Peerage Record – 7191

     Albert Picard lived at Paris, France^G.¹

     Lelia Elizabeth Russell is the daughter of Gilbert Russell.¹ She married John Edmund Banbury, son of Edmund Banbury and Lady Beatrice Mary Capell, on 4 April 1941.¹
     From 4 April 1941, her married name became Banbury.¹

     Robin Evelyn Leo Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 5th Baron Derwent was born on 30 October 1930.¹ He is the son of Patrick Robin Gilbert Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 4th Baron Derwent and Marie-Louise Henriette Picard.² He married Sybille Marie Louise de Simard de Pitray, daughter of unknown de Simard de Pitray, Vicomte de Simard de Pitray and Jeanine Hennessy, on 12 January 1957.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Clare College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Queen Victoria’s Rifles (Territorial Army.)¹ He was 3rd Secretary, Diplomatic Service between 1954 and 1955.¹ He was appointed Lieutenant, Royal Victorian Order (L.V.O.)¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Legion of Honour in 1957.¹ He was 2nd Secretary, Foreign Office in 1957.¹ He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1957.¹ He was 1st Secretary, Foreign Office in 1962.¹ He was director of NM Rothschild between 1969 and 1985.¹ He was awarded the Officier de l’Ordre Nationale du Mérite in 1978.¹ He was managing director of Hutchison Whampoa (Europe) Ltd between 1985 and 1998.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, of Hackness Hall, Yorkshire [G.B., 1795] in 1986.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Derwent, of Hackness, in the North Riding of co. York [U.K., 1881] in 1986.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of North Yorkshire in 1991.¹ He lived in 2003 at Hackness Hall, nr Scarborough, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Sybille Marie Louise de Simard de Pitray was the daughter of unknown de Simard de Pitray, Vicomte de Simard de Pitray and Jeanine Hennessy.^1,2 She married Robin Evelyn Leo Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 5th Baron Derwent, son of Patrick Robin Gilbert Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 4th Baron Derwent and Marie-Louise Henriette Picard, on 12 January 1957.² She died on 1 August 2023.³
     Her married name became Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone. After her marriage, Sybille Marie Louise de Simard de Pitray was styled as Baroness Derwent in 1986.

     Hon. Cecil Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was born on 26 December 1856.² He was the son of Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baron Derwent and Charlotte Mills.² He died on 29 January 1933 at age 76.²
     He gained the rank of Civil Engineer (C.E.)²

     Sir Alan Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was born on 31 August 1858.² He was the son of Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baron Derwent and Charlotte Mills.² He married Antoinette Pinchot, daughter of J. W. Pinchot, on 21 December 1892.² He died on 31 July 1932 at age 73.²
     He was with the Diplomatic Service in 1879.² He was Secretary of the Legation to Copenhagen in 1895.² He was Secretary of the Legation to Darmstadt in 1900.² He was Secretary of the Embassy to Vienna in 1903.² He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoteniary to Copenhagen in 1905.² He was awarded the Grand Cross, Order of Dannebrog of Denmark.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1908.² He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoteniary to The Hague in 1910.²

     Antoinette Pinchot was the daughter of J. W. Pinchot.² She married Sir Alan Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, son of Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baron Derwent and Charlotte Mills, on 21 December 1892.¹ She died on 1 July 1934.¹
     From 21 December 1892, her married name became Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone.

     J. W. Pinchot lived at New York, U.S.A.^G.

     Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was born on 19 May 1895.¹ He was the son of Sir Alan Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone and Antoinette Pinchot.² He died on 1 March 1945 at age 49, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He gained the rank of First World War in the with Rifle Brigade and on General Staff.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Willesden between 1923 and 1924.¹ He held the office of Assistant Government Whip between 1931 and 1932.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for South Shields between 1931 and 1935.¹ He was Secretary of the Department of Overseas Trade between 1940 and 1945.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Middlesborough West between 1940 and 1945.¹

     Lt.-Col. Granville Henry Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was born on 18 December 1891.¹ He was the son of Hon. Louis Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone and Gwendoline Mary Elizabeth Talbot.² He married Margarita Ruby O’Connell, daughter of Arthur Vernon O’Connell, on 7 June 1923.¹ He died on 21 July 1969 at age 77.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches three times.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1918.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹