Peerage Record – 8547

     F. A. Clark lived at Gracefield Park, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹ He lived at Lynton Court, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Adam Robert Charles Loftus was born on 31 March 1853.¹ He was the son of Rev. Lord Adam Loftus and Margaret Fannin.² He died on 18 January 1866 at age 12.¹

     George Herbert Loftus, 6th Marquess of Ely was born on 19 April 1854.¹ He was the son of Rev. Lord Adam Loftus and Margaret Fannin.² He married, firstly, Emily Harriet Vandeleur, daughter of Major Arthur Vandeleur.¹ He married, secondly, Ethel Beatrice Lempriere Gresley, daughter of Nigel John Davies Gresley, on 7 June 1902.¹ He died on 10 April 1935 at age 80.¹
     On 12 May 1896 he was granted the rank of a marquess’s younger son.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Tottenham [I., 1780] on 18 December 1925.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Viscount Loftus of Ely [I., 1789] on 18 December 1925.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Marquess of Ely [I., 1801] on 18 December 1925.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Ely [I., 1794] on 18 December 1925.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Loftus of Long Loftus, co. York [U.K., 1801] on 18 December 1925.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Loftus of Loftus Hall, co. Wexford [I., 1785] on 18 December 1925.¹

     Emily Harriet Vandeleur was the daughter of Major Arthur Vandeleur.² She married George Herbert Loftus, 6th Marquess of Ely, son of Rev. Lord Adam Loftus and Margaret Fannin.¹ She died on 27 November 1886.¹
     Her married name became Loftus.

     Major Arthur Vandeleur gained the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery.¹ He lived at Ralahine, County Clare, Ireland^G.¹

     Adam John St. George Loftus was born on 30 January 1885.¹ He was the son of George Herbert Loftus, 6th Marquess of Ely and Emily Harriet Vandeleur.² He died on 27 May 1909 at age 24, unmarried.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.¹

     Lady Anna Mary Kathleen Loftus was born on 6 August 1886.¹ She was the daughter of George Herbert Loftus, 6th Marquess of Ely and Emily Harriet Vandeleur.² She married Thomas Leslie Craven, son of Thomas Craven, on 16 September 1913.¹ She and Thomas Leslie Craven were divorced in 1937.¹ She died on 23 September 1961 at age 75.¹
     Her married name became Craven.

     Thomas Leslie Craven is the son of Thomas Craven.² He married Lady Anna Mary Kathleen Loftus, daughter of George Herbert Loftus, 6th Marquess of Ely and Emily Harriet Vandeleur, on 16 September 1913.¹ He and Lady Anna Mary Kathleen Loftus were divorced in 1937.¹

     Thomas Craven held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He lived at Kriklington Hall, Nottinghamshire, England^G.¹

     Ethel Beatrice Lempriere Gresley was the daughter of Nigel John Davies Gresley.² She married George Herbert Loftus, 6th Marquess of Ely, son of Rev. Lord Adam Loftus and Margaret Fannin, on 7 June 1902.¹ She died on 23 October 1927.¹
     Her married name became Loftus. After her marriage, Ethel Beatrice Lempriere Gresley was styled as Marchioness of Ely on 18 December 1925.