Peerage Record – 6918

     William Robert Byng, 9th Earl of Strafford was born on 10 May 1964.² He is the son of Thomas Edmund Byng, 8th Earl of Strafford and Jennifer Mary Denise May.² He married Karen Elizabeth Lord, daughter of S. Graham Lord, on 8 October 1994.²
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.² He was educated at Durham University, Durham, County Durham, England.² He was styled as Viscount Enfield between 1984 and 2016. He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Strafford [U.K., 1847] on 12 November 2016. He succeeded as the 9th Viscount Enfield, of Enfield, co. Middlesex [U.K., 1847] on 12 November 2016. He succeeded as the 9th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth, co. Middlesex [U.K., 1835] on 12 November 2016.

     Hon. James Edmund Byng was born on 27 June 1969.¹ He is the son of Thomas Edmund Byng, 8th Earl of Strafford and Jennifer Mary Denise May.¹ He married Whitney Osborn McVeigh, daughter of Charles McVeigh III, in 1994.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.¹ He was educated at Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹

     Lady Georgia Mary Caroline Byng was born on 6 September 1965.¹ She is the daughter of Thomas Edmund Byng, 8th Earl of Strafford and Jennifer Mary Denise May.² She married Daniel S. Chadwick, son of Lynn Chadwick, in 1990.¹ She and Daniel S. Chadwick were divorced in 1995.¹
     She was educated at Westonbirt School, Gloucestershire, England.¹ She was educated at Central School of Speech and Drama, London, England^G.¹ Her married name became Chadwick.

     Daniel S. Chadwick is the son of Lynn Chadwick.¹ He married Lady Georgia Mary Caroline Byng, daughter of Thomas Edmund Byng, 8th Earl of Strafford and Jennifer Mary Denise May, in 1990.¹ He and Lady Georgia Mary Caroline Byng were divorced in 1995.¹

     Lady Harriet Clare Tara Byng was born on 6 April 1967.¹ She is the daughter of Thomas Edmund Byng, 8th Earl of Strafford and Jennifer Mary Denise May.² She married T. Christopher Wilbur, son of Richard Wilbur, in 1994.¹
     Lady Harriet Clare Tara Byng usually went by her middle name of Tara.¹ She was educated at Westonbirt School, Gloucestershire, England.¹ Her married name became Wilbur.

     Ingela Berglund is the daughter of Axel Berglund.¹ She married Hon. Julian Francis Byng, son of Robert Cecil Byng, 7th Earl of Strafford and Maria Magdalena Elizabeth Cloete, on 10 September 1966.¹ She and Hon. Julian Francis Byng were divorced in 1983.¹
     From 10 September 1966, her married name became Byng.

     David Bruce, 4th of Kennet was born circa 1630.² He was the son of Robert Bruce, 3rd of Kennet and Agnes Murray.¹ He married Margery Young, daughter of David Young, in 1656.¹ He died in 1673.¹
     He lived at Kennet, Clackmannanshire, Scotland^G.¹
     He had four younger sons and two daughters.¹

     Francis Gustaf Byng was born on 11 November 1968.¹ He is the son of Hon. Julian Francis Byng and Ingela Berglund.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, England^G.¹

     George Michael Alexander Byng was born in 1973. He is the son of Hon. Julian Francis Byng and Ingela Berglund.¹

     Field Marshal Frederick Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of the County of Cavan was born on 16 October 1865 at the Rectory, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England^G.³ He was the son of Frederick Edward Gould Lambart, 9th Earl of the County of Cavan and Mary Sneade Olive.⁴ He was baptised on 19 November 1865 at the Rectory, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England^G.³ He married, firstly, Caroline Inez Crawley, daughter of George Baden Crawley and Eliza Inez Hulbert, on 1 August 1893 at Digswell Church, Digswell, Hertfordshire, England^G.^4,3 He married, secondly, Lady Hester Joan Byng, daughter of Reverend Francis Edmund Cecil Byng, 5th Earl of Strafford and Emily Georgina Kerr, on 27 November 1922 at St. Mark’s Church, North Audley Street, Mayfair, London, England^G.^4,5 He died on 28 August 1946 at age 80.⁴
     He was educated between 1879 and 1884 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.⁵ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.⁵ He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1883.⁵ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1885 in the Grenadier Guards.³ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Canada between 1891 and 1893.³ He gained the rank of Captain in 1897.³ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902, where he was mentioned in despatches.⁴ He succeeded as the 10th Viscount Kilcoursie, in the King’s County [I., 1647] on 14 July 1900.⁴ He was also known as 10th Earl of the County of Cavan [I., 1647] as of 14 July 1900.⁴ He succeeded as the 11th Lord Lambart, Baron of Cavan, co. Cavan [I., 1618] on 14 July 1900.⁴ He gained the rank of Major in 1902.³ He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards between 1908 and 1912.⁴ He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 29 June 1910.^4,3 He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches nine times.⁴ He was Temporary Brigadier-General of the 4th Guards Brigade, BEF between 1914 and 1915.⁴ He was Major-General of the Guards Division in 1915.⁴ He held the office of Representative Peer [Ireland] in 1915.⁴ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1915.⁴ He was Lieutenant-General of the XIVth Army Corps between 1916 and 1917.⁴ He was appointed Knight, Order of St. Patrick (K.P.) in July 1916.⁴ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1918.⁴ He was awarded the Order of Wen-Hu of China 1st Class.⁴ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal (D.S.M.) U.S.⁴ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.⁴ He was awarded the Grand Officier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.⁴ He was awarded the Grand Cross, Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus of Italy.⁴ He was Temporary General Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force, Italy between 1918 and 1919.⁴ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1919.⁴ He held the office of Lieutenant of the Tower of London in 1920.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1920.⁴ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp General to HM King George V in 1920.⁴ He gained the rank of General in 1921.⁴ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1922.⁴ He was Colonel of the Irish Guards in 1925.⁴ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1926.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1926.⁴ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1927.⁴ He was Colonel of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment between 1928 and 1935.⁴ He held the office of Captain of the Gentlemen at Arms between 1929 and 1931.⁴ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Hertfordshire.⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hertfordshire.⁴ He gained the rank of Field Marshal in 1932.⁴