Peerage Record – 3627

     Etheldreda Mary Audrey Clark was born in 1871 at Taunton, Somerset, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend William Robinson Clark and Elizabeth Jane Higgins. She married Bernard Henry Philip Petre, 14th Baron Petre, son of William Bernard Petre, 12th Baron Petre and Mary Theresa Clifford, on 6 June 1899 at London, England^G.² She died on 4 November 1959.²
     Etheldreda Mary Audrey Clark usually went by her middle name of Audrey.² From 6 June 1899, her married name became Petre. After her marriage, Etheldreda Mary Audrey Clark was styled as Baroness Petre on 6 June 1899.

     Reverend William Robinson Clark was born in 1829 at Scotland.² He married Elizabeth Jane Higgins in 1855.² He died in 1912.²
     He held the office of Prebendary of Wells Cathedral. He graduated from Toronto University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada^G, with a Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)² He was appointed Royal Society of Canada.² He was Vicar at Taunton, Somerset, England.²

     Mary Frances Katherine Petre, Baroness Furnivalle was born on 27 May 1900 at Brentwood, Essex, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of Bernard Henry Philip Petre, 14th Baron Petre and Etheldreda Mary Audrey Clark.¹ She married, firstly, Commodore Augustus Willington Agar, V.C., son of John Shelton Agar, on 20 July 1920 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.^1,2 She and Commodore Augustus Willington Agar, V.C. were divorced in 1931.¹ She married, secondly, William Herbert Shelley Dent, son of Herbert Fullarton Dent and Rosamond Blanche Isabel Shelley, on 23 February 1932.¹ She and William Herbert Shelley Dent were divorced in 1944.¹ She died on 24 December 1968 at age 68 at Lewes, Sussex, England.^1,2
     She succeeded as the 19th Baroness Furnivalle [E., 1295] on 3 May 1913.¹ From 20 July 1920, her married name became Agar. From 23 February 1932, her married name became Dent. On her death, her barony fell into abeyance and has not been revived.

     Commodore Augustus Willington Agar, V.C. was born on 4 January 1890 at Kandy, Sri Lanka^G.³ He was the son of John Shelton Agar. He married, firstly, Mary Frances Katherine Petre, Baroness Furnivalle, daughter of Bernard Henry Philip Petre, 14th Baron Petre and Etheldreda Mary Audrey Clark, on 20 July 1920 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.^1,4 He and Mary Frances Katherine Petre, Baroness Furnivalle were divorced in 1931.¹ He married, secondly, Ina Margaret Lindner, daughter of Ernst Robert Lindner and Ina Violet Logie-Pirie, in February 1932 at Bermuda.⁵ He died on 30 December 1968 at age 78 at Anstey Park House, Alton, Hampshire, England^G.³ He was buried at Alton Cemetery, Alton, Hampshire, England^G.³
     He was awarded the Victoria Cross (V.C.) on 22 August 1919, for his actions on 17 June 1919. “During the attack on the Bolshevik fleet in Kronstadt Harbour, Russia, he was in command of HM Coastal Motor Boat 4. She entered the bay, penetrated a destroyer screen and was about to attack an enemy warship further inshore when she broke down. Repairs were carried out under heavy fire and twenty minutes later the attack was resumed. She sank the Russian cruiser Oleg and then returned to the safety of the open bay.”⁶ He was awarded the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1919, awarded for another raid on Kronstadt Harbour, for his actions on 18 August 1919.⁶ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in 1920.⁶ He gained the rank of Commander in 1925.⁶ He gained the rank of Captain in 1933 in the Royal Navy.⁶ He fought in the Second World War.⁶ He was captain of the H.M.S. Dorsetshire in April 1942 when she was sunk by Japanese bombers in the Indian Ocean.⁶ He was the Commodore and President between 1943 and 1945 at Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, England^G.⁶ In 1967 he made a recording for the BBC of his re-collections of how he won the VC, available at http://www.oldframlinghamian.com/images/articles/AgarVC.mp3.⁷

     William Herbert Shelley Dent was born on 30 January 1895.² He was the son of Herbert Fullarton Dent and Rosamond Blanche Isabel Shelley.^1,3 He married, firstly, Mary Frances Katherine Petre, Baroness Furnivalle, daughter of Bernard Henry Philip Petre, 14th Baron Petre and Etheldreda Mary Audrey Clark, on 23 February 1932.⁴ He and Mary Frances Katherine Petre, Baroness Furnivalle were divorced in 1944.⁴ He married, secondly, Lady Elizabeth Mary Hay-Drummond, daughter of Archibald FitzRoy George Hay-Drummond, 13th Earl of Kinnoull and Florence Mary Darell, in 1945.¹ He died on 12 May 1981 at age 86.⁴
     He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹

     Herbert Fullarton Dent was baptised on 5 February 1849 at St. Clement Danes, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of William Dent and Sarah King Fullarton.¹ He married Rosamond Blanche Isabel Shelley, daughter of Spencer Shelley and Susanna Martin-Leake, on 27 January 1892.³ He died on 6 February 1920 at age 71.¹
     He was a silk inspector.¹ He was founder of Herbert Dent and Company, China Traders at 2 Mincing Lane, London, England^G.¹ He lived at Canton, China^G.²

     John Shelton Agar lived at Sri Lanka^G. He lived at Woolmount, County Kerry, Ireland^G.

     Philip Benedict Joseph Petre, 15th Baron Petre was born on 21 August 1864.¹ He was the son of William Bernard Petre, 12th Baron Petre and Mary Theresa Clifford.² He married Julia Mary Cavendish-Taylor, daughter of George Cavendish-Taylor, on 19 July 1888.¹ He died on 6 December 1908 at age 44.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment.¹ He succeeded as the 15th Baron Petre, of Writtle, co. Essex [E., 1603] on 16 June 1908.¹

     Julia Mary Cavendish-Taylor was the daughter of George Cavendish-Taylor.¹ She married Philip Benedict Joseph Petre, 15th Baron Petre, son of William Bernard Petre, 12th Baron Petre and Mary Theresa Clifford, on 19 July 1888.¹ She died on 23 October 1931.¹
     Her married name became Petre. After her marriage, Julia Mary Cavendish-Taylor was styled as Baroness Petre on 16 June 1908.