Peerage Record – 3160

     Captain Kenneth Francis Dyke Acland was born on 16 October 1890.¹ He was the son of Francis Edward Dyke Acland and Marion Sarah Macrorie.¹ He married, firstly, Katherine Farquharson Baillie, daughter of Robert Granbery Baillie and Katherine Farquarson Finlay, on 15 July 1919.¹ He and Katherine Farquharson Baillie were divorced in 1946.¹ He married, secondly, Jean Elspeth Clare Mackenzie, daughter of Rear-Admiral Colin Mackenzie and Clare Homan, on 4 April 1946.¹ He died on 30 April 1975 at age 84.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹

     Katherine Farquharson Baillie was born in 1889 at Scotland^G.² She was the daughter of Robert Granbery Baillie and Katherine Farquarson Finlay.^1,2 She married Captain Kenneth Francis Dyke Acland, son of Francis Edward Dyke Acland and Marion Sarah Macrorie, on 15 July 1919.¹ She and Captain Kenneth Francis Dyke Acland were divorced in 1946.¹
     Her married name became Acland.

     Robert Granbery Baillie was born in 1857 at Scotland^G.² He married Katherine Farquarson Finlay, daughter of Lt.-Col. George Charles Finlay and Catherine Farquharson Macfarlane, on 3 April 1888 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.^2,3 He died in 1896 at Scotland^G.²
     He lived at Culter Allers, Lanarkshire, Scotland.³ He lived at Culter Allers, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Elizabeth Katherine Baillie Acland was born on 11 May 1920.¹ She is the daughter of Captain Kenneth Francis Dyke Acland and Katherine Farquharson Baillie.¹

     Jean Elspeth Clare Mackenzie was born on 21 February 1905 at Portsmouth, Hampshire, England^G.² She was the daughter of Rear-Admiral Colin Mackenzie and Clare Homan.^1,2 She married Captain Kenneth Francis Dyke Acland, son of Francis Edward Dyke Acland and Marion Sarah Macrorie, on 4 April 1946.¹ She died on 3 November 1979 at age 74 at Milton, Cambridgeshire, England^G.²
     Her married name became Acland.

     Rear-Admiral Colin Mackenzie was born on 26 May 1872.² He was the son of Donald Mackenzie.² He married Clare Homan, daughter of Franklin Homan, in 1899.² He died on 22 June 1968 at age 96.²
     He was commissioned in 1885, in the service of the Royal Navy.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1894.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1900.¹ He fought in the China War in 1900.² He gained the rank of Commander in 1906.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) in 1919.¹ He retired from the military in 1926, with the rank of Rear-Admiral.²

     Charis Agnes Acland was born on 14 June 1888.¹ She was the daughter of Francis Edward Dyke Acland and Marion Sarah Macrorie.¹ She died on 24 October 1963 at age 75, unmarried.¹

     Clemence Margaret Acland was born on 9 October 1889.¹ She was the daughter of Francis Edward Dyke Acland and Marion Sarah Macrorie.¹ She died on 10 March 1973 at age 83, unmarried.¹
     She fought in the First World War, where he was an ambulance driver.¹ She was a research assistant between 1920 and 1929 at Tuberculosis Department, Medical School, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales^G.¹

     Lt.-Col. Arthur William Acland was born on 20 November 1897.¹ He was the son of Alfred Dyke Acland and Hon. Beatrice Danvers Smith.¹ He married Violet Gwendolen Grimston, daughter of Rev. Hon. Robert Grimston and Gertrude Mary Amelia Villiers, on 16 December 1926.¹ He died on 14 February 1992 at age 94.^1,2
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded twice.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Grenadier Guards, Reserve of Officers.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1917.¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 96th (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Field Brigade, Royal Artillery.¹ He fought in the Second World War, in the 21st Army Group Headquarters.¹ He was appointed Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.)¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1945.¹

     Violet Gwendolen Grimston was the daughter of Rev. Hon. Robert Grimston and Gertrude Mary Amelia Villiers.^1,2 She married Lt.-Col. Arthur William Acland, son of Alfred Dyke Acland and Hon. Beatrice Danvers Smith, on 16 December 1926.¹ She died in 1984.¹
     Her married name became Acland.