Peerage Record – 32587

     Hon. Dorothy Albreda Bewicke-Copley is the daughter of Brig.-Gen. Sir Robert Calverley Alington Bewicke-Copley and Selina Frances Watson-Copley.² She married Lt.-Col. Philip Albert Meldon, son of Sir Albert Meldon, on 26 November 1926.¹
     On 15 October 1923 she was granted the rank of a baron’s daughter.¹ From 26 November 1926, her married name became Meldon.

     Sir Albert Meldon lived at Vevey House, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland^G.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹

     Lt.-Col. Philip Albert Meldon was the son of Sir Albert Meldon.² He married Hon. Dorothy Albreda Bewicke-Copley, daughter of Brig.-Gen. Sir Robert Calverley Alington Bewicke-Copley and Selina Frances Watson-Copley, on 26 November 1926.¹ He died on 8 April 1942.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹ He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹

     Freda Constance Cripps was born on 11 September 1898 at Ampney Crucis, Gloucestershire, England.² She was the daughter of Major Sir Frederick William Beresford Cripps and Constance Agnes Wykeham.^3,2 She married Robert Godfrey Wolseley Bewicke-Copley, 5th Lord Cromwell, son of Brig.-Gen. Sir Robert Calverley Alington Bewicke-Copley and Selina Frances Watson-Copley, on 12 February 1925.¹ She died in 1979 at Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.²
     From 12 February 1925, her married name became Bewicke-Copley.

     David Godfrey Bewicke-Copley, 6th Lord Cromwell was born on 29 May 1929.¹ He was the son of Robert Godfrey Wolseley Bewicke-Copley, 5th Lord Cromwell and Freda Constance Cripps.² He married Doris Vivian Penfold, daughter of Hugh de Lisle Penfold, on 16 January 1954.¹ He died on 18 August 1982 at age 53, following a riding accident.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps.¹ He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1956 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He was a Government Broker.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Lord Cromwell [E., 1375] on 21 October 1966.¹

     Hon. Philippa Selina Bewicke-Copley was born on 5 December 1925.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Godfrey Wolseley Bewicke-Copley, 5th Lord Cromwell and Freda Constance Cripps.² She married Lt.-Col. Sir David Carol MacDonell Mather, son of Loris Emerson Mather, on 13 January 1951.¹ She died on 30 August 2021 at age 95.³
     From 13 January 1951, her married name became Mather. She lived in 2003 at Oddington House, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹

     Lt.-Col. Sir David Carol MacDonell Mather was born on 3 January 1919.² He was the son of Loris Emerson Mather.¹ He married Hon. Philippa Selina Bewicke-Copley, daughter of Robert Godfrey Wolseley Bewicke-Copley, 5th Lord Cromwell and Freda Constance Cripps, on 13 January 1951.¹ He died on 3 July 2006 at age 87.³
     Lt.-Col. Sir David Carol MacDonell Mather usually went by his middle name of Carol.¹ He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.² He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.² He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1944.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Esher between 1970 and 1987.³ He held the office of a Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury between 1979 and 1981.³ He held the office of Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household between 1981 and 1983.³ He held the office of Comptroller of HM Household between 1983 and 1986.³ He was appointed Knight in 1987.³ He wrote the book When the Grass Stops Growing, published 1997.²

     Hugh de Lisle Penfold lived at Isle of Man^G.¹

     Doris Vivian Penfold is the daughter of Hugh de Lisle Penfold.² She married David Godfrey Bewicke-Copley, 6th Lord Cromwell, son of Robert Godfrey Wolseley Bewicke-Copley, 5th Lord Cromwell and Freda Constance Cripps, on 16 January 1954.¹
     Doris Vivian Penfold usually went by her middle name of Vivian. From 16 January 1954, her married name became Bewicke-Copley.¹ She lived in 2003 at The Oranges, Sherborne, Northleach, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹