Peerage Record – 2995

     Katherine Bellenden was the daughter of Thomas Bellenden of Auchnoul and Agnes Forrester.² She married, secondly, Robert Craig of Craigfintry, son of Alexander Craig of Craigfintry.² She married, firstly, Sir Francis Bothwell, son of William Bothwell, after 19 February 1529.^1,2 She died in 1578.²
     She lived at Auchinoule, Scotland^G.¹ Her married name became Craig.² Her married name became Bothwell.¹

     Mary Oldham was born in 1753 at Hyde, Cheshire, England^G.² She was the daughter of John Oldham.¹ She married Samuel Ashton, son of Benjamin Ashton and Elizabeth Lees.¹ She died on 20 September 1825 at Pole Bank, Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire, England^G.^1,2
     Her married name became Ashton.¹

     Lady Louisa Augusta Lennox was born on 24 November 1743. She was the daughter of General Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond and Lady Sarah Cadogan.¹ She married Rt. Hon. Thomas Conolly, son of Rt. Hon. William Conolly and Lady Anne Wentworth, in 1758.¹ She died in 1821.³
     Her married name became Conolly.

     Very Rev. Cyril Argentine Alington was born on 22 October 1872 at Ipswich, Suffolk, England^G.² He was the son of Reverend Henry Giles Alington and Jane Margaret Booth.² He married Hon. Hester Margaret Lyttelton, daughter of George William Lyttelton, 4th Lord Lyttelton, Baron of Frankley and Sybella Harriet Clive, on 5 April 1904.³ He died on 16 May 1955 at age 82 at Treago, Herefordshire, England^G.²
     He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England^G.² He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He was a teacher between 1899 and 1908 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was headmaster between 1908 and 1916 at Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England^G.² He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1917 with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)² He was headmaster between 1917 and 1933 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He held the office of Dean of Durham between 1933 and 1951.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Durham University, Durham, County Durham, England^G, in 1937.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.²
     

     David Alexander Cospatrick Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home was born on 20 November 1943.¹ He was the son of Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel and Elizabeth Hester Alington.¹ He married Jane Margaret Williams-Wynne, daughter of Colonel John Francis Williams-Wynne and Margaret Gwendolen Hayward Roper, on 10 October 1972 at St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster, London, England^G.^1,3 He died on 22 August 2022 at age 78 at The Hirsel, Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland^G.⁴
     He was educated at Ludgrove School, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was a director of Morgan Grenfell International between 1972 and 1999.¹ He was a director of Morgan Grenfell & Company between 1974 and 1999.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1991.¹ He succeeded as the 20th Lord Home [S., 1473] on 9 October 1995.⁵ He succeeded as the 15th Lord Dunglas [S., 1605] on 9 October 1995.⁵ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Douglas of Douglas, co. Lanark [U.K., 1875] on 9 October 1995.⁵ He succeeded as the 15th Earl of Home [S., 1605] on 9 October 1995.¹ He was a director of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Group plc between 1996 and 1999.¹ He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1997.¹ He held the office of Elected Member of the House of Lords in 1999.¹ He was chairman of Coutts & Company in 1999.¹ He was chairman of MAN Ltd in 2000.¹ He was Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) (see BP&B ) in 2003.⁵ He lived in 2003 at The Hirsel, Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland^G.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 2014.⁶

     Lady Lavinia Caroline Douglas-Home was born on 11 October 1937.¹ She is the daughter of Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel and Elizabeth Hester Alington.¹
     Lady Lavinia Caroline Douglas-Home usually went by her middle name of Caroline.¹ She was Temporary Woman of the Bedchamber to HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother between 1963 and 1965.¹ She was Temporary Lady-in-Waiting to HRH The Duchess of Kent between 1966 and 1967.¹ She was Extra Lady-in-Waiting to HRH The Duchess of Kent in 1967.¹ She held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Berwickshire in 1983.¹ She was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (F.S.A.Scot.)¹ She lived in 2003 at Heaton Mill House, Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, England^G.¹

     Lady Meriel Kathleen Douglas-Home was born on 27 November 1939.¹ She is the daughter of Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel and Elizabeth Hester Alington.¹ She married Adrian Marten George Darby, son of Colonel Cyril George Darby and Monica Clarice Dunne, on 30 March 1964.¹
     From 30 March 1964, her married name became Darby. She lived in 2003 at Kemerton Court, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹

     Lady Diana Lucy Douglas-Home was born on 18 December 1940.¹ She is the daughter of Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel and Elizabeth Hester Alington.¹ She married James Archibald Wolfe Murray, son of Major Malcolm Victor Alexander Wolfe Murray and Lady Grizel Mary Boyle, on 8 June 1963.¹ She and James Archibald Wolfe Murray were divorced in 1976.¹
     From 8 June 1963, her married name became Wolfe Murray.¹

     John Oldham lived at Hyde, Cheshire, England^G.¹

     Samuel Ashton was born on 29 October 1773 at Pole Bank, Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire, England^G.^1,3 He was the son of Samuel Ashton and Mary Oldham.¹ He married Mary Turner, daughter of Thomas Turner, in 1806 at Chester, Cheshire, England^G.^1,3 He died on 13 March 1849 at age 75.^4,3 He was buried at Hyde Chapel, Cheshire, England^G.³
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Cheshire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Lancashire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Derbyshire.¹ He lived at Gerrards, Hyde, Cheshire, England^G.¹ He lived at Pole Bank, Cheshire, England^G.¹