Peerage Record – 8387

     Harold Winchester Sanderson was born on 12 July 1892.² He was the son of Hon. Harold Arthur Sanderson and Maud Blood.^1,2 He married Beryl Susan Anson, daughter of Hon. Frederic William Anson and Florence Louisa Jane Lane, on 24 February 1938.¹ He and Beryl Susan Anson were divorced in 1948.¹ He died on 22 March 1955 at age 62, without issue.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Grenadier Guards.¹

     Hon. Harold Arthur Sanderson was born on 20 October 1859.² He was the son of Richard Sanderson and Eliza Palmer Zara Hicks.² He married Maud Blood on 9 March 1885.² He died on 26 February 1932 at age 72.²
     He was partner of Sanderson and Son, New York.² He was President of the International Mercantile Marine Company.² He was director of Shaw, Savill and Albion.² He was chairman of the White Star Line.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Naval Reserve.² He lived at Jenkyn Place, Bentley, Hampshire, England.² He lived at Lynton House, Chobham, Surrey, England^G.

     Arthur Temple Thorne married Beryl Susan Anson, daughter of Hon. Frederic William Anson and Florence Louisa Jane Lane, in 1952.¹ He died in October 1970.¹

     Maud Blood married Hon. Harold Arthur Sanderson, son of Richard Sanderson and Eliza Palmer Zara Hicks, on 9 March 1885.¹ She died on 23 June 1927.¹
     She lived at New York, U.S.A.¹ Her married name became Sanderson.

     Basil Sanderson, 1st Baron Sanderson of Ayot was born on 19 June 1894.¹ He is the son of Hon. Harold Arthur Sanderson and Maud Blood.¹ He married Evelyn Constance Ismay, daughter of Joseph Bruce Ismay and Julia Florence Schieffelin, on 27 January 1927 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.^1,2 He died on 15 August 1971 at age 77.¹
     He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1914 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) and bar.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.¹ He was President of the International Shipping Federation between 1934 and 1951.¹ He was Director of Shipping in Port, Ministry of Shipping , Head Port Transit Control Minister War Tport 1941–45 between 1939 and 1941.¹ He was director of Furness, Withy and Company Ltd between 1945 and 1965.¹ He was director of Dalgety and NZ Loan Ltd between 1946 and 1964.¹ He was director of the Bank of England between 1946 and 1965.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of London in 1948.¹ He was director of Ford Motor Company between 1948 and 1965.¹ He was director of Shaw, Savill and Albion between 1949 and 1968.¹ He was awarded the U.S. Medal of Freedom with silver palm.¹ He was created 1st Baron Sanderson of Ayot, of Welwyn, co. Hertford [U.K.] on 4 July 1960.¹

     Anthony John Anson was born on 1 January 1904.² He was the son of Hon. Claud Anson and Lady Clodagh Beresford.^1,2 He married Rosalind Desirée Arbuthnot, daughter of Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot, 4th Bt. and Lina MacLeay, on 29 May 1926.¹ He died on 13 March 1981 at age 77.³
     He fought in the Second World War, with the Royal Corps of Signals.²

     Rosalind Desirée Arbuthnot was born on 28 February 1906.¹ She was the daughter of Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot, 4th Bt. and Lina MacLeay.^1,2 She married Anthony John Anson, son of Hon. Claud Anson and Lady Clodagh Beresford, on 29 May 1926.¹ She died on 6 September 1985 at age 79, with Parkinson’s disease.³
     Her married name became Anson.

     Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot, 4th Bt. was born on 23 March 1864 at Alderminster, Warwickshire, England^G.² He was the son of Major Sir William Wedderburn Arbuthnot, 3rd Bt. and Alice Margaret Tompson.² He married Lina MacLeay, daughter of Colonel Alexander Caldcleugh MacLeay, on 11 December 1897.^2,3 He died on 31 May 1916 at age 52, killed in action, on board H.M.S. Defense.²
     He gained the rank of Midshipman in 1877 in the Royal Navy.² He gained the rank of Sub-Lieutenant in 1883.⁴ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1885.² He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Arbuthnot, of Edinburgh [U.K., 1823] on 5 June 1889.⁴ He gained the rank of Commander in 1897.² He gained the rank of Captain in 1902.⁴ He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1904.⁴ He gained the rank of Commodore in 1910.⁴ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V between 1911 and 1912.⁴ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1912.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1916.⁴ He fought in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916, in command of the first cruiser squadron (old-style armoured cruisers.)² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) posthumously.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Dictionary.²
     

     John Anthony Robert Anson was born on 26 March 1927.¹ He was the son of Anthony John Anson and Rosalind Desirée Arbuthnot.¹ He married, firstly, Fiona Brook Wills, daughter of Colin Frederick George Wills, on 27 October 1962.² He married, secondly, Angela Jane Millican, daughter of Robert Millican, on 20 January 1989.¹ He died on 18 April 2011 at age 84.³
     He was educated at Dragon School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Sheffield University, Medical School, Sheffield, Yorkshire, West Riding, England^G.¹ He graduated with a Diploma of Public Health (D.P.H.)¹ He was registered as a Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians, London (L.R.C.P.)¹ He graduated with a Diploma, Royal College of Obstretics and Gynaecology (D.R.C.O.G.)¹ He gained the rank of Resident Medical Officer in the 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards.¹ He was a general practitioner between 1962 and 1989 at London, England^G.¹ He was registered as a Member, Royal College of Surgeons (M.R.C.S.)¹ He lived in 2003 at 30 Tibbets Close, London, England^G.¹