Peerage Record – 5041

     Hilda von Alvensleben Rusteberg is the daughter of George Baron von Alvensleben Rusteberg.¹ She married Godfrey John Boyle Chetwynd, 8th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven, son of Captain Hon. Henry Weyland Chetwynd and Julia Bosville Davidson, on 12 April 1893.² She and Godfrey John Boyle Chetwynd, 8th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven were divorced before February 1904.²
     Her married name became Chetwynd.

     George Baron von Alvensleben Rusteberg was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹

     Anna Baronin von Warsberg was born in September 1991. She is the daughter of Johannes Baron von Warsberg and Ulrike Baronin von Welck.

     Lt.-Col. Adam Duncan Chetwynd, 9th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven was born on 14 November 1904.¹ He was the son of Godfrey John Boyle Chetwynd, 8th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven and Hon. Mary Eden.² He married, firstly, Joan Gilbert Casson, daughter of Herbert Alexander Casson and Gertrude Russell, on 28 April 1928.¹ He and Joan Gilbert Casson were divorced in 1951.¹ He married, secondly, Dorothea Marianne Duncan-Johnstone, daughter of Lt.-Col. Angus Colin Duncan-Johnstone, on 17 January 1952.² He died on 12 June 1965 at age 60.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery (Territorial Army.)¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baron of Rathdowne, co. Dublin [I., 1717] on 22 March 1936.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven, co. Kerry [I., 1717] on 22 March 1936.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in September 1939.¹ He gained the rank of Major.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1946.¹ He was with the Staff Control Commission in Germany between 1947 and 1953.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.)¹

     Joan Gilbert Casson was born on 15 October 1898 at Bengal, India.¹ She was the daughter of Herbert Alexander Casson and Gertrude Russell.¹ She was baptised on 16 November 1898 at Simla, India.¹ She married, firstly, Victor Alexander Charles Findlay, son of Charles Findlay, on 21 June 1920 at Simla, Bengal, India.^2,1 She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Adam Duncan Chetwynd, 9th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven, son of Godfrey John Boyle Chetwynd, 8th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven and Hon. Mary Eden, on 28 April 1928.² She and Lt.-Col. Adam Duncan Chetwynd, 9th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven were divorced in 1951.² She died in 1979.²
     From 21 June 1920, her married name became Findlay.² Her married name became Chetwynd. After her marriage, Joan Gilbert Casson was styled as Viscountess Chetwynd on 22 March 1936. She gained the rank of S/O in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force.²

     Herbert Alexander Casson was born circa 1867.¹ He was the son of George Casson and Frances Hutton Long Gilbert.^1,2 He married Gertrude Russell, daughter of Captain Andrew Hamilton Russell, on 23 October 1897 at Bombay, India.¹
     He was appointed Companion, Order of the Star of India (C.S.I.)³ He lived at Tyn-y-Coed, Arthog, Merionethshire, Wales^G.³

     Dorothea Marianne Duncan-Johnstone was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Angus Colin Duncan-Johnstone.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Adam Duncan Chetwynd, 9th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven, son of Godfrey John Boyle Chetwynd, 8th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven and Hon. Mary Eden, on 17 January 1952.¹ She died in 1990.²
     She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)¹ She was appointed Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.)¹ From 17 January 1952, her married name became Chetwynd. After her marriage, Dorothea Marianne Duncan-Johnstone was styled as Viscountess Chetwynd on 17 January 1952.

     Lt.-Col. Angus Colin Duncan-Johnstone was awarded the Efficiency Decoration (E.D.)¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)¹ He lived at Oakwood, Hermitage, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Adam Richard John Casson Chetwynd, 10th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven was born on 2 February 1935.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Adam Duncan Chetwynd, 9th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven and Joan Gilbert Casson.² He married, firstly, Celia Grace Ramsay, daughter of Commander Alexander Robert Ramsay and Helen Macgregor Shaw, on 19 February 1966.¹ He and Celia Grace Ramsay were divorced in 1974 at Zimbabwe^G.^1,3 He married, secondly, Angela May McCarthy, daughter of Jack Payne McCarthy, on 15 August 1975.¹ He died on 20 August 2015 at age 80 at South Africa.^4,5 He was buried at Arthog, Merionethshire, Wales^G.⁵
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He did his National Service as a Lieutenant in the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders between 1954 and 1956.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven, co. Kerry [I., 1717] on 12 June 1965.² He succeeded as the 10th Baron of Rathdowne, co. Dublin [I., 1717] on 12 June 1965.¹ He was with Colonial Mutual Life Assurance between 1968 and 1978 at Harare, Zimbabwe^G.¹ He was unit and agency manager with Colonial Mutual Life Assurance between 1972 and 1975 at Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa^G.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Institute of Life and Pension Advisers in 1982.¹ He was an executive consultant with Liberty Life Association of Africa in 1986.¹ He became a Liveryman, Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators in 1996.¹

     Hon. John Julian Chetwynd was born on 10 August 1906.¹ He was the son of Godfrey John Boyle Chetwynd, 8th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven and Hon. Mary Eden.² He married Margaret Agnes Sutton, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Hugh Clement Sutton and Hon. Alexandra Mary Elizabeth Wood, on 6 April 1937.¹ He died on 22 April 1966 at age 59.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at King’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He was Temporary Secretary of the British Embassy at Washington, D.C., U.S.A.^G.¹