Peerage Record – 8402

     Sheila Valerie Graham was born on 31 July 1919.² She was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Miles William Arthur Peel Graham and Lady Evelyn Catherine King.¹ She married Major David Victor Bonsor, son of Sir Reginald Bonsor, 2nd Bt. and Nancy Frances Walrond, on 14 July 1945.¹ She died on 9 September 1995 at age 76.¹
     Sheila Valerie Graham usually went by her middle name of Valerie.¹ Her married name became Bonsor.

     Major David Victor Bonsor was born on 7 March 1918.¹ He was the son of Sir Reginald Bonsor, 2nd Bt. and Nancy Frances Walrond.¹ He married Sheila Valerie Graham, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Miles William Arthur Peel Graham and Lady Evelyn Catherine King, on 14 July 1945.¹ He died on 1 March 2008 at age 89.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He lived in 2003 at Little Stocks, Aldbury, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹

     Sir Bryan Cosmo Bonsor, 3rd Bt. was born on 27 September 1916.¹ He was the son of Sir Reginald Bonsor, 2nd Bt. and Nancy Frances Walrond.¹ He married Elizabeth Hambro, daughter of Angus Valdimar Hambro and Vanda Dorothy Julia Charlton, on 7 March 1942.² He died on 5 March 1977 at age 60.^1,3
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery.¹ He fought in the Second World War, with the Buckinghamshire Yeomanry, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1945.¹ He was a director of Watney’s between 1947 and 1958.¹ He was a director of Watney Mann between 1958 and 1977.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Bonsor, of Kingswood, Epsom, co. Surrey [U.K., 1925] on 4 April 1959.¹

     Anthony Miles Bonsor was born on 3 May 1948.¹ He is the son of Major David Victor Bonsor and Sheila Valerie Graham.¹ He married Frances Elizabeth Bankes, daughter of David Lindsay Bankes, in 1980.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Southampton University, Southampton, Hampshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)¹ He was a practising solicitor in 1974.¹ He was a partner with Denton Wilde Sapte.¹ He lived in 2003 at 5 Petersham Mews, London, England^G.¹

     Neil Reginald David Bonsor was born on 11 October 1950.¹ He is the son of Major David Victor Bonsor and Sheila Valerie Graham.¹ He married Sophie B. James, daughter of Colonel Frederick Walter James, in 1992.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at 9 Second Avenue, London, England^G.¹

     Caroline Sheila Bonsor was born on 23 July 1946.¹ She is the daughter of Major David Victor Bonsor and Sheila Valerie Graham.¹ She married, firstly, Bruce Hodges on 23 March 1974.¹ She and Bruce Hodges were divorced in 1996.¹ She married, secondly, Henry Francis Coke, son of Major Hon. Richard Coke and Elizabeth Vera Catherine Alice de Beaumont, on 23 July 1999.¹
     She was educated at Hatherop Castle, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ From 23 March 1974, her married name became Hodges.¹ From 23 July 1999, her married name became Coke.¹ She lived in 2003 at Sowbrook House, Slapton, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England^G.¹

     Lady Phyllis Edith King was born on 19 March 1897.² She was the daughter of Lionel Fortescue King, 3rd Earl of Lovelace and Lady Edith Anson.^1,2 She married William Edward David Allen, son of William Edward Allen and Sarah Collett Phinn, on 6 December 1922.¹ She and William Edward David Allen were divorced in 1932.¹ She died on 6 December 1947 at age 50.¹
     Her married name became Allen.

     William Edward David Allen was born on 6 January 1901.¹ He was the son of William Edward Allen and Sarah Collett Phinn.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Phyllis Edith King, daughter of Lionel Fortescue King, 3rd Earl of Lovelace and Lady Edith Anson, on 6 December 1922.¹ He and Lady Phyllis Edith King were divorced in 1932.¹ He married, secondly, Paula Alexandra Gertrude Gellibrand, daughter of William Clarke Gellibrand and Isabel Marie Dever, in July 1932.¹ He and Paula Alexandra Gertrude Gellibrand were divorced in 1939.¹ He married, thirdly, Nathalie Maxmovna Kossovskya, daughter of Maxim Ilyich Kossovsky, on 6 March 1943.¹ He died on 18 September 1973 at age 72 at St. Vincent’s Nursing Home, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for West Belfast between 1929 and 1931.¹ He wrote the book A History of the Georgian People, published 1931.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the The Life Guards.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1943.¹ He wrote the book The Ukraine: A History, published 1941.¹ He wrote the book Guerilla War in Abyssinia, published 1943.¹ He was Press Attaché to the British Mission, Beirut between 1943 and 1944.¹ He was Press Attaché to the British Embassy, Ankara between 1944 and 1947.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1948.¹ He wrote the book Caucasian Battlefields, published 1953, with Paul Muratoff.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.)¹ He was chairman of David Allen & Sons Ltd at Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland^G.¹ He wrote the book David Allens: The History of a Family Firm 1857-1957, published 1957.¹ He lived in 1958 at Whitechurch House, Cappagh, County Waterford, Ireland^G.¹

     William Edward Allen was born on 3 November 1860.¹ He was the son of David Allen and Agnes Jamieson.¹ He married Sarah Collett Phinn, daughter of Thomas Phinn, in 1897.¹ He died on 12 April 1919 at age 58.¹
     He was educated at Belfast Academical Institute, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland^G.¹ He was chairman and joint managing director of David Allen & Sons Ltd.¹ He lived at Commonwood House, Chipperfield, Hertfordshire, England^G. He lived at 12 Sussex Place, Regents’ Park, London, England^G.¹

     Lady Rosemary Diana King was born on 6 February 1902.¹ She was the daughter of Lionel Fortescue King, 3rd Earl of Lovelace and Lady Edith Anson.¹ She married, firstly, Lt.-Col. Alistair Monteith Gibb, son of Brig.-Gen. Sir Alexander Gibb, on 28 April 1927.¹ She and Lt.-Col. Alistair Monteith Gibb were divorced in 1940.¹ She married, secondly, Martin de Hosszu, son of Alexander de Hosszu, on 9 October 1941.¹ She died on 15 November 1955 at age 53, without issue.¹
     From 28 April 1927, her married name became Gibb. From 9 October 1941, her married name became de Hosszu.