Peerage Record – 9448

     Michael Henry Pelham was born on 16 September 1953.¹ He is the son of Captain Robert Henry Pelham and Anne Farebrother Dalziel Mayer.²

     Sarah Mary Pelham was born on 20 March 1955.¹ She is the daughter of Captain Robert Henry Pelham and Anne Farebrother Dalziel Mayer.²

     Patricia Mary Pelham was born on 17 March 1917.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Walter Henry Pelham and Ruth Mary Leatham.² She married, firstly, Lt.-Col. Charles Reginald Clayton Albrecht, son of Frank Albrecht, on 26 June 1937.¹ She and Lt.-Col. Charles Reginald Clayton Albrecht were divorced in 1949. She married, secondly, Harold Holtby, son of Reverend Tom Rookledge Holtby, on 12 July 1949.¹
     From 26 June 1937, her married name became Albrecht. Her married name became Holtby.

     Lt.-Col. Charles Reginald Clayton Albrecht is the son of Frank Albrecht.² He married Patricia Mary Pelham, daughter of Reverend Walter Henry Pelham and Ruth Mary Leatham, on 26 June 1937.¹ He and Patricia Mary Pelham were divorced in 1949.
     He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹

     Harold Holtby was the son of Reverend Tom Rookledge Holtby.² He married Patricia Mary Pelham, daughter of Reverend Walter Henry Pelham and Ruth Mary Leatham, on 12 July 1949.¹ He died on 26 April 1961.¹
     He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.)¹ He graduated with a Bachelor of Surgery (B.S.)¹

     Reverend Tom Rookledge Holtby graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)¹ He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He lived at Rudston Manor, Holtby, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Mary Louisa Pelham was born on 16 May 1885.¹ She was the daughter of Hon. Thomas Henry William Pelham and Louisa Keith Bruce.^1,2 She married William Piercy, 1st Baron Piercy, son of Augustus Edward Piercy, on 14 April 1915.¹ She died on 8 January 1953 at age 67.¹
     From 14 April 1915, her married name became Piercy.² She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1918.¹ After her marriage, Mary Louisa Pelham was styled as Baroness Piercy on 14 November 1945.¹

     William Piercy, 1st Baron Piercy was born on 7 February 1886.¹ He was the son of Augustus Edward Piercy. He married, firstly, Mary Louisa Pelham, daughter of Hon. Thomas Henry William Pelham and Louisa Keith Bruce, on 14 April 1915.² He married, secondly, Veronica Warham, daughter of John Hordley Warham, on 16 July 1964.¹ He died on 7 July 1966 at age 80.¹
     He was educated at London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England^G.¹ He was a lecturer at London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England^G.¹ He was a member of the Allied Provisions Export Commission, during the First World War.¹ He was the Governor at London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England^G.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1919.¹ He was director of the British Ministry of Food at U.S.A.¹ He was head of the British Petroleum Mission at Washington, U.S.A.¹ He was principal assistant secretary to the Minister of Supply and Minister of Production.¹ He was personal assistant to the Deputy Prime Minister, during the Second World War.¹ He was director of the Bank of England.¹ He was chairman of the Industrial and Commercial Financial Corporation between 1945 and 1964.¹ He was created 1st Baron Piercy, of Burford, co. Oxford [U.K.] on 14 November 1945.¹ He was awarded the Order of Leopold (Belgium.)¹

     Nicholas Pelham Piercy, 2nd Baron Piercy was born on 23 June 1918.¹ He was the son of William Piercy, 1st Baron Piercy and Mary Louisa Pelham. He married Oonagh Lavinia Baylay, daughter of Major Edward John Lake Baylay and Violet Mary Bingham, on 28 October 1944.¹ He died on 22 March 1981 at age 62.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from King’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1940 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant (A) in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.¹ He graduated from King’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1944 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Piercy, of Burford, co. Oxford [U.K., 1945] on 7 July 1966.¹