Peerage Record – 4606

     Colonel Sir Alfred Mordaunt Egerton was born on 30 March 1843.² He was the son of Reverend Thomas Egerton and Charlotte Catherine Milner.² He married Hon. Mary Georgina Ormsby-Gore, daughter of William Richard Ormsby-Gore, 2nd Baron Harlech and Lady Emily Charlotte Seymour, on 10 October 1878.³ He died on 26 May 1908 at age 65.²
     He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Horse Guards.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.)³ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)³

     Hon. Emily Ormsby-Gore was born circa 1860.² She was the daughter of William Richard Ormsby-Gore, 2nd Baron Harlech and Lady Emily Charlotte Seymour.^1,3 She married Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue, son of Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue and Georgiana Augusta Charlotte Caroline Dawson-Damer, on 15 July 1886.¹ She died on 12 July 1929 at South Molton, Devon, England.^1,2
     Her married name became Fortescue. After her marriage, Hon. Emily Ormsby-Gore was styled as Countess Fortescue on 10 October 1905. She held the office of Extra Lady Bedchamber to HM Queen Mary.¹ She was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1920.¹

     Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue was born on 16 April 1854.¹ He was the son of Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue and Georgiana Augusta Charlotte Caroline Dawson-Damer.¹ He married Hon. Emily Ormsby-Gore, daughter of William Richard Ormsby-Gore, 2nd Baron Harlech and Lady Emily Charlotte Seymour, on 15 July 1886.¹ He died on 29 October 1932 at age 78.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Tiverton between 1881 and 1885.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal Unionist) for West Devon between 1885 and 1892.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King Edward VII between 1903 and 1910.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Devon between 1904 and 1928.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Ebrington, co. Gloucester [G.B., 1789] on 10 October 1905.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill, co. Devon [G.B., 1746] on 10 October 1905.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Earl Fortescue [G.B., 1789] on 10 October 1905.¹ He held the office of High Steward for Devon in 1908.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V between 1910 and 1921.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1911.¹ He held the office of Member of the Council of the Duchy of Cornwall in 1918.¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the Royal North Devon Yeomanry.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for South Molton.¹

     Owen Gerard Cecil Ormsby-Gore was born on 30 July 1916.¹ He was the son of William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech and Lady Beatrice Edith Mildred Gascoyne-Cecil.¹ He died on 3 October 1935 at age 19.¹

     William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech was born on 20 May 1918.¹ He was the son of William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech and Lady Beatrice Edith Mildred Gascoyne-Cecil.¹ He married, firstly, Sylvia Thomas, daughter of Hugh Lloyd Thomas and Hon. Guendaline Ada Bellew, on 9 February 1940.¹ He married, secondly, Pamela Colin, daughter of Ralph F. Colin, on 11 December 1969.¹ He died on 26 January 1985 at age 66, following a car crash.^1,2
     William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech usually went by his middle name of David.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1945.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Oswestry between 1950 and 1961.¹ He was member of the U.K. Delegation to the United Nations Assembly in 1951.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign Affairs in 1954.¹ He was member of the U.K. Delegation to the United Nations Assembly in 1954.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1957.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of State between 1957 and 1961.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Shropshire in 1961.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1961.¹ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.) in 1961.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to the U.S.A. between 1961 and 1965.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Harlech, of Harlech, co. Merioneth [U.K., 1876] on 14 February 1964.³ He was President of the British Board of Film Censors in 1965.¹ He was chairman of Harlech TV in 1967.¹ He was director of Frost and Reed Holdings in 1976.¹

     Sylvia Thomas was the daughter of Hugh Lloyd Thomas and Hon. Guendaline Ada Bellew.^1,3 She married William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech, son of William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech and Lady Beatrice Edith Mildred Gascoyne-Cecil, on 9 February 1940.¹ She died on 30 May 1967, killed in a motor accident.¹
     Her married name became Ormsby-Gore. After her marriage, Sylvia Thomas was styled as Baroness Harlech on 14 February 1964.

     Hugh Lloyd Thomas was born on 28 April 1888.² He was the son of William Lloyd Thomas and Ada Margaret Hobhouse.³ He married Hon. Guendaline Ada Bellew, daughter of Hon. Richard Eustace Bellew and Ada Kate Gilbey, on 19 October 1916.³ He died on 22 February 1938 at age 49, killed while riding in a steeplechase.³
     He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.)³ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)³ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to France between 1935 and 1938.²

     Hon. Julian Hugh Ormsby-Gore was born on 23 December 1940.¹ He was the son of William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech and Sylvia Thomas.¹ He died on 5 November 1974 at age 33, from suicide by gunshot, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada^G.¹

     Francis David Ormsby-Gore, 6th Baron Harlech was born on 13 March 1954.¹ He was the son of William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech and Sylvia Thomas.¹ He married Amanda Jane Grieve, daughter of Alan Thomas Grieve and Anne Dulake, in 1986.¹ He and Amanda Jane Grieve were divorced on 31 August 1998.¹ He died on 1 February 2016 at age 61.
     He was educated at Worth School, Turners Hill, Sussex, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Harlech, of Harlech, co. Merioneth [U.K., 1876] on 26 January 1985.¹ He lived in 2003 at The Mount, Racecourse Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, England^G.¹

     Hon. Jane Teresa Denyse Ormsby-Gore was born on 13 December 1942.¹ She is the daughter of William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech and Sylvia Thomas.¹ She married Michael Sean O’Dare Rainey, son of Major Sean Rainey and Joyce Marion Wallace, on 24 September 1966.¹ She and Michael Sean O’Dare Rainey were divorced in 1984.¹
     From 24 September 1966, her married name became Rainey. She lived in 2003 at Brogyntyn Home Farm, Oswestry, Shropshire, England^G.¹