Peerage Record – 8331

     Lt.-Col. Douglas Graham Moncrieff Wright of Kinmonth is the son of John Moncrieff Wright.¹ He married Henrietta Doreen St. John, daughter of Montagu Rodney St. John and Theodora Mary Land James, on 27 April 1928.¹
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (F.R.G.S.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Cameronians.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) and bar.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He was recognised by Lord Lyon King of Arms, and matriculated his arms at the Lyons Court in 1946.¹

     John Moncrieff Wright lived at Kinmonth, Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Major John Graham Wright was born on 31 August 1929.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Douglas Graham Moncrieff Wright of Kinmonth and Henrietta Doreen St. John.¹ He married Susan Mary Martin, daughter of Rupert Claude Martin, on 30 July 1966.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Korean War between 1952 and 1953, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He fought in the Kenyan Campaign between 1953 and 1954.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Black Watch.¹ He fought in the Aden Campaign between 1962 and 1963.¹ He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.¹

     Harcourt Grant Holcombe was born in 1846 at England.¹ He was the son of Alexander Essex Frederick Holcombe and Louisa Squire.¹

     Joanna Dava Peto was born on 5 December 1938.² She was the daughter of Major Basil Arthur John Peto and Patricia Geraldine Browne.¹ She married Captain Charles St. John Graham Wright, son of Lt.-Col. Douglas Graham Moncrieff Wright of Kinmonth and Henrietta Doreen St. John, on 15 June 1957.¹ She died on 2 November 2005 at age 66.³
     From 15 June 1957, her married name became Wright.¹ She held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kinross.¹ She held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Perthshire.¹ She lived at Easter Elcho, Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland^G.²

     Major Basil Arthur John Peto was born on 13 December 1900.² He was the son of Sir Basil Edward Peto, 1st Bt. and Mary Matilda Annie Baird. He married Patricia Geraldine Browne, daughter of Gerald Macleay Browne, on 18 July 1934.³ He died on 3 February 1954 at age 53.³
     Major Basil Arthur John Peto usually went by his middle name of John.¹ He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.² He graduated from St. John’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1922 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Bombay between 1929 and 1931.² He gained the rank of Major in the King’s Dragoon Guards.² He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the chairman of the Oil Control Board between 1941 and 1945.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for King’s Norton between 1941 and 1945.²

     Charlotte Henrietta Wright was born on 26 April 1959.¹ She is the daughter of Captain Charles St. John Graham Wright and Joanna Dava Peto. She married Benjamin Heath, son of William Heath, in 1987.¹ She and Benjamin Heath were divorced in 1993.¹
     From 1987, her married name became Heath.¹

     Edith Annie Tucker was born in 1872 at Kensington, London, England.¹ She was the daughter of John Tucker and Hannah Cockram.¹ She married Fredrick Gregson Shuttleworth, son of Thomas Moss Shuttleworth and Harriet Brown, on 25 October 1898 at Steyning, Sussex, England.¹ She died in 1931 at Hammersmith, London, England.¹
     From 25 October 1898, her married name became Shuttleworth.¹

     Patricia Geraldine Browne was born on 13 February 1911.² She was the daughter of Gerald Macleay Browne.¹ She married, firstly, Major Basil Arthur John Peto, son of Sir Basil Edward Peto, 1st Bt. and Mary Matilda Annie Baird, on 18 July 1934.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Hugh Granville Leveson Dudley Ryder, son of Reverend Algernon Charles Dudley Ryder and Constance Eugenia Smith, on 12 June 1955.¹ She died on 9 February 2011 at age 99 at Viewlands House, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.²
     From 18 July 1934, her married name became Peto. From 12 June 1955, her married name became Ryder.¹ She lived at 66 Whitelands House, Cheltenham Terrace, London, England^G.¹

     Sir Basil Edward Peto, 1st Bt. was born on 13 August 1862.¹ He was the son of Sir Samuel Morton Peto, 1st Bt. and Sarah Ainsworth Kelsall.² He married Mary Matilda Annie Baird, daughter of Captain Thomas Carpendale Baird and Gertrude Emily Maude, on 30 August 1892.¹ He died on 28 January 1945 at age 82.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for East Wiltshire between 1910 and 1918.¹ He held the office of Commissioner for repatriation of Belgian refugees in 1918.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of Leopold of Belgium.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Wiltshire.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Barnstaple between 1922 and 1923.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Barnstaple between 1924 and 1925.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Peto, of Barnstaple, co. Devon [U.K.] on 27 January 1927.¹