Peerage Record – 5754

     George Herbert Arthur Edward Hyde Villiers, Lord Hyde was born on 6 May 1906.¹ He was the son of George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon and Hon. Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks.³ He married Hon. Marion Feodorovna Louise Glyn, daughter of Frederic Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton and Lady Edith Amelia Ward, on 18 April 1932.³ He died on 27 April 1935 at age 28 at De Beers Estate, Kimberley, South Africa^G, killed in a shooting accident.⁴
     He was styled as Lord Hyde between 1914 and 1935.⁵ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹

     George Frederick Laurence Hyde Villiers, 7th Earl of Clarendon was born on 2 February 1933.¹ He was the son of George Herbert Arthur Edward Hyde Villiers, Lord Hyde and Hon. Marion Feodorovna Louise Glyn.² He married Jane Diana Dawson, daughter of Edward Wilham Dawson and Betty Diana Vickers, on 17 July 1974.¹ He died on 4 July 2009 at age 76.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was Page of Honour to HM George VI between 1948 and 1949.¹ He did his National Service as a Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards between 1951 and 1953.¹ He was educated at Madrid University, Madrid, Spain^G.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Hyde of Hindon, co. Wilts [G.B., 1756] on 13 December 1955.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Clarendon [G.B., 1776] on 13 December 1955.¹ He was managing director of Seccombe, Marshall and Campion plc between 1962 and 1993.¹ He became a Prime Warden in 1999, Fishmongers’ Company.¹ He lived in 2003 at Holywell House, Swanmore, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Jane Diana Dawson was born in 1938 at Chelsea, London, England.² She is the daughter of Edward Wilham Dawson and Betty Diana Vickers.^3,2 She married George Frederick Laurence Hyde Villiers, 7th Earl of Clarendon, son of George Herbert Arthur Edward Hyde Villiers, Lord Hyde and Hon. Marion Feodorovna Louise Glyn, on 17 July 1974.¹
     From 17 July 1974, her married name became Villiers. After her marriage, Jane Diana Dawson was styled as Countess of Clarendon on 17 July 1974. She held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Hampshire in 2006.⁴

     George Edward Laurence Villiers, 8th Earl of Clarendon was born on 12 February 1976.¹ He is the son of George Frederick Laurence Hyde Villiers, 7th Earl of Clarendon and Jane Diana Dawson.² He married Bryonie V. L. Leask, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Anthony de Camborne Lowther Leask and Heather Catherine Moir, before 2008.³
     He was styled as Lord Hyde.¹ He held the office of Page of Honour to HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1988.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Clarendon [G.B., 1776] on 4 July 2009. He succeeded as the 8th Baron Hyde of Hindon, co. Wilts [G.B., 1756] on 4 July 2009.

     Lady Rosemary Verena Edith Villiers was born posthumously on 29 June 1935.¹ She was the daughter of George Herbert Arthur Edward Hyde Villiers, Lord Hyde and Hon. Marion Feodorovna Louise Glyn.² She married Richard Hugh Jordan Steel, son of Sir Christopher Eden Steel and Catherine Clive, on 15 January 1959.¹ She died on 18 February 2018 at age 82.³
     On 20 July 1956 she was granted the rank of an earl’s daughter.¹ Her married name became Steel. She lived in 2003 at Glebe House, Notgrove, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹

     Richard Hugh Jordan Steel was the son of Sir Christopher Eden Steel and Catherine Clive.² He married Lady Rosemary Verena Edith Villiers, daughter of George Herbert Arthur Edward Hyde Villiers, Lord Hyde and Hon. Marion Feodorovna Louise Glyn, on 15 January 1959.¹ He died on 24 April 2018.³

     Sir Christopher Eden Steel was born on 12 February 1903. He is the son of Colonel Richard Alexander Steel and Adine Acton-Adams.^2,3 He married Catherine Clive, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir George Sidney Clive and Madeline Buxton, on 27 April 1932.²
     He lived in 1965 at Southrop Lodge, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England^G.² He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.)¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.)¹

     Catherine Clive was born on 29 March 1907.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir George Sidney Clive and Madeline Buxton.¹ She married Sir Christopher Eden Steel, son of Colonel Richard Alexander Steel and Adine Acton-Adams, on 27 April 1932.¹
     From 27 April 1932, her married name became Steel.

     Lt.-Gen. Sir George Sidney Clive was born on 16 July 1874.² He was the son of General Edward Henry Clive and Isabel Webb.² He married Madeline Buxton, daughter of Francis William Buxton and Hon. Mary Emma Lawrence, on 26 March 1901.¹ He died on 7 October 1959 at age 85.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.² He fought in the Nile Expedition in 1898.² He gained the rank of Boer War between 1899 and 1902.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)^1,2 He fought in the First World War.² He was awarded the Order of St. Stanislaus of Russia with swords.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1918.² He was awarded the Croix de Guerre Belgian.² He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.² He was awarded the Grand Officier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.² He was awarded the Commander, Order of the Crown of Belgium.² He held the office of Military Governor of Cologne in 1919.² He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.^1,2 He gained the rank of Temporary Brigadier-General between 1919 and 1920 in the 5th Infantry Brigade, Aldershot.² He was British Military Representative to the Armaments Commission, League of Nations in 1921.² He gained the rank of Major-General in 1924.² He was Military Attaché at Paris between 1924 and 1927.² He was Director of Personal Services, War Office between 1928 and 1930.² He was Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War between 1930 and 1934.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1933.^1,2 He was H.M. Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps between 1934 and 1946.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1937.^1,2 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Grenadier Guards.² He gained the rank of General in the Staff War Office.² He held the office of High Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1939.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Herefordshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Herefordshire.¹ He lived at Perrystone Court, Herefordshire, England^G.¹

     Ada Styleman le Strange was the daughter of Henry L’Estrange Styleman le Strange and Jamesina Joyce Ellen Stewart.¹ She married Edward Heneage Wynne-Finch, son of Charles Griffiths Wynne-Finch and Laura Susan Pollen, on 9 June 1870.¹ She died on 28 September 1873.¹
     From 9 June 1870, her married name became Wynne-Finch.¹