Peerage Record – 863

     Anna Blanche Constance Paget was born circa 1858.² She was the daughter of Lt. Charles Augustus Paget and Emily Anna Palmer.¹ She married Colonel Ulick George Campbell de Burgh, son of Thomas de Burgh and Jane Campbell-Graham, on 22 November 1883.¹ She died on 2 August 1915.¹
     From 22 November 1883, her married name became de Burgh.¹

     Hon. Constance Pamela Alice Bruce was born on 14 June 1895.¹ She was the daughter of Major Henry Campbell Bruce, 2nd Baron Aberdare of Duffryn and Constance Mary Beckett.¹ She married Edward Kenelm Digby, 11th Baron Digby, son of Edward Henry Trafalgar Digby, 10th Baron Digby and Emily Beryl Sissy Hood, on 1 July 1919.¹ She died on 15 March 1978 at age 82.¹
     Hon. Constance Pamela Alice Bruce usually went by her middle name of Pamela.¹ Her married name became Digby. After her marriage, Hon. Constance Pamela Alice Bruce was styled as Baroness Digby on 11 May 1920. She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) in 1934.¹ She gained the rank of Senior Commandant between 1938 and 1940 in the Auxiliary Territorial Service of Dorset.¹ She gained the rank of Chief Commandant between 1940 and 1944 in the Auxiliary Territorial Service of Dorset.¹ She held the office of Member of the Dorset County Council between 1943 and 1952.¹ She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1944.¹ She held the office of County Alderman in 1957.¹ She was president of the British Red Cross Society, Dorset Branch between 1964 and 1978.¹

     Major Henry Campbell Bruce, 2nd Baron Aberdare of Duffryn was born on 19 June 1851 at Duffryn, St. Melons, Glamorgan, Wales^G.¹ He was the son of Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare of Duffryn and Annabella Beadon.¹ He married Constance Mary Beckett, daughter of Hamilton Beckett and Hon. Sophia Clarence Copley, on 10 February 1880 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ He died on 20 February 1929 at age 77 at 83 Eaton Square, London, England^G.^2,3 He was buried on 23 February 1929 at Mountain Ash, Glamorgan, Wales^G.³
     He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of honorary Colonel in the 5th Battalion, Welsh Regiment.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Aberdare of Duffryn, co. Glamorgan [U.K., 1873] on 25 February 1895. He gained the rank of Major in the 3rd Volunteer Battalion, Welsh Regiment.¹ He held the office of President of the University College of South Wales.² He held the office of President of the National Museum of Wales.² He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Glamorgan.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)²
     He was a Liberal in his politics.

     Dione Marian Sherbrooke was born on 23 February 1934. She is the daughter of Rear-Admiral Robert St. Vincent Sherbrooke, V.C. and Rosemary Neville Buckley.¹ She married Edward Henry Kenelm Digby, 12th Baron Digby, son of Edward Kenelm Digby, 11th Baron Digby and Hon. Constance Pamela Alice Bruce, on 18 December 1952.¹
     Her married name became Digby. After her marriage, Dione Marian Sherbrooke was styled as Baroness Digby on 29 January 1964.

     Rear-Admiral Robert St. Vincent Sherbrooke, V.C. was born on 8 January 1901 at Oxton, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England^G.² He was the son of Captain Henry Graham Sherbrooke and Flora Maude Francklin.³ He married Rosemary Neville Buckley, daughter of Lt.-Col. Percy Neville Buckley, in 1929. He died on 13 June 1972 at age 71 at Oxton, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England^G.² He was buried at St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Oxton, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England^G.²
     He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) He lived at Oxton Hall, Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England^G. He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy, in command of H.M.S. Onslow.⁴ He was awarded the Victoria Cross (V.C.) on 12 January 1943, for his actions on 31 December 1942.⁴ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy.

     Colonel Ulick George Campbell de Burgh was born on 19 July 1855.² He was the son of Thomas de Burgh and Jane Campbell-Graham.^1,3 He married Anna Blanche Constance Paget, daughter of Lt. Charles Augustus Paget and Emily Anna Palmer, on 22 November 1883.¹ He died on 17 November 1922 at age 67.¹
     He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was commissioned in 1876, in the service of the 7th Dragoon Guards.² He fought in the Egyptian Campaign in 1882.² He gained the rank of Colonel in the Army.² He was commander of the 3rd Dragoon Guards in 1900.² He was Assistant Director, War Office in 1902.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1902.² He was with the Gibraltar Staff in 1906.² He retired from the military in 1908.² He was appointed Knight of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.G.St.J.)² He was Deputy Inspector-General of Remounts at HQ.² He lived at Scarva House, County Monaghan, Ireland^G.²

     Thomas de Burgh was born on 2 June 1813.² He was the son of Very Rev. Thomas John Burgh and Lady Anna Louisa Hely Hutchinson.³ He married Jane Campbell-Graham, daughter of Major Thomas Campbell-Graham, on 15 April 1848.² He died on 15 July 1872 at age 59.²
     On 6 March 1848 he established the right to resume ‘ancient surname’ of de Burgh by UO Patent.² He lived at Oldtown, Naas, County Kildare, Ireland^G.¹

     Donald Brook Davies lived at Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland.²

     Sir Michael Edward Lindsay-Hogg, 5th Bt. was born on 5 May 1940.¹ He is the son of Sir Edward William Lindsay-Hogg, 4th Bt. and Geraldine Mary Fitzgerald.² He married Lucy Mary Davies, daughter of Donald Brook Davies, in 1967.¹ He and Lucy Mary Davies were divorced in 1971.¹
     He was a theatre and film director, including The Abbess of Crewe (1976.)¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Hogg, of Rotherfield Hall, Rotherfield, co. Sussex [U.K., 1905] on 18 June 1999.¹

     Lord Arthur Paget was born between 1804 and 1809.¹ He was the son of Field Marshal Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey and Lady Caroline Elizabeth Villiers.¹ He died in 1825.¹