Peerage Record – 42432

     Geraldine Elizabeth Mellor was born in 1869. She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. John William Mellor and Carole Paget.^2,3 She married Hon. Sir William Henry Goschen, son of George Joachim Goschen, 1st Viscount Goschen and Lucy Dalley, on 25 July 1896.¹ She died on 23 November 1918.¹
     From 25 July 1896, her married name became Goschen.

     Brig.-Gen. William Henry Goschen was born on 26 March 1900.¹ He was the son of Hon. Sir William Henry Goschen and Geraldine Elizabeth Mellor.² He died on 6 May 1944 at age 44 at Burma^G, killed in action.¹
     He was Aide-de-Camp to the Viceroy of India between 1936 and 1938.¹ He was appointed Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.)¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier Grenadier in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹

     John Alexander Goschen, 3rd Viscount Goschen was born on 7 July 1906.¹ He was the son of Hon. Sir William Henry Goschen and Geraldine Elizabeth Mellor.² He married Hilda Violet Ursula Jervis, daughter of Hon. St. Leger Henry Jervis and Hilda Maud Collier, on 21 November 1934.² He and Hilda Violet Ursula Jervis were divorced in 1949.² He married, secondly, Alvin Moyanna England, daughter of Harry England, on 18 August 1955.¹ He died on 22 March 1977 at age 70.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Madras in 1931.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1944.¹ He was with the British Military Mission to Greece between 1945 and 1947.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Goschen, of Hawkhurst, co. Kent [U.K., 1900] on 24 July 1952.² He was Captain of the Yeoman of the Guards between 1962 and 1964.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1972.¹

     Virginia Mobbs was born in 1968.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Gerald Nigel Mobbs and Hon. Pamela Jane Marguerite Berry.¹

     Giles John Harry Goschen, 4th Viscount Goschen was born on 16 November 1965.² He is the son of John Alexander Goschen, 3rd Viscount Goschen and Alvin Moyanna England.² He married Sarah Penelope Horsnail, daughter of Alan G. Horsnail, on 23 February 1991.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Goschen, of Hawkhurst, co. Kent [U.K., 1900] on 22 March 1977.² He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of Transport between 1994 and 1997.² He was with Deutsche Morgan Grenfell between 1998 and 2000.² He lived in 2003 at Hilton House, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.²

     Hon. Caroline Elizabeth Goschen was born on 24 July 1963.¹ She was the daughter of John Alexander Goschen, 3rd Viscount Goschen and Alvin Moyanna England.² She married William E. J. Grant, son of Sir Matthew Alistair Grant and Judith Dent, in 1991.¹ She died on 24 February 2007 at age 43.³
     From 1991, her married name became Grant.

     Sir Matthew Alistair Grant was born on 6 March 1937.² He married Judith Dent in 1963.² He died on 22 January 2001 at age 63.²
     Sir Matthew Alistair Grant usually went by his middle name of Alistair.¹ He was chairman of Safeway.² He was appointed Knight in 1992.²

     William E. J. Grant is the son of Sir Matthew Alistair Grant and Judith Dent.^2,3 He married Hon. Caroline Elizabeth Goschen, daughter of John Alexander Goschen, 3rd Viscount Goschen and Alvin Moyanna England, in 1991.¹

     John Alexander Grant was born in 1992.¹ He is the son of William E. J. Grant and Hon. Caroline Elizabeth Goschen.²