Peerage Record – 7278

     Major Charles Herbert Villiers-Stuart was born on 2 September 1874.¹ He was the son of Captain Henry John Richard Villiers-Stuart and Jane Rigby Murray.¹ He married Joan Lascelles Shepley, daughter of Robert Shepley Shepley, on 10 September 1913.¹ He died in May 1915 at age 40 at Gallipoli, Turkey^G, killed in action.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.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 56th Punjabi Rifles Field Force.¹ He fought in the Gallipoli Campaign in May 1915.¹

     Joan Lascelles Shepley was the daughter of Robert Shepley Shepley.¹ She married Major Charles Herbert Villiers-Stuart, son of Captain Henry John Richard Villiers-Stuart and Jane Rigby Murray, on 10 September 1913.¹ She died on 30 July 1950.¹
     Her married name became Villiers-Stuart.

     Charles Henry Villiers-Stuart was born posthumously on 9 June 1915.¹ He was the son of Major Charles Herbert Villiers-Stuart and Joan Lascelles Shepley.¹ He died on 25 January 1987 at age 71 at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Wye Agricultural College, Wye, Kent, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Indian Army Service Corps.¹ He fought in the Second World War, with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.¹

     Colonel John Patrick Villiers-Stuart was born on 1 March 1879.¹ He was the son of Captain Henry John Richard Villiers-Stuart and Jane Rigby Murray.¹ He married, firstly, Phyllis Mary Read, daughter of James Christopher Read and Mary Susan (?), on 6 December 1914.¹ He married Eileen Nora MacLaughlin, daughter of Colonel Alexander John Maunsell MacLaughlin, on 22 December 1933.¹ He died on 22 October 1958 at age 79.¹
     He fought in the Boxer Rebellion in 1900.¹ He fought in the Waziristan Campaign between 1901 and 1902.² He fought in the East African Campaign between 1903 and 1904.² He fought in the North-West Frontier, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches five times.² He gained the rank of Colonel in the 1st/13th FFR.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1915.¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.² He fought in the Afghan War in 1919, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.² He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1920.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1924.¹

     Phyllis Mary Read was born on 11 February 1894.² She was the daughter of James Christopher Read and Mary Susan (?)^3,2 She was baptised on 3 March 1894 at Calcutta, Bengal, India.² She married Colonel John Patrick Villiers-Stuart, son of Captain Henry John Richard Villiers-Stuart and Jane Rigby Murray, on 6 December 1914.¹ She died on 26 January 1933 at age 38.¹
     Her married name became Villiers-Stuart.

     Eileen Nora MacLaughlin is the daughter of Colonel Alexander John Maunsell MacLaughlin.² She married Colonel John Patrick Villiers-Stuart, son of Captain Henry John Richard Villiers-Stuart and Jane Rigby Murray, on 22 December 1933.¹
     Her married name became Villiers-Stuart. She lived in 2003 at The Beeches, Catsfield, Battle, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Major John Michael Villiers-Stuart was born on 13 April 1927.¹ He was the son of Colonel John Patrick Villiers-Stuart and Phyllis Mary Read.¹ He married Bridget Mary Grant, daughter of Lt.-Col. Patrick Francis Grant of Knockie, on 23 July 1960.¹ He died on 16 June 1986 at age 59.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the Queen’s Own Highlanders.¹

     Margaret (?) was born in 1829 at Scotland.¹ She married Francis Johnston.¹
     Her married name became Johnston.¹

     Michael Patrick Villiers-Stuart was born on 3 June 1961.¹ He is the son of Major John Michael Villiers-Stuart and Bridget Mary Grant.¹ He married Caroline Mary Marsh, daughter of David Richard Marsh, in 1986.¹
     He lived in 2003 at Gothic Cottage, 393 Harborne Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England^G.¹

     Marianne Serena Villiers-Stuart was born on 10 December 1963.¹ She is the daughter of Major John Michael Villiers-Stuart and Bridget Mary Grant.¹ She married, firstly, Oliver John Nicholson in 1986.¹ She and Oliver John Nicholson were divorced in 1993.¹ She married, secondly, Michael Thomas Donnelly in 1994.¹
     From 1986, her married name became Nicholson. From 1994, her married name became Donnelly.