Peerage Record – 4842

     Mildred Brenda Nairn was born on 20 October 1906.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Michael Nairn of Rankeilour, 2nd Bt. and Mildred Margaret Neish.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Sir William Giles Newsom Walker, son of Harry Giles Walker, on 4 November 1930.¹ She died on 11 September 1983 at age 76.¹
     Her married name became Walker. She was awarded the St. Olaf Medal, Norway in 1957.¹

     Sir Michael Nairn of Rankeilour, 2nd Bt. was born on 19 February 1874.² He was the son of Sir Michael Barker Nairn of Rankeilour, 1st Bt. and Emily Frances Spencer.² He married Mildred Margaret Neish, daughter of George Watson Neish, on 12 June 1901.² He died on 24 September 1952 at age 78.¹
     He was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.² He was educated at Sherborne School, Sherborne, Dorset, England.² He was educated at Marburg University, Marburg, Germany.² He was Director of the Bank of Scotland.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Fife.² He was chairman of Michael Nairn and Greenwich Ltd.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Fife.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Nairn, of Rankeilour, Collessie, and Dysart House, Dysart, co. Fife [U.K., 1904] on 24 November 1915.²

     Evelyn Rowland Esmond Baring, 4th Earl of Cromer was born on 3 June 1946.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. George Rowland Stanley Baring, 3rd Earl of Cromer and Hon. Esmé Mary Gabrielle Harmsworth.¹ He married, firstly, Plern Isangkul Na Ayuddya, daughter of Dr. Charanpat Isangkul Na Ayuddya, on 25 October 1971.² He and Plern Isangkul Na Ayuddya were divorced in 1992.¹ He married, secondly, Shelley Hu Cheng-Yu, daughter of Hu Guo-qin, in 1993.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was managing director of Inchcape (China) Ltd between 1979 and 1994.² He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Cromer [U.K., 1901] in 1991.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Errington of Hexham, Northumberland [U.K., 1901] in 1991.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Cromer of Cromer, Norfolk [U.K., 1892] in 1991.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Cromer [U.K., 1899] in 1991.¹ He was a director of Schroder Asia Pacific Fund plc between 1995 and 2003.² He lived in 2003 at 6 Sloane Terrace Mansions, London, England^G.²

     Hon. Vivian John Rowland Baring was born on 12 June 1950.² He is the son of Lt.-Col. George Rowland Stanley Baring, 3rd Earl of Cromer and Hon. Esmé Mary Gabrielle Harmsworth.² He married Lavinia Gweneth Baring, daughter of Major Sir Mark Baring and Victoria Winifred Russell, in 1974.¹
     He was educated at Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England^G.² He was a director of Northcliffe Newspapers Group.² He was a director of Northern Star Insurance Group.² He lived in 2003 at The Stone House, Lower Swell, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England^G.²

     Lana Mary Gabrielle Baring was born on 1 March 1943.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. George Rowland Stanley Baring, 3rd Earl of Cromer and Hon. Esmé Mary Gabrielle Harmsworth.¹ She married Anthony James Gray, son of Professor Sir James Gray, on 11 July 1963.¹ She died on 17 October 1974 at age 31.¹
     From 11 July 1963, her married name became Gray.¹

     Captain Hon. Arthur Edward Bruce O’Neill was born on 19 September 1876.² He was the son of Edward O’Neill, 2nd Baron O’Neill of Shane’s Castle and Lady Louisa Katherine Emma Cochrane.^1,2 He married Lady Annabel Hungerford Crewe-Milnes, daughter of Sir Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st and last Marquess of Crewe and Sibyl Marcia Graham, on 21 January 1902.¹ He died on 5 November 1914 at age 38, killed in action.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1898 in the Life Guards.² He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1900.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Antrim.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Antrim.² He gained the rank of Captain in 1902.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Mid-Antrim between 1910 and 1914.² He fought in the First World War.¹

     Lady Annabel Hungerford Crewe-Milnes was born on 31 August 1881.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st and last Marquess of Crewe and Sibyl Marcia Graham.¹ She married, firstly, Captain Hon. Arthur Edward Bruce O’Neill, son of Edward O’Neill, 2nd Baron O’Neill of Shane’s Castle and Lady Louisa Katherine Emma Cochrane, on 21 January 1902.¹ She married, secondly, Major James Hugh Hamilton Crewe on 9 February 1922.¹ She died on 14 June 1948 at age 66.²
     From 21 January 1902, her married name became O’Neill. From 9 February 1922, her married name became Hamilton.

     Rev. Lord Manners William Hervey was born on 10 June 1866.¹ He was the son of Lord Augustus Henry Charles Hervey and Mariana Hodnett.¹ He died on 10 December 1944 at age 78, unmarried.¹
     He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was the Rector at Ickworth-cum-Horringer, Suffolk, England^G.¹ On 15 November 1907 he was granted the rank of a marquess’ younger son.¹

     Hon. Anne O’Neill was born in 1848.¹ She was the daughter of William O’Neill, 1st Baron O’Neill of Shane’s Castle and Henrietta Torrens.¹ She died on 23 February 1934, unmarried.¹

     Maud le Strange was the daughter of Hamon le Strange.¹ She married Algernon Charles George Hervey, son of Lord Alfred Hervey and Sophia Elizabeth Chester, on 18 October 1910.¹ She died on 24 July 1930.¹
     Her married name became Hervey.