Peerage Record – 5998

     Mabel Digby was born on 5 April 1880.¹ She was the daughter of Reginald Digby and Caroline Grace Boddington.¹ She died on 14 December 1962 at age 82, unmarried.¹

     Algernon Digby was born on 23 May 1849.¹ He was the son of Rev. Hon. Kenelm Henry Digby and Caroline Sheppard.¹ He married Richenda Catherine Hamond, daughter of Captain Philip Hamond, on 30 December 1888.¹ He died on 23 September 1936 at age 87.¹
     He graduated from Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹

     Richenda Catherine Hamond was the daughter of Captain Philip Hamond.¹ She married Algernon Digby, son of Rev. Hon. Kenelm Henry Digby and Caroline Sheppard, on 30 December 1888.¹ She died on 25 January 1940.¹
     Her married name became Digby.

     Captain Philip Hamond was the son of Philip Hamond.² He died on 15 October 1886.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 34th Regiment.¹

     Lieutenant John Kenelm Digby was born on 21 November 1890.¹ He was the son of Algernon Digby and Richenda Catherine Hamond.¹ He died between 4 August 1915 and 5 August 1915, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 7th Service Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.¹

     Thomas Hankinson Digby was born on 5 February 1892.¹ He was the son of Algernon Digby and Richenda Catherine Hamond.¹ He married Diana Broughton Knight, daughter of Lt.-Col. Frederick Guy Knight, on 5 January 1938.¹ He died in November 1985 at age 93.¹
     He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1919 in the Battery of Light Armoured Cars, EEF.¹

     Diana Broughton Knight was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Frederick Guy Knight.¹ She married Thomas Hankinson Digby, son of Algernon Digby and Richenda Catherine Hamond, on 5 January 1938.¹ She died on 20 November 1998.¹
     Her married name became Digby.

     Lt.-Col. Frederick Guy Knight married Edith Rosamund Broughton-Adderley, daughter of Hubert John Broughton-Adderley and Hon. Florence Margaret Handcock.²
     He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Queen’s Bays.¹ He lived at The Oaks, Queniborough, Leicestershire, England^G.

     Simon Kenelm Digby was born on 23 December 1938.¹ He is the son of Thomas Hankinson Digby and Diana Broughton Knight.¹ He married, firstly, Ann Walton, daughter of Reverend Geoffrey Kitson Walton, on 4 April 1961.¹ He and Ann Walton were divorced in 1965.¹ He married, secondly, Sylvia Josephine Cheers, daughter of John Cheers, in 1965.¹ He and Sylvia Josephine Cheers were divorced in 1978.¹
     He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from London University, London, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He lived in 2003 at 12 Busby House, Aldrington Road, London, England^G.¹

     Ann Walton is the daughter of Reverend Geoffrey Kitson Walton.¹ She married Simon Kenelm Digby, son of Thomas Hankinson Digby and Diana Broughton Knight, on 4 April 1961.¹ She and Simon Kenelm Digby were divorced in 1965.¹
     Her married name became Digby.