Peerage Record – 8261

     George Pleydell Mansel was born on 4 December 1817.¹ He was the son of Colonel John Mansel and Louisa Pleydell.² He married Jemima Henrietta Gambier, daughter of William Gambier and Henrietta Dorothea Maria Hope, on 7 March 1848.¹ He died on 26 March 1896 at age 78.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 60th Rifles.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the Dorset Rifle Volunteers.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He lived at Smedmore, Dorset, England^G.¹

     Jemima Henrietta Gambier was born in 1826.² She was the daughter of William Gambier and Henrietta Dorothea Maria Hope.³ She married George Pleydell Mansel, son of Colonel John Mansel and Louisa Pleydell, on 7 March 1848.¹ She died on 2 June 1896.¹
     From 7 March 1848, her married name became Mansel.

     Sarah-Jane Ward was born in 1981.¹ She is the daughter of Jonathan Philip Ward and Pauline Gentry.¹

     Henrietta Dorothea Maria Hope was born in 1790.² She was the daughter of John Williams Hope and Anne Goddard.¹ She married, firstly, Lt.-Gen. Reynoud Diederik Jacob van Reede, 7th Earl of Athlone, son of Frederik Christiaan Reinhart van Reede, 5th Earl of Athlone and Anna Elisabeth Christina van Tuyll van Serooskerken, on 19 March 1818 at British Embassy, Paris, France^G.¹ She married, secondly, William Gambier, son of Sir James Gambier and Jemima Snell, on 4 May 1825 at Great Cumberland Street, London, England^G.¹ She died on 3 September 1830 at London, England^G.¹ She died intestate and her estate was administered in November 1830.¹
     After her marriage, Henrietta Dorothea Maria Hope was styled as Countess of Athlone on 19 March 1818. From 19 March 1818, her married name became van Reede.¹ From 4 May 1825, her married name became Gambier.¹

     John Williams Hope was born in 1787. He married Anne Goddard, daughter of John Goddard and Henrietta Maria Hope.² He died in 1830.
     He lived at Amsterdam, The Netherlands^G.¹ He was given the name of John Williams at birth.¹

     Graeme David Ward was born in 1955.¹ He is the son of Noel Erskine Ward and June Margaret Ellerton-Long.¹ He married Janet Gates Brewer, daughter of Sidney Brewer, in 1977.¹
     He gained the rank of officer in the Royal Navy.¹

     John Clavell Mansel was born on 9 January 1917.¹ He was the son of Major Rhys Clavell Mansel and Sylvia Nina Campbell.² He married Damaris Joan Hyde-Thomson, daughter of Robert Hyde Hyde-Thomson and Joan Perronet Sells, on 11 August 1945.¹ He died on 13 September 2007 at age 90 at Dorchester, Dorset, England^G.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1938 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the Second World War.² He gained the rank of Captain in 1942 in the Rifle Brigade.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1946.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Wareham between 1961 and 1982.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Dorset in 1968.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1968 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Dorset in 1974.¹ He lived in 2003 at The Old Parsonage, Kimmeridge, Dorset, England^G.¹

     Damaris Joan Hyde-Thomson was born in 1920.² She was the daughter of Robert Hyde Hyde-Thomson and Joan Perronet Sells.^3,2 She married John Clavell Mansel, son of Major Rhys Clavell Mansel and Sylvia Nina Campbell, on 11 August 1945.¹ She died on 23 May 2015.⁴
     Her married name became Mansel.

     Richard John Clavell Mansel was born on 22 May 1949.¹ He was the son of John Clavell Mansel and Damaris Joan Hyde-Thomson.² He died in 1993.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Philip Robert Rhys Mansel was born on 19 October 1951.¹ He is the son of John Clavell Mansel and Damaris Joan Hyde-Thomson.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He was a writer.¹