Peerage Record – 5250

     Mary Calverley was the daughter of Henry Calverley.¹ She married Bennet Sherard, 1st Earl of Harborough, son of Bennet Sherard, 2nd Baron Sherard and Elizabeth Christopher, in 1696.¹ She died in 1702, in childbirth.¹
     From 1696, her married name became Sherard.¹ After her marriage, Mary Calverley was styled as Baroness Sherard in 1700.

     Philip Hereward Wake was born on 10 February 1967.¹ He is the son of Peter Wake and Marion Margaret Bevan.
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹

     Susan Wake was born on 16 April 1963.¹ She is the daughter of Peter Wake and Marion Margaret Bevan. She married John Mervyn Edward Pugh, son of John Mervyn Cullwick Pugh, in 1994.
     Her married name became Pugh.

     John Mervyn Edward Pugh is the son of John Mervyn Cullwick Pugh.¹ He married Susan Wake, daughter of Peter Wake and Marion Margaret Bevan, in 1994.

     Lady Margaret Diana Bingham was born on 16 September 1905.³ She was the daughter of George Charles Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan and Violet Sylvia Blanche Spender Clay.^4,3 She married Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofic George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, son of Major James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon and Lady Elizabeth Graham-Toler, on 14 October 1931.¹ She died on 17 August 1977 at age 71.⁴
     Her married name became Alexander. After her marriage, Lady Margaret Diana Bingham was styled as Viscountess Alexander of Tunis on 1 March 1946. She adopted Lady Susan Mary Alexander. She was appointed Dame of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (D.St.J.)⁴ After her marriage, Lady Margaret Diana Bingham was styled as Countess Alexander of Tunis on 14 March 1952. She was appointed Dame Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1954.⁴ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Berkshire in 1956.⁴

     Shane William Desmond Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis was born on 30 June 1935.¹ He is the son of Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofic George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis and Lady Margaret Diana Bingham. He married, firstly, Hilary van Geest, daughter of John van Geest, on 14 July 1971.¹ He and Hilary van Geest were divorced in 1976.² He married, secondly, Hon. Davinia Mary Woodhouse, daughter of James Allen David Woodhouse, 4th Baron Terrington and Suzanne Irwin, on 22 July 1981.²
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He was educated at Ashbury College, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Irish Guards.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Rideau, of Ottawa and of Castle Derg, co. Tyrone [U.K., 1952] on 16 June 1969.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Alexander of Tunis, of Errigal, co. Donegal [U.K., 1946] on 16 June 1969.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis [U.K., 1952] on 16 June 1969.¹ He held the office of Government Whip of the House of Lords in 1974.¹ He was a director of Pathfinder Financial Corporation (Toronto) in 1980.¹ He lived in 1999 at 59 Wandsworth Common West Side, London, England^G.¹

     Hon. Brian James Alexander was born on 31 July 1939.¹ He is the son of Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofic George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis and Lady Margaret Diana Bingham.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He was educated at University of Grenoble, Grenoble, France^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Irish Guards.¹ He lived in 1999 at 11 The Little Boltons, London, England^G.¹

     Lady Rose Maureen Alexander was born on 28 October 1932.¹ She was the daughter of Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofic George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis and Lady Margaret Diana Bingham.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Humphrey Crossman, son of Maj.-Gen. Francis Lindisfarne Morley Crossman and Ruth Tippinge, on 20 January 1956.¹ She died on 21 August 2017 at age 84.²
     Her married name became Crossman. She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 2016.³

     Lt.-Col. Humphrey Crossman was born in 1924.² He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Francis Lindisfarne Morley Crossman and Ruth Tippinge.^1,3 He married Lady Rose Maureen Alexander, daughter of Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofic George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis and Lady Margaret Diana Bingham, on 20 January 1956.¹ He died on 27 January 2011.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1990.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹

     Maj.-Gen. Francis Lindisfarne Morley Crossman was born in 1888.² He married Ruth Tippinge, daughter of Vernon Gartside Tippinge and Annie Hunter, on 21 August 1919.³ He died in 1947.²
     He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He lived at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England^G. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹