Peerage Record – 5446

     Leopold Robert Seymour was born on 30 April 1888.¹ He was the son of Sir Horace Alfred Damer Seymour and Elizabeth Mary Romilly.¹ He married, firstly, Mary Elizabeth Frayer, daughter of Thomas Frayer, on 23 April 1914.¹
     He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Private in the 31st Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded.¹ He was with the Department of Pensions and National Health, Canada.¹

     Mary Elizabeth Frayer was the daughter of Thomas Frayer.¹ She married Leopold Robert Seymour, son of Sir Horace Alfred Damer Seymour and Elizabeth Mary Romilly, on 23 April 1914.¹ She died in September 1955.¹
     Her married name became Seymour.

     Horatia Augusta Elizabeth Seymour was the daughter of Sir Horace Alfred Damer Seymour and Elizabeth Mary Romilly.¹ She died on 11 November 1966, unmarried.¹

     Mary Gertrude Seymour was the daughter of Sir Horace Alfred Damer Seymour and Elizabeth Mary Romilly.¹ She married Charles Clive Bigham, 2nd Viscount Mersey, son of John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey and Georgina Sarah Rogers, on 1 June 1904.¹ She died on 1 May 1973.¹
     Her married name became Bigham. She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the County of London.¹ After her marriage, Mary Gertrude Seymour was styled as Viscountess Mersey on 3 September 1929.

     Charles Clive Bigham, 2nd Viscount Mersey was born on 18 August 1872.¹ He was the son of John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey and Georgina Sarah Rogers.² He married Mary Gertrude Seymour, daughter of Sir Horace Alfred Damer Seymour and Elizabeth Mary Romilly, on 1 June 1904.² He died on 20 November 1956 at age 84.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He was with the Diplomatic Service between 1896 and 1900.¹ He fought in the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1901.¹ He was with the Military Intelligence Department, War between 1901 and 1904.¹ He was Secretary to Royal Commissions between 1905 and 1952.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of London.¹ He gained the rank of Brigade Major in 1914 in the Brigade of Guards.¹ He was Provost Marshal to the Dardanelles and Military Attache, Egypt in 1915.¹ He was GSO(1) of the Military Mission, French War Office between 1916 and 1919.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1919.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Mersey, of Toxteth, co. Lancaster [U.K., 1910] on 3 September 1929.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Mersey, of Toxteth, co. Lancaster [U.K., 1916] on 3 September 1929.¹ He was trustee of the National Portrait Gallery between 1941 and 1949.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1946.¹ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.)¹

     John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey was born on 3 August 1840.¹ He was the son of John Bigham and Helen East.² He married Georgina Sarah Rogers, daughter of John Rogers, on 17 August 1871.¹ He died on 3 September 1929 at age 89.¹
     He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1870 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) in 1883.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Liverpool Exchange between 1895 and 1897.¹ He was appointed Knight in 1897.¹ He held the office of Justice of the High Court between 1897 and 1909.¹ He was a Royal Commissioner of revision of martial law sentences in South Africa in 1902.¹ He was president of the Railway and Canal Commission between 1904 and 1907.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1909.¹ He was president of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, High Court between 1909 and 1910.¹ He was created 1st Baron Mersey, of Toxteth, co. Lancaster [U.K.] on 16 March 1910.¹ He was president of the Wreck Commission, UK between 1912 and 1914.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Mersey, of Toxteth, co. Lancaster [U.K.] on 22 January 1916.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Janet Bruce was the daughter of Sir Robert Bruce of Airth and Eupheme Montgomerie.² A contract for the marriage of Janet Bruce and William Livingston of Kilsyth was signed on 16 October 1504.¹ She died after 21 July 1545.¹
     From circa 16 October 1504, her married name became Livingston.¹

     Alexander Livingston of Over and Nether Inches was the son of William Livingston of Kilsyth and Janet Bruce.¹ He married Barbara Forrester before 18 September 1542.¹ He died before 9 August 1564.¹

     Colonel John Henry Bevan was born on 5 April 1894. He was the son of David Augustus Bevan and Hon. Maud Elizabeth Brand.¹ He married Lady Barbara Violet Bingham, daughter of George Charles Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan and Violet Sylvia Blanche Spender Clay, on 18 January 1927.¹ He died in 1978.
     He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He lived at Guillards Oak, Midhurst, Sussex, England^G.