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Friday, April 18, 2025

Hallaran/Norton engagement

The engagement was announced 18 April, 2025, between Charles Francis Hallaran (born 27 January, 1990), son of the late Michael William Hallaran (1938-2022), and his wife the former Olivia de Tessier (born circa 1950), now of Mere, Wilshire, & Lucinda Katherine Norton (born 1994), daughter of Richard W. Norton, of Rendcomb, Gloucestershire, and his wife the former Caroline Taylor.

Charles is descended from the Ballantine-Dykes landed gentry family, and from the Howard Earls of Carlisle (who themselves descend from the Howard Dukes of Norfolk)

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Charlotte Anne Gerard Sethi (née Buxton) 1955-2025

  Charlotte Anne Gerard Sethi, who died 18 March, 2025, aged 69, was a scion of the Buxton baronets.

She was born 25 September, 1955, the elder daughter of Lieutenant Commander Gerard St John Roden Buxton, RN (1927-2008), and his wife the former Judith Averil Campbell (1927-2021), a granddaughter of the 1st Baron Colgrain, JP (1866-1954). Charlotte was a sister of Sir Crispin Buxton, 8th Baronet.

She married in 1981, (Sardar) Mandhir Singh Sethi (who died a week after his wife), by whom she had issue, two daughters, Selina (born 1984), and Hermione (born 1988).

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Thursday, April 17, 2025

Victoria Alexandra Elise More Nisbett (born 2025)

 India More Nisbett (née Williamson), wife of Charles Nielson George More Nisbett (born 1984), scion of that Scottish landed gentry family, gave birth to a daughter, Victoria Alexandra Elise, 11 April, 2025, a sister for Elizabeth Sarah Rose, who was born 20 May, 2023.

India, from Houston, Texas, married circa 2021, Charles More Nisbett, younger son of (George) Alan More Nisbett (born 1940), of The Drum, Edinburgh, and his wife the former Patrea Evelyn MacDonald.

 Charles More Nisbett is a great-great grandson of Lady Agnes Dalrymple, daughter of the 9th Earl of Stair.

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Hanbury/Stopford Sackville engagement

 The engagement was announced 17 Apr, 2025, between George Snowden Hanbury (born 18 August, 1989), scion of the LG family of that name of Drumstinchall, Kirkcudbrightshire formerly of Poles, the only son of Nigel John Hanbury (born 4 March, 1957), of West Harting, Sussex, and his wife the former Daphne E. Boyle, and Ela Lucinda Stopford Sackville (born 8 April, 1995), scion of the Earls of Courtown, the eldest daughter of Charles Lionel Stopford Sackville (born 14 February, 1961), of Lowick, Northamptonshire, and his former wife the former Shona McKinney (born 6 April, 1960) (now Mrs Shona Wilkinson, of Battersea).

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Evander Canning Jin Zhou Kwan Loyd (born 2025)

 Stephanie Loyd (née Kwan), wife of James Canning (Jamie) Loyd (born 1 September, 1988), scion of the Loyd landed gentry family formerly of Monk's Orchard, gave birth to a son, Evander Canning Jin Zhou Kwan, 11 April, 2025.

Stephanie Rachael May Wah Loyd is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Steve Kwan of Whitebridge, New South Wales.

Jamie Loyd is the elder son of David William Arnold Loyd (born 4 January, 1949), of Mildenhall, Wiltshire, and his wife the former Anabel Laura Dorothy Morrison (born 31 Dec, 1955), scion of the Barons Margadale.

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Wade/Monteith engagement

 The engagement was announced 16 April, 2025, between Joshua B. Wade, son of Mr & Mrs Chris Wade, of Towersey, Oxfordshire, and Marina Catherine E. Monteith (born 1996), daughter of Desmond Monteith, of Oxhill, Warwickshire, and his wife the former Emma Jenefer Seyfried (born 1964), daughter of Capt John Beeton Seyfried, Royal Horse Guards (who died 28 March, 2008, aged 84), and his 2nd wife the former Anne Daphne Holbech, scion of that landed gentry family.

Marina Monteith is a niece of David John Seyfried Herbert, 19th Baron Herbert (born 2 March, 1952).

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The 4th Baron Forres 1946-2025

 Lord Forres the fourth Baron, died in Orange, New South Wales, 12 April, 2025. He was 78.

Alastair Stephen Grant Williamson was born 16 May, 1946, son of John, 3rd Baron Forres (1922-1978), and his first wife the former Gillian Ann MacLean Grant, 1st daughter of Maj John MacLean Grant, of The Cavalry Club, Piccadilly, London, and succeeded to the peerage (cr UK, 1922), and the family baronetcy (Cr UK, 1909), on his father's death, 22 September, 1978.

He took his seat as a Crossbencher in the House of Lords on his father's death in 1978, but lost his seat with the eviction of the hereditary peers in Blair's reform of the upper house in Nov 1999.

He married 2 May, 1969, Margaret Ann Mallam, daughter of George John Mallam, of Mullumbimby, New South Wales, Australia, by whom he had issue, two sons, the Hon George Archibald Mallam Williamson (born 16 Aug, 1972), and the Hon Guthrie John Williamson (born 14 Apr, 1975). The elder son succeeds as 5th Baron Forres.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Sarah Tate (died 2025)

 Sarah Tate, died 6 April, 2025, aged 88. She was a daughter of Lieut-Col. Angus John Campbell Rose (1909-1981), of Comrie, Perthshire, by his first wife the former Alison Margaret Logan Beveridge (1908-60) ; and married 7 December, 1960, William Nicolas Tate (born 19 Nov, 1934), scion of the Tate Bts, second son of Sir Henry Tate, 4th Baronet (1902-1994), and his wife the former Lilian Nairne Gregson-Ellis (1901-1984), by whom she had issue, 4 children. She is survived by two, a son, Rupert (born 13 Nov, 1962), and a daughter, Georgina (born 8 March, 1969). She had a daughter, Melissa (1964-69), and a son who lived for 2 days in 1966.

Her husband predeceased her, 24 September, 2022.

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Jennifer Mary Stevenson-Hamilton (née Habershon) 1933-2025

 Jennifer Mary Stevenson-Hamilton (née Habershon), died 8 April, 2025. She was 91.

She was born 10 May, 1933, the second daughter of the Rev Francis Edward Habershon (1886-1968), and his wife the former Norah May Fairlie Dobbs (1900-1992), scion of that landed gentry family; and married 9 June, 1960, James Christopher Stevenson-Hamilton, 17th of Fairholm (born 21 May, 1933), head of that landed family, son of James Stevenson-Hamilton (1867-1957), by his wife the former Hilda Cholmondeley (1901-1979), scion of that landed family, by whom she had issue, three sons, James (born 26 Apr, 1962), Andrew (born 23 Feb, 1965), and John (born 31 May, 1969).

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Sir Andrew John Alexander Ogilvy-Wedderburn, 7th Baronet 1952-2025

 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Andrew Ogilvy-Wedderburn, 7th Baronet, died 9 April, 2025. He was 72. 

Sir Andrew was a bobsledder. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Andrew John Alexander Ogilvy-Wedderburn was born 4 August, 1952, the only son of Sir John Peter Ogilvy-Wedderburn, 6th Baronet (1917-1977), and his wife the former Elizabeth Katharine Cox (who died 8 Nov, 2003); and succeeded to the baronetcy (cr UK, 1803), on his father's death, 13 August, 1977.

The baronet, and officer in the Black Watch, of Silvie, Alyth, Perthshire, married 1stly, 1984 (div) Gillian Meade Adderley, daughter of Richard Boyle Adderley; and married 2ndly, 8 March, 2014, Fiona Margaret Anne Beaton.

He is survived by his second wife, Fi, and issue from his first marriage, two sons, Peter (b 20 Apr, 1987), his twin, Geordie, and a daughter, Katherine (b 1985). He was predeceased by a son, Sam (1990-1992).

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Monday, April 14, 2025

Robert James Scott-Kerr 1933-2025

 Robert James Scott-Kerr, who died 4 April, 2025, was a scion of that landed gentry family.

He was born 9 December, 1933, son of William Francis Scott-Kerr (1896-1976), and his wife the former Annette Abrahams; and married in 1962, Ann Sagar, by whom he had issue, a son and a daughter.

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The Hon Esmond Vyvyan Harmsworth 1967-2025

 The Hon Esmond Vyvyan Harmsworth, one of North America's leading literary agents for business, entrepreneurship and management books, died 9 April, 2025, while on holiday in Mauritius. He was 57.

A half uncle of the 4th Viscount Rothermere, chairman of Daily Mail and General Trust plc, Esmond lived in Boston in the US, where he had a hugely successful business representing authors from across the publishing spectrum.

His clients included the New York Times bestseller and the number one Wall Street Journal business bestseller Breakthrough: Secrets of America's Fastest Growing Companies by Keith McFarland; Amanda Ripley's New York Times bestseller The Smartest Kids in the World – And How They Got That Way; and Michelle Hoover's acclaimed 2016 literary novel Bottomland.

He was born 18 June, 1967, son of the 2nd Viscount Rothermere (1898-1978), by his third wife Mrs Mary Ohrstrom (former wife of Richard Ohrstrom, of The Plains, Virginia, USA), and eldest daughter of Kenneth Murchison, of Dallas, Texas, USA.

Mr Harmsworth was a younger half-brother of the 3rd Viscount Rothermere (1925-1998), and a half-uncle of the present 4th Viscount (born 3 Dec, 1967).

He was named after his father and was a half-brother of Vere, the 3rd Viscount. He was educated at Eton and Brown University in America from where he graduated magna cum laude in history and history of art. 

From 1992 to 1995 he studied at Harvard Law School, graduating cum laude. He was a founding partner of the former Zachary Shuster Harmsworth Literary Agency which in 2016 merged with Kuhn Projects to form Aevitas Creative of which Esmond was president. Each year he sponsored the Esmond Harmsworth lecture at Oxford University's Rothermere American Institute.

With his husband Jerôme Buet, Esmond was the father of two children, Alfred and Liliane. 

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Ferdinando Edward Nicholas Fairfax (born 2025)

 Antigone Serena Cleopatra Fairfax (nee Quirini, born 24 April, 1987), wife of the Hon Edward Nicholas Thomas Fairfax [born 20 September, 1984], scion of the Lords Fairfax of Cameron, gave birth to a son, Ferdinando Edward Nicholas, 29 March, 2025, a brother for Olympia Jane Annabel, who was born 5 October, 2022.

Antigone is a daughter of Ms Jane Quirini, of Broadway, Worcestershire. The Hon Edward Fairfax is the eldest son and heir of the 14th Lord Fairfax of Cameron [born 4 January, 1956], of Bembridge, Isle of Wight, by his wife the former Annabel Ruth Morriss.

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Sunday, April 13, 2025

Son for Alexander Dru and his wife Lady Tatiana Mountbatten

 The Lady Tatiana Helen Georgia Dru (nee Mountbatten, born 16 April, 1990), wife of Alexander Bernard Molyneux Dru [born 25 August, 1991], gave birth to a son, Auberon James George (to be known as Albie), 14 March, 2025, a brother for  Elodie, who was born 20 September, 2023.

Lady Tatiana posted news of the birth on her Instagram page.

Lady Tatiana is a scion of the Marquesses of Milford Haven and descended from Queen Victoria, daughter of the 4th Marquess of Milford Haven [born 6 June, 1961], and his first wife the former Sarah Georgina Walker [born 1961, now Lady Spencer, of Alresford].

Alexander Dru is the son of Bernard Auberon Alexander Dru [born 29 December, 1951], of Bickham, Somerset, and his wife the former Catherine Margaret Norden [born 1960].

Royal Lineage of the baby :-

HM Queen Victoria > Princess Alice > Princess Victoria of Hesse  > George, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven > David, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven > George, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven > Lady Tatiana Mountbatten > Albie Dru

Dru descent from the Earls of Carnarvon:-

The 4th Earl of Carnarvon > Hon Aubrey Herbert > Gabriel Mary Hermione Herbert > Bernard Dru > Alick Dru > Albie Dru

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Saturday, April 12, 2025

Edmonstone/Robertson engagement

 The engagement was announced 12 April, 2025, between Jack William Charles Edmonstone (born 5 September, 1996), scion of the Edmonstone baronets, son of Nicholas William Mark Edmonstone (born 16 April, 1964), of Drumore Farm, Killearn, Stirlingshire, and his wife the former Arabella Charlotte Johnsen (born 30 Dec, 1966), descended from the Bowater baronets, & Sophie Olivia Robertson (born 1997), daughter of Timothy J. Robertson, of Fulham, London, & his wife the former Jane Edwards.

Jack Edmonstone is a grandson of Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 7th Baronet (born 3 Aug, 1934).

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Plunkett/Nicholson of Winterbourne engagement

 The engagement was announced 12 April, 2025, between Brian William Thomas Plunkett (born Nov, 1945), son of William Plunkett (1917-2010), and his wife the former Christine Delaney (1919-1990), and the Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (born 16 Oct, 1941), the Conservative life peer, the former Emma Harriet Nicholson, daughter of Sir Godfrey Nicholson, 1st (and last) Baronet (1901-1991), and his wife the former Lady Katherine Constance Lindsay (1912-1972), daughter of the 27th Earl of Crawford & Balcarres (1871-1940).

It will be Baroness Nicholson's second marriage. She wed 1stly, 9 May, 1987, Sir Michael Harris Caine (1927-1999), businessman, son of the economist Sir Sydney Caine, KCMG (1902-1991).

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Cecil/Jerram engagement

 The engagement was announced 12 April, 2025, between Edward William James Cecil (born 29 June, 1996), scion of the Marquesses of Salisbury, younger son of Lord Michael Hugh Cecil (born 23 March, 1960), of Battersea, London, and his wife the former Camilla Julia Scott (born 17 April, 1958), scion of the Scott baronets, and Lucinda Arabella Jerram (born 1996), youngest daughter of the late Mark John Jerram (born circa 1962), by his wife the former Charlotte Emma Rowe (born 1964).

Edward Cecil is a grandson of the late 6th Marquess of Salisbury, DL (1916-2003).

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John Adam Gyde (Johnnie) Heaven (born 2025)

 Alice Charlotte Rose Heaven (née Macmillan, born 1987), wife of Thomas Richard Gyde Heaven [born 1983], gave birth to a son, John Adam Gyde (Johnnie), 6 April, 2025.

Thomas Heaven is the eldest son of Nicholas R.G. Heaven, of Bude, Cornwall, and his wife the former Elizabeth R. Clancy [born 1958].

Alice Heaven is a scion of the Earls of Stockton, younger daughter of the Hon Adam Julian Robert Macmillan [1948-2016], and his wife the former Sarah Anne Mhuire MacGreevy.

The infant is a great-great grandson of Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, Prime Minister 1957-63. The great 'Super Mac'.

9th Duke of Devonshire > Lady Dorothy Macmillan = Harold Macmillan (Prime Minister) > Maurice Macmillan MP > Adam Macmillan > Alice Macmillan > Johnnie Heaven

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Claudia Anna Codrington (born 2025)

 Louisa Alice Clare Codrington (nee Dalrymple, born 1990), wife of Major Hugo C. Codrington, of the Coldstream Guards, gave birth to a daughter, Claudia Anna, 2 April, 2025, a sister for Serena Emily, who was born 22 July, 2023.

Maj Codrington is a scion of that landed gentry family, son of Stephen Mark Codrington [born 1957], of Brightwalton, co Berkshire, by his wife the former Ursula J. Dawson.

Louisa Codrington, a scion of the Earls of Stair, is daughter of Andrew David Dalrymple [born 1959], of Gifford, East Lothian, by his wife the former Bryony Winterton Major.

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Falconer/McGillycuddy engagement

 The engagement was announced 12 April, 2025, between Nick M Falconer, son of Ian and Gillian Falconer of Hampshire, and Aoife Elizabeth Brennan McGillycuddy (born 1997), scion of the ancient Irish landed family whose head enjoys the splendid handle - the McGillycuddy of the Reeks, daughter of Conor Charles McGillycuddy (born 4 Aug, 1959), of London, and his former wife the former Roisin Brennan (now Roisin Croker, of Kent).

The wedding will take place later in 2025 in Ireland.

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Hon Melissa Llewelyn-Davies 1945-2025

 The Hon Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, who died 24 March, 2025, aged 79, a documentary film maker, was the daughter of two life peers, the Baron Llewelyn-Davies and the Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe.

She was born 1 June, 1945, the eldest daughter of Richard Llewelyn-Davies (1912-1981), created a life peer in 1964, by his wife the former Annie Patricia Parry (1915-1997), created a life peer in 1967, as Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe.

She married in 1974 (div) as his first wife, Christopher Desmond Curling (born 1947), scion of that landed gentry family, son of Lt-Cdr Bryan William Richard Curling, VRD, RNVR (1911-2008), and his wife the former Elizabeth Mary Bonham (1914-1992), daughter of Sir Eric Henry Bonham, 3rd Baronet (1875-1937).

She leaves a son, Richard William Samuel (b 1983), and a daughter, Allegra Rose Elizabeth (b 1979).

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Paul Mostyn 1945-2025

 Paul Mostyn, who died 29 March, 2025, aged 79,  was descended from the Mostyn baronets.

He was born 8 October, 1945, as Paul Tuzinkiewicz, son of the then Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Tuzinkiewicz (1896-1969), who in 1949 assumed the surname of Mostyn in lieu of his patronymic, by his wife Hermione Mary Josephine Mostyn (1906-1999), scion of the Mostyn baronets; and married in 1971, Elizabeth Catherine Bernadette Lunn, daughter of Peter Northcote Lunn, CMG, OBE (1914-2011), and his wife the former Hon Eileen Antoinette Mary Preston (1912-1976), daughter of the 15th Viscount Gormanston (1879-1925), &c.

He leaves issue, two daughters, Theresa Antoinette (b 1973), and Olivia Mary (b 1977).

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Rishi Sunak's resignation honours list announced

 Veteran cabinet minister Michael Gove has been awarded a peerage in Rishi Sunak's resignation honours list.

Mr Gove - now editor of The Spectator magazine - was first elected to parliament in 2005 and immediately joined then-Conservative leader David Cameron's shadow cabinet.

He was appointed education secretary when the party entered government in 2010 and held multiple cabinet posts until the 2024 general election, when he stood down from parliament.

Mr Sunak elevated seven allies to the House of Lords, including former cabinet ministers Mark Harper, Victoria Prentis, Alister Jack, and Simon Hart. Former chief executive of the Conservative Party, Stephen Massey, also becomes a peer, as well as Eleanor Shawcross, former head of the No10 policy unit. He also awarded a number of honours.

Eleanor Shawcross is wife of the life peer the Baron Wolfson of Aspley Guise, and is a granddaughter of the late Baron Shawcross. 

It is traditional for prime ministers to award peerages and other awards upon their resignation from office - with key political allies, donors and staff often rewarded.

An outgoing prime minister can request that the reigning monarch grants peerages, knighthoods, damehoods or other awards in the British honours system to any number of people.

In the case of peerages, the House of Lords Appointments Commission vets the list, and for other honours, the Cabinet Office conducts checks.

Resignation honours are separate from dissolution honours, which are awarded by the incumbent prime minister and opposition leaders after the dissolution of parliament preceding a general election.