Peerage Record – 54998

     Charles Buller was born in 1774 at Morval, Cornwall, England.¹ He was the son of John Buller and Anne Lemon.¹ He married Barbara Isabella Kirkpatrick, daughter of Maj.-Gen. William Kirkpatrick and Maria Seton Pawson, on 26 August 1805 at Calcutta, India.¹ He died on 17 May 1848 at Richmond, Surrey, England.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for West Looe.¹

     Sir Berkeley Pigott, 4th Bt. was born on 29 May 1894.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Charles Berkeley Pigott and Fanny Ada Pigott.² He married Christabel Charlotte Bowden-Smith, daughter of Reverend Frederick Hermann Bowden-Smith and Harriet Charlotte Hurdis, on 21 April 1919.¹ He died on 9 May 1982 at age 87.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Pigott, of Knapton, co. Laois [U.K., 1808] on 6 April 1911.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 17th/21st Lancers.¹ He held the office of Verderer of the New Forest between 1955 and 1967.¹

     Reverend Frederick Hermann Bowden-Smith is the son of Reverend Philip Bowden-Smith and Emily Robertson.² He married Harriet Charlotte Hurdis, daughter of J. H. Hurdis, on 19 April 1876 at St. Nicholas’, Brighton, Sussex, England.²
     He lived at Careys, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England.¹

     Christabel Charlotte Bowden-Smith was born in 1889.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Frederick Hermann Bowden-Smith and Harriet Charlotte Hurdis.^2,3 She married Sir Berkeley Pigott, 4th Bt., son of Lt.-Col. Charles Berkeley Pigott and Fanny Ada Pigott, on 21 April 1919.¹ She died on 30 April 1974.¹
     From 21 April 1919, her married name became Pigott.¹

     Sir Berkeley Henry Sebastian Pigott, 5th Bt. was born on 24 June 1925.¹ He was the son of Sir Berkeley Pigott, 4th Bt. and Christabel Charlotte Bowden-Smith.² He married Jean Balls, daughter of John William Balls, on 4 September 1954.¹ He died on 6 August 2017 at age 92 at Shobley, Ringwood, Hampshire, England.³
     Sir Berkeley Henry Sebastian Pigott, 5th Bt. usually went by his middle name of Henry.¹ He was educated at Ampleforth College, Ampleforth, Yorkshire, England^G.¹ He was officer between 1944 and 1945, Royal Marines.¹ He was a farmer.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Pigott, of Knapton, co. Laois [U.K., 1808] on 9 May 1982.¹ He lived at Brook Farm, Shobley, Hampshire, England.¹

     Mary Stephanie Pigott was born on 29 October 1920.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Berkeley Pigott, 4th Bt. and Christabel Charlotte Bowden-Smith.² She married, firstly, Peter Friedrich Sika, son of Ministerialrat Dr. Wilhelm Sika, on 14 May 1951.¹ She married, secondly, Cdr. Walter Ernest Higham, son of Ernest John Higham, on 21 December 1959.¹
     Mary Stephanie Pigott usually went by her middle name of Stephanie.¹ From 14 May 1951, her married name became Sika.¹ Her marriage to Peter Friedrich Sika was annulled in 1954.¹ From 21 December 1959, her married name became Higham.¹ She lived at 12 Dragon Street, Petersfield, Hampshire, England.¹

     Peter Friedrich Sika is the son of Ministerialrat Dr. Wilhelm Sika.¹ He married Mary Stephanie Pigott, daughter of Sir Berkeley Pigott, 4th Bt. and Christabel Charlotte Bowden-Smith, on 14 May 1951.¹
     His marriage to Mary Stephanie Pigott was annulled in 1954.¹

     Stephen Walter Higham was born on 3 October 1960.¹ He is the son of Cdr. Walter Ernest Higham and Mary Stephanie Pigott.¹

     Charles Richard Higham was born on 26 August 1965.¹ He was the son of Cdr. Walter Ernest Higham and Mary Stephanie Pigott.¹ He died on 18 October 1965.¹

     Mary Veronica Pigott was born on 5 August 1922.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Berkeley Pigott, 4th Bt. and Christabel Charlotte Bowden-Smith.² She married Stefan Wysogota-Kwasniewski, son of Wladislaw Wysogota-Kwasniewski, on 27 October 1944.¹
     Mary Veronica Pigott usually went by her middle name of Veronica.¹ From 27 October 1944, her married name became Wysogota-Kwasniewski.¹ She lived at Martyr’s Way, Swan Entry, Walsingham, Norfolk, England.¹