Peerage Record – 41806

     Major Hon. Conway Stratford George Canning was born on 15 December 1854.¹ He was the son of Charles Henry Spencer George Canning, 2nd Baron Garvagh and Cecilia Susannah Ruggles-Brise.² He died on 19 February 1926 at age 71.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the 1st Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps.¹

     Baron Joseph de Bretton lived at Copenhagen, Denmark^G.¹

     Florence Alice de Bretton was the daughter of Baron Joseph de Bretton.² She married Charles John Spencer George Canning, 3rd Baron Garvagh, son of Charles Henry Spencer George Canning, 2nd Baron Garvagh and Cecilia Susannah Ruggles-Brise, on 9 August 1877.¹ She died on 17 May 1926.¹
     After her marriage, Florence Alice de Bretton was styled as Baroness Garvagh on 9 August 1877. From 9 August 1877, her married name became Canning. She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1918.¹

     Leopold Ernest Stratford George Canning, 4th Baron Garvagh was born on 21 July 1878.¹ He was the son of Charles John Spencer George Canning, 3rd Baron Garvagh and Florence Alice de Bretton.² He married, firstly, Caroline Grace Elizabeth Rube, daughter of Charles Ernest Rube, on 19 July 1904.¹ He married, secondly, Dora Parker, daughter of Bayley Parker, on 1 January 1919.¹ He died on 16 July 1956 at age 77.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 4th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry.¹ His marriage to Caroline Grace Elizabeth Rube was annulled in 1909.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Garvagh, of Garvagh, co. Londonderry [I., 1818] on 7 February 1915.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Londonderry.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Londonderry.¹

     Charles Ernest Rube was a partner of Wernher & Beit.¹ He lived at Belgrave Square, London, England^G.¹

     Caroline Grace Elizabeth Rube is the daughter of Charles Ernest Rube.² She married Leopold Ernest Stratford George Canning, 4th Baron Garvagh, son of Charles John Spencer George Canning, 3rd Baron Garvagh and Florence Alice de Bretton, on 19 July 1904.¹
     From 19 July 1904, her married name became Canning. Her marriage to Leopold Ernest Stratford George Canning, 4th Baron Garvagh was annulled in 1909.¹

     Alexander Leopold Ivor George Canning, 5th Baron Garvagh was born on 6 October 1920.² He was the son of Leopold Ernest Stratford George Canning, 4th Baron Garvagh and Dora Parker.² He married, firstly, Edith Christine Cooper, daughter of Jack H. Cooper, on 12 July 1947.² He and Edith Christine Cooper were divorced in 1974.² He married, secondly, Cynthia Valerie Mary Pretty, daughter of Eric Ernest Falk Pretty, on 10 June 1974.² He died on 31 October 2013 at age 93 at Kent, England.³
     Alexander Leopold Ivor George Canning, 5th Baron Garvagh usually went by his middle name of George. He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He fought in the Second World War, in Burma, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Guides Cavalry.² He was chairman and managing director of Lord Garvagh and Associates Ltd, consultants at London, England^G.² He was chairman and managing director of Indian Chartering Ltd, Camco Machinery Ltd, Intersal Commodities Ltd and Anglo-Brazilian Investemnts Ltd.² He succeeded as the 5th Baron Garvagh, of Garvagh, co. Londonderry [I., 1818] on 16 July 1956.¹ He was registered as a Member, Briitsh Insitute of Management (M.B.I.M.)² He lived in 2003 at The Courtyard, Water Street, Deal, Kent, England^G.²

     Hon. Victor Stratford de Redcliffe Canning was born on 7 February 1924.¹ He was the son of Leopold Ernest Stratford George Canning, 4th Baron Garvagh and Dora Parker.² He died on 7 May 1944 at age 20 at Italy^G, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹

     Hon. Dora Valerie Patricia Canning was born on 31 October 1919.¹ She was the daughter of Leopold Ernest Stratford George Canning, 4th Baron Garvagh and Dora Parker.² She married, firstly, Lieutenant Philip Anthony Wellesley-Colley, son of Major William Wellesley-Colley, on 13 January 1942.¹ She married, secondly, Peter Stocks Sutcliffe, son of Ernest Sutcliffe, on 28 August 1950.¹ She died on 17 May 2002 at age 82.¹
     Hon. Dora Valerie Patricia Canning usually went by her middle name of Valerie.² From 13 January 1942, her married name became Wellesley-Colley. From 28 August 1950, her married name became Sutcliffe.¹

     Major William Wellesley-Colley lived at Lound Hill, Louth, Lincolnshire, England^G.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹