Peerage Record – 7382

     Pamela Cobbold was the daughter of John Dupuis Cobbold and Lady Evelyn Murray.² She married Sir Charles Jocelyn Hambro, son of Sir Charles Eric Hambro and Sybil Mary Martin Ridley-Smith, on 22 October 1919.¹ She died on 15 April 1932.²
     Her married name became Hambro.

     Cynthia Hambro was born on 13 February 1921.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Charles Jocelyn Hambro and Pamela Cobbold.² She married Major Michael Ian Leslie-Melville, son of Lt.-Col. Hon. Ian Leslie-Melville and Charlotte Isabel Stirling, on 31 July 1943.¹ She died in 1986.¹
     Her married name became Leslie-Melville.

     Major Michael Ian Leslie-Melville was born on 12 August 1918.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Hon. Ian Leslie-Melville and Charlotte Isabel Stirling.² He married Cynthia Hambro, daughter of Sir Charles Jocelyn Hambro and Pamela Cobbold, on 31 July 1943.¹ He died on 22 January 1997 at age 78.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He fought in the Second World War.² He gained the rank of Major in the Lovat Scouts.² He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)² He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1946 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1949 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.² He was appointed Fellow, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (F.R.I.C.S.)² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Selkirkshire in 1974.²

     Peregrine Michael Hungerford Pollen was born on 24 January 1931.² He is the son of Captain Sir Walter Michael Hungerford Pollen and Rosalind Frances Benson.¹ He married Patricia Helen Barry, daughter of Lt.-Col. Gerald Barry and Lady Margaret Pleydell-Bouverie, on 26 June 1958.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Kenya between 1955 and 1957.² He was with Sotheby’s between 1957 and 1982.² He was director of Sotheby’s in 1961.² He was president of the Sotheby Parke Bernet Galleries between 1965 and 1972 at New York, U.S.A.² He lived at Norton Hall, Mickleton, Gloucestershire, England^G.²

     Ian Hamish Leslie-Melville was born on 22 August 1944.¹ He is the son of Major Michael Ian Leslie-Melville and Cynthia Hambro.¹ He married Lady Elizabeth Compton, daughter of William Bingham Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton and Virginia Lucie Heaton, on 30 March 1968.¹
     Ian Hamish Leslie-Melville usually went by his middle name of Hamish.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Diploma in Economics.¹ He was a director of Hambros Bank between 1975 and 1982.¹ He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.¹ He lived in 2003 at Lochluichart, Grave, Ross-shire, Scotland^G.¹

     Lady Elizabeth Compton was born on 7 December 1944.² She was the daughter of William Bingham Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton and Virginia Lucie Heaton.^1,2 She married Ian Hamish Leslie-Melville, son of Major Michael Ian Leslie-Melville and Cynthia Hambro, on 30 March 1968.¹ She died on 13 August 2023 at age 78.³
     From 30 March 1968, her married name became Leslie-Melville.¹ She held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Ross and Cromarty, Skye and Lochalsh in 1990.²

     James Ian Leslie-Melville was born on 4 September 1969.¹ He is the son of Ian Hamish Leslie-Melville and Lady Elizabeth Compton.¹ He married Emma Thorpe, daughter of Geoffrey Thorpe, on 25 October 1997.¹
     James Ian Leslie-Melville also went by the nick-name of Jake.¹

     Henry Bingham Leslie-Melville was born on 30 January 1975.¹ He is the son of Ian Hamish Leslie-Melville and Lady Elizabeth Compton.¹

     Pamela Leslie-Melville was born on 6 September 1947.¹ She was the daughter of Major Michael Ian Leslie-Melville and Cynthia Hambro.¹ She died on 5 December 2022 at age 75 at Windsor, Berkshire, England.²

     Fiona Evelyn Leslie-Melville was born on 10 February 1950.¹ She is the daughter of Major Michael Ian Leslie-Melville and Cynthia Hambro.¹ She married James Campbell David Brodie, son of Major David James Brodie of Lethen, on 2 June 1973.¹
     From 2 June 1973, her married name became Brodie.¹