Peerage Record – 8247

     Charles John Tottenham, 8th Marquess of Ely was born on 30 May 1913.¹ He was the son of George Leonard Tottenham and Cécile Elizabeth Burra.² He married, firstly, Katherine Elizabeth Craig, daughter of Lt.-Col. W. H. Craig, on 23 June 1938.¹ He married, secondly, Elspeth Ann Hay, daughter of P. T. Hay, on 28 December 1978.³ He died on 1 February 2006 at age 92.³
     He was educated at Collège de Genève, International School, Geneva, Switzerland^G.¹ He graduated from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was an instructor in French between 1936 and 1937 at Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario, Canada^G.¹ He was the Principal between 1937 and 1981 at Boulden House, Trinity College School, Port Hope, Ontario, Canada^G.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Viscount Loftus of Ely [I., 1789] on 31 May 1969.² He succeeded as the 8th Baron Loftus of Loftus Hall, co. Wexford [I., 1785] on 31 May 1969.² He succeeded as the 8th Marquess of Ely [I., 1801] on 31 May 1969.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Ely [I., 1794] on 31 May 1969.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Tottenham [I., 1780] on 31 May 1969.² He succeeded as the 8th Baron Loftus of Long Loftus, co. York [U.K., 1801] on 31 May 1969.²

     George Leonard Tottenham was born on 20 April 1879.¹ He was the son of Major Charles Robert Worsley Tottenham and Dorothea Anne Cornwall.² He married Cécile Elizabeth Burra, daughter of James Salkeld Burra, on 1 August 1912.¹ He died on 9 June 1928 at age 49.¹

     Brooke Greville was born in 1798.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Henry Francis Greville and Catherine Graham.¹ He married Emilie Anne Bouchez, daughter of Charles Bouchez, on 23 October 1856.¹ He died in 1884.¹

     Harriet Dorothea Despard was the daughter of General John Despard.¹ She married Vice-Admiral Henry Francis Greville, son of Lt.-Col. Henry Francis Greville and Sophia Whyte, on 3 July 1816.¹ She died on 28 December 1856.¹
     Her married name became Greville.

     Sophia Whyte was the daughter of Francis Xavier Whyte.¹ She married, firstly, Sir Henry Lambert, 4th Bt., son of Sir John Lambert, 3rd Bt. and Mary Lieniepes, in 1788.² She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Henry Francis Greville, son of Fulke Greville and Frances Macartney, on 25 February 1805.¹ She died on 21 March 1839.¹
     From 1788, her married name became Lambert. Her married name became Greville.

     Jacqueline Ann Aylwin Lodge was the daughter of James Cyril Lodge.¹ She married Noel Erskine Ward, son of Noel Edward Ward and Muriel Dalton, in 1977.¹ She died in 1990.¹
     From 1977, her married name became Ward.¹

     Catherine Graham was the daughter of Sir Bellingham Graham, 5th Bt. and Elizabeth Hudson.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Henry Francis Greville, son of Fulke Greville and Frances Macartney, on 18 August 1791.¹ She died on 18 January 1803.²
     Her married name became Greville.

     Sir Bellingham Graham, 5th Bt. was baptised on 14 June 1729. He was the son of Sir Reginald Graham, 4th Bt. and Jacoba Catherina Graham.² He married Elizabeth Hudson, daughter of Benjamin Hudson, on 24 June 1763.¹ He died on 3 October 1790 at age 61.¹
     He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Graham, of Norton Conyers, co. York [E., 1662] on 29 October 1755.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff for Yorkshire between 1770 and 1771.¹