Peerage Record – 4701

     Hon. Averil Vivian was born on 8 January 1930.¹ She was the daughter of Odo Richard Vivian, 3rd Baron Swansea of Singleton and Hon. Winifred Hamilton.¹ She married Lieutenant Alexander William Houston, son of Archibald Houston, on 27 June 1953.¹ She died on 1 January 2022 at age 91.²
     Her married name became Houston. She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hertfordshire.¹ She lived in 2003 at Paynters House, Datchworth, Hertfordshire, England.¹

     Lieutenant Alexander William Houston is the son of Archibald Houston. He married Hon. Averil Vivian, daughter of Odo Richard Vivian, 3rd Baron Swansea of Singleton and Hon. Winifred Hamilton, on 27 June 1953.²
     Lieutenant Alexander William Houston usually went by his middle name of William.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.²

     Arthur Critchett Bracey Norton-Taylor was born on 16 March 1876 at Bovey Tracey, Devon, England.¹ He was the son of Arthur Norton-Taylor and Emily Lloyd Randall.¹ He died on 11 December 1968 at age 92 at New Jersey, U.S.A.¹
     He gained the rank of in the 1st Florida Volunteer Infantry.¹ He fought in the Spanish-American War between 1898 and 1899.¹

     Seymour Norton-Taylor was born in 1879 at Bovey Tracey, Devon, England.¹ He was the son of Arthur Norton-Taylor and Emily Lloyd Randall.¹ He married Kathleen Massey in 1929 at Paddington, London, England.¹ He married Gweneth Joan Powell in 1941 at Warwick, Warwickshire, England.¹ He died in 1963 at Thanet, Kent, England.²

     Claire Mary Houston was born on 26 August 1956. She is the daughter of Lieutenant Alexander William Houston and Hon. Averil Vivian.^1,2 She married Patrick Charles Archibald Mansel Lewis, son of Sir David Courtenay Mansel Lewis and Lady Mary Rosemary Marie-Gabrielle Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, on 23 March 1985.¹
     She was educated at Wycombe Abbey School, England.² She graduated from Durham University, Durham, County Durham, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² From 23 March 1985, her married name became Mansel Lewis. She lived in 2003 at Capel Isaf, Manordeilo, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales.²

     Hon. Violet Averil Margaret Vivian was born on 3 December 1871.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Henry Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Swansea of Singleton and Averil Beaumont.¹ She married Brig.-Gen. Douglas Douglas of Mains on 11 October 1899.¹ She died on 30 March 1943 at age 71.¹
     Her married name became Campbell. She lived at Sketty Hall, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales.¹ From 23 June 1925, her married name became Douglas.

     Brig.-Gen. Douglas Douglas of Mains married Hon. Violet Averil Margaret Vivian, daughter of Colonel Henry Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Swansea of Singleton and Averil Beaumont, on 11 October 1899.¹ He died on 17 June 1927.
     He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in the Seaforth Highlanders.¹ He was given the name of Douglas Campbell at birth.¹ On 23 June 1925 his name was legally changed to Douglas Douglas of Mains on inheriting estate from his uncle, Archibald Campbell Douglas of Mains.¹

     Charles Alexander Platts was born in 1976.¹ He is the son of David Alexander Platts and Sarah Joan Pond.¹

     Charles George Vivian Tryon, 2nd Baron Tryon was born on 24 May 1906.² He was the son of George Clement Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon and Hon. Averil Vivian.² He married Etheldreda Josephine Burrell, daughter of Lt.-Col. Sir Merrik Raymond Burrell, 7th Bt. and Coralie Adelaide Mervyn Porter, on 3 August 1939.² He died on 9 November 1976 at age 70.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.² He was Aide-de-Camp to Governor-General of Canada between 1933 and 1934.² He gained the rank of Adjutant between 1934 and 1937 in the Grenadier Guards.² He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Tryon, of Durnford, co. Wilts [U.K., 1940] on 24 November 1940.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Grenadier Guards.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1945.² He was Assistant Keeper of the Privy Purse to HM King George VI between 1949 and 1952.² He held the office of Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1952 and 1971.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1953.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1962.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1969.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) in 1972.² He was awarded the Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.) in 1972.²