Peerage Record – 3492

     William Morton Eden, 5th Baron Auckland was born on 27 March 1859 at Frankfurt-am-Main, Hessen, Germany^G.¹ He was the son of William George Eden, 4th Baron Auckland and Lucy Walbanke-Childers.¹ He married Sybil Constance Hutton, daughter of Colonel George Morland Hutton and Eustacie Emma Millicent Arkwright, on 2 April 1891 at Gate Burton, Lincolnshire, England^G.² He died on 31 July 1917 at age 58 at Bournemouth, Hampshire, England^G.³
     He was educated between 1872 and 1876 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.⁴ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Auckland [I., 1789] on 17 February 1890.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Auckland, of West Auckland, co. Durham [G.B., 1793] on 17 February 1890.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1891 in the 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Yorkshire Regiment.⁵ He gained the rank of Temporary Major in 1914 in the 6th Service Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment.⁵ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Yorkshire.⁵

     Lady Mabel Emily Finch-Hatton was born in 1849.² She was the daughter of George James Finch-Hatton, 11th Earl of Winchilsea and Lady Constance Henrietta Paget.¹ She married William George Eden, 4th Baron Auckland, son of Robert John Eden, 3rd Baron Auckland and Mary Hurt, on 6 July 1872 at St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ She died on 7 November 1872 at Carr House, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England^G, without issue.¹
     From 6 July 1872, her married name became Eden. After her marriage, Lady Mabel Emily Finch-Hatton was styled as Baroness Auckland on 6 July 1872.

     William George Montagu Hay, 11th Marquess of Tweeddale was born on 4 November 1884.¹ He was the son of William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale and Candida Louise Bartolucci.^1,2 He married, firstly, Marguerite Christine Ralli, daughter of Alexander Ralli and Helen Ralli, on 7 December 1912.² He married, secondly, Marjorie Helen Wagg, daughter of Henry John Wagg, on 24 March 1945.¹ He died on 30 March 1967 at age 82 at Yester Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 1st Life Guards.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Tweeddale of Yester, co. Haddington [U.K., 1881] on 25 November 1911.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Earl of Gifford [S., 1694] on 25 November 1911.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Marquess of Tweeddale [S., 1694] on 25 November 1911.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Viscount of Walden [S., 1694] on 25 November 1911.¹ He succeeded as the 19th Lord Hay of Yester [S., 1488] on 25 November 1911.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Earl of Tweeddale [S., 1646] on 25 November 1911.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Forces.)¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was woundd.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of East Lothian in 1945.¹ He gained the rank of Ensign in 1952 in the Royal Company of Archers.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for East Lothian in 1955.¹

     Anne Pitcairn Campbell was the daughter of Reverend Augustus Campbell and Elizabeth Aspinall.^2,3 She married Lt.-Col. Sir Alexander Penrose Gordon-Cumming of Altyre, 3rd Bt., son of Sir William Gordon Gordon-Cumming of Altyre, 2nd Bt. and Eliza Maria Campbell, on 28 November 1845.¹ She died on 18 August 1888.¹
     Her married name became Gordon-Cumming.

     Guillaume de Brienne was the son of Erard II, Comte de Brienne and Agnes de Montfaucon.¹ He married Eustachie de Courtenay, daughter of Pierre I Capet, Prince de France and Elizabeth de Courtenay, before 1201.¹ He died in March 1201.¹

     Hon. George Eden was born on 29 May 1861.² He was the son of William George Eden, 4th Baron Auckland and Lucy Walbanke-Childers.¹ He married Amy Violet Hay-Drummond, daughter of Colonel Hon. Charles Rowley Drummond of Cromlix and Innerpefray and Arabella Augusta Meyrick, on 10 April 1888.² He died on 14 June 1924 at age 63.¹

     Amy Violet Hay-Drummond was born circa 1868. She was the daughter of Colonel Hon. Charles Rowley Drummond of Cromlix and Innerpefray and Arabella Augusta Meyrick.^1,2 She married Hon. George Eden, son of William George Eden, 4th Baron Auckland and Lucy Walbanke-Childers, on 10 April 1888.³ She died on 10 December 1926.³
     Her married name became Eden.

     Colonel Hon. Charles Rowley Drummond of Cromlix and Innerpefray was born on 10 October 1836.² He was the son of Thomas Robert Hay-Drummond, 11th Earl of Kinnoull and Louisa Burton Rowley.² He married Arabella Augusta Meyrick, daughter of Lt.-Col. William Henry Meyrick and Lady Laura Vane, on 4 February 1858.² He died on 23 May 1918 at age 81.²
     He was given the name of Charles Rowley Hay-Drummond at birth.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Berkshire.² He held the office of Member of the Berkshire County Council.² He gained the rank of Colonel in the Scots Fusilier Guards.²

     Arabella Augusta Meyrick was the daughter of Lt.-Col. William Henry Meyrick and Lady Laura Vane.¹ She married Colonel Hon. Charles Rowley Drummond of Cromlix and Innerpefray, son of Thomas Robert Hay-Drummond, 11th Earl of Kinnoull and Louisa Burton Rowley, on 4 February 1858.¹ She died on 7 April 1899.¹
     From 4 February 1858, her married name became Drummond.¹

     Lt.-Col. William Henry Meyrick was the son of Captain Thomas Meyrick and Elizabeth Keppel. He married Lady Laura Vane, daughter of William Henry Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland and Lady Catherine Margaret Powlett, on 24 February 1823.¹ He died on 20 February 1865.²