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Peerage Record – 7985

Frances Katharine Mellish1

Female, Registry Number #79841, d. 1 December 1854

Last Edited=27 Dec 2014
     Frances Katharine Mellish was the daughter of Very Rev. Edward Mellish and Elizabeth Jane Leigh.1,2 She married Rt. Hon. Sir Andrew Buchanan, 1st Bt., son of James Buchanan and Lady Janet Sinclair, on 4 April 1839.1 She died on 1 December 1854 at Copenhagen, Denmark.1,2
     From 4 April 1839, her married name became Buchanan.

Children of Frances Katharine Mellish and Rt. Hon. Sir Andrew Buchanan, 1st Bt.

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 574. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S7376] W. H. Robinson, A History of Walsall and Its Neighbourhood (n.p.: n.pub., 1887), page 271. Hereinafter cited as A History of Walsall.

Hon. Georgiana Elizabeth Stuart1

Female, Registry Number #79842, b. 1821, d. 21 March 1904

Last Edited=25 Jan 2022
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Hon. Georgiana Elizabeth Stuart was born in 1821. She was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Robert Walter Stuart, 11th Lord Blantyre and Fanny Mary Rodney.1 She married Rt. Hon. Sir Andrew Buchanan, 1st Bt., son of James Buchanan and Lady Janet Sinclair, on 27 May 1857.1 She died on 21 March 1904.1
     Her married name became Bonham. Her married name became Buchanan.
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 574. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Maj.-Gen. Robert Walter Stuart, 11th Lord Blantyre1

Male, Registry Number #79843, b. 10 June 1777, d. 22 September 1830

Last Edited=28 May 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Maj.-Gen. Robert Walter Stuart, 11th Lord Blantyre was born on 10 June 1777.1 He was the son of Alexander Stuart, 10th Lord Blantyre and Catharine Lindsay.1 He married Fanny Mary Rodney, daughter of Captain Hon. John Rodney and Lady Catherine Nugent, on 20 February 1813 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandG.1 He died on 22 September 1830 at age 53 at Brussels, BelgiumG, killed by a chance shot during the insurrection of Brussels.1 His will was proven (by probate) in January 1832.1
     He gained the title of 11th Lord Blantyre [S., 1606] on 5 November 1783.1 He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandG.1 He gained the rank of Ensign in 1795 in the 3rd Foot Guards.1 He fought in the campaign in Holland in 1799.1 He gained the rank of Captain in the 31st Foot.1 He gained the rank of Captain in the 7th Dragoons.1 He fought in the Egyptian War in 1801.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 42nd Foot.1 He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1806 and 1807.1 He fought in the Peninsular Wars in 1809.1 He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 4 June 1815.1 He gained the rank of Major-General in 1819.1 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire between 1820 and 1822.1

Children of Maj.-Gen. Robert Walter Stuart, 11th Lord Blantyre and Fanny Mary Rodney

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 185. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 924. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Meriel Buchanan1

Female, Registry Number #79844, b. 5 September 1886, d. 6 February 1959

Last Edited=18 Mar 2006
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Meriel Buchanan was born on 5 September 1886.1 She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir George William Buchanan and Lady Georgina Meriel Bathurst.1 She married Major Harold Wilfrid Knowling, son of Arthur Knowling, on 30 May 1925.1 She died on 6 February 1959 at age 72.1
     Her married name became Knowling. She was an authoress.1

Child of Meriel Buchanan and Major Harold Wilfrid Knowling

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 574. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Major Harold Wilfrid Knowling

Male, Registry Number #79845, d. 15 September 1954

Last Edited=18 Mar 2006
     Major Harold Wilfrid Knowling was the son of Arthur Knowling. He married Meriel Buchanan, daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir George William Buchanan and Lady Georgina Meriel Bathurst, on 30 May 1925.1 He died on 15 September 1954.1
     He gained the rank of Major in the Welsh Guards.1

Child of Major Harold Wilfrid Knowling and Meriel Buchanan

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 574. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Arthur Knowling1

Male, Registry Number #79846

Last Edited=18 Mar 2006
     Arthur Knowling lived at Herefordshire, EnglandG.1

Child of Arthur Knowling

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 574. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Michael George Alexander Knowling

Male, Registry Number #79847, b. 16 September 1929

Last Edited=10 May 2003
     Michael George Alexander Knowling was born on 16 September 1929. He is the son of Major Harold Wilfrid Knowling and Meriel Buchanan. He married Sylvia Kerr Stewart Robertson on 5 December 1953.

Children of Michael George Alexander Knowling and Sylvia Kerr Stewart Robertson

Sylvia Kerr Stewart Robertson

Female, Registry Number #79848

Last Edited=10 May 2003
     Sylvia Kerr Stewart Robertson married Michael George Alexander Knowling, son of Major Harold Wilfrid Knowling and Meriel Buchanan, on 5 December 1953.
     Her married name became Knowling.

Children of Sylvia Kerr Stewart Robertson and Michael George Alexander Knowling

Stewart Michael Knowling

Male, Registry Number #79849, b. 3 August 1954

Last Edited=10 May 2003
     Stewart Michael Knowling was born on 3 August 1954. He is the son of Michael George Alexander Knowling and Sylvia Kerr Stewart Robertson.

Victor Alexander Henry Desmond Ponsonby

Male, Registry Number #79850, b. 19 June 1900, d. 24 November 1900

Last Edited=24 Sep 2018
     Victor Alexander Henry Desmond Ponsonby was born on 19 June 1900. He was the son of Frederick Edward Grey Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonby and Victoria Lily Hegan Kennard.1 He died on 24 November 1900.
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3851. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

 

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