Peerage Record – 51197

     George Lord was born in 1811 at Devon, England.² He married Jane (?)² He died in 1899.²
     He lived at 18 Richmond Street, Plymouth, Devon, England.¹

     Elizabeth Ann Lord was born circa 1832.² She was the daughter of George Lord and Jane (?)^3,2 She married William Edward Duke, son of Solomon Duke, on 20 June 1850.¹
     From 20 June 1850, her married name became Duke.

     Henry Edward Duke, 1st Baron Merrivale was born on 5 November 1855.¹ He was the son of William Edward Duke and Elizabeth Ann Lord.² He married Sarah Shorland, daughter of John Shorland, in 1876.¹ He died on 20 May 1939 at age 83.¹
     He was admitted to Gray’s Inn entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He held the office of Recorder of Plymouth between 1897 and 1900.¹ He held the office of Recorder of Devonport between 1897 and 1914.¹ He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) in 1899.¹ He held the office of Bencher of Gray’s Inn in 1899.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Plymouth between 1900 and 1906.¹ He was arbitrator of joint appointment of GWR Company and its employees under Railway Conciliation Scheme in 1907.¹ He held the office of Treasurer of Gray’s Inn in 1908.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Exeter between 1910 and 1918.¹ He held the office of Attorney-General in 1915.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1915.¹ He was chairman of the Royal Commission on Defence of the Realm Losses in 1915.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1916.¹ He held the office of Chief Secretary [Ireland] between 1916 and 1918.¹ He was appointed Knight in 1918.¹ He held the office of Lord Justice of Appeal between 1918 and 1919.¹ He held the office of President of Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, High Court between 1919 and 1933.¹ He was created 1st Baron Merrivale, of Walkhampton, co. Devon [U.K.] on 19 January 1925.² He held the office of Chairman of the Quarter Sessions, Devon in 1927.¹

     John Shorland lived at Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.¹

     Sarah Shorland was the daughter of John Shorland.² She married Henry Edward Duke, 1st Baron Merrivale, son of William Edward Duke and Elizabeth Ann Lord, in 1876.¹ She died in 1914.¹
     From 1876, her married name became Duke.

     Edward Duke, 2nd Baron Merrivale was born on 22 May 1883.¹ He was the son of Henry Edward Duke, 1st Baron Merrivale and Sarah Shorland.² He married, firstly, Odette Roger, daughter of Edmond Roger, in 1912.¹ He and Odette Roger were divorced in 1939.¹ He married, secondly, Meta Therese Amelia Wolczon, daughter of Joseph Herman Wolczon, on 5 April 1939.¹ He died on 8 June 1951 at age 68.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.¹ He was educated at Dulwich College, Dulwich, Surrey, England^G.¹ He was educated at Neuchâtel University, Neuchâtel, Switzerland^G.¹ He was admitted to Gray’s Inn in 1908 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Devonshire Regiment.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1918.¹ He held the office of President of Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, High Court between 1919 and 1933.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Devon.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Merrivale, of Walkhampton, co. Devon [U.K., 1925] on 20 May 1939.¹ He held the office of Deputy Chairman of the Quarter Sessions, Devon in 1947.¹

     Hon. Violet Duke was the daughter of Henry Edward Duke, 1st Baron Merrivale and Sarah Shorland.² She married, firstly, Major Frederick John Stockham Davis in 1912.¹ She married, secondly, Reverend Marcus Ethelbert Atlay in 1922.¹ She died on 8 May 1958.¹
     From 1912, her married name became Davis. From 1922, her married name became Atlay.¹

     Major Frederick John Stockham Davis married Hon. Violet Duke, daughter of Henry Edward Duke, 1st Baron Merrivale and Sarah Shorland, in 1912.¹ He died on 4 November 1918, on active service.¹
     He was Devonshire Regiment.¹

     Edmond Roger lived at Paris, France.¹

     Odette Roger is the daughter of Edmond Roger.² She married Edward Duke, 2nd Baron Merrivale, son of Henry Edward Duke, 1st Baron Merrivale and Sarah Shorland, in 1912.¹ She and Edward Duke, 2nd Baron Merrivale were divorced in 1939.¹
     From 1912, her married name became Duke.