Peerage Record – 5002

     Alice Anne Cowell was the daughter of General Rt. Hon. Sir John Cowell.¹ She married Hon. Sir Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe, son of Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and Anne Gore, on 25 February 1892.¹ She died on 5 November 1948.¹
     Her married name became Curzon-Howe.

     General Rt. Hon. Sir John Cowell was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹

     Captain Leicester Charles Assheton St. John Curzon-Howe was born on 8 July 1894.¹ He was the son of Hon. Sir Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe and Alice Anne Cowell.¹ He married Marguerite Graham Mackenzie, daughter of A. Allan Mackenzie, on 28 February 1923.¹ He died on 21 February 1941 at age 46, while on active service.¹
     He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Silver Medal of Italy.¹ He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1935.¹ He was Military Attaché to Washinton in 1938.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹

     Marguerite Graham Mackenzie was born on 7 January 1899.² She was the daughter of A. Allan Mackenzie.¹ She married Captain Leicester Charles Assheton St. John Curzon-Howe, son of Hon. Sir Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe and Alice Anne Cowell, on 28 February 1923.¹ She died in 1977 at Hampshire, England.¹
     Her married name became Curzon-Howe.

     A. Allan Mackenzie lived at Montreal, Quebec, Canada^G.¹

     Anne Rita Curzon-Howe was born on 14 December 1923.¹ She was the daughter of Captain Leicester Charles Assheton St. John Curzon-Howe and Marguerite Graham Mackenzie.¹ She married, firstly, Captain Christopher John Henry Roper-Curzon, 19th Baron Teynham, son of Henry John Philip Sidney Roper-Curzon, 18th Baron Teynham and Mabel Green-Wilkinson, on 11 February 1955.¹ She married, secondly, Dr. Ian T. Edwards on 25 April 1975.¹ She died on 26 September 2007 at age 83.²
     She was with the Women’s Royal Naval Service.¹ From 11 February 1955, her married name became Roper-Curzon. After her marriage, Anne Rita Curzon-Howe was styled as Baroness Teynham on 11 February 1955. From 25 April 1975, her married name became Edwards.¹ She lived in 2003 at Inwood House, Holy Hill Lane, Sarisbury Green, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Captain Christopher John Henry Roper-Curzon, 19th Baron Teynham was born on 6 May 1896.¹ He was the son of Henry John Philip Sidney Roper-Curzon, 18th Baron Teynham and Mabel Green-Wilkinson.² He married, firstly, Elspeth Grace Whitaker, daughter of William Ingham Whitaker and Hon. Hilda Guilhermina Dundas, on 19 October 1927.² He and Elspeth Grace Whitaker were divorced in 1955.¹ He married, secondly, Anne Rita Curzon-Howe, daughter of Captain Leicester Charles Assheton St. John Curzon-Howe and Marguerite Graham Mackenzie, on 11 February 1955.² He died on 5 May 1972 at age 75.¹
     He was educated at Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Naval College, Darmouth, Devon, England.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.)¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Legion d’Honneur.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹ He held the office of Lieutenant of the City of London.¹ He succeeded as the 19th Baron Teynham, of Teynham, Kent [E., 1616] on 19 December 1936.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches.¹ He held the office of Deputy Chairman, House of Lords between 1946 and 1959.¹ He was chairman of Automobile Association between 1952 and 1957.¹ He was president of the National Road Transport Federation.¹ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.)¹ He held the office of Younger Brother of Trinity House.¹ He was director of Mitchell Cotts Group.¹

     Wendy Maree Hazelton is the daughter of James Hazelton.¹ She married Richard Francis David Margesson, 3rd Viscount Margesson, son of Francis Vere Hampden Margesson, 2nd Viscount Margesson and Helena Backstrom, on 15 December 1990.¹ She and Richard Francis David Margesson, 3rd Viscount Margesson were divorced in 2002.¹
     From 15 December 1990, her married name became Margesson.¹

     Elspeth Grace Whitaker was the daughter of William Ingham Whitaker and Hon. Hilda Guilhermina Dundas.¹ She married, firstly, Captain Christopher John Henry Roper-Curzon, 19th Baron Teynham, son of Henry John Philip Sidney Roper-Curzon, 18th Baron Teynham and Mabel Green-Wilkinson, on 19 October 1927.¹ She and Captain Christopher John Henry Roper-Curzon, 19th Baron Teynham were divorced in 1955.² She married, secondly, William Bingham Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton, son of William George Spencer Scott Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton and Hon. Mary Florence Baring, on 2 December 1958.¹ She died on 14 May 1976.¹
     From 19 October 1927, her married name became Roper-Curzon. After her marriage, Elspeth Grace Whitaker was styled as Baroness Teynham on 19 December 1936. From 2 December 1958, her married name became Compton. After her marriage, Elspeth Grace Whitaker was styled as Marchioness of Northampton on 2 December 1958.

     Jeanette Patricia van Beugen Bik was the daughter of Anton van Beugen Bik.¹ She married Rupert James Lubbock, son of Captain Rupert Egerton Lubbock and Vera Isabel Wingrove, on 21 July 1954.¹ She died on 1 October 1976.¹
     From 21 July 1954, her married name became Lubbock.¹