LORD ROBERTS’ PEERAGE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 48, 26 February 1913, Page 7

LORD ROBERTS’ PEERAGE.

The news of the engagement of the Lady Edwin a Roberts, youngest daughter of Field-Marshall Earl Roberts, j to Major Henry Lewin, of the Royal Artillery, is of more than passing inI forest in view of the fact that the veteran soldier has no living son, and I that his title may pass through his daughter to her first son, if she has one. Earl Roberts’s last surviving son, the Hon. Frederick Hugh Shersi ton Roberts, died of wounds received at the battle of Colenso, on December I 17th, 1899, and was awarded, after j. l > ’ ; his death, the Victoria Cross for oonI spicuous bravery at that battle. It was in 1901 that Lord Roberts was advanced to the Earldom, with, in default of male issue, a special remainder to his elder daughter and her heirs male, and in default of such issue to his younger daughter and her heirs male, and in default of such issue to every other younger daughter successively and their heirs male. As is well known, Earl and Countess Roberts have two daughters, Lady Aileen and Lady Edwina Roberts. The former, who was born in 1870, has not married, and the marriage of the second one, should it result in male issue, will, in accordance with the remainder, carry on the title bestowed upon “Robs,” as she is next in succession to the title after Lady Aileen. The bride-elect, Lady Ada Edwina Stewart Roberts, to give her full name, was born in March, 1875; while her fiance, Major Lewin, is a year or two older. Major Lewin is the son of Commander Lewin, R.N., who was lent, in April, 1911, for service in the Commonwealth Navy and to superintend the establishment of the Australian Naval College. Major Lewin now commands the 142nd Battery, Royal Field Artillery. He was born on December 26th, 1872. Joining the Royal Artillery in 1891 as second lieutenant from the Militia, he was promoted to lieutenant in 1897 and to captain in 1900. In 1901 he was employed with the Egyptian Army, and from November, 1907, to December, 1908, he was assistant military secretary to the Sirdar, becoming military secretary in 1909. He was promoted to Major in 1911. Major Lewin, it may be mentioned, was a great friend of Lieutenant Roberts. The announcement of the engagement has caused no little surprise. For some reason or other people seem to have come to the conclusion that Lord Roberts’s daughters were “wedded to single blessedness,” the sad-eyed Lady Edwina in particular.—Loudon correspondent of the Southland Times.