Peerage Record – 59865

     P/O Merrik Oliver Lennox Naper was born on 13 February 1913.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Lenox Arthur Dutton Naper and Laura Daphne Theodora Annesley.² He died on 2 April 1943 at age 30 at North Africa, killed in action.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force.¹

     Diana Genevieve Harvey was born in 1860 at Langley Park, Buckinghamshire, England.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Robert Bateson Harvey, 1st Bt. and Diana Jane Creyke.¹

     Lt.-Col. Denis George Farren Darley was born on 3 March 1893 at Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland.² He is the son of Alfred Edward Darley and Elizabeth Maria Kennedy.² He married, firstly, Nina Georgina Mary Forster, daughter of Major Thomas Henry Burton Forster and Nina Mary Georgina Smith-Barry, on 1 December 1917 at St. Margarets, Westminster, London, England.² He and Nina Georgina Mary Forster were divorced in 1936.² He married, secondly, Evely Lillie Fitzgerald Tuthill, daughter of Captain John Fitzgerald Tuthill, in September 1938 at Hammersmith, London, England.² He died on 24 October 1984 at age 91 at West Hall, High Legh, Cheshire, England.²
     He lived at Prospect, Sallins, County Kildare, Ireland.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 4th Dragoon Guards.²

     Carola Elisabeth Darley is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Denis George Farren Darley and Nina Georgina Mary Forster.² She married Nigel William Ivo Naper, son of Lt.-Col. Lenox Arthur Dutton Naper and Laura Daphne Theodora Annesley, on 3 November 1945.¹
     From 3 November 1945, her married name became Naper.

     Geordie Oliver Michael Heaton-Ellis was born on 20 May 2007.¹ He is the son of David P. Heaton-Ellis and Sophie Cook.¹

     Maida Henrietta Edwards Lyall was born in 1842 at London, England.¹ She was the daughter of John Edwards Lyall and Julia Davis.¹ She married Alexander Stephen Creyke, son of Venerable Stephen Creyke and Sarah Hotham, in 1859 at St. Pancras, London, England.¹
     From 1859, her married name became Creyke.¹

     Alfred Richard Creyke was baptised on 2 September 1831 at St. Michael-le-Belfry, York, Yorkshire, England.¹ He was the son of Venerable Stephen Creyke and Sarah Hotham.¹ He married Elizabeth Rose Rebecca Bradshaw circa 1875.² He died on 30 November 1892 at age 61 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.^1,2
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) [New Zealand], for Canterbury.²

     Sarah Hotham married Venerable Stephen Creyke, son of Richard Creyke, on 6 September 1823.¹
     From 6 September 1823, her married name became Creyke.¹

     Francis Graham Dutton Naper was born on 17 September 1953.¹ He is the son of Nigel William Ivo Naper and Carola Elisabeth Darley.²

     Audrey Carola Naper was born on 20 September 1947.¹ She is the daughter of Nigel William Ivo Naper and Carola Elisabeth Darley.² She married John Ashley Hamilton, son of Sir Michael Aubrey Hamilton and Lavinia Rosalind Ponsonby, in 1975.²
     From 1975, her married name became Hamilton.²