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     Richard Farrer Herschell, 2nd Baron Herschell of the City of Durban was born on 22 May 1878.¹ He was the son of Farrar Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell of the City of Durban and Agnes Adela Porcher.¹ He married Annie Vera Violet Nicolson, daughter of Sir Arthur Thomas Bennett Robert Nicolson of that Ilk and Lasswade, 10th Bt., on 1 November 1919.¹ He died on 14 October 1929 at age 51.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Herschell of the City of Durban [U.K., 1886] on 1 March 1899.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.¹ He was Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland between 1905 and 1907.¹ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting between 1907 and 1910.¹ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting between 1910 and 1919.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur.¹ He was awarded the Knight Grand Cross, Order of Dannebrog of Denmark.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.)¹ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting between 1924 and 1929.¹

     Agnes Adela Porcher was the daughter of Edward Leigh Kindersley Porcher.¹ She married Farrar Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell of the City of Durban, son of Reverend Ridley Henry Herschell and Helen Mowbray, on 20 December 1876.¹ She died on 23 February 1902.¹
     From 20 December 1876, her married name became Herschell.¹ After her marriage, Agnes Adela Porcher was styled as Baroness Herschell of the City of Durban on 8 February 1886.

     Edward Leigh Kindersley Porcher lived at Clyffe, Dorset, England.¹

     Reverend Ridley Henry Herschell married Helen Mowbray, daughter of William Mowbray.¹
     He lived at Gloucester Terrace, London, England.¹

     Helen Mowbray is the daughter of William Mowbray.¹ She married Reverend Ridley Henry Herschell.¹
     Her married name became Herschell.¹

     William Mowbray lived at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹

     Annie Vera Violet Nicolson was the daughter of Sir Arthur Thomas Bennett Robert Nicolson of that Ilk and Lasswade, 10th Bt.¹ She married Richard Farrer Herschell, 2nd Baron Herschell of the City of Durban, son of Farrar Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell of the City of Durban and Agnes Adela Porcher, on 1 November 1919.¹ She died on 31 March 1961.¹
     After her marriage, Annie Vera Violet Nicolson was styled as Baroness Herschell of the City of Durban on 1 November 1919. From 1 November 1919, her married name became Herschell.¹

     Sir Arthur Thomas Bennett Robert Nicolson of that Ilk and Lasswade, 10th Bt. was baptised on 6 November 1842 at Morpeth Vale, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.² He was the son of Sir Arthur Bolt Nicolson, 9th Bt. and Margaret Bisset.² He married Annie Rutherford, daughter of John Rutherford, on 14 July 1881 at Sawrey, Lancashire, England.² He died on 1 June 1917 at age 74 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland.²
     He gained the title of 10th Baronet Nicolson, of Lasswade, Midlothian [N.S., 1629] on 14 July 1879.

     Helen Mowbray Herschell was born on 20 June 1879.¹ She was the daughter of Farrar Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell of the City of Durban and Agnes Adela Porcher.¹ She died on 30 November 1879.¹

     Ernest Frederick Hervey-Bathurst was born on 18 February 1853 at Alderbury, Wiltshire, England.^2,3 He was the son of Sir Frederick Hervey-Bathurst, 3rd Bt. and Clare Emily Brooke.¹ He died on 1 January 1905 at age 51.³
     He retired from the military before 1901, with the rank of officer, late of the Royal Navy.²