Peerage Record – 3167

     Francis Reynolds Verdon died before 1963.
     He lived at Littlefields, Sidbury, Devon, England^G.

     Simon Hugh Verdon Acland was born on 27 March 1958.¹ He is the son of Sir Antony Arthur Acland and Clare Anne Verdon.¹ He married Josephine Valentine, daughter of Michael Valentine, in 1988.¹

     Nicholas Anthony Bevil Acland was born on 6 February 1960.² He is the son of Sir Antony Arthur Acland and Clare Anne Verdon.² He married Sophia Caroline Annabel Yorke, daughter of David John Yorke and Susan Alexandra Egerton, in 1984.²

     Angela Cicely Mary Acland was born on 26 August 1888.¹ She was the daughter of Alfred Dyke Acland and Hon. Beatrice Danvers Smith.¹ She married Major Aubrey George Wykeham-Musgrave, son of Wenman Aubrey Wykeham-Musgrave and Jane Grey, on 20 July 1927 at St. Mary’s, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England^G.² She died on 2 November 1953 at age 65.¹
     From 20 July 1927, her married name became Wykeham-Musgrave.² Her married name became Musgrave.

     Major Aubrey George Wykeham-Musgrave was born on 27 April 1888.¹ He was the son of Wenman Aubrey Wykeham-Musgrave and Jane Grey.^2,1 He married Angela Cicely Mary Acland, daughter of Alfred Dyke Acland and Hon. Beatrice Danvers Smith, on 20 July 1927 at St. Mary’s, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He died on 31 December 1958 at age 70.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1914 in the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars.¹ He gained the rank of Captain and Adjutant in 1917 in the 1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, in Palestine.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)²

     Wenman Aubrey Wykeham-Musgrave was born in 1838 at Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He was the son of Aubrey Wenman Wykeham and Georgiana Musgrave.² He married Jane Grey, daughter of Admiral Hon. George Grey and Jane Frances Stuart, on 18 May 1870.¹ He died on 13 November 1915.³
     He lived at Thame Park, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He lived in 1881 at Park House, Barnsley Park, Gloucestershire, England^G.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹

     Katherine Acland was born on 28 September 1892.¹ She was the daughter of Alfred Dyke Acland and Hon. Beatrice Danvers Smith.¹ She died on 6 December 1966 at age 74, unmarried.¹
     She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1919.¹ She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1943.¹ She held the office of Mayor of Chelsea between 1959 and 1961.¹

     Sarah Beatrice Acland was born on 11 September 1896.¹ She was the daughter of Alfred Dyke Acland and Hon. Beatrice Danvers Smith.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Sir Cecil William Francis Stafford-King-Harman, 2nd Bt., son of Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Joseph Stafford, 1st Bt. and Frances Agnes King-Harman, on 2 June 1917.¹ She died on 27 July 1979 at age 82.¹
     From 2 June 1917, her married name became Stafford.² From 17 September 1932, her married name became Stafford-King-Harman.

     Lt.-Col. Sir Cecil William Francis Stafford-King-Harman, 2nd Bt. was born on 6 January 1895.² He was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Joseph Stafford, 1st Bt. and Frances Agnes King-Harman.² He married Sarah Beatrice Acland, daughter of Alfred Dyke Acland and Hon. Beatrice Danvers Smith, on 2 June 1917.¹ He died on 5 February 1987 at age 92.³
     He was given the name of Cecil William Francis Stafford at birth.² He was educated at Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, England.⁴ He was educated at Royal Naval College, Darmouth, Devon, England.⁴ He fought in the First World War in 1914, where he was mentioned in dispatches.⁴ He gained the rank of Midshipman in the Royal Navy.⁴ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1922 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)⁴ On 17 September 1932 his name was legally changed to Cecil William Francis Stafford-King-Harman by Royal Licence.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Stafford [U.K., 1914] on 11 May 1935.² He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1943.⁴ He was Member of of the President of Ireland’s Council of State between 1957 and 1959.⁴ On his death, his baronetcy became extinct.⁵

     Major Sir Antony Guy Acland, 5th Bt. was born on 17 August 1916.² He was the son of Captain Sir Hubert Guy Dyke Acland, 4th Bt. and Lalage Mary Kathleen Acland.² He married, firstly, Avriel Ann Wingfield-Stratford, daughter of Captain Mervyn Edward John Wingfield-Stratford and Doris Amie Sheldon, on 13 September 1939.² He married, secondly, Margaret Joan Rooke, daughter of Major Nelson Rooke and Marjorie Renton, on 15 July 1944.² He died on 14 December 1983 at age 67.²
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.² He fought in the Second World War.² He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery.² He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Acland, of St. Mary Magdalen, Oxford [U.K., 1890] on 6 May 1978.¹