Person Page - 4948

     Frances Evelyn Wolryche-Whitmore was born in 1872. She was the daughter of Colonel Francis Alexander Wolryche-Whitmore and Alice Mary Darby. She died in 1948.

     Sir Henry Christopher Grattan-Bellew, 3rd Bt. was born on 1 June 1860.² He was the son of Thomas Arthur Grattan-Bellew and Pauline Grattan.² He married Lady Sophia Maria Elizabeth Forbes, daughter of George Arthur Hastings Forbes, 7th Earl of Granard and Jane Colclough Morgan, on 11 February 1885.¹ He died on 20 January 1942 at age 81.
     He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Bellew, of Mount Bellew, co. Galway [U.K., 1838] on 18 March 1867.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 5th Dragoon Guards.² He held the office of High Sheriff of County Galway in 1884.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 4th Battalion Connaught Rangers.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Galway in 1922.² He lived at Mount Bellew, County Galway, Ireland^G.³

     Hon. Fergus Reginald George Forbes was born on 20 January 1876.¹ He was the son of George Arthur Hastings Forbes, 7th Earl of Granard and Hon. Frances Mary Petre.¹ He died on 18 February 1876.¹

     Hon. Reginald George Benedict Forbes was born on 25 June 1877.¹ He was the son of George Arthur Hastings Forbes, 7th Earl of Granard and Hon. Frances Mary Petre.¹ He died on 20 May 1908 at age 30, unmarried.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Gordon Highlanders, attached to the Egyptian Army.¹

     Colonel Hon. Donald Alexander Forbes was born on 3 September 1880.¹ He was the son of George Arthur Hastings Forbes, 7th Earl of Granard and Hon. Frances Mary Petre.¹ He married Mary Doreen Lawson, daughter of Andrew Sherlock Lawson and Hon. Elinor Frances Butler, on 25 April 1918.¹ He died on 2 August 1938 at age 57, as the result of a car accident.¹
     He was educated at The Oratory School, Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England.² He fought in the Boer War between 1901 and 1902.¹ He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1911.¹ He was Military Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland between 1911 and 1914.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1917.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Buckinghamshire.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutennat-Colonel in the Royal Field Artillery.¹ He was Lieutennat-Colonel and Brevet Colonel of the 99th Buckinghamshire and Berkshire Yeomanry.¹

     Mary Doreen Lawson was the daughter of Andrew Sherlock Lawson and Hon. Elinor Frances Butler.¹ She married Colonel Hon. Donald Alexander Forbes, son of George Arthur Hastings Forbes, 7th Earl of Granard and Hon. Frances Mary Petre, on 25 April 1918.¹ She died in 1987.¹
     Her married name became Forbes.

     Andrew Sherlock Lawson was born on 22 February 1855.² He was the son of Andrew Sherlock Lawson and Isabella Grant.³ He married Hon. Elinor Frances Butler, daughter of Henry Edmund Butler, 14th Viscount Mountgarret and Mary Eleanor Charlton, on 28 February 1889.⁴ He died on 20 August 1914 at age 59.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Yorkshire Hussar Yeomanry.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) for the West Riding, Yorkshire.⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the North Riding, Yorkshire.⁴ He lived at Aldborough Manor, Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England^G.¹ He lived at Boroughbridge Hall, Yorkshire, England.⁴

     Hon. Elinor Frances Butler was born on 25 November 1869.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Edmund Butler, 14th Viscount Mountgarret and Mary Eleanor Charlton.¹ She married, firstly, Andrew Sherlock Lawson, son of Andrew Sherlock Lawson and Isabella Grant, on 28 February 1889.¹ She married, secondly, Alfred James Bethell in January 1918.¹ She died on 8 December 1943 at age 74.¹
     From 28 February 1889, her married name became Lawson. From January 1918, her married name became Bethell.

     Henry Edmund Butler, 14th Viscount Mountgarret was born on 18 December 1844.¹ He was the son of Henry Edmund Butler, 13th Viscount Mountgarret and Frances Penelope Rawson.^2,1 He married, firstly, Mary Eleanor Charlton, daughter of St. John Chiverton Charlton and Anne Charlton, on 1 October 1868.² He married, secondly, Robina Marion Hanning-Lee, daughter of Colonel Edward Hanning-Lee and Georgiana Emma Marjoribanks, on 5 February 1902.¹ He died on 2 October 1912 at age 67.¹
     He was given the name of Henry Edmund Butler at birth.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 1st Life Guards.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the West Riding, Yorkshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of the West Riding, Yorkshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Kilkenny.¹ On 26 May 1891 his name was legally changed to Henry Edmund Rawson-Butler by Royal Licence.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1895.¹ His name was legally changed to Henry Edmund Butler.¹ He succeeded as the 14th Viscount Mountgarret, co. Wexford [I., 1550] on 26 August 1900.¹ He was created 1st Baron Mountgarret of Nidd, West Riding, co. York [U.K.] on 20 June 1911.¹

     Alfred James Bethell married, firstly, Maude Amelia Bower, daughter of Robert Hartley Bower and Marcia Lister-Kaye. He married Hon. Elinor Frances Butler, daughter of Henry Edmund Butler, 14th Viscount Mountgarret and Mary Eleanor Charlton, in January 1918.¹ He died on 23 October 1920.¹
     He gained the rank of officer in the 82nd Regiment.¹ He lived at The Abbey, Storrington, Sussex, England^G.¹