Person Page - 1887

     Brig.-Gen. Hugh Roderick Stockley was born on 23 March 1868.¹ He was the son of Colonel Henry Watts Stockley.¹ He married Edith Beatrice Capel, daughter of Lt.-Col. William Capel, in 1904.¹ He died on 3 March 1935 at age 66.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was commissioned in 1887, in the service of the Royal Engineers.¹ He fought in the Hazara Expedition in 1891.¹ He fought in the Waziristan Campaign between 1894 and 1895.¹ He fought in the North-West Frontier between 1897 and 1898, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1898.¹ He fought in the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, where he was again mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1906.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1914.¹ He was the Commandant between 1915 and 1917 at Cadet College, Wellington, India^G.¹ He fought in the First World War between 1917 and 1918, with the Mesopotamian Expeditioanry Force, and was again mentioned in despatches.¹ He retired from the military in 1922.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.)² He lived at Alkerton Grange, Eastington, Gloucestershire, England.² He lived at Tudor House, Oaksey, Wiltshire, England^G.³

     Jane Margaret Stockley was born on 22 October 1942.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Ralph Capel Stockley and Pamela Katharine Egerton.¹ She married Gerarld Balfour Chichester in 1974.¹
     From 1974, her married name became Chichester.¹

     Sally Elizabeth Stockley was born on 6 September 1944.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Ralph Capel Stockley and Pamela Katharine Egerton.¹ She married Dr. Christopher John Tudor Lewis in 1978.¹
     She graduated from London University, London, England, in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ From 1978, her married name became Lewis.¹

     Charles Stewart Hardy lived at Chilham Castle, Kent, England^G.¹

     Hamilton Gorges was born on 20 December 1809.¹ He was the son of Hamilton Gorges and Alicia French.^1,2 He married Gertrude Frances Bennet, daughter of Hon. Henry Grey Bennet and Gertrude Frances Russell, on 1 August 1839.³ He died on 13 February 1860 at age 50.²
     He lived at Kilbrew, County Meath, Ireland^G.³

     Henry Meysey Meysey-Thompson, 1st and last Baron Knaresborough was born on 30 August 1845.² He was the son of Sir Harry Stephen Meysey-Thompson, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Anne Croft.^2,3 He married Ethel Adeline Pottinger, daughter of Sir Henry Pottinger, 3rd Bt., on 21 April 1885.² He died on 3 March 1929 at age 83, without surviving male issue.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1868 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Meysey-Thompson, of Kirby Hall, co. York [U.K., 1874] on 17 May 1874.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Knaresborough in 1880, but on a petition the election was declared void.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lincolnshire, Briggs Division between 1885 and 1886.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Staffordshire, Handsworth Division between 1892 and 1905.² He was created 1st Baron Knaresborough, of Kirby Hall, co. York [U.K.] on 26 December 1905.² He was chairman of the North Eastern Railway.² On his death, his barony became extinct.²

     Rt. Hon. George Augustus Chichester May is the son of Reverend Edward May. He married Olivia Barrington, daughter of Sir Matthew Barrington, 2nd Bt. and Charlotte Hartigan, in 1853.²
     He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)¹ He held the office of Lord Chief Justice [Ireland] between 1877 and 1887.¹

     Robert Brian McKeon was born circa 1954.¹ He was the son of Donald Stillwell McKeon.¹ He married, firstly, Patricia (?)¹ He and Patricia (?) were divorced.¹ He married, secondly, Clare Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Major Hon. Philip Reginald Smith and Mary Roberts, on 24 March 2007 at St. James Church, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England.¹ He died on 10 September 2012.¹

     Martin Tucker Smith was born on 6 July 1803.² He was the son of John Smith and Elizabeth Tucker.² He married Louisa Ridley, daughter of Sir Matthew White Ridley, 3rd Bt. and Laura Hawkins, on 8 July 1831.³ He died on 10 October 1880 at age 77.^2,3
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Midhurst.⁴ He lived at Shirley, Surrey, England^G.¹