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Peerage Record – 7277

Winifred Frances Villiers-Stuart

Female, Registry Number #72761, b. 1883

Last Edited=10 May 2003
     Winifred Frances Villiers-Stuart was born in 1883. She was the daughter of Henry Windsor Villiers-Stuart and Mary Power.

Margaret Halyburton1

Female, Registry Number #72762, b. after 1586

Last Edited=3 Feb 2016
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Margaret Halyburton was born after 1586.2 She was the daughter of James Halyburton of Thorngreen and Margaret Scrymgeour.1,2 She married James Elphinstone, 1st Lord Coupar, son of Sir James Elphinstone, 1st Lord Balmerinoch and Marjory Maxwell.1
     Her married name became Elphinstone.1 After her marriage, Margaret Halyburton was styled as Baroness Coupar.
Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 464. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6286] Clan MacFarlane and associated clans genealogy, online http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info. Hereinafter cited as Clan MacFarlane.

Captain William Villiers-Stuart1

Male, Registry Number #72763, b. 21 August 1804, d. 7 November 1873

Last Edited=21 May 2006
Consanguinity Index=0.02%
     Captain William Villiers-Stuart was born on 21 August 1804.1 He was the son of Lord Henry Stuart and Lady Gertrude Amelia Mason-Villiers.1 He married Catherine Cox, daughter of Michael Cox, on 1 June 1833.1 He died on 7 November 1873 at age 69.1
     He was given the name of William Stuart at birth.1 He gained the rank of Captain in the 12th Lancers.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Waterford.1

Children of Captain William Villiers-Stuart and Catherine Cox

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 608. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Catherine Cox1

Female, Registry Number #72764, d. 14 September 1879

Last Edited=24 Oct 2009
     Catherine Cox was the daughter of Michael Cox.1 She married Captain William Villiers-Stuart, son of Lord Henry Stuart and Lady Gertrude Amelia Mason-Villiers, on 1 June 1833.1 She died on 14 September 1879.1
     Her married name became Villiers-Stuart.

Children of Catherine Cox and Captain William Villiers-Stuart

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 608. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Michael Cox1

Male, Registry Number #72765

Last Edited=24 Oct 2009
     Michael Cox lived at Castletown, County Kilkenny, IrelandG.1

Child of Michael Cox

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 608. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Captain Henry John Richard Villiers-Stuart1

Male, Registry Number #72766, b. 3 March 1837, d. 10 May 1914

Last Edited=21 May 2006
     Captain Henry John Richard Villiers-Stuart was born on 3 March 1837.1 He was the son of Captain William Villiers-Stuart and Catherine Cox.1 He married Jane Rigby Murray, daughter of Benjamin Rigby Murray, on 4 May 1870.1 He died on 10 May 1914 at age 77.1
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 68th Light Infantry.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Waterford Artillery.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)1

Children of Captain Henry John Richard Villiers-Stuart and Jane Rigby Murray

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 608. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Jane Rigby Murray1

Female, Registry Number #72767, d. 12 March 1933

Last Edited=21 May 2006
     Jane Rigby Murray was the daughter of Benjamin Rigby Murray.1 She married Captain Henry John Richard Villiers-Stuart, son of Captain William Villiers-Stuart and Catherine Cox, on 4 May 1870.1 She died on 12 March 1933.1
     From 4 May 1870, her married name became Villiers-Stuart.

Children of Jane Rigby Murray and Captain Henry John Richard Villiers-Stuart

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 608. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Benjamin Rigby Murray1

Male, Registry Number #72768

Last Edited=20 Sep 2014
     Benjamin Rigby Murray lived at Parton, Kirkcudbrightshire, ScotlandG.1

Child of Benjamin Rigby Murray

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 608. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Brig.-Gen. William Desmond Villiers-Stuart1

Male, Registry Number #72769, b. 11 April 1872, d. 25 January 1961

Last Edited=17 Sep 2006
     Brig.-Gen. William Desmond Villiers-Stuart was born on 11 April 1872.1 He was the son of Captain Henry John Richard Villiers-Stuart and Jane Rigby Murray.1 He married Erica Cecil Shepley, daughter of Robert Shepley Shepley, on 25 June 1926.1 He died on 25 January 1961 at age 88, without issue.1
     He fought in the Tirah Campaign in 1897, where he was dangerously wounded.1 He fought in the North-West Frontier between 1897 and 1898.1 He fought in the Waziristan Campaign between 1901 and 1902.1 He fought in the First World War, where he mentioned in despatches three times.1 He was commissioned with the rank of Colonel, in the service of the 1st Battalion, 5th Royal Gurkhas.1 He was Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel of the 9th (Service) Battalion, Rifle Brigade between 1914 and 1916.1 He was commander of the Nepalese Allied Contingent between 1916 and 1917.1 He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1917.1 He was Commandant of the Mountain Warfare School, India between 1917 and 1918.1 He was commander of the 3rd Battalion, QVO Corps of Guides Infantry between 1917 and 1918.1 He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in 1918.1 He fought in the Waziristan Campaign in 1920.1 He was Commandant of the Mountain Warfare School, India in 1921.1 He fought in the Waziristan Campaign between 1922 and 1923, where he was mentioned in despatches.1 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1925.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 608. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Erica Cecil Shepley1

Female, Registry Number #72770

Last Edited=21 May 2006
     Erica Cecil Shepley is the daughter of Robert Shepley Shepley.1 She married Brig.-Gen. William Desmond Villiers-Stuart, son of Captain Henry John Richard Villiers-Stuart and Jane Rigby Murray, on 25 June 1926.1
     Her married name became Villiers-Stuart.
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 608. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

 

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