Peerage Record – 4611

     Arthur Strange Kattendyke David Archibald Gore, 8th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands was born on 5 July 1910.¹ 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 married Fiona Bryde Colquhoun, daughter of Lt.-Col. Sir Iain Colquhoun of Luss, 7th Bt. and Geraldine Bryde Dinah Tennant, on 11 June 1937.¹ He died on 23 February 1983 at age 72.¹
     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 was Asisstant Press Attaché to the British Legation to Berne between 1939 and 1940.² He was Press Attaché to the British Legation to Lisbon between 1941 and 1942.² He was Deputy Director of Overseas General Division, Ministry of Information between 1943 and 1945.² He was Director of the Secretariat, Central Office of Information between 1945 and 1949.² He succeeded as the 8th Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore, co. Mayo [I., 1758] on 28 December 1958.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands, co. Galway [I., 1762] on 28 December 1958.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Saunders of Deeps, co. Wexford [I., 1758] on 28 December 1958.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Sudley of Castle Gore, co. Mayo [U.K., 1884] on 28 December 1958.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Saunders, of Newtown Gore, co. Mayo [I., 1662] on 28 December 1958.¹

     Fiona Bryde Colquhoun was born on 20 July 1918.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Sir Iain Colquhoun of Luss, 7th Bt. and Geraldine Bryde Dinah Tennant.¹ She married Arthur Strange Kattendyke David Archibald Gore, 8th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands, son of Lt.-Col. Arthur Jocelyn Charles Gore, 6th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands and Mathilde Jacqueline Marie Beauclerk Huyssen van Kattendijke, on 11 June 1937.¹ She died on 16 May 2013 at age 94.²
     Her married name became Gore. After her marriage, Fiona Bryde Colquhoun was styled as Countess of Arran of the Arran Islands on 28 December 1958. In August 1980 a power boat racer, and the first woman to reach 100 mph on water (102 mph on Lake Windermere.³ ) She was awarded the Segrave Trophy in 1981 ‘for outstanding courage on water or in the air.³‘ She lived in 2003 at Pimlico House, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England^G.³

     Lt.-Col. Sir Iain Colquhoun of Luss, 7th Bt. was born on 20 June 1887.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Sir Alan John Colquhoun of Luss, 6th Bt. and Justine Henrietta Kennedy.² He married Geraldine Bryde Dinah Tennant, daughter of Francis John Tennant and Annie Geraldine Redmayne, on 10 February 1915.¹ He died on 12 November 1948 at age 61.¹
     He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Colquhoun, of Luss [G.B., 1786] on 14 March 1910.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded.¹ He was awarded the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916 and bar (1918.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Scots Guards.¹ He graduated with a Doctor of Law (LL.D.)¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the 9th Battalion, Argyll Sutherland Highlanders.¹ He held the office of Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1932.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in 1934 in the Glasgow University Officer Training Corps.¹ He held the office of Lord Rector of Glasgow University between 1934 and 1937.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire.¹
He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1937.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in 1939 in the Royal Artillery (Territorial Army.)¹ He held the office of Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland between 1940 and 1941.¹ He was an enthusiastic proponent of the manly aspects of Highland stalking, going out in the deer forests himself barefoot.¹

     Geraldine Bryde Dinah Tennant was the daughter of Francis John Tennant and Annie Geraldine Redmayne.^2,1 She married Lt.-Col. Sir Iain Colquhoun of Luss, 7th Bt., son of Lt.-Col. Sir Alan John Colquhoun of Luss, 6th Bt. and Justine Henrietta Kennedy, on 10 February 1915.² She died on 20 July 1974.²
     Her married name became Colquhoun.

     Suzanne Knickerbocker married, secondly, Sir Edward William Dutton Colt, 10th Bt., son of Major John Rochfort Colt and Angela Miriam Kyan, in 1979.¹
     Her married name became Nelson.¹ From 1979, her married name became Colt.¹

     Lady Laura Melissa Fortescue-Gore was born on 14 June 1975.¹ She is the daughter of Arthur Desmond Colquhoun Gore, 9th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands and Eleanor van Cutsem.¹ She married Major James Anthony de L’Etang Duckworth-Chad, son of Anthony Nicholas George Duckworth-Chad and Elizabeth Sarah Wake-Walker.²
     Her married name became Duckworth-Chad.²

     Lady Elizabeth Fortescue was born on 1 October 1926.¹ She was the daughter of Hugh William Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue and Hon. Margaret Helen Beaumont.¹ She married Major William Lloyd John Baxendale, son of Captain Guy Vernon Baxendale, on 9 July 1946.¹ She died on 17 January 2010 at age 83.²
     Her married name became Baxendale. She lived in 2003 at Hailwell House, Franfield, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Major William Lloyd John Baxendale was the son of Captain Guy Vernon Baxendale.¹ He married Lady Elizabeth Fortescue, daughter of Hugh William Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue and Hon. Margaret Helen Beaumont, on 9 July 1946.¹ He died in 1982.¹
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Coldstream Guards.¹ John.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     Captain Guy Vernon Baxendale lived at Franfield Place, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Dr. Andrew Annadale Sinclair was born on 21 January 1935.^3,2 He was the son of Stanley Charles Sinclair and Kathleen Henrietta Nash-Webber.⁴ He married, firstly, Marianne Alexandre in 1960.⁴ He and Marianne Alexandre were divorced.⁴ He married, secondly, Miranda Seymour, daughter of George Fitzroy Seymour and Hon. Rosemary Nest Scott-Ellis, on 25 October 1972.¹ He and Miranda Seymour were divorced.¹ He married, thirdly, Sonia Elizabeth Graham, daughter of Lt.-Col. Roland Harris Graham and Kathleen Dunbar, in 1984.⁴ He died on 30 May 2019 at age 84.^3,2
     He was a novelist and film director.⁴ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (F.R.S.L.)³ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.)³