Peerage Record – 6478

     Commander Henry Mitford Amherst Cecil was born on 9 March 1893.¹ He was the son of Colonel Lord William Cecil and Mary Rothes Margaret Tyssen-Amherst, Baroness Amherst of Hackney.¹ He married Hon. Yvonne Cornwallis, daughter of Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis and Mabel Leigh, on 27 January 1923.¹ He died on 6 January 1962 at age 68.¹
     He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Temporary Squadron Leader in 1934 in the Royal Air Force.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1935.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was appointed Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.)¹

     Hon. Yvonne Cornwallis was born in 1896. She was the daughter of Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis and Mabel Leigh.^1,2 She married Commander Henry Mitford Amherst Cecil, son of Colonel Lord William Cecil and Mary Rothes Margaret Tyssen-Amherst, Baroness Amherst of Hackney, on 27 January 1923.¹ She died in 1983.¹
     Her married name became Cecil.

     Rear-Admiral Sir Oswald Nigel Amherst Cecil was born on 11 November 1925.¹ He was the son of Commander Henry Mitford Amherst Cecil and Hon. Yvonne Cornwallis.¹ He married Annette Barclay, daughter of Major Robert Edward Barclay of Mathers and Urie and Nesta Anne Bury-Barry, on 6 April 1961.¹ He died on 10 March 2017 at age 91.²
     Rear-Admiral Sir Oswald Nigel Amherst Cecil usually went by his middle name of Nigel.¹ He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1966 in the Royal Navy.¹ He was Commander of the Dartmouth Training Squadron between 1969 and 1971.¹ He was appointed Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.) in 1971.¹ He was Senior British Naval Officer and Naval Attaché of the Cape Town between 1971 and 1973.¹ He held the office of Naval Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1975.¹ He gained the rank of Rear Admiral in 1975 in the Royal Navy.¹ He was NATO Commander of the South East Mediterranean between 1975 and 1977.¹ He was Commander of the British Forces and Flag Officer, Malta between 1975 and 1979.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1977.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1979.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Institute of Management (F.I.Mgt.) in 1980.¹ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.) in 1980.¹ He held the office of Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Man between 1980 and 1985.¹

     Annette Barclay was born in 1934.² She was the daughter of Major Robert Edward Barclay of Mathers and Urie and Nesta Anne Bury-Barry.^1,2 She married Rear-Admiral Sir Oswald Nigel Amherst Cecil, son of Commander Henry Mitford Amherst Cecil and Hon. Yvonne Cornwallis, on 6 April 1961.¹ She died on 24 November 2019.³
     Her married name became Cecil. She was appointed Commander, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.) in 1980.¹

     Major Robert Edward Barclay of Mathers and Urie was born on 12 August 1906.^2,3 He was the son of Lt.-Col. Robert Wyvill Barclay and Elsa Mary Bray.^4,3 He married Nesta Anne Bury-Barry, daughter of Major James Robert Bury-Barry and Judith Isabel Ringrose-Voase, on 20 April 1932.¹ He died on 26 March 1959 at age 52.²
     He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery.¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)² He lived at Logmore Lane, Bury Hill, Surrey, England^G.⁵

     Rachel Mary Cecil was born on 24 January 1924.¹ She was the daughter of Commander Henry Mitford Amherst Cecil and Hon. Yvonne Cornwallis.¹ She married Brigadier Mortimer Cecil Lanyon, son of Major Louis Frank Lanyon, on 6 March 1954.¹ She died on 4 March 2010 at age 86.²
     Her married name became Lanyon.

     Brigadier Mortimer Cecil Lanyon was born in 1920.² He was the son of Major Louis Frank Lanyon.¹ He married Rachel Mary Cecil, daughter of Commander Henry Mitford Amherst Cecil and Hon. Yvonne Cornwallis, on 6 March 1954.¹ He died in 2002.²
     He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier in the Royal Artillery.¹ He lived at Woodman’s Farm House, West Meon, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Major Louis Frank Lanyon lived at Hambledon House, Hambledon, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Charlotte Yvonne Lanyon was born on 20 February 1955.¹ She is the daughter of Brigadier Mortimer Cecil Lanyon and Rachel Mary Cecil.¹ She married Major Paul Alistair Strutt, son of Stephan Alastair Strutt and Felicity Anne MacDonnell, in 1977.¹
     From 1977, her married name became Strutt.¹

     Victoria Clare Lanyon was born on 14 October 1956.¹ She is the daughter of Brigadier Mortimer Cecil Lanyon and Rachel Mary Cecil.¹ She married Maj.-Gen. Angus Iain Ramsay, son of Colonel A. I. Ramsay, in 1987.¹
     From 1987, her married name became Ramsay.¹ She lived in 1999 at Woodman’s Farm House, West Meon, Hampshire, England^G.¹