Peerage Record – 35467

     John Kiddell de Montmorency was born on 24 February 1860.¹ He was the son of James Lodge de Montmorency and Susan Kiddell.² He married Ada Kate Margaret Ligonier Balfour, daughter of Captain George Macintosh Balfour, on 5 December 1889.¹ He died on 21 August 1916 at age 56.¹
     He lived in 1914 at 17 King’s Court Mansions, Fulham Road, London, England^G.³

     Captain George Macintosh Balfour gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹

     Ada Kate Margaret Ligonier Balfour was the daughter of Captain George Macintosh Balfour.² She married John Kiddell de Montmorency, son of James Lodge de Montmorency and Susan Kiddell, on 5 December 1889.¹ She died on 14 January 1929.¹
     From 5 December 1889, her married name became de Montmorency.

     John Hervey Balfour de Montmorency was born on 30 July 1890.¹ He was the son of John Kiddell de Montmorency and Ada Kate Margaret Ligonier Balfour.² He married Estelle Georgiana Adams, daughter of George Gammon Adams and Ada Janet Lambert, on 18 June 1925.¹ He died on 29 May 1947 at age 56, without issue.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 18th Battalion, London Regiment.¹ He was Administration Officer in Southern Nigeria.¹

     George Gammon Adams was born on 21 April 1821 at Staines, London, England.² He was the son of James Adams and Sarah Gammon.² He married Ellen Euphemia Ryder, daughter of John Bromfield Ryder and Euphemia Stephens, on 7 March 1851 at Church of St. Elphin, Warrington, Lancashire, England.² He married Ada Janet Lambert, daughter of Francis Lambert and Georgiana Esther Bennett, in 1889.² He died on 14 March 1898 at age 76 at Acton Green Lodge, Acton, London, England.²
     He lived at Acton, London, England^G.¹ He was a sculptor.¹ He lived at Chelsea, London, England^G.¹

     Estelle Georgiana Adams was born on 20 September 1891 at Chiswick, London, England.² She was the daughter of George Gammon Adams and Ada Janet Lambert.^3,2 She married John Hervey Balfour de Montmorency, son of John Kiddell de Montmorency and Ada Kate Margaret Ligonier Balfour, on 18 June 1925.¹ She died on 4 December 1977 at age 86.¹
     Estelle Georgiana Adams also went by the nick-name of Stella.¹ From 18 June 1925, her married name became de Montmorency.

     Reymond Ligonier de Montmorency was born on 22 January 1892.¹ He was the son of John Kiddell de Montmorency and Ada Kate Margaret Ligonier Balfour.² He died on 3 October 1916 at age 24, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of Gunner in the D Battery, 94th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.³ He fought in the First World War.¹

     Sir Reginald D’Alton Lodge de Montmorency, 18th Bt. was born on 13 March 1899.¹ He was the son of John Kiddell de Montmorency and Ada Kate Margaret Ligonier Balfour.² He married Dorothy Victoria Robinson, daughter of Gilbert Walter Robinson, on 11 August 1928.¹ He died in 1979, without issue.¹
     He fought in the First World War.³ He gained the rank of officer in the Honourable Artillery Company and Royal Horse Artillery.¹ He was a manager with Bell, Russ and Company, East India Merchants between 1925 and 1933 at Bombay, India^G.³ He was on the staff of the Times between 1936 and 1967.³ He succeeded as the 18th Baronet Morres, of Knockagh, co. Tipperary [I., 1631] on 22 December 1963.¹

     Dorothy Victoria Robinson is the daughter of Gilbert Walter Robinson.² She married Sir Reginald D’Alton Lodge de Montmorency, 18th Bt., son of John Kiddell de Montmorency and Ada Kate Margaret Ligonier Balfour, on 11 August 1928.¹
     From 11 August 1928, her married name became de Montmorency.