Peerage Record – 6165

     F/O Fenella Frances Dora Boyle was born on 15 February 1918.¹ She was the daughter of Hon. Alan Reginald Boyle and Isabel Julia Hull.¹ She married Robin Halliday Macartney, son of Sir George Macartney, on 10 September 1954.¹ She died in 1984.¹
     She gained the rank of Flying Officer in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, during the Second World War.¹ Her married name became Macartney.

     Robin Halliday Macartney is the son of Sir George Macartney.¹ He married F/O Fenella Frances Dora Boyle, daughter of Hon. Alan Reginald Boyle and Isabel Julia Hull, on 10 September 1954.¹
     He was appointed Fellow, Royal Institute of British Architects (F.R.I.B.A.)¹

     Sir George Macartney was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Indian Empire (K.C.I.E.)¹ He lived at East Hill Lodge, Charminster, Dorset, England^G.

     Jean Isabel Boyle was born on 12 November 1919.¹ She is the daughter of Hon. Alan Reginald Boyle and Isabel Julia Hull.¹ She married Bartholomew Guy Ellison, son of Major Guy Moreton Ellison, on 17 June 1941.¹
     Her married name became Ellison.

     Bartholomew Guy Ellison is the son of Major Guy Moreton Ellison.¹ He married Jean Isabel Boyle, daughter of Hon. Alan Reginald Boyle and Isabel Julia Hull, on 17 June 1941.¹

     Major Guy Moreton Ellison gained the rank of Major in the Lincolnshire Regiment.¹ He lived at Waddington, Lincolnshire, England^G.¹

     Walter James Hore-Ruthven, 9th Lord Ruthven of Freeland was born on 14 June 1838.² He was the son of William Hore and Dells Honoria Lowen.² He married Lady Caroline Annesley Gore, daughter of Philip Yorke Gore, 4th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands and Elizabeth Marianne Napier, on 21 August 1869.³ He died on 28 February 1921 at age 82.²
     He was given the name of Walter James Hore at birth.² In 1853 his name was legally changed to Walter James Hore-Ruthven.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Rifle Brigade.² He fought in the Crimean War.² He succeeded as the 9th Lord Ruthven of Freeland [S., 1651] on 13 February 1864.¹ In December 1881 bankrupt in the sum of £3,387.² In 1882 the Lord Clerk Register of Scotland had denied the Lordship’s very existence before a Select Commitee.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Herefordshire.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Perthshire.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Perthshire.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Lanarkshire.² He fought in the First World War, with the Rifle Brigade, even though aged 76.² He was King’s Messenger.² He was awarded the Grand Officer, Crown of Belgium in 1915.² He was created 1st Baron Ruthven of Gowrie, of Gowrie, co. Perth [U.K.] on 28 October 1919.²

     Major Charles Edward Malcolm was born on 2 December 1865.² He was the son of James Malcolm and Adeline Attye.² He married Hon. Beatrice Mary Leslie Hore-Ruthven, daughter of Walter James Hore-Ruthven, 9th Lord Ruthven of Freeland and Lady Caroline Annesley Gore, on 28 December 1894.¹ He and Hon. Beatrice Mary Leslie Hore-Ruthven were divorced in 1914.¹ He died on 16 April 1935 at age 69.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Scots Guards.² He gained the rank of Major in the Buckinghamshire Yeomanry.² He lived at Maxstoke Castle, Coleshill, Warwickshire, England^G.¹

     Sir Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith was born on 18 January 1888.² He was the son of Thomas Sopwith and Lydia Gertrude Messiter.^3,2 He married Hon. Beatrice Mary Leslie Hore-Ruthven, daughter of Walter James Hore-Ruthven, 9th Lord Ruthven of Freeland and Lady Caroline Annesley Gore, on 30 December 1914.¹ He died in 1989 at Romsey, Hampshire, England.²
     In 1898 he accidentally killed his father when a shotgun he held went off.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹

     Thomas Sopwith was born on 2 July 1838 at St. Marys Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England.² He was the son of Thomas Sopwith and Jane Scott.³ He married Lydia Gertrude Messiter, daughter of Henry Messiter and Susan Ellen Coulson, on 1 March 1866 at Parish Church, Wincanton, Somerset, England.³ He died in 1898 at Lisle of Lismore, Oban, Scotland, accidentally killed when a shotgun held by his son Thomas went off.³
     He was registered as a Member, Institution of Civil Engineers (M.I.C.E.)¹