Peerage Record – 5205

     James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole was born on 29 November 1811.² He was the son of Sir James Wellwood-Moncreiff, 9th Bt. and Ann Robertson.² He married Isabella Bell, daughter of Robert Bell and Eleanora Jane Ross, on 12 September 1834.² He died on 27 April 1895 at age 83.²
     He was educated at Edinburgh High School, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.² He was educated at Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.² He was a practising advocate in 1833.² He held the office of Lord Advocate between 1851 and March 1852.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Leith between 1851 and 1859.² He held the office of Lord Advocate between December 1852 and March 1858.² He held the office of Dean of the Faculty of Advisors between 1858 and 1859.² He held the office of Lord Advocate between 1859 and 1866.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Edinburgh between 1859 and 1868.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities between 1868 and 1869.² He held the office of Lord Advocate between 1868 and 1869.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1869.² He held the office of Lord Justice Clerk between 1869 and 1888.² He was created 1st Baronet Moncreiff, of Kilduff, co. Kinross [U.K.] on 23 May 1871.² He was created 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole, co. Kinross [U.K.] on 9 January 1874.² He succeeded as the 11th Baronet Moncreiff [N.S., 1626] on 3 November 1883.²

     Isabella Bell was born in July 1813.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Bell and Eleanora Jane Ross.¹ She married James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole, son of Sir James Wellwood-Moncreiff, 9th Bt. and Ann Robertson, on 12 September 1834.¹ She died on 19 December 1881 at age 68.¹
     Her married name became Moncreiff. After her marriage, Isabella Bell was styled as Baroness Moncreiff of Tulliebole on 9 June 1874.

     Robert Bell was born in 1782.¹ He was the son of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Grizel Hamilton.¹ He married Eleanora Jane Ross, daughter of Colonel Andrew Ross and Isabella MacDonnell.¹ He died on 27 April 1861.¹
     He was an Advocate in 1804.¹ He was Procurator of the Church of Scotland.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Haddingtonshire.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Berwickshire.¹

     Hon. Granville Dudley Ryder was born on 26 November 1799.¹ He was the son of Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby and Lady Susan Leveson-Gower.¹ He married Lady Georgiana Augusta Somerset, daughter of Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower, on 30 May 1825.¹ He died on 24 November 1879 at age 79.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Tiverton between 1830 and 1832.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Hertfordshire between 1841 and 1846.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hertfordshire.¹ He lived at Westbrook Hay, Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹

     Gillian Elynor Quennell was born in September 1909.² She was the daughter of Charles Henry Bourne Quennell and Majorie Courtney.^1,2 She married Frederick Granville Dudley Ryder, son of William Henry Dudley Ryder and Florence Frances Augusta Campbell, on 11 January 1929.¹ She and Frederick Granville Dudley Ryder were divorced in 1934.¹ She died on 10 October 1956 at age 47.¹
     Her married name became Ryder.

     Angela Joan Melotti is the daughter of Morris Melotti.¹ She married Richard Peter Guy Dudley Ryder, son of Frederick Granville Dudley Ryder and Gillian Elynor Quennell, on 24 November 1955.¹
     From 24 November 1955, her married name became Ryder.¹

     Christopher Frederick Dudley Ryder was born on 23 November 1959.¹ He is the son of Richard Peter Guy Dudley Ryder and Angela Joan Melotti.¹

     Helen Elizabeth Gordon-Duff was born on 17 October 1866.¹ She was the daughter of Lachlan Duff Gordon-Duff, 8th of Drummuir and 10th of Park and Jane Ellen Butterfield.¹ She married Rt. Hon. Harold John Tennant, son of Sir Charles Clow Tennant of The Glen, 1st Bt. and Emma Winsloe, on 1 October 1889.² She died on 9 May 1892 at age 25.³
     From 1 October 1889, her married name became Tennant.

     Richard Peter Guy Dudley Ryder was born on 24 December 1929.¹ He is the son of Frederick Granville Dudley Ryder and Gillian Elynor Quennell.¹ He married Angela Joan Melotti, daughter of Morris Melotti, on 24 November 1955.¹
     He was educated at University of Miami, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.^G, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was with the administrative staff at Miami-Dade Junior College, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at Hardway House, 3411 Poinciana Avenue, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.^G.¹