Philip George Best, 6th Baron Wynford

M, #46791, b. 27 August 1871, d. 15 December 1940
Last Edited=27 Sep 2020
     Philip George Best, 6th Baron Wynford was born on 27 August 1871.1 He was the son of Lt.-Col. George Best, 5th Baron Wynford and Edith Anne Marsh.1 He married Hon. Eva Lilian Cecilia Napier, daughter of Robert William Napier, 2nd Baron Napier of Magdala and Hon. Eva Maria Louisa Bosville Macdonald, on 16 October 1906.2 He died on 15 December 1940 at age 69.1
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Horse Artillery.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Dorset.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)1 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)1 He succeeded as the 6th Baron Wynford, of Wynford Eagle, Dorset [U.K., 1829] on 27 October 1904.2 He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches and was wounded.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery and Dorset Yeomanry TA.1

Children of Philip George Best, 6th Baron Wynford and Hon. Eva Lilian Cecilia Napier

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4257. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Sibell Lilian Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Countess of Cromartie1

F, #46792, b. 14 August 1878, d. 20 May 1962
Last Edited=19 Feb 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     Sibell Lilian Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Countess of Cromartie was born on 14 August 1878. She was the daughter of Francis Mackenzie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Cromartie and Hon. Lilian Janet Bosville Macdonald.2 She married Lt.-Col. Edward Walter Blunt-Mackenzie, son of Maj.-Gen. Charles Harris Blunt and Mary Augusta Tod, on 16 December 1899 at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, EnglandG.2 She died on 20 May 1962 at age 83.3
     She succeeded as the 3rd Baroness Macleod of Castle Leod, co. Cromartie [U.K., 1861] on 25 February 1895.2 She succeeded as the 3rd Baroness Castlehaven, of Castlehaven, co. Cromartie [U.K., 1861] on 25 February 1895.2 She succeeded as the 3rd Countess of Cromartie [U.K., 1861] on 25 February 1895, suo jure.2 She succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Tarbat, of Tarbat, co. Cromartie [U.K., 1861] on 25 February 1895.2 From 16 December 1899, her married name became Blunt.2 From 1905, her married name became Blunt-Mackenzie.2 She wrote the book Sons of the Milesians.4 She wrote the book The Decoy.4 She wrote the book Temple of the Mind.4 She wrote the book The Golden Guard.4

Children of Sibell Lilian Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Countess of Cromartie and Lt.-Col. Edward Walter Blunt-Mackenzie

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 409. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 549. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  3. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 222. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  4. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Lt.-Col. Edward Walter Blunt-Mackenzie1

M, #46793, b. 19 May 1869, d. 31 July 1949
Last Edited=27 May 2007
     Lt.-Col. Edward Walter Blunt-Mackenzie was born on 19 May 1869.1 He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Charles Harris Blunt and Mary Augusta Tod.1 He married Sibell Lilian Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Countess of Cromartie, daughter of Francis Mackenzie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Cromartie and Hon. Lilian Janet Bosville Macdonald, on 16 December 1899 at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, EnglandG.2 He died on 31 July 1949 at age 80.1
     He was given the name of Edward Walter Blunt at birth.1 He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, EnglandG.3 He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, EnglandG.3 He fought in the Ashanti Expedition.3 He fought in the Egyptian Campaign, on Lord Kitchener's staff.3 In 1900 he planned one of the first hydro-electric schemes in Britain.3 He fought in the Sierra Leone Expedition.3 He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Horse Artillery.3 In 1905 his name was legally changed to Edward Walter Blunt-Mackenzie.1 He gained the rank of Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel in 1915.3 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Ross and Cromarty.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Ross and Cromarty.1

Children of Lt.-Col. Edward Walter Blunt-Mackenzie and Sibell Lilian Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Countess of Cromartie

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 410. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 549. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  4. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 222. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

Dorothy Downing1

F, #46794
Last Edited=27 May 2007
     Dorothy Downing is the daughter of Grant Butler Downing.1 She married Roderick Grant Francis Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Cromartie, son of Lt.-Col. Edward Walter Blunt-Mackenzie and Sibell Lilian Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Countess of Cromartie, on 11 March 1933.1 She and Roderick Grant Francis Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Cromartie were divorced in 1945.1
     Her married name became Porter.1 Her married name became Blunt-Mackenzie.

Citations

  1. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 222. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 979. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Olga Laurence1

F, #46795, d. 26 February 1996
Last Edited=27 May 2007
     Olga Laurence was the daughter of Stuart Laurence and unknown Ziv.1,2 She married, firstly, Peter Mendoza.1 She married, secondly, Roderick Grant Francis Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Cromartie, son of Lt.-Col. Edward Walter Blunt-Mackenzie and Sibell Lilian Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Countess of Cromartie, on 30 January 1947.1 She and Roderick Grant Francis Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Cromartie were divorced in 1962.1 She died on 26 February 1996.2
     Her married name became Mendoza.1 Her married name became Blunt-Mackenzie.

Citations

  1. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 222. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 979. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV, page 223.


Michael Adam James Adams1

M, #46796
Last Edited=18 Dec 2003
     Michael Adam James Adams married Sarah Ursula Eden, daughter of Frederick Reeve Eden and Beatrice Helena Smith, in 1977.1

Children of Michael Adam James Adams and Sarah Ursula Eden

Citations

  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 143. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]

Lady Sibell Anne Julia Blunt-Mackenzie1

F, #46797, b. 15 February 1934
Last Edited=19 Feb 2011
     Lady Sibell Anne Julia Blunt-Mackenzie was born on 15 February 1934.1 She is the daughter of Roderick Grant Francis Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Cromartie and Dorothy Downing.1 She married, firstly, Francis Edward Lascelles Hadwen, son of Edward Hubert Lascelles Hadwen, on 16 June 1953.1 She and Francis Edward Lascelles Hadwen were divorced in 1961.1 She married, secondly, Apputhural Jeyarama Chandran in 1974.1
     She was also known as Julia.1 Her married name became Hadwen. From 1974, her married name became Chandran.1

Children of Lady Sibell Anne Julia Blunt-Mackenzie and Francis Edward Lascelles Hadwen

Child of Lady Sibell Anne Julia Blunt-Mackenzie and Apputhural Jeyarama Chandran

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 979. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Francis Edward Lascelles Hadwen1

M, #46798
Last Edited=27 May 2007
     Francis Edward Lascelles Hadwen is the son of Edward Hubert Lascelles Hadwen.1 He married Lady Sibell Anne Julia Blunt-Mackenzie, daughter of Roderick Grant Francis Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Cromartie and Dorothy Downing, on 16 June 1953.1 He and Lady Sibell Anne Julia Blunt-Mackenzie were divorced in 1961.1

Children of Francis Edward Lascelles Hadwen and Lady Sibell Anne Julia Blunt-Mackenzie

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 979. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Edward Hubert Lascelles Hadwen1

M, #46799
Last Edited=27 May 2007
     Edward Hubert Lascelles Hadwen was with the Levant Consular Service.1

Child of Edward Hubert Lascelles Hadwen

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 979. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

James Brian Mackenzie Hadwen1

M, #46800, b. 23 July 1957
Last Edited=27 May 2007
     James Brian Mackenzie Hadwen was born on 23 July 1957.1 He is the son of Francis Edward Lascelles Hadwen and Lady Sibell Anne Julia Blunt-Mackenzie.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 979. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]