Peerage Record – 6476

     Suzanne Jocelyn Dennett is the daughter of Frederick William Dennett.¹ She married Barclay James Amherst Cecil, son of Captain Thomas James Amherst Cecil and Vera Agnes Barclay, on 24 May 1941.¹ She and Barclay James Amherst Cecil were divorced in 1949.¹
     Her married name became Cecil.

     Frederick William Dennett lived at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.¹

     Timothy Dennett Amherst Cecil was born on 26 September 1942.¹ He is the son of Barclay James Amherst Cecil and Suzanne Jocelyn Dennett.¹
     He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹

     Jonathan Peter Hedworth Cecil was born on 1 October 1944.¹ He is the son of Barclay James Amherst Cecil and Suzanne Jocelyn Dennett.¹
     He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹

     John Francis Amherst Cecil was born on 30 June 1890.¹ He was the son of Colonel Lord William Cecil and Mary Rothes Margaret Tyssen-Amherst, Baroness Amherst of Hackney.¹ He married Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt, daughter of George Washington Vanderbilt II and Edith Stuyvesant Dresser, on 29 April 1924.¹ He and Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt were divorced in 1934.¹ He died on 22 October 1954 at age 64.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of First Secretary of the Diplomatic Service.¹

     Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt was born on 22 August 1900.³ She was the daughter of George Washington Vanderbilt II and Edith Stuyvesant Dresser.^1,2 She married John Francis Amherst Cecil, son of Colonel Lord William Cecil and Mary Rothes Margaret Tyssen-Amherst, Baroness Amherst of Hackney, on 29 April 1924.¹ She and John Francis Amherst Cecil were divorced in 1934.¹ She died on 7 February 1976 at age 75.¹
     Her married name became Cecil.

     George Washington Vanderbilt II was born on 14 November 1862 at New Dorp, Staten Island, New York, U.S.A.¹ He was the son of William Henry Vanderbilt and Maria Louisa Kissam.¹ He married Edith Stuyvesant Dresser, daughter of George Warren Dresser and Susan Fish Le Roy, on 1 June 1898 at American Cathedral, Paris, France.² He died on 6 March 1914 at age 51 at Washington, D.C., U.S.A.¹

     Captain Sir Cecil Charles Boyd-Rochfort was born on 16 April 1887.³ He was the son of Major Rochfort Hamilton Boyd-Rochfort and Florence Louisa Hemming.^1,4 He married Elizabeth Rohays Mary Burnett, daughter of Maj.-Gen. James Lauderdale Gilbert Burnett of Leys, 13th Bt. and Sybil Aird Crozier Smith, on 24 July 1944.¹ He died in 1983.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³ He gained the rank of Captain in the Scots Guards.³ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, where he was wounded.³ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.³ He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1952.³ He was a racehorse trainer before 1968 at Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, England^G.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1968.^1,3 He lived in 1982 at Kilnahard Castle, Ballyheelan, County Cavan, Ireland^G.³

     Major Rochfort Hamilton Boyd-Rochfort was born on 23 September 1844.² He was the son of George Augustus Rochfort-Boyd and Sarah Jane Woods.³ He married, firstly, Florence Louisa Hemming, daughter of Richard Hemming, on 1 May 1875.² He died on 11 January 1891 at age 46.²
     He was given the name of Rochfort Hamilton Boyd at birth.² He gained the rank of Major in the 15th Hussars.⁴ In 1888 his name was legally changed to Rochfort Hamilton Boyd-Rochfort by Royal Licence.² He lived at Middleton Park, County Westmeath, Ireland^G.¹

     George Henry Vanderbilt Cecil was born on 27 February 1925.¹ He is the son of John Francis Amherst Cecil and Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt.¹ He married Nancy Owen, daughter of Charles Dexter Owen, Jr., on 30 April 1955.¹
     He fought in the Second World War, in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.¹ He lived in 1999 at 2 Arboretum Road, Biltmore, North Carolina, U.S.A.^G.¹