Peerage Record – 6241

     Lady Maria Alice Coventry was born on 2 October 1931.¹ She was the daughter of George William Reginald Victor Coventry, 10th Earl of Coventry and Hon. Nesta Donne Philipps.¹ She married John Richard Lewes, son of Captain John Hugh Lewes and Lilla Muriel Moss King, on 6 May 1954.¹ She and John Richard Lewes were divorced in 1968.¹ She died on 17 November 2007 at age 76 at Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England^G.²
     Her married name became Lewes. In 1968 her name was legally changed to Coventry.¹ She lived in 2003 at Levant Lodge, Earls Croome, Worcestershire, England^G.¹

     John Richard Lewes was born on 8 August 1930.² He was the son of Captain John Hugh Lewes and Lilla Muriel Moss King.^1,2 He married, firstly, Lady Maria Alice Coventry, daughter of George William Reginald Victor Coventry, 10th Earl of Coventry and Hon. Nesta Donne Philipps, on 6 May 1954.¹ He and Lady Maria Alice Coventry were divorced in 1968.¹ He married, secondly, Hermoine B. H. Anderson in 1969 at Exmoor, Somerset, England^G.² He died in December 2002 at age 72 at Bristol, England^G.²

     Captain John Hugh Lewes is the son of John Herbert Lewes and Constance Sutherland.² He married Lilla Muriel Moss King, daughter of Robert Curzon Henry Moss King, on 27 July 1927.²
     He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.)¹ He lived at White Willows, Yelverton, Devon, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹

     Lilla Muriel Moss King was born on 13 May 1903.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Curzon Henry Moss King.² She married, firstly, Ean Charles Colville Greenlees, son of Major D. C. Greenlees, in 1923.¹ She married, secondly, Captain John Hugh Lewes, son of John Herbert Lewes and Constance Sutherland, on 27 July 1927.¹ She died on 25 January 1978 at age 74.¹
     From 1923, her married name became Greenlees.¹ From 1927, her married name became Lewes.¹

     Robert Curzon Henry Moss King lived at Harcourt House, Camberley, Surrey, England^G.²

     Edward George William Oscar Coventry, Viscount Deerhurst was born on 24 September 1957.¹ He was the son of George William Coventry, 11th Earl of Coventry and Marie Farquhar Medart.¹ He died on 4 October 1997 at age 40, unmarried.²
     Edward George William Oscar Coventry, Viscount Deerhurst also went by the nick-name of Ted Deerhurst. He was styled as Viscount Deerhurst.¹ He was educated at Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.^G.²

     Virginia Lea Daniel was born on 7 October 1866 at Gross Valley, California, U.S.A.^G.¹ She was the daughter of William Daniel and Rodie Stephens.¹ She married George William Coventry, Viscount Deerhurst, son of George William Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry and Lady Blanche Craven, on 10 March 1894 at All Saints’ Church, Ennismore Gardens, London, England^G.¹ She died on 8 November 1948 at age 82.²
     She was adopted by Charles William Bonynge.¹ Her married name became Coventry. She was appointed Dame of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (D.G.St.J.)³

     Lady Helena Blanche Coventry was born on 19 January 1895.¹ She was the daughter of George William Coventry, Viscount Deerhurst and Virginia Lea Daniel.¹ She married Dudley Ryder, 6th Earl of Harrowby, son of John Herbert Dudley Ryder, 5th Earl of Harrowby and Hon. Mabel Danvers Smith, on 31 January 1922.¹ She died in 1974.¹
     Her married name became Ryder. In 1930 she was granted the rank of an earl’s daughter.¹ After her marriage, Lady Helena Blanche Coventry was styled as Countess of Harrowby on 30 March 1956.

     Dudley Danvers Granville Coutts Ryder, 7th Earl of Harrowby was born on 20 December 1922.¹ He was the son of Dudley Ryder, 6th Earl of Harrowby and Lady Helena Blanche Coventry.¹ He married, firstly, Jeanette Rosalthé Johnston-Saint, daughter of Captain Peter Johnston-Saint and Clare Isabel Mansell-MacCulloch, on 14 June 1949.¹ He married, secondly, Janet Mary Pierrette Stott, daughter of Alan Edward Stott and Margarite Marie Maye Knowles, in 2003.² He died on 9 October 2007 at age 84 at Sandon Hall, Stone, Staffordshire, England^G, from a heart attack.^3,4
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War, in India, Java and North-West Europe, where he was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of officer in 1941 in the 56 Armoured Division.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the 5 Parachute Brigade, 59th Infantry Division.¹ He was managing director of Coutts and Company between 1949 and 1970.¹ He held the office of Member of the Kensington Borough Council between 1950 and 1965.¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.) in 1953.¹ He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 254 (City of London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Territorial Army) between 1962 and 1965.¹ He was a director of National Provident Bank between 1964 and 1969.¹ He held the office of Member of the Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council between 1965 and 1971.¹ He was a director of Olympia Group between 1968 and 1973.¹ He was a director of National Westminster Bank between 1968 and 1987.¹ He was a director of Sheepbridge Engineering between 1977 and 1979.¹ He was chairman of Powell Duffryn Group between 1981 and 1986.¹ He was chairman of Dowty Group plc between 1986 and 1991.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Harrowby, of Harrowby, co. Lincoln [G.B., 1776] on 7 May 1987.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Harrowby, co. Lincoln [U.K., 1809] on 7 May 1987.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Sandon, of Sandon, co. Stafford [U.K., 1809] on 7 May 1987.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) by Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, England^G, in 1996.¹ He lived in 2003 at Burnt Norton, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at Sandon Hall, Stone, Staffordshire, England^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at Apartment 20, Albert Bridge House, 127 Albert Bridge Road, London, England^G.¹

     Jolene Mary Coates was born in 1974.¹ She is the daughter of Edward Francis Coates and Jo-Ann Shepherd.¹