Aldred Lumley, 10th Earl of Scarbrough

Lumley was born at Tickhill Castle in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the second son of Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough and Frederica Drummond, granddaughter of the fifth Duke of Rutland. On his paternal grandmother's side of the family, he was descended from the Beresford family; his notable Irish relatives included Bishop George Beresford and the Earl of Tyrone.^[2][3] He was educated at Eton. His elder brother Lyulph, Viscount Lumley died in 1868 at age 18, leaving Aldred as heir to the family titles.^[1]

Career

In 1877, he was

Scarbrough was an avid sailor and member of the Royal Yacht Club. For six years, he sailed around the world, visiting India, Africa, the West Indies, and Central and South America. He travelled with the explorer Frank Linsly James aboard HMS Waterwitch and was with him when James was killed by an elephant in 1890 in Gabon.^[1]

He was a member of the council of the Royal Niger Company and during this time visited Africa with Sir George Goldie to make treaties with tribal chiefs. During his travels, he developed a keen interest in botany.^[1]

He was

In addition to his estates in Yorkshire, the earl owned considerable land around the seaside town of Skegness, Lincolnshire,^[1] which became accessible by railway in 1873. At that time it was a small fishing village. Recognising its potential value as a holiday destination, Scarbrough and his business agent planned to transform Skegness into a resort town. For three decades, he helped spur the town's growth with his plans, included constructing a large pier, a church, tree-lined promenades, parks, gardens, houses and hotels. A village of just 500 people in 1850, the town grew to 2,000 permanent residents by the turn of the century.^[10]

Family

On 8 April 1899, Scarbrough married Lucy Cecilia Dunn-Gardner (d. 24 November 1931), widow of Col. Robert Ashton (d. 1898), at Christ Church,

Scarbrough's stepdaughter Dorothy Violet Ashton (1885–1956) married in 1914 Lord Gerald Wellesley (1885–1972), who succeeded his nephew as Duke in 1943. The marriage was not a great success, but produced a son and daughter. The son was the 8th Duke of Wellington (1915–2014). Lady Serena later refused the marriage proposal of her brother-in-law, by then Duke of Wellington, after their respective spouses had died.^[11]

The earl died in 1945 and was succeeded in the family titles by his nephew, Sir Roger Lumley.^[1]

Honours

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of the Garter (KG)	Knight Companion 1929
	Order of the British Empire (GBE)	12 February 1921 Knight Grand Cross Military Division
	Order of the Bath (KCB)	Knight Commander
	Order of St. John (GCStJ)	12 June 1926 Bailiff Grand Cross [14]
	South Africa Medal	With "1879" Clasp
	Queen's South Africa Medal
	Service Medal of the Order of St John	Long service with the Order of St John
	Territorial Decoration (TD)	Long Service in Territorial Army

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} "Obituary: Lord Scarbrough, K.G.". The Times. 5 March 1945. p. 6.
2. ^ Cokayne, George (1895). "The Complete Peerage (Edition 1, Volume 7)". archive.org. p. 77.
3. ^ Scott, W. Herbert (1902). The West Riding of Yorkshire at the opening of the twentieth century: Contemporary biographies. W.T. Pike. p. 103. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
4. ^ ^{a b} Army List.
5. ^ "No. 27160". The London Gazette. 2 February 1900. p. 691.
6. ^ Burke's Peerage.
7. ^ "No. 27448". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 July 1902. p. 4190.
8. ^ "No. 27454". The London Gazette. 15 July 1902. p. 4513.
9. ISBN 1-845740-77-7
   , pp. 6–7.
10. ^ "Skegness History: The Earl, The Jolly Fisherman, Skegness Pier, Butlins Skegness". www.skegness.co.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
11. ^ ^{a b} "Lady Serena James". The Daily Telegraph. 28 October 2000. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
12. ^ "Marriages: Captain the Hon. David Bethell and Miss James". The Times. 22 October 1947. p. 7.
13. ^ "Lord Westbury". The Daily Telegraph. 17 October 2001. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
14. ^ "No. 33284". The London Gazette. 14 June 1927. p. 3836.

Military offices
Vacant Title last held by The Earl FitzWilliam	Colonel of The Yorkshire Dragoons (Queen's Own) 1908–1935	Succeeded by The Viscount Halifax
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl FitzWilliam	Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire 1892–1904	Succeeded by The Earl of Harewood
Peerage of England
Preceded by Richard Lumley	Earl of Scarbrough 1884–1945	Succeeded by Lawrence Lumley