Peerage Record – 31895

     Delaval Graham L’Estrange Astley was born on 7 December 1868.¹ He was the son of Frederic Bernard Astley and Emma Augusta Schreiber.¹ He married Kate Clark, daughter of John Kerr Clark, on 1 July 1897.¹ He died on 17 May 1951 at age 82.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Welch Regiment.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the North Somerset Yeomanry.¹ He held the office of County Alderman for Norfolk.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Norfolk.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Norfolk.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1941.¹

     Sir Isaac James Pitman was born on 14 August 1901 at Kensington, London, England^G.^1,3 He was the son of Ernest Pitman and Frances Isabel Butler.¹ He married Hon. Margaret Beaufort Lawson Johnston, daughter of George Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron Luke and Hon. Edith Laura St. John, on 28 April 1927.¹ He died on 1 September 1985 at age 84 at Kensington, London, England^G.³
     Sir Isaac James Pitman usually went by his middle name of James.⁴ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.)⁵

     Hon. Margaret Beaufort Lawson Johnston was born in 1907.² She was the daughter of George Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron Luke and Hon. Edith Laura St. John.^1,3 She married Sir Isaac James Pitman, son of Ernest Pitman and Frances Isabel Butler, on 28 April 1927.¹
     From 28 April 1927, her married name became Pitman.¹ She was awarded the Order of Mercy.³

     Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding was born on 24 April 1882.¹ He was the son of Arthur John Caswall Dowding and Maud Caroline Tremenheere.⁵ He married, firstly, Clarice Maud Williams, daughter of Captain John Williams, on 16 February 1918.¹ He married, secondly, Muriel Albino, daughter of John Angelo Albino and Hilda Gertrude Barnes, on 25 September 1951 at Caxton Hall, London, England^G.^1,3 He died on 15 February 1970 at age 87 at 1 Calverley Park, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England^G.^1,3 He was buried at Battle of Britain Chapel, Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.³
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in 1917 in the Royal Flying Corps.³ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.¹ He gained the rank of Group Captain in 1920 in the Royal Air Force.³ He was Director of Training, Air Ministry between 1926 and 1929.⁶ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1928.¹ He was Commander Fighting Area Air Defence, Great Britain in 1929.¹ He was member of the Air Command (R and D) in 1930.⁶ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1933.¹ He was Air Officer Commander-in-Chief of the Fighter Command between 1936 and 1940.⁶ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1937.¹ He held the office of Principal Air Aide-de-Camp to HM King George VI between 1937 and 1943.⁶ He fought in the Second World War.⁷ He was Aircraft Advisor, British Purchasing Mission to the U.S.A.
in 1940.⁶ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1940.¹ He was created 1st Baron Dowding, of Bentley Priory, co. Middlesex [U.K.] on 5 July 1943.⁶ He retired from the military, with the rank of Air Chief Marshal.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) in 1946.⁶ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁸
     

     Kate Clark was the daughter of John Kerr Clark.¹ She married Delaval Graham L’Estrange Astley, son of Frederic Bernard Astley and Emma Augusta Schreiber, on 1 July 1897.¹ She died on 23 July 1961.¹
     From 1 July 1897, her married name became Astley.¹

     John Kerr Clark lived at Bath, Somerset, England^G.¹ He lived at New South Wales, Australia^G.¹

     Joan Doreen Astley was born on 19 January 1901.¹ She is the daughter of Delaval Graham L’Estrange Astley and Kate Clark.¹ She married Gerald Josselyn Royce Tomkin, son of Colonel J. W. Royce Tomkin, on 26 April 1928.¹
     From 26 April 1928, her married name became Tomkin.¹

     Gerald Josselyn Royce Tomkin is the son of Colonel J. W. Royce Tomkin.¹ He married Joan Doreen Astley, daughter of Delaval Graham L’Estrange Astley and Kate Clark, on 26 April 1928.¹

     Giovanna Baccelli died in 1801.¹
     She was a ballet dancer.¹ She and John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset were associated circa 1782.¹

     Betty L’Estrange Astley was born on 8 October 1902.¹ She was the daughter of Delaval Graham L’Estrange Astley and Kate Clark.¹ She married John Scott Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel, son of Joseph Paton Maclay, 1st Baron Maclay and Martha Strang, on 16 October 1930.² She died on 28 June 1974 at age 71, without issue.¹
     From 16 October 1930, her married name became Maclay.² After her marriage, Betty L’Estrange Astley was styled as Viscountess Muirshiel on 16 July 1964.