Person Page - 1856

     John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, 1st and last Baron Islington was born on 31 October 1866.² He was the son of Rear-Admiral John Bourmaster Dickson and Sarah Matilda Poynder.¹ He married Anne Beauclerk Dundas, daughter of Henry Robert Duncan Dundas and Hon. Catherine Anne Carrington Napier, on 30 September 1896.² He died on 6 December 1936 at age 70, without male issue.²
     He was given the name of John Poynder Dickson at birth.¹ He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Baronet Dickson [U.K., 1802] on 22 June 1884.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ On 12 January 1888 his name was legally changed to John Poynder Dickson-Poynder by Royal Licence.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1890.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wiltshire, Chippenham Division between 1892 and 1910.¹ He held the office of Member of the London County Council between 1898 and 1904.² He was decorated with the award of the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1900.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Scots.² He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1901.² He held the office of Governor-General of New Zealand between 1910 and 1912.³ He was created 1st Baron Islington, of Islington, co. London [U.K.] on 27 April 1910.³ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1911.² He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 5 July 1911.^4,3 He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1913.^4,3 He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry.² He held the office of Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1914 and 1915.² He held the office of Under-Secretary of State for India between 1915 and 1918.² He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the service of the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry.² He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1926.^4,3 He was invested as a Knight of Justice, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (K.J.St.J.).² On his death, his barony became extinct.²

     Evelyn Eleanora Beauclerk was born on 15 February 1883. She was the daughter of Frederick Amelius Beauclerk and Mary Harriett Isabella Dickson. She died on 12 July 1883.

     Aubrey Nelthorpe Beauclerk was born on 24 March 1879. He was the son of William Nelthorpe Beauclerk and Jane Isabella Rathborne. He married Vera Eileen Mary Francis, daughter of Captain William Holcombe Francis, on 21 February 1911. He died on 22 April 1916 at age 37 at India.
     He lived at Little Grimsby Hall, Lincolnshire, England.

     Vera Eileen Mary Francis was born in 1889. She was the daughter of Captain William Holcombe Francis. She married Aubrey Nelthorpe Beauclerk, son of William Nelthorpe Beauclerk and Jane Isabella Rathborne, on 21 February 1911. She married Captain Gerald Andrew Greig, son of Robert Gillespie Greig, in 1919. She died on 13 February 1950.
      Her married name became Greig. Her married name became Beauclerk.

     Captain Gerald Andrew Greig was the son of Robert Gillespie Greig. He married Vera Eileen Mary Francis, daughter of Captain William Holcombe Francis, in 1919. He died on 13 February 1950.

     Lady Margaret Kennedy was born on 6 June 1800.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa and Margaret Erskine.¹ She married Thomas Radclyffe-Livingstone-Eyre, son of Francis Eyre and Dorothy Gladwin, on 14 November 1817 at Culzean Castle. She died on 3 September 1889 at age 89 at London, England.¹
      Her married name became Eyre.

     Hon. Hildred Mosley was born in 1887.¹ She was the daughter of Tonman Mosley, 1st and last Baron Anslow and Lady Hilda Rose Montgomerie. She married Gerald Goddard Jackson on 20 November 1918.² She died on 1 January 1963.²
      Her married name became Jackson. Her marriage to Gerald Goddard Jackson was annulled.

     Clare Eleanor de Vere ffrench Blake was born on 15 January 1972.¹ She is the daughter of Neil St. John ffrench Blake and Lady Caroline Anne de Vere Beauclerk.¹

     Charles John Spencer Compton, Earl Compton was born on 13 July 1849. He was the son of Admiral William Compton, 4th Marquess of Northampton and Eliza Elliot. He died on 7 September 1887 at age 38.
     He was styled as Earl Compton.