Peerage Record – 56982

     Hon. Ellen Sydney St. John was born on 16 October 1869.¹ She was the daughter of St. Andrew St. John, 16th Baron Saint John of Bletso and Ellen Georgiana Senior.² She married Maximilian Gowran Townley, son of Charles Watson Townley and Georgiana Dalison, on 11 February 1902.¹ She died on 15 January 1959 at age 89.¹
     From 11 February 1902, her married name became Townley.

     Adelle Francesca Webb married Charles William Alexander Spencer, son of John William James Spencer and Jane Elizabeth Young, in 2017.¹
     From 2017, her married name became Spencer.¹

     Maximilian Gowran Townley was the son of Charles Watson Townley and Georgiana Dalison.² He married Hon. Ellen Sydney St. John, daughter of St. Andrew St. John, 16th Baron Saint John of Bletso and Ellen Georgiana Senior, on 11 February 1902.¹ He died on 12 December 1942.¹
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Mid-Bedfordshire between 1918 and 1922.¹

     Hon. Margaret Beaufort St. John was born on 18 January 1875.¹ She was the daughter of St. Andrew St. John, 16th Baron Saint John of Bletso and Ellen Georgiana Senior.² She married Arthur Francis Anderdon Weston, son of Alexander Anderdon Weston and Isabella Frances Milman, on 2 June 1896.¹ She died on 2 January 1949 at age 73, without issue.¹

     Arthur Francis Anderdon Weston was the son of Alexander Anderdon Weston and Isabella Frances Milman.¹ He married Hon. Margaret Beaufort St. John, daughter of St. Andrew St. John, 16th Baron Saint John of Bletso and Ellen Georgiana Senior, on 2 June 1896.¹ He died on 26 January 1937.¹

     Beauchamp Moubray St. John, 17th Baron Saint John of Bletso was born on 4 December 1844.² He was the son of St. Andrew Beauchamp St. John, 15th Baron Saint John and Eleanor Hussey.² He married, firstly, Helen Charlotte Thornton, daughter of Harry Thornton, on 4 February 1869.² He married, secondly, Ethel Susan Lutley, daughter of John Hablington Lutley, on 26 April 1911.² He died on 10 May 1912 at age 67.²
     He retired from the military in 1867, with the rank of Officer, late of the 74th Highlanders.² He succeeded as the 14th Baronet St. John, of Woodford, Northamptonshire [E., 1660] on 2 November 1887.¹ He succeeded as the 17th Baron Saint John of Bletso, co. Bedford [E., 1559] on 2 November 1887.¹ He held the office of Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire between 1905 and 1912.²

     Rev. Hon. Edmund Tudor St. John was born on 17 September 1848.¹ He was the son of St. Andrew Beauchamp St. John, 15th Baron Saint John and Eleanor Hussey.² He married Adeline Farquhar, daughter of Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar of Drumnagesk and Ellen Rickman, on 11 July 1877.¹ He died on 30 September 1884 at age 36.¹
     He was Rector at Bletson, Bedfordshire, England.¹

     Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar of Drumnagesk was born on 9 January 1815 at Hashwell, Sussex, England.² He is the son of Rear-Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar and Jane Murray.² He married Ellen Rickman in 1851.² He died on 29 January 1908 at age 93.²
     He was commissioned in 1829, in the service of the Royal Navy.² He gained the rank of Commander in 1844.² He gained the rank of Captain in 1849.² He was Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Station in 1869.² He was Commander-in-Chief of the Plymouth in 1878.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹ He lived at Drumnagesk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.³ He had two other sons.²

     Adeline Farquhar was born on 10 May 1857 at Steyning, Sussex, England.² She was the daughter of Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar of Drumnagesk and Ellen Rickman.^3,2 She married Rev. Hon. Edmund Tudor St. John, son of St. Andrew Beauchamp St. John, 15th Baron Saint John and Eleanor Hussey, on 11 July 1877.¹ She died on 28 September 1937 at age 80 at Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.²
     From 11 July 1877, her married name became St. John.

     Edmund Farquhar St. John was born on 27 February 1879.¹ He was the son of Rev. Hon. Edmund Tudor St. John and Adeline Farquhar.² He married Henrietta Frances Dalmahoy, daughter of Colonel James Alexander Dalmahoy, on 1 June 1921.¹ He died on 24 April 1945 at age 66.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1917, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1917 and bar (1918.)¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹