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     Julia Grace Peake is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Frederick Gerald Peake and Elspeth MacLean Ritchie.^1,2 She married, firstly, David R. Grant on 21 July 1967.^1,2 She married, secondly, Sir Hugh FitzGerald Arbuthnot, 7th Bt., son of Brig.-Gen. Sir Dalrymple Arbuthnot, 5th Bt. and Alice Maud Arbuthnot, in 1977.¹
     From 21 July 1967, her married name became Grant.¹ From 1977, her married name became Arbuthnot.¹ She lived in 2003 at Ferme St. Jean, Les Bas Adrechs, Callian, France^G.¹

     Lt.-Col. Frederick Gerald Peake was born on 12 June 1886.² He was the son of Colonel Walter Ancell Peake.² He married Elspeth MacLean Ritchie, daughter of Norman Ritchie, in 1937.³ He died on 30 March 1970 at age 83.²
     Lt.-Col. Frederick Gerald Peake also went by the nick-name of Pasha.⁴ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.² He was commissioned in 1906, in the service of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment.² He gained the rank of officer in 1913 in the Sudan Camel Corps, Egyptian Army.² He fought in the First World War.² He gained the rank of officer in 1916 in the Royal Flying Corps, in Salonika.² He was Inspector-General of the Gendarmerie, Transjordan in 1921.² He was Director of Public Security in 1923.² He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1923.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1926.¹ He wrote the book Change at St. Boswells.² He wrote the book History and Tribes of Jordan.² He was appointed Commander, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.) in 1934.² He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1939.¹ He purchased in 1948 at Hawkslee Farm, Newtown Saint Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland^G.¹

     David R. Grant married Julia Grace Peake, daughter of Lt.-Col. Frederick Gerald Peake and Elspeth MacLean Ritchie, on 21 July 1967.^1,2

     Sir William Reierson Arbuthnot, 2nd Bt. was born on 2 September 1950.¹ He was the son of Major Sir John Sinclair-Wemyss Arbuthnot, 1st Bt. and Margaret Jean Duff.³ He married Louise Alexandra Mary Barry on 26 August 2010 at London, England^G.² He died on 7 October 2021 at age 71.⁴
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at College of Law, London, England^G.¹ He was with Arbuthnot Latham Holdings between 1970 and 1976.¹ He was with Joynson-Hicks & Co. between 1978 and 1981.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Arbuthnot, of Kittybrewster, Aberdeen [U.K., 1964] on 13 June 1992.¹ He was deputy chairman of High Premium Group in 1994.¹ He was a director of ALM Ltd in 1997.¹ He lived in 2003 at 37 Cathcart Road, London, England^G.¹

     Major Sir John Sinclair-Wemyss Arbuthnot, 1st Bt. was born on 11 February 1912.¹ He was the son of Major Kenneth Wyndham Arbuthnot and Janet Elspeth Sinclair-Wemyss.¹ He married Margaret Jean Duff, daughter of Alexander Gordon Duff and Janet Macfie Blaikie, on 3 July 1943.¹ He died on 13 June 1992 at age 80.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1933 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1938 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery.¹ He fought in the Second World War in 1939.¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1944.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Dover between 1950 and 1964.¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.) in 1951.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1952 and 1955, for the Minister of Pensions.¹ He was member of the Public Accounts Committee between 1955 and 1964.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1956 and 1957, for the Minister of Health.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Arbuthnot, of Kittybrewster, Aberdeen [U.K.] on 26 February 1964.¹

     Major Kenneth Wyndham Arbuthnot was born on 23 July 1873 at 11 Chichester Terrace, Brighton, Sussex, England.^1,2 He was the son of William Reierson Arbuthnot and Mary Helen Anstruther.¹ He married Janet Elspeth Sinclair-Wemyss, daughter of Major Robert Dunbar Sinclair-Wemyss, on 26 April 1911.¹ He died on 25 April 1915 at age 41 at Ypres, Belgium^G, killed in action.¹ He was buried at Seaforth Cemetery, Cheddar Villa, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.³
     He fought in the Chitral Campaign in 1895, in the Relief Force.¹ He fought in the Battle of Khartoum.¹ He fought in the Nile Expedition in 1898.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Brevet Major in 1902.¹ He was Adjutant of the 4th Volunteer Battalion between 1907 and 1908.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Seaforth Highlanders.¹ He was Brigade-Major of the Gordon Infantry Brigade (Scottish Command) between 1911 and 1914.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He fought in the Second Battle of Ypres on 25 April 1915.¹

     Elizabeth Fraser was born on 4 March 1792 at Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland^G.³ She was the daughter of Donald Fraser.¹ She married George Arbuthnot, son of Robert Arbuthnot, 2nd of Haddo-Rattray and Mary Urquhart, on 26 April 1810 at St. Mary's Church, Fort St. George, Madras, India^G.^1,3 She died on 29 September 1834 at age 42.¹
     From 26 April 1810, her married name became Arbuthnot.¹

     George Anstruther Arbuthnot was born on 27 March 1860 at Madras, India.^1,2 He was the son of William Reierson Arbuthnot and Mary Helen Anstruther.¹ He died on 15 January 1861.¹

     Philip Stewart Mackenzie Arbuthnot was born on 27 March 1863 at Madras, India.^1,2 He was the son of William Reierson Arbuthnot and Mary Helen Anstruther.¹ He married Ada Jane Evelyn, daughter of William John Evelyn and Frances Harriet Chichester, on 11 December 1906.¹ He died on 16 June 1936 at age 73.¹
     Philip Stewart Mackenzie Arbuthnot usually went by his middle name of Stewart.¹ He lived in 1920 at South Africa^G.¹