Peerage Record – 7212

     Edward Holmes Baldock married Agnes Jessie Bibby, daughter of James Jenkinson Bibby and Sarah Cook, on 21 January 1880.¹

     Francis Charles Adelbert Henry Needham, 4th Earl of Kilmorey was born on 26 November 1883.¹ He was the son of Francis Charles Needham, 3rd Earl of Kilmorey and Ellen Constance Baldock.² He married Lady Norah Frances Hastings, daughter of Lt.-Col. Warner Francis John Plantagenet Hastings, 15th Earl of Huntingdon and Maud Margaret Wilson, on 10 February 1920.² He died on 11 January 1961 at age 77.¹
     He held the office of High Sheriff of County Down in 1913.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 1st Life Guards.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Kilmorey [I., 1822] on 28 July 1915.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Newry and Mourne, co. Down [I., 1822] on 28 July 1915.¹ He succeeded as the 15th Viscount Kilmorey, in Queen’s Co. [I., 1625] on 28 July 1915.¹ He was appointed Representative Peer [Ireland] between 1916 and 1961.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.¹ He was Commanding Officer of the Ulster Division, Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in 1930.¹ He was awarded the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers’ Decoration (V.R.D.)¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1936.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1936.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM Kign George VI between 1937 and 1939.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of County Down in 1949.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Down.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Down.¹

     Major Robert Oswald Guy Gardner was born on 20 September 1912.² He married Hilda Ruth Carr, daughter of Archibald Hamilton Rowan Carr, in 1959.¹ He died on 4 November 1987 at age 75 at Sussex, England^G.^1,2
     He fought in the Second World War.² He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) on 14 October 1943.^1,2

     Richard Frederick Norman married, thirdly, Hilda Ruth Carr, daughter of Archibald Hamilton Rowan Carr, in 1988.¹

     Christopher J. A. North married Hon. Carolyn Banbury, daughter of Charles William Banbury, 2nd Baron Banbury of Southam and Hilda Ruth Carr, on 16 April 1977.¹ He died in 1988, killed in a car accident.¹
     Christopher J. A. North usually went by his middle name of Kim.¹

     Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Francis Needham was born on 29 January 1942.¹ He is the son of Francis Jack Richard Patrick Needham, 5th Earl of Kilmorey and Helen Bridget Fandel-Phillips.¹ He married Sigrid Juliane Thiessen-Gairdner, daughter of Ernest Thiessen, on 5 June 1965.¹
     He was educated in 1952 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Member of the Somerset County Council between 1967 and 1974.¹ He was chairman of RGM Print Holdings between 1967 and 1985.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Viscount Newry and Mourne, co. Down [I., 1822] on 12 April 1977.² He succeeded as the 17th Viscount Kilmorey, in Queen’s Co. [I., 1625] on 12 April 1977.² He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Kilmorey [I., 1822] on 12 April 1977, although he does not use his title.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Chippenham between 1979 and 1983.¹ He wrote the book Honourable Member, published 1983.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1983 and 1984, to the Northern Ireland Secretary.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Wiltshire North between 1983 and 1987.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1984 and 1985, to the Environment Secretary.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary to Northern ireland between 1985 and 1992.¹ He held the office of Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry between 1992 and 1995.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1994.¹ He was director of GEC between 1995 and 1997.¹ He was appointed Knight in 1997.¹ He wrote the book Battling for Peace: Northern Ireland’s Longest Serving British Minister, published 1999.¹

     Hon. Christopher David Needham was born on 30 July 1948.¹ He was the son of Francis Jack Richard Patrick Needham, 5th Earl of Kilmorey and Helen Bridget Fandel-Phillips.² He married Marina Malvezzi, daughter of Rodi Malvezzi, before 1978.¹ He died on 6 July 2011 at age 62.³
     He was educated at Milton Abbey School, Milton Abbas, Dorset, England^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at 63 Foro Buonaparte, Milan, Italy^G.¹

     Hon. Patrick Jonathan Needham was born on 20 March 1951.¹ He is the son of Francis Jack Richard Patrick Needham, 5th Earl of Kilmorey and Helen Bridget Fandel-Phillips.² He married, firstly, Jane Hinbest, daughter of Geoffrey Hinbest, in 1979.¹ He and Jane Hinbest were divorced in 1993.¹ He married, secondly, Karen (?) after 1993.¹
     Hon. Patrick Jonathan Needham usually went by his middle name of Jonathan.¹ He lived in 2003 at Drifters End, Woodgate Lane, Swanton Morley, Dereham, Norfolk, England^G.¹

     Sigrid Juliane Thiessen-Gairdner is the daughter of Ernest Thiessen.¹ She married Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Francis Needham, son of Francis Jack Richard Patrick Needham, 5th Earl of Kilmorey and Helen Bridget Fandel-Phillips, on 5 June 1965.¹
     From 5 June 1965, her married name became Needham.

     Robert Francis John Needham, Viscount Newry and Mourne was born on 30 May 1966.¹ He is the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Francis Needham and Sigrid Juliane Thiessen-Gairdner.¹ He married Laura Mary Tregaskis, daughter of Michael Tregaskis, on 13 April 1991.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was styled as Viscount Newry and Mourne in 1977.¹ He was educated at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Imperial College, London University, London, England^G, with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)¹ He was a director of Collabra Net Solutions Ltd and Mourne Consultancy Ltd in 2000.¹ He lived in 2003 at 6 Lattimer Place, Chiswick, London, England^G.¹