Peerage Record – 5248

     Sylvia Evelyn Cotterell was born on 14 November 1896.¹ She was the daughter of Sir John Richard Geers Cotterell, 4th Bt. and Lady Evelyn Amy Gordon-Lennox.¹ She married, firstly, Captain Christopher Digby Leyland, son of Christopher John Leyland and Helen Dora Cayley, on 16 November 1916.¹ She and Captain Christopher Digby Leyland were divorced in 1929.¹ She married, secondly, Roland Norris Fawcett on 2 November 1929.¹ She died on 4 February 1944 at age 47.¹
     From 16 November 1916, her married name became Leyland. Her married name became Fawcett.

     Julian Charles Bevan was born on 13 July 1929. He is the son of Colonel John Henry Bevan and Lady Barbara Violet Bingham.

     Jennifer Jane Bevan was born on 11 November 1927. She is the daughter of Colonel John Henry Bevan and Lady Barbara Violet Bingham.² She married Sir John Luke Lowther, son of Colonel John George Lowther and Hon. Lilah Charlotte Sarah White, on 21 February 1952.¹
     Her married name became Lowther.

     Sir John Luke Lowther was born on 17 November 1923.¹ He was the son of Colonel John George Lowther and Hon. Lilah Charlotte Sarah White.² He married Jennifer Jane Bevan, daughter of Colonel John Henry Bevan and Lady Barbara Violet Bingham, on 21 February 1952.¹ He died on 11 April 2011 at age 87.³
     At Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England, (an unknown value.)¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Captain between 1942 and 1947 in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1949 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was with Singer Sewing Company USA between 1949 and 1951.¹ He was managing director of his own manufacturing company between 1951 and 1961.² He held the office of Member of the Northamptonshire County Council between 1970 and 1984.² He held the office of High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1971.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Northamptonshire between 1977 and 1984.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1983.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Northamptonshire in 1984.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire between 1984 and 1998.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1997.¹ He lived in 2003 at Nortoft Grange, Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England^G.¹

     Hugh William Lowther was born on 12 January 1956.¹ He is the son of Sir John Luke Lowther and Jennifer Jane Bevan.² He married Hon. Amanda Ursula Georgina Vivian, daughter of John Hamilton Hussey Vivian, 4th Baron Swansea of Singleton and Miriam Antoinette Caccia-Birch, in 1985.²
     He lived in 2003 at Guilsborough Court, Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England^G.¹

     Georgia Lilah Lowther was born in 1991.¹ She is the daughter of Hugh William Lowther and Hon. Amanda Ursula Georgina Vivian.²

     Bertie Lowther was born in 1989. He was the son of Hugh William Lowther and Hon. Amanda Ursula Georgina Vivian.² He died in 1989.¹

     Flora Miriam Lowther was born in 1988.¹ She is the daughter of Hugh William Lowther and Hon. Amanda Ursula Georgina Vivian.²

     Lucia Violet Lowther was born in 1994.¹ She is the daughter of Hugh William Lowther and Hon. Amanda Ursula Georgina Vivian.²

     Sarah Charlotte Margaret Lowther was born on 4 January 1954.¹ She is the daughter of Sir John Luke Lowther and Jennifer Jane Bevan.² She married Henry Merton Henderson, son of Major John Ronald Henderson and Sarah Katherine Beckwith-Smith, on 4 February 1977.²
     From 4 February 1977, her married name became Henderson.