Peerage Record – 8439

     Major Robert Charles Henry Darling, 2nd Baron Darling was born on 15 May 1919.¹ He was the son of Major Hon. John Clive Darling and Eleanor Joan Martin Powell.² He married Bridget Rosemary Whishaw Dickson, daughter of Reverend Francis Cyprian Dickson, on 15 August 1942.¹ He died on 16 October 2003 at age 84.³
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Darling, of Langham, co. Essex [U.K., 1924] on 29 May 1936.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Somerset Light Infantry.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Somerset between 1972 and 1974.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Avon in 1974.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Somerset in 1996.¹ He lived at 16 Kingfisher Court, Avon Park Care Centre, Winsley Hill, Limpley Stoke, Bath, Somerset, England^G.¹

     Bridget Rosemary Whishaw Dickson was the daughter of Reverend Francis Cyprian Dickson.¹ She married Major Robert Charles Henry Darling, 2nd Baron Darling, son of Major Hon. John Clive Darling and Eleanor Joan Martin Powell, on 15 August 1942.² She died on 29 March 1997.²
     Bridget Rosemary Whishaw Dickson usually went by her middle name of Rosemary.² From 15 August 1942, her married name became Darling. After her marriage, Bridget Rosemary Whishaw Dickson was styled as Baroness Darling on 15 August 1942.

     Robert Julian Henry Darling, 3rd Baron Darling was born on 29 April 1944.¹ He is the son of Major Robert Charles Henry Darling, 2nd Baron Darling and Bridget Rosemary Whishaw Dickson.² He married Janet Rachel Mallinson, daughter of John Mallinson, on 1 October 1970.¹
     Robert Julian Henry Darling, 3rd Baron Darling usually went by his middle name of Julian.¹ He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (F.R.I.C.S.)¹ He lived in 2003 at Intwood Hall, Intwood, Norwich, Norfolk, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Darling, of Langham, co. Essex [U.K., 1924] on 16 October 2003.³

     Hon. Anna Josephine Bridget Darling was born on 22 April 1946.¹ She is the daughter of Major Robert Charles Henry Darling, 2nd Baron Darling and Bridget Rosemary Whishaw Dickson.² She married Anthony Robert Pardoe, son of Major Robert Hugh Pardoe, on 18 September 1971.¹
     Hon. Anna Josephine Bridget Darling usually went by her middle name of Josephine.¹ From 18 September 1971, her married name became Pardoe. She lived in 2003 at Sharow Cottage, Sharow, Ripon, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Hon. Lucinda Mary Joan Darling was born on 23 December 1958.¹ She is the daughter of Major Robert Charles Henry Darling, 2nd Baron Darling and Bridget Rosemary Whishaw Dickson.² She married Rory Peter Alistair Macdiarmid, son of Colonel Peter Macdiarmid, in 1982.¹
     From 1982, her married name became Macdiarmid.

     James Leslie Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell was born on 11 February 1938.¹ He was the son of John d’Henin Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell and Rosemary Olive Coke.² He married Ann Anastasia Corinna Helena Dixon, daughter of Sir Pierson John Dixon and Alexandra Ismene Atchley, on 29 March 1967.¹ He died on 28 September 2006 at age 68.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant between 1956 and 1958 in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He was member of the London Stock Exchange between 1967 and 1980.¹ He was a director of Rowton Hotels between 1978 and 1984.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, co. Lanark [U.K., 1866] in 1990.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Surrey in 1993.¹

     Archibald Gavin Hamilton, Baron Hamilton of Epsom was born on 30 December 1941. He is the son of John d’Henin Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell and Rosemary Olive Coke.¹ He married Anne Catharine Napier, daughter of Trevylyan Michael Napier and Priscilla Hayter, in 1968.¹
     He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary, to the Prime Minister.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Epsom and Ewell.¹ He was created Baron Hamilton of Epsom, of West Anstey in the County of Devon [U.K. Life Peer] on 17 June 2005.³

     Hon. Janet Hamilton was born on 8 September 1936.¹ She is the daughter of John d’Henin Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell and Rosemary Olive Coke.¹ She married Richard Sackville Lane Fox, son of Lt.-Col. Francis Gordon Lane Fox and Hon. Marcia Agnes Mary Lane-Fox, on 11 June 1960.¹
     Her married name became Lane Fox. She lived in 2003 at Kingsley Mill, Black Torrington, Beaworthy, Devon, England^G.¹

     Richard Sackville Lane Fox was born on 19 September 1933.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Francis Gordon Lane Fox and Hon. Marcia Agnes Mary Lane-Fox.¹ He married Hon. Janet Hamilton, daughter of John d’Henin Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell and Rosemary Olive Coke, on 11 June 1960.¹ He died on 25 October 2014 at age 81.²