Peerage Record – 7069

     Ferdinand Marsham-Townshend was born on 17 April 1880.¹ He was the son of Hon. Robert Marsham-Townshend and Clara Catherine Paley.² He died on 16 May 1915 at age 35, killed in action.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹

     Ruth Francis Wood was born on 3 August 1859. She was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Thomas Wood and Frances Smyth. She married Edward Cyril Newcome.
     Her married name became Newcome.

     Edward Cyril Newcome was born in 1855. He married Ruth Francis Wood, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Thomas Wood and Frances Smyth. He died in 1917.

     Mary Jane Stewart was the daughter of Admiral Hon. Keith Stewart and Mary Caroline Fitzroy.¹ She married Reginald Dykes Marshall, son of John Marshall and Mary Ballantine-Dykes, on 8 March 1864.¹ She died on 30 December 1925.¹
     Her married name became Marshall.

     Reginald Dykes Marshall was the son of John Marshall and Mary Ballantine-Dykes.² He married Margaret Louisa Herschel, daughter of Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt. and Lady Margaret Brodie Stewart.³ He married Mary Jane Stewart, daughter of Admiral Hon. Keith Stewart and Mary Caroline Fitzroy, on 8 March 1864.¹ He died on 3 October 1913.¹
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He lived at Castlerigg Manor, Cumberland, England^G.¹

     Edith Stewart was the daughter of Admiral Hon. Keith Stewart and Mary Caroline Fitzroy.¹ She married Colonel Edward St. Aubyn, son of Sir Edward St. Aubyn, 1st Bt. and Emma Knollys, on 19 April 1866.¹ She died on 25 April 1875.¹
     Her married name became St. Aubyn.

     Colonel Edward St. Aubyn was born on 8 March 1837.² He was the son of Sir Edward St. Aubyn, 1st Bt. and Emma Knollys.² He married, firstly, Edith Stewart, daughter of Admiral Hon. Keith Stewart and Mary Caroline Fitzroy, on 19 April 1866.¹ He married, secondly, Eugenia Susannah Chapman, daughter of David Barclay Chapman and Maria Chatfield, on 25 October 1879.² He married, thirdly, Ada Mary White-Thomson, daughter of Colonel Sir Robert Thomas White-Thomson and Fanny Julia Ferguson Davie, on 9 July 1891.² He died on 11 January 1914 at age 76.²
     He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was a practising barrister.² He was Deputy Special Warden of the Stannaries.² He gained the rank of Coonel in the 3rd Battaion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Cornwall.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Devon.² He lived at Glyn, Cornwall, England^G.²

     Sir Edward St. Aubyn, 1st Bt. was born illegitimately on 6 November 1799.¹ He was the son of Sir John St. Aubyn, 5th Bt. and Juliana Vinicombe.^2,3 He married Emma Knollys, daughter of General William Knollys and Charlotte Martha Blackwell, on 26 January 1828 at British Embassy, Paris, France^G.¹ He died on 30 November 1872 at age 73.¹
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Cornwall.¹ He was created 1st Baronet St. Aubyn, of St. Michaels Mount, Cornwall [U.K.] on 31 July 1866.²

     Emma Knollys was born circa 1806.¹ She was the daughter of General William Knollys and Charlotte Martha Blackwell.^1,2 She married Sir Edward St. Aubyn, 1st Bt., son of Sir John St. Aubyn, 5th Bt. and Juliana Vinicombe, on 26 January 1828 at British Embassy, Paris, France^G.¹ She died on 3 March 1887.¹
     Her married name became St. Aubyn.

     General William Knollys was baptised on 2 March 1763 at St. Thomas’s, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He was the son of Thomas Woods Knollys and Mary Porter.¹ He married Charlotte Martha Blackwell, daughter of Ebenezer Blackwell and Mary Eden, on 23 June 1795 at Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He died on 20 March 1834 at age 71 at Paris, France^G, from influenza.¹ He was also reported to have died on 10 March 1834.²
     He gained the rank of Ensign in 1778 in the 3rd Regiment, Foot Guards.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1788.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1793.¹ He was styled as 8th Earl of Banbury, co. Oxford [E., 1626] between 18 March 1793 and 15 March 1813.¹ He gained the rank of Brevet Colonel in 1795.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1802.¹ In 1806 he petitioned for a writ, but the House of Lords decided on 15 March 1813 that he was not entitled to the title.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1808.¹ On 5 March 1813 the latter declaring not only that he had not made out his claim but that he was not entitled to the peerage.² He held the office of Lieutenant-Governor of St. Johns, Newfoundland between 1818 and 1827.¹ He gained the rank of General in 1819.¹ He held the office of Governor of Limerick between 1826 and 1834.¹