List of related life peers

The Barons Russell of Killowen, Romer and Maugham

The title Baron Russell of Killowen was created three times for father, son and grandson, all of them appointed to be Lords of Appeal in Ordinary. In 1900, the second baron married Mary Emily Ritchie, a daughter of the first (hereditary) Baron Ritchie of Dundee, of Welders, in the parish of Chalfont St. Giles, in the county of Buckingham (1905). The titles are

• Baron Russell of Killowen, in the county of Down (1894);^[1]
• Baron Russell of Killowen of Killowen in the County of Down (1929);^[2] and
• Baron Russell of Killowen, of Killowen in the County of Down (1975).^[3]

Frederick Maugham (1866–1958) and Mark Romer (1866–1944) were also high-ranking judges appointed to be Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, the former in 1935 and the latter in 1938. Maugham married Romer's sister, Helen Mary in 1896. He was later appointed Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain in 1938 and elevated to be Viscount Maugham, of Hartfield in the County of Sussex in 1939 on his retirement, as was customary. Romer married Anne Wilmot Ritchie, an elder daughter of the aforementioned first Baron Ritchie of Dundee. Their life peerages are

• Baron Maugham of Hartfield in the County of Sussex (1935);^[4] and
• Baron Romer of New Romney in the County of Kent (1938)^[5]

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Charles Arthur Russell Baron Russell of Killowen (1832–1900) Charles Thomson Ritchie 1st Baron Ritchie of Dundee (1838–1906) Sir Robert Romer A Lord Justice of Appeal (1840–1918) Francis Xavier Joseph Russell Baron Russell of Killowen (1867–1946) Hon. Mary Emily Ritchie (1870–1956) Hon. Anne Wilmot Ritchie (1869–1948) Mark Lemon Romer Baron Romer (1866–1944) Helen Mary Romer (1872–1950) Frederic Herbert Maugham 1st Viscount Maugham Baron Maugham (1866–1958) Charles Ritchie Russell Baron Russell of Killowen (1908–1986)

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Asquith/Bonham Carter

Aside from the hereditary Earldom of Oxford and Asquith, and Viscountcy Asquith, of Morley in the West Riding of the County of York, members of the Asquith, Bonham Carter and related families have been ennobled with the following life peerages:

• Baron Asquith of Bishopstone, of Bishopstone in the County of Sussex (1951,^[6] Law Lord);
• Baroness Elliot of Harwood, of Rulewater in the County of Roxburgh (1958,^[7] Conservative);
• Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury, of Yarnbury in the County of Wiltshire (1964,^[8] Liberal);
• Baron Grimond, of Firth in the County of Orkney (1983,^[9] Liberal);
• Baron Bonham-Carter, of Yarnbury in the County of Wiltshire (1986,^[10] Liberal Democrat);
• Baron Razzall, of Mortlake in the London Borough of Richmond (1997,^[11] Liberal Democrat); and
• Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, of Yarnbury in the County of Wiltshire (2004,^[12] Liberal Democrat).

Lord Grimond and The Hon. Laura Bonham Carter married in 1938. Lord Razzall and The Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury became partners^[13] in 2008.

Cohen

Lionel Leonard Cohen was made a Law Lord in 1951. Janet Neel married James Lionel Cohen, Lionel's first cousin, in 1971. Janet was ennobled in 2000 after being Governor of the BBC. Their titles are

• Baron Cohen of Walmer in the County of Kent (1951, Law Lord)^[14] and
• Baroness Cohen of Pimlico, of Pimlico in the City of Westminster (2000, Labour)^[15]

Shackleton/Salmon

• Baron Shackleton, of Burley in the County of Southampton (1958, Labour^[16])
• Baron Salmon, of Sandwich in the County of Kent (1972, Law Lord^[17])
• Baron Lawson of Blaby, of Newnham in the County of Northamptonshire (1992, Conservative^[18])
• Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia, of Belgravia in the City of Westminster (2010, Conservative^[19])
• Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest, of Earlsdown in the County of East Sussex (2024, Conservative)^[20]

^Nigel Lawson married Vanessa Salmon in 1955. They divorced in 1980. His son Hon. Dominic married Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest in 1991. She is a daughter of the second Viscount Monckton of Brenchley.

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Ebenezer Shackleton (1784–1856) Richard Ebenezer Shackleton (1836–1900) Henry Shackleton (b. 1847) Barnett Salmon (1829–1897) Ebenezer Shackleton The Explorer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874–1922) Alfred Salmon (1868–1928) Montague Salmon (b. 1878) Richard Ebenezer Shackleton (b. 1899) Edward Arthur Alexander Shackleton Baron Shackleton (1911–1994) Barnett Alfred Salmon (1895–1965) Felix Addison Salmon (1908–1969) Cyril Barnet Salmon Baron Salmon (1903–1991) Lt.-Col. Richard John Shackleton (1926–1977) Moira Elizabeth Frances Charkham née Salmon (b. 1932) Vanessa Mary Addison Salmon (d. 1985) Nigel Lawson^ Baron Lawson of Blaby (1932–2023) Ian Ridgeway Shackleton Fiona Sara Shackleton née Charkam Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia (b. 1956) Hon. Dominic Ralph Campden Lawson (b. 1956) Rosamond Mary Monckton Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest (b. 1953)

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Shawcross, Forte, Wolfson and Rawlings

The titles held by members of the Wolfson and Shawcross families, and their relations, are

• Baron Shawcross, of Friston in the County of Sussex (1959);
• Baron Forte, of Ripley in the county of Surrey (1982);
• Baron Wolfson, of Marylebone in the City of Westminster (1985);
• Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale, of Trevose in the County of Cornwall (1991);
• Baroness Rawlings, of Burnham Westgate in the County of Norfolk (1994);
• Baron Wolfson of Aspley Guise, of Aspley Guise in the County of Bedfordshire (2010); and
• Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson, of Aspley Guise in the County of Bedfordshire (2025).

Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale and The Baroness Rawlings were married in 1962. Their marriage was dissolved in 1967. Baron Wolfson of Aspley Guise is the child of Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale's second marriage to Susan Davis. Sir William Shawcross married the hon. Olga Polizzi as his third wife in 1993. Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson is the child of Sir William's second marriage to Michal Levin. Baron Wolfson of Aspley Guise and Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson married in 2012.

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Solomon Wolfson (1868-1941) Sir Isaac Wolfson, 1st Baronet (1897—1991) Charles K. Wolfson (1899—1970) Hartley Shawcross Baron Shawcross (1902—2003) Charles Forte Baron Forte (1908—2007) Leonard Wolfson Baron Wolfson (1927—2010) David Wolfson Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale (1935—2021) Patricia Rawlings Baroness Rawlings (b. 1937) The Hon. Sir William Shawcross (b. 1946) The Hon. Olga Polizzi née Forte (b. 1946) Simon Wolfson Baron Wolfson of Aspley Guise (b. 1967) Eleanor Shawcross Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson (b. 1983)

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Sainsbury/Havers/Butler-Sloss

The titles held by members of the grocer Sainsbury family are

• Baron Sainsbury, of Drury Lane in the Borough of Holborn (1962, Labour);
• Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, of Preston Candover in the County of Hampshire (1989, Conservative); and
• Baron Sainsbury of Turville, of Turville in the County of Buckinghamshire (1990, Labour).

Michael Havers was made a life peer upon being appointed to the role of Lord Chancellor under Margaret Thatcher. His sister, Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, was later made a life peer upon recommendation by the House of Lords Appointments Commission. She was the first female Lord Justice of Appeal and the first female President of the Family Division of the High Court. She also chaired part of the inquests into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed. The titles are

• Baron Havers, of St. Edmundsbury in the County of Suffolk (1987,^[21] Conservative) and
• Baroness Butler-Sloss, of Marsh Green in the County of Devon (2006,^[22] Crossbench).

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John Benjamin Sainsbury (1871–1956) Alan John Sainsbury Baron Sainsbury (1902–1998) Sir Robert James Sainsbury (1906–2000) Sir Cecil Robert Havers (1889–1977) John Davan Sainsbury Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover K.G. (1927–2022) David John Sainsbury Baron Sainsbury of Turville (b. 1940) Robert Michael Oldfield Havers Baron Havers (1923–1992) Ann Elizabeth Oldfield Butler-Sloss Baroness Butler-Sloss (b. 1933) The Honourable Sarah Jane Sainsbury (b. 1964) The Honourable Robert Joseph Neville Galmoye Butler-Sloss (b. 1962)

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Gaitskell and Wasserman

Latvian-born Anna Dora Creditor (1901–1989) was a life-long Labour Party member. In 1937, after divorcing her first husband, she married Hugh Gaitskell, who went on to become Minister for Fuel and Power, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and leader of the Labour Party from 1955 until his sudden death in 1963. After being widowed, Dora Gaitskell was ennobled with a life peerage. She remained in the Labour Party during the high-profile defections to the newly created Social Democratic Party. Her younger daughter, Hon. Cresidda Gaitskell (b. 1942), married Canada-born Gordon Joshua Wasserman in 1964. After a career as a civil servant in the Home Office, and as a consultant in the private sector specialising in policing, he too was ennobled in 2011. The titles are

• Baroness Gaitskell, of Egremont in the County of Cumberland (1964, Labour),^[23] and
• Baron Wasserman, of Pimlico in the City of Westminster (2011, Conservative).^[24]

Hurd/Cowdrey/Kerr/Cameron

Four generations of the Hurd family have sat as Conservative MPs. The two middle generations have been given life peerages (Lord Hurd of Westwell notably serving as Foreign Secretary under Margaret Thatcher and John Major), and the youngest married the daughter of The Most Hon. the Marquess of Lothian and The Rt. Hon. the Lady Herries of Terregles in 2010. Lord Lothian also sat as a Conservative MP, and was given a life peerage upon retirement from the Commons. Despite already succeeding to his titles, he did so after the House of Lords Act 1999 removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the Lords, and so required a life peerage to be able to sit there. Lord Lothian married the 16th Lady Herries of Terregles in 1975. Her elder sister, the 14th Lady, married the cricketer Colin Cowdrey in 1985. Cowdrey was given a life peerage by outgoing Prime Minister John Major in 1997. Lord Lothian's sister Lady Cecil married the 27th Lochiel (Chief of Clan Cameron), and their son the 28th Lochiel was ennobled in 2024 upon being made Under-Secretary for Scotland and after serving as an MSP for the Highlands and Islands. The 28th Lochiel's first cousin once removed was already ennobled twenty years prior. The life peerages are

• Baron Hurd, of Newbury in the Royal County of Berkshire (1964);^[25]
• Baron Hurd of Westwell, of Westwell in the county of Oxfordshire (1997);^[26]
• Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, of Tonbridge in the county of Kent (1997);^[27]
• Baron Cameron of Dillington, of Dillington in the county of Somerset (2004);^[28]
• Baron Kerr of Monteviot, of Monteviot in Roxburghshire (2010); and^[29]
• Baron Cameron of Lochiel, of Achnacarry in the County of Inverness (2024)^[30]

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Sir Donald Walter Cameron of Lochiel 25th Lochiel (1876—1951) Anthony Richard Hurd Baron Hurd (1901–1966) Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard 16th Duke of Norfolk (1908–1975) Peter Francis Walter Kerr 12th Marquess of Lothian (1922–2004) Sir Donald Hamish Cameron of Lochiel 26th Lochiel (1910—2004) Major Allan John Cameron (1917—2011) Douglas Richard Hurd Baron Hurd of Westwell (b. 1930) Michael Colin Cowdrey Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge (1932–2000) Anne Elizabeth Cowdrey née Fitzalan-Howard 14th Lady Herries of Terregles (1938–2014) Theresa Jane Kerr née Fitzalan-Howard 16th Lady Herries of Terregles (b. 1945) Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr 13th Marquess of Lothian Baron Kerr of Monteviot (1945-2024) Lady Cecil Nennella Therese Kerr (b. 1948) Donald Angus Cameron of Lochiel 27th Lochiel (1946–2023) Ewen James Hanning Cameron Baron Cameron of Dillington (b. 1949) Rt. Hon. Nicholas Richard Hurd (b. 1962) Lady Clare Therese Kerr (b. 1979) Donald Andrew John Cameron of Lochiel Baron Cameron of Lochiel (b. 1976)

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Brooke

Both Barbara and her husband Henry Brooke were given life peerages, as was their son, Peter. The titles are:

• Baroness Brooke of Ystradfellte, of Ystradfellte in the County of Breconshire (1964)
• Baron Brooke of Cumnor, of Cumnor in the Royal County of Berkshire (1966)
• Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, of Sutton Mandeville in the County of Wiltshire (2001)

Spencer-Churchill/Soames/Sandys

Clementine Churchill, wife of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, was created a life peer after her husband's death. One of their daughters, Diana, married Duncan Sandys in 1935 and they divorced in 1960 before he was made a life peer. Another daughter, Mary, married Christopher Soames in 1947, who was later ennobled in like manner. Their son, Nicholas, was also ennobled. The titles are:

• Baroness Spencer-Churchill, of Chartwell in the County of Kent (1965)^[31]
• Baron Duncan-Sandys, of the City of Westminster (1974)
• Baron Soames, of Fletching in the County of East Sussex (1978)
• Baron Soames of Fletching, of Fletching in the County of East Sussex (2022)

Sieff, Weidenfeld and Haslam

Israel Sieff, Baron Sieff and his son Marcus Sieff, Baron Sieff of Brimpton were both chairmen of Marks and Spencer in which their family was long involved through intermarriage with the founding family of Baron Marks of Broughton. Sieff, a notable Zionist, married Rebecca Marks, a co-founder of the Women's International Zionist Organization, in 1910. Sieff's elder son, Hon. Michael, married Elizabeth Pitt as his second wife and she in turn, after being widowed, married Lord Haslam in 1996. Sieff's niece, Jane, married Lord Weidenfeld, co-founder of publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson, in 1952 but they divorced in 1955. The titles are:

• Baron Sieff of Brimpton in the Royal County of Berkshire (1966, Conservative)^[32]

• Baron Weidenfeld, of Chelsea in Greater London (1976, Labour)^[33]

• Baron Sieff of Brimpton, of Brimpton in the Royal County of Berkshire (1980, Conservative)^[34]

• Baron Haslam, of Bolton in the County of Greater Manchester (1990, Conservative)^[35]

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Michael Marks (c.1859—1907) Ephraim Sieff Barons Marks of Broughton (hereditary) Rebecca Dora Sieff OBE née Marks (1890—1966) Israel Moses Sieff Baron Sieff (1889—1972) Joseph Edward Sieff (1906—1982) Hon. Michael David Sieff CBE (1911–1987) Elizabeth Pitt Robert Haslam Baron Haslam (1923—2002) Marcus Joseph Sieff Baron Sieff of Brimpton (1913—2001) Jane Sieff Arthur George Weidenfeld Baron Weidenfeld (1919—2016)

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Ardwick and Johnson

John Beavan (1910–1994), a left wing newspaper editor and Labour Party MEP, was ennobled in 1970. In 2021, his granddaughter Carrie Symonds (b. 1988) married then Prime Minister Boris Johnson (whose father incidentally served as a Conservative Party MEP), who recommended his brother, the former Universities Minister Jo (b. 1971), to be ennobled in 2020. The titles are:

• Baron Ardwick, of Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (1970, Labour)
• Baron Johnson of Marylebone, of Marylebone in the City of Westminster (2020, Conservative)

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John Beavan Baron Ardwick (1910–1994) The Honourable Matthew Symonds (b. 1953) Stanley Johnson (b. 1940) Carrie Symonds (b. 1988) The Right Honourable Boris Johnson (b. 1964) Jo Johnson Baron Johnson of Marylebone (b. 1971)

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Tweedsmuir and Selkirk

Priscilla Grant née Thomson, who was ennobled in 1970, married the 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir as her second husband in 1948, after being widowed. Their only daughter, Hon. Priscilla, married Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, a Conservative MP, in 1974. In 1994, Lord James's uncle George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk died, and, due to its unique remainder, it appeared Lord James had succeeded to the title. While this was disputed, Lord James was obliged to disclaim the earldom in order to remain an MP under the terms of the Peerage Act 1963, and felt obliged to do so in view of the small majority the Conservative Government had in the House of Commons at that time. After being unseated in the 1997 general election, which was a landslide for the Labour Party, Lord James received a life peerage. The titles are:

• Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie, of Potterton in the County of Aberdeen (1970)^[36]

• Baron Selkirk of Douglas, of Cramond in the City of Edinburgh (1997)^[37]

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John Buchan 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir (1911—1996) Priscilla Buchan Lady Tweedsmuir Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie (1915—1978) Hon. Priscilla Susan Buchan James Douglas-Hamilton Baron Selkirk of Douglas 11th Earl of Selkirk 1994 (1942—2023)

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Hogg and Boyd-Carpenter

Aside from the hereditary Barony and Viscountcy Hailsham, of Hailsham in the County of Sussex created for Douglas Hogg, four members of these families have been given life peerages. Quintin Hogg, 2nd Viscount Hailsham disclaimed his hereditary peerage in 1963, allowing him to take up a seat in the House of Commons. He was later given a life peerage in 1970 when he was appointed to the role of Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. His daughter-in-law was likewise ennobled for life as was her father. The 3rd Viscount was also given a life peerage, which enables him to sit in the House of Lords following the House of Lords Act 1999, which automatically excludes most hereditary peers. The life peerages are

• Baron Boyd-Carpenter, of Crux Easton in the County of Southampton (1972,^[38] Conservative);
• Baron Hailsham of Saint Marylebone, of Herstmonceux in the County of Sussex (1970,^[39] Conservative);
• Baroness Hogg, of Kettlethorpe in the County of Lincolnshire (1995,^[40] ); and
• Baron Hailsham of Kettlethorpe, of Kettlethorpe in the County of Lincolnshire (2015,^[41]).

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Quintin McGarel Hogg Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone 2nd Viscount Hailsham 1950–1963 (1907–2001) John Boyd-Carpenter Baron Boyd-Carpenter (1908–1998) Douglas Martin Hogg 3rd Viscount Hailsham Baron Hailsham of Kettlethorpe (b. 1945) Sarah Elizabeth Mary Hogg née Boyd-Carpenter Viscountess Hailsham Baroness Hogg (b. 1946)

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Rayne/Vane-Tempest-Stewart/Goldsmith

The two daughters of the 8th Marquess of Londonderry connect two life peers; through marriage in one case through descent in the other. Lord Londonderry's elder daughter Lady Jane Vane-Tempest-Stewart married Sir Max Rayne in 1965. Lord Londonderry's younger daughter Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart married Sir James Goldsmith (knighted in Harold Wilson's so-called 'lavender list'); one of their sons, Zac Goldsmith, was given a life peerage by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to enable him to stay on in the Cabinet after losing his Richmond Park seat in the 2019 snap General Election. The titles are

• Baron Rayne, of Prince's Meadow in Greater London (1976)^[42]
• Baron Goldsmith of Richmond Park, of Richmond Park in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (2020)^[43]

Jay/Callaghan/Hunt/Bottomley/Swann

The following life peers are related:

• Baron Swann, of Coln St. Denys in the County of Gloucestershire (1981)^[44]
• Baron Jay, of Battersea in Greater London (1987)^[45]
• Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, of the City of Cardiff in the County of South Glamorgan (1987)^[46]
• Baroness Jay of Paddington, of Paddington in the City of Westminster (1992)^[47]
• Baron Hunt of Chesterton, of Chesterton in the County of Cambridgeshire (2000)^[48]
• Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, of St Helens, in the county of the Isle of Wight (2005)^[49]
• Baron Jay of Ewelme, of Ewelme, in the County of Oxfordshire (2006)^[50]

Peggy Garnett married Douglas Jay in 1933, but later divorced. Christopher Garnett is married to the Hon. Su Garnett. Margaret Callaghan married Peter Jay in 1961. They divorced in 1986, and Lady Jay of Paddington has since remarried.

Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay is apparently closely related to Lady Bottomley of Nettlestone, but it is unclear how exactly. Lord Hunt of Chesterton is related in the male line to John Samuel Hunt, as was Lord Hunt of Hawley, although this relation is very distant.

																				James Clerk Maxwell Garnett (1880–1958)																										Mr. Jay
Michael Meredith Swann Baron Swann (1920–1990)												William John Poulton Maxwell Garnett (1921–1997)								Pauline Hunt née Garnett								Leonard James Callaghan Baron Callaghan of Cardiff KG (1912–2005)								Margaret Christian "Peggy" Jay née Garnett (1913–2008)								Douglas Patrick Thomas Jay Baron Jay (1907–1996)						Captain Alan David Hastings Jay, DSO DSC RN (1904–1978)
The Hon. Su Garnett née Swann								Christopher Garnett						Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell Bottomley née Garnett Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone (b. 1948)						Julian Charles Roland Hunt Baron Hunt of Chesterton (b. 1941)								Margaret Ann Jay née Callaghan Baroness Jay of Paddington (b. 1939)												The Hon. Peter Jay (b. 1937)								Michael Hastings Jay Baron Jay of Ewelme (b. 1946)

Wright and McDonald

Patrick Richard Henry Wright (1931–2020) was a diplomat and civil servant, notably serving as Head of HM Diplomatic Service and Private Secretary (Overseas Affairs) to two Prime Ministers, Harold Wilson and James Callaghan from 1974 to 1977. His only daughter, Olivia (b. 1963), married Simon McDonald (b. 1961) in 1989. McDonald is also a diplomat and civil servant, notably being the last professional head of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office before the creation of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. He was nominated for a life peerage in 2020. The titles are:

• Baron Wright of Richmond, of Richmond-upon-Thames in the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames (1994)^[51]
• Baron McDonald of Salford, of Pendleton in the City of Salford (2021)^[52]

Neuberger

Julia Schwab, who married Professor Anthony Neuberger, is Britain's second female Rabbi (serving at the South London Liberal Synagogue from 1977 to 1989). A former member of the Social Democratic Party, she stood unsuccessfully for Tooting in 1983. She was later ennobled in 2004, sitting with the Liberal Democrats, but joined the Crossbenches after being appointed Senior Rabbi at the West London Synagogue^[53] in 2011. Her brother-in-law was appointed a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in 2005, and later served as President of the new Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (analogous to the position of Senior Law Lord).

• Baroness Neuberger, of Primrose Hill in the London Borough of Camden (Liberal Democrat, 2004)^[54]
• Baron Neuberger of Abbotsbury, of Abbotsbury in the County of Dorset (Law Lord, 2007)^[55]

Watson of Thankerton

Both William Watson (1827–1899) and his third son, William Watson (1873–1948), were high ranking judges. Each was appointed Lord Advocate, and subsequently a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. The titles are

• Baron Watson, of Thankerton, in the County of Lanark (1880)^[56] and
• Baron Thankerton of Thankerton in the County of Lanark (1929).^[57]

The Barons Parker of Waddington

The title was created for father and son. Robert Parker (1857–1918) was a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary; his third and youngest son Hubert (1900–1972) was a senior judge unusually appointed to the role of Lord Chief Justice of England by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. The latter's title was created under the Life Peerages Act. The titles are

• Baron Parker of Waddington, of Waddington in the county of York (1913)^[58] and
• Baron Parker of Waddington, of Lincoln's Inn in the Borough of Holborn (1958).^[59]

Younger

Aside from the hereditary Viscountcy Younger of Leckie, of Alloa in the County of Clackmannan (1923), two members of the Younger family have been ennobled for life. The younger brother of the first Viscount was a Law Lord and the 4th Viscount was given a peerage in the lifetime of his father, there being no possibility of a writ in acceleration as the Viscounts have no subsidiary barony. The life peerages are

• Baron Blanesburgh, of Alloa in the County of Clackmannanshire (1923, Law Lord)
• Baron Younger of Prestwick, of Ayr in the District of Kyle and Carrick (1992, Conservative)

Keith

Both James Keith (1886–1964) and his only son, Henry Shanks Keith (1920–2002), were high-ranking judges. Both were Senators of the College of Justice and subsequently Law Lords, each taking the Scottish judicial title Lord Keith in 1937 and 1971 respectively, and then taking the following titles upon being made Law Lords:

• Baron Keith of Avonholm of Saint Bernard's in the City of Edinburgh (1953)^[60] and
• Baron Keith of Kinkel, of Strathtummel in the District of Perth and Kinross (1977).^[61]

Morrison and Mandelson

Both notable Labour Party politicians, Herbert Morrison and his grandson Peter Mandelson were given life peerages. Morrison held the position of Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Commons under Clement Attlee, later 1st Earl Attlee, as well as several other Cabinet positions. Mandelson was a key figure in the 'New Labour' movement and a close confidant of 'New Labour' Prime Minister Tony Blair, who appointed him to several Cabinet positions, as well as to the position of European Commissioner for Trade. The titles are

• Baron Morrison of Lambeth, of Lambeth in the County of London (1959)^[62] and
• Baron Mandelson, of Foy in the County of Herefordshire and of Hartlepool in the County of Durham (2008)^[63]

Foot

Two of Liberal politician and solicitor Isaac Foot's children were given life peerages. Hugh was a British colonial administrator and diplomat, rising to the position of Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations. John, considered by his brother Michael (leader of the Labour Party from 1980–3) to be the best orator and the "ablest member of the family", was a Liberal politician. Michael refused a life peerage. The titles are:

• Baron Caradon, of St. Cleer in the County of Cornwall (27 October 1964, Labour) ^[64]
• Baron Foot, of Buckland Monachorum in the County of Devon (29 November 1967, Liberal) ^[65]

Bannerman and Michie

Both John Bannerman and his daughter Ray Michie were ennobled for life. Their titles are

• Baron Bannerman of Kildonan, of Kildonan in the County of Sutherland (1967, Scottish Liberal)^[66]
• Baroness Michie of Gallanach, of Oban in Argyll and Bute (2001, Liberal Democrat).^[67]

O'Neill

Members of the O'Neill dynasty (whose members hold the hereditary peerages Baron O'Neill, of Shanes Castle, in the county of Antrim (1868) and Baron Rathcavan, of The Braid in the County of Antrim (1953), and who are distantly related to the Chichesters (headed by the Marquess of the County of Donegal), Captain Terence Marne O'Neill and Onora Sylvia O'Neill were both ennobled as life peers. They are second cousins, sharing Edward O'Neill, 2nd Baron O'Neill as an ancestor. Terence was a leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and antepenultimate Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1963 to 1969. He was followed in these roles by his 8th cousin James Chichester-Clarke. Onora is a distinguished philosopher, former President of the British Academy, and member (and honorary member) of many other learned institutions including the Royal Irish Academy. She was also Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, and is President of the Society for Applied Philosophy. Their titles are

• Baron O'Neill of the Maine, of Ahoghill in the County of Antirm (1970, Ulster Unionist Party) and
• Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve, of The Braid in the County of Antrim (1999, Crossbench)

Both are related in the male line to Lt-Col. Hon. John Chichester (1609–1643/7/8), son of Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester (c. 1568–1648), who is related in the male line to Marion Caroline Dehra Chichester (1904–1976), mother of James Dawson Chichester-Clarke, who followed Lord O'Neill of the Maine as leader of the UUP and who was the penultimate Northern Irish PM from 1969 to 1971. During the leadership election, O'Neill cast the tiebreaking vote in Chichester-Clarke's favour, although it has been suggested that this support was not due to a familial connection but rather politicking. Chichester-Clarke was later ennobled with the title Baron Moyola, of Castledawson in the County of Londonderry (1971, Ulster Unionist Party)

Janner

Both Barnett Janner (1892–1982) and his son, Greville Ewan Janner (1928–2015), served as Members of Parliament for Leicester West, Greville directly following his father. They were both subsequently ennobled with life peerages, which are

• Baron Janner, of the City of Leicester (1970, Labour)
• Baron Janner of Braunstone, of Leicester in the County of Leicestershire (1997, Labour).

Mackie

Brothers^[68] John Mackie (1909–1994) and George Mackie (1919–2015), formerly Labour and Liberal MPs respectively, were both created life peers. Their titles are

• Baron Mackie of Benshie, of Kirriemuir in the County of Angus (1974, Liberal) and
• Baron John-Mackie, of Nazeing in the County of Essex (1981, Labour).

Fraser

Ian Fraser was ennobled as a Law Lord in 1975. His son, a former Treasurer of the Conservative Party, was ennobled in David Cameron's Resignation Honours List. The titles are

• Baron Fraser of Tullybelton, of Bankfoot in the County of Perth (1975, Law Lord), and
• Baron Fraser of Corriegarth, Corriegarth in the County of Inverness (2016, Conservative).

Descendants of the 27th Earl of Crawford

Just under a year before succeeding to the Earldoms, Robert Lindsay (then styled Lord Balniel) was given a life peerage. It is notable that he entered the House of Lords in this way, as he could conceivably have entered by writ in acceleration using one of his father's junior titles (such as the Wigan Barony, or even the Lindsay and Balniel Lordship of Parliament, with which was then styling himself). Two of his first cousins were also ennobled for life, Baroness Manningham-Buller being the second daughter of Rt. Hon. Viscount Dilhorne, first holder of the most junior viscountcy. The titles are

• Baron Balniel, of Pitcorthie in the County of Fife (1975),^[69]
• Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, of Winterbourne, in the Royal County of Berkshire (1997),^[70] and
• Baroness Manningham-Buller, of Northampton in the County of Northamptonshire (2008).^[71]

Vaizey

John Ernest Vaizey (1929–1984), an economist specialising in education, was given a life peerage in Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson's so-called 'lavender list'. His son, Ed Vaizey (b. 1968), was a Conservative MP, and was given a life peerage by Conservative PM Boris Johnson in the delayed 2019 Dissolution Honours list.

• Baron Vaizey, of Greenwich in Greater London (Labour, 1976)^[72]
• Baron Vaizey of Didcot, of Wantage in the County of Oxfordshire (Conservative, 2020)

Young

Michael Dunlop Young (1915—2002), an influential left-wing sociologist who wrote the Labour Party's 1945 election manifesto and was involved in the establishment of the Social Science Research Council and the Open University, was ennobled with a life peerage during the tenure of Prime Minister James Callaghan. Toby (b. 1963), his son from his second marriage, was also ennobled with a life peerage, being nominated by the Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch. Toby is an influential right-wing journalist who is associate editor of The Spectator, founder of the Free Speech Union and a proponent of free schools. Their titles are

• Baron Young of Dartington, of Dartington in the County of Devon (1978, Labour),^[73] and
• Baron Young of Acton, of Acton in the London Borough of Ealing (2025, Conservative).^[74]

McAlpine

Edwin McAlpine (1907—1990), later to succeed to the McAlpine baronetcy, and his second son Alistair McAlpine were given life peerages. The former is best known for leading the family business and the latter for his service to the Conservative Party. The titles are

• Baron McAlpine of Moffat, of Medmenham in the County of Buckinghamshire (1980), and
• Baron McAlpine of West Green, of West Green in the County of Hampshire (1984).

Maude

Angus Edmund Upton Maude (1912–1993), was a Conservative MP and rose to the position of Paymaster General. His second son, Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude (b. 1953) also became a Conservative MP and served in numerous cabinet positions, culminating in the roles of Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General. At the 1983 General Election, Angus stood down from the Commons (receiving a life peerage) and Francis entered Parliament. Francis was ennobled with a life peerage when he stood down from Parliament in 2015, and was subsequently appointed a Minister of State for Trade and Investment. The titles are

• Baron Maude of Stratford-upon-Avon, of Stratford-upon-Avon in the county of Warwickshire (1983)^[75] and
• Baron Maude of Horsham, of Shipley in the County of West Sussex (2015).^[76]

Prior

Both Jim Prior (1927—2016) and his eldest son David (b. 1954) were Conservative MPs for East Anglian seats, and then both subsequently became life peers. Jim held a series of Ministerial posts, culminating in his serving as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. David notably became chair of NHS England after being ennobled. Their titles are

• Baron Prior, of Brampton in the County of Suffolk (1987); and
• Baron Prior of Brampton, of Swannington in the County of Norfolk (2015).

Palumbo

Both Peter Palumbo and his eldest son, James, were ennobled. Their titles are

• Baron Palumbo, of Walbrook in the City of London (1991);^[77] and
• Baron Palumbo of Southwark, of Southwark in the London Borough of Southwark (2013).^[78]

Lane-Fox

The titles held by members of the Lane-Fox family are

• Baroness Lane-Fox, of Bramham in the County of West Yorkshire (1981) and
• Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho, of Soho in the City of Westminster (2013).

Smith

After John Smith QC MP, Leader of the Labour Party, died of a heart attack in 1994, his widow Elizabeth Margaret Smith was ennobled. Their youngest daughter the Hon. Catherine Smith KC, who took silk in 2021, was appointed Advocate General for Scotland by newly-elected Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer KC in 2024 and subsequently ennobled. The titles are

• Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill, of Gilmorehill in the District of the City of Glasgow^[79] (1995, Labour)
• Baroness Smith of Cluny, of Cluny in the City of Edinburgh (2024, Labour)

Gummer

Two of the sons of the Reverend Canon Selwyn Gummer (1907–1999) were ennobled. Both John (b. 1939) and Peter Selwyn Gummer (b. 1942) are Conservative politicians, with John serving as Chairman of the party, and as Secretary of State for the Environment. Their titles are

• Baron Chadlington, of Dean in the County of Oxfordshire (1996, Conservative);^[80] and
• Baron Deben, of Winston in the County of Suffolk (2010, Conservative)^[81]

Morris

Alf Morris, his brother Charles, and Charles's daughter Estelle were all Labour Members of Parliament. Alf and Estelle were both ennobled for life, their titles being

• Baron Morris of Manchester, of Manchester, in the County of Greater Manchester (1997, Labour);^[82] and
• Baroness Morris of Yardley, of Yardley, in the County of West Midlands (2005, Labour)^[83]

Boswell

Tim Boswell, Baron Boswell of Aynho (1942-2025) and his daughter Victoria Prentis were made life peers in 2010 and 2025 respectively.

Hendy

Both John Hendy KC (b. 1948) and his brother, Sir Peter Hendy, CBE (b. 1953) were ennobled. John is a barrister, who often represents unions and union members, such as National Union of Journalists member Dave Wilson in the case Wilson and Palmer v United Kingdom [2002] ECHR 552. Peter works in transport, latterly as Commissioner of Transport for London, and currently as the chair of Network Rail. The brothers' mother is the youngest daughter of the 6th Baron Wynford, of Wynford Eagle in the County of Dorset (1829). Their titles are:

• Baron Hendy, of Hayes and Harlington in the London Borough of Hillingdon (2019, Labour)
• Baron Hendy of Richmond Hill, of Imber in the County of Wiltshire (2022, Crossbench)

Hereditary Peers who married Life Peers (6)

• 1st Viscount Davidson (1937) and
• Viscountess Davidson and Baroness Northchurch, of Chiswick in the County of Middlesex married in 1919 until Viscount Davidson's death in 1970.

• 2nd Earl of Swinton (1955) and
• Countess of Swinton and Baroness Masham of Ilton, of Masham in the North Riding of the County of York (1970) married in 1959 until Earl of Swinton's death in 2006.

• 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir (1935) and
• Baroness Tweedsmuir and Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie, of Potterton in the County of Aberdeen (1970) married in 1948 until Lady Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie's death in 1978.

• 2nd Viscount Eccles (1964) and
• Viscountess Eccles and Baroness Eccles of Moulton, of Moulton in the County of North Yorkshire (1990) married in 1955.

• 3rd Viscount Hailsham and Baron Hailsham of Kettlethorpe, of Kettlethorpe in the County of Lincolnshire (1929, 2015) and
• Viscountess Hailsham and Baroness Hogg, of Kettlethorpe in the County of Lincolnshire (1995) married in 1968.

• Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, of Tonbridge in the County of Kent (1997) and
• 14th Lady Herries of Terregles and Baroness Cowdrey of Tonbridge (1490) married in 1985 until Lord Cowdrey of Tonbridge's death in 2000.

Life Peers who married each other (19)

• Baron Brooke of Cumnor, in the Royal County of Berkshire (1966) and
• Baroness Brooke of Ystradfellte, of Ystradfellte in the County of Brecknock (1964) married in 1933 until Lord Brooke of Cumnor's death in 1984.

• Baron Llewelyn-Davies, of Hastoe in the County of Hertfordshire (1964) and
• Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe, of Hastoe in the County of Hertfordshire (1967) married in 1943 until Lord Llewelyn-Davies's death in 1981.

• Baron Delacourt-Smith, of New Windsor in the Royal County of Berkshire (1967) and
• Baroness Delacourt-Smith of Alteryn, of Alteryn in the County of Gwent (1974) married in 1939 until Lord Delacourt-Smith's death in 1972.

• Baron Castle, of Islington in Greater London (1974) and
• Baroness Castle of Blackburn, of Ibstone in the County of Buckinghamshire (1990) married in 1944 until Lord Castle's death in 1979.

• Baron Stewart of Fulham, of Fulham in Greater London (1979) and
• Baroness Stewart of Alvechurch, of Fulham in Greater London (1975) married in 1941 until Stewart of Alvechurch's death in 1984.

• Baron Cheshire, of Woodhall in the County of Lincolnshire (1991) and
• Baroness Ryder of Warsaw, of Warsaw in Poland and of Cavendish in the County of Suffolk (1979) married in 1959 until Lord Cheshire's death in 1992.

• Baron Griffiths, of Govilon, in the County of Gwent (1985) and
• Baroness Brigstocke, of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (1990) married in 2000 until Lady Brigstocke's death in 2004.

• Baron Howe of Aberavon, of Tandridge in the County of Surrey (1992) and
• Baroness Howe of Idlicote, of Shipston-on-Stour in the County of Warwickshire (2001) married in 1953 until Lord Howe of Aberavon's death in 2015.

• Baron Thomas of Gresford, of Gresford in the County Borough of Wrexham (1996)
• Baroness Walmsley, of West Derby in the County of Merseyside (2000) married in 2005.

• Baron Beith, of Berwick-upon-Tweed in the County of Northumberland (2015) and
• Baroness Maddock, of Christchurch in the County of Dorset (1997) married in 2001 until Lady Maddock's death in 2020.

• Baron Carlile of Berriew, of Berriew in the County of Powys (1997) and
• Baroness Levitt, of Beachamwell Warren in the County of Norfolk (2025) married in 2007.

• Baron Layard, of Highgate in the London Borough of Haringey (2000) and
• Baroness Meacher, of Spitalfields, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets (2006) married in 1991.

• Baron Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, of Nash in the County of Shropshire (2000) and
• Baroness Hodgson of Abinger, of Abinger in the County of Surrey (2013) married in 1982.

• Baron Garden, of Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden (2004) and
• Baroness Garden of Frognal, of Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden (2007) married 1965 until Lord Garden's death in 2007.

• Baron Gould of Brookwood, of Brookwood in the County of Surrey (2004) and
• Baroness Rebuck, of Bloomsbury in the London Borough of Camden (2014) married 1985 until Lord Gould of Brookwood's death in 2011.

• Baron Kinnock, of Bedwellty in the County of Gwent (2005) and
• Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead, of Holyhead in the County of Ynys Môn (2009) married in 1967 until Lady Kinnock of Holyhead's death in 2023.

• Baron Bannside, of North Antrim in the County of Antrim (2010) and
• Baroness Paisley of St George's, of St George's in the County of Antrim (2006) married in 1956 until Lord Bannside's death in 2014.

• Baron Wolfson of Aspley Guise, of Aspley Guise in the County of Bedfordshire (2010) and
• Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson, of Aspley Guise in the County of Bedfordshire (2025) married in 2012.

• Baron Kennedy of Southwark, of Newington in the London Borough of Southwark (2010) and
• Baroness Kennedy of Cradley, of Cradley in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley (2013) married in 20.