Peerage Record – 75529

     Clara Annie Ashley is the daughter of John Ashley.¹ She married Harry Bernard Taylor, Baron Taylor of Mansfield, son of Henry Taylor and Mary Ann Wheat, on 26 March 1921.¹
     From 26 March 1921, her married name became Taylor.¹ After her marriage, Clara Annie Ashley was styled as Baroness Taylor of Mansfield on 1 June 1966.

     John Ashley lived at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England.¹

     Hon. Bernard Alfred Taylor was born on 7 February 1922.¹ He is the son of Harry Bernard Taylor, Baron Taylor of Mansfield and Clara Annie Ashley.¹

     Sir William Johnson Taylor, 1st Bt. was born on 23 October 1902.¹ He was the son of Frank Taylor and Margaret Elizabeth Johnson.¹ He married Mary Annie Hall, daughter of Thomas Bentley Hall, on 30 April 1930.¹ He died on 26 July 1972 at age 69.²
     He was educated at Archbishop Holgate’s Grammar School, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of the West Riding, Yorkshire in 1943.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1943.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the West Riding, Yorkshire in 1947.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bradford North between 1950 and 1964.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1951.¹ He held the office of Parliament Secretary to Minister of Supply between 1957 and 1959.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Air Ministry between 1959 and 1962.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Taylor, of Cawthorne, in the West Riding of Yorkshire [U.K.] on 26 January 1963.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Hallamshire in 1968.¹ He was appointed Commander, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.)¹ On his death his baronetcy became extinct.²

     Diana (?) married Colonel John Roger Cordy-Simpson, son of Major Roger Cordy-Simpson and Finovola Marianne Eleanor Maclean.¹
     Her married name became Cordy-Simpson.¹

     Charlotte Finovola Cordy-Simpson was born on 8 June 1960.¹ She is the daughter of Colonel John Roger Cordy-Simpson and Diana (?)¹ She married Paul James Redden on 28 September 1990.¹
     From 28 September 1990, her married name became Redden.¹

     Paul James Redden was born on 24 September 1963 at Wellington, New Zealand.¹ He married Charlotte Finovola Cordy-Simpson, daughter of Colonel John Roger Cordy-Simpson and Diana (?), on 28 September 1990.¹

     Virginia Finovola Redden was born on 28 June 1991 at Guildford, Surrey, England.¹ She is the daughter of Paul James Redden and Charlotte Finovola Cordy-Simpson.¹

     James Fitzroy Redden was born on 24 May 1993 at Guildford, Surrey, England.¹ He is the son of Paul James Redden and Charlotte Finovola Cordy-Simpson.¹

     Mary Harvey is the daughter of Sir Sebastian Harvey.¹ She married John Popham, son of Sir Francis Popham and Ann Gardiner Dudley, in 1621.¹
     From 1621, her married name became Popham.¹