Peerage Record – 8054

     Hon. James Nicholas Geoffrey Russell was born on 22 July 1948.¹ He was the son of Geoffrey Denis Erskine Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill and Susan Mary Sheila Winn.¹ He died on 17 October 1969 at age 21, following a car accident.¹
     He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Aiglon College, Chesières-Villars, Switzerland.²

     Hon. Anthony John Mark Russell was born on 10 May 1952.¹ He is the son of Geoffrey Denis Erskine Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill and Susan Mary Sheila Winn.¹ He married Christine L. O’Dell, daughter of John O’Dell, in 1985.¹ He and Christine L. O’Dell were divorced.¹
     He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹

     Hon. Vanessa Mary Linda Russell was born on 18 September 1960.¹ She is the daughter of Geoffrey Denis Erskine Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill and Susan Mary Sheila Winn.¹ She married Jonathan Andrew Scott Bowles.² She married Charles Ivor Angus Burt, son of Ivor B. Burt, on 24 June 1983.¹ She and Charles Ivor Angus Burt were divorced.¹
     Her married name became Bowles.² From 24 June 1983, her married name became Burt.¹

     Hon. John Hugo Trenchard Russell was born on 13 October 1950.¹ He is the son of John Hugo Russell, 3rd Baron Ampthill and Adeline Mary Constance Hone.¹ He married Susanna Helen Merriam, daughter of Peter Hugh Kennedy Merriam and Helen Mary Frances Scott, on 9 October 1976.¹ He married Judy Violet Ella Showers, daughter of Colonel Lionel James Showers and Elizabeth Mabel Barne, in 2010.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He lived in 1999 at Ringstead Farm, Dorchester, Dorset, England^G.¹

     Hon. Georgiana Adeline Villiers Russell was born on 3 January 1952.¹ She is the daughter of John Hugo Russell, 3rd Baron Ampthill and Adeline Mary Constance Hone.¹ She married Charles Francis Hoare, son of Colonel Charles Edward Hoare, in 1981.¹
     From 1981, her married name became Hoare.¹

     Admiral Hon. Sir Guy Herbrand Edward Russell was born on 14 April 1898.¹ He was the son of Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill and Lady Margaret Lygon.¹ He married Hon. Helen Elizabeth Blades, daughter of George Rowland Blades, 1st Baron Ebbisham and Margaret Emma Retner, on 16 February 1939.¹ He died on 25 September 1977 at age 79.¹
     He was educated at Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Admiral in the Royal Navy.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1943.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1944.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1948.¹ He was Admiral commanding of the Reserves between 1949 and 1951.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1951.¹ He was Commander-in-Chief of the Far East Station between 1951 and 1953.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1953.¹ He held the office of Second Sea Lord of the Admiralty between 1953 and 1955.¹ He held the office of First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1954 and 1958.¹ He was Commandant of the Imperial Defence College between 1955 and 1957.¹

     Hon. Helen Elizabeth Blades was born on 27 July 1908.² She was the daughter of George Rowland Blades, 1st Baron Ebbisham and Margaret Emma Retner.^1,2 She married Admiral Hon. Sir Guy Herbrand Edward Russell, son of Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill and Lady Margaret Lygon, on 16 February 1939.¹ She died on 16 November 1995 at age 87.¹
     Hon. Helen Elizabeth Blades usually went by her middle name of Elizabeth.² Her married name became Russell.

     George Rowland Blades, 1st Baron Ebbisham was born on 15 April 1868.³ He was the son of Rowland Hill Blades and Agnes Amelia Fletcher.⁴ He married Margaret Emma Retner, daughter of Arthur Retner, on 17 January 1907.³ He died on 24 May 1953 at age 85.
     George Rowland Blades, 1st Baron Ebbisham usually went by his middle name of Rowland.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Surrey, Epsom Division between 1918 and 1928.⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for London.⁴ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Surrey.⁴ He was created 1st Baronet Blades, of Epsom, co. Surrey [U.K.] on 14 January 1922.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of London from 1926 to 1927.⁴ He was member of the Royal Police Commission in 1928.⁴ He was created 1st Baron Ebbisham, of Cobham, co. Surrey [U.K.] on 5 July 1928.³ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.)⁴

     Dr. James Rowland Russell was born on 28 March 1940.¹ He was the son of Admiral Hon. Sir Guy Herbrand Edward Russell and Hon. Helen Elizabeth Blades.¹ He married Glenys Pearl Lofting, daughter of Herbert George Lofting, on 2 September 1965.¹ He died on 2 March 2015 at age 74.²
     He was educated at Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London, England^G, with a Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Surgeon in 1964 in the Royal Navy.¹ He graduated from Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London, England^G, in 1964 with a Bachelor of Surgery (B.Chir.)¹ He graduated from Clare College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1965 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He graduated in 1968 with a Diploma of Royal College of Obstreticians and Gynaecologists (D.Obst.R.C.O.G.)¹ He lived in 1999 at Sheepcote, Harrow Court, Stockbury, Kent, England^G.¹

     Glenys Pearl Lofting is the daughter of Herbert George Lofting.¹ She married Dr. James Rowland Russell, son of Admiral Hon. Sir Guy Herbrand Edward Russell and Hon. Helen Elizabeth Blades, on 2 September 1965.¹
     From 2 September 1965, her married name became Russell.¹