Bisbee daily review., 1915-09-07

OF The Kins as in the case of Lord
Roberts
The following is q list of some Of
the notable deaths of officers who
were heirs to peerages, and the effect
their deaths win have on the title:
Lard Wendover. who recently died
Of wounds. was sole heir to the Mar
quisate of Lincolnshire title con
ferred ON Lord Darlington in recog-
milton of thirty years service to the
State. There are Eve daughters. an
married, but they have no claim
either to the barony OF the marqui-
safe
Captain J. n. Biggs. only son Of Lord
Stamfordham, private secretary TO
King George There IS no heir to tho
barony
Captain Claud Meysey-Thompson,
son and heir of Lord Knaresborough.
He was unmarried and there is no
other heir. SO that the barony will be-
come extinct on the death of his father
Lord Hawarden. who fell early i'm
the war has been succeeded by his
cousin. Captain Eustace Maude, who is
serving I'm the Egyptian army
Captain Lord Brabourne His heir
is his uncle. Cecil Knatchbull-Huges-
sen.
Viscouut Northland, is survived by
a son less than two years old. who be
comes heir to the earldom
Julian Grenfell eldest son Of Lord
Desborough. of Olympic Games fame.
/ one of his brothers. G. w Grenfell
has also been killed
Captain Lord Worsley. eldest son
and heir of the Earl Of Marlborough.
| His two brothers are both army onic-
ers
Lord de Freyne. a kinsman of Sir
John French. is succeeded by a half
I brother Another halfbrother was
killed I'm action on the same day as
the peer.
/ Major Clement Freeman-Mitford
eldest son and heir Of Lord Redesdale
OF his four brothers. two are serving
in the army and two I'm the navy.
Captain Colwyn Philips. eldest son
and heir of Lord St. Davids His
brother. Roland, a cavalry lieutenant
is now sole heir
When the Earl OF Erne died a few
( months ago is was supposed that his
son and heir. Major iVscount Crichton,
was a prisoner of war in Germany
Later information showed that he died
about the same time as his father
/ The Viscount left a son, born i'm 1907
who is now the Earl of Erne.
Captain Lord Guernsey is succeeded
( by his little son Michael, born in
1905 who now becomes sole heir TO
/ his grandfather. the Earl of Aylesford
The Earl Of Plymouth has given two
sons to the army The younger A..
Windsor Give. has been killed. The
elder Viscount Windsor. is serving
with the Yoemanry In tho event Of
/ his death the heir would be the pres
| cnt peers uncle, George Windsor, who
/ is so years old.
Captain Charles Monck left a nine
yearold son, who is now heir to his
/ grandfather. Viscount Monck
Captain Douglas Kinnaird was the
eldest son of Lord Knnaird His broth
/ er is I'm the army.
Robert Bruce, eldest son of Lord
Balfour of Burleigh, is succeeded as
| heir by his brother. also I'm tne army
Lieutenant Lord Congleton is sue
ceeded by his brother, John PaneU,
la lieutenant in the army The heir
presumpuye is his brother William.
In years old
Lieutenant Colonel C. II. Morris left
a baby son. who is heir to Lord Kill
/ amin Of Galway.
Lieutenant Lord Spencer Compton,
only brother and heir to the Marquis
| of Northampton, is succeeded as heir
/ by Lord Douglas Cecil, the Marquis
uncle
/ Flight Lieutenant Lord Annesley is
succeeded by his cousin, Walter An
nesley.