Peerage Record – 7521

     FitzHerbert Edward Stafford-Jerningham, 11th Baron Stafford was born on 17 July 1833.¹ He was the son of Hon. Edward Stafford-Jerningham and Marianne Smythe.¹ He died on 12 June 1913 at age 79 at Costessey Hall^G, unmarried.¹
     He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Jerningham [E., 1621] on 12 February 1892. He succeeded as the 11th Baron Stafford, of co. Stafford [E., 1640] on 12 February 1892.¹

     Francis Edward Fitzherbert-Stafford, 12th Baron Stafford was born on 28 August 1859.¹ He was the son of Basil Thomas Fitzherbert and Emily Charlotte Stafford-Jerningham.¹ He married Dorothy Hilda Worthington, daughter of Albert Octavius Worthington and Sarah Elizabeth Etty, on 20 April 1903.¹ He died on 18 September 1932 at age 73, without issue.¹
     He was given the name of Francis Edward Fitzherbert at birth.¹ He was educated at Beaumont College, Old Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of officer in 1877 in the Lancashire Militia.¹ He gained the rank of officer between 1882 and 1898 in the Staffordshire Yeomanry.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1900.¹ He gained the rank of Captain and Honorary Major in the Queen’s Own Staffordshire Imperial Yeomany.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Staffordshire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Staffordshire.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902, where he was mentioned in dispatches.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Baron Stafford, of co. Stafford [E., 1640] on 12 June 1913.¹ On 22 November 1913 his name was legally changed to Francis Edward Fitzherbert-Stafford by Royal Licence.¹ He gained the rank of Major and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the 3rd Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Staffordshire Volunteer Regiment.¹

     Marianne Smythe was the daughter of John Smythe.² She married Hon. Edward Stafford-Jerningham, son of George William Stafford Jerningham, 8th Baron Stafford and Frances Henrietta Sulyarde, on 16 June 1828.¹ She died on 10 August 1859.¹
     Her married name became Stafford-Jerningham.

     Basil Thomas Fitzherbert was born on 29 March 1836.¹ He was the son of Francis Fitzherbert and Maria Teresa Gandolfi.² He married, firstly, Emily Charlotte Stafford-Jerningham, daughter of Hon. Edward Stafford-Jerningham and Marianne Smythe, on 13 October 1858.³ He married, secondly, Emma Eliza Gerard, daughter of Frederick Sewallis Gerard and Mary Ann Wilkinson, on 24 April 1887.³ He died on 13 April 1919 at age 83.¹
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Staffordshire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Lancashire.³ He lived at Swinnerton Park, Staffordshire, England^G.¹ He lived at Norbury Manor, Derbyshire, England^G.³

     Albert Octavius Worthington was born on 20 November 1844 at Newton Solney, Derbyshire, England.^2,3 He was the son of William Worthington and Mary Ann Calvert.³ He was baptised on 24 November 1844 at Newton Solney, Derbyshire, England.³ He married Sarah Elizabeth Etty, daughter of John Etty, on 16 February 1871 at St. George’s Hanover Square, London, England.² He died in 1918.²
     He gained the rank of Captain and Honorary Major in the Queen’s Own Royal Regiment, Staffordshire Yeomanry.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Staffordshire.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Staffordshire.² He lived at Maple Hayes, Staffordshire, England^G.¹

     Hon. Basil John Fitzherbert was born on 28 October 1861.¹ He was the son of Basil Thomas Fitzherbert and Emily Charlotte Stafford-Jerningham.¹ He died on 10 May 1923 at age 61, unmarried.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.¹ On 21 November 1913 he was granted the rank of a baron’s younger son.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant between 1917 and 1919 in the Royal Air Force.¹

     Admiral Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, 13th Baron Stafford was born on 17 April 1864.¹ He was the son of Basil Thomas Fitzherbert and Emily Charlotte Stafford-Jerningham.¹ He died on 28 September 1941 at age 77, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at St. Mary’s College, Oscott, Handsworth, Warwickshire, England^G.¹ He was educated in 1877 at H.M.S. Britannia, England^G.¹ He fought in the Egyptian Campaign in 1882.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1886 in the Royal Navy.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1904.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal (D.S.M.) U.S.¹ He fought in the First World War, wher he commanded H.M.S. Colossus.¹ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1915.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1918.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1920.¹ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1920.¹ He gained the rank of Admiral in 1925.¹ He succeeded as the 13th Baron Stafford, of co. Stafford [E., 1640] on 18 September 1932.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     Captain Hon. Thomas Charles Fitzherbert was born on 30 August 1869.¹ He was the son of Basil Thomas Fitzherbert and Emily Charlotte Stafford-Jerningham.¹ He married Helen Beryl Frances Waters, daughter of John Michael Waters, on 30 April 1925.¹ He died on 20 September 1937 at age 68.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Lancashire Hussars.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.¹ On 21 November 1913 he was granted the rank of a baron’s younger son.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was awarded the Albert Medal in 1916.¹

     Helen Beryl Frances Waters was the daughter of John Michael Waters.¹ She married, firstly, Major Henry Brougham before 1925.¹ She married, secondly, Captain Hon. Thomas Charles Fitzherbert, son of Basil Thomas Fitzherbert and Emily Charlotte Stafford-Jerningham, on 30 April 1925.¹ She died on 3 December 1959.
     From before 1925, her married name became Brougham.¹ Her married name became Fitzherbert. She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Staffordshire between 1942 and 1952.¹