Peerage Record – 49633

     William Armit lived at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.¹

     Charity Armit is the daughter of William Armit.² She married Thomas Orde Lees, son of Sir John Lees, 1st Bt. and Mary Cathcart, in 1811.¹
     From 1811, her married name became Lees.

     Thomas Orde Hastings Lees was born on 22 February 1846 at Clifden, County Galway, Ireland^G.¹ He was the son of Reverend John Lees and Lady Louisa Hastings.² He married Grace Bateman, daughter of Joshua Wigly Bateman and Emma Louise Blackett, on 24 August 1871.¹ He died on 30 September 1924 at age 78.¹
     He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Northanptonshire.¹ He was barrister, RIC, Ch Constable Northamptonshire and IoW to in 1898.¹ He lived in 1911 at 4 Osnaburgh Terrace, Regents Park, London, England^G.¹

     Grace Bateman was born in 1850 at Lambeth, Surrey, England^G.² She was the daughter of Joshua Wigly Bateman and Emma Louise Blackett.^1,2 She married Thomas Orde Hastings Lees, son of Reverend John Lees and Lady Louisa Hastings, on 24 August 1871.¹ She died on 24 August 1935.¹
     From 24 August 1871, her married name became Lees.

     Edmund Hastings Harcourt Lees was born on 21 December 1875 at Northampton, Northamptonshire, England^G.^1,2 He was the son of Thomas Orde Hastings Lees and Grace Bateman.³ He died on 28 October 1914 at age 38, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 2nd Battalion, Border Regiment.¹

     Lt.-Col. Thomas Orde Hans Lees was born on 23 May 1877 at Russia^G.^1,2 He was the son of Thomas Orde Hastings Lees and Grace Bateman.³ He married, firstly, Rhoda Isabel Musgrove, daughter of P. Musgrove, on 14 October 1902.¹ He married, secondly, Ellaline Hisako in 1932.³ He died in 1958.³
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Marines Light Infantry and Royal Air Force.¹ He was awarded the Air Force Cross (A.F.C.)¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.¹ He was a professor at Peers College, Japan.¹

     Rhoda Isabel Musgrove was the daughter of P. Musgrove.² She married, firstly, R. Lovat Fraser before 1902.² She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Thomas Orde Hans Lees, son of Thomas Orde Hastings Lees and Grace Bateman, on 14 October 1902.¹ She died on 23 July 1930.¹
     From before 1902, her married name became Fraser.² From 14 October 1902, her married name became Lees.

     Grace Isabel Renée Lees was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Thomas Orde Hans Lees and Rhoda Isabel Musgrove.² She married, firstly, Sir Alfred Jules Ayer, son of Jules Louis Cyprian Ayer, on 25 November 1932.³ She and Sir Alfred Jules Ayer were divorced in 1942.¹ She married, secondly, Sir Stuart Newton Hampshire, son of G. N. Hampshire, in 1961.¹ She died in 1980.¹
     From 25 November 1932, her married name became Ayer. From 1961, her married name became Hampshire.¹