Peerage Record – 54186

     Lt.-Col. John Humphrey Nicholson was born on 14 September 1893.¹ He was the son of Rt. Hon. William Graham Nicholson and Alice Margaret Beach.² He married Elizabeth Anne Floyd, daughter of Captain Sir Henry Robert Peel Floyd, 4th Bt. and Edith Anne Kincaid-Smith, on 9 October 1929.¹
     Lt.-Col. John Humphrey Nicholson usually went by his middle name of Humphrey. He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry.¹

     Hanmer William Webb-Peploe was born on 1 October 1835 at Weobley, Herefordshire, England.¹ He was the son of Reverend John Birch Peploe and Annie Molyneux.¹ He married Frances Emily Lush on 11 April 1863 at St. Paul’s, London, England.¹

     Eliza Debonnaire Theophilia Metcalfe was the daughter of Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe, 4th Bt. and Félicité Anne Browne.^2,3 She married Daniel Peploe Peploe, son of Reverend John Birch Peploe and Annie Molyneux, on 26 June 1860 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.³ She died on 15 May 1909.³
     From 26 June 1860, her married name became Peploe.¹

     Lt.-Col. John Sanctuary Nicholson was born on 19 May 1863.¹ He was the son of William Nicholson and Isabella Sarah Meek.² He died on 21 February 1924 at age 60, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.¹ He fought in the Matabele Campaign in 1896, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1897.¹ He fought in the Boer War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1902.¹ He was Inspector-General, South African Constabulary between 1903 and 1905.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1905.¹ He fought in the First World War|where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel in the 7th Hussars.¹ He was awarded the Grand Officer, Order of Avis of Portugal.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1918.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Westminster Abbey between 1921 and 1924.¹

     Lt.-Col. Arthur Carleton Nicholson was born on 2 July 1864.¹ He was the son of William Nicholson and Isabella Sarah Meek.² He married Agnes Susan Elizabeth Dumaresq, daughter of William Alexander Dumaresq and Edith Helen Gladstone, on 31 August 1909.¹ He died on 11 February 1945 at age 80.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1885 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the Boer War.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Hampshire Yeomanry.¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1929.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Wiltshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Wiltshire.¹ He lived at Hartham Park, Corsham, Wiltshire, England.¹

     Pansy Mary (?) married Lt.-Col. Godfrey Philip Desmond Pease, son of Godfrey Barton Robinson Pease and Editha Rachel Le Hunte.¹ She died on 28 February 2012 at Acacia Lodge.¹
     Her married name became Pease.¹

     Agnes Susan Elizabeth Dumaresq was the daughter of William Alexander Dumaresq and Edith Helen Gladstone.² She married Lt.-Col. Arthur Carleton Nicholson, son of William Nicholson and Isabella Sarah Meek, on 31 August 1909.¹ She died on 30 April 1966.¹
     From 31 August 1909, her married name became Nicholson.

     Lydia Taylor was born circa 1859 at Hingham, Norfolk, England.¹ She married Benjamin Henry Blackwell in 1886 at Headington, Oxfordshire, England.¹
     From 1886, her married name became Blackwell.¹

     Dorothy Sterling Blackwell was born in 1888 at Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ She was the daughter of Benjamin Henry Blackwell and Lydia Taylor.¹

     Marion Christine Soans married Sir Basil Henry Blackwell, son of Benjamin Henry Blackwell and Lydia Taylor, in 1914 at Thanet, Kent, England.¹
     From 1914, her married name became Blackwell.¹