Peerage Record – 37235

     Elizabeth Rachel Adams was born on 14 October 1975.¹ She is the daughter of Dr. Anthony Neville Adams and Gillian Alison Joan Butterworth.²

     Evelyn Kate Mary Dryden was born in 1909.¹ She was the daughter of Major John Erasmus Skottowe Dryden and Kate Mary Gibb.² She married Brigadier Gerald Ernest Thubron, son of Ernest Blakelock Thubron, on 29 August 1931.¹ She died on 15 April 2007.³
     From 29 August 1931, her married name became Thubron. She adopted Sarah Elizabeth Thubron.¹

     Ernest Blakelock Thubron lived at Preston Park, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Brigadier Gerald Ernest Thubron was born on 13 July 1903.² He was the son of Ernest Blakelock Thubron.³ He married Evelyn Kate Mary Dryden, daughter of Major John Erasmus Skottowe Dryden and Kate Mary Gibb, on 29 August 1931.¹ He died on 6 September 1992 at age 89 at Piltdown, Sussex, England.^3,4
     He fought in the Second World War, in North Italy and Austria.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier in the North Staffordshire Regiment.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹ He adopted Sarah Elizabeth Thubron.¹

     Colin Gerald Dryden Thubron was born on 14 June 1939.¹ He is the son of Brigadier Gerald Ernest Thubron and Evelyn Kate Mary Dryden.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was a travel writer and novelist.¹ He wrote the book Mirror to Damascus, published 1967.¹ He wrote the book The Hills of Adonis, published 1968.² He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (F.R.S.L.) in 1969.¹ He wrote the book Jerusalem, published 1969.² He wrote the book Journey into Cyprus, published 1975.² He was awarded the Lawrence of Arabia memorial Medal, RSAA in 1977.¹ He wrote the book The God in the Mountain, published 1977.² He wrote the book Emperor, published 1978.² He wrote the book The Royal Opera House, published 1982.² He wrote the book Among the Russians, published 1983.² He wrote the book A Cruel Madness, published 1984.² He wrote the book Behind the Wall, published 1987.² He was awarded the Thomas Cook Award in 1988.¹ He was awarded the Hawthornden Prize in 1988.¹ He wrote the book Falling, published 1989.² He wrote the book Turning Back the Sun, published 1991.² He wrote the book The Lost Heart of Asia, published 1994.² He wrote the book Distance, published 1996.² He wrote the book In Siberia, published 1999.² He was awarded the Mungo Park Medal, Royal Scottish Geographical Society in 2000.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) by University of Warwick, Warwick, Warwickshire, England^G, in 2002.¹ He lived in 2003 at Garden Cottage, 27 St. Ann’s Villas, London, England^G.¹

     Carol Sheena Thubron was born on 3 September 1937.¹ She was the daughter of Brigadier Gerald Ernest Thubron and Evelyn Kate Mary Dryden.² She died on 18 January 1959 at age 21, unmarried.¹

     Sarah Elizabeth Thubron was born in 1963.¹ She is the daughter of Brigadier Gerald Ernest Thubron and Evelyn Kate Mary Dryden.^2,1
     She was adopted by Brigadier Gerald Ernest Thubron and Evelyn Kate Mary Dryden.¹

     Honor Elizabeth Helen Dryden was born on 5 June 1914.¹ She was the daughter of Major John Erasmus Skottowe Dryden and Kate Mary Gibb.² She died on 25 March 1988 at age 73.¹

     Caroline Helen Skottowe Dryden was the daughter of Charles Beville Dryden and Eliza Barnard Skottowe.² She married Cyril Percy Mundy, son of Maj.-Gen. Godfrey Charles Mundy, on 21 February 1878.¹ She died on 29 November 1938.¹
     From 21 February 1878, her married name became Mundy.

     Hon. Lionel Damer was born on 16 September 1748.^1,2 He was the son of Joseph Damer, 1st Earl of Dorchester and Lady Caroline Sackville.¹ He married Williamsa Janssen, daughter of William Janssen, on 16 April 1778.² He died on 28 May 1807 at age 58, without issue.^1,2