Peerage Record – 49529

     Frederick Charles Walker was born circa 1882.³ He was the son of E. J. Walker.³ He married Margaret Layton, daughter of Alfred John Layton and Mary Johnson, in 1912.^1,2 He died on 25 November 1915, killed in action.^1,3
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Second Lieutenant in the 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.³

     Emily Leslie-Melville was born in 1840 at Branston Hall, Lincolnshire, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Hon. Alexander Leslie-Melville and Charlotte Smith.¹

     Louisa Jane Leslie-Melville was born in 1846 at Branston Hall, Lincolnshire, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Hon. Alexander Leslie-Melville and Charlotte Smith.¹

     Michael John Layton, 2nd Baron Layton was born on 28 September 1912.¹ He was the son of Walter Thomas Layton, 1st Baron Layton and Eleanor Dorothea Osmaston.² He married Dorothy Rose Cross, daughter of Albert Luther Cross, on 31 January 1938.¹ He died in 1989.¹
     He was educated at St. Paul’s School, London, England.¹ He graduated from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was works manager for Ibbotson Brothers between 1939 and 1943.¹ He was manager of Armoured Car Factories Rootes Group between 1943 and 1946.¹ He was manager of Industry Division, British Control Commission Germany between 1946 and 1948 at Berlin, Germany.¹ He was head of International Relations, British Iron and Steel Federation between 1948 and 1955.¹ He was registered as a Chartered Enginer (C.Eng.)¹ He was director of News Chronicle between 1955 and 1960.¹ He was with The Steel Company of Wales, including managing director between 1956 and 1967.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (F.I.Mech.E.)¹ He was appointed Fellow Institute of Management (F.I.M.)¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Layton, of Danehill, co. Sussex [U.K., 1947] on 14 February 1966.¹ He was director of The Economist between 1973 and 1989.¹

     Hon. David Layton was born on 5 July 1914.¹ He was the son of Walter Thomas Layton, 1st Baron Layton and Eleanor Dorothea Osmaston.² He married, firstly, Elizabeth Gray, daughter of Reverend Robert Miller Gray, on 5 April 1939.¹ He and Elizabeth Gray were divorced in 1972.¹ He married, secondly, Joy Parkinson in 1972.¹ He died on 31 July 2009 at age 95.³
     He was educated at Gresham College, London, England.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1934 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Engineers.¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1946.¹ He was with the National Coal Board in 1946.¹ He was managing director of Incomes Data Services in 1966.¹ He lived in 2003 at 18 Grove Terrace, Highgate Road, London, England^G.¹

     Reverend Robert Miller Gray lived at Hampstead, London, England.¹

     Elizabeth Gray is the daughter of Reverend Robert Miller Gray.² She married Hon. David Layton, son of Walter Thomas Layton, 1st Baron Layton and Eleanor Dorothea Osmaston, on 5 April 1939.¹ She and Hon. David Layton were divorced in 1972.¹
     From 5 April 1939, her married name became Layton. She was registered as a Member, Royal British Institute of Architects (R.I.B.A.) in 1964.¹

     Jonathan Francis Layton, 4th Baron Layton was born on 16 February 1942.¹ He is the son of Hon. David Layton and Elizabeth Gray.² He married Julia Goodwin in 1971.¹
     He was educated at Bryanston School, Blandford, Dorset, England.¹ He was an engineer.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Layton, of Danehill, co. Sussex [U.K., 1947] on 4 August 2018.

     Julia Goodwin married Jonathan Francis Layton, 4th Baron Layton, son of Hon. David Layton and Elizabeth Gray, in 1971.¹
     From 1971, her married name became Layton. After her marriage, Julia Goodwin was styled as Baroness Layton on 4 August 2018.

     Hon. Jeremy Layton was born in 1978.¹ He is the son of Jonathan Francis Layton, 4th Baron Layton and Julia Goodwin.²