Peerage Record – 31595

     Guy Leon Calder was born in 1989.¹ He is the son of Andrew John Scott Calder and Chloë Abigail de la Garde Savery.²

     Poppy Marie Calder was born in 1981.¹ She is the daughter of Andrew John Scott Calder and Chloë Abigail de la Garde Savery.²

     Madeleine Clare Calder was born in 1983.¹ She is the daughter of Andrew John Scott Calder and Chloë Abigail de la Garde Savery.²

     Sir Hugh George Harley Ripley, 4th Bt. was born on 26 May 1916.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry William Alfred Ripley, 3rd Bt. and Dorothy Harley.² He married, firstly, Dorothy Mary Dunlop Jones, daughter of John Cumming Bruce-Jones and Dorothy Euphemia Mitchell Dunlop, on 26 March 1946.¹ He and Dorothy Mary Dunlop Jones were divorced in 1971.¹ He married, secondly, Hilary Susan Parker, daughter of W. Parker, on 15 June 1972.¹ He died on 28 October 2003 at age 87.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches twice and was wounded.² He was awarded the U.S. Silver Star.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Ripley, of Acacia, Rawdon, West Riding of Yorkshire and Bedstone House, Shropshire [U.K., 1880] on 14 December 1956.¹ He was director of John Walker and Sons Ltd.² He wrote the book Whisky for Tea.¹ He lived in 2003 at The Oak, Bedstone, Shropshire, England^G.² He lived in 2003 at 20 Abingdon Villas, London, England^G.¹

     John Cumming Bruce-Jones married Dorothy Euphemia Mitchell Dunlop, daughter of Sir Thomas Dunlop, 1st Bt. and Dorothy Euphemia Mitchell, on 5 October 1917.² He died on 25 December 1953.²
     He lived at Glenbervie, Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland^G.²

     Dorothy Mary Dunlop Jones was born on 19 April 1925.¹ She was the daughter of John Cumming Bruce-Jones and Dorothy Euphemia Mitchell Dunlop.² She married Sir Hugh George Harley Ripley, 4th Bt., son of Sir Henry William Alfred Ripley, 3rd Bt. and Dorothy Harley, on 26 March 1946.² She and Sir Hugh George Harley Ripley, 4th Bt. were divorced in 1971.² She died on 1 September 2018 at age 93 at Malin Court, Ayrshire, Scotland.³
     She was also known as Dorothy Mary Dunlop Bruce-Jones.² From 26 March 1946, her married name became Ripley.

     Jennifer Elizabeth Anne Hughes-Gibbs was born in 1960.² She was the daughter of Reverend Barry Hughes-Gibbs.¹ She married Robert Newnham Stuart White, son of Lt.-Col. Sir Lynton Stuart White and Phyllis Marie Rochfort Worley, in 1989.¹ She died on 30 September 2010.²
     From 1989, her married name became White.¹

     Dorothy Caroline Ripley was born on 26 January 1947.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Hugh George Harley Ripley, 4th Bt. and Dorothy Mary Dunlop Jones.² She married Hugh John Montgomery-Massingberd, son of John Michael Montgomery-Massingberd and Marsali Mary Seymour, on 22 February 1983.¹
     Dorothy Caroline Ripley usually went by her middle name of Caroline.³ From 22 February 1983, her married name became Montgomery-Massingberd.¹ She lived in 2003 at 101 Hereford Road, London, England^G.¹

     John Michael Montgomery-Massingberd married Marsali Mary Seymour.² He died on 30 December 2004.²
     He lived at Gunby, Lincolnshire, England^G.¹

     Hugh John Montgomery-Massingberd was born circa 1947.² He was the son of John Michael Montgomery-Massingberd and Marsali Mary Seymour.^3,4 He married, firstly, Christine Martinoni in 1972.² He and Christine Martinoni were divorced in 1979.² He married, secondly, Dorothy Caroline Ripley, daughter of Sir Hugh George Harley Ripley, 4th Bt. and Dorothy Mary Dunlop Jones, on 22 February 1983.¹ He died on 25 December 2007.²
     He was also known as Hugh Massingberd.² He was an author and genealogist.¹ He wrote the book Burkes Landed Gentry, 1965 and 1969 editions, editor.² He wrote the book Burkes Peerage, 105th edition, published 1970, editor.² He wrote the book The Monarchy, published 1979.² He wrote the book The British Aristocracy, published 1979.² He wrote the book The London Ritz, published 1980, with David Watkin.² He wrote the book The Country Life Book of Royal Palaces, Castles and Homes, published 1981, with Patrick Montague-Smith.² He wrote the book Diana – The Princess of Wales, published 1982.² He wrote the book Heritage of Royal Britain, published 1983.² He wrote the book Royal Palaces of Europe, published 1984.² He wrote the book Blenheim Revisted, published 1985.² He wrote the book Her Majesty the Queen, published 1986.² He wrote the book Debretts Great British Families, published 1987.² He wrote the book The Field Book of Country Houses and their Owners: family seats of the British Isles, published 1988.² He wrote the book Great Houses of England and Wales, published 1994.² He wrote the book Great Houses of Scotland, published 1997.² He wrote the book Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, published 1999.² He wrote the book Great Houses of Ireland, published 1999.² He wrote the book Daydream Believer: Confessions of a Hero-Worshipper, published 2001, auto-biography.² He wrote the book English Manor Houses, published 2001.²