Peerage Record – 4673

     Olive Isobel Russell was born on 23 June 1882.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Henry Charles Russell and Hon. Leila Louisa Millicent Willoughby.¹ She married Major Harry Laurence Birkin, son of Sir Thomas Isaac Birkin, 1st Bt. and Harriet Tebbutt, on 29 April 1909.¹ She died on 22 April 1960 at age 77.¹
     Her married name became Birkin.

     Sheila Russell was born on 8 January 1886.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Henry Charles Russell and Hon. Leila Louisa Millicent Willoughby.¹ She died on 2 December 1951 at age 65, unmarried.¹

     Major Harry Laurence Birkin was born on 17 March 1872.² He was the son of Sir Thomas Isaac Birkin, 1st Bt. and Harriet Tebbutt.^1,2 He married Olive Isobel Russell, daughter of Reverend Henry Charles Russell and Hon. Leila Louisa Millicent Willoughby, on 29 April 1909.¹ He died on 6 January 1951 at age 78.¹
     He gained the rank of Honorary Lieutenant.² He fought in the Boer War in 1900, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Imperial Yeomanry.³ He fought in the First World War, where he was again mentioned in despatches.² He gained the rank of Major in the South Nottinghamshire Hussars.² He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹

     Lady Gilean Frances Blunt-Mackenzie was born on 25 February 1936.¹ She is the daughter of Roderick Grant Francis Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Cromartie and Dorothy Downing.¹ She married René Eugène Welter, son of Professor Georges F. Welter, on 3 October 1959.¹ She and René Eugène Welter were divorced in 1973.¹
     Her married name became Welter.

     Kraft Graf zu Erbach-Fürstenau was born on 9 March 1962. He was the son of Eugen Graf zu Erbach-Fürstenau and Elisabeth Marie-Margarethe Else Gräfin zu Erbach-Fürstenau. He died in August 1980 at age 18 at near Beefelden^G.
     He gained the title of Graf zu Erbach-Fürstenau.

     Sir Alexander Russell Birkin, 4th Bt. was born on 9 September 1861.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Isaac Birkin, 1st Bt. and Harriet Tebbutt.¹ He married Ellen Deakin in 1915 at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England^G.² He married Louise Spencer in 1936 at Fylde, Lancashire, England^G.^1,2 He died on 5 May 1942 at age 80.¹
     He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Birkin, of Ruddington Grange, Nottingham [U.K., 1905] on 22 June 1933.¹

     Lt.-Col. Richard Leslie Birkin was born on 2 February 1863.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Isaac Birkin, 1st Bt. and Harriet Tebbutt.¹ He married Rizza Bianchi, daughter of Aquilino Rizza Bianchi, on 27 April 1929.¹ He died on 22 July 1936 at age 73.¹
     He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1900.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the South Nottinghamshire Hussars, Imperial Yemanry.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the South Nottinghamshire Hussars, Imperial Yemanry.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Nottinghamshire.¹

     Major Philip Austen Birkin was born on 24 September 1869.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Isaac Birkin, 1st Bt. and Harriet Tebbutt.¹ He married Frances Emily Littlewood, daughter of Joseph Littlewood, on 6 November 1900.¹ He died on 12 June 1951 at age 81.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the 3rd Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers) (Territorial Force Reserves.)¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Nottinghamshire.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1931.¹

     Harriet Maud Birkin was born circa 1864. She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Isaac Birkin, 1st Bt. and Harriet Tebbutt.¹ She married Cecil Edward Willoughby, son of Reverend Hon. Charles James Willoughby and Charlotte Payne Seymour, on 26 July 1883.¹ She died on 16 June 1951.¹
     Her married name became Willoughby.

     Hilda Mary Birkin was born in 1868 at New Basford, Nottinghamshire, England^G.² She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Isaac Birkin, 1st Bt. and Harriet Tebbutt.¹ She died on 26 November 1926, unmarried.¹