Peerage Record – 32858

     Hon. Agnes Eleanor Leigh was born on 24 May 1853.¹ She was the daughter of William Henry Leigh, 2nd Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh and Lady Caroline Amelia Grosvenor.² She died on 29 March 1942 at age 88, unmarried.¹

     Hon. Mary Cordelia Emily Leigh was born on 3 July 1866.¹ She was the daughter of William Henry Leigh, 2nd Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh and Lady Caroline Amelia Grosvenor.² She died on 27 February 1956 at age 89, unmarried.¹

     Thomas Denney was born on 5 August 1955 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.^G.¹ He is the son of Thomas Denney and Clarisse Burchfield.¹ He married Valerie Gräfin Wolff Metternich zur Gracht, daughter of Paul Graf Wolff Metternich zur Gracht and Therese Maria Valerie Anna Hedwig Gräfin zu Stolberg-Stolberg, on 7 September 1996 at Vienna, Austria^G.¹

     Ellis Hicks-Beach was born on 22 April 1874.² He was the son of William Frederick Hicks-Beach and Elizabeth Caroline Tyrwhitt-Drake.^2,3 He married Nancy Whitehead, daughter of Spencer Whitehead, on 24 September 1903 at Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, England.^4,2 He died on 27 September 1943 at age 69.²
     He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England.² He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Welsh Guards.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 2nd Volunteer Batttalion, Gloucester Regiment.² He was Chief Chancery Registrar of the Supreme Court Judicature.²

     Anne Hicks-Beach was born on 30 March 1908 at Witcombe, England.^2,3 She was the daughter of Ellis Hicks-Beach and Nancy Whitehead.^2,3 She married Rupert William Dudley Leigh, 4th Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh, son of Major Hon. Rupert Leigh and Beatrice Mary Smith, on 27 April 1931.¹ She died in 1977.¹
     From 27 April 1931, her married name became Leigh. After her marriage, Anne Hicks-Beach was styled as Baroness Leigh of Stoneleigh on 16 May 1938.

     Thomas Denney married Clarisse Burchfield.¹

     Hon. William Rupert Leigh was born on 13 September 1938.¹ He is the son of Rupert William Dudley Leigh, 4th Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh and Anne Hicks-Beach.² He married Priscilla Elizabeth Cooper, daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Edward Francis Patrick Cooper and Elizabeth Mary Clarke, on 20 May 1965.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 11th Hussars (PAO.)¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He lived in 1976 at Lower Farm, Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, England^G.³ He lived in 2003 at Ranaghan, Collooney, County Sligo, Ireland^G.¹

     Lt.-Cdr. Edward Francis Patrick Cooper was born on 3 June 1912.² He was the son of Major Bryan Ricco Cooper and Marion Dorothy Handcock.³ He married Elizabeth Mary Clarke, daughter of Venerable Charles Philip Stuart Clarke, on 9 January 1937.² He died between 1980 and 1985.
     He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England^G.² He fought in the Second World War.² He retired from the military in 1945, with the rank of Lieutenant-Commander, late of the Royal Navy.¹ He lived in 1976 at Markree Castle, County Sligo, Ireland^G.¹

     Priscilla Elizabeth Cooper was born on 13 May 1946.² She is the daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Edward Francis Patrick Cooper and Elizabeth Mary Clarke.^3,2 She married Hon. William Rupert Leigh, son of Rupert William Dudley Leigh, 4th Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh and Anne Hicks-Beach, on 20 May 1965.¹
     From 20 May 1965, her married name became Leigh.

     James Rupert Leigh was born on 15 February 1967.¹ He is the son of Hon. William Rupert Leigh and Priscilla Elizabeth Cooper.²