Peerage Record – 8405

     Katherine Mary Ward was born in 1869.¹ She was the daughter of John Hamilton Ward and Marcia Townsend.¹ She married James Edward Monaghan in 1911.¹ She died on 20 April 1936.¹
     From 1911, her married name became Monaghan.¹

     Christopher John Leyland was born on 19 September 1849.¹ He was the son of John Naylor and Georgiana Edwards.¹ He married, firstly, Everilda Elizabeth Creyke, daughter of Ralph Creyke and Louisa Frances Croft.² He married, secondly, Helen Dora Cayley, daughter of Digby Cayley and Charlotte Philadelphia Bower, on 1 March 1892.³ He died on 21 October 1926 at age 77.¹
     He was given the name of Christopher John Naylor at birth.¹ On 30 December 1893 his name was legally changed to Christopher John Leyland by Royal Licence.¹ He lived at Haggerston Castle, Northumberland, England^G.¹

     Hon. Claud Lambton was born on 3 December 1888.¹ He was the son of Frederick William Lambton, 4th Earl of Durham and Beatrix Bulteel.¹ He married Olive Eleanor Lockwood, daughter of William Robert Percival Lockwood and Chinty Mary Catherine Cotton, on 20 May 1916.² He died on 7 September 1976 at age 87.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Lanarkshire Yeomanry.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1918.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Northumberland in 1927.¹

     Lt.-Col. Graham Sydney Leventhorpe was the son of John Bonfoy Leventhorpe. He married Dorothy Leyland, daughter of Christopher John Leyland and Helen Dora Cayley, on 5 October 1920.¹ He died on 15 December 1963.¹
     He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹

     Lady Joan Katherine Lambton was born on 21 September 1893.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick William Lambton, 4th Earl of Durham and Beatrix Bulteel.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Hugh Edward Joicey, 3rd Baron Joicey, son of James Joicey, 1st Baron Joicey and Elizabeth Amy Robinson, on 19 July 1921.¹ She died on 4 January 1967 at age 73.¹
     Her married name became Joicey. After her marriage, Lady Joan Katherine Lambton was styled as Baroness Joicey on 24 July 1940.

     Dorothy Leyland was the daughter of Christopher John Leyland and Helen Dora Cayley.^1,2 She married, firstly, Lt. Hon. Geoffrey Lambton, son of Frederick William Lambton, 4th Earl of Durham and Beatrix Bulteel, on 6 June 1914.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Graham Sydney Leventhorpe, son of John Bonfoy Leventhorpe, on 5 October 1920.¹ She died on 12 February 1965.¹
     From 6 June 1914, her married name became Lambton. From 5 October 1920, her married name became Leventhorpe.

     Lt. Hon. Geoffrey Lambton was born on 13 September 1887.¹ He was the son of Frederick William Lambton, 4th Earl of Durham and Beatrix Bulteel.¹ He married Dorothy Leyland, daughter of Christopher John Leyland and Helen Dora Cayley, on 6 June 1914.¹ He died on 1 September 1914 at age 26, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards.¹

     Monica Helen Lambton was born posthumously on 26 March 1915.² She was the daughter of Lt. Hon. Geoffrey Lambton and Dorothy Leyland.¹ She married William John St. Clair Anstruther-Gray, Baron Kilmany, son of William Anstruther-Gray of Kilmany and Carntyne and Clayre Jessie Tennant, on 4 October 1934.¹ She died in 1985.¹
     Her married name became Anstruther-Gray. She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1946.¹ After her marriage, Monica Helen Lambton was styled as Baroness Kilmany on 2 June 1966.

     William John St. Clair Anstruther-Gray, Baron Kilmany was born on 5 March 1905.² He was the son of William Anstruther-Gray of Kilmany and Carntyne and Clayre Jessie Tennant.³ He married Monica Helen Lambton, daughter of Lt. Hon. Geoffrey Lambton and Dorothy Leyland, on 4 October 1934.² He died on 6 August 1985 at age 80.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Lanarkshire North between 1931 and 1945.² He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary in 1935, to the Secretary of Overseas Trade.² He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Scotland in 1935.² He held the office of Finance Secretary of the Treasury in 1936.² He held the office of Secretary of State for Scotland in 1938.² He gained the rank of Major in the Coldstream Guards, Reserve of Officers.² He fought in the Second World War.² He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1943.² He held the office of Assistant Postmaster-General between May 1945 and July 1945.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Berkwick and East Lothian between 1951 and 1966.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Fife in 1953.² He was created 1st Baronet Anstruther-Gray [U.K.] on 4 July 1956.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1962.² He held the office of Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons between 1962 and 1964.² He was created Baron Kilmany, of Kilmany in the County of Fifeshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 2 June 1966.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Fife in 1974.²