Peerage Record – 52813

     Ralph Willett Miller was the son of unknown Miller.¹ He died after 17 January 1798.¹
     His last will was dated 17 January 1798.¹

     Colonel George Henry Duckworth was born on 25 June 1782.¹ He was the son of Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, 1st Bt. and Anne Wallis.¹ He married Penelope Fanshawe, daughter of Captain Robert Fanshawe and Christiana Gennys, on 21 September 1806 at Stoke Damerel, Devon, England.^1,2 He died on 16 May 1811 at age 28 at Albuera, Spain, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of Colonel in the 48th Foot.¹ He fought in the Battle of Albuera on 16 May 1811.¹

     Penelope Fanshawe is the daughter of Captain Robert Fanshawe and Christiana Gennys.^1,2 She married Colonel George Henry Duckworth, son of Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, 1st Bt. and Anne Wallis, on 21 September 1806 at Stoke Damerel, Devon, England.^1,3
     From 21 September 1806, her married name became Duckworth.¹

     John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley was born on 8 July 1882.¹ He was the son of David Alexander Anderson and Janet Kilgour Briglmen.² He married, firstly, Christina Mackenzie, daughter of Andrew Mackenzie, on 2 April 1907.¹ He married, secondly, Ava Courtenay Bodley, daughter of John Edward Courtenay Bodley, on 30 October 1941.¹ He died on 4 January 1958 at age 75.¹
     He was educated at George Watson’s College, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹ He graduated from Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)¹ He graduated from Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, in 1903 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He graduated from Leipzig University, Leipzig, Brandenburg, Germany.¹ He was with the Colonial Office in 1905.¹ He was Secretary of the National Health Insurance Commission in 1913.¹ He was Secretary to the Minister of Shipping between 1917 and 1919.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1918.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1919.¹ He was Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue between 1919 and 1922.¹ He was Under-Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland between 1920 and 1921.¹ He was Under-Secretary to the Home Office between 1922 and 1932.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1923.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Indian Empire (G.C.I.E.) in 1932.¹ He held the office of Governor of Begal between 1932 and 1937.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Star of India (G.C.S.I.) in 1937.¹ He was Privy Counsellor (P.C.) (UK in 1938.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for the Scottish Universities in 1938.¹ He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between 1938 and 1939.¹ He held the office of Home Secretary between 1939 and 1940.¹ He held the office of Minister of Home Security between 1939 and 1940.¹ He held the office of Lord President of the Council between 1940 and 1943.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1943 and 1945.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) in 1945.¹ He was Chairman of the Port of London Authority in 1946.¹ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.)¹ He was created 1st Viscount Waverley, of Westdean, co. Sussex [U.K.] on 28 January 1952.¹ He was awarded the Order of Merit (O.M.) in 1957.¹

     Ava Courtenay Bodley was born on 12 December 1895.^1,2 She was the daughter of John Edward Courtenay Bodley.¹ She married, firstly, Ralph Follett Wigram, son of Eustace Rochester Wigram and Mary Grace Bradford-Atkinson, on 28 February 1925.³ She married, secondly, John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley, son of David Alexander Anderson and Janet Kilgour Briglmen, on 30 October 1941.¹ She died on 22 December 1974 at age 79.¹ She was buried at Holy Trinity Churchyard, Cuckfield, Sussex, England.²
     From 28 February 1925, her married name became Wigram.¹ From 30 October 1941, her married name became Anderson.¹ After her marriage, Ava Courtenay Bodley was styled as Viscountess Waverley on 28 January 1952.

     Ralph Follett Wigram was born on 23 October 1890.² He was the son of Eustace Rochester Wigram and Mary Grace Bradford-Atkinson.² He married Ava Courtenay Bodley, daughter of John Edward Courtenay Bodley, on 28 February 1925.² He died on 31 December 1936 at age 46.²
     He gained the rank of Temporary Captain in the Special List.² He fought in the First World War.² He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1933.² He was Counsellor, Foreign Office in 1933.²

     Eustace Rochester Wigram was born on 26 January 1860.¹ He was the son of Rt. Rev. Joseph Cotton Wigram and Susan Maria Arkwright.² He married Mary Grace Bradford-Atkinson, daughter of Lt.-Col. Ralph Bradford and Amy Emily Sarah FitzRoy, on 2 July 1889.¹ He died on 11 February 1940 at age 80.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards.¹

     Helen Skene is the daughter of Sir James Skene.¹ She married, firstly, Sir Charles Erskine of Alva before 1666.¹ She married, secondly, Sir James Dundas, Lord Arniston, son of Sir James Dundas of Arniston, in 1666.¹
     Her married name became Erskine.¹ From 1666, her married name became Dundas.¹

     John Cockburn of Ormiston was born after 1648.¹ He was the son of John Cockburn of Ormiston and Janet Hepburne.¹

     Isobel Wyndham was baptised on 16 October 1857 at St. Thomas, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.¹ She was the daughter of John Eveleigh Wyndham and Elizabeth Geraldine Fitzgerald.¹ She married Charles Henry Bird in 1887 at Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales.¹ She died in 1924 at Ticehurst, Sussex, England.¹
     From 1887, her married name became Bird.¹