Peerage Record – 5268

     Hon. Charles Alexander Hardinge was born on 17 May 1967.¹ He is the son of George Edward Charles Hardinge, 3rd Baron Hardinge of Penhurst and Margaret Jerrum.¹ He married Dagmar (?)²
     He was educated at Eastbourne College, Eastbourne, Sussex, England^G.¹ He graduated from Bradford College of Advanced Techology, Bradford, Yorkshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)¹

     Hon. Diamond Evelyn Violet Hardinge was born on 8 June 1900.² She was the daughter of Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penhurst and Hon. Winifred Selina Sturt.^1,2 She married Major Sir Robert Alexander Abercromby of Birkenbog, 9th Bt., son of Sir Robert John Abercromby of Birkenbog, 7th Bt. and Florence Anita Eyre Coote, on 12 June 1923.¹ She died on 11 January 1927 at age 26.¹
     Her married name became Abercromby.

     Major Sir Robert Alexander Abercromby of Birkenbog, 9th Bt. was born posthumously on 15 August 1895.² He was the son of Sir Robert John Abercromby of Birkenbog, 7th Bt. and Florence Anita Eyre Coote.² He married, firstly, Hon. Diamond Evelyn Violet Hardinge, daughter of Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penhurst and Hon. Winifred Selina Sturt, on 12 June 1923.² He married, secondly, Pamela Lomax, daughter of John Chadwick Lomax, on 31 October 1929.² He married, thirdly, Elizabeth Corcoran, daughter of Major William James Corcoran, on 20 February 1951.² He died on 19 October 1972 at age 77, without issue.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches and wounded.² He gained the rank of Major in the Scots Guards.² He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)² He fought in the Second World War.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Banffshire.² He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Abercromby, of Birkenbog, co. Banff [N.S., 1636] on 9 September 1964, and ‘of Forglen House, co. Banff.¹‘ He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Banffshire in 1965.²

     Florence Anita Eyre Coote was born on 23 December 1860 at Florence, Italy^G.¹ She was the daughter of Eyre Coote and Jessie Mary Worrall.¹ She was baptised at English Church, Florence, Italy^G.¹ She married, firstly, Sir Robert John Abercromby of Birkenbog, 7th Bt., son of Sir George Samuel Abercromby of Birkenbog, 6th Bt. and Hon. Agnes Georgiana Browne, on 26 June 1883 at Apsley Guise, Bedfordshire, England^G.¹ She married, secondly, Francis George Baring, 2nd Earl of Northbrook, son of Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook and Elizabeth Harriett Sturt, on 10 June 1899 at St. Saviour’s Church, Walton Street, Chelsea, London, England^G.¹ She died on 4 December 1946 at age 85.²
     From 26 June 1883, her married name became Abercromby. From 10 June 1899, her married name became Baring. After her marriage, Florence Anita Eyre Coote was styled as Countess of Northbrook on 15 November 1904. She was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1920.³

     Eyre Coote was born on 4 October 1830.² He was the son of Eyre Coote and Elizabeth Rosetta Massy-Dawson.³ He married Jessie Mary Worrall, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Henry Lechmere Worrall and Catharine Barron Spottiswood, on 17 February 1857.² He died on 23 August 1864 at age 33.²
     At West Park, Rockburne, Hampshire, England^G, (an unknown value.)¹

     Francis George Baring, 2nd Earl of Northbrook was born on 8 December 1850 at Florence, Italy^G.¹ He was the son of Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook and Elizabeth Harriett Sturt.¹ He married, firstly, Ada Ethel Sophie Davidson, daughter of Colonel Cuthbert Davidson, on 26 June 1894.¹ He married, secondly, Florence Anita Eyre Coote, daughter of Eyre Coote and Jessie Mary Worrall, on 10 June 1899 at St. Saviour’s Church, Walton Street, Chelsea, London, England^G.² He died on 12 April 1929 at age 78, without issue.³ He was buried on 16 April 1929 at East Stratton, Hampshire, England^G.³
     He was educated between 1863 and 1869 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1870 in the Rifle Brigade.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Viceroy of India between 1873 and 1876, his father.¹ He gained the rank of officer in 1876 in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He was styled as Viscount Baring between 1876 and 1904.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Winchester between 1880 and 1885.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for North Bedfordshire between 1886 and 1892.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Baring, of Lee, co. Kent [U.K., 1876] on 15 November 1904.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Northbrook, co. Southampton [U.K., 1876] on 15 November 1904.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Northbrook, of Stratton, co. Southampton [U.K., 1866] on 15 November 1904.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Baring, of London [G.B., 1793] on 15 November 1904.⁴
     On his death, his Earldom and Viscountancy became extinct.³

     Ada Ethel Sophie Davidson was the daughter of Colonel Cuthbert Davidson.¹ She married, firstly, Iain Robert James Murray Grant, 13th of Glenmoriston, son of Captain John Grant and Anne Chadwick, in 1887 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.^1,2 She and Iain Robert James Murray Grant, 13th of Glenmoriston were divorced before 1894.¹ She married, secondly, Francis George Baring, 2nd Earl of Northbrook, son of Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook and Elizabeth Harriett Sturt, on 26 June 1894.¹ She died on 22 July 1894 at Carlsbad^G, suddenly, without issue.¹
     From 1887, her married name became Grant.¹ Her married name became Baring.

     Jessie Mary Worrall was born on 29 October 1838.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Henry Lechmere Worrall and Catharine Barron Spottiswood.¹ She was baptised on 16 December 1838 at Bristol, England.² She married, firstly, Eyre Coote, son of Eyre Coote and Elizabeth Rosetta Massy-Dawson, on 17 February 1857.³ She married, secondly, William Selby-Lowndes, son of William Selby-Lowndes and Lucy Hartman, on 21 May 1867 at St. Georges, Hanover Square, London, England.³ She died on 9 January 1908 at age 69 at Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England.⁴
     Her married name became Coote. From 21 May 1867, her married name became Selby-Lowndes.³

     Lt.-Gen. Henry Lechmere Worrall was born circa 1798.² He married Catharine Barron Spottiswood on 12 January 1822 at Calcutta, India.² He died in 1872 at Clifton, Bristol, England.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in the Indian Staff Corps.³ He lived at The Cottage, Clifton, Bristol, England^G.³

     Hon. Winifred Mary Hardinge was born on 2 May 1923.¹ She was the daughter of Alexander Henry Louis Hardinge, 2nd Baron Hardinge of Penhurst and Helen Mary Gascoyne-Cecil.¹ She married Sir John Anthony Jerningham Murray, son of John Challenger Murray and Cecilia Annette Mary Jerningham, on 10 July 1943.¹ She died on 1 December 2019 at age 96.²
     She was with the Women’s Royal Naval Service during the Second World War.¹ Her married name became Murray. She lived in 2003 at Woodmancote Manor Cottage, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹