Peerage Record – 56169

     Ronald Strathearn Stroyan was the son of John Stroyan.¹ He married Mary Enid Ropner, daughter of Sir John Henry Ropner, 2nd Bt. and Margaret MacGregor, on 24 July 1923.¹ He died on 17 November 1957.
     He lived at Boreland, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland^G.²

     Emil Hugo Oscar Robert Ropner was born on 21 December 1862.¹ He was the son of Sir Emil Hugo Oscar Robert Ropner, 1st Bt. and Mary Anne Craik.² He married Jane Venetia Walker, daughter of Richard Corker Walker, on 28 September 1892.¹ He died on 3 April 1933 at age 70.¹
     He was registered as a Member, Institure of Naval Architects (M.I.N.A.)¹ He was a shipbuilder.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Elton Hall, Elton, County Durham, England.¹

     Richard Corker Walker lived at Sowerby, Yorkshire, England.¹

     Jane Venetia Walker was the daughter of Richard Corker Walker.² She married Emil Hugo Oscar Robert Ropner, son of Sir Emil Hugo Oscar Robert Ropner, 1st Bt. and Mary Anne Craik, on 28 September 1892.¹ She died in December 1939.¹
     From 28 September 1892, her married name became Ropner.

     Sir Emil Hugo Oscar Robert Ropner, 3rd Bt. was born on 8 October 1893.¹ He is the son of Emil Hugo Oscar Robert Ropner and Jane Venetia Walker.² He married Lillian Rochfort Snow, daughter of Lt.-Col. Rochfort Snow, in 1918.¹ He died on 5 May 1962 at age 68.¹
     Sir Emil Hugo Oscar Robert Ropner, 3rd Bt. usually went by his middle name of Robert.² He gained the rank of Captain in the 5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry.¹ He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Staff Captain between 1916 and 1918 in the Boulogne Base.¹ He was with the Ministry of Munitions.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Ropner, of Preston Hall, co. Durham [U.K., 1904] on 13 July 1936.¹

     Richard Ropner was born on 22 April 1898.¹ He was the son of Emil Hugo Oscar Robert Ropner and Jane Venetia Walker.² He married Margaret Forbes Ronald, daughter of John Gilfillan Ronald, on 28 March 1928.¹ He died on 20 July 1975 at age 77.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Army Medical Corps (TA), Machine Gung Corps.¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He graduated from Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, with a Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.)¹ He graduated from Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, in 1931 with a Bachelor of Surgery (Ch.B.)¹ He gained the rank of Medical Officer between 1937 and 1941 in the Scottish Horse.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of commander between 1943 and 1944 in the No 87 (East African) General Hospital.¹ He gained the rank of Director of the Army Medical Service British Military Mission, Ethiopia between 1944 and 1945.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Ross and Cromarty in 1966.¹

     John Gilfillan Ronald graduated with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)¹ He lived at Torwood Hall, Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland.¹

     Margaret Forbes Ronald was the daughter of John Gilfillan Ronald.² She married Richard Ropner, son of Emil Hugo Oscar Robert Ropner and Jane Venetia Walker, on 28 March 1928.¹ She died on 7 September 1976.¹
     From 28 March 1928, her married name became Ropner.

     Richard John Ronald Ropner was born on 13 April 1941.¹ He was the son of Richard Ropner and Margaret Forbes Ronald.² He married Janet Elizabeth Fox, daughter of Dr. Joseph W. Fox, on 21 September 1974.¹ He died on 18 March 2006 at age 64.³
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.¹ He graduated from Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, with a Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.)¹ He graduated from Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, in 1965 with a Bachelor of Surgery (Ch.B.)¹ He graduated in 1970 with a Diploma of Obstretics, Royal College of Obstretics and Gynaecology.¹ He graduated in 1972 with a Diploma of Public Medicine (D.P.M.)¹ He was registered as a Member, Royal College of Psychiatrists in 1973.¹

     Dr. Joseph W. Fox lived at Chislehurst, Kent, England.¹