Peerage Record – 6186

     Verena Joan Dawnay was born on 16 February 1936.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Cuthbert Henry Dawnay and Marjorie Kathleen Loder.¹ She married John Antony de la Cour Elliott, son of Yule Elliott, on 19 April 1958.¹
     She was educated at Queen Margaret’s School, Castle Howard, Yorkshire, England^G.¹ Her married name became Elliott. She lived in 2003 at 12 Cathcart Road, London, England^G.¹

     John Antony de la Cour Elliott is the son of Yule Elliott. He married Verena Joan Dawnay, daughter of Lt.-Col. Cuthbert Henry Dawnay and Marjorie Kathleen Loder, on 19 April 1958.¹

     Davinia Mary Elliott was born on 1 May 1962.¹ She is the daughter of John Antony de la Cour Elliott and Verena Joan Dawnay.¹

     Dorothy Maud Dawnay was born on 12 June 1884.¹ She was the daughter of Hon. Eustace Henry Dawnay and Lady Evelyn de Vere Capell.^1,2 She married Colonel Charles William Harry Crichton, son of Colonel Hon. Sir Henry George Louis Crichton and Letitia Grace Cole-Hamilton, on 7 November 1912.² She died on 16 April 1959 at age 74.²
     Her married name became Crichton.

     Colonel Charles William Harry Crichton was born on 7 July 1872.¹ He was the son of Colonel Hon. Sir Henry George Louis Crichton and Letitia Grace Cole-Hamilton.² He married Dorothy Maud Dawnay, daughter of Hon. Eustace Henry Dawnay and Lady Evelyn de Vere Capell, on 7 November 1912.¹ He died on 8 November 1958 at age 86.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1900.¹ He fought in the First World War in 1914, where he was mentioned in despatches and was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the 10th Hussars.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1915.¹

     Leila Mary Dawnay was born on 12 March 1886.¹ She was the daughter of Hon. Eustace Henry Dawnay and Lady Evelyn de Vere Capell.¹ She died in October 1974 at age 88, unmarried.¹

     Letitia Grace Cole-Hamilton was the daughter of Major Arthur Willoughby Cole-Hamilton and Emilia Katherine Beresford.^1,2 She married Colonel Hon. Sir Henry George Louis Crichton, son of John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne of Crom Castle and Selina Griselda Beresford, on 17 August 1869.² She died on 13 January 1888.¹
     From 17 August 1869, her married name became Crichton.²

     Major Arthur Willoughby Cole-Hamilton was born on 23 November 1806.² He was the son of Claud William Cole-Hamilton and Nichola Sophia Chaloner.³ He married Emilia Katherine Beresford, daughter of Reverend Charles Cobbe Beresford and Amelia Montgomery, on 16 December 1831.² He died on 16 December 1891 at age 85.²
     He held the office of High Sheriff of County Tyrone in 1830.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Tyrone.² He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Tyrone Fusiliers Militia.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Londonderry.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Tyrone.² He lived at Beltrim Castle, Tyrone, County Tyrone, Ireland^G.¹

     Emilia Katherine Beresford was the daughter of Reverend Charles Cobbe Beresford and Amelia Montgomery.^1,2 She married Major Arthur Willoughby Cole-Hamilton, son of Claud William Cole-Hamilton and Nichola Sophia Chaloner, on 16 December 1831.¹ She died on 19 November 1869.¹
     Her married name became Cole-Hamilton.