Peerage Record – 5751

     Muriel Violet Frances Agar was born on 29 December 1899.¹ She was the daughter of Hon. Francis William Arthur Agar and Laura Astley Kennard.^2,1 She married Rear-Admiral William Scott Chambers, son of Quintin Chambers, on 30 March 1921.¹
     Her married name became Chambers.

     Rear-Admiral William Scott Chambers is the son of Quintin Chambers.¹ He married Muriel Violet Frances Agar, daughter of Hon. Francis William Arthur Agar and Laura Astley Kennard, on 30 March 1921.¹
     He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy.

     Quintin Chambers lived at Bloomsbury, London, England.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     David Quinten Chambers was born in 1922. He is the son of Rear-Admiral William Scott Chambers and Muriel Violet Frances Agar.

     Roderick Francis Chambers was born in 1928. He is the son of Rear-Admiral William Scott Chambers and Muriel Violet Frances Agar.

     George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon was born on 7 June 1877 at 31 Upper Brook Street, London, England^G.³ He was the son of Edward Hyde Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon and Lady Caroline Elizabeth Agar.⁴ He married Hon. Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks, daughter of Herbert Haldane Somers Cocks and Blanche Margaret Standish Clogstoun, on 5 August 1905 at Trinity Church, Sloane Street, Chelsea, London, England^G.³ He died on 13 December 1955 at age 78.¹
     He was educated between 1891 and 1893 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.⁵ He was Extra Aide-de-Camp to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland between 1902 and 1905.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Clarendon [G.B., 1776] on 2 October 1914.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Hyde of Hindon, co. Wilts [G.B., 1756] on 2 October 1914.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel.¹ He was Chancellor of the Primrose League between 1919 and 1921.¹ He was chairman of the BBC between 1920 and 1930.¹ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting to HM King George V between 1921 and 1922.¹ He was Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms between 1922 and 1925.¹ He held the office of Chief Whip (Conservative) of the House of Lords between 1922 and 1925.¹ He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of Dominion Affairs between 1925 and 1927.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1930.¹ He was a director of GEC.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Hertfordshire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hertfordshire.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1931.¹ He held the office of Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Union of South Africa between 1931 and 1937.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa^G, in 1937.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1937.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Royal Victorian Order between 1938 and 1952.¹ He held the office of Lord Chancellor between 1938 and 1952.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1939.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1942.¹ He was awarded the Grand Cross, Order of St. Olav of Norway.¹ He was awarded the Grand Cross, Order of Dannebrog of Denmark.¹ He was awarded the Grand Cross, Order of Orange-Nassau.¹ He was awarded the Grand-Croix, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.¹ He was awarded the Royal Victorian Chain in 1952.¹

     Emma Mary Augusta Hatch was born in 1855 at India.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. George Cliffe Hatch.¹ She married, firstly, Major Hon. Edward Roden Bourke, son of Robert Bourke, 5th Earl of Mayo and Anne Charlotte Jocelyn, on 20 November 1872.³ She married, secondly, Edward Hyde Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon, son of George William Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and Lady Katherine Grimston, on 5 August 1908 at Chapel Royal, St. James’s Palace, St. James’s, London, England^G, in a private marriage.⁴ She died on 9 March 1935 at London, England^G.⁵ She was buried on 12 March 1935 at The Grove, Watford, Hertfordshire, England^G.⁵
     From 20 November 1872, her married name became Bourke. From 5 August 1908, her married name became Villiers. After her marriage, Emma Mary Augusta Hatch was styled as Countess of Clarendon on 5 August 1908.

     Lt.-Gen. George Cliffe Hatch was appointed Companion, Order of the Star of India (C.S.I.)¹

     Cecil Richard Donoughmore Bourke was born on 29 September 1875.¹ He was the son of Major Hon. Edward Roden Bourke and Emma Mary Augusta Hatch.¹ He died on 30 November 1884 at age 9.¹

     Lt.-Col. Nigel Edward Jocelyn Bourke was born on 21 August 1886.¹ He was the son of Major Hon. Edward Roden Bourke and Emma Mary Augusta Hatch.¹ He married Doris Wills, daughter of Allan Wills, in 1927.¹ He died on 27 September 1970 at age 84.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 10th Manchester Regiment.¹