Peerage Record – 7204

     Major Lachlan Cecil Gordon-Duff was born posthumously on 23 November 1914.² He was the son of Captain Lachlan Gordon-Duff and Lydia Dorothy Muriel Pike.^1,3 He married, firstly, Hersey Ellen Baird, daughter of William Arthur Baird and Lady Hersey Constance Evelyn Conyngham, on 29 September 1939.¹ He and Hersey Ellen Baird were divorced in 1959.¹ He married, secondly, Patricia Annette Maud Gertrude Gordon Ramsey, daughter of Admiral Sir Charles Gordon Ramsey, on 29 October 1960.² He died on 6 January 2005 at age 90 at Cheshire, England.⁴
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.² He fought in the Second World War.² He lived at White House of Park, Cornhill, Banffshire, Scotland^G.⁵ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.) in 1956.⁵ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Banffshire in 1958.⁵ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Banffshire in 1960.⁵ He retired from the military, with the rank of Colonel, late of the Gordon Highlanders.²

     Captain Lachlan Gordon-Duff was born on 17 January 1880.² He was the son of Thomas Duff Gordon-Duff, 9th of Drummuir and 11th of Park and Pauline Emma Tennant.^2,3 He married Lydia Dorothy Muriel Pike, daughter of Joseph Pike, on 22 April 1908.³ He died on 24 October 1914 at age 34, killed in action.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Banffshire.³ He lived at Park, Banffshire, Scotland^G.¹ He lived at Drummuir, Banffshire, Scotland^G.¹ He fought in the First World War.²

     Simon Lachlan Gordon-Duff was born on 25 July 1942.¹ He was the son of Major Lachlan Cecil Gordon-Duff and Hersey Ellen Baird.¹ He married Caroline Edith Mary Craig Howard, daughter of Colonel Charles Neil Howard and Prunella Mary Patricia Feilding, in 1990.¹ He died on 3 January 2009 at age 66.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Scots Guards.¹ In 1968 he was Mentioned in Dispatches.¹ He lived in 2003 at Lodge Farm, Stowood, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     Robert Andrew Gordon-Duff was born on 18 March 1945.¹ He is the son of Major Lachlan Cecil Gordon-Duff and Hersey Ellen Baird.¹ He married, firstly, Caroline Orby Gascoigne, daughter of Major Robert Clifton Gascoigne and Sylvia Rapozo, in 1973.¹ He and Caroline Orby Gascoigne were divorced in 1997.¹ He married, secondly, Philippa Cynthia Pitman in March 2000.¹
     Robert Andrew Gordon-Duff usually went by his middle name of Andrew.² He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at Blantyre House, Widcombe Hill, Bath, Somerset, England^G.¹

     Lady Edina Dorothy Hope Conyngham was born on 18 October 1888.² She was the daughter of Henry Francis Conyngham, 4th Marquess Conyngham and Hon. Frances Elizabeth Sarah Eveleigh-de Moleyns.^1,2 She married, firstly, Sir Thomas Ainsworth, 2nd Bt., son of Sir John Stirling Ainsworth, 1st Bt. and Margaret Catherine Macredie, on 9 February 1911.¹ She and Sir Thomas Ainsworth, 2nd Bt. were divorced in 1925.¹ She married, secondly, Hans Wellesley Hamilton, 2nd Baron Holmpatrick, son of Ion Trant Hamilton, 1st Baron Holmpatrick and Lady Victoria Alexandrina Wellesley, on 27 October 1925.² She died on 13 April 1964 at age 75.¹
     From 9 February 1911, her married name became Ainsworth. After her marriage, Lady Edina Dorothy Hope Conyngham was styled as Baroness Holmpatrick on 27 October 1925. From 27 October 1925, her married name became Hamilton.

     Lady Barbara Helen Conyngham was born on 13 November 1893.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Francis Conyngham, 4th Marquess Conyngham and Hon. Frances Elizabeth Sarah Eveleigh-de Moleyns.¹ She married Major Dermot Hugh Bingham McCalmont, son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Hugh McCalmont and Hon. Rose Elizabeth Bingham, on 3 June 1918.¹ She died on 24 December 1938 at age 45.¹
     Lady Barbara Helen Conyngham usually went by her middle name of Helen.¹ Her married name became McCalmont.

     Major Dermot Hugh Bingham McCalmont was born circa 1887.² He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Hugh McCalmont and Hon. Rose Elizabeth Bingham.¹ He married Lady Barbara Helen Conyngham, daughter of Henry Francis Conyngham, 4th Marquess Conyngham and Hon. Frances Elizabeth Sarah Eveleigh-de Moleyns, on 3 June 1918.¹ He married June Patteson Nickalls, daughter of Major Patteson Womersley Nickalls, on 29 March 1941. He died on 24 February 1968.¹
     He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 7th Hussars.¹ He lived at Mount Juliet, Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland^G.¹

     Maj.-Gen. Sir Hugh McCalmont was born in February 1845.² He was the son of James McCalmont and Emily Anne Martin. He married Hon. Rose Elizabeth Bingham, daughter of John Charles Robert Bingham, 4th Baron Clanmorris of Newbrook and Sarah Selina Persse, on 29 September 1885.¹ He died on 2 May 1924 at age 79.¹
     He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.)¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹

     Sir Thomas Ainsworth, 2nd Bt. was born on 8 February 1886.¹ He was the son of Sir John Stirling Ainsworth, 1st Bt. and Margaret Catherine Macredie.² He married, firstly, Lady Edina Dorothy Hope Conyngham, daughter of Henry Francis Conyngham, 4th Marquess Conyngham and Hon. Frances Elizabeth Sarah Eveleigh-de Moleyns, on 9 February 1911.¹ He and Lady Edina Dorothy Hope Conyngham were divorced in 1925.¹ He married, secondly, Marie Eleanor Domvile, daughter of Compton Charles Domvile and Eleanor Maria Isabel Richardson, on 10 September 1925.¹ He died on 1 March 1971 at age 85.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 11th Hussars (Special Reserve.)¹ He was Joint Master of Foxhounds and Huntsman, County Meath between 1922 and 1925.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Ainsworth, of Ardanaiseig, co. Argyll [U.K., 1917] on 24 May 1923.¹ He was Master of Foxhounds and Huntsman, County Galway between 1925 and 1926.¹ He was Master of Foxhounds and Huntsman, County Kildare between 1926 and 1927.¹ He was Joint Master of Foxhounds and Huntsman, County Tipperary between 1928 and 1932.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Cumberland.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Argyllshire.¹

     Rosalind Alicia Frankland was the daughter of Sir Robert Frankland-Russell, 7th Bt. and Louisa Ann Murray.^1,2 She married Lt.-Col. Francis L’Estrange Astley, son of Sir Jacob Henry Astley, 5th Bt. and Hester Browne, on 7 September 1854.¹ She died on 27 August 1900.¹
     Her married name became Astley. In 1872 her name was legally changed to Rosalind Alicia Frankland-Russell-Astley.² She lived at Chequers Court, Buckinghamshire, England.²