Peerage Record – 60825

     Sir Albert Edward Whitaker, 1st Bt. was born on 9 May 1860.¹ He was the son of Joseph Whitaker.² He married Eileen Gertrude Celeste Croker, daughter of John Stokes Croker and Bithia Mary Sheppard, on 29 April 1896.¹ He died on 11 June 1945 at age 85.¹
     He fought in the Afghan War between 1870 and 1890.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Northumberland Fusiliers.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches.¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1919.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Nottinghamshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Nottinghamshire.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Nottiinghamshire in 1921.¹ He was Lord High Steward of East Retford.¹ He was appointed Knight in 1928.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Whitaker, of Babworth, co. Nottingham [U.K.] on 15 July 1936.¹

     Eileen Gertrude Celeste Croker was the daughter of John Stokes Croker and Bithia Mary Sheppard.² She married Sir Albert Edward Whitaker, 1st Bt., son of Joseph Whitaker, on 29 April 1896.¹ She died on 5 May 1947.
     She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)¹ From 29 April 1896, her married name became Whitaker.

     Sir John Albert Charles Whitaker, 2nd Bt. was born on 5 March 1897.¹ He was the son of Sir Albert Edward Whitaker, 1st Bt. and Eileen Gertrude Celeste Croker.² He married Pamela Lucy Mary Snowden, daughter of Herbert Guy Snowden and Florence Mary Hankey, on 18 December 1923.¹ He died on 5 October 1957 at age 60.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was commander of the Coldstream Guards between 1937 and 1939.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches twice.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Nottinghamshire.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1942.¹ He was Director of Military Training between 1942 and 1945.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Nottinghamshire.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1945.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Whitaker, of Babworth, co. Nottingham [U.K., 1936] on 11 June 1945.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Nottiinghamshire in 1950.¹ He was Lord High Steward of East Retford in 1951.¹

     Herbert Guy Snowden was born in 1865 at London, England.² He was the son of Reverend John Hampden Snowden and Emily Georgina Scovell.² He married Florence Mary Hankey, daughter of Sydney Alers Hankey and Louisa Fanny Thornhill, in 1897.

     Pamela Lucy Mary Snowden was born in 1899 at Chelsea, London, England.² She was the daughter of Herbert Guy Snowden and Florence Mary Hankey.^3,2 She married Sir John Albert Charles Whitaker, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Albert Edward Whitaker, 1st Bt. and Eileen Gertrude Celeste Croker, on 18 December 1923.¹ She died on 13 September 1945.¹
     From 18 December 1923, her married name became Whitaker.

     Sir James Herbert Ingham Whitaker, 3rd Bt. was born on 27 July 1925.² He is the son of Sir John Albert Charles Whitaker, 2nd Bt. and Pamela Lucy Mary Snowden.² He married Mary Elisabeth Lander Johnston, daughter of Ernest Johnston, on 26 July 1948.² He died on 13 January 1999 at age 73.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant between 1944 and 1947 in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry (Territorial Army.)² He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Whitaker, of Babworth, co. Nottingham [U.K., 1936] on 5 October 1957.¹ He was vice-chairman of Halifax Building Society between 1973 and 1974.² He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1996.²

     Reverend David Arthur Edward Whitaker was born on 8 November 1927.¹ He is the son of Sir John Albert Charles Whitaker, 2nd Bt. and Pamela Lucy Mary Snowden.² He married Susan Mary Babington, daughter of Venerable Richard Hamilton Babington and Evelyn Ruth Montgomery, on 7 April 1956.¹
     At Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England, (an unknown value.)¹ He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant between 1947 and 1949 in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He lived in 2003 at Wits’ End, Hereford Road, Weobley, Herefordshire, England.¹

     Hugh William Whitbread was born in February 1942.² He is the son of Colonel William Henry Whitbread and Betty Parr Russell.² He married Katherine Elizabeth Hall.²
     He lived at Dennington, Suffolk, England.¹

     Felix Edward Whitbread Hay was born on 23 November 2014.¹ He is the son of Robert Alexander Hay and Sophia Juliet Whitbread.¹