Peerage Record – 3090

     Captain Hon. Claude Henry Meysey Meysey-Thompson was born on 7 April 1887.¹ He was the son of Henry Meysey Meysey-Thompson, 1st and last Baron Knaresborough and Ethel Adeline Pottinger.¹ He died on 17 June 1915 at age 28 at Ypres, Belgium^G, from wounds received in action.¹
     He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1914 in the Rifle Brigade.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹

     Hon. Violet Ethel Meysey-Thompson was born on 15 February 1886.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Meysey Meysey-Thompson, 1st and last Baron Knaresborough and Ethel Adeline Pottinger.¹ She married, firstly, Captain Alexander Moore Vandeleur, son of Hector Stewart Vandeleur and Charlotte Foster, on 3 November 1910.² She married, secondly, Major Sir Algar Henry Stafford Howard, son of Sir Edward Stafford Howard and Lady Rachel Anne Georgina Campbell, on 11 October 1921.² She died on 29 February 1960 at age 74.²
     From 3 November 1910, her married name became Vandeleur. From 11 October 1921, her married name became Howard.

     Dorothea Mary Elizabeth Minchin was born on 2 January 1928.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Richard George Edward Minchin and Elizabeth Eve McKerrell-Brown.^1,3 She married, firstly, Hans Heinrich XVII Wilhelm Albert Eduard 4th Fürst von Pless, son of Hans Heinrich XV Prinz von Pless and Mary Theresa Cornwallis-West, on 23 July 1958 at London, England^G.^1,2 She and Hans Heinrich XVII Wilhelm Albert Eduard 4th Fürst von Pless were divorced in 1971.³ She married, secondly, Nigel Clive Cosby Trench, 7th Baron Ashtown, son of Clive Newcombe Trench and Kathleen Maud Marion McIvor, on 17 December 1997.¹ She died on 20 December 2019 at age 91.⁴
     Dorothea Mary Elizabeth Minchin usually went by her middle name of Mary.¹ From 23 July 1958, her married name became von Pless.¹ She lived in 1976 at 1 Chelsea Lodge, 58 Tiite Street, London, England^G.³ From 17 December 1997, her married name became Trench.¹

     Lt.-Col. Richard George Edward Minchin was born on 20 January 1901.² He was the son of Richard Minchin Minchin and Rebecca Sarah Minchin Storey.³ He married Elizabeth Eve McKerrell-Brown, daughter of Henry Hay McKerrell-Brown, on 25 June 1926.² He died on 10 September 1985 at age 84 at Basingstoke, Hampshire, England.⁴
     He was educated at St. Columba’s College, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.² He was commissioned in 1921, in the service of the Worcestershire Regiment.² He fought in the Second World War, serving in North Africa, Italy and the Middle East.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Worcestershire Regiment.² He lived before 1973 at Busherstown, Roscrea, County Offaly, Ireland^G.² In 1973 he sold his estate of Busherstown.² He lived in 1976 at No. 12 Cottage, Headbourne Worthy House, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.³

     Major Sir Algar Henry Stafford Howard was born on 7 August 1880.¹ He was the son of Sir Edward Stafford Howard and Lady Rachel Anne Georgina Campbell.¹ He married Hon. Violet Ethel Meysey-Thompson, daughter of Henry Meysey Meysey-Thompson, 1st and last Baron Knaresborough and Ethel Adeline Pottinger, on 11 October 1921.¹ He died on 14 February 1970 at age 89.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1905 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Gloucestershire in 1906.¹ He held the office of Fitzalan Pursuivant in 1911.¹ He held the office of Rouge Dragon Pursuivant between 1911 and 1919.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Gloucestershire Yeomanry.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1918.¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He held the office of Windsor Herald between 1919 and 1931.¹ He held the office of Norroy King of Arms between 1931 and 1944.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Gloucestershire in 1936.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1937.¹ He held the office of Ulster King of Arms between 1943 and 1944.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1944.¹ He held the office of Garter King of Arms between 1944 and 1950.¹ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.)¹ He was Genealogist for the Order of the Bath between 1946 and 1950.¹ He held the office of Extra Gentleman Usher to HM King George VI in 1950.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1951.¹ He held the office of Extra Gentleman Usher to HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1952.¹

     Clare Désirée Blow was born in 1914.² She was the daughter of Detmar Jellings Blow and Winifred Gertrude Tollemache.² She married, firstly, Phelim Robert Hugh O’Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan, son of Robert William Hugh O’Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan and Sylvia Irene Sandeman, on 12 February 1934.¹ She and Phelim Robert Hugh O’Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan were divorced in 1944. She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Lewis Stanton Starkey, son of Lt.-Col. Lewis Edward Starkey and Mary Kathleen Starkey, on 14 June 1944.² She died on 3 March 1956.²
     Her married name became O’Neill. From 14 June 1944, her married name became Starkey.

     Detmar Jellings Blow was the son of Jellings Blow.² He married Winifred Gertrude Tollemache, daughter of Hon. Hamilton James Tollemache and Mabel Hanbury, on 5 November 1910.² He died on 7 February 1939.
     He was appointed Fellow, Royal Institute of British Architects (F.R.I.B.A.)² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)²

     Sylvia Irene Sandeman was the daughter of Walter Albert Sandeman.² She married Robert William Hugh O’Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan, son of Edward O’Neill, 2nd Baron O’Neill of Shane’s Castle and Lady Louisa Katherine Emma Cochrane, on 11 February 1909.¹ She died on 19 July 1972.¹
     Her married name became O’Neill. After her marriage, Sylvia Irene Sandeman was styled as Baroness Rathcavan on 11 February 1953.

     Walter Albert Sandeman is the son of Albert George Sandeman and Maria Carlota Perpetua de Morais Sarmento.²
     He lived at Morden House, Royston, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹

     Lady Louisa Katherine Emma Cochrane was the daughter of Thomas Barnes Cochrane, 11th Earl of Dundonald and Louisa Harriet Mackinnon.² She married Edward O’Neill, 2nd Baron O’Neill of Shane’s Castle, son of William O’Neill, 1st Baron O’Neill of Shane’s Castle and Henrietta Torrens, on 30 June 1873.¹ She died on 10 August 1942.¹
     Her married name became O’Neill. After her marriage, Lady Louisa Katherine Emma Cochrane was styled as Baroness O’Neill of Shane’s Castle on 18 April 1883. She was appointed Dame of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (D.G.St.J.)¹