Georgiana Maxwell, 27th Baroness de Ros
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Georgiana Angela Maxwell, 27th Baroness de Ros of Helmsley (née Ross) (2 May 1933 – 21 April 1983) succeeded her grandmother Una Ross
after the title was called out of abeyance
in her favour in 1958. She was the first woman of her line to be allowed to sit in the House of Lords
after the Peerage Act 1963
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The 27th Baroness was the daughter of Lieutenant-Commander The Hon. Peter Ross, RN
, who himself was the eldest son of the 26th Baroness. Georgiana married Commander John David Maxwell of the Royal Navy
on 24 July 1954 and they had at least two children:
Una Ross, 26th Baroness de Ros
Una Mary Ross, 26th Baroness de Ros of Helmsley succeeded her mother to the title in 1943...
after the title was called out of abeyance
Abeyance
Abeyance is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly...
in her favour in 1958. She was the first woman of her line to be allowed to sit in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
after the Peerage Act 1963
Peerage Act 1963
The Peerage Act 1963 is the Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that permitted peeresses in their own right and all Scottish hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords, and which allows newly inherited hereditary peerages to be "disclaimed".-Background:The Act resulted largely from the...
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The 27th Baroness was the daughter of Lieutenant-Commander The Hon. Peter Ross, RN
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, who himself was the eldest son of the 26th Baroness. Georgiana married Commander John David Maxwell of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
on 24 July 1954 and they had at least two children:
- The Honourable Diana Elizabeth Maxwell (born 6 June 1957), married firstly on 29 November 1976 to Jonathan Watkins, without issue, secondly in 1978 to Don Richard Bell, without issue, and thirdly in 1987 to Eric Ford, and had:
- Nisha Altalia Maxwell Ford (born 1988)
- Peter Maxwell, 28th Baron de RosPeter Maxwell, 28th Baron de RosPeter Trevor Maxwell, 28th Baron de Ros of Helmsley is the Premier Baron of England, by virtue of his holding the oldest baronial title created in the Peerage of England....
(born 1958), who is the current holder of the title.