Peerage Record – 6022

     Sir Edward Clarence Kerrison, 2nd Bt. was born in 1821 at The Wick, Brighton, Sussex, England. He was the son of General Sir Edward Kerrison, 1st Bt. and Mary Martha Ellice. He married Caroline Margaret Fox-Strangways, daughter of Henry Stephen Fox-Strangways, 3rd Earl of Ilchester and Caroline Leonora Murray, on 23 July 1844.¹ He died on 11 July 1886, without issue.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Eye between 1852 and 1866.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Kerrison [U.K., 1821] on 9 March 1853. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Suffolk between 1866 and 1867.²

     Charles Stephen Fox-Strangways was born on 6 May 1938.¹ He was the son of Edward Henry Charles James Fox-Strangways, 7th Earl of Ilchester and Helen Elizabeth Ward.¹ He died on 8 July 1958 at age 20 at Cyprus^G, killed while on emergency operations.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards.¹ He fought in the Cyprus Campaign.¹

     Giles Henry Holland Fox-Strangways was born on 7 May 1934.¹ He was the son of Edward Henry Charles James Fox-Strangways, 7th Earl of Ilchester and Helen Elizabeth Ward.¹ He died on 2 September 1947 at age 13, as the result of an accident.¹

     Lady Theresa Jane Fox-Strangways was born on 12 August 1932.² She was the daughter of Edward Henry Charles James Fox-Strangways, 7th Earl of Ilchester and Helen Elizabeth Ward.^2,1 She married, firstly, Simon George Robert Monckton-Arundell, 9th Viscount Galway, son of George Vere Arundell Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway and Hon. Lucia Emily Margaret White, on 4 November 1953.¹ She married, secondly, Richard Mark Walter Agnew, son of Richard Leslie Agnew and Leila May Courage, in January 1972.¹ She died in 1989.¹
     From 4 November 1953, her married name became Monckton-Arundell. After her marriage, Lady Theresa Jane Fox-Strangways was styled as Viscountess Galway on 4 November 1953. From January 1972, her married name became Agnew.¹

     Hon. Charlotte Anne Monckton was born on 16 April 1955.¹ She is the daughter of Simon George Robert Monckton-Arundell, 9th Viscount Galway and Lady Theresa Jane Fox-Strangways.¹ She married, firstly, Guy Martin James Morrison on 24 September 1983.² She and Guy Martin James Morrison were divorced in 1987.² She married, secondly, James Reginald Townshend, son of Henry Reginald Townshend and Aleatha Susan Rowley, on 24 June 1995.²
     From 24 September 1983, her married name became Morrison.² From 24 June 1995, her married name became Townshend.² She held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Dorset in 1999.¹ She lived in 2003 at Melbury House, Dorchester, Dorset, England^G.¹

     Hon. John Denzil Fox-Strangways was born on 21 March 1908.¹ He was the son of Giles Stephen Holland Fox-Strangways, 6th Earl of Ilchester and Lady Helen Mary Theresa Vane-Tempest-Stewart.¹ He died on 28 June 1961 at age 53, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1929 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded and became a POW.¹

     Lady Mary Theresa Fox-Strangways was born on 23 January 1903.¹ She was the daughter of Giles Stephen Holland Fox-Strangways, 6th Earl of Ilchester and Lady Helen Mary Theresa Vane-Tempest-Stewart.¹ She married Colonel Sir John Arthur Herbert, son of Sir Arthur Herbert, on 11 June 1924.¹ She died on 26 January 1948 at age 45.¹
     Her married name became Herbert. She held the office of Woman of the Bedchamber to HRH Princess Elizabeth between 1944 and 1948.¹ She was awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal.¹

     Colonel Sir John Arthur Herbert was the son of Sir Arthur Herbert.¹ He married Lady Mary Theresa Fox-Strangways, daughter of Giles Stephen Holland Fox-Strangways, 6th Earl of Ilchester and Lady Helen Mary Theresa Vane-Tempest-Stewart, on 11 June 1924.¹ He died on 11 December 1943.¹
     He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Indian Empire (G.C.I.E.)¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He lived at Llanover, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales^G.¹

     Sir Arthur Herbert was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.)¹ He lived at Coldbrook, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales^G.¹

     Captain Charles Fox-Strangways was born on 25 December 1789.¹ He was the son of Rev. Hon. Charles Redlynch Fox-Strangways and Jane Haines.¹ He died in 1835, unmarried.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹