Peerage Record – 52642

     George Ewbank Briggs was born on 10 February 1856.¹ He was the son of George Briggs and Letitia Fanny Egginton.¹ He died on 2 July 1940 at age 84.¹

     Constance Frances Briggs was born in 1860.¹ She was the daughter of George Briggs and Letitia Fanny Egginton.¹ She died on 1 November 1931.¹

     Michael C. Briggs was born in 1931 at Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He is the son of William Francis Egginton Briggs and Violet Irene Savile.¹

     Rt. Rev. John Alexander Ramsbotham was born on 25 February 1906.¹ He was the son of Reverend Alexander Ramsbotham.¹ He married Eirian Morgan Owen in 1933.¹ He died on 16 December 1989 at age 83.¹
     He was educated at Haileybury College, Haileybury, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He was the Vicar between 1942 and 1950 at St. George’s, Jesmond, Northumberland, England.¹ He held the office of Bishop of Jarrow between 1950 and 1958.¹ He held the office of Bishop of Wakefield between 1958 and 1967.¹

     Herwald Ramsbotham was born on 29 October 1859 at Withyham, Sussex, England.^2,3 He was the son of James Ramsbotham and Jane Fielden.^1,4 He married Ethel Margaret Bevan, daughter of Thomas Bevan, on 25 August 1885 at Dartmouth, Devon, England.^2,3 He died on 11 August 1941 at age 81.²
     He was educated at Malvern College, Malvern, Worcestershire, England.² He was educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Sussex.² He lived at Crowborough Warren, Sussex, England.²

     James Ramsbotham was born on 10 March 1814 at Vale of Todmorden, Lancashire, England.² He was the son of Thomas Ramsbotham and Esther Openshaw.³ He married Jane Fielden, daughter of Joshua Fielden, on 20 April 1837 at Todmorden, Rochdale, Lancashire, England.^4,2 He died on 6 March 1888 at age 73.⁴
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)⁴ At Todmorden, Rochdale, Lancashire, England, (an unknown value.)⁴ He lived at Old Hall, Stand, Lancashire, England.⁴

     Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury was born on 6 March 1887 at Wallingford, Berkshire, England.^3,4 He was the son of Herwald Ramsbotham and Ethel Margaret Bevan.^1,5 He married, firstly, Doris Violet de Stein, daughter of Sigmund de Stein, on 11 November 1911 at Kensington, London, England.^3,4 He married, secondly, Ursula Jerome, daughter of Armand Jerome, on 10 November 1962.³ He died on 30 January 1971 at age 83.³
     He was educated at Uppingham School, Uppingham, Rutland, England^G.³ He graduated from University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1910 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)³ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1912 entitled to practise as a barrister.³ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)³ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Lancaster between 1929 and 1941.³ He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary, Board of Education between 1931 and 1935.³ He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries between 1935 and 1936.³ He held the office of Minister of Pensions between 1936 and 1939.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1939.³ He held the office of First Commissioner of Works between 1939 and 1940. He held the office of President of the Board of Education between 1940 and 1941. He was created 1st Baron Soulbury, of Soulbury, co. Buckingham [U.K.] on 6 August 1941.³ He held the office of Governor-General of Ceylon. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Bedfordshire between 1944 and 1954.³ He graduated from University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1949 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1949.³ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1954.³ He was created 1st Viscount Soulbury, of Soulbury, co. Buckingham [U.K.] on 16 July 1954.³

     Gertrude Relton Harding was born circa 1865.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Harding and Maria Relton.¹ She married Reverend Philip Whitefoord, son of Reverend Caleb Whitefoord and Sarah Lambert, on 16 May 1893.¹ She died on 19 February 1954.¹
     From 16 May 1893, her married name became Whitefoord.¹

     Thomas Harding married Maria Relton, daughter of Reverend John Rudge Relton.¹
     He lived at Elvetham, Hampshire, England^G.¹