Peerage Record – 5009

     Auriol Susan Coventry was born on 21 October 1932.¹ She is the daughter of Captain Arthur Beauclerk Coventry and Muriel Ethel Francis Craven.¹ She married Wallace McMillan Reid, son of James Henderson Reid, on 18 February 1966.¹
     From 18 February 1966, her married name became Reid.¹ She lived in 2003 at 36 St. Peter’s Square, London, England^G.¹

     Muriel Joan Vi Vi Eleanor Coventry was born on 6 November 1897.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Robert Beauclerk Coventry and Lady Mary Muriel Sophie Howard.¹ She died on 6 December 1943 at age 46, unmarried.¹

     Henry Adam Frederick Fergusson Coventry was born on 2 October 1843.¹ He was the son of Hon. Henry Amelius Coventry and Caroline Stirling Dundas.¹ He married Margaret Blencowe Noyes, daughter of Reverend John Henry Noyes and Ellen Mary White, on 7 May 1889.¹ He died on 10 January 1900 at age 56, without issue.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 60th Rifles.¹

     Margaret Blencowe Noyes was born in 1853.² She was the daughter of Reverend John Henry Noyes and Ellen Mary White.^1,2 She married Henry Adam Frederick Fergusson Coventry, son of Hon. Henry Amelius Coventry and Caroline Stirling Dundas, on 7 May 1889.¹ She died on 27 March 1935 at Caine, Wiltshire, England.²
     Her married name became Coventry.

     Reverend John Henry Noyes was born in 1823.² He married Ellen Mary White.² He died in 1888.²
     He was the Vicar at Ketton, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     Mary Miles was born in 1862 at Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England.² She was the daughter of Colonel Charles William Miles and Maria Susannah Hill.^1,2 She married, firstly, Henry Aubrey Coventry, son of Hon. Henry Amelius Coventry and Caroline Stirling Dundas, on 15 August 1892.¹ She married, secondly, Nigel Richard Fitzhardinge Kingscote, son of Colonel Sir Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote and Lady Emily Marie Curzon, on 10 July 1912.¹ She died on 15 July 1937.¹
     From 15 August 1892, her married name became Coventry. From 10 July 1912, her married name became Kingscote.

     John Boyd-Orr, 1st and last Baron Boyd-Orr was born on 23 September 1880.² He was the son of Robert Clark Orr and Annie Morton Boyd.^2,3 He married Elizabeth Pearson Callum, daughter of John Bainbridge Callum, on 21 February 1915.² He died on 25 June 1971 at age 90, without surviving male issue.²
     He was educated at West Kilbride Public School, West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland^G.² He graduated from University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G, in 1901 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He graduated from University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G, in 1914 with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)³ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) and bar.¹ He graduated from University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G, in 1919 with a Doctor of Science (D.Sc.)³ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) in 1932.³ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1935.³ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh (F.R.S.E.)³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for the Scottish Universities between 1945 and 1947.³ He was Rector of Glasgow University between 1945 and 1947.³ He was Chancellor of Glasgow University in 1947.³ He was created 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, of Brechin Mearn, co. Angus [U.K.] on 9 March 1949.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.)¹ He was awarded the Companion of Honour (C.H.) in 1968.³ He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.³
     On his death, his barony became extinct.²

     Nigel Richard Fitzhardinge Kingscote was born on 14 February 1857 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.² He was the son of Colonel Sir Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote and Lady Emily Marie Curzon.¹ He married Mary Miles, daughter of Colonel Charles William Miles and Maria Susannah Hill, on 10 July 1912.³ He died on 24 November 1921 at age 64, without issue.⁴
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Kingscote, Gloucestershire, England^G.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)³

     Nesta Helen Mary Coventry was born on 18 July 1894.² She was the daughter of Henry Aubrey Coventry and Mary Miles.¹ She married Edward Trefaulx Harper, son of William Harper, on 18 February 1941.¹ She died on 27 December 1970 at age 76.¹
     Her married name became Harper.

     Edward Trefaulx Harper was the son of William Harper.¹ He married Nesta Helen Mary Coventry, daughter of Henry Aubrey Coventry and Mary Miles, on 18 February 1941.¹ He died on 21 September 1943.¹