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Peerage Record – 7966

Bertha Marjorie Speir

Female, Registry Number #79651, b. 6 June 1899

Last Edited=10 May 2003
     Bertha Marjorie Speir was born on 6 June 1899. She is the daughter of Colonel Guy Thomas Speir and Mary Lucy Fletcher.

Joan Mary Elspeth Speir

Female, Registry Number #79652, b. 4 December 1900

Last Edited=10 May 2003
     Joan Mary Elspeth Speir was born on 4 December 1900. She is the daughter of Colonel Guy Thomas Speir and Mary Lucy Fletcher.

Kenneth Robert Napier Speir

Male, Registry Number #79653, b. 1 April 1877

Last Edited=12 Mar 2009
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     Kenneth Robert Napier Speir was born on 1 April 1877. He was the son of Robert Thomas Napier Speir and Hon. Emily Gifford. He married Henrietta Riant on 24 April 1924.
     He gained the rank of Private in the Imperial Yeomanry.1 He was commissioned, in the service of the 8th Company, 4th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry.1 He fought in the Boer War.1 He fought in the First World War.1 He was awarded the Legion d’Honneur.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Engineers.1 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)1

Child of Kenneth Robert Napier Speir and Henrietta Riant

Citations:
  1. [S3506] Meurig Jones, “re: Northumberland Fusiliers,” e-mail message to BENR, 14 January 2009. Hereinafter cited as “re: Northumberland Fusiliers.”

Henrietta Riant

Female, Registry Number #79654

Last Edited=10 May 2003
     Henrietta Riant married Kenneth Robert Napier Speir, son of Robert Thomas Napier Speir and Hon. Emily Gifford, on 24 April 1924.
     Her married name became Speir.

Child of Henrietta Riant and Kenneth Robert Napier Speir

Daphne Denise Speir

Female, Registry Number #79655, b. 22 September 1924

Last Edited=10 May 2003
     Daphne Denise Speir was born on 22 September 1924. She is the daughter of Kenneth Robert Napier Speir and Henrietta Riant.

Evan Berkeley Speir

Male, Registry Number #79656, b. 22 March 1882, d. 15 February 1884

Last Edited=10 May 2003
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     Evan Berkeley Speir was born on 22 March 1882. He was the son of Robert Thomas Napier Speir and Hon. Emily Gifford. He died on 15 February 1884 at age 1.

Major Malcolm Scott Speir1

Male, Registry Number #79657, b. 6 February 1887, d. 12 October 1958

Last Edited=4 Jan 2021
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     Major Malcolm Scott Speir was born on 6 February 1887.1 He was the son of Robert Thomas Napier Speir and Hon. Emily Gifford.1 He married Mona Graham Bolton, daughter of Sir Edwin Bolton, 1st Bt. and Elinor Elisabeth Graham, on 1 December 1949.1 He died on 12 October 1958 at age 71.1
Citations:
  1. [S34] BP1970 page 300. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]

Ronald Fitzhardinge Speir

Male, Registry Number #79658, b. 9 March 1888, d. 7 April 1961

Last Edited=6 Feb 2017
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     Ronald Fitzhardinge Speir was born on 9 March 1888. He was the son of Robert Thomas Napier Speir and Hon. Emily Gifford. He married Marjorie Elspeth Ogilvy-Grant, daughter of William Robert Ogilvy-Grant and Maud Louisa Pechell, on 30 July 1921.1 He died on 7 April 1961 at age 73.1
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Artillery.1

Children of Ronald Fitzhardinge Speir and Marjorie Elspeth Ogilvy-Grant

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3552. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Marjorie Elspeth Ogilvy-Grant1

Female, Registry Number #79659, b. 25 June 1894, d. 24 November 1967

Last Edited=6 Feb 2017
Consanguinity Index=0.04%
     Marjorie Elspeth Ogilvy-Grant was born on 25 June 1894.1 She was the daughter of William Robert Ogilvy-Grant and Maud Louisa Pechell.2 She married Ronald Fitzhardinge Speir, son of Robert Thomas Napier Speir and Hon. Emily Gifford, on 30 July 1921.1 She died on 24 November 1967 at age 73.1
     Her married name became Speir.

Children of Marjorie Elspeth Ogilvy-Grant and Ronald Fitzhardinge Speir

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3552. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

John Hugh Anthony Speir1

Male, Registry Number #79660, b. 28 November 1923, d. 31 March 2001

Last Edited=6 Feb 2017
Consanguinity Index=0.04%
     John Hugh Anthony Speir was born on 28 November 1923. He was the son of Ronald Fitzhardinge Speir and Marjorie Elspeth Ogilvy-Grant.1 He married, firstly, Isobel Snart, daughter of James Snart, in 1946.1 He and Isobel Snart were divorced in 1952.1 He married, secondly, Joan Margaret Valentine, daughter of A. Valentine, in 1974.1 He died on 31 March 2001 at age 77.1
     John Hugh Anthony Speir usually went by his middle name of Anthony.1 He gained the rank of Captain in the South African Infantry Corps.1

Children of John Hugh Anthony Speir and Isobel Snart

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3552. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

 

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