Peerage Record – 5408

     Alan David Erskine was born on 26 August 1872.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry David Erskine and Lady Horatia Elizabeth Seymour.² He married Enid Rate, daughter of Lachlan Mackintosh Rate, on 1 June 1897.¹ He died on 26 October 1947 at age 75.¹
     He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was with the Ministry of Transport.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1929.¹

     Enid Rate was the daughter of Lachlan Mackintosh Rate.² She married Alan David Erskine, son of Sir Henry David Erskine and Lady Horatia Elizabeth Seymour, on 1 June 1897.¹ She died on 7 April 1931.¹
     Her married name became Erskine.

     Lachlan Mackintosh Rate held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He lived at Milton Court, Dorking, Surrey, England^G.²

     Maj.-Gen. Ian David Erskine was born on 17 March 1898.² He was the son of Alan David Erskine and Enid Rate.¹ He married Mariora Beatrice Evelyn Rochfort Alers-Hankey, daughter of Colonel Cecil George Herbert Alers-Hankey and Gertrude Clare Fetherstonhaugh, on 1 March 1945.³ He died on 27 July 1973 at age 75.⁴
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.² He fought in the First World War.³ He was Brigade Major of the 1st Guards Brigade between 1935 and 1939.² He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.¹ He was commander of the 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards in 1940.² He was commander of the 22nd Guards Brigade in 1941.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1941.² He gained the rank of Brigadier in 1942.² He gained the rank of Major-General in 1945.⁵ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1947.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1949.² He lived in 1954 at St. Clement’s House, Sandwich, Kent, England^G.⁵

     Mariora Beatrice Evelyn Rochfort Alers-Hankey was born on 10 April 1900 at Westhampnett, Sussex, England^G.^2,3 She was the daughter of Colonel Cecil George Herbert Alers-Hankey and Gertrude Clare Fetherstonhaugh.⁴ She married, firstly, Brigadier Alan Henry Campbell Swinton, 6th of Kimmerghame, son of Captain George Sitwell Campbell Swinton and Elizabeth Ebsworth, on 2 October 1923.⁴ She and Brigadier Alan Henry Campbell Swinton, 6th of Kimmerghame were divorced in 1944.⁴ She married, secondly, Maj.-Gen. Ian David Erskine, son of Alan David Erskine and Enid Rate, on 1 March 1945.¹
     From 2 October 1923, her married name became Campbell Swinton.⁴ Her married name became Erskine.

     Colonel Cecil George Herbert Alers-Hankey was born on 23 March 1874 at Kensington, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Walter Childe Alers-Hankey and Caroline Jane Anne Rochfort.¹ He married Gertrude Clare Fetherstonhaugh, daughter of Albany Fetherstonhaugh and Evelyn Gertrude Astell, on 19 April 1899 at St. George Hanover SQuare, London, England.¹ He died on 28 August 1940 at age 66 at Chichester, Sussex, England.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain on 21 March 1900 in the The Royal Sussex Regiment.² He gained the rank of Honorary Major on 30 July 1904.² He gained the rank of Major on 26 May 1906.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on 23 April 1913 in the Special Reserve of Officers.² He fought in the First World War.² He gained the rank of Brevet Colonel on 1 January 1919.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Sussex on 21 July 1927.² He lived at Binderton House, Chichester, Sussex, England^G.³ He retired from the military on 13 May 1931.²

     Herbert Austin, 1st and last Baron Austin was born on 8 November 1866 at Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹ He was the son of Giles Stevens Austin and Clara Jane Simpson.¹ He was baptised at Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹ He married Helen Dron, daughter of James Dron, on 26 December 1887 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.¹ He died on 23 May 1941 at age 74, without male issue.²
     He was educated at Rotherham Grammar School, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Brampton College^G.¹ He was an apprentice before 1890 at Langlands Foundry, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.¹ He was a manager of Wolsely Tool and Motor Car Company Ltd. between 1900 and 1905.¹ In 1905 at Birmingham, Warwickshire, England^G, he founded the Austin Motor Car Company Ltd.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1917.¹ He was awarded the Commander, Order of Leopold of Belgium.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Unionist) for Birmingham, King’s Norton Division between 1918 and 1924.¹ He was registered as a Member, Institute of Mechanical Engineers (M.I.Mech.E.)¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the The Worcestershire Regiment (Territorial Army.)¹ He was created 1st Baron Austin, of Longbridge, in the City of Birmingham [U.K.] on 16 July 1936.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Birmingham University, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England^G, in 1937.¹
     On his death, the Barony of Austin became extinct.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Sir Arthur Edward Erskine was born on 1 September 1881.² He was the son of Sir Henry David Erskine and Lady Horatia Elizabeth Seymour.¹ He married Rosemary Freda Baird, daughter of Brig.-Gen. Edward William David Baird and Millicent Clarke, on 28 November 1921.² He died on 24 July 1963 at age 81.³
     He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England^G.³ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916.¹ He gained the rank of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in 1918 in the Royal Artillery.¹ He held the office of Equerry-in-Ordinary to HM King George V between 1919 and 1924.² He held the office of Crown Equerry to HM King George V between 1924 and 1937.¹ He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1926.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1931.³ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1935.¹ He held the office of Crown Equerry to HM King Edward VIII in 1937.¹ He held the office of Crown Equerry to HM King George VI between 1937 and 1941.¹ He held the office of Secretary and Registrar of the Order of Merit between 1939 and 1963.¹ He held the office of Extra Equerry between 1941 and 1963.¹

     Rosemary Freda Baird was the daughter of Brig.-Gen. Edward William David Baird and Millicent Clarke.^2,3 She married Sir Arthur Edward Erskine, son of Sir Henry David Erskine and Lady Horatia Elizabeth Seymour, on 28 November 1921.¹ She died on 5 January 1970.¹
     Her married name became Erskine.

     Matilda Persse was born after 1770 at County Galway, Ireland^G.¹ She was the daughter of Burton Persse and Sarah Pennefather.¹ She died, unmarried.²