kˈoʊməndˌɛli wʌzɐ ɡɹˈeɪtɡɹˈændsʌn ʌv hjˈuː kˈoʊməndˌɛli, θˈɜːd bˈæɹən dᵻlˈæmɪɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn, ɐ paɪənˈɪɹɪŋ sˈɛtlɚɹ ɪn kˈɛnjə hˌuː wʌzðɪ ɪfˈɛktɪv "fˈaʊndɚ" ʌvðə wˈaɪt kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ɪn ðæt kˈʌntɹi.
Cholmondeley was a great-grandson of Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Delamere (1870–1931), a pioneering settler in Kenya who was the effective "founder" of the White community in that country.