Peerage Record – 8524

     Nora Beatrice Maitland was born on 4 October 1907.¹ She is the daughter of Major Hon. Alfred Henry Maitland and Edith Scobell.¹ She married S/Ldr. Peter Yorke, son of John Cecil Yorke and Marion Elizabeth Stansfeld, on 4 July 1935.¹
     Her married name became Yorke.

     S/Ldr. Peter Yorke was born on 18 August 1906.² He was the son of John Cecil Yorke and Marion Elizabeth Stansfeld.¹ He married Nora Beatrice Maitland, daughter of Major Hon. Alfred Henry Maitland and Edith Scobell, on 4 July 1935.¹ He died in 1983 at Hertfordshire, England.³
     He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹ He gained the rank of Squadron Leader in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.¹

     John Cecil Yorke was born on 10 November 1867.² He was the son of Thomas Edward Yorke and Augusta Margaret Baillie.² He married Marion Elizabeth Stansfeld in 1903 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.³ He died on 9 March 1915 at age 47.⁴
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Halton Place, Hellifield, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Lady Nora Maitland was born in 1877. She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Frederick Henry Maitland, 13th Earl of Lauderdale and Charlotte Sarah Sleigh.¹ She married Sir William Fitzherbert, 7th Bt., son of Sir Richard FitzHerbert, 5th Bt. and Mary Anne Arkwright, on 24 October 1899.¹ She died on 19 April 1958, without issue.¹ She was also reported to have died on 19 April 1948.²
     Her married name became Fitzherbert.

     Sir William Fitzherbert, 7th Bt. was born on 21 September 1874.³ He was the son of Sir Richard FitzHerbert, 5th Bt. and Mary Anne Arkwright.³ He married Lady Nora Maitland, daughter of Lt.-Col. Frederick Henry Maitland, 13th Earl of Lauderdale and Charlotte Sarah Sleigh, on 24 October 1899.¹ He died on 8 October 1963 at age 89, without issue.³
     He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England^G.³ He graduated from Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1896 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Worcestershire between 1909 and 1937.³ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet FitzHerbert, of Tissington Hall, co. Derby [G.B., 1784] on 12 September 1934.³ He graduated from Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1938 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Derbyshire between 1939 and 1963.³ He held the office of High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1940.³

     Lady Ada Marian Maitland was born in 1884. She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Frederick Henry Maitland, 13th Earl of Lauderdale and Ada Twyford Simpson.¹ She married, firstly, Captain Sir Ralph Henry Sacheverel Wilmot, 6th Bt., son of Reverend Arthur Alfred Wilmot and Harriet Cecilia FitzHerbert, on 12 December 1905.¹ She married, secondly, Arnold Nield, son of John Nield, on 21 June 1921.¹ She died on 16 April 1971.¹
     From 12 December 1905, her married name became Wilmot. From 21 June 1921, her married name became Nield.

     Captain Sir Ralph Henry Sacheverel Wilmot, 6th Bt. was born on 8 June 1875.¹ He was the son of Reverend Arthur Alfred Wilmot and Harriet Cecilia FitzHerbert.¹ He married Lady Ada Marian Maitland, daughter of Lt.-Col. Frederick Henry Maitland, 13th Earl of Lauderdale and Ada Twyford Simpson, on 12 December 1905.² He died on 14 January 1918 at age 42, from wounds received in action.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Wilmot, of Chaddesden, co. Derby [G.B., 1759] on 7 April 1901.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹

     Arnold Nield is the son of John Nield.¹ He married Lady Ada Marian Maitland, daughter of Lt.-Col. Frederick Henry Maitland, 13th Earl of Lauderdale and Ada Twyford Simpson, on 21 June 1921.¹

     John Nield lived at Warrington, Lancashire, England^G.¹

     Caroline Maria Gray was the daughter of Reverend Henry Gray and Hon. Emile Caroline Pery.² She married William Hale John Charles Pery, 3rd Earl of Limerick, son of William Henry Tennison Pery, 2nd Earl of Limerick and Susanna Sheaffe, on 28 August 1862.¹ She died on 24 January 1877.¹
     Her married name became Pery. After her marriage, Caroline Maria Gray was styled as Countess of Limerick on 5 January 1866.