Peerage Record – 3899

     Major Montagu Richard William Duberly was born on 30 June 1887.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Arthur Grey Duberly.¹ He married Lady Eileen Stopford, daughter of James Walter Milles Stopford, 6th Earl of Courtown and Gertrude Mills, on 3 March 1924.¹ He died on 4 April 1976 at age 88.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the 3rd Sikh Pioneers.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹

     Lt.-Col. Arthur Grey Duberly was born on 15 December 1846.² He was the son of James Duberly and Emily Hannah Grey.² He died on 3 November 1935 at age 88.²
     He lived at The Barns, Fenlake, Bedfordshire, England^G.¹

     Lady Alma Stopford was born on 24 January 1889.¹ She was the daughter of James Walter Milles Stopford, 6th Earl of Courtown and Gertrude Mills.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Geoffrey Lennard Hoare, son of William Hoare and Laura Lennard, on 10 October 1922.¹
     Her married name became Hoare.

     Lt.-Col. Geoffrey Lennard Hoare was the son of William Hoare and Laura Lennard.¹ He married Lady Alma Stopford, daughter of James Walter Milles Stopford, 6th Earl of Courtown and Gertrude Mills, on 10 October 1922.¹ He died on 28 February 1960.¹
     He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹

     William Hoare was the son of Henry Hoare and Lady Mary Marsham. He married Laura Lennard, daughter of Sir John Farnaby Lennard, 1st Bt. and Laura Golding, on 2 May 1878.² He died on 22 July 1925.²
     He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He lived at Staplehurst, Tonbridge, Kent, England^G.¹

     Lady Edith Mary Stopford was born on 31 October 1890.¹ She was the daughter of James Walter Milles Stopford, 6th Earl of Courtown and Gertrude Mills.¹ She married Brigadier Walter Headfort Brooke, son of John Monck Brooke and Edwina Virginia Joanna Fitzpatrick, on 23 October 1923.¹
     She gained the rank of Company Commander in the Auxiliary Territorial Service.¹ Her married name became Brooke.

     Brigadier Walter Headfort Brooke is the son of John Monck Brooke and Edwina Virginia Joanna Fitzpatrick.¹ He married Lady Edith Mary Stopford, daughter of James Walter Milles Stopford, 6th Earl of Courtown and Gertrude Mills, on 23 October 1923.¹
     He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹

     John Monck Brooke was born on 23 August 1853.¹ He was the son of Francis Richard Brooke and Hon. Henrietta Monck.¹ He married Edwina Virginia Joanna Fitzpatrick, daughter of Reverend Frederick Fitzpatrick and Lady Olivia Taylour, on 23 July 1878.¹ He died on 14 August 1887 at age 33.¹
     He lived at Elm Grove, County Dublin, Ireland^G.²

     Lady Marjorie Gertrude Stopford was born on 14 August 1904.¹ She was the daughter of James Walter Milles Stopford, 6th Earl of Courtown and Gertrude Mills.¹ She died on 27 October 1996 at age 92.¹

     James Montagu Burgoyne Stopford, 8th Earl of Courtown was born on 24 November 1908.¹ He was the son of Major James Richard Neville Stopford, 7th Earl of Courtown and Cicely Mary Birch.¹ He married, firstly, Christina Margaret Cameron, daughter of Admiral John Ewen Cameron and Marion Gertrude Granger, on 1 August 1934.³ He and Christina Margaret Cameron were divorced in 1946.³ He married, secondly, Patricia Winthrop, daughter of Harry Stephen Winthrop, on 23 February 1951.¹ He died on 23 July 1975 at age 66.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.⁴ He fought in the Second World War.⁴ He was commanding officer of the No. 2 Army Film and Photo Section.⁴ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1945.⁴ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)⁴ He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the London Irish Rifles, Territorial Army between 1947 and 1951.⁴ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1950.⁴ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of London in 1951.⁴ He gained the rank of Brevet Colonel in 1951.⁴ He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Courtown, co. Wexford [I., 1762] on 25 January 1957.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Viscount Stopford [I., 1762] on 25 January 1957.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Saltersford, of Saltersford, co. Chester [G.B., 1796] on 25 January 1957.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Courtown, co. Wexford [I., 1758] on 25 January 1957.¹