Peerage Record – 29786

     Brian de Courcy O’Grady, The O’Grady of Kilballyowen was born on 2 September 1943.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Gerald Vigors de Courcy O’Grady, The O’Grady of Kilballyowen and Pamela Violet Thornton.¹ He married Mary Elizabeth Bruning, daughter of Kenneth O. H. Bruning, on 18 September 1971.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Northampton Institute of Agriculture, Northamptonshire, England^G.¹ He was an insurance broker with C. T. Bowring Ltd.¹ He lived in 1976 at Hollyhill Cottage, Colemans Hatch, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Mary Elizabeth Bruning is the daughter of Kenneth O. H. Bruning.¹ She married Brian de Courcy O’Grady, The O’Grady of Kilballyowen, son of Lt.-Col. Gerald Vigors de Courcy O’Grady, The O’Grady of Kilballyowen and Pamela Violet Thornton, on 18 September 1971.¹
     From 18 September 1971, her married name became O’Grady.¹

     Kenneth O. H. Bruning lived at Ryefield, Crockham Hill, Edenbridge, Kent, England^G.¹

     Henry Thomas Standish O’Grady, The O’Grady of Kilballyowen was born on 17 April 1974.¹ He is the son of Brian de Courcy O’Grady, The O’Grady of Kilballyowen and Mary Elizabeth Bruning.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.² He was educated at Institut National de Sciences Appliqués, Toulouse, France.² He was a strategy consultant with SAI between 1997 and 1998 at Paris, France.² He was with ABN AMRO Hoare Govett between 1998 and 2000.² He was with Morgan Stanley in 2000.²

     Catherine Esther O’Grady was born on 27 November 1944.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Gerald Vigors de Courcy O’Grady, The O’Grady of Kilballyowen and Pamela Violet Thornton.¹ She married, firstly, Rupert Hugh Stobart, son of Lt.-Col. Hugh Morton Stobart, on 23 July 1966.¹ She and Rupert Hugh Stobart were divorced in 1970.¹ She married, secondly, Captain Peter Dane Player, son of Stephen Dane Player and Jean Mary Loder, on 28 May 1970.¹
     From 23 July 1966, her married name became Stobart.¹ From 28 May 1970, her married name became Player.¹ She lived in 2003 at Whatton Manor, Whatton in the Vale, Nottinghamshire, England.²

     Rupert Hugh Stobart was born on 8 April 1943.² He is the son of Lt.-Col. Hugh Morton Stobart.¹ He married Catherine Esther O’Grady, daughter of Lt.-Col. Gerald Vigors de Courcy O’Grady, The O’Grady of Kilballyowen and Pamela Violet Thornton, on 23 July 1966.¹ He and Catherine Esther O’Grady were divorced in 1970.¹

     Lt.-Col. Hugh Morton Stobart was born on 14 February 1883.²
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He lived at Headlam Hall, Gainford, County Durham, England^G.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹

     Captain Peter Dane Player was born on 4 October 1941.² He is the son of Stephen Dane Player and Jean Mary Loder.^1,3 He married Catherine Esther O’Grady, daughter of Lt.-Col. Gerald Vigors de Courcy O’Grady, The O’Grady of Kilballyowen and Pamela Violet Thornton, on 28 May 1970.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Scots Guards.² He lived in 1976 at Hadrian House, Hadrian Stud, Newmarket, Suffolk, England^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at Whatton Manor, Whatton in the Vale, Nottinghamshire, England.²

     Stephen Dane Player is the son of William Goodacre Player.² He married Jean Mary Loder, daughter of Hubert Sydney Loder and Brenda Mary Adela McNeill, on 31 January 1939 at St. Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge, London, England^G.³ He died in 1979.⁴
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)⁴ He lived at Ednaston Manor, Brailsford, Derbyshire, England^G.¹

     Edward Dane Player was born on 27 December 1973.¹ He is the son of Captain Peter Dane Player and Catherine Esther O’Grady.¹