The 16th Earl of Lindsay, DL 1955-2026

The 16th Earl of Lindsay, DL, died in London, 9 October, 2026. He was 70.

He was the 15th Viscount of Garnock [S., 1703], & the 16th Lord Parbroath [S., 1633], & the 15th Lord Kilbirny and Drumry [S., 1703], & the 16th Earl of Lindsay [S., 1633], & the 25th Lord Lindsay of the Byres [S., 1444].

He was seated at Lahill House, Fife.

Jamie Lindsay.

James Randolph Lindesay-Bethune was born 19 November, 1955, son of the 15th Earl of Lindsay (1926-1989), and his 1st wife the former Hon Mary-Clare Douglas-Scott-Montagu (1928-2016), scion of the Barons Montagu of Beaulieu, and descended from the Scott Dukes of Buccleuch and King Charles II.

He succeeded his father as 16th Earl, 1st October, 1989. 

He married 2 March, 1982, Diana Mary Chamberlayne-Macdonald (born 12 September, 1961), daughter of Major Nigel Donald Peter Chamberlayne-Macdonald, CVO, OBE, DL (1927-2013), and his wife the former Penelope Mary Alexandra Chamberlayne.

He is survived by the Countess and two sons, William (born 30 December, 1990), and the Hon David Nigel Lindesay-Bethune (born 12 May, 1993), and three daughters, Lady Frances Mary Gabinsky (born 1986), Lady Alexandra Penelope Coleman (born 1988), and HRH Charlotte Diana, Duchesse di Noto (born 12 May, 1993), wife of HRH Prince Jaime de Borbón y Landaluce, Duca di Noto (born 26 June, 1992).

The elder son, William James Lindesay-Bethune, styled Viscount Garnock (born 30 December, 1990), now succeeds to the family honours. He married 21 June, 2025, the Lady Violet Diana Louise Manners [born 18 August, 1993], eldest daughter of the 11th Duke of Rutland [born 8 May, 1959], of Belvoir Castle, and the Duchess of Rutland [nee (Rachel) Emma Louise Watkins, born 2 September, 1963]. The new Earl and Countess have an infant son, John Reggie James Lindesay-Bethune (born 4 July, 2026), who is now takes the courtesy title Viscount Garnock.

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Brigadier Timothy David Vaughan Bevan 1939-2026

 Brigadier Timothy David Vaughan Bevan, who died 4 October, 2026, aged 87, was a scion of that ;anded gentry family.

He was born in 1939, the eldest son of David John Vaughan Bevan, TD (1906-1986), and his wife the former Hon Hilary Evelyn Spicer Pakington (1914-2007), daughter of the 5th Baron Hampton (1888-1974).

He married 1stly, in 1964 [div. 1988], Jill Murrell, daughter of Leslie Murrell, of Harpford, Devon, and married 2ndly, in 1988, Penelope Edyth [Penny] Lavers, daughter of Douglas Lavers, of Kohimarama, Auckland, New Zealand.

From his first marriage he leaves a son, Simon David Vaughan Bevan (born 1970), and a daughter, Charlotte Hilary Vaughan Bevan (born 1968).

Brig. Bevan was a cousin of  Francesca Vaughan "Chica" Bevan (born 26 May, 1963), former wife of the Hon Harry Herbert (born 2 March, 1959), scion of the Earls of Carnarvon, and now the Duchess of Norfolk, second wife of the current Earl Marshal and Premier Duke in the Peerage of England, the 18th Duke of Norfolk, GCVO.

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David Ian Russell 1943-2026

 David Ian Russell, who died 3 October, 2026, aged 83, was a descended from the law lord the Baron Russell of Killowen [from whom the Russell baronets created in 1916 descend].

He was born 1 April 1943, the second son of Major Denis Leslie Russell, MBE, TD (1909-1986), and his wife the former Verena Henderson (died 1995); and married 30 April, 1976, the Hon Frances Marion Holt (born 1942), daughter of Capt Eric Holt and his wife Anne Moira Sempill, Lady Sempill [in her own right the 20th holder of the Scottish peerage] (1920-1995).

His wife is a half-sister of the 21st Lord Sempill (born 25 February, 1949).

He leaves a daughter, Katherine Ann Russell (born 19 June, 1980).

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Roger Henry Moat 1933-2026

 Roger Henry Moat died 13 September, 2026. He was 93.

Roger Moat.

He was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in 1933, son of Henry Moat (1905-1958), and his wife the former Margaret Golightly (1905-1989); and married 1stly, in Wharfedale, 1958, Rhona Mary Cordingley (1937-1996), daughter of Samuel Cordingley and Ann Hainsworth; and married 2ndly, 17 April, 1999, as her second husband, Anthea Anthill (born 15 Oct, 1939), scion of the Earls of Shrewsbury, widow of Philip Simon Anthill (1930-1996), and daughter of Capt Edward Hugh Frederick Chetwynd-Talbot (1909-1998), and his wife the former Cynthia Phoebe Phillips (1912-2012).

From his first marriage he leaves a son, Henry (born 1961), and two daughters, Mary (born 1959), and Penelope (born 1970).

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Simon William Alastair Whiteley 1958-2026

 Simon William Alastair Whiteley died 29 September, 2026, aged 68.

He was born 9 April, 1958, the son of Peter John Henry Whiteeley (1928-2015), and his wife Lady Angela Mary North (1931-2017),  scion of the Earls of Guilford.

He married 7 April, 1988, Winifred Wu Shu-Chih, daughter of the Hon Alex Wu Shu-Chih, CBE (1920-2005), of Kowloon, Hong Kong. No issue of the the marriage.

He was a nephew of the 9th Earl of Guilford (1933-1999).

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McCorquodale/Coleman marriage

Felix & Lily.

The marriage took place 10 October, 2026, at Battersea, between Felix William Douglas McCorquodale (born 15 January, 1995), scion of that landed gentry family, the second son of David Norman Berkeley McCorquodale (born 1960), and his 1st wife the former Elizabeth-Ann Gubbins, & Lily Saffron Coleman (born 1998), daughter of Melvyn Ernest Coleman (1962-died 24 May, 2023), and his wife Annabel Nicola Croft (born 12 July, 1966), the tennis player and broadcaster.

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Matilda Patricia Collins (born 2026)

Natasha Mary Collins (nee Seel, born 1989), wife of Edward Douglas Collins [born 10 October, 1979], gave birth to a daughter, Matilda Patricia, 26 September, 2026, a sister for Isabella.

Natasha is a daughter of Jeremy Simon Seel [born 1955], of Fawley, Hampshire, and his wife the former Carolyn Mary Webb [born 1958], and is descended from the Baron Wakefield of Kendal [Ext]:-

1st and last Baron Wakefield of Kendal > Hon Ruth Isabel Wakefield > Carolyn Webb > Natasha Seel

Edward Collins is a son of Christopher Douglas Collins [born 19 January, 1940], of Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, and his wife the former Susan Anne Lumb.  

Edward Collins descends from the Backhouse baronets:-

Sir Jonathan Backhouse, 1st Baronet > Miles Roland Charles Backhouse > Una Patricia Backhouse > Christopher Collins > Edward Collins [b 1979]

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Hall/Hurley engagement

The engagement was announced 10 October, 2026, between Dominic Leo Hall (born 4 April, 1995), son of Jeremy J. Hall, of Sandgate, Kent, and his late wife the former Georgina Katharine Hopking (1966-2007), & Constance Cora Anne Hurley (born 19 August, 1994), second daughter of Guy John Desmond Hurley, of Portsalon, Co Donegal, and his former wife Lady Samantha Clare Barbara Feilding (born 28 November, 1966), elder daughter of the late 11th Earl of Denbigh & Desmond (1943-1995).

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Felix James David Mackaness-Mills (born 2026)

Anastasia Augusta Thane Mackaness-Mills (nee Mackaness, born 26 May, 1995), wife of Frederick L.Mills, gave birth to a son, Felix James David, 28 September, 2026.

Frederick is a son of David Mills, of Highgate, London.

Anastasia is a scion of the Mackaness landed family of Boughton Hall, daughter of Brigadier James Richard St Duthus Mackaness, MBE (1957-2018), and his wife the former Mary Anne Herbert (born 1962), scion of that landed gentry family of Upper Hemsley & Old Leigh Place.

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Lt-Cdr [Kenneth] Patrick Bruce-Gardyne, RN 1933-2026

Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth Patrick Bruce-Gardyne, RN, died 30 September, 2026. He was 92.

He was a scion of the Scottish landed gentry family of that name, and a younger brother of the life peer the Baron Bruce-Gardyne (1930-1990).

He was born 13 November, 1933, the third son of Capt Evan Bruce-Gardyne, DSO, RN (1885-1949), 13th of Middleton, and his wife the former Joan McLaren (1898-1996); and married 11 April, 1964, Angela Pauline Fane (1936-2014), scion of the Earls of Westmorland, by whom he had issue, two sons, James Patrick (born 7 Sept, 1965) and Vere Alexander (born 1973), and a daughter, Victoria Sophia (born 8 Aug, 1969).

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Nicholas Piers Turnbull, LVO, MBE, QGM 1962-2026

 Nicholas Piers Turnbull, LVO, MBE, QGM, who died 16 September, 2026, aged 63, was Private Secretary to HRH The Duke of Kent.

On 18 September, 2026, His Majesty the King appointed Turnbull to be a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order, with the date of 14 September.

He was born in 1962, a son of John Earle Turnbull (1931-1994), and his wife the former Mary K Heath, and married in circa 2006, the Hon Arabella Maroussia Phillimore (born 22 February, 1975), daughter of the 5th Baron Phillimore (born 25 November, 1944), and his wife the former Nathalie Berthe Louisa Pequin, by whom he had issue, two sons, Alexander Tristan (born 11 November, 2008), and Crispin Finlay John (born 15 May, 2012).

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Charles Johannes Brodie van den Broek (born 2026)

Katrina E. van den Broek (née Hadsley-Chaplin), wife of Naboth van den Broek, gave birth to a son, Charles Johannes Brodie, 29 September, 2026.

Naboth is a son of Mr and Mrs Gerard van den Broek-van-Drongelen, of Saint-Cyr-de-Favieres, France.

Katrina is a scion of the Henderson Barons Faringdon, daughter of Mark R. Hadsley-Chaplin (born 1961), of Mersea Island, Essex, and his wife the former Lavinia Brodie Henderson (born 9 May, 1962, now Mrs James Gilbey, of London, wife of James Newman Gilbey, born 1956, scion of the Gilbey baronets).

Katrina is descended from a brother of the 1st Baron Faringdon:-

George Henderson (1819-89) father of the 1st Baron Faringdon and Katrina's ancestor, Brig Gen Sir Brodie Haldane Henderson, KCMG (1869-1936) > Neil Brodie Henderson (1904-82) > Ian Brodie Henderson (b 1930) > Lavinia Brodie Henderson (b 1962) > Katrina Hadsley-Chaplin > Charles van den Broek 

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Hunt/Windus marriage

Theodore & Georgia.

The marriage took place 3 October, 2026, between Theodore Martin Benedict Hunt (born 17 April, 1998), son of the Hon Martin John Hunt (born 1962), and his wife the former Olivia Louise Fennell (born 21 May, 1961), & Georgia Lucy Windus (born 1996), daughter of Mark J.L. Windus (born 1964), and his wife the former Sarah K. Bland.

Theodore Hunt is a grandson of the life peer the Baron Hunt of Tanworth, GCB (1919-2008), and a great-grandson of the 10th Baron Hawke (1904-1992).

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Henry Thomas Pelham 1943-2026

 Henry Thomas Pelham, who died 30 September, 2026, aged 83, was a scion of the Earls of Chichester.

He was born 10 June, 1943, the eldest son of Major Eric Thomas Pelham (1915-1984), Welsh Guards, and his wife the former Barbara Hilda Fordham (1915-1969); and married 24 February, 1978, Sarah Charlton, daughter of John Charlton, by whom he had issue, a son, Charles Thomas Pelham (born 3 November, 1987), and two daughters, Sophie Emma (born 1980), and Clare Louise (born 1981).

He was a descendant of the 2nd Earl of Chichester.

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Rufus William Julius George Harbord (born 2026)

 Charlotte E.L. Harbord (nee Brook), wife of James Henry Sebastian Charles Harbord (born 1988), scion of the Barons Suffield, gave birth to a son, Rufus William Julius George, 29 September, 2026.

James Harbord is a son of Jeremy Julian Harbord (born 22 May, 1953), of Netheravon, Wiltshire, and his wife the former Monique Katherine Marie Fetherstonhaugh (born 15 Aug, 1953).

Charlotte is a daughter of Mrs Alison Brook, of Heathfield, East Sussex, and the late Mr David Brook, of Frensham, Surrey.

The 3rd Baron Suffield (1781-1835) > Hon Ralph Harbord (1833-78) > Edward Ralph Harbord (1870-1950) > Ralph Evelyn Harbord (1915-1993) > Jeremy Harbord (b 1953) > James Harbord (b 1988) > Rufus Harbord (b 2026)

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