Peerage Record – 7350

     John Stratton was born on 16 February 1781 at Great Tew, Oxfordshire, England.² He married Frances Maria Jodrell, daughter of John Bower Jodrell, on 20 June 1809 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.^3,2 He died on 3 June 1819 at age 38.³ His will was proven (by probate) on 30 June 1819.²
     He graduated from St. John’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1802 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1813 with a Doctor of Law (LL.D.)² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L..) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1813.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² He lived at Farthinghoe Lodge, Northamptonshire, England^G.¹ His last will was dated 29 April 1819.²

     Hon. Lorna Peggy Vyvyan Harmsworth was born on 24 October 1920.¹ She was the daughter of Esmond Cecil Harmsworth, 2nd Viscount Rothermere and Margaret Hunam Redhead.¹ She married Major Sir Edmund McNeill Cooper-Key, son of Captain Edmund Moore Cooper-Key and Florence Margaret Penelope Wigram, on 11 January 1941.¹ She died on 18 June 2014 at age 93.²
     Her married name became Cooper-Key. She lived in 2003 at Floralies, Avenue de Grande Bretagne, Monte Carlo, Monaco^G.¹

     Major Sir Edmund McNeill Cooper-Key was born on 26 April 1907 at Greenwich, Kent, England.^1,2 He was the son of Captain Edmund Moore Cooper-Key and Florence Margaret Penelope Wigram.^3,4 He married Hon. Lorna Peggy Vyvyan Harmsworth, daughter of Esmond Cecil Harmsworth, 2nd Viscount Rothermere and Margaret Hunam Redhead, on 11 January 1941.³ He died on 5 January 1981 at age 73.¹
     Major Sir Edmund McNeill Cooper-Key usually went by his middle name of Neill.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1981 in the Irish Guards.³

     Captain Edmund Moore Cooper-Key was born in 1862 at Wall, Cornwall, England.² He was the son of Admiral Rt. Hon. Sir Astley Cooper-Key and Charlotte Lavinia McNeill.^3,2 He married Florence Margaret Penelope Wigram, daughter of Captain Henry James Wigram and Penelope Emily Eyre, on 2 June 1898.⁴ He died on 25 July 1933 at Aldershot, Hampshire, England.^3,2
     He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.)⁴ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)⁴ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.⁴ He lived at Landford, Fleet, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Adrian Astley Vere Cooper-Key was born on 28 February 1942.¹ He was the son of Major Sir Edmund McNeill Cooper-Key and Hon. Lorna Peggy Vyvyan Harmsworth.¹ He died on 9 September 1963 at age 21 at Spain^G, following a car crash.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Kevin Esmond Peter Cooper-Key was born on 16 July 1943.² He was the son of Major Sir Edmund McNeill Cooper-Key and Hon. Lorna Peggy Vyvyan Harmsworth.² He married, firstly, Lady Mary-Gaye Georgiana Lorna Curzon, daughter of Edward Richard Assheton Penn Curzon, 6th Earl Howe and Grace Lilian Barker Wakeling, on 18 December 1971.¹ He and Lady Mary-Gaye Georgiana Lorna Curzon were divorced in 1976.¹ He married, secondly, Anna Wachmeister, daughter of Count Wilhelm Wachmeister, in 1980.² He died in 1985.¹
     Kevin Esmond Peter Cooper-Key usually went by his middle name of Esmond.¹ He was educated at Le Rosey School, Rolle, Switzerland^G.² He was educated at Millfield School, Street, Somerset, England^G.² He was educated at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada^G.²

     Emma Charlotte Cooper-Key was born on 23 December 1958.¹ She is the daughter of Major Sir Edmund McNeill Cooper-Key and Hon. Lorna Peggy Vyvyan Harmsworth.¹ She married, firstly, Hilary Ord Chittenden, son of N. G. Chittenden, in 1985.¹ She and Hilary Ord Chittenden were divorced before 1989.¹ She married, secondly, Captain Brian James Douglas Abdy Collins, son of Lt.-Col. Brian Eric Leslie Abdy Collins and Helen Alice Douglas, in 1989.¹
     From 1985, her married name became Chittenden. From 1989, her married name became Abdy Collins.¹

     Joseph Ingram held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Brooklands, Cheshire, England^G.¹

     Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere was born on 26 April 1868 at 6 Alexandra Terrace, St. John’s Wood, London, England^G.^1,2 He was the son of Alfred Harmsworth and Geraldine Mary Maffett.¹ He married Mary Lilian Share, daughter of George Wade Share and Mary Isaac Greenwood, on 4 July 1893.¹ He died on 26 November 1940 at age 72 at Bermuda^G.^1,2
     He was created 1st Baronet Harmsworth, of Hemsted, co. Kent [U.K.] on 14 July 1910.¹ He was created 1st Baron Rothermere, of Hemsted, co. Kent [U.K.] on 17 January 1914.¹ He was Director-General of the Royal Army Clothing Department between 1916 and 1917.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1917.¹ He was President of the Air Council between 1917 and 1918.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Rothermere, of Hemsted, co. Kent [U.K.] on 17 May 1919.¹ He was owner of the Daily Mail and Evening News.¹ He was awarded the Order of Service of Hungary 1st Class.³
He was a director of Amalgamated Press.¹ He was chairman of Associated Newspapers.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Sutherland.¹

     Mary Lilian Share was born in 1874 at Camberwell, London, England.² She was the daughter of George Wade Share and Mary Isaac Greenwood.^1,2 She married Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere, son of Alfred Harmsworth and Geraldine Mary Maffett, on 4 July 1893.¹ She died on 16 March 1937.¹
     Mary Lilian Share usually went by her middle name of Lilian.³ Her married name became Harmsworth. After her marriage, Mary Lilian Share was styled as Baroness Rothermere on 17 January 1914. After her marriage, Mary Lilian Share was styled as Viscountess Rothermere on 17 May 1919.