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Rev. John Burton D'AGUILAR M.A.
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Arthur Chichester William CROOKSHANK C.B.
(1841-1888)
Mary Elizabeth D'AGUILAR
(-1931)
Col. Chichester De Wint CROOKSHANK D.L., J.P., Kg. Stj., F.S.A., 7th of Drumhalry
(1868-1958)

 

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Mary Murray USHER O.St.J

Col. Chichester De Wint CROOKSHANK D.L., J.P., Kg. Stj., F.S.A., 7th of Drumhalry

  • Born: 18 Oct 1868, , , , India 2 3
  • Christened: , Eastbourne, , England
  • Marriage: Mary Murray USHER O.St.J on 31 Mar 1910 in St. Giles, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 1 2
  • Died: 23 Oct 1958, Humbie, Haddington, , Scotland aged 90 4 2 5
  • Buried: 1958, Humbie, Haddington, , Scotland 2
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bullet  General Notes:

Col Chichester de Wint Crookshank D.L., J.P., KG. STJ., F.S.A., of Drumhalty, late Royal Engineers, Hon. Corps of Gentleman at Arms, Royal Company of Archers

Col Crookshank was claimant through his mother, to the Barony of D'Aguilar, of the Holy Roman Empire (18th century Licence in Great Britain).

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He was educated in , Wimbledon, Surrey, England, Brackenbury's. 3

• He served in the military. served in RE 1887-1913, Lt-Col Res. of Offrs. 1916, Brevet Col RE (TA) 1924, served in Miranzai Expdn. 1891, S. African War 1900-02 (despatches, wounded), Natal native rebellion 1906, 5th Bn Roy Irish Regt (Pioneers) 1914-15, emd'd Birmingham AA Defences 1916, Brit. Expdn. Force 1917, cmdg RE 54th (E Anglian) Div 1920-24, Liaison Offr RE Home Guard, H.Q., Edinburgh Area, 1941-42, one of HM's Bodyguard of Hon Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms 1920-44, memb Queen's Body Guard for Scotland (the Roy Co of Archers) 1929, Hon Treas Ctee of History of Parliament, MP for Berwick and Haddington 1924-29, and for Bootle 1931-35, memb Haddington Dist Council 1940-48, Chesney Gold Medal, R.U.S.I. 1932;

• D.L.: 1935. 3

• J.P.: E. Lothian, 1928. 3

• Award: KGStJ, 1923. 3

• Award: F.S.A., 1935. 3

• He was educated in R.M.A.. 3


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Chichester married Mary Murray USHER O.St.J, daughter of Andrew USHER and Marion Blackwood MURRAY, on 31 Mar 1910 in St. Giles, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.2 6 (Mary Murray USHER O.St.J was born on 19 Nov 1884 5 6 and died on 2 Jul 1960 4 5.)
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Sources

1 C. M. Usher, A History Of The Usher Family In Scotland (Edinburgh: Privately Printed, 1956), Tree Table VI;
The book is also available for download in either MS Word 97/2000 format or in Adobe PDF format.

2 Esther CAVENDISH, "Letter", Cit. Date: 31 Jan 2003.

3 Burkes, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, Crookshank formerly of Drumhalry and Johnstounburn. Cit. Date: 3 Nov 2002.

4 C. M. Usher, A History Of The Usher Family In Scotland (Edinburgh: Privately Printed, 1956), Errata January 1968.

5 Burkes, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, USHER, Bt. Cit. Date: 1 Nov 2002.

6 C. M. Usher, A History Of The Usher Family In Scotland (Edinburgh: Privately Printed, 1956), Tree Table VI.

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