Peerage Record – 3434

     Penelope Jane Pleydell-Bouverie was born on 4 November 1932.¹ She is the daughter of Hon. Bartholemew Pleydell-Bouverie and Lady Doreen Clare Hely Hutchinson.¹ She married Major Michael Francis Meredith-Hardy, son of Howard Meredith-Hardy, on 26 July 1955.¹
     Her married name became Meredith-Hardy. She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1995.¹ She lived in 2003 at Radwell Mill, Baldock, Hertfordshire, England.¹

     Major Michael Francis Meredith-Hardy was the son of Howard Meredith-Hardy.¹ He married Penelope Jane Pleydell-Bouverie, daughter of Hon. Bartholemew Pleydell-Bouverie and Lady Doreen Clare Hely Hutchinson, on 26 July 1955.¹ He died on 24 October 2013.²
     He gained the rank of Major in the 5th Royal Inskilling Dragoon Guards.¹ He was a practising barrister.¹

     Richard Meredith-Hardy was born on 23 August 1957.¹ He is the son of Major Michael Francis Meredith-Hardy and Penelope Jane Pleydell-Bouverie.¹ He married Nicola Louise Smith, daughter of Hugh Morgan Lindsay Smith, in 1987.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Birmingham Polytechnic, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at Radwell Lodge, Radwell, Hertfordshire, England.¹

     Luke Meredith-Hardy was born on 27 June 1959.¹ He is the son of Major Michael Francis Meredith-Hardy and Penelope Jane Pleydell-Bouverie.¹ He married Clare M. Minogue, daughter of William T. Minogue, in 1987.¹

     Katherine Tod was the daughter of Robert E. Tod.¹ She married, firstly, Henry Bradley Martin before 1949.¹ She married, secondly, Hon. Bartholemew Pleydell-Bouverie, son of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 6th Earl of Radnor and Julian Eleanor Adelaide Balfour, on 22 January 1949.¹ She died on 12 October 1977.¹
     From before 1949, her married name became Martin.¹ Her married name became Pleydell-Bouverie.

     Robert E. Tod lived at New York, U.S.A.^G.

     Theodora Caroline Trench was born on 17 July 1891.¹ She was the daughter of Benjamin Bloomfield Trench and Dora Agnes Caroline Turnor.¹ She died on 14 February 1971 at age 79, unmarried.¹

     Hon. Anthony Pleydell-Bouverie was born on 26 March 1905.¹ He was the son of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 6th Earl of Radnor and Julian Eleanor Adelaide Balfour.² He married Anita Estelle Henrietta Costiander, daughter of Colonel T. Costiander, on 5 December 1931.¹ He and Anita Estelle Henrietta Costiander were divorced in 1942.¹ He died on 25 June 1961 at age 56, without issue.¹
     He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches four times.¹ He was awarded the U.S. Legion of Merit.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) in 1945.¹ He held the office of Member of teh Berkshire County Council in 1954.¹

     Anita Estelle Henrietta Costiander is the daughter of Colonel T. Costiander.¹ She married Hon. Anthony Pleydell-Bouverie, son of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 6th Earl of Radnor and Julian Eleanor Adelaide Balfour, on 5 December 1931.¹ She and Hon. Anthony Pleydell-Bouverie were divorced in 1942.¹
     Her married name became Pleydell-Bouverie.

     Hon. Peter Pleydell-Bouverie was born on 19 October 1909.¹ He was the son of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 6th Earl of Radnor and Julian Eleanor Adelaide Balfour.² He married, firstly, Audrey Evelyn James, daughter of William Dodge James and Evelyn Elizabeth Forbes, on 25 November 1938.² He and Audrey Evelyn James were divorced in 1946.² He married, secondly, Audrey Dorothy Kidston, daughter of Captain Archibald Glen Kidston and Hélène Adeline Blanche Chapman, on 30 October 1947.¹ He died in 1981.¹
     He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Kings Royal Rifle Corps.¹ He was chairman of Calor Gas Holding Company and Western Gazette Company.¹ He was director of Bristol Evening Post Ltd.¹ He lived at Landford Lodge, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.¹