Peerage Record – 5019

     Ronald Derwent Hawker is the son of Bertram Robert Hawker and Constance Victoria Buxton.¹ He married Gertrude Mary Bellingham, daughter of Brig.-Gen. Sir Edward Henry Charles Patrick Bellingham, 5th Bt. and Charlotte Elizabeth Payne, on 15 February 1927.¹

     Bertram Robert Hawker was born on 29 March 1868 at Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales.² He was the son of Hon. George Charles Hawker and Elizabeth Seymour.² He married Constance Victoria Buxton, daughter of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 3rd Bt. and Lady Victoria Noel, on 23 July 1896 at St. Peter’s Cathedral, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.¹ He died on 14 October 1952 at age 84 at Thaxted, Essex, England.¹
     He lived at Runton Old Hall, Cromer, Norfolk, England^G.³

     Constance Victoria Buxton was born on 5 June 1872 at St. George Hanover SQuare, London, England.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 3rd Bt. and Lady Victoria Noel.² She married Bertram Robert Hawker, son of Hon. George Charles Hawker and Elizabeth Seymour, on 23 July 1896 at St. Peter’s Cathedral, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.¹ She died on 22 September 1957 at age 85 at Essex, England.¹
     Her married name became Hawker.

     Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 3rd Bt. was born on 26 January 1837.³ He was the son of Sir Edward North Buxton, 2nd Bt. and Catherine Gurney.³ He married Lady Victoria Noel, daughter of Charles Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough and Lady Frances Jocelyn, on 21 June 1862.³ He died on 28 October 1915 at age 78.³
     Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 3rd Bt. usually went by his middle name of Fowell.³ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Buxton, of Belfield, co. Dorset and Runton, co. Norfolk [U.K., 1840] on 11 June 1858.³ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1864 in the 2nd Tower Hamlets RV.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lyme Regis between 1865 and 1868.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Essex.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Norfolk.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Essex.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Norfolk.³ He held the office of High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1876.³ He was Honorary Colonel of the 2nd Tower Hamlets RV between 1884 and 1903.³ He held the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of South Australia between 1895 and 1898.³ He was awarded the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers’ Decoration (V.D.)³ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.)³ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Martin Hawker was born on 10 February 1929.¹ He is the son of Ronald Derwent Hawker and Gertrude Mary Bellingham.¹
     He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1962 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He lived in 2003 at Claydon Hall, Ipswich, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     Lady Victoria Noel was the daughter of Charles Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough and Lady Frances Jocelyn.² She married Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Edward North Buxton, 2nd Bt. and Catherine Gurney, on 21 June 1862.¹ She died on 8 August 1916.¹
     From 21 June 1862, her married name became Buxton.

     Fiona Constance Harris is the daughter of Colonel Homer E. Harris.¹ She married Geoffrey Orr Lubbock, son of David Miles Lubbock and Hon. Helen Anne Boyd-Orr, in 1981.¹
     From 1981, her married name became Lubbock.¹

     Lady Frances Jocelyn was the daughter of Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden and Hon. Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton.^1,2 She married Charles Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough, son of Sir Gerard Noel Noel, 2nd Bt. and Diana Middleton, Baroness Barham, on 25 July 1833.¹ She died on 12 May 1885.¹
     She was awarded the Lady, Royal Order of Victoria and Albert (V.A.) 2nd Class.¹ She held the office of Lady of the Bedchamber to HM Queen Victoria.¹ Her married name became Noel. After her marriage, Lady Frances Jocelyn was styled as Countess of Gainsborough on 16 August 1841.

     Captain Sir Anthony Henry Thorold, 15th Bt. was born on 7 September 1903.¹ He is the son of Sir James Ernest Thorold, 14th Bt. and Katharine Tindal-Atkinson.¹ He married Jocelyn Elaine Laura Heathcote-Smith, daughter of Sir Clifford Edward Heathcote-Smith and Helene Spiegelthal, on 28 August 1939.² He died on 1 May 1999 at age 95.¹
     He was educated at Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Naval College, Darmouth, Devon, England.² He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1942.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) in 1942 and bar (1945.)¹ He was Naval Assistant Secretary, Cabinet Office between 1945 and 1948.¹ He was Senior Officer, Fishery Protection Flotilla between 1949 and 1950.¹ He was Commodoree-in-Charge of the Hong Kong between 1953 and 1955.¹ He retired from the military in 1956, with the rank of Captain, late of the Royal Navy.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Lincolnshire in 1959.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Kesteven in 1961.¹ He succeeded as the 15th Baronet Thorold, of Marston, Lincoln [E., 1642] on 27 July 1965.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1968.²

     Clementina Janet Andrews was the daughter of Thomas Andrews.¹ She married, secondly, Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden, son of Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden and Frances Theodosia Bligh, on 16 August 1862.¹ She married, firstly, Robert Lushington Reilly, son of John Lushington Reilly and Louisa Temple, on 1 January 1847.² She died on 9 July 1903.¹
     She was also known as Clementina Janet Andrew.² From 1 January 1847, her married name became Reilly.² After her marriage, Clementina Janet Andrews was styled as Countess of Roden on 16 August 1862. From 16 August 1862, her married name became Jocelyn.