Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameMajor Adrian Alexander Hope 
[62, 107th edn of 2003, Linlithgow article, vol 2, p. 2354], [44, May 2002]
[62, 107th edn of 2003, Linlithgow article, vol 2, p. 2354], [44, May 2002]Birth19 Nov 1897
Death17 Apr 1945, Italy (on SOE Cheriton Mission)
BurialMI at Staglieno War Cemetery, Genoa, Italy
GeneralHe and Morag (Bobbie) had 3 children. Barrister. In No 1 Special Force SOE in WW2.
FatherCharles Douglas Hope (ca1867-1947)
MotherAlice Wilmot
Spouses
1Morag Eleanor Thomson [36], [250, By letter dated 2nd Dec 2004], [62, 107th edn of 2003, Linlithgow article, vol 2, p. 2354]
[36], [250, By letter dated 2nd Dec 2004], [62, 107th edn of 2003, Linlithgow article, vol 2, p. 2354]FatherDr George Ritchie Thomson CMG, FRSE (1865-1946)
MotherMabel Alice Powys (1870-1943)
Marriage24 Jul 1926 [44, May 2002]
Notes for Major Adrian Alexander Hope
The Special Forces Roll of Honour has this on him:
Surname Hope
Forename Adrian Alexander
Unit No 1 Special Force SOE
Rank Major
Number 155728V
Date of death 17th April 1945
Age 47
Gravesite Staglieno War Cemetery,Genoa,Italy I.C.5
Additional information parent unit South African Staff Corps
born 19.11.1897
son of Charles D. and Alice Hope
husband of Morag E. Hope, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
M.A.,B.C.L. (Oxon)
died Italy (Chariton Mission)
Additionally I have been informed of this:
Major Adrian Hope, was killed while operating with partisans behind the German lines in Northern Italy.
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I am unable to find any other record of Adrian’s birth or of the marriage of his parents Charles D and Alice Hope.
Later, I found that he is in the superb web-site of Darryl Roger Lundy at <www.thepeerage,com> and he says Adrian is descended from the family of Hope of Hopetoun as follows. Noting that the Trotters already have ancestry from this family, it might be beneficial to follow this through. Adrian’s ancestry is stated to be:
1. Parents: Charles Douglas Hope (1867-1947) and Alice Wilmot, m. in 1896.
2. GrandParents: Lt-Col William Hope VC (1834-1909) and Margaret Jane Cunninghame Graham, m. 29 Apr 1857.
3. G-Gparents: John Hope (1794-1857) and Jessie Scott irvine, m. in Aug 1824.
4. GG-Gparents: Charles Hope (law lord Granton) (1763-1851) and Charlotte Hope (a cousin) m. on 3 Aug 1793.
5. 3G-Gparents: John Hope (1739-1785) and mary breton, m. on 2 June 1762
6. 4G-Gparents: Charles Hope-Weir (1710-1791) and Catherine Weir, m. on 26 Jul 1733.
7. 5G-Gparents: Charles Hope, earl of Hopetoun, (1681-1742) and Henrietta Johnstone, m. 31 Aug 1699.
Of the above No 7 is already in this database as a 2nd cousin eight times removed (phew, close!).
Nos 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2 are in Burke’s Peerage for the Marquis of Linlithgow, vol 2, p. 2353.
No 1 and Adrian are in the same Burke’s Peerage on the following page, 2354 and include Adrian’s three children and four of Adrian’s grandchildren.
While this is valid data, the common ancestor to the surviving P-Ls is in the early 17th century, which is really a bit tenuous, so I will not add this lineage to this database - or at least not currently.
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Surname Hope
Forename Adrian Alexander
Unit No 1 Special Force SOE
Rank Major
Number 155728V
Date of death 17th April 1945
Age 47
Gravesite Staglieno War Cemetery,Genoa,Italy I.C.5
Additional information parent unit South African Staff Corps
born 19.11.1897
son of Charles D. and Alice Hope
husband of Morag E. Hope, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
M.A.,B.C.L. (Oxon)
died Italy (Chariton Mission)
Additionally I have been informed of this:
Major Adrian Hope, was killed while operating with partisans behind the German lines in Northern Italy.
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I am unable to find any other record of Adrian’s birth or of the marriage of his parents Charles D and Alice Hope.
Later, I found that he is in the superb web-site of Darryl Roger Lundy at <www.thepeerage,com> and he says Adrian is descended from the family of Hope of Hopetoun as follows. Noting that the Trotters already have ancestry from this family, it might be beneficial to follow this through. Adrian’s ancestry is stated to be:
1. Parents: Charles Douglas Hope (1867-1947) and Alice Wilmot, m. in 1896.
2. GrandParents: Lt-Col William Hope VC (1834-1909) and Margaret Jane Cunninghame Graham, m. 29 Apr 1857.
3. G-Gparents: John Hope (1794-1857) and Jessie Scott irvine, m. in Aug 1824.
4. GG-Gparents: Charles Hope (law lord Granton) (1763-1851) and Charlotte Hope (a cousin) m. on 3 Aug 1793.
5. 3G-Gparents: John Hope (1739-1785) and mary breton, m. on 2 June 1762
6. 4G-Gparents: Charles Hope-Weir (1710-1791) and Catherine Weir, m. on 26 Jul 1733.
7. 5G-Gparents: Charles Hope, earl of Hopetoun, (1681-1742) and Henrietta Johnstone, m. 31 Aug 1699.
Of the above No 7 is already in this database as a 2nd cousin eight times removed (phew, close!).
Nos 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2 are in Burke’s Peerage for the Marquis of Linlithgow, vol 2, p. 2353.
No 1 and Adrian are in the same Burke’s Peerage on the following page, 2354 and include Adrian’s three children and four of Adrian’s grandchildren.
While this is valid data, the common ancestor to the surviving P-Ls is in the early 17th century, which is really a bit tenuous, so I will not add this lineage to this database - or at least not currently.
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