Peerage Record – 7251

     Roger Anthony Molyneux was born on 3 February 1892.¹ He was the son of Major Hon. Roger Gordon Molyneux and Anna Mary Viviene Dickinson.¹ He died on 8 August 1902 at age 10.¹

     Lt.-Col. George Victor Seymour was born on 5 August 1912.¹ He was the son of Commander Lord George Frederick Seymour and Norah Skipwith.¹ He married Hilda Elizabeth Phillips, daughter of Captain Harold Lionel Phillips and Hilda Wildman Hills, on 3 August 1946.¹ He died on 12 July 1953 at age 40.¹
     He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Scots Fusiliers.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.¹

     Hon. Sarah Frances Dawnay was born on 2 April 1970.¹ She is the daughter of John Christian George Dawnay, 11th Viscount Downe and Alison Diana Sconce.¹ She married Matthew Provis, son of Leonard Provis.²
     Her married name became Provis.²

     Alison Diana Sconce is the daughter of Ian Francis Henry Sconce and Alison (?)^1,2 She married John Christian George Dawnay, 11th Viscount Downe, son of Richard Dawnay, 10th Viscount Downe and Margaret Christine Bahnsen, on 16 September 1965.¹
     Her married name became Dawnay. After her marriage, Alison Diana Sconce was styled as Viscountess Downe on 8 December 1965. She lived in 2003 at Wykeham Abbey, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Richard Henry Dawnay, 12th Viscount Dawnay was born on 9 April 1967.¹ He is the son of John Christian George Dawnay, 11th Viscount Downe and Alison Diana Sconce.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Durham University, Durham, County Durham, England^G, with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)¹ He was with Coopers & Lybrand.¹ He was with Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants (F.C.A.) in 2002.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Viscount Downe [I., 1681] on 15 March 2002.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Dawnay of Danby [U.K., 1897] on 15 March 2002.¹ He lived in 2003 at Wykeham Abbey, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Margaret Edith Mary Walker was born on 26 October 1901.¹ She is the daughter of Reverend Reginald Edmund Walker and Lady Emily Mary Seymour.² She married, firstly, Frank Caffery on 21 February 1920.¹ She married, secondly, William Derbyshire in 1941.¹
     From 21 February 1920, her married name became Caffery. From 1941, her married name became Derbyshire.

     Richard Dawnay, 10th Viscount Downe was born on 16 May 1903.¹ He was the son of John Dawnay, 9th Viscount Downe and Dorothy ffolkes.¹ He married Margaret Christine Bahnsen, daughter of Christian Bahnsen, on 28 October 1928.¹ He died on 8 December 1965 at age 62.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Page of Honour to HM King George V between 1917 and 1919.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards, Reserve of Officers.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Viscount Downe [I., 1681] on 1 December 1931.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Dawnay of Danby [U.K., 1897] on 1 December 1931.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) in 1933.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the 5th Battalion, The Green Howards.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1945.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) in 1947.¹ He was appointed Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.)¹

     Margaret Christine Bahnsen was the daughter of Christian Bahnsen.¹ She married Richard Dawnay, 10th Viscount Downe, son of John Dawnay, 9th Viscount Downe and Dorothy ffolkes, on 28 October 1928.¹ She died on 25 March 1967.¹
     Her married name became Dawnay. After her marriage, Margaret Christine Bahnsen was styled as Viscountess Downe on 1 December 1931.

     John Christian George Dawnay, 11th Viscount Downe was born on 18 January 1935.¹ He was the son of Richard Dawnay, 10th Viscount Downe and Margaret Christine Bahnsen.¹ He married Alison Diana Sconce, daughter of Ian Francis Henry Sconce and Alison (?), on 16 September 1965.¹ He died on 15 March 2002 at age 67 at Wykeham Abbey, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England^G.^1,2
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1953 in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Dawnay of Danby [U.K., 1897] on 8 December 1965.³ He succeeded as the 11th Viscount Downe [I., 1681] on 8 December 1965.³ He held the office of Member of the North Yorkshire County Council between 1969 and 1985.¹ He was chairman of Brookdeal Electronics between 1981 and 1984.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of North Yorkshire in 1982.¹

     Hon. James Richard Dawnay was born on 8 September 1937.¹ He was the son of Richard Dawnay, 10th Viscount Downe and Margaret Christine Bahnsen.¹ He married Gillian Dance, daughter of Major James Cyril Aubrey George Dance and Anne Walker, on 29 November 1976.¹ He died on 15 September 1991 at age 54 at Wiltshire, England^G.^2,3