Peerage Record – 3833

     Lady Maria Walpole was born in August 1790.¹ She was the daughter of Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford and Sophia Churchill.² She was baptised on 14 September 1790 at St. James’, Westminster, London, England.¹ She married Martin John West, son of Vice-Admiral Temple West and Frances Balchen, on 9 August 1817.² She died on 6 December 1870 at age 80.
     Her married name became West.

     Lady Harriet Walpole was born on 1 March 1792.² She was the daughter of Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford and Sophia Churchill.³ She was baptised on 24 April 1792 at St. James’, Westminster, London, England.² She married Captain Sir William Hoste, 1st Bt., son of Reverend Dixon Hoste and Margaret Stanforth, on 17 April 1817.⁴ She died on 18 April 1875 at age 83.
     Her married name became Hoste.

     Captain Sir William Hoste, 1st Bt. was born on 26 August 1780 at Ingoldisthorpe, Norfolk, England^G.¹ He was the son of Reverend Dixon Hoste and Margaret Stanforth.¹ He married Lady Harriet Walpole, daughter of Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford and Sophia Churchill, on 17 April 1817.¹ He died on 6 December 1828 at age 48.²
     He gained the rank of Midshipman in April 1793 in the Royal Navy, as captain’s servant to Nelson on board H.M.S. Agamemnon.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1798.¹ He was educated at Paston School, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1802.¹ He fought in the Battle of Lissa in 1811, where he defeated Commodore Bernard Bubourdieu’s squadron of 7 frigates, with only 4 frigates.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Hoste [U.K.] on 21 September 1814.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.)³ He has an extensive biographical entry in the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica.¹
     

     Lady Georgiana Mary Walpole was born on 18 February 1795.¹ She was the daughter of Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford and Sophia Churchill.² She was baptised on 3 March 1796 at St. James’, Westminster, London, England.³ She married Reverend Joseph Wolff on 6 February 1827.² She died on 16 January 1859 at age 63.
     Her married name became Wolff.

     Reverend Joseph Wolff was born in 1795.¹ He married Lady Georgiana Mary Walpole, daughter of Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford and Sophia Churchill, on 6 February 1827.² He died on 2 May 1862.²
     He graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.)² He was the Vicar at Isle Brewers, Somerset, England^G. He was a co-founder of the Irvingite Church.³

     Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Drummond Wolff was born on 12 October 1830 at Malta^G.² He was the son of Reverend Joseph Wolff and Lady Georgiana Mary Walpole.³ He married Adeline Douglas, daughter of Walter Sholto Douglas, in 1853 at Leghorn, Italy^G.^4,2 He died on 11 October 1908 at age 77 at 128 King’s Road, Brighton, Sussex, England^G.²
     He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England^G.² He was with the Foreign Office between 1849 and 1900.² He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1859.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1862.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Christchurch between 1874 and 1880.^1,2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Portsmouth between 1880 and 1885.² He held the office of High Commissioner to Egypt between 1885 and 1887.² He held the office of Ambassador to Persia between 1887 and 1889.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1889.¹ He lived between 1891 and 1901 at 28 Cadogan Place, Chelsea, London, England^G.⁴ He held the office of Ambassador to Spain between 1892 and 1900.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.)¹

     Horatio William Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford was born on 18 April 1813.² He was the son of Horatio Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford and Mary Fawkener.^1,2 He married Harriet Bettina Frances Pellew, daughter of Admiral Hon. Sir Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew and Harriet Webster, on 11 November 1841.² He died on 7 December 1894 at age 81.¹
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)² He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Orford [U.K., 1806] on 29 December 1858.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Walpole of Walpole, co. Norfolk [G.B., 1723] on 29 December 1858.² He succeeded as the 5th Baron Walpole of Wolterton, co. Norfolk [G.B., 1756] on 29 December 1858.²

     Harriet Bettina Frances Pellew was the daughter of Admiral Hon. Sir Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew and Harriet Webster.² She married Horatio William Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, son of Horatio Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford and Mary Fawkener, on 11 November 1841.² She died on 9 November 1886.²
     Her married name became Walpole. After her marriage, Harriet Bettina Frances Pellew was styled as Countess of Orford on 29 December 1858.

     Admiral Hon. Sir Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew was born on 13 December 1789.² He was the son of Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth and Susannah Frowde.³ He married, firstly, Harriet Webster, daughter of Sir Godfrey Webster, 4th Bt. and Elizabeth Vassall, on 5 June 1816.² He married, secondly, Cécile Drummond, daughter of Edward Drummond, Comte de Melfort and Marie Sabina Naysmith, on 22 February 1851.¹ He and Cécile Drummond were divorced in 1859.¹ He died on 28 July 1861 at age 71 at Marseilles, France^G.²
     He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)³ He gained the rank of Admiral of the Blue.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Hanoverian Order (K.C.H.)³

     Harriet Webster was the daughter of Sir Godfrey Webster, 4th Bt. and Elizabeth Vassall.² She married Admiral Hon. Sir Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew, son of Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth and Susannah Frowde, on 5 June 1816.¹ She died on 7 August 1849.¹
     Her married name became Pellew.