Peerage Record – 48098

     Elizabeth Hussey was born on 3 January 1716 at Truro, Cornwall, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of John Hussey and Elizabeth (?)¹

     Sir Charles Dunbar Hope-Dunbar of St. Mary’s Isle, 6th Bt. was born on 12 July 1873.² He was the son of Captain John Hope of St. Mary’s Isle and Rebecca Marion Blackburn.² He married, firstly, Edythe Mary Ramsden, daughter of Richard Ramsden, on 31 January 1906.² He married, secondly, Marjorie Ford, daughter of Hugh Chesterton Ford, on 21 October 1948.² He died on 6 January 1958 at age 84.²
     He was given the name of Charles Dunbar Hope at birth.¹ He fought in the Boer War.² He fought in the First World War.² He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Field Artillery.² On 1 June 1916 his name was legally changed to Charles Dunbar Hope-Dunbar.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Dunbar, of Baldoon [N.S., 1664] on 1 June 1916.² He was Acting Lieutenant-Colonel of the Brigade in 1917.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)²

     Adrian Leslie Hope was born on 1 October 1880.¹ He was the son of Captain John Hope of St. Mary’s Isle and Rebecca Marion Blackburn.² He died on 24 October 1885 at age 5.¹

     Dorothea Jean Hope was born on 8 December 1874.¹ She was the daughter of Captain John Hope of St. Mary’s Isle and Rebecca Marion Blackburn.² She died on 23 December 1874.¹

     Helen Jacqueline Hope was born on 26 October 1875.¹ She was the daughter of Captain John Hope of St. Mary’s Isle and Rebecca Marion Blackburn.² She married Alan Burns, son of John William Burns and Helen Sherer, on 27 November 1901.¹ She died on 21 April 1923 at age 47.¹
     She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)¹ From 27 November 1901, her married name became Burns.

     Alan Burns was born on 28 February 1868.² He was the son of John William Burns and Helen Sherer.² He married Helen Jacqueline Hope, daughter of Captain John Hope of St. Mary’s Isle and Rebecca Marion Blackburn, on 27 November 1901.¹
     He was educated at Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire, England.³ He gained the rank of Captain in the 1/9th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.³ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)³ He was a practising Advocate.³ He lived at Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)³

     Lt.-Col. John Alan Burns was born on 4 October 1905.¹ He was the son of Alan Burns and Helen Jacqueline Hope.² Lt.-Col. John Alan Burns filed for divorce from an unknown person at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He married Joyce Margaret August, daughter of George Alfred Bagley August, on 6 March 1944.¹ He died on 16 September 1987 at age 81.¹
     He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Scots Guards.¹ He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.¹

     George Alfred Bagley August lived at Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.¹

     Joyce Margaret August is the daughter of George Alfred Bagley August.² She married Lt.-Col. John Alan Burns, son of Alan Burns and Helen Jacqueline Hope, on 6 March 1944.¹
     From 6 March 1944, her married name became Burns. She lived in 2003 at Fairfield, 9 Cole Road, Bruton, Somerset, England^G.¹

     Felicity Margaret Burns was born on 24 July 1945.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. John Alan Burns and Joyce Margaret August.² She married Sir Francis Michael Morton Peto, 5th Bt., son of Sir Henry George Morton Peto, 4th Bt. and Frances Jacqueline Evers, on 12 October 1974.²
     From 12 October 1974, her married name became Peto.² She lived in 2003 at Cowdenowes Mains, Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland^G.¹