Lady Lucinda Louise Mackay 1941-2024

 The Lady Lucinda Louise Mackay, who died 25 November, 2024, aged 82, was a scion of the Earls of Inchcape.

She was born 13 December, 1941, daughter of the 3rd Earl of Inchcape (1917-1994), and his first wife, the former Aline Thorn Hannay, widow of F/O Patrick Claude Hannay AAF (ka. 24 May 1940), the only daughter of Sir Richard Arthur Pease, 2nd Baronet., by his first wife Jeannette Thorn Kissel, 2nd daughter of Gustave Edward Kissel, of New York, USA.

She married 1983 (div 1987), David Bogie, Sheriff of Grampian, and later resumed her maiden name.

Lady Lucinda leaves two brother, the 4th Earl of Inchcape (born 23 Jan, 1943), and the Hon James Mackay (born 28 May, 1947), and two half-brothers, the Hon Shane Mackay (born 18 Apr, 1973) and the Hon Ivan Mackay (born 6 May, 1976).

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Morrison/Sharp engagement

 The engagement was announced 12 December, 2024, between Edward Guy J. Morrison (born 1990), descended from the Faber landed family, of Ampfield House, son of Guy Martin James Morrison (born 1957), of Evancoyd, Powys, by his 2nd wife the former Penelope A. Mackenzie, and Olivia L. Sharp, younger daughter of Mr & Mrs Robert Sharp, of Heriot, Scottish Borders.

Edward's father Guy married firstly, 24 Sept, 1983 (div 1987), the Hon Charlotte Anne Monckton (born 16 Apr, 1955), daughter of the 9th Viscount Galway (1929-71), and his heiress wife the Lady Theresa Jane Fox-Strangways (1932-89), daughter of the 7th Earl of Ilchester (1905-1964). He married Penelope Mackenzie in 1988.

Thomas Henry Faber (b 1860-1922) > Aileen Coppard Faber (1896-1972) > Martin John Faber Morrison (1923-2004) > Guy Martin James Morrison (b 1957) > Edward Morrison (b 1990)

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Lord Edward Alexander Somerset 1958-2024

 Lord Edward Somerset, who died 4 December, 2024, aged 66, was a scion of the Dukes of Beaufort.

Edward Alexander Somerset was born 1 May, 1958, the second son of the 11th Duke of Beaufort (1928-2017), and his first wife the Lady Caroline Jane Thynne (1928-1995), daughter of the 6th Marquess of Bath (1905-1992); and married 2 Oct, 1982, the Hon Georgiana Caroline Davidson (born 16 May, 1958), eldest daughter of the 2nd Viscount Davidson (1928-2012), and his 1st wife the former Margaret Birgitta Norton, by whom he had issue, two daughters, Francesca and Rose.

In 2014 Lord Edward was jailed for a series of assaults on his wife over a period of two decades. He was sentenced to two years by a judge at Bristol Crown Court after he admitted four counts of causing actual bodily harm to his wife, Caroline. After the case Det Sgt Simon Brickwood from Avon and Somerset Police public protection unit said: “Domestic abuse affects people of in all walks of lives, regardless of their background or personal circumstances. “It is very often a hidden crime with victims unable to speak out and friends and loved ones unaware of what is going on behind closed doors. “In this case, Lord Somerset (sic) subjected his wife to a series of violent and aggressive acts which saw her punched and kicked on several occasions, resulting in some permanent injuries.” He added: “I hope victims of domestic abuse are able to use this successful conviction as a catalyst to report offences to us. Don’t endure a life sentence of suffering – pick up the phone and speak to us.” The court heard some of the attacks, which included him kicking, punching and dragging her by her hair, happened at the couple’s home on the Badminton estate between 1990 and 2012. A police investigation was launched when she was admitted to hospital in October 2012 with injuries to her ribs. Senior Crown Prosecutor Rob Allen said: “On account of her loyalty to her husband and family, Lady Caroline (sic) suffered in silence for many years. It took a phone call from concerned medical staff at a Bristol hospital following the most recent incident for the abuse to finally be brought to the attention of the police.” “This case is a reminder that domestic violence permeates all sections of our society. It also highlights the devastating consequences that this type of abuse has on victims and their families,” he said. “Despite record conviction rates more than one woman per week is killed by a current or former male partner.

The funeral takes place 19 December and the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Badminton, close to the family seat at Badminton House.

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Pearson/Phillpotts engagement

 The engagement was announced 11 December, 2024, between Hamish Arthur L. Pearson (born 1995), son of Mr & Mrs Nicholas Pearson, of High Littleton, Somerset, and Lara Georgina Windham Phillpotts (born 21 April, 1995), daughter of Simon Vivian Surtees Phillpotts, of Dorstone, Herefordshire, and his wife the former Emma Rose Dymock Windham (born 6 March, 1959), scion of that landed gentry family, descended from the Dukes of Bedford.

The 6th Duke of Bedford (1766-1839) > Lord Charles Russell (1807-1894) > Clarissa Russell (d 1908) > Lt-Col Henry Windham (1873-1958) > William Windham (1926-2021) > Emma Windham (b 1959) > Lara Phillpotts (b 1995)

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Mary Ann Campbell of Airds (nee Campbell-Preston) 1940-2024

 Mary Ann Campbell of Airds, who died 4 December, 2024, aged 84, was the widow of Alastair Lorne Campbell (1937-2022), 13th of Airds, head of that Scots landed gentry family.

She was born in 1940, elder daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel George Patrick Campbell-Preston, MBE, DL (1911-1960), of that Scots landed family, by his wife Dame Frances Olivia Campbell-Preston, DCVO (1918-2022). His mother, who died at the age of 104, was one of the last witnesses to a vanished age. Not only was she Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s oldest surviving lady-in-waiting – she served Queen Elizabeth from 1965 until her death in 2002. She was also Joyce Grenfell’s sister-in-law, and her late husband, Patrick Campbell-Preston, was in Colditz with Douglas Bader. It was in 1965 that she was suddenly asked to be a Woman of the Bedchamber – or a lady-in-waiting – to the Queen Mother by Sir Martin Gilliat, Patrick Campbell-Preston’s fellow prisoner-of-war, who became the Queen Mother’s Private Secretary. 

She married 18 September, 1960, Alastair Lorne Campbell (born 11 July, 1937), son of Brigadier Lorne Maclaine Campbell of Airds, VC (1902-1991), and his wife the former Amy Muriel Jordan Campbell (1905-1950). Her husband succeeded his father as head of that old Scots landed family, 25 May, 1991, and was a former Scottish officer of arms and author. Campbell of Airds was appointed Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary in 1987. In 2008, he was appointed Islay Herald Extraordinary. As an active member of the Highland Society of London, Airds published a short history of the society in 1978. He was also author of several books on the history of Clan Campbell. He died 10 November, 2022, aged 85.

Mrs Campbell of Airds leaves issue, three sons, Hugh, John and James, and a daughter, Lucy.

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The Baron Lloyd of Berwick, PC, DL 1929-2024

 The Baron Lloyd of Berwick, PC, DL, who died 8 December, 2024, aged 95, was a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, and a life peer.

Anthony John Leslie Lloyd was born 9 May, 1929, the son of John Edward Boydell Lloyd (who died 1987), and his wife the former Leslie Johnston Fleming (1900-1965), and was educated at Eton.

He served in the Coldstream Guards (1948); Fellow of Peterhouse (1953) (Hon Fellow, 1981), Fellow of Eton 1974-86; Called to the Bar at the Inner Temple (1955) (Bencher, Inner Temple, 1976, Treasurer, Inner Temple, 1999); QC (1967); Attorney-General to HM King Charles III (when Prince of Wales) 1969-77; Judge of the High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, 1978-84; a Lord Justice of Appeal, 1984-93; Vice-Chairman of the Parole Board 1984-85; Member, Criminal Law Revision Committee (1981); Chairman of the Sussex Association for the Rehabilitation of Offenders, 1985-91; President, the Sussex Downsmen (1995), Vice-Pres, Maritime Law Association; Member, Top Salaries Review Board 1971-77; Chairman, Joint Ecclesiastical Committee from 2003; a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, 1993-99; Chairman of the Security Commission, 1992-99; &c.

He was knighted in 1978, sworn of the Privy Council in 1984; raised to the peerage for life in 1993, as Baron Lloyd of Berwick, of Ludlay in the County of East Sussex,

He married in 1960, Jane Helen Violet Shelford (born 1935), daughter of Cornelius William Shelford (1908-2001), of Chailey Place, Lewes, Sussex, by his wife the former Helen Beatrice Hilda Schuster (born 1910).

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Lady Leonora Eliza Cressida Spencer-Churchill (born 7 Dec 2024)

  The Marchioness of Blandford (nee Camilla Elizabeth Antonia Thorp, born 1987), wife of George John Godolphin Spencer-Churchill, styled Marquess of Blandford (born 28 July, 1992), son and heir of the 12th Duke of Marlborough (born 24 Nov, 1955), of Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, by his former first wife Rebecca Mary Few Brown, gave birth to a second daughter, the Lady Leonora Eliza Cressida Spencer-Churchill, 7 December, 2024, a sister for Lady Olympia Arabella Kitty Spencer-Churchill, who was born 10 September, 2020.

The Marchioness of Blandford is the eldest daughter of James Nicholas Thorp, by his wife the former Philippa Clare Thomas, and is a great niece of the actor, Richard Thorp [1932-2013], who appeared for many years as Alan Turner in the long running soap, Emmerdale.

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Wing Commander Robin Worthington Scott 1937-2024

 Wing Cdr Robin Worthington Scott died 6 December, 2924, aged 86.

He was a scion of the landed gentry family of Scott of Dittisham Court, a younger son of Lieutenant-Colonel Claude Worthington Scott, OBE, MC (1907-1978), and his wife the former Beryl Guthe, scion of that North Yorkshire landed family, of Kepwick Hall.

He married 21 February, 1970, Christabel Isabel Mary Ind (born 2 Oct, 1942), scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of Harold Hugh Brodie Ind (1914-1977), and his wife the former Phyllis Marion Alice Browne (1913-2008), scion of the Marquesses of Sligo, by whom he had issue, two sons, Gervase (born 1971), and Nicholas (born 1972).

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Edmond Francis Dorset Fellowes 1935-2024

 Edmond Francis Dorset Fellowes died 3 December, 2024, aged 89. He was a scion of that landed family, of Court Hall.

He was born in 1935, son of Thomas Balfour Fellowes (1891-1974) and his wife the former Anne Evelyn Frances Twysden (1898-1987), scion of the Twysden baronets; and married in 1972, as her second husband, Patricia Margaret Daisy Onslow (born 23 May, 1941), scion of the Onslow baronets, former wife of Christopher Mackenzie Kennedy, and daughter of Douglas Arthur George Onslow (1901-1966), by his wife the former Margaret Forbes Kilgour Rayner (died 1985).

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Fraser/Gillespie marriage

   The marriage took place, 11 October, 2024, between the Hon Alexander William Malise Fraser, Master of Saltoun (born 5 July, 1990), the only son of Capt Mark Malise Nicolson (born 24 Sept, 1954), of Cairnbulg Castle, Fraserburgh, by his wife the Lady Saltoun  (born 11 Oct, 1957), and Chloe S. Gillespie, 27, the only daughter of Mr John Davies Gillespie, of Harrison, New York, and Ms Andrea Varrell Borden, of Barrington, Rhode Island.

 The Hon Alexander Fraser, heir apparent to the Saltoun peerage, is a descendant of Queen Victoria:-

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) > Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) > Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886-1974) > Capt Alexander Ramsay of Mar (1919-2000) > Lady Saltoun (b 1957) > Hon Alexander Fraser (b 1990)

The bride-to-be's mother, Andrea Varrell Borden, married John Davies Gillespie, on 18 June, 1989, at North Stonington, Connecticut. Mr Gillespie is a son of George J. Gillespie III, a US lawyer. They divorced in 2019. 

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James Roland Fleming 1944-2024

 James Roland Fleming, who died 22 November, 2024, aged 89, was a scion of the Fleming landed gentry family, of Nettlebed, co Oxford, and cousin of the James Bond creator Ian Fleming.

James Fleming was a novelist, publisher, editor, farmer and forester in Gloucestershire and Caithness.

He was born 26 February, 1944, the eldest son of Maj. Richard Evelyn Fleming (1910-1977), and his wife the former Hon Dorothy Charmian Hermon-Hodge (1913-2001), daughter of the 2nd Baron Wyfold (1880-1942), and his wife, Dorothy Fleming (who died 1976).

He married in 1975, Kathryn Alice (Kate) Rooksby, by whom he had two sons, Christian (born 1977), and Thomas (born 1980).

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Rory Ivo Sebastian Hill (born 11 Nov 2024)

Edwina Lavender (Teddy) Hill (nee Wolstenholme, born 1991), wife of Harry S.H. Hill, gave birth to a son, Rory Ivo Sebastian, 11 November, 2024.

Harry Hill is the elder son of Mr Simon Hill, of Clapham, London, and Mrs Mark Lawson-Statham, of Burcot, Oxfordshire.

Teddy Hill is the younger daughter of [Anthony] Richard Ashmore Wolstenholme [born 1956], of Thompson, Norfolk, and his wife the former Katharine Juliet Garnier [born 16 Oct, 1958].

Some of Rory Hill's aristocratic ancestry:-

The 8th Baron Walsingham [1884-1965] > Hon Lavender de Grey [1923-2010] > Katharine Garnier [b 1958] > Edwina Wolstenholme [b 1991] > Rory Hill (b 2024)

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Ottilie Elaine Frances Styles (born 19 Oct 2024)

  Isabella Styles [née Onslow, born 1990], wife of David Kristian Styles [born 1978], gave birth to a daughter, Ottilie Elaine Frances, 19 Oct, 2024, a sister for Ophelia Emily Phyllida, who was born 22 January, 2022.

Isabella is a scion of the of Onslow baronets, daughter of the Hon Richard Alan Douglas Onslow (born 1956), of Tarrant Gunville, Dorset, by his late wife the former Phyllida K. Moore, and a granddaughter of Cranley Onslow (d 2001), sometime Conservative MP for Woking, and a Minister of State, Foreign Office in the Thatcher administration, who was created a life peer as Baron Onslow of Woking, in 1997. Cranley Onslow married Lady June Hay, a daughter of the 14th Earl of Kinnoull.

David Styles is a son of Mr & Mrs Christopher Styles, of Sixpenny Handley, Dorset.

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Roy/Bampfylde engagement

 The engagement was announced 7 December, 2024, between Capt Jamie Paul Roy (born 1993), Irish Guards, son of Paul D. Roy, of Windlesham, Surrey, and his wife the former Susan Elkies, and Camilla Rose (Millie) Bampfylde (born 1994), scion of the Barons Poltimore, daughter of Richard Ian David Bampfylde (born 3 July, 1953), of Inkpen, Berkshire, and his 2nd wife the former Charlotte Mary Christian (born 12 Apr, 1957).

Millie Bampfylde is a great-granddaughter of the 6th Baron Poltimore (1888-1978).

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Elston/Mountain engagement

 The engagement was announced 7 December, 2024, between Edward James B. Elston (born 1992), eldest son of Mr Howard J. Elston (born 1954), of Netton, Wiltshire, and his former wife, Mrs Ed Mead (nee Briony Jago born 1961), of Ibberton, Dorset, and Camilla Margaret (Millie) Mountain (born 1 April, 1993), daughter of Sir Edward Brian Stanford Mountain, 4th Baronet (born 19 March, 1961), of Delfur, Moray, and his wife the former Charlotte Sarah Jesson Pownall.

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Benjamin Guy Dudley Ryder 1934-2024

 Benjamin Guy Dudley Ryder, who died 27 November, 2024, aged 90, was a scion of the Earls of Harrowby.

He was born 19 May, 1934, eldest son (twin with his brother James) of Major Dudley Claud Douglas Dudley Ryder (1901-1986), and his first wife the former Nancy Edith Baker (later wife of Lord Ronald Graham, a younger son of the 6th Duke of Montrose. She died 1985). 

He was descended paternally from the 1st Earl of Harrowby (1762-1847).

He married 8 Oct, 1960, Philippa Mary Cunningham, daughter of Alan Maitland Cunningham, by whom he had issue, two sons, Douglas and Guy, and a daughter, Vanessa.

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Lady Gow 1925-2024

 Lady Gow, who died 1 December, 2024, aged 99, was the widow of General Sir (James) Michael Gow, GCB (1924-2013), and a scion of the Scott baronets of Beauclerc.

Lady Gow (née Scott), was born 12 March, 1925, as Jane Emily Scott, the eldest daughter of Capt Mason Hogarth Scott, RN (1900-1971), and his wife the Hon Irene Florence Seely (1902-1977), daughter of John Edward Bernard Seely, the 1st Baron Mottistone, CB, CMG, DSO, TD, PC, DL (1868-1947).

Her father was a paternal grandson of Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (1826-1910), the building contractor and publisher. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Scott began his profession as a mason, before setting up his own building firm, completing many major architectural projects in the North East of England and notable railway stations in London. His publishing house, Walter Scott Publishing Co. brought classic literature to the masses for a low price.

Jane Scott married 3 Oct, 1946, James Michael Gow (born 3 June, 1924), son of J.C. Gow, of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, and a great-grandson of the artist James Gow. Her husband commanded the British Army of the Rhine, and served as equerry to Field Marshal HRH The Duke of Gloucester, which gave him the savoir faire of the Royal Household, a valuable asset for a Guards officer, he became regimental adjutant of the Scots Guards (1957-60), &c. Michael Gow died 26 March, 2013.

Lady Gow leaves issue, a son, Roderick, and four daughters, Susan, Anna, Belinda, and Clunie.

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Macklin/Wauchope engagement

 The engagement was announced 5 December, 2024, between Max Michael Macklin (born 1995), son of Mr William Henry Macklin (born 1967), of Little London, Hampshire, and Mrs Samantha Louise Bryant (nee Hawker, born 1968), of Padworth Common, Berkshire, and Lydia Anne Wauchope (born 1997), daughter of Maj. Francis Alasdair Wauchope (born 22 February, 1959), of Frilsham, Berkshire, and his wife the former Jessica Rosemary Hudson (born 1963).

Sir William Gull, 2nd Baronet (1860-1922) > Dorothea Susan Gull (1897-1980) > Susan Anne Knollys (1927-2018) > Jessica Rosemary Hudson (b 1963) > Lydia Wauchope

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Beatrice Amelia Joy Davey (born 25 Nov 2024)

  (Lucinda) Joy Davey (née Bristow, born 1989), wife of Alexander George D. Davey (born 1987), gave birth to a daughter, Beatrice Amelia Joy, 25 November, 2024, a sister for Arabella Olivia Joy (born 2020), and for Araminta Maisie Joy (born 1 Oct, 2022).

Alex Davey is a son of Francis Conway Davey (born 1957), of Hascombe, Surrey, and his wife the former Caryl Anne Claire Eastick (born 1958).

(Lucinda) Joy Davey is a daughter of George Edward Fitzroy Bristow (born 18 Sept, 1961), a grandson of the 2nd Baron Luke, and his wife the former Juliet Joy Knocker.

The 2nd Baron Luke (1905-96) > Hon Caroline Lawson Johnston (b 1935) >  George Bristow (b 1961) > Lucinda Joy Bristow > Beatrice Davey (b 2024)

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Sebastian Charles Robertson Bullough (born 18 Nov 2024)

Carinthia Alexandra Bullough (nee Pearson, born 1993), wife of Finèan Mark Aidan Robertson Bullough [born 4 January, 1992], gave birth to a son, Sebastian Charles Robertson Bullough, 18 November, 2024.

Carinthia is a scion of the Viscounts Cowdray, daughter of the Hon Charles Anthony Pearson [born 5 March, 1956], of Pitshill, Tillington, West Sussex, and his wife the former Benedicte Iuul, and is a granddaughter paternally of the 3rd Viscount Cowdray [1910-95].

Finèan is a son of Mark Bullough [born 1955], of Clapton Court, near Crewkerne, Somerset, by his wife the former Suzannah Frances [Suzi] Moynahan.

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Sally Patricia Villiers 1945-2024

 Sally Patricia Villiers, who died 1 December, 2024, aged 79, was the wife of Charles Nigel Villers,s cion of the Earls of Clarendon.

She was Sally Patricia Magnay, born at Windsor, in 1945, daughter of Capt David Magnay (1902-1968), and his wife the former Kathleen Maud Woods (1899-1993); and married 1970, Charles Nigel Villiers (born 25 January, 1941), son of Capt Robert Alexander Villiers, CBE (1908-1990), and his wife the former Elizabeth Mary Friend (who died 1985), and she leaves a son Christopher (born 1976), and a daughter, Caroline (born 1974).

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Philip Edward d'Abo 1941-2024

 Philip Edward d'Abo, who died 19 November, 2024, aged 83, was a scion of that landed gentry family.

He was born 19 June, 1941, the eldest son of Major Edward Nassau Nicolai d'Abo (1914-2003), and his wife the former Dorothy Primrose Harbord (1919-2011), scion of the Barons Suffield, descended from the 3rd Baron; and married in 1972, Fay Mary St Claire Barbour, daughter of William Barbour, by whom he had issue, two daughters, Camilla (born 1973), and Lucy (born 1977).

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