Peerage Record – 8312

     Beatrice Eleanor Genevieve White was born in 1876 at Southampton, Hampshire, England^G.² She was the daughter of John Reginald Grahame White and Ada Beatrice Chinnock.¹ She married Captain James Seton Drummond Gage, son of Lt.-Gen. Hon. Edward Thomas Gage and Ella Henrietta Maxse, on 20 August 1927.¹ She died on 27 January 1953.
     Her married name became Gage.

     John Reginald Grahame White was born in 1848.² He married Ada Beatrice Chinnock in 1875 at Kensington, London, England^G.^1,2
     He lived in 1881 at The Towers, Hound, South Stoneham, Hampshire, England^G.² He lived at Faygate House, Faygate, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Maria Elizabeth Toone was the daughter of Sweeny Toone and Sarah Frances Gray.^1,2 She married Lionel William John Tollemache, 8th Earl of Dysart, son of Sir William Talmash, Lord Huntingtower and Catherine Rebecca Gray, on 23 September 1819.¹ She died on 15 February 1869.¹
     From 23 September 1819, her married name became Tollemache. After her marriage, Maria Elizabeth Toone was styled as Countess of Dysart on 22 September 1840.

     Brig.-Gen. Moreton Foley Gage was born on 12 January 1873.² He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Hon. Edward Thomas Gage and Ella Henrietta Maxse.² He married, firstly, Anne Massie Strong, daughter of William Everard Strong, on 8 October 1902.² He married, secondly, Frances Lippitt, daughter of Henry Frederick Lippitt and Marie Louise Bowen, on 30 September 1916.² He died on 6 July 1953 at age 80.²
     He fought in the Uganda Campaign between 1898 and 1899, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He was Military Attache to Washignton, D.C. between 1912 and 1914.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 5th Dragoon Guards.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He was GSO of the British Expeditionary Force between 1914 and 1916.² He gained the rank of Honorary Brigadier-General in 1919.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Northamptonshire.²

     Anne Massie Strong was the daughter of William Everard Strong.¹ She married Brig.-Gen. Moreton Foley Gage, son of Lt.-Gen. Hon. Edward Thomas Gage and Ella Henrietta Maxse, on 8 October 1902.¹ She died on 12 April 1915.¹
     Her married name became Gage.

     William Everard Strong lived at New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Frances Lippitt was the daughter of Henry Frederick Lippitt and Marie Louise Bowen.^1,2 She married Brig.-Gen. Moreton Foley Gage, son of Lt.-Gen. Hon. Edward Thomas Gage and Ella Henrietta Maxse, on 30 September 1916.³ She died on 14 June 1955.¹
     Her married name became Gage.

     Henry Frederick Lippitt was born on 12 October 1856 at Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.^G.² He was the son of Henry Lippitt and Mary Ann Balch.² He married, firstly, Marie Louise Bowen on 15 December 1881.³ He married, secondly, Lucy Hayes Herron, daughter of John Williamson Herron and Harriet Anne Collins, in 1915.² He died on 28 December 1933 at age 77 at Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.^G.²
     He graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.^G, in 1878.² He held the office of Senator [U.S.] between 1911 and 1917, for Rhode Island.^1,2 He lived at Rhode Island, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Sir Berkeley Everard Foley Gage was born on 27 February 1904.¹ He was the son of Brig.-Gen. Moreton Foley Gage and Anne Massie Strong.² He married, firstly, Hedwig Maria Gertrud Eva von Chappuis, daughter of Karl von Chappuis and Gertrud Baronin von Richthofen, on 15 January 1931.¹ He married, secondly, Lillian Vukmirovich, daughter of Vladimir Vukmirovich, on 4 October 1954.² He and Hedwig Maria Gertrud Eva von Chappuis were divorced in 1954.¹ He died on 3 March 1994 at age 90.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1925 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was Special Envoy for the U.K. Delegation to the Dumbarton Oaks adn San Francisco Conferences in 1944.² He was Counsellor to The Hague between 1947 and 1950.² He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1949.² He was General-Consul to Chicago between 1950 and 1954.² He held the office of Ambassador to Siam between 1954 and 1957.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1955.² He held the office of Ambassador to Peru between 1958 and 1963.²

     Hedwig Maria Gertrud Eva von Chappuis was born on 6 December 1905 at Nabelschwedt, Silesia.³ She was the daughter of Karl von Chappuis and Gertrud Baronin von Richthofen.³ She married, firstly, Sir Berkeley Everard Foley Gage, son of Brig.-Gen. Moreton Foley Gage and Anne Massie Strong, on 15 January 1931.³ She and Sir Berkeley Everard Foley Gage were divorced in 1954.³ She married, secondly, Rostislav Aleksandrovich Romanov, Prince of Russia, son of Aleksandr Mikhailovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia and Xenia Aleksandrovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia, on 19 November 1954 at Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.^G.³ She died on 9 January 1997 at age 91.
     From 15 January 1931, her married name became Gage.³ From 19 November 1954, her married name became Romanoff.