Peerage Record – 8153

     Anne Page Croft was born circa 1874. She was the daughter of Richard Benyon Croft and Anne Elizabeth Page.¹ She married Charles Alexander Nall-Cain, 1st Baron Brocket, son of Robert Cain and Anne Newall, on 27 October 1928.¹ She died on 18 October 1949.²
     From 27 October 1928, her married name became Nall-Cain.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² She was appointed Commander, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.)² After her marriage, Anne Page Croft was styled as Baroness Brocket on 19 January 1933.

     Lt.-Col. Hon. Hugh Waldorf Astor was born on 20 November 1920.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever and Lady Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound.¹ He married Emily Lucy Kinloch, daughter of Sir Alexander Davenport Kinloch, 12th Bt. and Alexandra Dalziel, on 8 November 1950.¹ He died on 7 June 1999 at age 78.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Intelligence Corps.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was on the staff of The Times in 1947.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Berkshire in 1953.¹ He was a director of the Times Publishing Company between 1956 and 1966.¹ He was Deputy-Chairman of the Times Publishing Company between 1959 and 1966.¹ He was a director of Hambros Bank Ltd.¹ He was a director of Phoenix Assurance.¹ He was a director of Olympia Ltd.¹ He was a director of Hutchinson Ltd.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Berkshire between 1963 and 1964.¹ He was Deputy-Chairman of Olympia Ltd between 1971 and 1973.¹ He lived in 1999 at Folly Farm, Sulhamstead, Reading, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Emily Lucy Kinloch was born on 27 August 1930.² She was the daughter of Sir Alexander Davenport Kinloch, 12th Bt. and Alexandra Dalziel.^1,3 She married Lt.-Col. Hon. Hugh Waldorf Astor, son of Lt.-Col. John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever and Lady Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, on 8 November 1950.¹ She died on 27 December 2013 at age 83.⁴
     From 8 November 1950, her married name became Astor. She lived in 2003 at 79 Ashley Gardens, Thirleby Road, London, England^G.²

     Sir Alexander Davenport Kinloch, 12th Bt. was born on 17 September 1902.¹ He was the son of Brig.-Gen. Sir David Alexander Kinloch of Gilmerton, 11th Bt. and Elinor Lucy Bromley Davenport.² He married, firstly, Alexandra Dalziel, daughter of Frederick Young Dalziel and Emily Key Hoffman, on 10 September 1929.¹ He and Alexandra Dalziel were divorced in 1945.¹ He married, secondly, Hilda Anna Walker, daughter of Thomas Walker, on 26 November 1946.¹ He married, thirdly, Ann Maud White, daughter of G/Capt. Frank Leslie White, on 2 June 1965.¹ He and Hilda Anna Walker were divorced in 1965.¹ He died on 22 November 1982 at age 80.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.² He fought in the Second World War.² He gained the rank of Major in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Baronet Kinloch, of Gilmerton [N.S., 1686] on 27 October 1944.³

     Robert Hugh Astor was born on 27 January 1958.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Hon. Hugh Waldorf Astor and Emily Lucy Kinloch.¹ He married Diana M. Murray, daughter of Dr. Louis Murray, in 1991.¹

     Virginia Lucy Astor was born on 5 August 1951.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. Hugh Waldorf Astor and Emily Lucy Kinloch.¹ She married Richard Denis Wyer McGillycuddy, The McGillycuddy of the Reeks, son of John Patrick McGillycuddy, The McGillycuddy of the Reeks and Elizabeth Margaret Otto, in 1984.¹
     From 1984, her married name became McGillycuddy.¹

     Anna Roxelana Ward was born in 1987.¹ She is the daughter of Hon. Edward Nicholas Ward and Rachel Mary Astor.¹

     Jean Violet Astor was born on 25 January 1962.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. Hugh Waldorf Astor and Emily Lucy Kinloch.¹ She married John Maximilian Halford-Thompson, son of Lt.-Col. Peter Halford-Thompson, in 1982.¹
     From 1982, her married name became Halford-Thompson.¹

     James Alexander Waldorf Astor was born on 16 September 1965.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Hon. Hugh Waldorf Astor and Emily Lucy Kinloch.¹ He married Janine Valentine, daughter of James Valentine, on 21 September 1996.¹

     William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor was born on 31 March 1848 at New York, U.S.A.^G.¹ He was the son of Colonel John Jacob Astor and Charlotte Augusta Gibbes.¹ He married Mary Dahlgren Paul, daughter of James William Paul, on 6 June 1878.¹ He died on 18 October 1919 at age 71 at Western House, Brighton, Sussex, England^G.¹ He was buried on 22 October 1919 at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England^G, after cremation.¹
     William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor also went by the nick-name of Willie.² He graduated from Columbia University, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was a barrister in 1875 at U.S.A.^G.¹ He held the office of a Member of the New York Legislature in 1878.¹ He held the office of a Member of the New York Legislature in 1881.¹ He held the office of Minister for the U.S.A. in Italy between 1882 and 1885.¹ He wrote the book Valentino: an Historical Romance of the Sixteenth Century in Italy, published 1885.^1,2 He wrote the book Sforza: a Story of Milan, published 1889.^1,2 He wrote the book Pharoah’s Daughter, published 1890.¹ In 1893 he became the owner of the Pall Mall Gazette and Pall Mall Magazine, and later the Observer.¹ He founded the Waldorf Hotel (later the Waldorf-Astoria) in New York.² He wrote the book John Jacob Astor, published 1899.² He was naturalized as a U.K. citizen in 1899.¹ He was created 1st Baron Astor, of Hever Castle, co. Kent [U.K.] on 26 January 1916.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Astor [U.K.] on 23 June 1917.¹ He lived at Hever Castle, Kent, England^G.³
     He was a generous donor to the Prince of Wales and other War Funds.¹ According to his Times obituary, he was “very widely read in English, French, and Italian, he loved his Dumas notably; was versed in much war literature, and a real expert on the American Civil War. His colleciton of rare things went beyond the orbit of the splendid connoisseur and approached the museum … Within his double moat and behind his own drawbridge at Hever he was possessed by thoughts of old romance, lived deep in a meditative atmosphere belonging to it, while, at the same time, as a man of business he was diligent, orderly, masterly, and never ceased to be one of the most potent men of business in two hemispheres.”⁴ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁵