Peerage Record – 57930

     Maj.-Gen. Sir Harry Reginald Walter Marriott Smith was born on 1 August 1875.¹ He was the son of Colonel Walter William Marriott Smith and Alice Mary Ley.² He married Dorothy Herbert Smith, daughter of H. Herbert Smith, on 12 September 1906.¹ He died on 3 November 1955 at age 80, without issue.¹
     He fought in the Nile Expedition in 1898.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902, where he was mentioned in dispatches.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded twice and was mentioned in dispatches.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916.¹ He was Deputy Director of Armaments, India between 1919 and 1923.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1928.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V between 1930 and 1932.¹ He was President of the Ordnance Committee in 1934.¹ He was Governor in 1935 at Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire, England.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Dorset in 1938.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1942.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in the Royal Artillery.¹

     H. Herbert Smith held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Buckhill, Calne, Wiltshire, England.¹

     Dorothy Herbert Smith is the daughter of H. Herbert Smith.² She married Maj.-Gen. Sir Harry Reginald Walter Marriott Smith, son of Colonel Walter William Marriott Smith and Alice Mary Ley, on 12 September 1906.¹

     Agnes Close was born circa 1822 at Kingsbury, London, England.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Francis Close and Ann Diana Arden.¹

     Georgina Frances Close was born circa 1825 at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Francis Close and Ann Diana Arden.¹ She married William Forster, son of John Forster and Jane Batey, in 1864 at West Malvern, Worcestershire, England.¹ She died in 1904 at Carlisle, Cumberland, England.¹
     From 1864, her married name became Forster.¹

     Henrietta Rose Marriott Smith was the daughter of Colonel Walter William Marriott Smith and Alice Mary Ley.² She married, firstly, Lt.-Col. Frederick John Stewart Cleeve, son of Colonel S. A. Cleeve, on 21 April 1903.¹ She and Lt.-Col. Frederick John Stewart Cleeve were divorced in 1908.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Philip Walter Beresford Henning in 1909.¹ She died on 19 October 1961.¹
     From 21 April 1903, her married name became Cleeve. From 1909, her married name became Henning.¹

     Lt.-Col. Frederick John Stewart Cleeve was the son of Colonel S. A. Cleeve.² He married Henrietta Rose Marriott Smith, daughter of Colonel Walter William Marriott Smith and Alice Mary Ley, on 21 April 1903.¹ He and Henrietta Rose Marriott Smith were divorced in 1908.¹ He died in 1916.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Field Artillery.¹

     Constance Gertrude Marriott Smith is the daughter of Colonel Walter William Marriott Smith and Alice Mary Ley.² She married Lt.-Col. John Whinfield Parrington, son of M. W. Parrington, on 1 December 1921.¹
     From 1 December 1921, her married name became Parrington.

     M. W. Parrington lived at Carley Lodge, Sunderland, England.¹