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Peerage Record – 30698

Evelyn Mary Alice Houstoun-Boswall1

Female, Registry Number #306971

Last Edited=2 May 2011
     Evelyn Mary Alice Houstoun-Boswall is the daughter of Sir George Lauderdale Houstoun-Boswall of Blackadder, 3rd Bt. and Phoebe Allan.2 She married Major Alexander Houstoun on 8 August 1914.1
     From 8 August 1914, her married name became Houstoun.
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1980. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Major Alexander Houstoun1

Male, Registry Number #306972
Last Edited=12 Sep 2008
     Major Alexander Houstoun married Evelyn Mary Alice Houstoun-Boswall, daughter of Sir George Lauderdale Houstoun-Boswall of Blackadder, 3rd Bt. and Phoebe Allan, on 8 August 1914.1
     He lived at Mayshiell, ScotlandG.1 He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Field Artillery.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1980. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

William Houstoun-Boswall-Preston1

Male, Registry Number #306973, b. 11 April 1849, d. 1885

Last Edited=2 May 2011
     William Houstoun-Boswall-Preston was born on 11 April 1849.1 He was the son of Colonel Sir George Augustus Frederick Houstoun-Boswall of Blackadder, 2nd Bt. and Euphemia Boswall.2 He died in 1885, unmarried.1
     He was given the name of William Houstoun-Boswall at birth.1 On 7 April 1863 his name was legally changed to William Houstoun-Boswall-Preston by Royal Licence, under the terms of the will of his great-uncle, Sir Henry Lindsay Preston, Bt.1 He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)1 He was a practising barrister.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1980. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Edmund Odell1

Male, Registry Number #306974, b. 1824

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008
Consanguinity Index=6.25%
     Edmund Odell was born in 1824.1 He was the son of Edmond Odell Westropp and Jane Gibbings.1
Citations:
  1. [S1916] Tim Boyle, “re: Boyle Family,” e-mail message to BENR, 16 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as “re: Boyle Family.”

Grace Odell1

Female, Registry Number #306975

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008
Consanguinity Index=6.25%
     Grace Odell is the daughter of Edmond Odell Westropp and Jane Gibbings.1
     Her married name became Roe.1
Citations:
  1. [S1916] Tim Boyle, “re: Boyle Family,” e-mail message to BENR, 16 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as “re: Boyle Family.”

Alice Mary Cunard1

Female, Registry Number #306976, d. 9 July 1916

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008
     Alice Mary Cunard was the daughter of William Cunard and Laura Charlotte Haliburton.2,3 She married Thomas Alford Houstoun-Boswall-Preston, son of Colonel Sir George Augustus Frederick Houstoun-Boswall of Blackadder, 2nd Bt. and Euphemia Boswall, on 8 May 1883.1 She died on 9 July 1916.1
     From 8 May 1883, her married name became Houstoun-Boswall. From 1886, her married name became Houstoun-Boswall-Preston.1

Children of Alice Mary Cunard and Thomas Alford Houstoun-Boswall-Preston

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1980. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S34] BP1970 page 704. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]

Sir Gordon Houstoun-Boswall of Blackadder, 6th Bt.1

Male, Registry Number #306977, b. 15 March 1887, d. 28 February 1961

Last Edited=2 May 2011
     Sir Gordon Houstoun-Boswall of Blackadder, 6th Bt. was born on 15 March 1887.2 He was the son of Thomas Alford Houstoun-Boswall-Preston and Alice Mary Cunard.2 He married Daisy Copeland Waller, daughter of Edwin Copeland Waller, on 11 July 1916.2 He died on 28 February 1961 at age 73.2
     He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, EnglandG.2 He fought in the First World War.2 He gained the rank of Major in the 1st Life Guards.2 He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Houstoun, of Calderhall [U.K., 1836] on 4 December 1953.1

Children of Sir Gordon Houstoun-Boswall of Blackadder, 6th Bt. and Daisy Copeland Waller

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1980. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Alistair Houstoun-Boswall-Preston1

Male, Registry Number #306978, b. 20 December 1888, d. 1968

Last Edited=5 May 2017
     Alistair Houstoun-Boswall-Preston was born on 20 December 1888.1 He was the son of Thomas Alford Houstoun-Boswall-Preston and Alice Mary Cunard.2 He died in 1968 at Totnes, Devon, England.3
     He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Army Service Corps.1 He was Assistant Director of Road Transport, Ministry of Food.4 He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1920.1 He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.4
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1980. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S266] World War II Unit Histories – Officers, online http://www.unithistories.com/units_index/default.asp?file=../officers/personsx. Hereinafter cited as World War II Unit Histories – Officers.
  4. [S34] BP1970 page 704. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]

Mary Odell1

Female, Registry Number #306979

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008
Consanguinity Index=6.25%
     Mary Odell is the daughter of Edmond Odell Westropp and Jane Gibbings.1 She married an unknown person in 1828.1
Citations:
  1. [S1916] Tim Boyle, “re: Boyle Family,” e-mail message to BENR, 16 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as “re: Boyle Family.”

John Jones1

Male, Registry Number #306980

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008
     John Jones gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 17th Dragoons.1

Child of John Jones

Citations:
  1. [S1916] Tim Boyle, “re: Boyle Family,” e-mail message to BENR, 16 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as “re: Boyle Family.”

 

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