Peerage Record – 43544

     Hon. Ellen Fairfax was the daughter of Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron and Lady Mary Sheffield.¹ She married Sir William Selby.¹ She died on 17 March 1671.¹
     Her married name became Selby.¹

     Sir Francis David Somerville Head, 5th Bt. was born on 17 October 1916.² He was the son of Sir Robert Pollock Somerville Head, 4th Bt. and Grace Margaret Robertson.² He married, firstly, Susan Patricia Ramsay, daughter of Arthur Douglas Ramsay and Winifred Mabel Turner, on 11 February 1950.² He and Susan Patricia Ramsay were divorced in 1966.² He married, secondly, Penelope Marion Acheson Alexander, daughter of Wilfrid Archibald Alexander and Mary Prudence Acheson, on 25 January 1967.¹ He and Susan Patricia Ramsay were divorced in 1965.² He died on 16 December 2005 at age 89.³
     He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Head, of Rochester [U.K., 1838] on 21 June 1924.² He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He graduated from Peterhouse College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1937 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He gained the rank of Major in the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders.² He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded and became a POW.² He was Assist Military Attaché to Helsinki between 1948 and 1950.² He lived in 2003 at 63 Chantry View Road, Guildford, Surrey, England^G.²

     Arthur Douglas Ramsay was born in 1868.² He was the son of Robert Ramsay and Susan Lindsay Carnegie.² He married Winifred Mabel Turner, daughter of W.H. Turner, on 14 July 1914.² He died on 1 June 1952.²
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.² He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.²

     Susan Patricia Ramsay was born on 21 October 1926.² She is the daughter of Arthur Douglas Ramsay and Winifred Mabel Turner.^1,2 She married, firstly, Sir Francis David Somerville Head, 5th Bt., son of Sir Robert Pollock Somerville Head, 4th Bt. and Grace Margaret Robertson, on 11 February 1950.¹ She and Sir Francis David Somerville Head, 5th Bt. were divorced in 1966.¹ She married, secondly, Henry Jagoe Shaw, son of Dr. Benjamin Henry Shaw, on 10 March 1967.² She and Sir Francis David Somerville Head, 5th Bt. were divorced in 1965.² She and Henry Jagoe Shaw were divorced in 1988.²
     She was educated at Francis Holland School, London, England^G.² She was educated between 1944 and 1947 at Longstowe Hall, Longstowe, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in the English-Speaking Union.² She was with the Almagamated Press between 1947 and 1949.² From 11 February 1950, her married name became Head.² From 10 March 1967, her married name became Shaw.² She lived at 18 Cristowe Road, London, England.²

     Sir Richard Douglas Somerville Head, 6th Bt. was born on 16 January 1951.¹ He is the son of Sir Francis David Somerville Head, 5th Bt. and Susan Patricia Ramsay.¹ He married Edwina Mansell, daughter of Edward Mansell, in 1991.¹ He and Edwina Mansell were divorced in 1999.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Bristol Polytechnic, Bristol, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from London University, London, England^G, with a Post-Graduate Certificate of Education (P.G.C.E.)¹ He lived in 2003 at 6 Viscount Gardens, West Byfleet, Surrey, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Head, of Rochester [U.K., 1838] on 16 December 2005.²

     Edward Mansell lived at Underwood, Nottinghamshire, England^G.¹

     Edwina Mansell is the daughter of Edward Mansell.¹ She married Sir Richard Douglas Somerville Head, 6th Bt., son of Sir Francis David Somerville Head, 5th Bt. and Susan Patricia Ramsay, in 1991.¹ She and Sir Richard Douglas Somerville Head, 6th Bt. were divorced in 1999.¹
     From 1991, her married name became Head.

     Diana Mary Frances Head was born on 22 June 1954.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Francis David Somerville Head, 5th Bt. and Susan Patricia Ramsay.¹ She married Michael Robert Parkin, son of Cyril R. Parkin and Margaret M. Haslam, on 17 September 1983.¹
     She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ From 17 September 1983, her married name became Parkin. She lived in 2003 at Gunton Hall, Hamworth, Norfolk, England^G.¹

     Michael Robert Parkin was born on 1 December 1931 at Putney, London, England.² He was the son of Cyril R. Parkin and Margaret M. Haslam.³ He married Molly Noyle Thomas in 1957.² He married Diana Mary Frances Head, daughter of Sir Francis David Somerville Head, 5th Bt. and Susan Patricia Ramsay, on 17 September 1983.¹ He died on 4 August 2014 at age 82.²
     He was educated at Mill Hill School, London, England^G.² He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Irish Fusiliers.² He was an art dealer and gallerist.²

     Zuleika Florence Rosa Parkin was born in 1988.¹ She is the daughter of Michael Robert Parkin and Diana Mary Frances Head.¹ She married Oliver Charles Bostock Gerrish, son of Nicholas George Gerrish and Olivia Bostock, on 24 September 2016 at St. Andrews Church, Gunton, Norfolk, England^G.²
     From 24 September 2016, her married name became Gerrish.²