Peerage Record – 8071

     General Sir Richard John Meade was born on 25 September 1821.³ He was the son of Captain John Meade.³ He died on 20 March 1894 at age 72 at Hyeres, France.³
     He was appointed Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.)¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Star of India (K.C.S.I.)¹

     Hon. Richard Sebastion Willoughby Dickinson was born on 15 January 1897.¹ He was the son of Willoughby Hyett Dickinson, 1st Baron Dickinson and Minnie Elizabeth Gordon Cumming Meade.² He married May Southey Lovemore, daughter of Charles Benjamin Lovemore and Georgina Elizabeth Mabel Southey, on 15 May 1924.¹ He died on 27 July 1935 at age 38.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal NAval Air Service.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards and RAFemale, formerly RNAS served WW I (despatches, Croix de Guerre.)¹ He fought in the First World War between 1915 and 1919, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.¹ He was Assistant Chief Secretary to the Government of North Rhodesia.¹

     May Southey Lovemore was born on 10 July 1903 at Middelburg, Cape Province, South Africa^G.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Benjamin Lovemore and Georgina Elizabeth Mabel Southey.^1,2 She was baptised on 15 September 1903 at St. Barnabas, Middelburg, Cape Province, South Africa^G.¹ She married Hon. Richard Sebastion Willoughby Dickinson, son of Willoughby Hyett Dickinson, 1st Baron Dickinson and Minnie Elizabeth Gordon Cumming Meade, on 15 May 1924.³ She died in 2000.¹
     Her married name became Dickinson. She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Buckinghamshire in 1951.³ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Gloucestershire in 1957.³ She lived at The Poultry Court, Painswick, Gloucestershire, England^G.³

     Charles Benjamin Lovemore married Georgina Elizabeth Mabel Southey.
     He lived at Melsetter Schoombie, Cape Province, South Africa.²

     Richard Clavering Hyett Dickinson, 2nd Baron Dickinson was born on 2 March 1926 at Livingstone, Zambia^G.² He was the son of Hon. Richard Sebastion Willoughby Dickinson and May Southey Lovemore.³ He married, firstly, Margaret Ann McMeekan, daughter of Brigadier Gilbert Reader McMeekan, on 31 August 1957.¹ He and Margaret Ann McMeekan were divorced in 1980.¹ He married, secondly, Rita Doreen Bunyan in 1980.¹ He died on 28 November 2019 at age 93.⁴
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Dickinson, of Painswick, co. Gloucester [U.K., 1930] on 31 May 1943.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He lived in 2003 at The Stables, Gloucester Road, Painswick, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹

     Margaret Ann McMeekan is the daughter of Brigadier Gilbert Reader McMeekan.¹ She married Richard Clavering Hyett Dickinson, 2nd Baron Dickinson, son of Hon. Richard Sebastion Willoughby Dickinson and May Southey Lovemore, on 31 August 1957.² She and Richard Clavering Hyett Dickinson, 2nd Baron Dickinson were divorced in 1980.²
     Margaret Ann McMeekan usually went by her middle name of Ann.² After her marriage, Margaret Ann McMeekan was styled as Baroness Dickinson on 31 August 1957. From 31 August 1957, her married name became Dickinson.

     Brigadier Gilbert Reader McMeekan was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He lived at Greenacres, Painswick, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹

     Martin Hyett Dickinson, 3rd Baron Dickinson was born on 29 January 1961.² He is the son of Richard Clavering Hyett Dickinson, 2nd Baron Dickinson and Margaret Ann McMeekan.³ He married Caroline Edwards, daughter of Nigel Edwards and Jill (?), on 6 May 1995 at Stroud, Gloucestershire, England^G.^2,4
     He was educated at Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England^G.² He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Dickinson, of Painswick, co. Gloucester [U.K., 1930] on 28 November 2019.

     Hon. Andrew Dickinson was born on 15 February 1963.¹ He is the son of Richard Clavering Hyett Dickinson, 2nd Baron Dickinson and Margaret Ann McMeekan.²
     He was educated at Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England^G.¹

     German Manuel Gamazo y de Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Marqués de Soto de Aller is the son of Claudio Gamazo y Arnús, Marqués de Soto de Aller and Maria Francisca de Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Marquesa de Belvis de las Navas.¹ He married Isabelle Sourdeau y Conadau.¹
     He gained the title of Marqués de Soto an Aller.¹ He was created Visconde de Miravalles in 2000.¹ He was created Conde de Gamazo in 2000.¹