Peerage Record – 8289

     Lady Kathleen Mary Alexina Cuffe was born in 1872. She was the daughter of William Ulick O’Connor Cuffe, 4th Earl of Desart and Maria Emma Georgina Preston. She married Lt.-Col. Sir Thomas Edward Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington, 12th Bt., son of Sir Lionel Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington, 11th Bt. and Isabella Elizabeth Georgiana Kinleside, on 23 July 1895.¹ She died on 5 October 1938.¹
     From 23 July 1895, her married name became Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington. She was appointed Dame of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (D.G.St.J.)¹

     Lt.-Col. Sir Thomas Edward Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington, 12th Bt. was born on 9 December 1857.¹ He was the son of Sir Lionel Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington, 11th Bt. and Isabella Elizabeth Georgiana Kinleside.² He married Lady Kathleen Mary Alexina Cuffe, daughter of William Ulick O’Connor Cuffe, 4th Earl of Desart and Maria Emma Georgina Preston, on 23 July 1895.¹ He died on 17 February 1944 at age 86.¹
     He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He fought in the Trasvaal Campaign in 1881.¹ He fought in the Tel-el-Kebir Campaign in 1882.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1898 in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps (60th.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the West Riding, Yorkshire.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Baronet Pilkington, of Stanley, near Wakefield and Nether Bradley, also co. Yorks [N.S., 1635] on 25 June 1901.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel between 1903 and 1908 in the 6th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Yorkshire between 1911 and 1912.¹ He was commander of the 14th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps between 1914 and 1916.¹

     Major Sir Arthur William Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington, 13th Bt. was born on 7 April 1898.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Sir Thomas Edward Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington, 12th Bt. and Lady Kathleen Mary Alexina Cuffe.² He married Elizabeth Mary Harrison, daughter of Lt.-Col. John Fenwick Harrison and Hon. Margaret Olive Edith Levy-Lawson, on 10 November 1931.¹ He and Elizabeth Mary Harrison were divorced in 1950.¹ He died on 24 July 1952 at age 54.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He gained the rank of Major in the 16th/5th Lancers.³ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He was Military Cross (M.C.) in 1918.² He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He succeeded as the 13th Baronet Pilkington, of Stanley, near Wakefield and Nether Bradley, also co. Yorks [N.S., 1635] on 17 February 1944.²

     Elizabeth Mary Harrison was born in 1911.² She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. John Fenwick Harrison and Hon. Margaret Olive Edith Levy-Lawson.¹ She married, firstly, Major Sir Arthur William Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington, 13th Bt., son of Lt.-Col. Sir Thomas Edward Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington, 12th Bt. and Lady Kathleen Mary Alexina Cuffe, on 10 November 1931.¹ She and Major Sir Arthur William Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington, 13th Bt. were divorced in 1950.¹ She married, secondly, Major Patrick Henry Anthony Burke, son of John Bernard Mary Burke and Constance Maria Kirkham, on 8 May 1950.³
     From 10 November 1931, her married name became Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington. From 8 May 1950, her married name became Burke.³ She lived in 1972 at Stackallan House, County Meath, Ireland^G.²

     Lt.-Col. John Fenwick Harrison was the son of Thomas Fenwick Harrison.³ He married Hon. Margaret Olive Edith Levy-Lawson, daughter of Colonel William Arnold Webster Levy-Lawson, 3rd Baron Burnham and Sybil Mary Marshall, on 14 April 1910.^2,3 He died on 25 October 1966.³
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Horse Guards.² He lived at King’s Walden, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)²

     Ulick O’Connor Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington was born on 5 February 1903.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Sir Thomas Edward Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington, 12th Bt. and Lady Kathleen Mary Alexina Cuffe.² He married Angela Mary Purcell Cotter, daughter of Dr. Gerald de Purcell Cotter and Rosalind Coughtrie, on 28 March 1951.² He died on 14 June 1979 at age 76.²

     Angela Mary Purcell Cotter was born on 29 March 1921.¹ She is the daughter of Dr. Gerald de Purcell Cotter and Rosalind Coughtrie.² She married, firstly, Ulick O’Connor Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington, son of Lt.-Col. Sir Thomas Edward Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington, 12th Bt. and Lady Kathleen Mary Alexina Cuffe, on 28 March 1951.¹ She married, secondly, Commander Edward Alfred Eborall in 1981.¹
     From 28 March 1951, her married name became Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington. From 1981, her married name became Eborall.¹ She lived in 2003 at Tally Ho House, Castletownshend, County Cork, Ireland^G.¹

     Dr. Gerald de Purcell Cotter was born in 1881.¹ He was the son of Reverend Richard Henry Cotter and Sarah Pearce Lawrenson.² He married Rosalind Coughtrie, daughter of James Billington Coughtrie, in 1917.¹ He died on 19 June 1941, as a result of enemy action.¹
     He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Geographical Society (F.G.S.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Asiatic Soicety of Bengal (F.R.A.S.B.)¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, with a Doctor of Science (Sc.D.)¹ He was with the Geological Survey of India.¹ He lived at Penn, Buckinghamshire, England^G.

     Rosalind Coughtrie was the daughter of James Billington Coughtrie.² She married Dr. Gerald de Purcell Cotter, son of Reverend Richard Henry Cotter and Sarah Pearce Lawrenson, in 1917.¹ She died on 12 September 1962.¹
     From 1917, her married name became Cotter.