballet photographer.¹ He gained the rank of Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force, as official portrait photographer to the Air Ministry.¹ He lived in 1976 at Garden Flat, Blue Willow, Lansdowne Road, Hove, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Frances Louise Breger Haweis James is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Haweis James.¹ She married James Gordon Dawson Stannus, son of Lt.-Col. Thomas Robert Alexander Stannus and Elizabeth Graydon Smith, on 18 October 1929.¹ She and James Gordon Dawson Stannus were divorced in 1933.¹
     From 18 October 1929, her married name became Stannus.¹