Peerage Record – 2975

     Peter Bathurst was born on 22 April 1687.² He was the son of Sir Benjamin Bathurst and Frances Apsley.² He was baptised on 1 May 1687 at St. James, Westminster, London, England.² He married, secondly, Lady Selina Shirley, daughter of Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers and Selina Finch.³ He married Leonora Maria Howe, daughter of Charles Howe and Eleanor Pargiter.⁴
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)⁴ He lived at Clarendon Park, Wiltshire, England^G.¹

     Rt. Hon. Sir James Robert George Graham, 2nd Bt. was born on 1 June 1792.² He was the son of Sir James Graham, 1st Bt. and Lady Catherine Stewart.² He married Fanny Callender on 8 July 1819.² He died on 25 October 1861 at age 69.² He was buried at Arthuret Church, Longtown, Cumberland, England^G.³
     He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.² He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Hull between 1818 and 1820.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for St. Ives between 1820 and 1821.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Graham, of Netherby, Cumberland [G.B., 1783] on 13 April 1824.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Carlisle between 1826 and 1827.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Cumberland between 1827 and 1837.² He held the office of First Lord of the Admiralty between 1830 and 1834.² He held the office of Lord Rector of Glasgow University in 1838.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Pembroke between 1838 and 1841.² He held the office of Home Secretary between 1841 and 1846.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Dorchester between 1841 and 1846.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Peelite) for Ripon between 1847 and 1852.² He held the office of First Lord of the Admiralty between 1852 and 1855.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Carlisle between 1852 and 1861.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)²

     Emily Charlotte Elwes was the daughter of Robert Elwes and Mary Frances Lucas.¹ She married Sir William Hovell Browne ffolkes, 3rd Bt., son of Martin William Browne ffolkes and Henrietta Bridget Wale, on 6 April 1875.¹ She died on 30 September 1915.¹
     Her married name became ffolkes.

     Robert Elwes was born in 1819.¹ He was the son of Henry Elwes and Susan Hamond.¹ He married Mary Frances Lucas, daughter of Reverend Richard Lucas, on 22 July 1851.¹ He died on 17 April 1878.¹
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Norfolk.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Norfolk.¹ He lived at Congham House, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England^G.¹

     Susan Leslie married John Ritchie Findlay, son of Peter Findlay and Elizabeth Johnston, on 27 October 1863. She died on 9 September 1917.
     Her married name became Findlay.

     Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham was born on 13 November 1693. He was the son of Hon. Thomas Watson-Wentworth and Alice Proby.¹ He married Lady Mary Finch, daughter of Daniel Finch, 7th Earl of Winchilsea and Hon. Anne Hatton, on 22 September 1716.² He died on 14 December 1750 at age 57.
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Malton between 1715 and 1727.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) on 27 May 1725.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Yorkshire from 1727 to 1728.³ He was created 1st Baron Malton [Great Britain] on 28 May 1728. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of the West Riding, Yorkshire between 1733 and 1750.³ He was created 1st Earl of Malton [Great Britain] on 19 November 1734. He was created 1st Marquess of Rockingham [Great Britain] in February 1746. He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Watson, of Rockingham Castle, co. Northampton [E., 1621] on 26 February 1746. He succeeded as the 6th Baron Rockingham [E., 1645] on 26 February 1746.

     Simon Melia was born circa 1968. He married Lady Alice Douglas, daughter of David Harrington Angus Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry and Ann Jones, on 28 July 1995.¹ He and Lady Alice Douglas were divorced.²
     He was released from prison for 5 days to allow the marriage and honeymoon. He and Lady Alice Douglas were co-founder of Escape Artists.¹

     Elizabeth Keith was the daughter of William Keith of Inverugie, younger and Janet Gray.^1,2 She married William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes, son of John Forbes, 6th Lord Forbes and Christian Lundie, on 19 December 1538.³
     Her married name became Forbes.

     Elizabeth Gair was born in 1831 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G.² She was the daughter of Samuel Stillman Gair and Elizabeth Greene Wainwright.^1,3 She married Thomas Ashton, son of Thomas Ashton and Harriet Booth, on 14 April 1852.⁴ She died on 1 January 1914.¹
     She was also known as Elizabeth Gaire.⁵ From 14 April 1852, her married name became Ashton.⁴

     John Forbes, 8th Lord Forbes was born on 3 July 1542.¹ He was the son of William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes and Elizabeth Keith.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Margaret Gordon, daughter of George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly and Elizabeth Keith, in November 1558.¹ He and Lady Margaret Gordon were divorced in 1574.¹ He married, secondly, Janet Seton, daughter of William Seton of Touch, in 1580.¹ He died on 29 June 1606 at age 63.¹
     He succeeded as the 8th Lord Forbes [S., 1445] in 1593.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in January 1593/94.¹ In 1594/95 he supported King James VI against the Catholic Lords.¹ On 28 December 1598 he obtained a charter purporting to resettle the Lordship and Barony of Forbes on her male issue by his second wife.¹