Peerage Record – 5787

     Mark Lemon was born in 1809.² He was the son of Martin Lemon and Alice Collis.³ He married Helen Romer, daughter of John Romer and Sarah Cooper, on 28 September 1839 at Kensington, London, England^G.³ He died in 1870.²
     He was editor of Punch between 1841 and 1870.¹

     Robert Cecil Romer Maugham, 2nd Viscount Maugham was born on 17 May 1916.¹ He was the son of Frederick Herbert Maugham, 1st Viscount Maugham and Helen Mary Romer.¹ He died on 13 March 1981 at age 64, unmarried, without issue.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He graduated from Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1938 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 4th County of London Yeomanry.³ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1943, where he was mentioned in despatches and wounded.³ He was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn in 1944 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.³ Robert Cecil Romer Maugham, 2nd Viscount Maugham used the pen-name of Robin Maugham.⁴ He wrote the book Come to dust.⁴ He wrote the book The servant.⁴ He wrote the book North African notebook.⁴ He lived in 1949 at 5 Halsey Street, London, England^G.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Maugham, of Hartfield, co. Sussex [U.K., 1939] on 23 March 1958.² He wrote the book Somerset and all the Maughams.⁴
     On his death, the Viscountancy of Maugham became extinct.²

     Major Richard Hugh Chaytor Vaux was born on 7 August 1937.² He is the son of Major Hugh Manford Vaux and Isobel Clare Chaytor.^1,3 He married, firstly, Rosita Morton-Fisher.² He married, secondly, Kathy (?)⁴ He and Kathy (?) were divorced.⁴ He married, thirdly, Lavinia Susan Kennedy, daughter of Lieutenant Ian Alexander Kennedy and Victoria Maud Lavinia Mary Gore, in 1984.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Army Pay Corps.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Durham Light Infantry.² He lived at Upper Rakehanger, Liss, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Lady Helen Hermione Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood was born in 1863.² She was the daughter of Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava and Hariot Georgina Rowan-Hamilton.^1,2 She married Ronald Crauford Munro-Ferguson, 1st and last Viscount Novar, son of Colonel Robert Munro Ferguson, on 31 August 1889.¹ She died on 9 April 1941.²
     From 31 August 1889, her married name became Munro-Ferguson.¹ She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.)² She was appointed Dame Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1918.² After her marriage, Lady Helen Hermione Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood was styled as Viscountess Novar on 6 December 1920. She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Fife.²

     Lady Hermione Catherine Helen Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood was born in 1869.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava and Hariot Georgina Rowan-Hamilton.² She died on 19 October 1960, unmarried.¹
     She was a nurse during the First World War.¹

     Lady Victoria Alexandrina Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood was born in 1873.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava and Hariot Georgina Rowan-Hamilton.² She married, firstly, William Lee Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket of Newton, son of Most Rev. William Conyngham Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket of Newton and Anne Lee Guinness, on 4 June 1894.¹ She married, secondly, Colonel Francis Powell Braithwaite, son of Reverend John Masterman Braithwaite, on 1 October 1920.¹ She died on 11 February 1968.¹
     Her married name became Plunket. After her marriage, Lady Victoria Alexandrina Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood was styled as Baroness Plunket of Newton on 1 April 1897. From 1 October 1920, her married name became Braithwaite.¹

     Major Harry Alexander Desmond Buchanan is the son of Lt.-Col. James Claud Buchanan.¹ He married Maureen Constance Guinness, daughter of Hon. Arthur Ernest Guinness and Marie Clothilde Russell, on 14 September 1948.¹ He and Maureen Constance Guinness were divorced in 1954.¹
     He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Grenadier Guards.¹ Major Harry Alexander Desmond Buchanan usually went by his middle name of Desmond.¹ Major Harry Alexander Desmond Buchanan also went by the nick-name of Kelpy.¹

     John Cyril Maude was born on 3 April 1901.² He was the son of Cyril Francis Maude and Winifred Emery.² He married, firstly, Rosamund Willing Murray, daughter of Dr. T. Morris Murray, on 13 June 1927.² He and Rosamund Willing Murray were divorced in 1954.² He married, secondly, Maureen Constance Guinness, daughter of Hon. Arthur Ernest Guinness and Marie Clothilde Russell, on 20 August 1955.¹ He died in 1986.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1925 entitled to practise as a barrister.² He held the office of Recorder of Devizes between 1939 and 1944.² He gained the rank of Acting Major in the Intelligence Corps.² He was appointed King’s Counsel (K.C.) in 1943.² He held the office of Recorder of Plymouth between 1944 and 1954.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Exeter between 1945 and 1951.² He held the office of Bencher of Middle Temple in 1952.² He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (F.R.S.L.) in 1952.² He held the office of Judge of the City of London Court between 1954 and 1965.¹ He held the office of Judge of the Central Criminal Court between 1965 and 1968.² He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.)¹

     Cyril Francis Maude was born on 24 April 1862.¹ He was the son of Charles Henry Maude and Hon. Georgina Henrietta Emma Hanbury-Tracy.² He married, firstly, Winifred Emery, daughter of Samuel Anderson Emery, on 2 June 1888.¹ He married, secondly, Beatrice Mary Ellis, daughter of Reverend John Ellis, on 12 October 1927.¹ He died on 20 February 1951 at age 88.¹
     He was an actor and manager.¹ He was President of RADA in 1936.¹ He was President of RADA in 1943.¹

     Rosamund Willing Murray was born on 12 February 1904.² She was the daughter of Dr. T. Morris Murray.³ She married John Cyril Maude, son of Cyril Francis Maude and Winifred Emery, on 13 June 1927.¹ She and John Cyril Maude were divorced in 1954.¹
     From 13 June 1927, her married name became Maude.