Peerage Record – 4610

     Hon. Diana Margaret Fortescue was born on 17 May 1919.¹ She was the daughter of Hugh William Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue and Hon. Margaret Helen Beaumont.¹ She died on 6 April 1920.¹

     Lady Margaret Fortescue was born on 13 December 1923.¹ She was the daughter of Hugh William Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue and Hon. Margaret Helen Beaumont.¹ She married Bernard Henry Richard van Cutsem, son of Henry Harcourt van Cutsem and Eleanor Mary Josephine Southwell Trafford, on 30 July 1948.¹ She and Bernard Henry Richard van Cutsem were divorced in 1968.¹ She died on 25 May 2013 at age 89.²
     Her married name became van Cutsem. In 1966 her name was legally changed to Fortescue.¹ She lived in 2003 at The Garden House, Filleigh, Barnstaple, Devon, England^G.¹

     Bernard Henry Richard van Cutsem was born on 23 January 1916. He was the son of Henry Harcourt van Cutsem and Eleanor Mary Josephine Southwell Trafford.³ He married, firstly, Mary Compton, daughter of Major Edward Robert Francis Compton and Sylvia Farquharson of Invercauld, on 28 September 1939.¹ He and Mary Compton were divorced in 1947.¹ He married, secondly, Lady Margaret Fortescue, daughter of Hugh William Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue and Hon. Margaret Helen Beaumont, on 30 July 1948.³ He and Lady Margaret Fortescue were divorced in 1968.³ He married Mary Chichester Mills, daughter of James Paul Mills and Alice Frances du Pont, between 1968 and 1971.⁴ He died on 8 December 1975 at age 59.³
     He lived at Exning, Suffolk, England^G.⁵

     Henry Harcourt van Cutsem was born in 1877. He died in 1917.
     He lived at 3 Seymour Place, London, England^G.²

     Eleanor van Cutsem was born on 28 May 1949. She is the daughter of Bernard Henry Richard van Cutsem and Lady Margaret Fortescue.^1,2 She married Arthur Desmond Colquhoun Gore, 9th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands, son of Arthur Strange Kattendyke David Archibald Gore, 8th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands and Fiona Bryde Colquhoun, on 28 September 1974.¹
     Eleanor van Cutsem also went by the nick-name of Nell.³ Her married name became Gore. She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in June 2008.⁴

     Rosamund Isabelle van Cutsem was born on 22 May 1952.¹ She is the daughter of Bernard Henry Richard van Cutsem and Lady Margaret Fortescue.¹ She married Thomas William Fellowes, son of Sir William Albemarle Fellowes and Jane Charlotte Ferguson, in 1975.¹
     Her married name became Fellowes. She lived in 2003 at The Old Rectory, Barking, Ipswich, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     Thomas William Fellowes was born in 1945.² He is the son of Sir William Albemarle Fellowes and Jane Charlotte Ferguson.² He married, firstly, Caroline Moira Ker, daughter of Captain David John Richard Ker and Virginia Mary Eloise Howard, on 6 September 1968.² He and Caroline Moira Ker were divorced in 1972.² He married, secondly, Rosamund Isabelle van Cutsem, daughter of Bernard Henry Richard van Cutsem and Lady Margaret Fortescue, in 1975.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was with Bank of New South Wales and JB Were & Sons between 1964 and 1965 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.³ He was with Gerrard & Reid Ltd between 1965 and 1973.³ He was a managing director of Gerrard & National plc between 1973 and 1989.³ He was deputy chairman of Gerrard & National plc between 1989 and 1996.³ He was chairman of the London Discount Market Association between 1995 and 1997.³ He was a commissioner of the Public Works Loan Board between 1997 and 2001.³ He was consultant with Julius Baer International Ltd between 2002 and 2017.³ He lived in 2003 at The Old Rectory, Barking, Suffolk, England^G.²

     Arthur Desmond Colquhoun Gore, 9th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands was born on 14 July 1938.¹ He is the son of Arthur Strange Kattendyke David Archibald Gore, 8th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands and Fiona Bryde Colquhoun.¹ He married Eleanor van Cutsem, daughter of Bernard Henry Richard van Cutsem and Lady Margaret Fortescue, on 28 September 1974.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards.² He was the assistant manager of the Daily Mail between 1972 and 1973.² He was the managing director of Clark Nelson between 1973 and 1974.² He was the assistant general manager of the Daily and the Sunday Express between June 1974 and November 1974.² He succeeded as the 11th Baronet Saunders, of Newtown Gore, co. Mayo [I., 1662] on 23 February 1983.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baron Saunders of Deeps, co. Wexford [I., 1758] on 23 February 1983.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Sudley of Castle Gore, co. Mayo [U.K., 1884] on 23 February 1983.² He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands, co. Galway [I., 1762] on 23 February 1983.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore, co. Mayo [I., 1758] on 23 February 1983.¹ He was a director of Waterstone & Company between 1984 and 1987.² He held the office of Government Whip of the House of Lords between 1987 and 1989.² He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of the Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence between 1989 and 1992.² He was the co-owner of Border Incident, a racehorse.² He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office between 1992 and 1994.² He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment in 1994.² He held the office of Deputy Chief Government Whip of the House of Lords between 1994 and 1995.² He lived in 1999 at Crocker End House, Nettlebed, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England^G.²

     Mathilde Jacqueline Marie Beauclerk Huyssen van Kattendijke was born on 12 December 1879 at Arnhem, The Netherlands.² She was the daughter of Frederik Johann Emanuel Baron Huyssen van Kattendijke and Mathilda Juliana Luby.^1,2 She married Lt.-Col. Arthur Jocelyn Charles Gore, 6th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands, son of Arthur Saunders William Charles Fox Gore, 5th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands and Lady Edith Elizabeth Henrietta Jocelyn, on 16 August 1902.¹ She died on 6 March 1927 at age 47.¹
     Her married name became Gore. She was appointed Dame of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (D.G.St.J.)³

     Arthur Paul John James Charles Gore, 7th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands was born on 31 July 1903.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Arthur Jocelyn Charles Gore, 6th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands and Mathilde Jacqueline Marie Beauclerk Huyssen van Kattendijke.¹ He died on 28 December 1958 at age 55, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 5th Battalion, Essex Regiment (Territorial Army.)² He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Union of South Africa between 1931 and 1932.² He was an author and translator.² He succeeded as the 7th Baron Saunders of Deeps, co. Wexford [I., 1758] on 19 December 1958.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore, co. Mayo [I., 1758] on 19 December 1958.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Saunders, of Newtown Gore, co. Mayo [I., 1662] on 19 December 1958.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands, co. Galway [I., 1762] on 19 December 1958.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Sudley of Castle Gore, co. Mayo [U.K., 1884] on 19 December 1958.¹