Peerage Record – 70886

     Hermann Ludwig Eckstein was born in 1847 at Hohenheim, Germany.¹ He married Minnie Diana Pitt before 1889.¹ He died in 1893 at Germany.¹
     He was president of the Chamber of Mines in 1892 at Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.¹

     Mery de Berdt Hovell was born in 1849 at Clapton, London, England.¹ She was the daughter of Dennis de Berdt Hovell and Mary de Horne.¹ She married Francis John Romilly, son of George Thomas Romilly and Margaret Philip Mirrielees, on 21 November 1872 at St. Matthew’s Church, Upper Clapton, London, England.¹ She died in 1926.¹
     From 21 November 1872, her married name became Romilly.¹

     Francis John Romilly was born in 1849 at Kensington, London, England.¹ He was the son of George Thomas Romilly and Margaret Philip Mirrielees.¹ He married Mery de Berdt Hovell, daughter of Dennis de Berdt Hovell and Mary de Horne, on 21 November 1872 at St. Matthew’s Church, Upper Clapton, London, England.¹ He died on 22 March 1885 at Suakin, Sudan, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Engineers.¹ He fought in the Sudan Campaign.¹

     George Thomas Romilly was born in 1823 at Montreal, Quebec, Canada.¹ He married Margaret Philip Mirrielees, daughter of John Mirrielees and Margaret Thompson Milne, on 6 April 1848 at Church of St. Botolph, Aldgate, London, England.¹ He died in 1893 at Bromley, Kent, England.¹

     Margaret Philip Mirrielees was baptised on 29 August 1830 at St. Pancras, London, England.¹ She was the daughter of John Mirrielees and Margaret Thompson Milne.¹ She married George Thomas Romilly on 6 April 1848 at Church of St. Botolph, Aldgate, London, England.¹
     From 6 April 1848, her married name became Romilly.¹

     Arthur Hovell Romilly was born in 1877 at Clapton, London, England.¹ He was the son of Francis John Romilly and Mery de Berdt Hovell.¹ He married Annie P. MacCall on 21 February 1905 at All Saints’ Church, Upper Norwood, London, England.¹ He died on 21 October 1914 at France, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the Boer War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches.¹

     Annie P. MacCall married Arthur Hovell Romilly, son of Francis John Romilly and Mery de Berdt Hovell, on 21 February 1905 at All Saints’ Church, Upper Norwood, London, England.¹
     From 21 February 1905, her married name became Romilly.¹

     Francis Henry Romilly was born in 1879 at India.¹ He was the son of Francis John Romilly and Mery de Berdt Hovell.¹ He married Jeannie Austin Servantes Meville, daughter of Sir George Meville and Marie Elise Louise Fitz-Landers, in 1911 at India.¹ He died on 25 September 1915 at France, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹

     Jeannie Austin Servantes Meville was born on 17 January 1881 at Demirance, British Guinea.¹ She was the daughter of Sir George Meville and Marie Elise Louise Fitz-Landers.¹ She married Francis Henry Romilly, son of Francis John Romilly and Mery de Berdt Hovell, in 1911 at India.¹ She died in 1956 at Hastings, Sussex, England.¹
     From 1911, her married name became Romilly.¹

     Sir George Meville was born on 1 July 1842 at Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹ He married Marie Elise Louise Fitz-Landers, daughter of Fitz Thomas Fitz-Landers and Marie Elise Servantes, on 12 October 1869 at Trinity Church, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹ He died on 24 February 1942 at age 99 at London, England.¹
     He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.)¹