Peerage Record – 5258

     Laura Alfreda Fraser was born in 1987.¹ She is the daughter of Hon. Andrew Roy Matthew Fraser and Lady Charlotte Anne Greville.¹

     Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville, 6th Earl of Warwick was born on 10 September 1882 at 16 Grosvenor Square, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Francis Richard Charles Guy Greville, 5th Earl of Warwick and Frances Evelyn Maynard.¹ He was baptised on 19 October 1882 at Chapel Royal, St. James’s, London, England^G, with HRH Prince Leopold of Great Britain and Ireland as his sponsor.¹ He married Elfrida Marjorie Eden, daughter of Sir William Eden, 5th/7th Bt. and Sybil Frances Grey, on 29 April 1909 at St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster, London, England^G.⁴ He died on 31 January 1928 at age 45.⁵
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was styled as Lord Brooke between 1893 and 1924.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1901.⁴ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant on 3 November 1900 in the 1st Life Guards.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to Lord Milner between 1901 and 1902 at South Africa^G.⁴ He was a Reuters correspondant during the Russo-Japanese War between 1904 and 1905.⁴ He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1905.⁴ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Inspector-General of the Forces in 1907.⁴ He succeeded as the 6th Earl Brooke of Warwick Castle [G.B., 1746] on 15 January 1924.⁵ He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Warwick [G.B., 1759] on 15 January 1924.⁵ He succeeded as the 13th Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court, co. Warwick [E., 1621] on 15 January 1924.⁵

     Elfrida Marjorie Eden was born on 5 June 1887.¹ She was the daughter of Sir William Eden, 5th/7th Bt. and Sybil Frances Grey.¹ She married Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville, 6th Earl of Warwick, son of Francis Richard Charles Guy Greville, 5th Earl of Warwick and Frances Evelyn Maynard, on 29 April 1909 at St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ She died on 10 February 1943 at age 55.³
     Her married name became Greville. She was appointed Dame of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (D.G.St.J.)⁴ After her marriage, Elfrida Marjorie Eden was styled as Countess of Warwick on 15 January 1924. She held the office of Mayor of Warwick between 1929 and 1930.⁴ She held the office of Mayor of Warwick in 1931.⁴

     Reverend George Raymond Portal was born on 28 February 1827.¹ He was the son of John Portal and Elizabeth Drummond. He married Helen Mary Charlotte Soulsby, daughter of Christopher Thomas Soulsby and Ann Hudson, on 26 December 1860 at British Legation, Turin, Italy.^1,2 He died on 3 April 1889 at age 62.¹
     He was the Rector at Burghclere, Berkshire, England^G.¹ They also had other issue.¹ He held the office of Canon of Winchester.

     P/O William Meade Lindsley Fiske III was born on 4 June 1911 at Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.A.^3,2 He was the son of William Meade Lindsley Fiske II.¹ He married Rose Bingham, daughter of Lieutenant David Cecil Bingham and Lady Rosabelle Millicent St. Clair-Erskine, on 8 September 1938.¹ He died on 17 August 1940 at age 29 at Royal West Sussex Hospital, Chichester, Sussex, England, from injuries received in action.^1,2
     He was awarded the Olympic Gold Medal in 1928 in bobsled.² He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.² He was awarded the Olympic Gold Medal in 1932 in bobsled.² In 1937 he opened a ski lodge in Aspen, Colorado, the first in the area.² He gained the rank of Acting Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.² He fought in the Second World War.¹

     William Meade Lindsley Fiske II lived at New York, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Lt.-Col. Sir John Charles Arthur Digby Lawson, 3rd Bt. was born on 24 October 1912.² He was the son of Sir Digby Lawson, 2nd Bt. and Iris Mary Fitzgerald.³ He married, firstly, Rose Bingham, daughter of Lieutenant David Cecil Bingham and Lady Rosabelle Millicent St. Clair-Erskine, on 17 March 1945.¹ He and Rose Bingham were divorced in 1950.¹ He married, secondly, Tresilla Ann Elinor Buller-Leyborne-Popham, daughter of Eric Tremayne Buller-Leyborne-Popham, on 22 December 1954. He died on 19 November 2001 at age 89.²
     He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.² He was commissioned in 1933, in the service of the 11th Hussars.² He fought in the Palestine Campaign between 1936 and 1937.² He gained the rank of officer in 1938 in the Transjordan Frontier Force.² He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1940.² He fought in the Second World War between 1940 and 1943, in the Western Desert, and he was mentioned in despatches twice.² He was Armoured Advisor to General Patton, North Africa in 1943.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1943.² He was with the U.S. Marines Staff College in 1944.² He was Special Liaison Officer to General Montgomery in 1944.² He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Lawson, of Westwood Grange, West Riding of co. Yorks [U.K., 1900] on 9 February 1959.² He was chairman of Fairbairn Lawson Ltd, Leeds between 1968 and 1979.² He was member of the council, Leeds University between 1972 and 1979.²

     Sir Digby Lawson, 2nd Bt. was born on 3 September 1880.² He was the son of Sir Arthur Tredgold Lawson, 1st Bt. and Louise Frederica Edith Auguste O’Brien.² He married, firstly, Iris Mary Fitzgerald, daughter of Hon. Eustace Robert Southwell FitzGerald and Hon. Maude Louisa Barrington, on 8 December 1909.² He and Iris Mary Fitzgerald were divorced in 1920.³ He married, secondly, Hon. Victoria Frances Maud Baillie, daughter of Colonel James Evan Bruce Baillie of Dochfour and Nellie Lisa Bass, Baroness Burton of Burton-on-Trent and of Rangemore, on 2 November 1922.¹ He married, thirdly, Ruth Mary Gimson, daughter of Thomas Wallis Gimson, on 20 February 1933.² He died on 9 February 1959 at age 78.²
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.² He graduated from Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1902 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He fought in the First World War, and he was mentioned in despatches.² He gained the rank of Captain in the 19th Hussars.² He gained the rank of Major in the Yorkshire Hussars Yeomanry (TAR.)² He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Lawson, of Westwood Grange, West Riding of co. Yorks [U.K., 1900] on 1 June 1915.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Somerset.² He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)² He gained the rank of President of the Summary Courts, BAOR between 1919 and 1926.² He was director of Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour Ltd, of Leeds and Belfast, and Urquhart Lindsay and Robertson Orchar Ltd, of Dundee.²

     Tresilla Ann Elinor Buller-Leyborne-Popham was the daughter of Eric Tremayne Buller-Leyborne-Popham. She married, firstly, Count John Garland de Pret Roose, son of Count Jacques de Pret Roose and Elizabeth Garland, on 2 December 1948.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Sir John Charles Arthur Digby Lawson, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Digby Lawson, 2nd Bt. and Iris Mary Fitzgerald, on 22 December 1954. She died in 1985.²
     From 2 December 1948, her married name became de Pret Roose.¹ Her married name became Lawson.

     Arthur Tremayne Buller was born on 19 March 1850 at Crediton, Devon, England.^1,2 He is the son of James Wentworth Buller and Charlotte Juliana Jane Howard.³ He married Elinor Louisa Leyborne-Popham, daughter of Francis Leyborne-Popham and Elizabeth Block, in 1891 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.² He died on 28 January 1917 at age 66.¹