Peerage Record – 7323

     Major Arthur Dalrymple Forbes-Gordon was born on 29 September 1873.² He was the son of Arthur Newton Forbes-Gordon and Christian Dalrymple. He married Dorothy Ione Helen Eden, daughter of Frederick Morton Eden and Fanny Helen Barrett-Lennard, on 1 January 1902.³ He died on 16 May 1931 at age 57.²
     He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the 20th Hussars.² He gained the rank of Major in the 6th Cameron Highlanders.² He fought in the First World War.³ He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.² He resigned as at Langlee, Roxburghshire, Scotland^G.² He lived at Greenknowe, Berwickshire, Scotland^G.³

     F/Lt. Arthur Ewan Forbes-Dalrymple of Greenknowe was born on 22 October 1912.¹ He was the son of Major Arthur Dalrymple Forbes-Gordon and Dorothy Ione Helen Eden.² He married Aimée Stephanie Ilona Antonia Gräfin von Colloredo-Mels, daughter of Friedrich Graf von Colloredo-Mels, on 3 November 1955.¹ He died on 29 May 1970 at age 57 at Corsica, France^G, without issue.¹
     He was given the name of Arthur Ewan Forbes-Gordon at birth.¹ In 1931 his name was legally changed to Arthur Ewan Forbes-Dalrymple on inheriting the Greenknowe estate.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves.¹

     Aimée Stephanie Ilona Antonia Gräfin von Colloredo-Mels is the daughter of Friedrich Graf von Colloredo-Mels.¹ She married, firstly, Denis Irwin-Clark before 1955.² She married, secondly, F/Lt. Arthur Ewan Forbes-Dalrymple of Greenknowe, son of Major Arthur Dalrymple Forbes-Gordon and Dorothy Ione Helen Eden, on 3 November 1955.²
     From before 1955, her married name became Irwin-Clark.² From 3 November 1955, her married name became Forbes-Dalrymple. She lived in 2003 at 32 Tite Street, London, England^G.²

     Christian Dorothy Forbes-Gordon was born on 9 May 1910.¹ She is the daughter of Major Arthur Dalrymple Forbes-Gordon and Dorothy Ione Helen Eden.² She married, firstly, Major Frederick George Margaritus Grey, son of C. W. Grey, on 24 July 1935.¹ She and Major Frederick George Margaritus Grey were divorced in 1938.¹ She married, secondly, Major John Popplewell Royle in 1939.² She married, thirdly, Lt.-Cdr. John Charles Grattan, son of Lt.-Col. John Grattan and Muriel Bright, on 31 August 1950.¹ She and Lt.-Cdr. John Charles Grattan were divorced in 1959.²
     From 24 July 1935, her married name became Grey. From 1939, her married name became Royle. From 31 August 1950, her married name became Grattan. In 1959 her name was legally changed to Royle.¹ She lived in 2003 at Alfoxton Park Hotel, Halford, Bridgwater, Somerset, England^G.¹

     Major Frederick George Margaritus Grey is the son of C. W. Grey.² He married Christian Dorothy Forbes-Gordon, daughter of Major Arthur Dalrymple Forbes-Gordon and Dorothy Ione Helen Eden, on 24 July 1935.¹ He and Christian Dorothy Forbes-Gordon were divorced in 1938.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the Highland Light Infantry.¹

     Major John Popplewell Royle was born on 25 February 1915 at Hailsham, Sussex, England.¹ He married Christian Dorothy Forbes-Gordon, daughter of Major Arthur Dalrymple Forbes-Gordon and Dorothy Ione Helen Eden, in 1939.² He died on 20 September 1944 at age 29 at Arnhem, The Netherlands^G, killed in action.^2,1
     He gained the rank of Major in the Glider Pilot Regiment.³ He fought in the Second World War.²

     Lt.-Cdr. John Charles Grattan was born on 20 October 1916.² He is the son of Lt.-Col. John Grattan and Muriel Bright.² He married, firstly, Awdry Jane Plumptre, daughter of Henry Western Plumptre and Cecilia Constance Coote, on 29 December 1941.² He and Awdry Jane Plumptre were divorced in 1945.² He married, secondly, Christian Dorothy Forbes-Gordon, daughter of Major Arthur Dalrymple Forbes-Gordon and Dorothy Ione Helen Eden, on 31 August 1950.¹ He and Christian Dorothy Forbes-Gordon were divorced in 1959.³
     He was educated at Nautical College, Pangbourne, Berkshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of Second World War in the and was mentioned in despatches three times.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) in 1940 and bar (1941.)² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy. He was with the Pakistan Navy Hydrographic Department between 1955 and 1957.² He lived in 2003 at Wellesley House, London, England^G.²

     Catherine Helen Forbes-Gordon was born on 26 September 1915.¹ She is the daughter of Major Arthur Dalrymple Forbes-Gordon and Dorothy Ione Helen Eden.² She married, firstly, Lieutenant Robert Sinclair Scott, son of Cedric Scott, on 6 April 1938.¹ She and Lieutenant Robert Sinclair Scott were divorced in 1939.¹ She married, secondly, Charles Albert Andres on 2 August 1941.¹ She and Charles Albert Andres were divorced in 1954.¹
     From 6 April 1938, her married name became Scott. From 2 August 1941, her married name became Andres.

     Lieutenant Robert Sinclair Scott is the son of Cedric Scott.² He married Catherine Helen Forbes-Gordon, daughter of Major Arthur Dalrymple Forbes-Gordon and Dorothy Ione Helen Eden, on 6 April 1938.¹ He and Catherine Helen Forbes-Gordon were divorced in 1939.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Highland Light Infantry.¹

     Charles Albert Andres married Catherine Helen Forbes-Gordon, daughter of Major Arthur Dalrymple Forbes-Gordon and Dorothy Ione Helen Eden, on 2 August 1941.¹ He and Catherine Helen Forbes-Gordon were divorced in 1954.¹
     He lived at Brussels, Belgium^G.¹