Peerage Record – 5848

     Sir Charles Norris Nicholson, 1st Bt. was born on 30 July 1857.¹ He was the son of William Norris Nicholson and Emily Daniel.^1,2 He married Amy Letitia Crosfield, daughter of George Crosfield and Isabella Ashworth, on 26 January 1882.¹ He died on 29 November 1918 at age 61.¹
     He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, on 7 February 1912 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Master of Laws (LL.M.)¹ He was Second Church Estates Commissioner between 1910 and 1918.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Doncaster between 1910 and 1918.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Nicholson, of Harrington Gardens, Royal Borough of Kensington [U.K.] on 7 February 1912.¹

     Colonel Lawrence Lees lived at Cheswardine, Shropshire, England^G.¹

     George Lambton was born on 6 March 1962.¹ He is the son of Captain Edward George Lambton and Pauline Mary Bolton.¹ He married Lise Blemmer.¹

     Sibyl Wigham married Captain William Henry Nicholson, son of William Norris Nicholson and Emily Daniel.¹
     Her married name became Nicholson.

     Donald Swinton Campbell, 2nd Baron Colgrain was born on 6 November 1891.² He was the son of Colin Frederick Campbell, 1st Baron Colgrain and Lady Angela Mary Alice Ryder.³ He married Margaret Emily Carver, daughter of Percy William Carver, on 1 August 1917.³ He died on 20 October 1973 at age 81.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.³ He gained the rank of officer in the 10th Battalion, The Buffs.³ He fought in the First World War.³ He gained the rank of Captain in the West Kent Yeomanry (Territorial Forces.)³ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1917.³ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal West Kent Regiment and Home Guard.³ He fought in the Second World War.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Kent in 1942.³ He was a director of the National Overseas and Grindlays Bank Ltd.³ He was a dirctor of Forbes, Forbes and Campbell, India, and London Produce Clearing House.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Colgrain, of Everlands, co. Kent [U.K., 1946] on 3 November 1954.³ He was chairman of Grindlays Bank.³

     F/O John Lambton was born on 31 July 1909.¹ He was the son of Hon. George Lambton and Cicely Margaret Horner. He married Ethel Ruth Nicholson, daughter of Captain William Henry Nicholson and Sibyl Wigham, on 15 March 1934.¹ He died on 11 August 1941 at age 32, killed while on active service.¹
     He gained the rank of Flying Officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards.¹

     Robert Somervell is the son of Robert Miller Somervell.
     He was an assistant master and bursar at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹

     Captain Edward George Lambton was born on 29 April 1918.¹ He was the son of Hon. George Lambton and Cicely Margaret Horner.¹ He married, firstly, Anne Lees, daughter of Colonel Lawrence Lees, on 24 November 1949.¹ He and Anne Lees were divorced in 1959.¹ He married, secondly, Pauline Mary Bolton, daughter of Herbert Coxon Bolton, on 16 December 1959.² He died on 23 June 1983 at age 65.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Horse Guards.³ He fought in the Second World War.¹

     Anne Lees is the daughter of Colonel Lawrence Lees.¹ She married, firstly, David Rawnsley.¹ She married, secondly, Captain Edward George Lambton, son of Hon. George Lambton and Cicely Margaret Horner, on 24 November 1949.¹ She and Captain Edward George Lambton were divorced in 1959.¹
     Her married name became Rawnsley.¹ Her married name became Lambton.

     Cicely Margaret Horner was born in 1883 at London, England.² She was the daughter of Sir John Francis Fortescue Horner and Frances Jane Graham.^1,3 She married Hon. George Lambton, son of George Frederick D’Arcy Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham and Lady Beatrix Frances Hamilton, on 7 December 1908.¹ She died in 1972 at Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, England.²
     Her married name became Lambton.