Peerage Record – 60294

     Michael Somers was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹

     Alison Somers is the daughter of Michael Somers.² She married Damian Edward Piers Eley, son of Piers David Christopher Eley and Sarah Cloudesley Long-Price, on 17 May 1997.¹
     From 17 May 1997, her married name became Eley.

     Arthur Michael Eley was born on 29 April 1999.¹ He is the son of Damian Edward Piers Eley and Alison Somers.²

     Susannah Clare Eley was born on 21 December 2000.¹ She is the daughter of Damian Edward Piers Eley and Alison Somers.²

     Dr. Thalia Catherine Eley was born on 9 September 1971.¹ She is the daughter of Piers David Christopher Eley and Sarah Cloudesley Long-Price.²
     She was educated at Sherborne School, Sherborne, Dorset, England.¹ She graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ She graduated from University College London, London, England, with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)¹

     Gavin Michael Geoffrey Eley was born on 21 October 1945.¹ He is the son of Sir Geoffrey Cecil Ryves Eley and Penelope Hughes Wake-Walker.² He married, firstly, Mary Belinda Urquhart, daughter of Major Bruce Edward Arthur Urquhart of Craigston, in 1974.¹ He and Mary Belinda Urquhart were divorced in 1984.¹ He married, secondly, Virginia Jo Williams, daughter of Peter Williams, in 1994.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He lived in 2003 at 40 Woolmead Avenue, London, England.¹

     Major Bruce Edward Arthur Urquhart of Craigston lived at Craigston Castle, Holly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹

     Mary Belinda Urquhart is the daughter of Major Bruce Edward Arthur Urquhart of Craigston.² She married, firstly, Fabrizio Pratesi before 1974.¹ She married, secondly, Gavin Michael Geoffrey Eley, son of Sir Geoffrey Cecil Ryves Eley and Penelope Hughes Wake-Walker, in 1974.¹ She and Gavin Michael Geoffrey Eley were divorced in 1984.¹
     From before 1974, her married name became Pratesi.¹ From 1974, her married name became Eley.

     Susan Ianthe Eley was born on 3 June 1938.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Geoffrey Cecil Ryves Eley and Penelope Hughes Wake-Walker.² She married, firstly, Paul Edward Cornwall-Jones, son of Brigadier Arthur Thomas Cornwall-Jones and Marie Evelyn Joan Hammersley-Smith, on 18 December 1963.¹ She and Paul Edward Cornwall-Jones were divorced in 1985.¹ She married, secondly, Peter R. del Tufo, son of Sir Vincent del Tufo, in 1985.¹
     Susan Ianthe Eley usually went by her middle name of Ianthe. From 18 December 1963, her married name became Cornwall-Jones. From 1985, her married name became del Tufo.

     Brigadier Arthur Thomas Cornwall-Jones was born in 1900.² He married Marie Evelyn Joan Hammersley-Smith in 1929.² He died in 1980.²
     He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)¹ He lived at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England.¹