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Peerage Record – 42576

Katherine Napier1

Female, Registry Number #425751
Last Edited=20 Apr 2010
Consanguinity Index=0.07%
     Katherine Napier is the daughter of John Napier of Kilmahew, younger and Lilias Colquhoun.1 She married Robert Campbell of North Woodside.1
     Her married name became Campbell.1

Child of Katherine Napier and Robert Campbell of North Woodside

Citations:
  1. [S4592] Penelope Thomson, “re: Thomson Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 19 April 2010. Hereinafter cited as “re: Thomson Family.”

Sir Denys Henry Harrington Grayson, 2nd Bt.1

Male, Registry Number #425752, b. 10 July 1892, d. 22 February 1955
Last Edited=24 Jul 2011
     Sir Denys Henry Harrington Grayson, 2nd Bt. was born on 10 July 1892.1 He was the son of Lt.-Col. Sir Henry Mulleneux Grayson, 1st Bt. and Dora Beatrice Harrington.2 He married, firstly, Elsie May Jones, daughter of Richard Davies Jones, on 9 February 1916.1 He and Elsie May Jones were divorced in 1927.1 He married, secondly, Sylvia Ironside Keown-Boyd, daughter of Richard Keown-Boyd, on 10 September 1927.1 He married, thirdly, Jeannette Glen, daughter of John Evan Glen, on 15 September 1951.1 He and Sylvia Ironside Keown-Boyd were divorced in 1937.1 He died on 22 February 1955 at age 62.1
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, EnglandG.1 He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandG.1 He fought in the First World War.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Irish Guards.1 He was chairman of Grayson, Rollo & Clover Docks and Liverpool Securities.1 He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Grayson, of Ravenspoint, Angelsey [U.K., 1922] on 27 October 1951.1

Child of Sir Denys Henry Harrington Grayson, 2nd Bt. and Elsie May Jones

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1646. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Richard Davies Jones1

Male, Registry Number #425753
Last Edited=24 Jul 2011
     Richard Davies Jones lived at Cardiff, Glamorgan, WalesG.1

Child of Richard Davies Jones

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1646. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Elsie May Jones1

Female, Registry Number #425754, d. 31 May 1973
Last Edited=24 Jul 2011
     Elsie May Jones was the daughter of Richard Davies Jones.2 She married Sir Denys Henry Harrington Grayson, 2nd Bt., son of Lt.-Col. Sir Henry Mulleneux Grayson, 1st Bt. and Dora Beatrice Harrington, on 9 February 1916.1 She and Sir Denys Henry Harrington Grayson, 2nd Bt. were divorced in 1927.1 She died on 31 May 1973.1
     From 9 February 1916, her married name became Grayson.

Child of Elsie May Jones and Sir Denys Henry Harrington Grayson, 2nd Bt.

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1646. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Sir Ronald Henry Rudyard Grayson, 3rd Bt.1

Male, Registry Number #425755, b. 15 November 1916, d. 25 April 1987
Last Edited=7 May 2016
     Sir Ronald Henry Rudyard Grayson, 3rd Bt. was born on 15 November 1916.1 He was the son of Sir Denys Henry Harrington Grayson, 2nd Bt. and Elsie May Jones.2 He married, firstly, Babette Vivienne Hollander, daughter of Count Vivien Hollander, on 28 December 1936.1 He and Babette Vivienne Hollander were divorced in 1944.1 He married, secondly, Dorothy Vera Hoare Serrell, daughter of Charles Serrell, on 23 November 1946.1 He died on 25 April 1987 at age 70.1,3
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, EnglandG.1 He fought in the Second World War, with the Royal Air Force.1 He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Grayson, of Ravenspoint, Angelsey [U.K., 1922] on 22 February 1955.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1646. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S266] World War II Unit Histories – Officers, online http://www.unithistories.com/units_index/default.asp?file=../officers/personsx. Hereinafter cited as World War II Unit Histories – Officers.

Count Vivien Hollander1

Male, Registry Number #425756
Last Edited=29 Mar 2010

Child of Count Vivien Hollander

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1646. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Babette Vivienne Hollander1

Female, Registry Number #425757
Last Edited=24 Jul 2011
     Babette Vivienne Hollander is the daughter of Count Vivien Hollander.2 She married Sir Ronald Henry Rudyard Grayson, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Denys Henry Harrington Grayson, 2nd Bt. and Elsie May Jones, on 28 December 1936.1 She and Sir Ronald Henry Rudyard Grayson, 3rd Bt. were divorced in 1944.1
     From 28 December 1936, her married name became Grayson.
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1646. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Richard Keown-Boyd1

Male, Registry Number #425758
Last Edited=24 Jul 2011
     Richard Keown-Boyd lived at Ballydugan, County Down, IrelandG.1

Child of Richard Keown-Boyd

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1646. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Sylvia Ironside Keown-Boyd1

Female, Registry Number #425759
Last Edited=24 Jul 2011
     Sylvia Ironside Keown-Boyd is the daughter of Richard Keown-Boyd.2 She married Sir Denys Henry Harrington Grayson, 2nd Bt., son of Lt.-Col. Sir Henry Mulleneux Grayson, 1st Bt. and Dora Beatrice Harrington, on 10 September 1927.1 She and Sir Denys Henry Harrington Grayson, 2nd Bt. were divorced in 1937.1
     From 10 September 1927, her married name became Grayson.
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1646. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Sir Rupert Stanley Harrington Grayson, 4th Bt.1

Male, Registry Number #425760, b. 22 July 1897, d. 1991
Last Edited=13 May 2017
     Sir Rupert Stanley Harrington Grayson, 4th Bt. was born on 22 July 1897.1 He was the son of Lt.-Col. Sir Henry Mulleneux Grayson, 1st Bt. and Dora Beatrice Harrington.2 He married, secondly, Victoria Florence Banks, daughter of Walter Henry Banks, on 13 August 1919.1 He married, secondly, Vari Colette O’Shea, daughter of Major Henry O’Shea, on 12 November 1950.1 He died in 1991.1
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, EnglandG.1 He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded twice.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Irish Guards.1 He was King’s Messenger.1 He was awarded the Knight, Order of the Holy Sepulchre (K.H.S.)1 He was a novelist.1 He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Grayson, of Ravenspoint, Angelsey [U.K., 1922] on 25 April 1987.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1646. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]