Peerage Record – 4950

     Colonel George Ewart Rhodes was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹ He lived at Cambridge House, Coombe, Surrey, England^G.

     Penelope Forbes was born on 21 October 1923.¹ She is the daughter of Colonel Hon. Donald Alexander Forbes and Mary Doreen Lawson.¹ She married Sir Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell, 7th Bt., son of Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, 6th Bt. and Georgia Louise Doble, on 31 October 1952.¹
     Her married name became Sitwell. She lived in 2003 at Renishaw Hall, Renishaw, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Sir Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell, 7th Bt. was born on 15 April 1927.² He was the son of Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, 6th Bt. and Georgia Louise Doble.² He married Penelope Forbes, daughter of Colonel Hon. Donald Alexander Forbes and Mary Doreen Lawson, on 31 October 1952.¹ He died on 31 March 2009 at age 81.²
     Sir Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell, 7th Bt. usually went by his middle name of Reresby.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant between 1946 and 1948 in the Grenadier Guards (RARO), BAOR.² He was educated at King’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.² He was an advertising and PR executive between 1948 and 1960.² He was owner of a vending machine business between 1960 and 1970.² He was a wine merchant between 1960 and 1975.² He held the office of High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1983.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Derbyshire in 1984.² He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Sitwell, of Renishaw, co. Derby [U.K., 1808] in 1988.² He wrote the book Hortus Sitwellianus.² He co-authored the book Mount Athos, with John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount Norwich.² He was Honour Fell Grey College Durham U –, Honour LittD Sheffield 2004 in 2001.² He lived in 2003 at Renishaw Hall, Renishaw, Yorkshire, England.²

     Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, 6th Bt. was born on 15 November 1897.¹ He is the son of Sir George Reresby Sitwell, 4th Bt. and Lady Ida Emily Augusta Denison.¹ He married Georgia Louise Doble, daughter of Arthur Doble and Georgie Hyde, on 25 October 1925.¹ He died in 1988.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards (SR.)¹ He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ In 1923 he succeeded to Weston.¹ He lived at Weston Hall, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England^G. He was Justice of the Peace (J.P.) (Northants ) in 1943.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Sitwell, of Renishaw, co. Derby [U.K., 1808] on 4 May 1969.¹ He was appointed Companion of Honour (C.H.)¹ He wrote the book For Want of the Golden City, published 1973.¹

     Georgia Louise Doble was born on 8 July 1905 at Canada.² She was the daughter of Arthur Doble and Georgie Hyde.¹ She married Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, 6th Bt., son of Sir George Reresby Sitwell, 4th Bt. and Lady Ida Emily Augusta Denison, on 25 October 1925.¹ She died in 1980 at Towchester, Northamptonshire, England.^1,2
     From 25 October 1925, her married name became Sitwell.

     Arthur Doble married Georgie Hyde, daughter of George Hyde.¹ He died before 1963.
     He lived at Montreal, Quebec, Canada.¹

     Sir George Reresby Sitwell, 4th Bt. was born on 27 January 1860.² He was the son of Sir Sitwell Reresby Sitwell, 3rd Bt. and Louisa Lucy Hely Hutchinson.² He married Lady Ida Emily Augusta Denison, daughter of William Henry Forester Denison, 1st Earl of Londesborough and Lady Edith Frances Wilhelmina Somerset, on 23 November 1886.³ He died on 9 July 1943 at age 83.²
     He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Sitwell, of Renishaw, co. Derby [U.K., 1808] on 12 March 1862.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Scarborough between 1885 and 1886.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Scarborough between 1892 and 1895.² He held the office of High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1898.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Yorkshire Dragoons.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Scarborough and Derbyshire.² He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 2nd Voluntary Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment.²

     Lady Ida Emily Augusta Denison was the daughter of William Henry Forester Denison, 1st Earl of Londesborough and Lady Edith Frances Wilhelmina Somerset.¹ She married Sir George Reresby Sitwell, 4th Bt., son of Sir Sitwell Reresby Sitwell, 3rd Bt. and Louisa Lucy Hely Hutchinson, on 23 November 1886.² She died on 12 July 1937.²
     Her married name became Sitwell. In 1915 she was sentenced to three months jail for conspiracy to defraud a Miss Frances Dubbs.³

     William Henry Forester Denison, 1st Earl of Londesborough was born on 19 June 1834.¹ He was the son of Albert Denison Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough and Lady Henrietta Maria Weld Forester.^1,2 He married Lady Edith Frances Wilhelmina Somerset, daughter of Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort and Emily Frances Smith, on 10 September 1863.¹ He died on 19 April 1900 at age 65.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Beverley between 1857 and 1859.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Scarboorugh between 1859 and 1860.¹ He was Vice-Admiral of the Yorkshire Coast.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Londesborough, in the East Riding, co. York [U.K., 1850] on 15 January 1860.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of the East Riding, Yorkshire.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of the North Riding, Yorkshire.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the East Riding, Yorkshire.² He was created 1st Earl of Londesborough, in the North Riding, co. Yorks [U.K.] on 1 July 1887.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Raincliffe of Raincliffe, in the North Riding, co. Yorks [U.K.] on 1 July 1887.¹

     Lady Edith Frances Wilhelmina Somerset was born on 1 June 1838.^1,2 She was the daughter of Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort and Emily Frances Smith.¹ She was baptised on 12 July 1838 at St. James, Westminster, London, England.² She married William Henry Forester Denison, 1st Earl of Londesborough, son of Albert Denison Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough and Lady Henrietta Maria Weld Forester, on 10 September 1863.³ She died on 15 May 1915 at age 76.¹
     From 10 September 1863, her married name became Denison. After her marriage, Lady Edith Frances Wilhelmina Somerset was styled as Baroness Londesborough on 10 September 1863. After her marriage, Lady Edith Frances Wilhelmina Somerset was styled as Countess of Londesborough on 1 July 1887.