Peerage Record – 6016

     Lady Lillian Mary Harriet Diana Liddell was the daughter of Henry George Liddell, 2nd Earl of Ravensworth and Mary Diana Gunning-Sutton.^1,2 She married Captain Hon. Gerald FitzMaurice Digby, son of Edward St. Vincent Digby, 9th Baron Digby and Lady Theresa Anna Maria Fox-Strangways, on 26 July 1906.¹ She died on 18 March 1962.¹
     She was registered as a Associate, Royal Red Cross (A.R.R.C.)¹ Her married name became Digby. She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1918.¹

     Theresa Mary Digby was born on 1 May 1907.¹ She was the daughter of Captain Hon. Gerald FitzMaurice Digby and Lady Lillian Mary Harriet Diana Liddell.¹ She died on 2 June 1940 at age 33, unmarried.¹
     She was with the Auxiliary Territorial Service between 1939 and 1940.¹

     Hon. Victoria Alexandrina Digby was born in 1840 at Minterne Magna, Dorset, England.² She was the daughter of Edward St. Vincent Digby, 9th Baron Digby and Lady Theresa Anna Maria Fox-Strangways.¹ She married Richard Marker, son of Reverend Thomas John Marker and Frances Amelia Drewe, on 6 June 1865 at St. George’s Church, Hanover Square, London, England.^1,2 She died on 21 May 1917.¹
     From 6 June 1865, her married name became Marker.¹

     Hon. Mary Theresa Digby was born on 5 February 1848 at St. James’s, London, England.² She was the daughter of Edward St. Vincent Digby, 9th Baron Digby and Lady Theresa Anna Maria Fox-Strangways.¹ She married Major William Charles James, son of Colonel Sir Philip Charles William FitzRoy James and Susan Georgiana Ryder, on 15 July 1868.^2,3 She died on 12 October 1896 at age 48.¹
     From 15 July 1868, her married name became James.²

     Hon. Robert Henry Digby was born on 24 November 1903.² He was the son of Edward Henry Trafalgar Digby, 10th Baron Digby and Emily Beryl Sissy Hood.^1,2 He married Diana Mary Sheffield, daughter of Sir Berkeley Digby George Sheffield, 6th Bt. and Julie Marie Barones van Tuyll van Serooskerken, on 11 December 1928.² He died on 4 April 1959 at age 55.²
     He lived at Berrow Lodge, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     Diana Mary Sheffield was born on 17 January 1907.² She is the daughter of Sir Berkeley Digby George Sheffield, 6th Bt. and Julie Marie Barones van Tuyll van Serooskerken.^1,2 She married Hon. Robert Henry Digby, son of Edward Henry Trafalgar Digby, 10th Baron Digby and Emily Beryl Sissy Hood, on 11 December 1928.¹ She died on 17 July 1969 at age 62.²
     Her married name became Digby.

     Sir Berkeley Digby George Sheffield, 6th Bt. was born on 19 January 1876 at London, England.² He was the son of Sir Robert Sheffield, 5th Bt. and Priscilla Isabel Laura Dumaresq.³ He married Julie Marie Barones van Tuyll van Serooskerken, daughter of Willem Karel Reginald Baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken and Anna Mathilde van Limburg Stirum, on 19 July 1904.³ He died on 26 November 1946 at age 70.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.³ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Sheffield, of Normanby, co. Lincoln [G.B., 1755] on 23 October 1886.³ He held the office of High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1905.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Brigg between 1907 and 1910.³ He was director of Great Central Railway between 1908 and 1923.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Brigg between 1922 and 1929.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Lincolnshire.³ He held the office of Mayor of Scunthorpe in 1936.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Lincolnshire.³

     Julie Marie Barones van Tuyll van Serooskerken was born on 8 January 1883 at The Hague, The Netherlands.¹ She was the daughter of Willem Karel Reginald Baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken and Anna Mathilde van Limburg Stirum.¹ She married Sir Berkeley Digby George Sheffield, 6th Bt., son of Sir Robert Sheffield, 5th Bt. and Priscilla Isabel Laura Dumaresq, on 19 July 1904.² She died on 14 July 1952 at age 69 at Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.¹
     Her married name became Sheffield. She was mentioned in dispatches for service during the First World War.² She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1920.² She was appointed Dame of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (D.G.St.J.)²

     Willem Karel Reginald Baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken was born on 25 September 1845 at Munich, Germany.¹ He was the son of Vincent Gildemeester Baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken and Charlotte Henrietta Mansfield.¹ He married Anna Mathilde van Limburg Stirum on 5 January 1881 at The Hague, The Netherlands.¹ He died on 17 October 1903 at age 58 at Vienna, Austria.¹
     He lived at Promek Haus, St. Wolfgang, Austria.²

     Henry Berkeley Digby was born on 1 March 1933.¹ He is the son of Hon. Robert Henry Digby and Diana Mary Sheffield.¹ He married, firstly, Jacqueline Winifred Hussey, daughter of Charles A. Hussey, on 31 December 1960.¹ He and Jacqueline Winifred Hussey were divorced in 1983.¹ He married, secondly, Sheila Rosalie Atkinson-Turner, daughter of Major Richard Atkinson-Turner and Sheila Grace Marjorie Spurrier, on 25 August 1983.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹