Peerage Record – 49604

     William Henry Arthur St. John Leeds was born on 3 March 1864.¹ He was the son of Henry Leeds and Adelaide Louisa Davis.² He married Edith Mabel Muspratt-Williams, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Jackson Muspratt Muspratt-Williams, on 15 March 1898.¹ He died on 22 August 1917 at age 53.¹
     He was in the Indian Civil Service.¹ He was Commissioner of Meiktila and Segaing, Burma.¹

     Edith Mabel Muspratt-Williams was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Jackson Muspratt Muspratt-Williams.¹ She married, firstly, William Henry Arthur St. John Leeds, son of Henry Leeds and Adelaide Louisa Davis, on 15 March 1898.¹ She married, secondly, John Hugh McNeale on 5 October 1920.¹ She died in April 1957.¹
     From 15 March 1898, her married name became Leeds. From 5 October 1920, her married name became McNeale.¹

     Sir Reginald Arthur St. John Leeds, 6th Bt. was born on 13 May 1899.¹ He was the son of William Henry Arthur St. John Leeds and Edith Mabel Muspratt-Williams.² He married Winnaretta Singer, daughter of Paris Eugene Singer, on 22 November 1926.¹ He died on 18 January 1970 at age 70.¹
     He was educated at Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Flying Officer in the Royal Air Force.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Leeds, of Croxton Park, co. Cambridge [U.K., 1812] on 31 May 1924.¹ He was member of the London Stock Exchange in 1928.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was Naval Liaison Officer, Fighter Command.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Devon in 1952.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Devon in 1964.¹

     Paris Eugene Singer was born in 1867.² He was the son of Isaac Merritt Singer and Isabelle Eugene Boyer.^3,2 He died in 1932.²
     He lived at Paris, France.¹

     Winnaretta Singer is the daughter of Paris Eugene Singer.² She married Sir Reginald Arthur St. John Leeds, 6th Bt., son of William Henry Arthur St. John Leeds and Edith Mabel Muspratt-Williams, on 22 November 1926.¹
     From 22 November 1926, her married name became Leeds.

     Sir George Graham Mortimer Leeds, 7th Bt. was born on 21 August 1927.¹ He was the son of Sir Reginald Arthur St. John Leeds, 6th Bt. and Winnaretta Singer.² He married Nicola McBean, daughter of Douglas Robertson McBean, on 1 June 1954.¹ He and Nicola McBean were divorced in 1965.¹ He died in 1983.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England, Eton.¹ He was member of the London Stock Exchange.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Leeds, of Croxton Park, co. Cambridge [U.K., 1812] on 18 January 1970.¹

     Douglas Robertson McBean was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹

     Nicola McBean is the daughter of Douglas Robertson McBean.² She married Sir George Graham Mortimer Leeds, 7th Bt., son of Sir Reginald Arthur St. John Leeds, 6th Bt. and Winnaretta Singer, on 1 June 1954.¹ She and Sir George Graham Mortimer Leeds, 7th Bt. were divorced in 1965.¹
     From 1 June 1954, her married name became Leeds.

     Miranda Noel Winnaretta Leeds was born on 17 July 1956.¹ She is the daughter of Sir George Graham Mortimer Leeds, 7th Bt. and Nicola McBean.² She married Dr. Maxim Alexander Mackay-James, son of Lt.-Cdr. P. M. Mackay-James, in 1980.¹
     She was educated at Cranborne Chase School, Dorset, England^G.¹ She was educated at Durham University, Durham, County Durham, England.¹ She was a gardener.¹ She lived in 2003 at Higher Wynford House, Wynford Eagle, Dorset, England^G.¹

     Dr. Maxim Alexander Mackay-James is the son of Lt.-Cdr. P. M. Mackay-James.¹ He married Miranda Noel Winnaretta Leeds, daughter of Sir George Graham Mortimer Leeds, 7th Bt. and Nicola McBean, in 1980.¹