DILLONJ PEERS, BARONETS, BISHOPS, PRIVY COUNSELLORS 196 19L'5 ; hon. M.A. and D.C.L. Oxford ; chairmn. of trustees of Nat. Portrait Gallery ; a trustee of British Museiuxi and an orig. trustee of Brit. Academy ; maj. (ret. ) 4th Batt. Oxfordshire L.I. (M. ) ; late lieut. Rifle Brigade ; patron of 2 hvings. The family is descended from a common ancestor with the extinct Earls of Ros- common and the Barons Clonbrock. The 11th Vise. m. the eld. dau. of the 2nd Earl of Litch- field, of the Lee family, now extinct, and the 12th Vise, assumed the' additional name of Lee. Residence — Ditchley, Oxfordshire. Clubs — Athe- nseum ; Army and Navy ; Marlborough. Issue — 1. Hon. Hakry Lee Stanton Lee-Dillon, b. 25 July, 1874 ; m. 1st, 5 Aug. 1904, Breuda (m. diss. 1911), dau. of Thomas Smitli, of Crawley, Sussex ; m. 2nd, 9 Sept. 1913, Katlilcen Clare, dau. of late James Atchisou, of Belfast, and North Side, Sydney, N.S.W. ; ed. at R.M.C., Sandhurst ; Ueut. Rifle Brigade 1895-7 ; F.S.A. Residence — 146, Rue de la Paix, Boulogne, France. Clubs — White's ; Army and Navy. Issue by 1st m. — Charlotte Henriette Eleanor Florence Lee dc Leon. Arthob Edmtjnp Denis Lee-Dillon, 16th Vise. Dillon, F.S.A., F.R.S., F.R.G.S., B.A., b. 10 April, 1812; m. 22 April, 1843, Ellen (d. 10 Feb. 1895), dau. of James Adderly, Rifle Brigade, and d. 12 Jan. 1892. Issue— 1. Harold Arthur Dillon, pres. Vise. 2. The Late Hon. Conrad Adderly Dillon, b. 2 Sept. 1845 ; m. 27 Aug. 1872, Elli'n Louisa (Residence' — ), dau. of Sir Henry W. Dash- wool, 5th Bt., and d. 4 Nov. 1901. Issue — 1 . Arthur Henry Dillon, b. 5 Jan. 1875 ; lieut. Queen's Own O.xfordsliire Hussars ; m. 5 Jan. 1907, Hilda, dau. of Rt. Hon. Sir J. T. Brunner, Bt., B.C., M.P. Residence — Barton Lodge, Steeple Aston, Oxford. Clubs — Travellers' ; Wliite's ; Cavalry. 2. Capt. Eric FitzGerald Dillon, Roy. Munster Fus., b. 4 April, 1881 ; served in S.A. ; m. 4 June, 1907, Nora Juanita Muriel, o. c. of Brig.-Gen. Charles Edward Beckett, C.B. Club — Army and Navy. Issue — Michael Eric Dillon, b. 13 Aug. 1911. 1. Hilda Ellen. 2. Margaret Sophia, m. 19 Oct. 1907, Rev. Charles Taylor ,who d. 12 Aug. 1908, Master of St. John's Coll., Camb. Residence — 1 8, Cowley Street, Westminster, S.W. 3. Evelina Victoria. 4. Vere Mary, m. 27 July, 1911, Reginald Edward Marsden, Imperial Forest Service, and has issue. Dau. living of Charles Henry, 14th Vise, cousin of pres. Vise. — Hon. Geraldine Lee Frances, m. 13 July, 1859, Capt. Charles Augustus Drake Halford, who d. 25 April, 1907, of East Bergholt, Suffolk, and has issue. Residence — 19, Lowndes Square, S.W. DILLON, 7th Bt. (U.K.). Creat. 31 July, 1801. — Sir John Fox Dillon, s. of Gth Bt., and Fanny (d. 5 Jan. 1898), o. dau. of Thomas Fox, of Beaminster, Dorset. B. at Bradford, Yorkshire, 1843 ; m. 18 Nov. 1879, Marion Louisa, dau. of late Robert Stewart Dykes ; sue. his father 1875 ; is a baron of the holy Roman empire (1782); late capt. and hon. maj. 6th Batt. Roy. Canadians (II.) ; D.L., J.P., co. Meath. This family is descended from the Dillons of Riverstown, who were a branch of the same stock as the Earls of Roscommon. Residences — Lis- inullen, Navan, co. Meath ; Dolreran Hall, Dol- gelly, N. Wales. Clubs — Jrui. United Service ; Kildaro Street, Dubhn. Issue — Millicent. Heir Pres., liis kinsman, Lt.-Col. Robert Dillon, late 30th Foot ; s. of Maj. Robert Dillon (5th s.of 1st Bt.), by Eliza, dau. of John Swiney ; m. 17 June, 1862, MinnieMargaretta, dau.of lateHon. Stuart Mills, a Senator of the Dominion of Canada ; served in Crimea (medal and clasp, and Turkish and Sardinian medals). Residence — Issue — 1. Lieut. Robert Arthur Dillon, late R.N., b. 1865 ; m. 21 May, 1913, Laura Maud, widow of late J. LuchUn McCHver, of N.Z. 1. Grace Minnie, m. 19 April, 1888, Charles Edward Bonner, who d. 30 April, 1907. Residence — 2. Katherine Welden, m. 1886, R. J. Crookes (d. 25 Aug. 1899), and has issue. Residence — Raithby House, Spilsby. 3. Melita Edith Almeria. 4. Minna Marguerite. 5. Evelyn Brake ,. 6. Alice Maud J ^^'°*- DIMSDALE, Slid Bt. (U.K.). Creat. 23 July, 1902. — -Sir John Holdswobth Dimsdalb, s. of 1st Bt. B. 10 Feb. 1874 ; m. 1st, 31 Jan. 1901, Edith (d. 28 April, 1911), dau. of John Connacher ; m. 2nd, 18 June, 1912, Elizabeth Grace, o. dau. of W. J. Harling ; cd. at Eton ; sue. his father 1912. Residence — Goldsmith's, V^^iitstable, Kent. Club— Carlton. Issue by 1st m. — 1. John Holdsworth Dimsdale, b. 31 Dec. 1901. 2. Robert Henry Holdsworth Dimsdale, b. 29 Aug. 1904. 3. Joseph Reginald Holdsworth Dimsdale, b. 18 Aug. 1908. The Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale, 1st Bt., P.C, K.C.V.O., b. 19 Jan. 1849 ; ed. at Eton ; Lord Mayor of London 1901-2 ; City Chamberlain 1902- 12 ; Alderman of Cornhill 1891-1902 ; Sheriff of the City 1894 ; D.L., London ; memb. of the L.C.C. for the City 1895-1900 : M.P. for the City 1900-6 ; m. 11 Feb. 1873, Beatrice Eliza Bower (lady pres. of the Order of Mercy. Residence — 3, Westbourne Terrace, W.), dau. of late Robert Hunt Holdsworth, of 57, Gloucester Gar- dens, W., and d. 10 Aug. 1912. Issue — 1. Sir John Holdsworth Dimsdale, pres. Bt. 1. Beatrice Holdswortli, m. 11 Feb. 1899, Lancelot Wilkinson Dent, and lias issue. 2. Charlotte May Holdswortli. DINGWALL, 10th Baron. See LtrcAs, Baron. DINORBEN, Barony. Extinct with 2nd Baron, 6 Nov. 1852. Creat. 10 Sept. 1831.— The late William Lewis Hughes, 1st Baron DiNORBEN, of Kinmel Park, Denbigh, b. 10 Nov. 1767 ; m. 2nd, 11 Feb. 1840, Gertrude (d. 3 Jan. 1871), dau. of Grice Smith, of Ballintray, co. Waterford, and d. 10 Feb. 1852. Issue — 1. Gwyn Gertrude, m. 26 Sept. 1871, Sir Arundell Neave {see Neave, Bt.). DIRLETON, Baron of. See Mar, E.rl of. DIXIE, 11th Bt. (E.). Creat. 14 July, 1660.— Sir Alexander Beaumont Churchill Dixie, o. s. of lOth Bt. B. 22 Dec. 1851 ; m. 1st, 3 April, 1875, Lady Florence Caroline Douglas (d. 7 Nov. 1905), dau. of Archibald, 7th Marq. of Queensbury ; 2nd, 21 July, 1906, Alice, widow of Edward John Ewart Barclay ; sue. his father 1872 ; high sheriff of Leicestershire 1876 ; patron of 1 living. The 1st Bt. was an active royalist, who was raised to the Baronetcy on account of the great pecuniary assistance he yielded to the king ; but the patent was not taken out till 1660, in which year he was sheriff of Leics. Residence — Glen Stuart, Annan, N.B. Club — Boodle's. Issue by 1st m. — 1. George Douglas Dixie, b. 18 Jan. 1876 ; m. 8 April, 1902, Margaret Lindsay, dau. of Sir Alexander Jardine, 8th Bt. : late lieut, 3rd Batt. Scottish Borderers (M.) ; late midsliipman R.N. Residence — Cassalands House, Dumfries, N.B. Issue — 1. Alexander Archibald Douglas Wolstan Dixie, b. 9 Jan. 1910. 1. Marie Margaret Florence Hyacinth. 2. Frances Dorothy Madeleine Barhare de la Motte, 2. Lieut. Albert Edward Wolstan Beaumont Dixie, R.N. (King Edward sponsor), b. 29 Sept. 1878. Sir AlexjInder Beaumont Churchill Dixie, 10th Bt., M.D., b. 24 Dec. 1819 ; m. 29 June, 1843, Maria Catharine (d. 16 April, 1902), dau. of Rev. Charles Walte-s, and d. 8 Jan. 1872. Issue — 1. Sir Alexander Beaujiont Churchill Dixie, pres. Bt. 1. Maria Catharine, m. 6 Aug. 1863, Rev. Benjamin B. G. Ludford-Astley. who d. 1897, and has issue. Residence — Bredon House, Tewkesbury. 2. Rosamond Emily, m. 19 July, 1866, Charles Fether- ston Dilke who d. 3 Aug.' 1877. Residence — Maxstoke Castle, Warwickshire. 3. Caroline Ellen, m. 15 Dec. 1870, Charles Leigh, 2nd Baron Norton.
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