New-York tribune., 1911-01-30
LORD CAMOYS HERE
His Ancestral Home 1000 Years
in His Family.

copyright. 1911. By the Brentwood Company
Lord Camoys. who has arrived in New
YORK for the purpose of attending the we'd
u'ng OF Colonel Lord Decies TO Miss Vivien
Socld In the capacity of usher. is still
oachelor. his engagement 10 Mile de Qua
ora, OF Madrid, having been broken off
couple OF years back. The Quadra family
has played great role in the history Of
Srain. one Of its most notable members
having been Alvarez de Quadra. who was
spanish Ambassador at the court Of Queen
LHzabeth. and who had been sent to Eng
land for the purpose Of bringing about
marriage between Don Carlos his masters
III lated son. and the equally unhappy Mary
Queen of Scots. He died somewhat rnys-
tcliously in London at a moment when
there seemed 70 be a prospect of success
SUI with his demise the entire project came
TO an end
Lord Camoys is the head OF the Stonor
family and rents his ancestral home.
Stonor Park, on the Thames 10 Lord Cow
entry son. Henry. and 10 the latters Amer
ican wife. formerly Mrs Richard McCreery.
OF New York How ancient is the connec-
ton between the house Of Stonor and Stonor
Fark will be seen from the fact that there
ere various historic documents. ircludng
the Doomsday Book. which show that
Stonor Park and manor belonged 70 the
Sicnors as far back as in the days Of King
Edward the Confessor According 70 this
| the Stonors have been in uninterrupted
ownership of their Oxfordsh're home for
| ciose on a thousand years. which is rare.
even in Europe
one Of the Stonors was Lord Chief Jus
tice under King Edward Edward Stonor
was one Of the principal lieutenants Of
/ Edward " IN his fight against the King
Maker Earl Of Warwick. portrayed by
Iulwer Lytton as the last Of the barons
/ IN his novel Of that name Sir Francis
Stonor Of Stonor Park. was High Sheriff
Of Oxfordshire in the reign Of James !, and
was knighted BY that monarch. About
tvc hundred years ago the Stonors became
possessed Of the Csmovs estates. through
the marriage Of Thomas Stonor 70 Mary
/ Biddulph, the heiress Of the Camoys prop.
erty and Of its honors then in abeyance
The Camoys peerage was created by
Richard n in favor Of Sir Thomas Canovs.
who commanded the left wing of the Eng
Fish army q the battle Of Agincourt He
vas succeeded by his grandson. who died
without issue the property going 70 his sis
ters, while his peeraGe fell into ebeyance.
in which II remained for over four hundred
years. until recalled into life by Queen Vic
toria in favor Of Thomas Stonor as the
great grandson Of Mary Biddulph
There are few families more closely iden-
tifed with the entourage Of the royal fam
ilv than that of tho Stonors. The present
lords Grandmother was the Youngest daugh-
ter Of the late Sir Robert Peel and one
% the earliest ladies' in waiting and favor
itc attendants Of Queen Alexandra Her
son, the Hon. Harry Stonor. uncle Of the
present peer. is gentleman in waiting 70
| Queen Alexandra who has known him ever
since babyhood He usually attends her on
her Yachting expeditions and is one Of the
crack shots Of England HIS sister. julia
| Stonor. married 10 the French Marquis
! closest and most intimate friend Of the
three sisters Of King George
Lord Alastair Graham who is 70 act as
the best man of Lord Decies. is a lieutenant
! in the ROYAL navy and the Youngest son Of
the Duke Of Montrose His eldest brother.
th@ Marquis Of Graham. IS married 10 the
only daughter and heiress Of the late and
twelfth Duke Of Hamilton, and through her
has become the owner Of extensive estates
| iu England and Scotland. especially Of the
/ island of Arran The Marquis Of Graham
has had a rather remarkable career. for
barred from the royal navy through his
tea afness he entered the merchant marine
and served his apprenticeship there. until
he received his papers as master making
! Q number If trips as second and third of-
fcer