Peerage Record – 36932

     Richard Douglas Gordon Morpeth was born on 18 November 1985.¹ He is the son of Iain Cardean Spottiswoode Morpeth and Angela Susan Devitt.²

     Duncan Hugh Sinclair Morpeth was born on 1 December 1987.¹ He is the son of Iain Cardean Spottiswoode Morpeth and Angela Susan Devitt.²

     James Rutherford Thomas Morpeth was born on 17 October 1992.¹ He is the son of Iain Cardean Spottiswoode Morpeth and Angela Susan Devitt.²

     Catherine Louise Nicholl Morpeth was born on 10 February 1990.¹ She is the daughter of Iain Cardean Spottiswoode Morpeth and Angela Susan Devitt.²

     Mary Gordon Devitt is the daughter of Arthur Devitt and Florence Emmeline Gordon.² She married Dennis John Alsen Fletcher on 21 June 1924.¹
     From 21 June 1924, her married name became Fletcher.¹

     Dennis John Alsen Fletcher married Mary Gordon Devitt, daughter of Arthur Devitt and Florence Emmeline Gordon, on 21 June 1924.¹ He died in March 1942, killed in action.¹
     He lived at Nether Hall, Widford, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.¹

     Howson Foulger Devitt was born on 8 July 1869.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Lane Devitt, 1st Bt. and Fanny Theodora Pye-Smith.² He married Winifred Lina Woolicombe, daughter of Richard Woolicombe, on 2 May 1908.¹ He died on 13 March 1949 at age 79.¹
     He was educated at Sherborne School, Sherborne, Dorset, England^G.¹ He was chairman of Howson F. Devitt and Sons.¹

     Richard Woolicombe lived at Starmead, Wokingham, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Winifred Lina Woolicombe was the daughter of Richard Woolicombe.² She married Howson Foulger Devitt, son of Sir Thomas Lane Devitt, 1st Bt. and Fanny Theodora Pye-Smith, on 2 May 1908.¹ She died in 1972.¹
     From 2 May 1908, her married name became Devitt.

     Howson Charles Devitt was born on 30 January 1909.¹ He was the son of Howson Foulger Devitt and Winifred Lina Woolicombe.² He married Elizabeth Carola Fairholme, daughter of Edward George Fairholme, on 2 September 1939.¹ He died on 9 February 1996 at age 87.¹
     He was educated at Sherborne School, Sherborne, Dorset, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Wing Commander in the RAFO.¹ He was chairman of Howson F. Devitt and Sons, Howson Devitt (Agents), Douglas Cox Tyler and Co.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1941.¹ He was Governor of Pangbourne College.¹