Peerage Record – 6159

     Abigail Heveningham is the daughter of Sir Arthur Heveningham.¹ She married Sir George Digby, son of John Digby and Anne Throckmorton.²
     Her married name became Digby.

     Sir Arthur Heveningham lived at Ketteringham, Norfolk, England^G.¹

     John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol was born in February 1586.¹ He was the son of Sir George Digby and Abigail Heveningham.¹ He married Beatrice Walcott, daughter of Charles Walcott, on 31 May 1609 at St. James’, Clerkenwell, London, England^G.¹ He died on 21 January 1652/53 at age 66 at Paris, France^G.² He was also reported to have died on 31 January 1651/52.³ His will was proven (by probate) on 30 July 1660.²
     He held the office of Gentleman of the Privy Chamber in 1605.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 30 August 1605 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was appointed Knight on 14 May 1606 at Whitehall, London, England^G.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Hedon from 1610 to 1611.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to Spain from April 1610 to 1614.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to Spain from September 1614 to March 1616/17.¹ He held the office of Gentleman of the Bedchamber, to Charles, Prince of Wales.¹ He held the office of Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1616 and 1625.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 3 April 1616.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to Spain between April 1617 and April 1618.¹ He was created 1st Baron Digby of Sherborne, co. Dorset [England] on 25 November 1618.¹ He was on an embassy to Holland in January 1619.¹ He was on an embassy to Brussels in January 1621.¹ He was on an embassy to Vienna in November 1621.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to Spain from March 1622 to May 1624.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Bristol [England] on 15 September 1622.¹ On 6 February 1626 he was committed to the Tower, having impeached the Duke of Buckingham, although he was soon released.¹ He held the office of Gentleman of the Bedchamber in 1642.¹ On 14 March 1648 the House of Commons resolved that he be put to death.¹ His last will was dated 3 December 1651.
     Clarendon described him as “of a grave aspect, a presence that drew respect, [and] a very handsome man [who] by the extraordinary favour of King James to his person [was] Ambassador to Spain before he was 30. Though he was a man of great parts and a wise man in Council he was passionate and supercilious and was too voluminous in discourse, so that he was not considered there with much respect.”² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Roger Cave was born before 1553. He was the son of Sir Thomas Cave and Elizabeth Danvers.² He married Margaret Cecil, daughter of Richard Cecil and Jane Heckington.³ He died on 26 July 1586.³
     He lived at Stanford, Northamptonshire, England^G.¹

     Margaret Cecil is the daughter of Richard Cecil and Jane Heckington.^1,2 She married Roger Cave, son of Sir Thomas Cave and Elizabeth Danvers.³
     Her married name became Cave.

     Richard Cecil was the son of David Cecil and Alice Dickons.^2,3 He married Jane Heckington, daughter of William Heckington.³ He died on 19 March 1552/53.⁴
     He held the office of Groom of the Wardrobe.⁴ He lived at Burghley, Northamptonshire, England^G.⁴ He held the office of Sheriff of Rutland in 1539.³

     Rear-Admiral David William Maurice Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow was born on 24 July 1910.¹ He was the son of Captain Patrick James Boyle, 8th Earl of Glasgow and Hyacyinthe Mary Bell.¹ He married, firstly, Dorothea Lyle, daughter of Sir Archibald Moir Park Lyle, 2nd Bt. and Dorothy de Hoghton, on 4 March 1937.¹ He and Dorothea Lyle were divorced in 1962.¹ He married, secondly, Hon. Ursula Vanda Maud Vivian, daughter of George Crespigny Brabazon Vivian, 4th Baron Vivian of Glynn and of Truro and Nancy Lycett Green, on 6 March 1962.¹ He died on 8 June 1984 at age 73.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Midshipman in 1929 in the Royal Navy.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1934.¹ He fought in the Second World War, in the Atlantic, Arctic and East Indies, and was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) in 1941.¹ He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in 1945.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1952.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1961.¹ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1961.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1963.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Lord Boyle, of Stewartoun, Cumbraes, Fenwick, Largs and Dalry [S., 1703] on 14 December 1963.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Viscount Kelburn [S., 1703] on 14 December 1963.¹ He gained the title of 9th Earl of Glasgow [S., 1703] on 14 December 1963.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Fairlie of Fairlie, Ayrshire [U.K., 1897] on 14 December 1963.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Lord Boyle, of Kelburn, Stewartoun, Finnick, Largs and Dalry [S., 1699] on 14 December 1963.¹

     Dorothea Lyle was born on 25 April 1914.² She was the daughter of Sir Archibald Moir Park Lyle, 2nd Bt. and Dorothy de Hoghton.^1,2 She married Rear-Admiral David William Maurice Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow, son of Captain Patrick James Boyle, 8th Earl of Glasgow and Hyacyinthe Mary Bell, on 4 March 1937.¹ She and Rear-Admiral David William Maurice Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow were divorced in 1962.¹ She died on 10 August 2006 at age 92.³
     Her married name became Boyle. She lived in 2003 at Marwell House, Owlesbury, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow was born on 30 July 1939.¹ He is the son of Rear-Admiral David William Maurice Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow and Dorothea Lyle.¹ He married Isabel Mary James, daughter of George Douglas James, on 30 November 1974.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was educated at Sorbonne University, Paris, France^G.² He gained the rank of Sub-Lieutenant in 1960 in the Royal Naval Reserve.² He was a TV documentary producer and director.² He succeeded as the 10th Lord Boyle, of Kelburn, Stewartoun, Finnick, Largs and Dalry [S., 1699] on 8 June 1984.² He succeeded as the 10th Lord Boyle, of Stewartoun, Cumbraes, Fenwick, Largs and Dalry [S., 1703] on 8 June 1984.² He succeeded as the 10th Viscount Kelburn [S., 1703] on 8 June 1984.² He succeeded as the 10th Earl of Glasgow [S., 1703] on 8 June 1984.² He succeeded as the 4th Baron Fairlie of Fairlie, Ayrshire [U.K., 1897] on 8 June 1984.² He held the position of Chief of the Name and Arms of Boyle from on 8 June 1984.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Aysrhire and Arran in 1995.² He lived in 2003 at Kelburn, Fairlie, Ayrshire, Scotland^G.²

     Lady Sarah Dorothea Boyle was born on 3 June 1941.¹ She was the daughter of Rear-Admiral David William Maurice Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow and Dorothea Lyle.¹ She married John Edward Baily, son of Brigadier Michael Henry Hamilton Baily, on 21 June 1962.¹ She died on 14 September 2010 at age 69.²
     From 21 June 1962, her married name became Baily.¹