Peerage Record – 5773

     Charles John Eyston was born in 1817. He was the son of Charles Eyston.¹ He was baptised on 5 November 1817 at Bath, Somerset, England.¹ He married Agnes Mary Blount, daughter of Michael Henry Blount and Hon. Elizabeth Anne Mary Petre, on 10 September 1863. He died on 19 February 1883.¹

     Thomas More Eyston was born on 18 August 1864. He was the son of Charles John Eyston and Agnes Mary Blount. He died on 25 March 1889 at age 24.

     John Joseph Eyston was born on 15 March 1867. He was the son of Charles John Eyston and Agnes Mary Blount. He married Elizabeth Dunn on 15 October 1890. He died on 7 June 1916 at age 49.

     Elizabeth Dunn married John Joseph Eyston, son of Charles John Eyston and Agnes Mary Blount, on 15 October 1890. She died on 29 January 1951.
     Her married name became Eyston.

     Captain Thomas More Eyston was born on 13 April 1902. He was the son of John Joseph Eyston and Elizabeth Dunn. He married Lady Agnes Marjorie Alice Mary Savile, daughter of John Henry Savile, 6th Earl of Mexborough of Lifford and Hon. Margaret Eva de Burgh Knatchbull-Hugessen, on 23 October 1930.² He died on 31 May 1940 at age 38, from wounds received in action at Flanders.
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Hendred House, Wantage, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War.

     Lady Agnes Marjorie Alice Mary Savile was born on 26 October 1907.¹ She was the daughter of John Henry Savile, 6th Earl of Mexborough of Lifford and Hon. Margaret Eva de Burgh Knatchbull-Hugessen.¹ She married Captain Thomas More Eyston, son of John Joseph Eyston and Elizabeth Dunn, on 23 October 1930.¹ She died in 1987.³
     Her married name became Eyston.

     Hon. Margaret Eva de Burgh Knatchbull-Hugessen was the daughter of Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen, 2nd Baron Brabourne of Brabourne and Hon. Amy Virginia Beaumont.¹ She married John Henry Savile, 6th Earl of Mexborough of Lifford, son of John Charles George Savile, 4th Earl of Mexborough of Lifford and Agnes Louisa Elizabeth Raphael, on 15 July 1905.¹ She died on 26 January 1957.¹
     Her married name became Savile. After her marriage, Hon. Margaret Eva de Burgh Knatchbull-Hugessen was styled as Countess of Mexborough of Longford on 8 June 1916.

     Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen, 2nd Baron Brabourne of Brabourne was born on 5 April 1857 at Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England^G.³ He was the son of Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne of Brabourne and Anna Maria Elizabeth Southwell.¹ He married Hon. Amy Virginia Beaumont, daughter of Wentworth Blackett Beaumont, 1st Baron Allendale and Lady Margaret Anne de Burgh, on 2 November 1880 at St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster, London, England^G.⁴ He died on 29 December 1909 at age 52 at London, England^G.³ His will was proven (by probate) on 30 May 1910, at £5,661 gross and £5,328 net.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³ He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1879 in the Coldstream Guards.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Rochester between 1889 and 1892.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Brabourne of Brabourne, Kent [U.K., 1880] on 6 February 1893.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Kent.⁵ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kent.⁵

     Hon. Amy Virginia Beaumont was born in 1859.¹ She was the daughter of Wentworth Blackett Beaumont, 1st Baron Allendale and Lady Margaret Anne de Burgh.¹ She married Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen, 2nd Baron Brabourne of Brabourne, son of Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne of Brabourne and Anna Maria Elizabeth Southwell, on 2 November 1880 at St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ She died on 19 May 1949.¹
     Her married name became Knatchbull-Hugessen. After her marriage, Hon. Amy Virginia Beaumont was styled as Baroness Brabourne of Brabourne on 6 February 1893.

     Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne of Brabourne was born on 29 April 1829 at Mersham Hatch, Kent, England^G.¹ He was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Bt. and Fanny Catherine Knight.² He married, firstly, Anna Maria Elizabeth Southwell, daughter of Reverend Marcus Richard Southwell and Cecilia Jane Johnson, on 19 October 1852 at St. Stephen’s, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He married, secondly, Ethel Mary Walker, daughter of Colonel Sir George Gustavus Walker and Anne Murray Lennock, on 3 June 1890 at Chapel of Maxwelton, Glencairn.¹ He died on 6 February 1893 at age 63 at Smeeth Paddocks, Kent, England^G.¹ He was buried at Smeeth Paddocks, Kent, England^G.¹
     He was given the name of Edward Hugessen Knatchbull at birth.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ On 24 May 1849 his name was legally changed to Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen.¹ He was president of the Oxford Union Society in 1850.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1850 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Sandwich between 1857 and 1880.¹ He held the office of Lord of the Treasury between 1859 and 1866.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for the Home Department between May 1866 and July 1866.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for the Home Department between 1868 and 1871.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² He held the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1871 and 1874.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 24 March 1873.¹ He was created 1st Baron Brabourne of Brabourne, Kent [U.K.] on 26 May 1880.¹