Peerage Record – 31987

     Thomas Harbottle married Letitia Maria Benfield.¹

     Letitia Maria Benfield married Thomas Harbottle.¹
     Her married name became Harbottle.¹

     Irene Gladys Mace is the daughter of George Frederick Mace.¹ She married William Jocelyn Ian Fraser, Baron Fraser of Lonsdale, son of William Percy Fraser and Ellen Maude Cooke, on 23 July 1918.¹
     She was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)³ From 23 July 1918, her married name became Fraser.¹

     George Frederick Mace lived at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     William Percy Fraser was born on 26 October 1849.¹ He was the son of William Fraser and Jane Elizabeth Boning.^1,2 He married Ellen Maude Cooke, daughter of Joscelyn Percy Cooke, on 28 September 1896.² He died on 25 April 1925 at age 75.¹
     He was a prospector, financier and landowner.² He was a Rand Pioneer.² He lived at Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.²

     Christopher P. Beeson is the son of Roy Beeson.¹ He married Elizabeth A. G. Scrase-Dickins, daughter of Major Mark Frederick Hakon Scrase-Dickins and Martina Bayley.¹

     Douglas Henry Fraser was born on 15 April 1858.¹ He was the son of William Fraser and Jane Elizabeth Boning.^1,2 He married Evelyn Maude Williams, daughter of Reverend Herbert Sidney Williams, on 26 May 1904.² He died on 15 January 1924 at age 65.¹
     He was educated at Bishop’s Stortford College, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, England^G.² He lived at Wardington House, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.³

     William Shepherd Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil was born on 10 August 1893.¹ He was the son of John Morrison of Torinturk and Marion MacVicar.³ He married Catherine Allison Swan, daughter of Reverend William Swan, on 22 April 1924.¹ He died in 1961.¹
     He was educated at George Watson’s College, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Field Artillery.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches three times and was wounded.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He graduated from Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, in 1921 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was Private Secretary to the Solicitor-General between 1922 and 1923.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1923 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He was Private Secretary to the Solicitor-General between 1924 and 1927.¹ He was Private Secretary to the Attorney-General between 1927 and 1928.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Cirencester and Tewkesbury between 1929 and 1959.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1931 and 1935, to the Attorney-General.¹ He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) in 1934.¹ He held the office of Finance Secretary to the Treasury between 1935 and 1936.¹ He held the office of Recorder for Walsall between February 1935 and November 1935.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1936.¹ He held the office of Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries between 1936 and 1939.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, in 1938.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Leeds University, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, England^G, in 1939.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1939 and 1940.¹ He held the office of Minister of Food between 1939 and 1940.¹ He held the office of Postmaster-General between 1940 and 1943.¹ He held the office of Minister of Town adn Country Planning between 1943 and 1945.¹ He held the office of Bencher of the Inner Temple in 1951.¹ He held the office of Speaker, House of Commons between 1951 and 1959.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by St. Andrew’s University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland^G, in 1953.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by London University, London, England^G, in 1959.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1959.¹ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.)¹ He was created 1st Viscount Dunrossil, of Vallaquie, Isle of North Uist, co. Inverness [U.K.] on 12 November 1959.¹ He held the office of Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Australia between 1960 and 1961.¹

     Catherine Allison Swan was the daughter of Reverend William Swan.³ She married William Shepherd Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil, son of John Morrison of Torinturk and Marion MacVicar, on 22 April 1924.¹ She died on 26 March 1983.¹
     She was appointed Commander, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.)¹ Catherine Allison Swan usually went by her middle name of Allison.¹ From 22 April 1924, her married name became Morrison.¹ After her marriage, Catherine Allison Swan was styled as Viscountess Dunrossil on 12 November 1959.

     James Home was the son of Charles Home, 6th Earl of Home and Anne Purvis.¹ He married Zerobabel Haig of Bemersyde.¹ He died in 1764.¹
     He lived at Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland^G.¹ He was a Jacobite, and had his estate confiscated in 1715.¹