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.
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.