Peerage Record – 6007

     Charlotte Margaret Gunning was the daughter of Sir Robert Gunning, 1st Bt. and Anne Sutton.^1,3 She married Colonel Hon. Stephen Digby, son of Hon. Edward Digby and Charlotte Fox, on 6 January 1790.¹ She died in 1794.¹
     She held the office of Maid of Honour to Queen Charlotte.³ Her married name became Digby.

     Sir Robert Gunning, 1st Bt. was born on 8 June 1731.² He was the son of Robert Gunning and Catherine Edwards.² He married, firstly, Elizabeth Harrison, daughter of John Harrison, on 1 April 1752.² He married, secondly, Anne Sutton, daughter of Robert Sutton and Anne Throckmorton, on 14 February 1757.² He died on 22 September 1816 at age 85.²
     He held the office of Minister Plenipotentiary to Berlin.² He held the office of Minister Plenipotentiary to St. Petersburg.² He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.)² He was created 1st Baronet Gunning, of Eltham, co. Kent [Great Britain] on 3 September 1778.² He lived at Horton, Northamptonshire, England^G.²

     Reverend Charles Digby was born on 31 May 1775.¹ He was the son of Colonel Hon. Stephen Digby and Lady Lucy Fox-Strangways.¹ He married Mary Somerville, daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. Hugh Somerville and Mary Digby, on 8 June 1801.^1,2 He died on 23 June 1841 at age 66.¹
     He held the office of Canon of Windsor.¹

     Mary Somerville was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. Hugh Somerville and Mary Digby.^1,2 She married Reverend Charles Digby, son of Colonel Hon. Stephen Digby and Lady Lucy Fox-Strangways, on 8 June 1801.^1,3 She died on 28 April 1834.¹
     From 8 June 1801, her married name became Digby.¹

     Lt.-Col. Hon. Hugh Somerville was born in 1729.² He was the son of James Somerville, 12th Lord Somerville and Anne Bayntun.² He married, secondly, Mary Digby, daughter of Hon. Wriothesly Digby and Mary Cotes, on 26 October 1778.² He married, firstly, Elizabeth Cannon Lethbridge, daughter of Christopher Lethbridge and Mary Cannon, on 23 November 1763.³ He died on 7 May 1795.²

     Charles Wriothesly Digby was born on 2 May 1802.¹ He was the son of Reverend Charles Digby and Mary Somerville.¹ He married, firstly, Elizabeth Floyer, daughter of Reverend William Floyer, on 21 July 1831.¹ He married, secondly, Frances Anna Margaret Blagrave, daughter of Anthony Blagrave, on 9 July 1840.¹ He married, thirdly, Adelaide Bankes, daughter of Rt. Hon. George Bankes and Georgina Charlotte Nugent, on 17 June 1856.¹ He died on 29 December 1873 at age 71.¹
     He lived at Meriden Hall, Warwickshire, England^G.¹ He lived at Manor House, Studland, Dorset, England^G.¹

     Frances Anna Margaret Blagrave was the daughter of Anthony Blagrave.¹ She married, firstly, Reverend George Bingham before 1840.¹ She married, secondly, Charles Wriothesly Digby, son of Reverend Charles Digby and Mary Somerville, on 9 July 1840.¹ She died on 22 August 1849.¹
     From before 1840, her married name became Bingham.¹ Her married name became Digby.

     Major Cecil Edward George Woollcombe-Adams was the son of Lt.-Col. Edward Woollcombe-Adams and Emma Louisa Adams.^1,2 He married Evelyn Frances Adams Beck, daughter of Ralph Coker Adams Beck and Florence Amelia Beck, on 27 April 1911.¹ He died on 8 June 1926.¹

     Lt.-Col. Edward Woollcombe-Adams was born on 11 April 1842.² He was the son of Vice-Admiral George Woollcombe and Mary Elizabeth Ley.² He married Emma Louisa Adams, daughter of Captain George Curtis Adams, on 6 June 1872.² He died on 30 November 1914 at age 72.²
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Horse Artillery.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ In 1895 his name was legally changed to Edward Woollcombe-Adams by Royal Licence.²

     Ralph Coker Adams Beck was born in 1848 at Cheam, Surrey, England.² He married Florence Amelia Beck in 1873 at Steyning, Sussex, England.² He died in 1935.²
     He was a practising solicitor.² He lived at Bookham Lodge, Cobham, Surrey, England^G.¹