Peerage Record – 6019

     Hon. Constance Sheila Digby was born on 20 September 1921.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Kenelm Digby, 11th Baron Digby and Hon. Constance Pamela Alice Bruce.¹ She married Charles Arthur Moore, son of Charles Arthur Moore, Jr. and Annette Sperry, on 27 November 1945.¹ She died on 10 March 2014 at age 92 at Mallow, County Cork, Ireland.²
     She was with the Auxiliary Territorial Service during the Second World War.¹ She was with British Security Co-ordination between 1943 and 1945.¹ Her married name became Moore. She lived in 2003 at Bearforest, Mallow, County Cork, Ireland^G.¹

     Charles Arthur Moore was born on 28 August 1909 at Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.A.² He was the son of Charles Arthur Moore, Jr. and Annette Sperry.^1,2 He married Hon. Constance Sheila Digby, daughter of Edward Kenelm Digby, 11th Baron Digby and Hon. Constance Pamela Alice Bruce, on 27 November 1945.¹ He died in 1989.¹

     Charles Arthur Moore, Jr. was the son of Charles Arthur Moore and Mary L. Campbell.¹ He married Annette Sperry at Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.² He married Elizabeth Hyde.² He died before 1963.
     He was educated at St. Paul’s School, Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.A.^G.¹ In 1897 with Robert Peary’s Arctic Expedition.¹ He was educated at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.^G.¹ He lived at Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.A.^G.³

     Hon. Jaquetta Mary Theresa Digby was born on 28 October 1928.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Kenelm Digby, 11th Baron Digby and Hon. Constance Pamela Alice Bruce.¹ She married David Pelham Guthrie-James, son of W/Cdr. Sir Archibald William Henry James and Bridget Mary Idol Guthrie, on 20 May 1950.¹ She died on 22 February 2019 at age 90.²
     Her married name became James. She was the chairman between 1962 and 1980 at Hamilton Lodge School for Deaf Children, Brighton, Sussex, England^G.¹ From 1979, her married name became Guthrie-James.¹ She lived in 2003 at Little Torosay Craignure, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland^G.¹

     David Pelham Guthrie-James was born on 25 December 1919.² He was the son of W/Cdr. Sir Archibald William Henry James and Bridget Mary Idol Guthrie.^1,3 He married Hon. Jaquetta Mary Theresa Digby, daughter of Edward Kenelm Digby, 11th Baron Digby and Hon. Constance Pamela Alice Bruce, on 20 May 1950.¹ He died on 15 December 1986 at age 66.^1,2
     He was given the name of David Pelham James at birth.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.³ He fought in the Second World War.³ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1943.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.)¹ He was educated in 1950 at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Brighton Kemp Town between 1959 and 1964.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Dorset North between 1970 and 1979.¹ In 1979 his name was legally changed to David Pelham Guthrie-James.¹

     W/Cdr. Sir Archibald William Henry James was born on 28 September 1893.² He was the son of Henry Ashworth James and Mary Emma Moir.² He married, firstly, Bridget Mary Idol Guthrie, daughter of Walter Murray Guthrie and Olive Louisa Blanche Leslie, on 27 March 1919.² He and Bridget Mary Idol Guthrie were divorced in 1936.² He married, secondly, Eugenia Morris, daughter of Edward Nay Morris, on 19 June 1940.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.² He gained the rank of officer in the 3rd Hussars.² He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1919.² He gained the rank of officer in the Royal Air Force.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Northamptonshire, Wellingborough Division between 1931 and 1935.² He gained the rank of Wing Commander in the Royal Air Force.² He lived at Bita, Marandellas, Zimbabwe^G.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1945.¹

     Eliza Atkins was the daughter of Henry Atkins.¹ She married Hon. Henry Aylmer, son of Captain John Athelmar Aylmer and Elizabeth Coates, on 2 November 1846.¹ She died in 1880.¹
     From 2 November 1846, her married name became Aylmer.¹

     Eugenia Morris is the daughter of Edward Nay Morris.¹ She married, firstly, Patrick Stirling, son of Lt.-Col. John Alexander Stirling, before 1940.¹ She married, secondly, W/Cdr. Sir Archibald William Henry James, son of Henry Ashworth James and Mary Emma Moir, on 19 June 1940.¹
     From before 1940, her married name became Stirling.¹ From 19 June 1940, her married name became James.

     Edward Nay Morris lived at New York, U.S.A.^G.¹