Peerage Record – 7744

     Mary Sibyl Ricardo was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Wilfred Francis Ricardo. She married Henry John Hope, 3rd Baron Rankeillour, son of James Fitzalan Hope, 1st Baron Rankeillour and Mabel Ellen Riddell, on 19 December 1933.¹ She died in 2000.¹
     From 19 December 1933, her married name became Hope.¹ After her marriage, Mary Sibyl Ricardo was styled as Baroness Rankeillour on 26 May 1958.

     Henry John Hope, 3rd Baron Rankeillour was born on 20 January 1899.¹ He was the son of James Fitzalan Hope, 1st Baron Rankeillour and Mabel Ellen Riddell. He married Mary Sibyl Ricardo, daughter of Lt.-Col. Wilfred Francis Ricardo, on 19 December 1933.¹ He died on 2 December 1967 at age 68.¹
     He was educated at Oratory School, Woodcote, Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, he was mentioned in despatches and wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Scottish Guards.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Gregory.¹ He was awarded the Bailiff Grand Cross, Sovereign Military Order of Malta.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1925 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He was an author.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Rankeillour, of Buxted, co. Sussex [U.K., 1932] on 26 May 1958.¹

     Hon. Anne Mary Elizabeth Hope was born on 20 December 1936.¹ She is the daughter of Henry John Hope, 3rd Baron Rankeillour and Mary Sibyl Ricardo. She married Stephan Dobson, son of John Dobson, on 5 July 1958.¹
     From 5 July 1958, her married name became Dobson.¹ She lived at Papplewick Lodge, Nottinghamshire, England.¹

     Marjorie Caroline Susan Mure was born on 30 April 1874.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. William Mure of Caldwell and Hon. Constance Elizabeth Wyndham.¹ She married John Michael Gordon Biddulph, 2nd Baron Biddulph, son of Michael Biddulph, 1st Baron Biddulph and Adelaide Georgiana Peel, on 10 November 1896 at Holy Trinity, Sloane Square, London, England^G.¹ She died on 9 November 1961 at age 87.³
     Her married name became Biddulph. After her marriage, Marjorie Caroline Susan Mure was styled as Baroness Biddulph on 6 April 1923.

     Michael William John Biddulph, 3rd Baron Biddulph was born on 6 March 1898 at London, England^G.¹ He was the son of John Michael Gordon Biddulph, 2nd Baron Biddulph and Marjorie Caroline Susan Mure.¹ He was baptised in April 1898 at St. Peter’s, Cranley Gardens.¹ He married Lady Amy Louise Agar, daughter of Sidney James Agar, 4th Earl of Normanton and Lady Amy Frederica Alice Byng, on 21 October 1925 at St. Mary’s, Ellingham, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He died on 21 July 1972 at age 74.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1916 in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Biddulph, of Ledbury, co. Hereford [U.K., 1903] on 17 December 1949.²

     William Warner Westenra, 6th/7th Baron Rossmore of Monaghan was born on 14 February 1931.¹ He was the son of William Westenra, 5th/6th Baron Rossmore of Monaghan and Dolores Cecil Wilson.¹ He married Valerie Marion Tobin, daughter of Brian Tobin, in 1982.¹ He and Valerie Marion Tobin were divorced.² He died on 4 May 2021 at age 90.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He did his National Service as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Somerset Light Infantry.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1957 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Rossmore of Monaghan, co. Monaghan [U.K., 1838] on 17 October 1958.⁴ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Rossmore of Monaghan [I., 1796] on 17 October 1958.⁴ He was a photographer.¹ William Warner Westenra, 6th/7th Baron Rossmore of Monaghan used the pen-name of Paddy Rossmore.¹ He lived in 2003 at Rossmore Park, County Monaghan, Ireland^G.¹

     Hon. Victoria Helen Loder was born on 1 February 1899.^1,2 She was the daughter of Gerald Walter Erskine Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst and Lady Louise de Vere Beauclerk.¹ She married Major Alan Rees Colman, son of Russell James Colman and Edith Margaret Davies, on 17 December 1928.¹ She died in November 1979 at age 80 at Westminster, London, England.^1,2
     She adopted Anthony Hugh Colman.¹ She adopted Benedict Colman.¹ Her married name became Colman.

     Frank McConnell Mayfield lived at St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Alan Sterling Howard was born on 15 April 1956.¹ He is the son of Hon. Barnaby John Howard and Elizabeth Mayfield.¹ He died in 1992.¹

     Hon. Brigid Mary Westenra was born on 23 September 1928.¹ She is the daughter of William Westenra, 5th/6th Baron Rossmore of Monaghan and Dolores Cecil Wilson.² She married, firstly, Hon. Jonathan Alan Howard, son of Donald Sterling Palmer Howard, 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal and Hon. Diana Evelyn Loder, on 16 August 1956.¹ She and Hon. Jonathan Alan Howard were divorced in 1969.¹
     Her married name became Howard. In 1969 her name was legally changed to Westenra.¹