Peerage Record – 6855

     Annora Margaret Bromley-Martin was born on 7 April 1872. She was the daughter of George Edward Bromley-Martin and Henrietta Maria Cherry.^1,2 She married Hon. Victor Alexander Frederick Villiers Russell, son of Odo William Leopold Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill and Lady Emily Theresa Villiers, on 23 August 1905.¹ She died on 21 June 1949 at age 77.¹
     Her married name became Russell.

     Petronella Margaret Gosling was born on 27 December 1936.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. William Douglas Gosling and Rosemary Russell.¹ She married Charles William Humphreys, son of Sydney George Gordon Humphreys, on 20 February 1965.¹
     From 20 February 1965, her married name became Humphreys.¹ She lived in 1999 at Hazel End Farm, Hazel End, Farnham, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹

     Charles William Humphreys is the son of Sydney George Gordon Humphreys.¹ He married Petronella Margaret Gosling, daughter of Lt.-Col. William Douglas Gosling and Rosemary Russell, on 20 February 1965.²

     Christopher Leigh Pitt was born in 1983.¹ He is the son of Philip Pitt and Tanya Mary Sikorski.¹

     Odo William Leopold Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill was born on 20 September 1829 at Casa Bianca, Florence, Italy^G.¹ He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Lord Sir George William Russell and Elizabeth Anne Rawdon.¹ He was baptised on 25 September 1829 at Casa Bianca, Florence, Italy^G.¹ He married Lady Emily Theresa Villiers, daughter of George William Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and Lady Katherine Grimston, on 5 May 1868 at Watford, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He died on 25 August 1884 at age 54 at Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany^G.¹ He was buried on 3 September 1884 at Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹ His will was proven (by probate) on 17 December 1884, at over £45,000, reciting that over £75,000 Consols [?] was in settlement.¹
     He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He held the office of Attaché at Vienna in 1849.¹ He held the office of Attaché at Paris in 1852.¹ He held the office of Attaché at Constantinople in 1854.¹ He held the office of Attaché at Washington in 1857.¹ He held the office of Attaché at Florence in 1858.¹ He held the office of Attaché at Naples in 1860.¹ He held the office of Special Service, Rome between 1860 and 1870.¹ He held the office of Assistant Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1870 and 1871.¹ Between November 1870 and March 1871 he went on a special mission to German Army HQ at Versailles.² He held the office of Ambassador to Berlin between 1871 and 1884.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1872.¹ On 25 June 1872 he was awarded the royal precedence of a son of a Duke.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 21 February 1874.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) on 24 May 1879.¹ He was created 1st Baron Ampthill, of Ampthill, co. Bedford [U.K.] on 11 March 1881.¹

     Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill was born on 19 February 1869 at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy^G.¹ He was the son of Odo William Leopold Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill and Lady Emily Theresa Villiers.¹ He married Lady Margaret Lygon, daughter of Frederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp and Lady Mary Catherine Stanhope, on 6 October 1894 at Madresfield, Worcestershire, England^G.¹ He died on 7 July 1935 at age 66.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Ampthill, of Ampthill, co. Bedford [U.K., 1881] on 25 August 1884.¹ He matriculated at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 12 October 1888.¹ He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1892 with a Bachelor of Arts, 3rd class in history (B.A.)¹ He held the office of Private Secretary to the Colonial Secretary between 1895 and 1900.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Star of India (G.C.S.I.)³ He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Indian Empire (G.C.I.E.)³ He held the office of Governor of Madras between 1900 and 1905.¹ He held the office of Viceroy of India in 1904, ad interim.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry Cavalry.³ He gained the rank of commander in the 3rd and 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.³ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.³ He gained the rank of commander in the 13th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)³ He held the office of Pro Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Freemasons of England.³

     Hon. Sir Odo William Theophilus Villiers Russell was born on 3 May 1870.¹ He was the son of Odo William Leopold Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill and Lady Emily Theresa Villiers.¹ He married Countess Marie Louise Rex, daughter of Count Rudolf Karl Casper von Rex, on 25 June 1910.¹ He died on 23 December 1951 at age 81.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was Attaché in the Diplomatic Service in 1892.¹ He held the office of Attaché at Rome in 1893.¹ He held the office of Third Secretary to Athens in 1894.¹ He held the office of Attaché at Athens in 1894.¹ He held the office of Third Secretary to St. Petersburg in 1896.¹ He held the office of Second Secretary to Rome in 1898.¹ He held the office of Second Secretary to Buenos Aires in 1899.¹ He held the office of Second Secretary to Vienna in 1900.¹ He held the office of Second Secretary to Berlin in 1903.¹ He held the office of First Secretary to Berlin in 1905.¹ He held the office of Assistant Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary between 1905 and 1908.¹ He held the office of Counsellor to Vienna between 1908 and 1914.¹ He held the office of Diplomatic Secretary to the Foreign Secretary in 1915.¹ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Berne between 1919 and 1922.¹ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Vatican between 1923 and 1928.¹ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to The Hague between 1928 and 1933.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.)¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.)¹

     Countess Marie Louise Rex was the daughter of Count Rudolf Karl Casper von Rex.¹ She married Hon. Sir Odo William Theophilus Villiers Russell, son of Odo William Leopold Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill and Lady Emily Theresa Villiers, on 25 June 1910.¹ She died on 16 November 1966.¹
     Her married name became Russell.

     Hon. Mary Irene Loder was born on 1 May 1902.¹ She is the daughter of Gerald Walter Erskine Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst and Lady Louise de Vere Beauclerk.¹ She died on 7 January 1970 at age 67, unmarried.¹
     NRD.¹

     Hon. Dorothy Cicely Sybil Loder was born on 11 December 1896.¹ She was the daughter of Gerald Walter Erskine Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst and Lady Louise de Vere Beauclerk.¹ She married Hon. William Jocelyn Lewis Palmer, son of William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne and Lady Beatrix Maud Cecil, on 13 May 1922.¹ She died in 1986.¹
     Her married name became Palmer.