Peerage Record – 40719

     Anne Coningsby is the daughter of Sir Thomas Coningsby and Phillipa Fitzwilliam.¹ She married Sir Richard Tracey on 5 October 1605.¹
     From 5 October 1605, her married name became Tracey.¹

     Sir Richard Tracey was born circa 1587 at Hatfield, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He married Anne Coningsby, daughter of Sir Thomas Coningsby and Phillipa Fitzwilliam, on 5 October 1605.¹

     Maria Eleonore Gräfin von Kaunitz Rietberg was born on 1 October 1775 at Vienna, Austria.^1,2 She was the daughter of Ernst Christoph Fürst zu Kaunitz Rietberg and Marie Leopoldine Elisabeth Therese Sophie von Oettingen-Oettingen.² She married Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Prinz von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein, son of Franz Georg Prinz von Metternich-Winneburg and Maria Beatrix Gräfin von Kageneck, on 27 September 1795.¹ She died on 19 March 1825 at age 49.^1,2

     Robert Saunders-Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville of Melville was born on 13 March 1771 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹ He was the son of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville of Melville and Elizabeth Rannie.¹ He married Anne Huck-Saunders, daughter of Richard Huck-Saunders and Jane Kinsey, on 29 August 1796.¹ He died on 10 June 1851 at age 80 at Melville Castle, Scotland^G.¹
     He was given the name of Robert Dundas at birth.¹ After 14 December 1775 his name was legally changed to Robert Saunders-Dundas under the terms of his wife’s uncle, Admiral Sir Charles Saunders.¹ He was educated at Edinburgh High School, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹ He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Hastings between 1794 and 1796.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Rye between 1796 and 1801.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Midlothian between 1801 and 1811.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1807.¹ He held the office of President of the Board of Control, India between 1807 and 1809.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1809.¹ He held the office of President of the Board of Control, India between 1809 and 1812.¹ He held the office of Chief Secretary [Ireland] between April 1809 and October 1809.¹ He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.¹ He was Governor of the Bank of Scotland between 1811 and 1821.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Dunira, co. Perth [U.K., 1802] on 29 May 1811.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Melville of Melville, co. Edinburgh [U.K., 1802] on 29 May 1811.¹ He held the office of First Lord of Admiralty between 1812 and 1827.¹ He held the office of First Lord of the Admiralty between 1812 and 1827. He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between 1814 and 1851.¹ He was Chancellor of St. Andrews University between 1814 and 1851.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1821.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.)¹ He held the office of First Lord of Admiralty between 1828 and 1830.¹ He held the office of President of the Board of Control, India between February 1828 and September 1828.¹

     Anne Huck-Saunders was the daughter of Richard Huck-Saunders and Jane Kinsey.¹ She married Robert Saunders-Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville of Melville, son of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville of Melville and Elizabeth Rannie, on 29 August 1796.¹ She died in September 1841.¹
     From 29 August 1796, her married name became Dundas. After her marriage, Anne Huck-Saunders was styled as Viscountess Melville of Melville on 29 May 1811.

     Henry Dundas, 3rd Viscount Melville of Melville was born on 25 February 1801.¹ He was the son of Robert Saunders-Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville of Melville and Anne Huck-Saunders.¹ He died on 1 February 1876 at age 74, unmarried.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Rochester between 1826 and 1830.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Winchelsea between 1830 and 1831.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1839.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria in 1841. He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria between 1841 and 1842.¹ He fought in the Second Sikh War in 1849.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1849.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Melville of Melville, co. Edinburgh [U.K., 1802] on 10 June 1851.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Dunira, co. Perth [U.K., 1802] on 10 June 1851.¹ He held the office of Governor of Edinburgh Castle between 1855 and 1860.¹ He was Colonel of the 100th Foot between 1858 and 1862.¹ He was Colonel of the 32nd Foot between 1862 and 1863.¹ He was Colonel Commandant of the 60th Rifles between 1863 and 1876.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1865.¹ He gained the rank of General in 1868. He was appointed Knight, Order of the Btah (K.B.) in 1870.

     Clementina Holloway was the daughter of Admiral John Holloway and Elizabeth Walrond. She married Admiral Sir Robert Waller Otway, 1st Bt., son of Cooke Otway and Elizabeth Waller, in 1801.¹ She died in 1851.¹
     From 1801, her married name became Otway.¹

     George Hector Wilson was born in 1851.¹ He was the son of John Wilson and Bonne Clothilde Shine.¹ He married Rosa Cadiz.¹ He died in 1914 at Trinidad^G.¹

     Rosa Cadiz married George Hector Wilson, son of John Wilson and Bonne Clothilde Shine.¹
     Her married name became Wilson.¹

     William Orde Wilson was born in 1905.¹ He was the son of George Hector Wilson and Rosa Cadiz.¹ He married Sybil Grace Connell.¹ He died in 1979 at Trinidad^G.¹