Peerage Record – 33607

     Alan Reginald d’Arcy Mount was born in 1907.¹ He married Margaret Ruth Barnett-Gow, daughter of J. Barnett-Gow.¹ He died in 1967.¹
     He lived at Wimbledon, London, England.¹

     Lt.-Col. Richard Shearman Godley was born on 24 September 1876.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. William Alexander Godley and Laura Bird.² He married, firstly, Dorothea Matterson, daughter of Lt.-Col. Arthur W. Matterson and Muriel Tyrrell, on 26 April 1906.¹ He and Dorothea Matterson were divorced in 1937 at South Africa^G.¹ He married, secondly, Constance Marion Archer, daughter of Addis Edward Archer and Eveline Smith, on 27 October 1937.¹ He died on 3 December 1950 at age 74.¹
     He fought in the Matabeleland and Mashonaland Rebellions between 1896 and 1897.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1901, where he was wounded.¹ He was awarded the King’s Police Medal (K.P.M.)¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and Deputy Commissioner of South African Police.¹ He wrote the book Khaki and Blue, published 1935.¹ He lived in 1952 at Wild Oak Cottage, Wild Oak Lane, Taunton, Somerset, England.³

     Lt.-Col. Arthur W. Matterson married Muriel Tyrrell, daughter of Edward Tyrrell and Catherine Robinson.²
     He lived at Natal, South Africa^G.¹

     Dorothea Matterson was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Arthur W. Matterson and Muriel Tyrrell.^2,3 She married Lt.-Col. Richard Shearman Godley, son of Lt.-Col. William Alexander Godley and Laura Bird, on 26 April 1906.¹ She and Lt.-Col. Richard Shearman Godley were divorced in 1937 at South Africa^G.¹ She died on 10 January 1944.¹
     From 26 April 1906, her married name became Godley.

     Anna Margaret Bird Godley was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Richard Shearman Godley and Dorothea Matterson.² She died in October 1996.¹

     Mabel Alexandra Dorothea Godley was born in 1914.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Richard Shearman Godley and Dorothea Matterson.³ She married Major James Adam Sholto Forman, son of Reverend Adam Forman and Flora Smith, on 22 May 1945.¹ She died on 25 December 2008 at Cleeve Court.²
     From 22 May 1945, her married name became Forman. She lived in 2003 at Glebe House, Goodleigh, Devon, England^G.¹

     Reverend Adam Forman is the son of John Forman and Mary Taylor.² He married Flora Smith, daughter of James Smith and Amy Oliphant.²
     He lived at Dumcrieff, Moffat, Dumfries-shire, Scotland^G.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹

     Major James Adam Sholto Forman was born in 1915.² He was the son of Reverend Adam Forman and Flora Smith.^3,2 He married Mabel Alexandra Dorothea Godley, daughter of Lt.-Col. Richard Shearman Godley and Dorothea Matterson, on 22 May 1945.¹ He died in 1990.²
     Major James Adam Sholto Forman usually went by his middle name of Sholto.¹ He was educated at Loretto School, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.² He was educated at Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.² He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Army Medical Corps.¹ He was registered as a Member, Royal College of General Practitioners (M.R.C.G.P.)² He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)^1,2

     Sylvia Mary Peace Godley was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Richard Shearman Godley and Dorothea Matterson.² She died on 29 May 1926.¹

     Mabel Charlotte Sarah Godley is the daughter of Lt.-Col. William Alexander Godley and Laura Bird.² She married Reverend Arthur Hawtrey Watson on 26 April 1917.¹
     From 26 April 1917, her married name became Watson.