Peerage Record – 5358

     Major Denis James Alexander, 6th Earl of Caledon was born on 10 November 1920.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Hon. Herbrand Charles Alexander and Millicent Valla Meredyth.³ He married, firstly, Ghislaine Dresselhuys, daughter of Cornelius William Dresselhuys and Edith Merandon du Plessis, on 6 April 1943.¹ He and Ghislaine Dresselhuys were divorced in 1948.² He married, secondly, Baroness Anne Louise de Graevenitz, daughter of Baron Nicholas Werner Alexander de Graevenitz, on 31 December 1952.² He married, thirdly, Marie Elizabeth Burton Allen, daughter of Major Richard Burton Allen, on 4 August 1964.² He died on 20 May 1980 at age 59.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.³ He gained the rank of Major in the Irish Guards.² He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Caledon, of Caledon, co. Tyrone [I., 1800] on 10 July 1968.⁴ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Caledon, of Caledon, co. Tyrone [I., 1790] on 10 July 1968.² He succeeded as the 6th Viscount Caledon, of Caledon, co. Tyrone [I., 1797] on 10 July 1968.³

     Edith Merandon du Plessis was the daughter of Nicholas Emile Merandon du Plessis. She married, firstly, Cornelius William Dresselhuys.¹ She married, secondly, James Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley, son of John Mathias Berry and Mary Ann Rowe, on 30 April 1931.¹ She died on 13 September 1976.²
     Her married name became Dresselhuys.¹ She was appointed Commander, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.)² From 30 April 1931, her married name became Berry.¹ After her marriage, Edith Merandon du Plessis was styled as Baroness Kemsley on 3 February 1936. After her marriage, Edith Merandon du Plessis was styled as Viscountess Kemsley on 12 September 1945.³ She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1953.²

     James Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley was born on 7 May 1883.¹ He was the son of John Mathias Berry and Mary Ann Rowe.² He married, firstly, Mary Lilian Holmes, daughter of Horace George Holmes, on 4 July 1907.¹ He married, secondly, Edith Merandon du Plessis, daughter of Nicholas Emile Merandon du Plessis, on 30 April 1931.³ He died on 6 February 1968 at age 84.⁴
     He was created 1st Baronet Berry [U.K.] on 25 January 1928.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Glamorgan in 1929.⁴ He was created 1st Baron Kemsley, of Farnham Royal, co. Buckingham [U.K.] on 3 February 1936.¹ He was editor-in-chief of the Sunday Times between 1937 and 1959.¹ He was chairman of Kemsley Newspapers Ltd between 1937 and 1959.¹ He was awarded the Commander, Order of the Crown of Belgium.¹ He was awarded the Grand Cross, Order of Geroge I of Greece.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Kemsley, of Dropmore, co. Buckingham [U.K.] on 12 September 1945.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Buckinghamshire.¹ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.)¹ He was awarded the Officier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1959.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁵
     

     Mary Lilian Holmes was the daughter of Horace George Holmes.² She married James Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley, son of John Mathias Berry and Mary Ann Rowe, on 4 July 1907.¹ She died on 1 February 1928.¹
     Her married name became Berry.

     Lt.-Col. Sir Alexander Penrose Gordon-Cumming of Altyre, 3rd Bt. was born on 17 August 1816.¹ He was the son of Sir William Gordon Gordon-Cumming of Altyre, 2nd Bt. and Eliza Maria Campbell.² He married Anne Pitcairn Campbell, daughter of Reverend Augustus Campbell and Elizabeth Aspinall, on 28 November 1845.¹ He died on 2 September 1866 at age 50.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 4th Light Dragoons and 71st Lught Infantry.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Gordon-Cumming, of Altyre and of Gordonstoun, co. Moray [U.K., 1804] between 25 November 1854 and 1854.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Elgin Volunteers.¹

     Phyllis Lilian Hardinge was born in 1925.¹ She is the daughter of George Nicholas Hardinge and Lady Lilian Frances Graham-Toler.²
     She lived in 2003 at Rose Cottage, Bramdean Common, Alresford, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Oliver Pearce-Edgecumbe was born on 16 May 1892. He is the son of Sir Edward Robert Pearce-Edgecumbe and Frances Foley. He married Iris Pallett-Cox on 31 October 1935.

     Major Christopher Thomas Vesey was born on 8 March 1916.¹ He was the son of General Sir Ivo Lucius Beresford Vesey and Geraldine Foley.¹ He married Helen Cynthia Mary Ebsworth, daughter of Brigadier Wilfrid Algernon Ebsworth, on 29 November 1952.¹ He died on 30 August 1956 at age 40.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Horse Artillery.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹

     Helen Cynthia Mary Ebsworth is the daughter of Brigadier Wilfrid Algernon Ebsworth.¹ She married, firstly, Major Christopher Thomas Vesey, son of General Sir Ivo Lucius Beresford Vesey and Geraldine Foley, on 29 November 1952.¹ She married, secondly, Brigadier Ferdinand Shaw Eiloart on 15 December 1969.¹
     Her married name became Vesey. From 15 December 1969, her married name became Eiloart.¹

     F. A. Lloyd lived at Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales^G.¹