Peerage Record – 5458

     Lt. Hon. Barry Charles Yelverton was born on 21 November 1814 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹ He was the son of Barry John Yelverton, 3rd Viscount Avonmore and Jane Boothe.¹ He died on 11 January 1853 at age 38 at Hangle Park, County Mayo, Ireland^G, unmarried.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 79th Foot.¹

     Violet Stella Sheppard was born in 1877 at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.¹ She was the daughter of Captain Henry Theophilus Sheppard and Lily Hamilton Campbell.^2,1 She married Colonel George Roubiliac Hodges Nugent, son of Peter Nugent Hodges-Nugent and Amelia Louisa Celeste Gwendolin Rogers, on 19 September 1905.² She died on 14 August 1966 at Surrey, England.²
     From 19 September 1905, her married name became Nugent.

     Captain Henry Theophilus Sheppard was born in 1833 at Ireland.¹ He married Lily Hamilton Campbell on 26 February 1867 at St. Luke’s Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.¹ He died in January 1895 at Portsea island, Hampshire, England.¹
     He lived at 16 Royal Crescent, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.²

     Ruth Stafford was born circa 1912.² She was the daughter of Hugh Granville Stafford.¹ She married George Richard Hodges Nugent, Baron Nugent of Guildford, son of Colonel George Roubiliac Hodges Nugent and Violet Stella Sheppard, on 29 July 1937.¹ She died on 11 December 2008 at Pendean House, Midhurst, Sussex, England.²
     Her married name became Nugent.

     Hugh Granville Stafford lived at Tilford, Surrey, England^G.¹

     George Lionel Yuill Seymour Dawson-Damer, 7th Earl of Portarlington was born on 10 August 1938.¹ He is the son of A/Cdre George Lionel Seymour Dawson-Damer, Viscount Carlow and Peggy Cambie.² He married Davinia Windley, daughter of Sir Edward Henry Windley and Patience Ann Sergison-Brooke, on 26 July 1961.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He held the office of Page of Honour to HM Queen Elizabeth II between April 1953 and February 1955.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant between 1956 and 1958 in the Irish Guards.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Lord Dawson, Baron Dawson of Dawson’s Court, in the Queen’s County [I., 1770] on 4 July 1959.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Viscount Carlow, co. Carlow [I., 1776] on 4 July 1959.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Portarlington, in the Queen’s County [I., 1785] on 4 July 1959.¹ He was director of G S Yuill and Company in 1965 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.¹

     Davinia Windley is the daughter of Sir Edward Henry Windley and Patience Ann Sergison-Brooke. She married George Lionel Yuill Seymour Dawson-Damer, 7th Earl of Portarlington, son of A/Cdre George Lionel Seymour Dawson-Damer, Viscount Carlow and Peggy Cambie, on 26 July 1961.¹
     After her marriage, Davinia Windley was styled as Countess of Portarlington on 26 July 1961. From 26 July 1961, her married name became Dawson-Damer.

     Sir Edward Henry Windley was born on 10 March 1909. He was the son of Edward Crosland Windley and Florence de Toustain, Vicomtesse de Toustain.¹ He married Patience Ann Sergison-Brooke, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir Bertram Norman Sergison-Brooke and Prudence Ida Evelyn Sergison, on 29 March 1939.¹ He died on 5 January 1972 at age 62 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia^G, killed in an air crash.¹
     He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.)¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.)¹

     Patience Ann Sergison-Brooke was born on 5 June 1916.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir Bertram Norman Sergison-Brooke and Prudence Ida Evelyn Sergison.¹ She married Sir Edward Henry Windley, son of Edward Crosland Windley and Florence de Toustain, Vicomtesse de Toustain, on 29 March 1939.¹
     Her married name became Windley.

     Lt.-Gen. Sir Bertram Norman Sergison-Brooke was born on 20 July 1880 at England.² He was the son of Arthur Basil Brooke and Alice Georgina Norton.² He married, firstly, Prudence Ida Evelyn Sergison, daughter of Charles Warden Sergison and Hon. Florence Emma Louise Hanbury-Tracy, on 8 July 1915.² He married, secondly, Hilda Fenwick, daughter of Mark Fenwick and Mary Sophia Clayton, on 2 June 1923.² He died on 26 March 1967 at age 86.³
     He was given the name of Bertram Norman Brooke at birth.² He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.⁴ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.⁴ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.² He gained the rank of Captain in 1907.³ He gained the rank of Major in 1914.³ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, where he was wounded and mentioned in despatches.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1915.¹ On 30 September 1915 his name was legally changed to Bertram Norman Sergison-Brooke by Royal Licence.² He was awarded the Order of the Crown of Belgium.² He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.² He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.² He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.)² He gained the rank of Colonel in 1923.³ He was Temporary Brigadier of the 1st Infantry Brigade between 1928 and 1931.² He gained the rank of Major-General in 1934.³ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1935.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1937.² He fought in the Second World War, in Europe and the Middle East.⁴ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1942.²