Peerage Record – 996

     Anne Hay-Mackenzie, Countess of Cromartie was born on 21 April 1829.¹ She was the daughter of John Hay-Mackenzie and Anne Gibson-Craig.¹ She married George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland, son of George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland and Lady Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard, on 27 June 1849 at Cliefden House, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England^G.^1,2 She died on 25 November 1888 at age 59 at Stafford House, St. James’s, London, England^G.^3,4 She was buried at Babbacombe Cemetery, Babbacombe, Devon, England^G.³
     From 27 June 1849, her married name became Sutherland-Leveson-Gower.^1,2 After her marriage, Anne Hay-Mackenzie, Countess of Cromartie was styled as Duchess of Sutherland on 22 February 1861. She was created 1st Baroness Macleod of Castle Leod, co. Cromartie [U.K.] on 21 October 1861, with special remainder to her 2nd son Francis and his heirs.¹ She was created 1st Countess of Cromartie [U.K.] on 21 October 1861, with special remainder to her 2nd son Francis and his heirs.¹ She was created 1st Viscountess Tarbat, of Tarbat, co. Cromartie [U.K.] on 21 October 1861, with special remainder to her 2nd son Francis and his heirs.¹ She was created 1st Baroness Castlehaven, of Castlehaven, co. Cromartie [U.K.] on 21 October 1861, with special remainder to her 2nd son Francis and his heirs.¹ She held the office of Mistress of the Robes between 1870 and 1874.³ She was appointed Lady, Royal Order of Victoria and Albert (V.A.) 3rd Class.³

     George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Earl Gower was born on 27 July 1850.¹ He was the son of George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland and Anne Hay-Mackenzie, Countess of Cromartie.¹ He died on 5 July 1858 at age 7.¹
     He was styled as Earl Gower.

     Lady Millicent Fanny St. Clair-Erskine was born on 20 October 1867.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Francis St. Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn and Blanche Adeliza Fitzroy.¹ She married, firstly, Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland, son of George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland and Anne Hay-Mackenzie, Countess of Cromartie, on 20 October 1884.¹ She married, secondly, Brig.-Gen. Percy Desmond FitzGerald, son of Nicholas FitzGerald and Marianne O’Shanassy, on 17 October 1914.³ She married, thirdly, Lt.-Col. George Ernest Hawes, son of Georgte Hawes, on 27 October 1919.¹ She and Lt.-Col. George Ernest Hawes were divorced in 1925.¹ She died on 20 August 1955 at age 87.¹
     From 20 October 1884, her married name became Leveson-Gower. She was awarded the Croix de Guerre.¹ After her marriage, Lady Millicent Fanny St. Clair-Erskine was styled as Duchess of Sutherland on 22 September 1892. From 17 October 1914, her married name became FitzGerald. Her marriage to Brig.-Gen. Percy Desmond FitzGerald was annulled in 1919.³ From 27 October 1919, her married name became Hawes.

     Lady Victoria Elizabeth Sutherland-Leveson-Gower was born on 5 August 1885.¹ She was the daughter of Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland and Lady Millicent Fanny St. Clair-Erskine.¹ She died on 28 January 1888 at age 2.¹

     Lord Alastair St. Clair Sutherland-Leveson-Gower was born on 24 January 1890.¹ He was the son of Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland and Lady Millicent Fanny St. Clair-Erskine.¹ He married Elizabeth Hélène Gardner Demarest, daughter of Warren Gardner Demarest and Elizabeth Charlotte Applegate, on 27 April 1918.² He died on 28 April 1921 at age 31 at Zimbabwe^G.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Lovat Scouts Yeomanry.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches and was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Horse Guards.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Guards MGR.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Sutherland.¹

     Elizabeth Hélène Gardner Demarest was born on 10 April 1892 at New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.² She was the daughter of Warren Gardner Demarest and Elizabeth Charlotte Applegate.^1,2 She married, firstly, John George Alexander Leishman, Jr., son of John George Alexander Leishman and Julia Crawford, on 18 September 1911 at The Episcopal Church, Cadenabbia, Lake Como, Italy^G.² She and John George Alexander Leishman, Jr. were divorced in 1917.² She married, secondly, Lord Alastair St. Clair Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, son of Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland and Lady Millicent Fanny St. Clair-Erskine, on 27 April 1918.¹ She married, thirdly, Baron George Osten Driesen on 14 June 1931.¹ She died on 26 September 1931 at age 39.¹
     From 18 September 1911, her married name became Leishman.² From 27 April 1918, her married name became Sutherland-Leveson-Gower. From 14 June 1931, her married name became Driesen.

     Elizabeth Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 24th Countess of Sutherland was born on 30 March 1921.¹ She was the daughter of Lord Alastair St. Clair Sutherland-Leveson-Gower and Elizabeth Hélène Gardner Demarest.² She married Charles Noel Janson, son of Charles Wilfred Janson and Nora Cook, on 5 January 1946.¹ She died on 9 December 2019 at age 98.³
     She gained the title of Baroness of Strathnaver. She was chairman of Dunrobin Castle Ltd.¹ Her married name became Janson. In 1963 her name was legally changed to Elizabeth Millicent Sutherland.¹ She succeeded as the 24th Countess of Sutherland [S., 1235] on 1 February 1963.¹

     Charles Noel Janson was born on 25 December 1917.² He was the son of Charles Wilfred Janson and Nora Cook.² He married Elizabeth Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 24th Countess of Sutherland, daughter of Lord Alastair St. Clair Sutherland-Leveson-Gower and Elizabeth Hélène Gardner Demarest, on 5 January 1946.¹ He died on 15 June 2006 at age 88.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He gained the rank of Temporary Captain in the Welsh Guards.¹ He was Paris correspondence for The Economist between 1949 and 1953.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Sutherland between 1959 and 1993.¹ He was founder of Africa Confidential in 1960.² He was founder of Soviet Analyst in 1972.²

     Alice Louisa Cavendish was the daughter of Lord George Henry Cavendish and Lady Louisa Lascelles.¹ She married Hon. Algernon Fulke Egerton, son of Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere and Harriet Catherine Greville, on 22 January 1863.¹ She died on 28 March 1905.¹
     Her married name became Egerton.

     Hon. Algernon Fulke Egerton was born on 31 December 1825.¹ He was the son of Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere and Harriet Catherine Greville.² He married Alice Louisa Cavendish, daughter of Lord George Henry Cavendish and Lady Louisa Lascelles, on 22 January 1863.¹ He died on 14 July 1891 at age 65.¹
     He graduated with a Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for South-East Lancashire between 1868 and 1880.¹ He held the office of Secretary of the Admiralty between 1874 and 1880.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wigan between 1882 and 1885.¹ He lived at Worlsey Hall, England.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹