Peerage Record – 5631

     Ronald Frederick Stephen Cookson married Diana Margaret Lacy, daughter of Commander Alexander Dacre Lacy and Katherine Margaret Anne Goodenough, on 30 November 1957.¹

     Elizabeth Anne Barbara Lacy was born on 12 February 1931.¹ She is the daughter of Commander Alexander Dacre Lacy and Katherine Margaret Anne Goodenough.² She married Reverend Cornelius de Witt Hastie in May 1962.¹
     From May 1962, her married name became Hastie.

     Monica Katherine Lacy was born on 11 October 1938.¹ She is the daughter of Commander Alexander Dacre Lacy and Katherine Margaret Anne Goodenough.²

     Cecilia Phyllis Maisie Goodenough was born on 9 September 1905.¹ She is the daughter of Admiral Sir William Edmund Goodenough and Hon. Henrietta Margaret Stanley.² She died on 4 April 1998 at age 92.¹
     She graduated from Rochester Grammar School, Rochester, Kent, England^G.¹ She was educated at Liverpool College, Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G.¹ She graduated from St. Hugh’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ She graduated with a Scholar on Theology (S.Th.)¹ She graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)¹

     Hon. Katharine Florence Clementine Stanley was the daughter of Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron Sheffield and Mary Katherine Bell.¹ She died on 10 April 1884.¹

     Hon. Sylvia Laura Stanley was born in 1882. She was the daughter of Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron Sheffield and Mary Katherine Bell.² She married Brig.-Gen. Hon. Anthony Morton Henley, son of Anthony Henley, 3rd Baron Henley of Chardstock and Clare Campbell Lucy Jekyll, on 24 April 1906.² She died in 1980.¹
     She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)² Her married name became Henley. She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1962.¹

     Brig.-Gen. Hon. Anthony Morton Henley was born on 4 August 1873.¹ He was the son of Anthony Henley, 3rd Baron Henley of Chardstock and Clare Campbell Lucy Jekyll.² He married Hon. Sylvia Laura Stanley, daughter of Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron Sheffield and Mary Katherine Bell, on 24 April 1906.² He died on 17 May 1925 at age 51.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1895 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1898 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He fought in the Boer War, with Compton’s Horse and Royal Scots Guards.¹ He gained the rank of Adjutant in 1903 in the Scots Greys.¹ He gained the rank of GSO(3) between 1911 and 1913 in the War Office.¹ He gained the rank of Brigade Major in 1913 in the 2nd Cavalry Brigade.¹ He was Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for War in 1914.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of GSO(2) between 1914 and 1915.¹ He gained the rank of GSO(1) in 1915.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the 5th Lancers.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Brigadier General in the Reserve of Officers.¹

     Anthony Henley, 3rd Baron Henley of Chardstock was born on 12 April 1825.¹ He was the son of Robert Henry Henley, 2nd Baron Henley of Chardstock and Harriet Eleonora Peel.² He married, firstly, Julia Augusta Peel, daughter of Very Rev. John Peel and Augusta Swinfen, on 30 July 1846.¹ He married, secondly, Clare Campbell Lucy Jekyll, daughter of Joseph Henry Storie Jekyll, on 30 June 1870.¹ He died on 27 November 1898 at age 73.¹
     He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Henley of Chardstock, co. Dorset [I., 1799] on 3 February 1841.¹ He held the office of Member of the Northamptonshire County Council.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1854.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Northampton between 1859 and 1874.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He was created 1st Baron Northington of Watford, co. Northampton [U.K.] on 28 June 1885.¹

     Rosalind Venetia Henley was born on 4 March 1907.¹ She was the daughter of Brig.-Gen. Hon. Anthony Morton Henley and Hon. Sylvia Laura Stanley.² She married George Henry Lane Fox-Pitt-Rivers, son of Alexander Edward Lane Fox-Pitt-Rivers and Alice Ruth Hermione Thynne, on 14 October 1931.¹ She and George Henry Lane Fox-Pitt-Rivers were divorced in 1938.¹ She died in 1990.³
     She graduated from Bedford College, London University, London, England^G, with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)³ She graduated from Bedford College, London University, London, England^G, in 1931 with a Master of Science (M.Sc.)³ From 14 October 1931, her married name became Fox-Pitt-Rivers. She graduated from Bedford College, London University, London, England^G, in 1939 with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)³ She was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) in 1954.¹

     George Henry Lane Fox-Pitt-Rivers was born on 22 May 1890. He was the son of Alexander Edward Lane Fox-Pitt-Rivers and Alice Ruth Hermione Thynne. He married, firstly, Hon. Emily Rachel Forster, daughter of Henry William Forster, 1st and last Baron Forster and Hon. Rachel Cecily Douglas-Scott-Montagu, on 22 December 1915.¹ He and Hon. Emily Rachel Forster were divorced in 1930.¹ He married, secondly, Rosalind Venetia Henley, daughter of Brig.-Gen. Hon. Anthony Morton Henley and Hon. Sylvia Laura Stanley, on 14 October 1931.² He and Rosalind Venetia Henley were divorced in 1938.² He died on 17 June 1966 at age 76.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Dragoons.² Between 1940 and 1942 he was interned by the Home Office for his pro Htler attitudes.³ He lived at Hinton St. Mary, Dorset, England^G.²