Peerage Record – 5367

     Sir Gerald William Henry Codrington, 1st Bt. was born on 9 October 1850. He was the son of Christopher William Bethell-Codrington and Lady Georgiana Charlotte Anne Somerset.² He married Lady Edith Henrietta Sybil Denison, daughter of William Henry Forester Denison, 1st Earl of Londesborough and Lady Edith Frances Wilhelmina Somerset, on 3 February 1887.¹ He died on 3 November 1929 at age 79.¹
     He was created 1st Baronet Codrington, of Dodington Park, co. Gloucester [U.K.] on 25 February 1876.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Major in the Gloucestershire Yeomanry Cavalry.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1880.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Gloucestershire.¹

     Lady Edith Henrietta Sybil Denison was the daughter of William Henry Forester Denison, 1st Earl of Londesborough and Lady Edith Frances Wilhelmina Somerset.² She married Sir Gerald William Henry Codrington, 1st Bt., son of Christopher William Bethell-Codrington and Lady Georgiana Charlotte Anne Somerset, on 3 February 1887.¹ She died on 6 May 1945.¹
     Her married name became Codrington.

     Sir Christopher William Gerald Henry Codrington, 2nd Bt. was born on 6 October 1894.¹ He was the son of Sir Gerald William Henry Codrington, 1st Bt. and Lady Edith Henrietta Sybil Denison.^1,2 He married, firstly, Joan Mary Hague-Cook, daughter of Thomas Reginald Hague-Cook, on 3 December 1921.¹ He married, secondly, Henrietta Desirée Moutray Read, daughter of Major Beresford Moutray Read, on 19 October 1963.¹ He died on 10 November 1979 at age 85.¹
     He was educated at Uppingham School, Uppingham, Rutland, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 19th Hussars.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Codrington, of Dodington Park, co. Gloucester [U.K., 1876] on 3 November 1929.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1938.¹

     Joan Mary Hague-Cook was the daughter of Thomas Reginald Hague-Cook.² She married Sir Christopher William Gerald Henry Codrington, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Gerald William Henry Codrington, 1st Bt. and Lady Edith Henrietta Sybil Denison, on 3 December 1921.¹ She died on 29 August 1961.¹
     Her married name became Codrington.

     Thomas Reginald Hague-Cook lived at 46 Portman Square, London, England^G.¹

     Sir Simon Francis Bethell Codrington, 3rd Bt. was born on 14 August 1923.¹ He was the son of Sir Christopher William Gerald Henry Codrington, 2nd Bt. and Joan Mary Hague-Cook.² He married, firstly, Joanne Molineaux, daughter of John William Molineaux, on 3 May 1947.¹ He and Joanne Molineaux were divorced in 1959.¹ He married, secondly, Pamela Joy Halliday Wise, daughter of Major George Walter Bentley Wise, in 1959.¹ He and Pamela Joy Halliday Wise were divorced on 9 November 1979.^1,3 He married, thirdly, Sarah Gwynne Pennell on 4 January 1980 at Chipping Sodbury Registeer Office, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England^G.^1,3 He and Sarah Gwynne Pennell were divorced on 3 August 1987.¹ He married, fourthly, Shirley Ann Davis, daughter of Percival Lionel Davis, on 28 July 1989.¹ He died on 17 August 2005 at age 82 at Frenchay Hospital^G.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1942 and 1945, in Italy.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Major in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Codrington, of Dodington Park, co. Gloucester [U.K., 1876] on 10 November 1979.² He lived in 2003 at Bean Cottage, Dodington, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹

     Joanne Molineaux is the daughter of John William Molineaux.² She married, firstly, William Humphrey Austin Thompson before 1947.¹ She married, secondly, Sir Simon Francis Bethell Codrington, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Christopher William Gerald Henry Codrington, 2nd Bt. and Joan Mary Hague-Cook, on 3 May 1947.¹ She and Sir Simon Francis Bethell Codrington, 3rd Bt. were divorced in 1959.¹
     From before 1947, her married name became Thompson.¹ Her married name became Codrington.

     John William Molineaux lived at Rock Castle, Kilmacsimon, County Cork, Ireland^G.¹

     Bridget Myfanwy Gian Lubbock was born on 11 November 1900.¹ She was the daughter of Edgar Lubbock and Amy Myddelton Peacock.¹ She married, firstly, Captain George Cartmel Barker, son of Lt.-Col. Frederick George Barker, on 29 June 1921.¹ She and Captain George Cartmel Barker were divorced in 1935.¹ She married, secondly, Louis Philippe Mortimer de Carol de Moute, Baron de Moute, son of Roger de Carol de Moute, Baron de Moute, on 10 December 1935.¹ She and Louis Philippe Mortimer de Carol de Moute, Baron de Moute were divorced in 1947.¹ She died on 7 February 1966 at age 65.¹
     From 29 June 1921, her married name became Barker.¹ From 10 December 1935, her married name became Carol de Moute.¹

     Pamela Joy Halliday Wise is the daughter of Major George Walter Bentley Wise.¹ She married Sir Simon Francis Bethell Codrington, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Christopher William Gerald Henry Codrington, 2nd Bt. and Joan Mary Hague-Cook, in 1959.¹ She and Sir Simon Francis Bethell Codrington, 3rd Bt. were divorced on 9 November 1979.^1,2
     Her married name became Codrington.