Ruth, Viscountess Mountgarret 1945-2025

 Ruth, Viscountess Mountgarret, who died 20 October, 2025, aged 80, was the third wife and widow of the late 17th Viscount Mountgarret.

She famously modelled Silvikrin shampoo in the TV advert in the 1960s.

She was Angela Ruth Porter, born in 1945, daughter of Major Thomas Porter, and his wife the former Audrey Mathers; and married firstly in 1968, John Waddington (of the Leeds playing card and board game manufacturing family); married 2ndly, 25 May, 1983, as his third wife, Richard Henry Piers Butler, 17th Viscount Mountgarret (born 8 November, 1936), son of the 16th Viscount Mountgarret (1903-1966), and his wife the former Eglantine Marie Elizabeth Christie (1903-1966). 

The 17th Viscount Mountgarret died 7 February, 2004.

Viscountess Mountgarret leaves issue from her first marriage.

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Angela Mary Glynn Lowsley-Williams 1939-2025

Angela Mary Glynn Lowsley-Williams (née Horley), died 30 October, 2025.

She was born in 1939, and married firstly, 1963 (div), Jaime Aladren (1932-2011), son of Emilio Aladren del Perojo (1906-1944), and his wife the former Eleanor Dove (1908-1975); and married 2ndly, 1971, as his second wife, Peter George Hoole Lowsley-Williams (1937-2007), scion of that landed gentry family, second son of Major Francis Savile Hoole Lowsley-Williams (1905-1945), and his wife Monica Vivian Makins (1910-1967), scion of the Makins baronets, and leaves issue from her first marriage.

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Richard George Hayes 1948-2025

 Richard George Hayes, who died 31 October, 2025, aged 77, was a scion of that Irish landed gentry family.

He was born 7 September, 1948, the fourth son of Colonel Pierse Francis Hayes, OBE (1911-1991), and his wife the former Sheila Mary O'Brien (1911-2008); and married 23 June, 1973, Vanessa Anne Wills, daughter of James Wills, of Romsey, Hampshire, by whom he had a son, Tom, and two daughters, Lucy and Charlotte.

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Phillada Hilary Pym (née Nunneley) 1939-2025

 Phillada Hilary Pym, who died 3 November, 2025, aged 86, was a scion of the Nunneley landed gentry family.

She was born in 1939, a daughter of Robin Michael Charles Nunneley (1911-2005), head of that landed gentry family, and his wife the former Patricia May Roylance (1911-1999); and married 3 December, 1960, Martin Hugh Pym (born 28 February, 1927), scion of that landed gentry family, son of Major Alexander Ruthven Pym (1891-1971), and his wife the former Violet Helen Marie Warrender (1896-1983), scion of the Warrender baronets, by whom she had issue, a son, William (born 17 Apr, 1968), and three daughters, Lucy (born 24 Sept, 1961), Emma (born 25 June, 1963), and Serena (born 26 Feb, 1965).

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Liberty Winifred Keevil Hockin (born 2025)

 Cordelia Jane Hockin (nee Keevil, born 1988), wife of George Richard N. Hockin (born 1987), gave birth to a daughter, Liberty Winifred Keevil (known as Bertie), 21 October, 2025, a sister for Rosabel Elizabeth Keevil, who was born 7 November, 2022.

Cordelia is a daughter of Richard James Keevil (born 1944), scion of that landed gentry family, and his wife the former Caroline Elizabeth Rumbold (born 15 March, 1950), scion of the Rumbold baronets.

George Hockin is a son of William Richard John Hockin (born 1951), and his wife the former Diana von Barth (born 1956).

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Charlotte Anne Hope McCorkell (born 2025)

Gemma Elaine McCorkell (née Hogg), wife of Christopher Desmond William McCorkell (born 1988), scion of that Irish landed gentry family, gave birth to a daughter, Charlotte Anne Hope, 31 October, 2025.

Christopher is a son of David William McCorkell (born 1955), and his wife the former Susan Mary Goodbody (born 1957), scion of that landed gentry family.

Gemma McCorkell is a daughter of Graeme Hogg and his wife the former Elaine Jane McGregor.

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Florence Bertie (born 2025)

 Jemma Louise Bertie, wife of the Hon Willoughby Henry Constantine St Maur Bertie (born 15 January, 1996), scion of the Earls of Lindsey & Abingdon, gave birth to a daughter, Florence, 19 September, 2025, a sister for Matilda, who was born 21 October, 2024. 

Willoughby is the elder son and heir of the Hon Henry Mark Willoughby Bertie, styled Lord Norreys (born 6 Jun 1958), and his wife the former Lucinda Sol Moorsom, 2nd daughter of Christopher Stewart Moorsom, by his 1st wife Maria del Pilar Sanchez y Betancourt. Willoughby's father is the elder son and heir of the Earl of Lindsey & Abingdon (born 28 June, 1931).

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Barthorp/Colder engagement

The engagement was announced 7 November, 2025, between Charles Fergus W. Barthorp (born 1994), younger son of Robin Michael Barthorp (born 1961), of St Ouen, Jersey, and his former wife Arlene Ghail Patience (born 1961, now Mrs Arlene Allen, of East Preston, West Sussex); & Helen Victoria Colder (born 1994), eldest daughter of Mr & Mrs Keith Colder, of Chester.

Charlie Barthorp descends from the Courage landed family:-

Edward Courage (1834-1902) > Florence Courage (1865-1954) > John Amyas Feilding Barthorp (1900-83) > Michael John Barthorp (b 1927) > Robin Barthorp (b 1961) > Charlie Barthorp (b 1994)

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Charles Noel Allgood 1945-2025

 Charles Noel Allgood, who died 27 October, 2025, aged 80, was a scion of that landed gentry family.

He was born 1 May, 1945, the second son of Capt Guy Hunter Allgood (1892-1970), and his wife the former Jane Isabelle Mary Noel (1912-1952), scion of the Earls of Gainsborough. 

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Cynthia Emma Harrison (née Menzies) 1958-2025

Cynthia Emma Harrison died 16 October, 2025, aged 67.

She was born in 1958, daughter of John Maxwell Menzies (1926-2007), and his wife the former Patricia Elinor Trevor Dawson (1923-2014), daughter of Sir Hugh Trevor Dawson, 2nd Baronet (1893-1976); and married in 1986, Ian Harrison, by whom she had issue,  a son, Max and two daughters, Charlotte & Tamara.

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Valentine Peter Mackworth-Young (born 2025)

Constance Lucy Mackworth-Young (born 1995, nee Freer-Smith), wife of Captain Robin Gerard Lindsay Mackworth-Young, Grenadier Guards (born 1994), gave birth to a son, Valentine Peter, 25 October, 2025.

Robin is the only son of Professor Charles Gerard Mackworth-Young [born 6 July, 1954], of London, and his wife the former Lady Iona Sina Lindsay [born 10 Aug, 1957], scion of the Earls of Crawford & Balcarres.

Constance Mackworth-Young is the younger daughter of Professor Peter Freer-Smith and Professor Gail Taylor, of Northington, Hampshire.

Capt Robin Mackworth-Young is a grandson maternally of the 29th Earl of Crawford [and 12th Earl] of Balcarres, KT, GCVO, PC, DL [born 5 March, 1927].

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Sarah Steer (née Daniel) 1941-2025

 Sarah Steer, died 2 October, 2025, aged 84.

She was born Sarah Daniel (but known by her step-father's name Clifford-Wing) in 1941, daughter of Major Nicholas Moore Daniel, MC (1915-1994), and his wife the former Eleanor Jean Royle (1918-2002) (later Mrs Clifford-Wing); & married 25 March, 1966 (div) George Augustine Barton Steer (born 14 May, 1940), son of Lieutenant-Colonel George Lowther Steer (1909-1944), and his wife the former (Barbara) Esme Barton (1908-1988), by whom she had two daughters, Sophia and Isabella.

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Lowry-Corry/D'Amico engagement

The engagement was announced 5 November, 2025, between the Hon Montagu Gilford George Lowry-Corry (born 30 March, 1989), second son of the 8th Earl of Belmore (born 4 September, 1951), of  Castle Coole, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, and the Countess of Belmore (nee Lady Mary Jane Meade, born 12 July 1952), & Giuliana D'Amico, younger daughter of Signor Vincenzo D'Amico, of Palermo, Italy, and Alessandra Negri di Montenegro, of Milan, Italy.

Montagu Lowry-Corry is a grandson maternally of the 6th Earl of Clanwilliam (1914-1989).

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The Baroness Fisher 1951-2025

Baroness Fisher, who died 1 November, 2025, aged 73, was wife of the 4th Baron Fisher and a daughter of the 13th Earl of Northesk.

She was born Karen Jean Carnegie, 22 December, 1951, elder daughter of Robert Andrew Carnegie, then styled Lord Rosehill (born 24 June, 1926), and his 1st wife the former Jean Margaret MacRae (1927-1989). Her father was the son and heir of the 12th Earl of Northesk (1895-1975), and he succeeded as 13th Earl, 22 July, 1975, and died 26 January, 1994.

Lady Karen married 5 November, 1977, the Hon Patrick Vavasseur Fisher (born 14 June, 1953), son and heir of the 3rd Baron Fisher (1921-2012), and his 1st wife the former Elizabeth Ann Penelope Holt. Her husband succeeded his father, 31 October, 2012, as 4th Baron.

Lady Fisher leaves two sons, Benjamin and Robin, and four daughters, Juliet, Penelope, Suzannah and Liberty, and was predeceased by her eldest son, John (1979-2015).

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Oliver Newton Colvile 1959-2025

 Oliver Newton Colvile, who died 21 October, 2025, aged 66, was a scion of that landed gentry family of Lullington.

He was born 26 August, 1959, the second son of Lieutenant-Commander Richard Frederick Colvile, DSC, RN (1914-2004), and his wife the former Dioné Onaway Neate (1919-1977),  daughter of Commander Charles Eden Neate, RN (1887-1965). He was unmarried.

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John Henry Thornton 1927-2025

John Henry Thornton, who died 31 October, 2025, aged 98, was descended from the Birkbeck landed gentry family.

He was born in Basford, Nottinghamshire, in 1927, son of the Rev John Gordon Thornton (1884-1969), and his wife the former Judith Birkbeck (1887-1960); and married 25 October, 1958, Jennifer Barbara Stephenson (1931-2025), scion of the baronets of that name, daughter of Percival John Parker Stephenson (1900-1973), & his wife the former Pamela Benton Jones (1908-1997), scion of the baronets of that name, by whom she had two sons, Edward and Robert, and a daughter, Katherine.

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Tabitha Nicola Sarah Campbell (born 2025)

 Georgina Charlotte Campbell [born 1989, nee Rumbellow] wife of Robert Francis [Robbie] Campbell [born 1988], scion of that landed family, gave birth to a daughter, Tabitha Nicola Sarah, 28 September, 2025, a sister for Amelia Charlotte, who was born 4 March, 2022.

Robbie is the third son of Ian Adair Campbell and his wife the former Nicola Frances Grant-Dalton [born 15 February, 1957], scion of that landed family, of Brodsworth Hall.

Georgina Campbell is a daughter of James W. Rumbellow [born 1945], and his wife the former Sarah Milward [Sally] Sawbridge-Erle-Drax [born 1948], scion of that landed gentry family, 

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Condry/Dyott engagement

 The engagement was announced 1 November, 2025, between Felix Edward Condry (born 1984), son of the Rt Rev Dr Edward Francis Condry (born 25 April, 1953), former Bishop Suffragan of Ramsbury, of Byfield, Northamptonshire, and his wife the former Sarah Louise Long, & Caroline Eleanor Frances Dyott (born 1985), scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of Richard Burnaby Kennedy Dyott (born 1945), of Freeford Manor, Lichfield, and his wife the former Sara Jane Modwena Perceval (born 5 August, 1954), scion of that landed gentry family.

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Robert David Jenner (born 2025)

Alexandra Beatrice Mary Jenner (born 1985, nee Scrope), wife of Mark Jenner, gave birth to a son, Robert David (Robbie), 21 October, 2025, a brother for Frederick Oliver (who was born in 2022).

Alexandra, scion of the ancient family of Scrope of Danby, is the daughter of Major Peter Geoffrey Scrope (born 3 January, 1955), and his wife the former Penelope Eldrydd Davies (born 31 March, 1955), scion of the Barons Davies.

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Kelsey/James engagement

 The engagement was announced 1 November, 2025, between George Michael H. Kelsey (born 1997), the only son of Paul H. Kelsey, of Littlebourne, Kent, and his wife the former Fenella J. Thompson, and Iona Catherine L. James (born 1995), descended from the Barons Somerleyton, the only daughter of Christopher Mark William (Kit) James (born 18 February, 1967), of Slapton, Northamptonshire, and his wife the former Mary Jane Granville.

Iona James descends from several landed gentry families including the Swire family, and the Duffs of Hatton, &c.

1st Baron Somerleyton > Monica Victoria Crossley > Susan Monica Smith > Hilary Jane Browne > Kit James > Iona James

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Dashwood/Cullinan engagement

 The engagement was announced 1 November, 2025, between Sir Frederick George Mahon Dashwood, 10th Baronet (born 29 January, 1988), son of the late Sir Richard James Dashwood, 9th Baronet (1950-2013), of Ledwell, Oxfordshire, and his former wife the former Kathryn Anne Mahon, & Isobel Claire Cullinan (born 1995), daughter of Rory M. Cullinan, of South Kensington, and Mrs Katherine M. (Kate) Cullinan (nee Crean), of Holland Park, London.

Sir Fred succeeded his father in the baronetcy 14 April 2013.

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Archie Chanter (born 2025)

Emily R. Chanter (nee Townsend), wife of Thomas Fulco French Wolferstan Chanter [born 1992], gave birth to a son, Archie, 18 October, 2025.

Emily is a daughter of Mr Stephen Townsend, of Exeter, and Mrs Christopher Garwood, of Stogumber, Somerset.

Thomas Chanter is a son of Christopher Francis Wolferstan Chanter, of Huish Champflower, Somerset, and his wife the former Lady Emma Mary Helena French [born 1958]. 

Tom Chanter is a grandson maternally of the late 3rd Earl of Ypres [1921-88], and a great-great-grandson of Field Marshal Sir John French, 1st Earl of Ypres [1852-1925], the World War I commander.

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