Peerage Record – 6004

     Captain Charles George Digby was born on 14 December 1780.¹ He was the son of Very Rev. Hon. William Digby and Charlotte Cox.¹ He married Elizabeth Walsh, daughter of Sir John Benn Walsh, 1st Bt. and Margaret Fowke, on 13 September 1821.¹ He died on 14 January 1829 at age 48.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹

     Elizabeth Walsh was the daughter of Sir John Benn Walsh, 1st Bt. and Margaret Fowke.^1,2 She married Captain Charles George Digby, son of Very Rev. Hon. William Digby and Charlotte Cox, on 13 September 1821.¹ She died on 26 December 1855.¹
     Her married name became Digby.

     Sir John Benn Walsh, 1st Bt. was the son of William Benn.² He married Margaret Fowke, daughter of Joseph Fowke and Elizabeth Walsh, in 1778.² He died on 7 June 1825.²
     He was given the name of John Benn at birth.² On 4 April 1795 his name was legally changed to John Benn Walsh.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bletchingly between 1802 and 1806.² He was created 1st Baronet Walsh [U.K.] on 14 June 1804.

     George Walsh Digby was born in 1824.¹ He was the son of Captain Charles George Digby and Elizabeth Walsh.¹ He died in 1847.¹

     Lt.-Col. John Almarus Digby was born on 29 May 1826.¹ He was the son of Captain Charles George Digby and Elizabeth Walsh.¹ He married Diana Alicia Hepburne-Scott, daughter of Rev. Hon. William Hugh Hepburne-Scott and Eleanor Sophia Baillie, on 12 June 1861.¹ He died on 13 July 1885 at age 59.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He lived at Chalmington House, Dorchester, Dorset, England^G.¹

     Diana Alicia Hepburne-Scott was the daughter of Rev. Hon. William Hugh Hepburne-Scott and Eleanor Sophia Baillie.¹ She married Lt.-Col. John Almarus Digby, son of Captain Charles George Digby and Elizabeth Walsh, on 12 June 1861.¹ She died on 6 May 1878.¹
     From 12 June 1861, her married name became Digby.¹

     Rev. Hon. William Hugh Hepburne-Scott was born on 11 May 1801.¹ He was the son of Hugh Hepburne-Scott, 6th Lord Polwarth and Harriet Brühl.² He married Eleanor Sophia Baillie, daughter of Venerable Charles Baillie and Lady Charlotte Home, in July 1833.¹ He died on 11 April 1868 at age 66.¹
     He was given the name of William Hugh Scott at birth.¹ In December 1820 his name was legally changed to William Hugh Hepburne-Scott when his father inherited his cousin James Hepburne of Humbie’s estate.¹ They had three other daughters who died unmarried.¹ He was the Rector at Maiden Newton, Dorset, England^G. He was Prebendary at Sarum^G.

     Eleanor Sophia Baillie was the daughter of Venerable Charles Baillie and Lady Charlotte Home.^1,2 She married Rev. Hon. William Hugh Hepburne-Scott, son of Hugh Hepburne-Scott, 6th Lord Polwarth and Harriet Brühl, in July 1833.³ She died on 4 September 1853.¹
     From July 1833, her married name became Hepburne-Scott.³ They had three other daughters who died unmarried.³

     Major George Hugh Digby was born on 21 September 1867.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. John Almarus Digby and Diana Alicia Hepburne-Scott.² He married Lady Muriel Augusta Fox-Strangways, daughter of Henry Edward Fox-Strangways, 5th Earl of Ilchester and Lady Mary Eleanor Anne Dawson, on 5 August 1903.¹ He died on 20 October 1914 at age 47, accidentally killed.²
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Dorset.² He gained the rank of Major in the Dorset Yeomanry.² He fought in the Boer War between 1901 and 1902.² He lived at Chalmington House, Dorchester, Dorset, England^G.²

     Lady Muriel Augusta Fox-Strangways was born on 23 November 1876.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Edward Fox-Strangways, 5th Earl of Ilchester and Lady Mary Eleanor Anne Dawson.¹ She married Major George Hugh Digby, son of Lt.-Col. John Almarus Digby and Diana Alicia Hepburne-Scott, on 5 August 1903.¹ She died on 7 January 1920 at age 43.¹
     Her married name became Digby.