Peerage Record – 5624

     Marygold Elizabeth Congreve was born on 14 August 1926. She was the daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Sir Geoffrey Cecil Congreve, 1st Bt. and Helena Madeline Mary Allhusen. She married Major Ian Stafford Alexander on 5 May 1953. She died on 27 May 2007 at age 80 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Malta^G.¹
     Her married name became Alexander.

     Major Ian Stafford Alexander married Marygold Elizabeth Congreve, daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Sir Geoffrey Cecil Congreve, 1st Bt. and Helena Madeline Mary Allhusen, on 5 May 1953.

     Carola Congreve was born on 17 February 1929. She is the daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Sir Geoffrey Cecil Congreve, 1st Bt. and Helena Madeline Mary Allhusen. She married John Horatio Gordon Shephard, son of Harold Shephard, on 29 June 1948. She and John Horatio Gordon Shephard were divorced in 1959.
     Her married name became Shephard.

     John Horatio Gordon Shephard was born on 12 August 1921.¹ He was the son of Harold Shephard.² He married, firstly, Carola Congreve, daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Sir Geoffrey Cecil Congreve, 1st Bt. and Helena Madeline Mary Allhusen, on 29 June 1948. He and Carola Congreve were divorced in 1959. He married, secondly, Hon. Belinda Anne Renwick, daughter of Robert Burnham Renwick, 1st Baron Renwick and Dorothy Mary Parkes, on 19 March 1959.³ He died on 18 December 1993 at age 72.^3,1
     John Horatio Gordon Shephard also went by the nick-name of Rae.³

     Dorothea Elizabeth Allhusen was born on 4 September 1903. She was the daughter of Augustus Henry Eden Allhusen and Osma Mary Dorothy Stanley. She died on 29 January 1926 at age 22.

     Arthur Lyulph Stanley, 5th Baron Sheffield was born on 14 September 1875.¹ He was the son of Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron Sheffield and Mary Katherine Bell.¹ He married Margaret Evelyn Gordon, daughter of Henry Evans Gordon and Mary Theodosia Sartoris, on 29 August 1905.¹ He died on 22 August 1931 at age 55.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Anglesey Royal Engineers Militia.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1901.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Cheshire Yeomanry.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Anglesey.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Cheshire.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1902 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Eddisbury between 1906 and 1910.¹ He held the office of Private Secretary to the Office of Woods and Forests in 1912.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Anglesey in 1913.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1914.¹ He held the office of Governor of Victoria between 1914 and 1919.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Stanley of Alderley, co. Chester [U.K., 1839] on 18 March 1925.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Sheffield, of Roscommon, co. Roscommon [I., 1783] on 18 March 1925.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Baronet Stanley, of Alderley [E., 1660] on 18 March 1925.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Eddisbury of Winnington, co. Chester [U.K., 1848] on 18 March 1925.¹

     Mary Katherine Bell was the daughter of Sir Isaac Lowthian Bell, 1st Bt. and Margaret Pattinson. She married Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron Sheffield, son of Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley and Hon. Henrietta Maria Dillon-Lee, on 6 February 1873.¹ She died on 4 January 1929.¹
     Her married name became Stanley. After her marriage, Mary Katherine Bell was styled as Baroness Stanley of Alderley on 10 December 1903. She was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1920.¹

     Lt.-Col. Hon. Oliver Hugh Stanley was born on 23 October 1879.² He was the son of Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron Sheffield and Mary Katherine Bell.² He married Lady Alice Kathleen Violet Thynne, daughter of Thomas Henry Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath and Violet Caroline Mordaunt, on 8 July 1919.¹ He died on 13 February 1952 at age 72.²
     He was educated at Clifton College, Clifton, Bristol, England.² He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches three times.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.² He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1918.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Anglesey.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Anglesey.²

     Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron Sheffield was born on 16 May 1839.¹ He was the son of Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley and Hon. Henrietta Maria Dillon-Lee.^2,1 He married Mary Katherine Bell, daughter of Sir Isaac Lowthian Bell, 1st Bt. and Margaret Pattinson, on 6 February 1873.¹ He died on 18 March 1925 at age 85.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1865 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Lliberal) for Oldham between 1880 and 1885.¹ He was vice-chairman of the London School Board between 1897 and 1904.¹ He wrote the book Our National Education, published 1899.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Eddisbury of Winnington, co. Chester [U.K., 1848] on 10 December 1903.² He succeeded as the 4th Baron Stanley of Alderley, co. Chester [U.K., 1839] on 10 December 1903.² He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Stanley, of Alderley [E., 1660] on 10 December 1903.² He succeeded as the 4th Baron Sheffield, of Roscommon, co. Roscommon [I., 1783] on 21 April 1909.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1910.¹

     Margaret Evelyn Gordon was born in 1875 at Hampshire, England.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Evans Gordon and Mary Theodosia Sartoris.^2,1 She married Arthur Lyulph Stanley, 5th Baron Sheffield, son of Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron Sheffield and Mary Katherine Bell, on 29 August 1905.² She died on 12 April 1964.²
     Her married name became Stanley. She was appointed Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.)² After her marriage, Margaret Evelyn Gordon was styled as Baroness Stanley of Alderley on 18 March 1925.