Peerage Record – 3089

     Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon was born on 1 November 1782.¹ He was the son of Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham and Lady Mary Jemima Yorke.¹ He married Lady Sarah Albinia Louisa Hobart, daughter of Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire and Margaretta Bourke, on 1 September 1814.⁴ He died on 28 January 1859 at age 76.¹
     He held the office of First Lord of the Treasury between 1827 and 1828.¹ He held the office of Prime Minister between 1827 and 1828.⁵ He was created 1st Viscount Goderich [U.K.] on 28 April 1827.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies.¹ He held the office of Lord Privy Seal.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Ripon, co. York [U.K.] on 13 April 1833.¹

     Ethel Adeline Pottinger was the daughter of Sir Henry Pottinger, 3rd Bt.¹ She married Henry Meysey Meysey-Thompson, 1st and last Baron Knaresborough, son of Sir Harry Stephen Meysey-Thompson, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Anne Croft, on 21 April 1885.¹ She died on 18 August 1922.¹
     Her married name became Meysey-Thompson. After her marriage, Ethel Adeline Pottinger was styled as Baroness Knaresborough on 26 December 1905.

     Sir Henry Pottinger, 3rd Bt. was born in 1834.² He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Sir Henry Pottinger, 1st Bt. and Susanna Maria Cooke.³ He died in 1909.²
     He gained the title of 3rd Baronet Pottinger.

     Horatia Dorothy Williamson was the daughter of Sir Hedworth Williamson, 8th Bt. and Lady Elizabeth Liddell. She married Arthur Herbert Meysey-Thompson, son of Sir Harry Stephen Meysey-Thompson, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Anne Croft, on 1 June 1896.¹ She died on 4 April 1949.¹
     Her married name became Meysey-Thompson.

     Hon. Robert Henry Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis was born on 1 July 1888.¹ He was the son of Charles Henry Rolle Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 20th Lord Clinton and Margaret Walrond.^1,2 He married Lady Dorothy Marguerite Elizabeth Herbert, daughter of Colonel Edward William Herbert and Beatrice Anne Williamson, on 5 August 1914.¹ He died on 1 July 1958 at age 70.¹

     Sir Harry Stephen Meysey-Thompson, 1st Bt. was born on 11 August 1809.² He was the son of Richard John Thompson and Elizabeth Turton.¹ He married Elizabeth Anne Croft, daughter of Sir John Croft, 1st Bt. and Amelia Elizabeth Warre, on 26 August 1843.³ He died on 17 May 1874 at age 64.¹
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Yorkshire.² He held the office of High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1856.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Yorkshire.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Whitby between 1859 and 1865.² He was created 1st Baronet Meysey-Thompson, of Kirby Hall, co. York [U.K.] on 26 March 1874.¹

     Elizabeth Anne Croft was the daughter of Sir John Croft, 1st Bt. and Amelia Elizabeth Warre.² She married Sir Harry Stephen Meysey-Thompson, 1st Bt., son of Richard John Thompson and Elizabeth Turton, on 26 August 1843.¹ She died on 28 March 1910.¹
     From 26 August 1843, her married name became Meysey-Thompson.

     Sir John Croft, 1st Bt. was born on 21 March 1778 at Oporto, Portugal.² He was the son of John Croft and Henrietta Maria Tunstall.³ He married, firstly, Amelia Elizabeth Warre, daughter of James Warre, on 1 August 1816.¹ He married, secondly, Anne Knox Radcliffe, daughter of Reverend John Radcliffe, on 24 July 1827.¹ He died on 5 February 1862 at age 83.¹
     He was a Portuguese Commissioner.¹ He was Hon. Chargé d’Affaires at Lisbon, Portugal^G.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Croft, of Cowling Hall, Yorkshire [U.K.] on 17 December 1818.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.)¹ He was awarded the Knight, Order of the Tower and Sword of Portugal (K.T.S.) in 1821.¹ He was created 1st Baron da Serra da Estrella [Portugal] in 1854.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kent.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Kent.¹ He lived at Doddington Place, Sittingbourne, Kent, England^G.¹

     Albert Childers Meysey-Thompson was born on 13 July 1848.² He was the son of Sir Harry Stephen Meysey-Thompson, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Anne Croft.² He married Mabel Louisa Lascelles, daughter of Rev. Hon. James Walter Lascelles and Emma Clara Miles, on 9 August 1882.¹ He died on 20 March 1894 at age 45.²
     He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.)¹

     Mabel Louisa Lascelles was born circa 1863. She was the daughter of Rev. Hon. James Walter Lascelles and Emma Clara Miles.¹ She married Albert Childers Meysey-Thompson, son of Sir Harry Stephen Meysey-Thompson, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Anne Croft, on 9 August 1882.¹ She died on 24 December 1941.¹
     Her married name became Meysey-Thompson.