Peerage Record – 8316

     Edward Ward was born in 1958.¹ He is the son of Captain John Frederick Ward and Pamela Swinton-Home.¹

     Deborah Pamela Gage was born on 26 March 1950.¹ She is the daughter of Major Quentin Henry Moreton Gage and Hazel Swinton-Home.¹

     Jonathan Moreton Gage was born on 31 March 1954.¹ He is the son of Major Quentin Henry Moreton Gage and Hazel Swinton-Home.¹ He married Anna Hobson in 1994.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the RARO.¹

     Dorothy Louise Gage was born on 29 September 1917.² She was the daughter of Brig.-Gen. Moreton Foley Gage and Frances Lippitt.² She married Major Anthony George Akers-Douglas, son of George Alexander Akers-Douglas and Doris Christopherson, on 9 August 1941.¹ She died on 17 March 2010 at age 92.³
     Her married name became Akers-Douglas. She lived in 2003 at 23 Mytten Close, Cuckfield, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Major Anthony George Akers-Douglas was born on 21 December 1914.¹ He was the son of George Alexander Akers-Douglas and Doris Christopherson.² He married Dorothy Louise Gage, daughter of Brig.-Gen. Moreton Foley Gage and Frances Lippitt, on 9 August 1941.¹ He died in 1991.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 13th/18th Royal Hussars.¹

     Doris Christopherson was the daughter of Stanley Christopherson.² She married George Alexander Akers-Douglas, son of Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston and Adeline Mary Austen-Smith, on 5 January 1909.¹ She died on 24 September 1971.¹
     From 5 January 1909, her married name became Akers-Douglas.¹

     Stanley Christopherson was born on 11 November 1861.² He died on 6 April 1949 at age 87.²
     He lived at Bramley, Surrey, England^G.¹ In 1884 he played one cricket test matches for England against Australia.² He was president of the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1939 and 1946.

     Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston was born on 21 October 1851 at Hayes, Kent, England^G.³ He was the son of Reverend Aretas Akers and Frances Maria Brandram.⁴ He married Adeline Mary Austen-Smith, daughter of Horatio Austen-Smith, on 10 June 1875 at Hayes, Kent, England^G.³ He died on 15 January 1926 at age 74 at 34 Lower Belgrave Street, London, England^G.³ He was buried on 19 January 1926 at Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England^G.³
     He was given the name of Aretas Akers at birth.¹ He was educated between 1863 and 1866 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³ He was educated in 1870 at University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.³ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1874 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ On 20 May 1875 his name was legally changed to Aretas Akers-Douglas of Baads by Royal Licence.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Kent, Eastern Division between 1880 and 1885.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury between 1885 and 1892.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Kent, St. Augustine’s Division between 1885 and 1911.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 23 June 1891.³ He held the office of First Commissioner of Works between 1895 and 1902.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He held the office of Home Secretary between 1902 and 1905.¹ He was created 1st Baron Douglas of Baads, co. Midlothian [U.K.] on 6 July 1911.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Chilston, of Boughton Malherbe, co. Kent [U.K.] on 6 July 1911.¹ He was appointed Knight of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.G.St.J.)¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1920.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁵
     

     Adrian Anthony Akers-Douglas was born on 17 September 1943.¹ He is the son of Major Anthony George Akers-Douglas and Dorothy Louise Gage.² He married, firstly, Janet Penelope Mason, daughter of Sir Frederick Cecil Mason, on 2 April 1974.¹ He and Janet Penelope Mason were divorced in 1995.¹ He married, secondly, Artemis Edith Coudounari Coudounaris, daughter of Louis Aristide Coudounaris, on 11 May 1996.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force.¹ He lived in 2003 at Limassol, Cyprus^G.¹

     Francis Alexander Moreton Akers-Douglas was born on 23 September 1948.¹ He is the son of Major Anthony George Akers-Douglas and Dorothy Louise Gage.² He married, firstly, Hon. Julian Mary Warrender, daughter of Colonel John Robert Warrender, 2nd Baron Bruntisfield and Ann Moireen Campbell, on 4 October 1974.² He and Hon. Julian Mary Warrender were divorced in 1997.² He married, secondly, Lorna Farquharson, daughter of John Farquharson, on 18 February 1998.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.^G.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants (F.C.A.)¹ He lived in 2003 at Warrie Wood House, Windmill Hill, St. Mary Platt, Kent, England^G.¹