Peerage Record – 4706

     Alexander Richard Leith was born on 13 May 1950.¹ He is the son of Major Patrick Thomas Vivian Leith and Anne Rosemary Louise Mirehouse.¹
     He was educated at Millfield School, Street, Somerset, England^G.¹

     Alba Gladys Ivy Leith was born on 31 October 1905.¹ She is the daughter of Major Alexander Robert Leith and Hon. Alexandra Gladys Vivian.¹ She married Colonel Patrick Maynard Colchester-Wemyss, son of Sir Maynard Francis Colchester-Wemyss, on 1 March 1934.¹
     Her married name became Colchester-Wemyss. She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1953.¹

     Colonel Patrick Maynard Colchester-Wemyss was the son of Sir Maynard Francis Colchester-Wemyss.¹ He married Alba Gladys Ivy Leith, daughter of Major Alexander Robert Leith and Hon. Alexandra Gladys Vivian, on 1 March 1934.¹ He died on 7 December 1963.¹
     He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Engineers (Territorial Army.)¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹

     Sir Maynard Francis Colchester-Wemyss was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.)¹

     Diana Beaumont was born on 11 June 1834.¹ She was the daughter of Captain Richard Beaumont and Hon. Susan Hussey Bosville Macdonald.¹ She married Melchior Bolivar Gurowski, 5th Count Gurowski, son of Adam Gurowski, 4th Count Gurowski, on 5 April 1864.¹
     From 5 April 1864, her married name became Gurowski.¹

     Pamela Vandeveer is the daughter of William Wellington Vandeveer.¹ She married, secondly, Marshall Jeanes.¹ She married, firstly, Michael Richard Scott, son of Michael Simon Scott and Ruth Brady, on 25 January 1964.¹
     Her married name became Jeanes.¹ From 25 January 1964, her married name became Scott. She lived in 2003 at Long Lane, Far Hills, New Jersey, U.S.A.^G.¹

     David Edward Wyndham Tennant was born on 10 May 1930.² He is the son of Hon. David Francis Tennant and Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley.² He married Margaret Rachel Scott, daughter of Hon. Sir Ernest Stowell Scott and Winifred Kathleen Brodrick, on 3 December 1964.¹ He and Margaret Rachel Scott were divorced in 1973.¹ He married Frances Jane Fairey, daughter of Sir Charles Richard Fairey and Esther Sarah Whitmey, in 2004.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant between 1948 and 1950 in the Royal Irish Fusiliers.² He was member of the London Stock Exchange between 1962 and 1971.² He lived in 2003 at Pyt Cottage, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England^G.²

     Hon. David Francis Tennant was born on 22 May 1902.² He was the son of Edward Priaulx Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner and Pamela Adelaide Genevieve Wyndham.² He married, firstly, Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley, daughter of William Herman Clinton-Baddeley, on 16 April 1928 at St. Martin’s Register Office, London, England^G.³ He and Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley were divorced on 6 May 1937.³ He married, secondly, Virginia Penelope Parsons, daughter of Alan Leonard Romaine Parsons and Viola Tree, on 23 November 1938.¹ He and Virginia Penelope Parsons were divorced in 1953. He married, thirdly, Shelagh Anne Rainey, daughter of Major Sean Rainey and Joyce Marion Wallace, on 25 July 1963 at Caxton Hall Register Office, London, England^G.⁴ He died on 8 April 1968 at age 65.²

     Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley was born on 13 November 1906 at Shropshire, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of William Herman Clinton-Baddeley. She married, firstly, Hon. David Francis Tennant, son of Edward Priaulx Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner and Pamela Adelaide Genevieve Wyndham, on 16 April 1928 at St. Martin’s Register Office, London, England^G.³ She and Hon. David Francis Tennant were divorced on 6 May 1937.³ She married, secondly, Major J. H. Willis in December 1940.³ She died on 19 August 1986 at age 79.⁴
     Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley used the stage-name of Hermione Baddeley.¹ She was an actress.¹

     Virginia Penelope Parsons was born on 9 April 1917.² She was the daughter of Alan Leonard Romaine Parsons and Viola Tree.^3,4 She married, firstly, Hon. David Francis Tennant, son of Edward Priaulx Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner and Pamela Adelaide Genevieve Wyndham, on 23 November 1938.³ She and Hon. David Francis Tennant were divorced in 1953. She married, secondly, Henry Frederick Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath, son of Thomas Henry Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath and Violet Caroline Mordaunt, on 15 July 1953.³ She died on 18 September 2003 at age 86 at Crockerton, Warminster, Wiltshire, England^G.⁵
     Her married name became Tennant. From 15 July 1953, her married name became Thynne. After her marriage, Virginia Penelope Parsons was styled as Marchioness of Bath on 15 July 1953.⁵ After her marriage, Virginia Penelope Parsons was styled as Dowager Marchioness of Bath on 30 June 1992.¹ She lived in 1999 at Job’s Mill, Crockerton, Warminster, Wiltshire, England^G.¹