Peerage Record – 36221

     Rachel Holland is the daughter of John Holland.² She married George Byers, son of Samuel Byers and Susan Maclean, on 11 January 1855.¹
     From 11 January 1855, her married name became Byers.

     Ann Jane Byers was baptised on 25 July 1857.¹ She was the daughter of George Byers and Rachel Holland.²

     Susan Byers was baptised on 23 November 1862.¹ She was the daughter of George Byers and Rachel Holland.²

     Reverend John Byers was baptised on 5 June 1830.¹ He was the son of Samuel Byers and Susan Maclean.² He married Margaret Morrow, daughter of Andrew Morrow, in 1852.¹ He died in 1853, at sea near New York.¹
     He graduated from Glasgow University, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G, in 1846 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Glasgow University, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G, in 1847 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was educated at College of New Jersey, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.^G.¹ He was a missionary in China for the American Board of Missions.¹

     Samuel Byers was born on 3 October 1838.¹ He was the son of Samuel Byers and Susan Maclean.² He married, firstly, Elizabeth Mandale, daughter of Isaac Mandale and Martha Bell, on 16 January 1868.¹ He married, secondly, Jane Halliwell Dempster, daughter of Robert Dempster, on 3 June 1899.¹ He died on 11 March 1922 at age 83.¹
     He was Land Commissioner.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Armagh.¹ He lived at Mowhan House, Mowhan, County Armagh, Ireland^G.¹

     Mandale Byers was born on 3 March 1870.¹ He was the son of Samuel Byers and Elizabeth Mandale.^2,1 He married Maud Mary Hamilton Leslie, daughter of George Leslie and Alice Hamilton, on 18 November 1919.¹ He died on 28 October 1923 at age 53.¹
     He was educated at Royal Academy, Armagh, County Armagh, Ireland^G.¹ He graduated from Queen’s College, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland^G, with a Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.)¹ He graduated from Queen’s College, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland^G, with a Bachelor of Surgery (B.Ch.)¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He lived at St. Anne’s-on-Sea, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He lived at Mowhan House, Mowhan, County Armagh, Ireland^G.¹

     George Leslie married Alice Hamilton, daughter of George Hamilton.¹
     He lived at The Old Manse, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland^G.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh (F.R.S.E.)¹ He graduated with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)¹

     Maud Mary Hamilton Leslie was the daughter of George Leslie and Alice Hamilton.^2,1 She married Mandale Byers, son of Samuel Byers and Elizabeth Mandale, on 18 November 1919.¹ She died on 24 March 1963.¹
     From 18 November 1919, her married name became Byers.

     Alice Mary Hamilton Byers was born on 2 October 1920.¹ She is the daughter of Mandale Byers and Maud Mary Hamilton Leslie.² She married Major John Wheeler Aggleton, son of Hubert Poile Aggleton, on 2 March 1955.¹
     She was in the Auxiliary Territorial Service during the Second World War.¹ She was awarded the Knight, Order of Leopold II of Belgium.¹ She was awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1946 Belgian, avec palme.¹ She retired from the military in 1955, with the rank of Major, late of the Women’s Royal Army Corps.¹ From 2 March 1955, her married name became Aggleton.

     Hubert Poile Aggleton lived at Southport, Lancashire, England^G.¹