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Peerage Record – 7514

Sir Reginald Culcheth Holcroft, 2nd Bt.1

Male, Registry Number #75131, b. 6 April 1899, d. 1978

Last Edited=25 Apr 2012
     Sir Reginald Culcheth Holcroft, 2nd Bt. was born on 6 April 1899.1 He is the son of Sir George Harry Holcroft, 1st Bt. and Annie Gertrude Coombes.2 He married, firstly, Mary Frances Swire, daughter of William Swire and Jessie Lindsay Edith Kidston, on 26 July 1928.1 He married, secondly, Maybel Elizabeth Playfair, daughter of Raymond Playfair, on 20 October 1965.3 He died in 1978.1
     He was educated at Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, EnglandG.1 He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, EnglandG.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 23rd Cavalry (FF), Indian Army.1 He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG.1 He gained the rank of Major in the Shropshire Yeomanry (TA.)1 He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)1 He held the office of High Sheriff of Shropshire in 1950.1 He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Holcroft, of Eaton Mascott, Berrington, co. Salop [U.K., 1921] on 19 April 1951.1

Children of Sir Reginald Culcheth Holcroft, 2nd Bt. and Mary Frances Swire

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1938. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 63. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

Eberhard Markgraf von Friaul1

Male, Registry Number #75132, b. circa 815, d. 16 December 866

Last Edited=29 Dec 2015
     Eberhard Markgraf von Friaul was born circa 815.2 He is the son of Berengar de Toulouse.2 He married Gisela d‘Aquitaine, daughter of Louis I, Roi des Francs and Judith von Bayern, between 836 and 840.1 He died on 16 December 866 at Italy.2
     Gründet die Abtei Cysoing.2 He gained the title of Markgraf von Friaul.1

Children of Eberhard Markgraf von Friaul and Gisela d‘Aquitaine

Citations:
  1. [S45] Marcellus Donald R. von Redlich, Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne’s Descendants, volume I (1941; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002), page 63. Hereinafter cited as Pedigrees of Emperor Charlemagne, I.
  2. [S7803] Christof Steineg von Steinig, online unknown url, Christof Steineg von Steinig (unknown location).

Louis of Provence, King of Italy1

Male, Registry Number #75133, b. circa 880, d. 28 June 928

Last Edited=7 Dec 2015
Consanguinity Index=0.02%
     Louis of Provence, King of Italy was born circa 880. He was the son of Boso, Roi de Provence and Irmengard d‘Aquitaine.2 He married Anna Augusta von Byzanz, daughter of Leo VI Kaiser von Byzanz and Zautzina Zoe, in a Y marriage.3 He died on 28 June 928.1,2 He died on 5 June 928 at Arles.3
     Louis of Provence, King of Italy also went by the nick-name of Louis ‘the Blind’.2 Kg. v. Niederburgund 887, Kg. v. Italien 901, Kaiser 901-905 (abgesetzt), 905 geblendet.3 He gained the title of King Louis of Italy in 900.1 He was deposed as King of Italy in 905.1

Child of Louis of Provence, King of Italy and Anna Augusta von Byzanz

Citations:
  1. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 98. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
  2. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
  3. [S7803] Christof Steineg von Steinig, online unknown url, Christof Steineg von Steinig (unknown location).

Gisella of Italy

Female, Registry Number #75134, b. circa 880, d. between 910 and 913

Last Edited=4 Dec 2015
     Gisella of Italy was born circa 880.1 She was the daughter of Berenger I von Friaul, Emperor of Italy and Bertila von Spoleto.1 She married Abelbreta d‘Ivrea, son of Anskar I Markgraf von Ivrea, in a Y marriage.1 She died between 910 and 913.1

Child of Gisella of Italy and Abelbreta d‘Ivrea

Citations:
  1. [S7803] Christof Steineg von Steinig, online unknown url, Christof Steineg von Steinig (unknown location).

Abelbreta d’Ivrea

Male, Registry Number #75135, b. circa 865, d. 923

Last Edited=4 Dec 2015
     Abelbreta d‘Ivrea was born circa 865.1 He is the son of Anskar I Markgraf von Ivrea.1 He married Gisella of Italy, daughter of Berenger I von Friaul, Emperor of Italy and Bertila von Spoleto, in a Y marriage.1 He died in 923.1
     He was Markgf. v. Ivrea.1

Child of Abelbreta d’Ivrea and Gisella of Italy

Citations:
  1. [S7803] Christof Steineg von Steinig, online unknown url, Christof Steineg von Steinig (unknown location).

Sydney Alexander Ponsonby1

Male, Registry Number #75136, b. 26 February 1863, d. 27 August 1940

Last Edited=1 Feb 2005
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     Sydney Alexander Ponsonby was born on 26 February 1863.1 He was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Spencer Cecil Ponsonby-Fane and Hon. Louisa Anne Rose Lee Dillon.1 He married Hon. Audrey Catherine St. Aubyn, daughter of John St. Aubyn, 1st Baron St. Levan of St. Michaels Mount and Lady Elizabeth Clementina Townshend, on 10 June 1893.1 He died on 27 August 1940 at age 77.1

Children of Sydney Alexander Ponsonby and Hon. Audrey Catherine St. Aubyn

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 362. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Hon. Audrey Catherine St. Aubyn1

Female, Registry Number #75137, b. 11 May 1864, d. 11 September 1936

Last Edited=29 Jul 2013
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     Hon. Audrey Catherine St. Aubyn was born on 11 May 1864 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.2 She was the daughter of John St. Aubyn, 1st Baron St. Levan of St. Michaels Mount and Lady Elizabeth Clementina Townshend.1,3 She married Sydney Alexander Ponsonby, son of Rt. Hon. Sir Spencer Cecil Ponsonby-Fane and Hon. Louisa Anne Rose Lee Dillon, on 10 June 1893.1 She died on 11 September 1936 at age 72.1
     Her married name became Ponsonby.

Children of Hon. Audrey Catherine St. Aubyn and Sydney Alexander Ponsonby

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 362. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S4567] Bill Norton, “re: Pitman Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as “re: Pitman Family.”
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Lieutenant Patrick Spencer John Ponsonby1

Male, Registry Number #75138, b. 10 September 1894, d. 10 July 1922

Last Edited=1 Feb 2005
Consanguinity Index=0.11%
     Lieutenant Patrick Spencer John Ponsonby was born on 10 September 1894.1 He was the son of Sydney Alexander Ponsonby and Hon. Audrey Catherine St. Aubyn.1 He died on 10 July 1922 at age 27.1
     Lieutenant.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 362. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

James Michael Ponsonby1

Male, Registry Number #75139, b. 7 September 1901, d. 21 November 1946

Last Edited=12 Jun 2020
Consanguinity Index=0.11%
     James Michael Ponsonby was born on 7 September 1901.1 He was the son of Sydney Alexander Ponsonby and Hon. Audrey Catherine St. Aubyn.1 He married Lesley Maude Hamilton Kershaw, daughter of James Kershaw, on 5 February 1929.1 He and Lesley Maude Hamilton Kershaw were divorced in 1937.1 He died on 21 November 1946 at age 45, without issue.1
     He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)1 He was with the Frontier Control Force, North Rhine Region.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 362. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Lesley Maude Hamilton Kershaw1

Female, Registry Number #75140, b. circa 1907, d. 18 March 1943

Last Edited=12 Jun 2020
     Lesley Maude Hamilton Kershaw was born circa 1907.2 She was the daughter of James Kershaw.1 She married, firstly, James Michael Ponsonby, son of Sydney Alexander Ponsonby and Hon. Audrey Catherine St. Aubyn, on 5 February 1929.1 She and James Michael Ponsonby were divorced in 1937.1 She married, secondly, Colonel John Lionel Ord after 1937.2 She died on 18 March 1943, drowned after Canadian Star was torpedoed by U-221.1,2
     Her married name became Ponsonby. From after 1937, her married name became Ord.2

Child of Lesley Maude Hamilton Kershaw and Colonel John Lionel Ord

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 362. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S9037] Dominic Cooper, “re: Ord Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 10 June 2020. Hereinafter cited as “re: Ord Family.”

 

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