Peerage Record – 4791

     Sir Rudolph Edgar Francis de Trafford, 5th Bt. was born on 31 August 1894.¹ He was the son of Sir Humphrey Francis de Trafford, 3rd Bt. and Violet Alice Maud Franklin.¹ He married, firstly, June Isabel Chaplin, daughter of Lt.-Col. Reginald Spencer Chaplin and Henrietta Maude Dunsmuir, on 6 February 1924.¹ He and June Isabel Chaplin were divorced in 1938.¹ He married, secondly, Katherine Lo Savio Balke, daughter of W. W. Balke, on 2 February 1939.¹ He died in 1983.¹
     He was educated at Downside School, Bath, Somerset, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1915 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was director of the Royal Exchange.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet de Trafford, of Trafford Park, Lancashire [U.K., 1841] on 10 January 1929.² He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹

     Lt.-Col. Reginald Spencer Chaplin was born in 1872 at Harleston Hall, Northamptonshire, England.² He was the son of Colonel John Worthy Chaplin, V.C. and Isabel Thomson.² He married Henrietta Maude Dunsmuir, daughter of Robert Dunsmuir and Joan Olive White, in June 1898 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 10th Royal Hussars.²

     Cecilia Margaret Hamilton-Wedderburn was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Henry Kellerman Hamilton-Wedderburn.² She married William Gerald Charles Cadogan, 7th Earl Cadogan, son of Gerald Oakley Cadogan, 6th Earl Cadogan and Lilian Eleanor Marie Coxon, on 13 January 1961.¹ She died on 31 March 1999.¹
     After her marriage, Cecilia Margaret Hamilton-Wedderburn was styled as Countess Cadogan on 13 January 1961. From 13 January 1961, her married name became Cadogan.

     Lt.-Col. Henry Kellerman Hamilton-Wedderburn is the son of Colonel H. B. Hamilton.² He married Aileen Mary Vincent, daughter of Colonel Arthur Hare Vincent and Gertrude Mary Baxendale, on 17 October 1905.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Scots Gurads.² He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹

     Charles Gerald John Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan was born on 24 March 1937.¹ He was the son of William Gerald Charles Cadogan, 7th Earl Cadogan and Hon. Primrose Lilian Yarde-Buller.² He married, firstly, Lady Philippa Dorothy Bluet Wallop, daughter of Gerard Vernon Wallop, 9th Earl of Portsmouth and Bridget Cory Crohan, on 6 June 1963.¹ He married, secondly, Jennifer Jane Greig Rae, daughter of John Edward Keith Rae and Naomi Angela Pattinson, in 1989.¹ He and Jennifer Jane Greig Rae were divorced on 20 July 1994.¹ He married, thirdly, Dorothy Ann Shipsey, daughter of Dr. W. E. Shipsey, on 25 July 1994.¹ He died on 11 June 2023 at age 86.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He was chairman of the Chelsea Football Club between 1963 and 1982.¹ He became a Liveryman, Air Pilots’ and Navigators’ Guild.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Greater London in 1996.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Oakley of Caversham, co. Oxford [U.K., 1831] on 4 July 1997.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Viscount Chelsea, co. Middlesex [G.B., 1800] on 4 July 1997.² He succeeded as the 8th Earl Cadogan [G.B., 1800] on 4 July 1997.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Baron Cadogan of Oakley, co. Buckingham [G.B., 1718] on 4 July 1997.¹ He lived in 2003 at The Cadogan Office, 18 Cadogan Gardens, London, England^G.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 2012.³

     Lady Sarah Primrose Beatrix Cadogan was born on 23 February 1938.¹ She was the daughter of William Gerald Charles Cadogan, 7th Earl Cadogan and Hon. Primrose Lilian Yarde-Buller.² She married James Hugh Cecil, 3rd Baron Rockley, son of Robert William Evelyn Cecil, 2nd Baron Rockley and Anne Margaret Meade-Fetherstonhaugh, on 18 November 1958.¹ She died on 19 December 2017 at age 79.³
     From 18 November 1958, her married name became Cecil.² After her marriage, Lady Sarah Primrose Beatrix Cadogan was styled as Baroness Rockley on 26 January 1976. She lived in 2003 at Lytchett Heath, Poole, Dorset, England^G.¹

     Lady Daphne Magdalen Cadogan was born on 23 October 1939.¹ She is the daughter of William Gerald Charles Cadogan, 7th Earl Cadogan and Hon. Primrose Lilian Yarde-Buller.² She married David Malcolm Graham Bailey, son of Ronald Graham Bailey, on 19 December 1961.¹
     Her married name became Bailey.

     Lady Caroline Anne Cadogan was born on 4 February 1946.¹ She was the daughter of William Gerald Charles Cadogan, 7th Earl Cadogan and Hon. Primrose Lilian Yarde-Buller.² She married Euan Woodroffe Foster, son of Sir Peter Harry Baston Woodroffe Foster and Jane Hilcoat Easdale, on 22 April 1965.¹ She and Euan Woodroffe Foster were divorced in 1975.¹ She died on 4 October 2008 at age 62.³
     From 22 April 1965, her married name became Foster. In 1981 her name was legally changed to Caroline Anne Tahany.¹

     David Malcolm Graham Bailey was born in 1934.² He is the son of Ronald Graham Bailey.³ He married Lady Daphne Magdalen Cadogan, daughter of William Gerald Charles Cadogan, 7th Earl Cadogan and Hon. Primrose Lilian Yarde-Buller, on 19 December 1961.¹

     Ronald Graham Bailey lived at 7 Lansdowne Crescent, London, England^G.¹