Peerage Record – 33065

     Matilda Hart Dyke was born circa August 1853.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. John Dixon Hart Dyke and Millicent Minet.² He died on 16 July 1954, unmarried.¹

     Francis Hart Dyke was born on 28 November 1803.¹ He was the son of Sir Percival Hart Dyke, 5th Bt. and Anne Jenner.² He married Charlotte Lascelles Fust, daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert Jenner-Fust and Elizabeth Lascelles, on 1 December 1835.¹ He died on 17 July 1876 at age 72.¹
     He was Queen’s Proctor.¹

     Stella Deakin was born in 1886.¹ She was the daughter of Alfred Deakin and Elizabeth Martha Anne Browne.¹ She married Sir David Rivettt in 1911.¹ She died in 1976.¹
     Her married name became Rivettt.¹

     Charlotte Lascelles Fust was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert Jenner-Fust and Elizabeth Lascelles.^2,3 She married Francis Hart Dyke, son of Sir Percival Hart Dyke, 5th Bt. and Anne Jenner, on 1 December 1835.¹ She died on 17 December 1899.¹
     From 1 December 1835, her married name became Hart Dyke.¹

     Reverend Edwin Francis Hart Dyke was born on 27 September 1842.¹ He was the son of Francis Hart Dyke and Charlotte Lascelles Fust.² He married Katharine Louisa Currie, daughter of Sir Frederick Currie, 1st Bt. and Katherine Maria Thompson, on 22 November 1870.¹ He died on 26 August 1919 at age 76.¹
     He graduated from Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Hon. Canon of Canterbury between 1892 and 1919.¹ He was the Rector between 1896 and 1916 at Marsham, Kent, England^G.¹

     Sir David Rivettt was born on 4 December 1885 at Port Esperance, Tasmania, Australia^G.¹ He married Stella Deakin, daughter of Alfred Deakin and Elizabeth Martha Anne Browne, in 1911.¹ He died on 1 April 1961 at age 75 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^G.¹
     He was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.¹ He graduated from Queen’s College, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G, in 1906 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1909 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, as a Rhodes Scholar.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1910 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)¹ He was lecturer in Chemistry between 1911 and 1921 at University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.¹ He graduated from Queen’s College, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G, in 1913 with a Doctor of Science (D.Sc.)¹ He was Associate Professor of Chemistry between 1921 and 1924 at University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.¹ He was Professor of Chemistry in 1924 at University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.¹ He was Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research between 1927 and 1946.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1935.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) in 1941.¹ He was Chairman of the Council of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation between 1946 and 1949.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (F.A.A.S.) in 1954.¹

     Katharine Louisa Currie was the daughter of Sir Frederick Currie, 1st Bt. and Katherine Maria Thompson.² She married Reverend Edwin Francis Hart Dyke, son of Francis Hart Dyke and Charlotte Lascelles Fust, on 22 November 1870.¹ She died on 26 March 1914.¹
     From 22 November 1870, her married name became Hart Dyke.¹

     Charlotte Elizabeth Hart Dyke was the daughter of Francis Hart Dyke and Charlotte Lascelles Fust.² She married Captain Hon. Frederick Barnewall Best, son of William Samuel Best, 2nd Baron Wynford and Jane Thoyts, on 9 June 1864.¹ She died on 18 March 1865.¹ She was also reported to have died on 28 May 1865.²
     From 9 June 1864, her married name became Best.

     William Samuel Best, 2nd Baron Wynford was born on 19 February 1798.² He was the son of William Draper Best, 1st Baron Wynford and Mary Anne Knapp.² He married Jane Thoyts, daughter of William Thoyts, on 21 July 1821.² He died on 28 February 1869 at age 71.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He was a practising Inner Temple in 1814, barrister.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for St. Michael’s between 1831 and 1832.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Wynford, of Wynford Eagle, Dorset [U.K., 1829] on 3 March 1845.²

     Vera Deakin was born in 1891.¹ She was the daughter of Alfred Deakin and Elizabeth Martha Anne Browne.¹ She married Sir Thomas White in March 1920.¹ She died in 1978.¹
     Her married name became White.¹