Peerage Record – 3486

     Lt.-Col. Robert Edward Archibald Udny-Hamilton, 11th Lord Belhaven and Stenton was born on 8 April 1871.¹ He was the son of Archibald William Hamilton and Elizabeth Ann Billyard.¹ He married, firstly, Kathleen Gonville Bromhead, daughter of Colonel Sir Benjamin Parnell Bromhead, 4th Bt. and Hannah Smith, on 15 November 1898.¹ He married, secondly, Sheila de Hauteville Pearson, daughter of Major Algernon George Pearson and Edith Sylvia Craven, on 25 March 1938.¹ He died on 26 October 1950 at age 79.¹
     He was given the name of Robert Edward Hamilton at birth.¹ He fought in the Chitral Campaign in 1895, in the Relief Force.² He fought in the British East Africa Campaign in 1896.² He fought in the Tirah Campaign between 1897 and 1898.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Indian Army.² He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland].² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Lanarkshire.² He was awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal.² He fought in the Mesopotamia Campaign between 1915 and 1918, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) in 1918.² He succeeded as the 11th Lord Belhaven and Stenton, co. Haddington [S., 1647] on 31 March 1918.¹ He held the office of Grand Master of the Freemasons [Scotland] between 1931 and 1933.² He was appointed Knight, Order of Charles XII of Sweden in 1933.² In 1934 his name was legally changed to Robert Edward Udny-Hamilton.¹

     Kathleen Gonville Bromhead was the daughter of Colonel Sir Benjamin Parnell Bromhead, 4th Bt. and Hannah Smith.^1,2 She married Lt.-Col. Robert Edward Archibald Udny-Hamilton, 11th Lord Belhaven and Stenton, son of Archibald William Hamilton and Elizabeth Ann Billyard, on 15 November 1898.¹ She died on 1 December 1935.¹
     From 15 November 1898, her married name became Hamilton. After her marriage, Kathleen Gonville Bromhead was styled as Baroness Belhaven and Stenton on 31 March 1918. From 1934, her married name became Udny-Hamilton.

     Colonel Sir Benjamin Parnell Bromhead, 4th Bt. was born on 22 October 1838.² He was the son of Major Sir Edmund Gonville Bromhead, 3rd Bt. and Judith Christine Wood.² He married Hannah Smith, daughter of Reverend James Smith, on 24 October 1866.² He died on 31 July 1935 at age 96.²
     He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Bromhead, of Thurlby Hall, co. Lincoln [U.K., 1806] on 25 October 1870.² He gained the rank of Colonel|Indian Staff Corps.² He was commander of the 32nd Sikh Pioneers.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)³

     Sheila de Hauteville Pearson was the daughter of Major Algernon George Pearson and Edith Sylvia Craven.^1,2 She married Lt.-Col. Robert Edward Archibald Udny-Hamilton, 11th Lord Belhaven and Stenton, son of Archibald William Hamilton and Elizabeth Ann Billyard, on 25 March 1938.¹ She died on 20 September 1962.¹
     After her marriage, Sheila de Hauteville Pearson was styled as Baroness Belhaven and Stenton on 25 March 1938. From 25 March 1938, her married name became Udny-Hamilton.

     Major Algernon George Pearson married Edith Sylvia Craven.²
     He lived at 16 Brunswick Gardens, London, England.² He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Berkshire Regiment.³ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)³

     Hon. Fitzroy Somerset was born on 9 January 1924.¹ He was the son of FitzRoy Richard Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan and Hon. Julia Hamilton. He died on 13 January 1924.¹

     FitzRoy John Somerset, 5th Baron Raglan was born on 8 November 1927.¹ He was the son of FitzRoy Richard Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan and Hon. Julia Hamilton. He married Alice Baily, daughter of Peter Baily, in 1973.¹ He and Alice Baily were divorced in 1981.¹ He died on 24 January 2010 at age 82.²
     He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Welsh Guard Reserve of Officers.¹ He was chairman of the Cwymbran New Town Development Corporation.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Raglan, of Raglan, co. Monmouth [U.K., 1852] on 14 September 1964.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Monmouth in 1968.¹ He was a Crown Estate Commissioner between 1970 and 1974.¹ He lived at Cefntilla Court, Usk, Gwent, Wales.¹

     Geoffrey Somerset, 6th Baron Raglan was born on 29 August 1932.¹ He is the son of FitzRoy Richard Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan and Hon. Julia Hamilton. He married Caroline Rachel Hill, daughter of Colonel Edward Roderick Hill and Rachel Hicks-Beach, on 6 October 1956.¹
     He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant between 1952 and 1954 in the Grenadier Guards Reserve of Officers.¹ He was a trainee with Rootes Group between 1957 and 1960.¹ He was the sales and marketing manager for Lamborm Engineering Group between 1960 and 1971.¹ He held the office of County Councillor (C.C.) for Berkshire between 1966 and 1975.¹ He was director of Trenchermans between 1971 and 1981.¹ He was a member of the Newbury District Council between 1979 and 1983.¹ He was chairman of the Thames Valley Valuation Tools.¹ He held the office of County Councillor (C.C.) for Oxfordshire between 1988 and 1993.¹ He was chairman of the Vale of White Horse Council for Protection of Rural England.¹ He lived at Manor Farm, Stanford-in-the-Vale, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Raglan, of Raglan, co. Monmouth [U.K., 1852] on 24 January 2010.¹

     Caroline Rachel Hill was born in 1936.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Edward Roderick Hill and Rachel Hicks-Beach.¹ She married Geoffrey Somerset, 6th Baron Raglan, son of FitzRoy Richard Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan and Hon. Julia Hamilton, on 6 October 1956.² She died on 5 July 2014.³
     From 6 October 1956, her married name became Somerset.² After her marriage, Caroline Rachel Hill was styled as Baroness Raglan on 24 January 2010.

     Colonel Edward Roderick Hill was born on 9 June 1904 at Woolwich, London, England.¹ He was the son of Roderick Tickell Hill and Gwendolen Winifred Lewis.¹ He married Rachel Hicks-Beach, daughter of Ellis Hicks-Beach and Nancy Whitehead, on 10 April 1934 at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.^2,3 He died in 1998.²
     Colonel Edward Roderick Hill usually went by his middle name of Roderick.⁴ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Coldstream Guards.³ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1945.^4,2 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)⁴ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)⁴ He lived at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales^G.