Peerage Record – 5118

     Andrea Mary Shoeffler-Lubbock was born on 24 September 1964.¹ She is the daughter of Peter Walter Paul Shoeffler-Lubbock and Patricia Gladys Hofmens.¹

     Lilian Spanner was the daughter of William John Spanner.¹ She married, firstly, Alexander M. Sommerville before 1934.¹ She married, secondly, Hugh Nevile Lubbock, son of Sir Nevile Lubbock and Harriet Charlotte Wood, on 22 November 1934.¹ She died on 16 February 1937.¹
     From before 1934, her married name became Sommerville.¹ From 22 November 1934, her married name became Lubbock.¹

     Alexander M. Sommerville married Lilian Spanner, daughter of William John Spanner, before 1934.¹ He died before 1934.¹
     He lived at China^G.¹

     Bertie Nevile Lubbock was born on 2 May 1872.¹ He was the son of Sir Nevile Lubbock and Harriet Charlotte Wood.¹ He died on 9 January 1965 at age 92, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England^G.¹

     Franz Maria Joseph Antonius Benedicta II Fürst von Weikersheim was born on 26 February 1904 at Vienna, Austria^G.¹ He was the son of Carl I Fürst von Weikersheim and Maria Aloysia Gräfin Czernin von und zu Chudenitz.² He married Irma Prinzessin zu Windisch-Grätz, daughter of Hugo Vincenz Alexander Maria Fürst zu Windisch-Grätz and Leontine Prinzessin von Fürstenberg, on 25 April 1936 at Vienna, Austria^G.³ He died on 17 October 1983 at age 79 at Farringdon, Hampshire, England^G.²
     He succeeded as the 2nd Fürst von Weikersheim on 30 September 1925.^1,2

     Cecilia Leontine Mary Gräfin von Weikersheim was born on 28 October 1937 at London, England^G.² She was the daughter of Franz Maria Joseph Antonius Benedicta II Fürst von Weikersheim and Irma Prinzessin zu Windisch-Grätz.³ She married Alexander Dundas McEwen, son of Sir John Helias Finnie McEwen of Marchmont and Bardrochat, 1st Bt. and Bridget Mary Lindley, on 30 June 1960 at London, England^G.² She died on 30 March 2019 at age 81.⁴
     She gained the title of Gräfin von Weikersheim.¹ Her married name became McEwen.

     Alexander Dundas McEwen was born on 16 May 1935 at Marchmont House, Berwickshire, Scotland^G.¹ He was the son of Sir John Helias Finnie McEwen of Marchmont and Bardrochat, 1st Bt. and Bridget Mary Lindley. He married Cecilia Leontine Mary Gräfin von Weikersheim, daughter of Franz Maria Joseph Antonius Benedicta II Fürst von Weikersheim and Irma Prinzessin zu Windisch-Grätz, on 30 June 1960 at London, England^G.¹ He died on 4 December 2008 at age 73.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.³ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders.³ He lived in 2003 at Bardrochat, Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland^G.³

     Ernest Nevile Lubbock was born on 25 March 1875.¹ He was the son of Sir Nevile Lubbock and Harriet Charlotte Wood.¹ He died in 1918, drowned at sea.¹

     Sir John Helias Finnie McEwen of Marchmont and Bardrochat, 1st Bt. was born on 21 June 1894.¹ He was the son of Robert Finnie McEwen of Marchmont and Bardrochat and Mary Frances Dundas.^1,2 He married Bridget Mary Lindley, daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir Francis Oswald Lindley and Hon. Etheldreada Mary Fraser, on 16 June 1923.¹ He died on 19 April 1962 at age 67.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He fought in the First World War, where he became a POW.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the Royal Flying Corps.¹ He was with the Diplomatic Service between 1921 and 1926.¹ He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers in 1927.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Berwickshire in 1931.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Berwick and Haddington between 1931 and 1945.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Glasgow University, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Berwickshire in 1933.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Scotland between 1939 and 1940.¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Legion of Honour in 1946.¹ He was president of the Scottish Union Association.¹ He was created 1st Baronet McEwen, of Marchmont, co. Berwick [U.K.] on 28 January 1953.¹