_. Catherine Elisabeth (Kitty) Rolleston, who died 30 August, 2018, aged 94, was a scion of the Fethsrton-Dilke landed gentry family; born in 1924, daughter of Beaumont Albany Fetherston-Dilke (1875-1968), by his wife the former Phoebe Stella Riland-Bedford (1885-1968), a granddaughter of Sir James Chancle,1st Baronet (1814-1902); married 1948, John Lancelot Rolleston (1919-2006), son of John Davy Rolleston (1873-1946), by his wife the former Mary Edith Waring (1886-1977), mother of a son, Humphry, and two daughters, Olivia and Teresa.
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Friday, August 31, 2018
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Augustine Joseph Mostyn Neilson (b 2018)
__. Isobel Mary Neilson (nee Mostyn, born 1987), wife of Gregory Robert Neilson (born 1985), and scion of the Mostyn baronets, gave birth to a son, Augustine Joseph Mostyn, 29 August, 2018.
Gregory is a son of Gordon Neilson (b 1949), by his wife the former Helen Russell, and Isobel is a dau of Brigadier Philip Mostyn (born 1955), by his wife the former Helen Nickerson, a descendant of the extinct Dukes of Newcastle-under-Lyne, &c.
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Gregory is a son of Gordon Neilson (b 1949), by his wife the former Helen Russell, and Isobel is a dau of Brigadier Philip Mostyn (born 1955), by his wife the former Helen Nickerson, a descendant of the extinct Dukes of Newcastle-under-Lyne, &c.
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4th Baron Melchett 1948-2018
_. The Lord Melchett, 4th baron, died 29 August, 2018, aged 70.
Peter Robert Henry Mond was born 24 February, 1948, son of the 3rd Baron Melchett (1925-1973) by his wife the former Sonia Elizabeth Graham (b 1928), the novelist Sonia Sinclair.
He was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Cambridge; succeeded his father, 15 June, 1973, as fourth Baron (created 1928), and fourth Baronet (cr 1910).
Peter Melchett was a Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) in the House of Lords, 1974-75; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Industry, 1975-76; Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office, 1976-79; Chairman, Working Party on Pop Festivals, 1975-76; Chairman, Community Industry, 1979-85; Chairman 1986-89, Executive Director 1989-2000, Greenpeace UK; chairman, Wildlife Link, 1979-87; Greenpeace Japan 1994-2001; Member of the Board of Greenpeace International, 1989, 2001; Vice-President, Ramblers Association from 1984, and President 1981-84, &c.
Lord Melchett leaves a partner, Cassandra Van Nostrand Wedd (born 1949), and two children, Jay Julian Mond Wedd, and Jessica Joan Mond Wedd.
The peerage and baronetcy now become extinct.
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Peter Robert Henry Mond was born 24 February, 1948, son of the 3rd Baron Melchett (1925-1973) by his wife the former Sonia Elizabeth Graham (b 1928), the novelist Sonia Sinclair.
He was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Cambridge; succeeded his father, 15 June, 1973, as fourth Baron (created 1928), and fourth Baronet (cr 1910).
Peter Melchett was a Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) in the House of Lords, 1974-75; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Industry, 1975-76; Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office, 1976-79; Chairman, Working Party on Pop Festivals, 1975-76; Chairman, Community Industry, 1979-85; Chairman 1986-89, Executive Director 1989-2000, Greenpeace UK; chairman, Wildlife Link, 1979-87; Greenpeace Japan 1994-2001; Member of the Board of Greenpeace International, 1989, 2001; Vice-President, Ramblers Association from 1984, and President 1981-84, &c.
Lord Melchett leaves a partner, Cassandra Van Nostrand Wedd (born 1949), and two children, Jay Julian Mond Wedd, and Jessica Joan Mond Wedd.
The peerage and baronetcy now become extinct.
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Sir John Bernard Hall, 3rd Baronet 1932-2018
_. Sir John Bernard Hall, 3rd Baronet (cr 1919), died suddenly 29 August, 2018. He was 86.
He was born 20 March, 1932, and succeeded his father, Lt-Col Sir Douglas Montgomery Bernard Hall, DSO, the 2nd Bt, in 1962; educated at Eton; married 1stly, 1957, Delia Mary, dau of Lt-Col. James Archibald Innes, DSO, a descendant of the Viscounts Downe, by whom he had issue; married 2ndly, Diana ______.
Sir John in the baronetcy by his only son, David Bernard Hall, who was born 12 May, 1961.
A Service of Thanksgiving takes place at St Mary's Church, Hadleigh, 24 September, 2018.
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He was born 20 March, 1932, and succeeded his father, Lt-Col Sir Douglas Montgomery Bernard Hall, DSO, the 2nd Bt, in 1962; educated at Eton; married 1stly, 1957, Delia Mary, dau of Lt-Col. James Archibald Innes, DSO, a descendant of the Viscounts Downe, by whom he had issue; married 2ndly, Diana ______.
Sir John in the baronetcy by his only son, David Bernard Hall, who was born 12 May, 1961.
A Service of Thanksgiving takes place at St Mary's Church, Hadleigh, 24 September, 2018.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Sarah Margaret Coats (d 2018)
_. Sarah Margaret Coats (nee Pizey) died 27 August, 2018. She was a daughter of Admiral Sir Mark Pizey, GBE, CB, DSO (1899-1973) by his wife the former Phyllis May D'Angibau (1904-93); married 1961, James Alexander Pountney Coats (1927-93), scion of the Coats baronets, son of Ian Pountney Coats (1901-80) by his wife the former Hilda May Latta (1899-1997), by whom she had three daughters, Amanda, Fiona & Annie.
A service will be held at Cardross Crematorium, 13 September, 2018, followed by a service of thanksgiving at Kilberry Church, 14 September, 2018.
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A service will be held at Cardross Crematorium, 13 September, 2018, followed by a service of thanksgiving at Kilberry Church, 14 September, 2018.
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Roger Melville Taunton Raikes 1927-2018
_. Roger Melville Taunton Raikes, who died 27 August, 2018, was a scion of that landed gentry family.
He was born in 1927 son of Lieut-Col Wilfrid Taunton Raikes (1892-1953), by his wife the former Elizabeth Kennedy (1893-1979); married 1960, his first cousin, Rosanne Margaret Raikes (born 1933), dau of Col David Taunton Raikes, DSO, MC (1897-1966) by his wife the former Cynthia Birkett Stewart-Brown (1906-88), scion of the Brown baronets; 4 sons of the marriage.
The funeral service takes place at St Gastyn's Church, Llangasty, Brecon, 11 September, 2018.
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He was born in 1927 son of Lieut-Col Wilfrid Taunton Raikes (1892-1953), by his wife the former Elizabeth Kennedy (1893-1979); married 1960, his first cousin, Rosanne Margaret Raikes (born 1933), dau of Col David Taunton Raikes, DSO, MC (1897-1966) by his wife the former Cynthia Birkett Stewart-Brown (1906-88), scion of the Brown baronets; 4 sons of the marriage.
The funeral service takes place at St Gastyn's Church, Llangasty, Brecon, 11 September, 2018.
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Jaffray/Marquis engagement
_. The engagement was announced 28 August, 2018, between William Lawrence Paget (Will) Jaffray (born 1990), third son of Sir William Jaffray, 5th Baronet (born 1951), and Cynthia, Lady Jaffray, and the Lady Olivia Alice Marquis (born 1990) eldest daughter of the 3rd Earl of Woolton (born 1958) by his former wife the former Hon Sophie Frederika Birdwood (now the Hon Mrs Montgomery), daughter of the 3rd Baron Birdwood.
Lady Olivia's step-father, David Montgomery, is a former editor of the News of the World and Chief Executive of the Mirror Group of newspapers.
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Lady Olivia's step-father, David Montgomery, is a former editor of the News of the World and Chief Executive of the Mirror Group of newspapers.
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Monday, August 27, 2018
Sir William Durrant, 8th Baronet 1929-2018
__. Sir William Durrant, 8th Baronet, died 26 August, 2018. He was 88.
Sir William was the holder of a baronetcy, of Spottow, Norfolk, created for his ancestor in 1784. His home for some years was in Nemingha, New South Wales.
William Alexander Estridge Durrant was born 26 Nov, 1929, the only son of the eighth baronet, and succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father Sir William, in 1994; married 1953, Dorothy, daughter of Ronal Croker, of Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia, by whom he had a son and a daughter.
The baronetcy now passes to his only son, David, who was born 1 July, 1960.
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Sir William was the holder of a baronetcy, of Spottow, Norfolk, created for his ancestor in 1784. His home for some years was in Nemingha, New South Wales.
William Alexander Estridge Durrant was born 26 Nov, 1929, the only son of the eighth baronet, and succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father Sir William, in 1994; married 1953, Dorothy, daughter of Ronal Croker, of Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia, by whom he had a son and a daughter.
The baronetcy now passes to his only son, David, who was born 1 July, 1960.
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Saturday, August 25, 2018
(Thomas) Michael Beswick Sissons 1934-2018
_. (Thomas) Michael Beswick Sissons, who died 24 August, 2018, aged 83, was a leading literary agent and a founder of the Groucho Club. A son of Capt T.E.B. Sissons (who was killed in action in 1940), and of the former Marjorie Shepherd; married 1stly 1960 (div 1974), Nicola Ann Fowler, by whom he had 2 children; married 2ndly 1974 (div 1992) Ilze Kadegis, by whom he had a further two children; married thirdly, 1992 (as her second husband) Serena Barbara Palmer (born 1950), scion of the Barons Palmer, daughter of William Alexander Palmer, CBE, DL (b 1925), by his wife the former Cherry Anne Gibbs (born 1928).
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Jean, Lady Polwarth (died 2018)
_. Jean, Lady Polwarth, who died 24 August, 2018, aged 90, was the widow of the 10th Lord Polwarth, a peer in the Peerage of Scotland, who died in 2005.
She was the former Jean Graham, only daughter of Admiral Sir Angus Edward Malise Bontine Cunninghame Graham, KBE, CB, 20th of Ardoch, by his wife Mary Patricia Hanbury, scion of that landed family; married 1stly, 1948 (divorced 1969), Charles Jauncey, later life peer Baron Jauncey of Tullichettle (1925-2007); , married 2ndly, 8 Aug, 1969, as his second wife, Henry Alexander (Harry) Hepburne-Scott, 10th Lord Polwarth (1916-2005), and was widowed, 4 January, 2005. She is survived by three children from her first marriage, the Hon James and the Hon Simon Jauncey, and a daughter the Hon Arabella. Her step-son is the 12th Lord Polwarth.
The funeral takes place at Dunkeld Cathedral, 17 September, 2018.
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She was the former Jean Graham, only daughter of Admiral Sir Angus Edward Malise Bontine Cunninghame Graham, KBE, CB, 20th of Ardoch, by his wife Mary Patricia Hanbury, scion of that landed family; married 1stly, 1948 (divorced 1969), Charles Jauncey, later life peer Baron Jauncey of Tullichettle (1925-2007); , married 2ndly, 8 Aug, 1969, as his second wife, Henry Alexander (Harry) Hepburne-Scott, 10th Lord Polwarth (1916-2005), and was widowed, 4 January, 2005. She is survived by three children from her first marriage, the Hon James and the Hon Simon Jauncey, and a daughter the Hon Arabella. Her step-son is the 12th Lord Polwarth.
The funeral takes place at Dunkeld Cathedral, 17 September, 2018.
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Sir Adrian Swire 1932-2018
__. Sir Adrian Swire, billionaire businessman, chairman of John Swire & Sons 1987-87, and 2002-04, died 24 August, 2018. He was 86.
He was born 15 Feb, 1932, a scion of the Swire landed family, son of John Kidston Swire (1893-1983) by his wife the former Juliet Richenda Barclay, scion of that landed family. He served in the Coldstream Guards.
He married in 1970, the Lady Judith Compton (born 1943), daughter of the 6th Marquess of Northampton, DSO (1885-1978), by his second wife, the former Virginia Lucie Heaton, by whom he had issue, three children, Merlin, Samuel and Martha.
The funeral takes place at the Church of the Holy Rood, Sparsholt, 18 September, 2018.
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He was born 15 Feb, 1932, a scion of the Swire landed family, son of John Kidston Swire (1893-1983) by his wife the former Juliet Richenda Barclay, scion of that landed family. He served in the Coldstream Guards.
He married in 1970, the Lady Judith Compton (born 1943), daughter of the 6th Marquess of Northampton, DSO (1885-1978), by his second wife, the former Virginia Lucie Heaton, by whom he had issue, three children, Merlin, Samuel and Martha.
The funeral takes place at the Church of the Holy Rood, Sparsholt, 18 September, 2018.
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Lady Christopher Thynne 1940-2018
_. Lady Christopher Thynne, who died 24 August, 2018, was the widow of Lord Christopher Thynne (1934-2017), and was a scion of the Palmer baronets.
Antonia Mary Palmer was born in 1940, daughter of Maj Sir Anthony Frederick Mark Palmer, 4th Baronet, who was killed in action in 1941, by his wife the former Henriette Alice Cadogan, DCVO (who married 2ndly 1953, Brig Sir Alexander Abel Smith, KCVO, scion of the Dukes of Somerset, &c).
Antonia's mother was a Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen (when Princess Elizabeth) from 1949, a Woman of the Bedchamber to the Queen 1952-3; Extra Woman of the Bedchamber to HM 1953-73, and again Woman of the Bedchamber from 1973. She was appointed CVO in 1964, and advanced to DCVO in 1977.
Antonia married in 1968, Lord Christopher Thynne, second son of the late 6th Marquess of Bath (1905-92), by his first wife the former Hon Daphne Vivian, scion of the Barons Vivian.
Lady Christopher was widowed 27 January, 2017. She leaves issue.
Service of Thanksgiving takes place at St Swithins, Quenington, Gloucestershire, 4 October, 2018.
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Antonia Mary Palmer was born in 1940, daughter of Maj Sir Anthony Frederick Mark Palmer, 4th Baronet, who was killed in action in 1941, by his wife the former Henriette Alice Cadogan, DCVO (who married 2ndly 1953, Brig Sir Alexander Abel Smith, KCVO, scion of the Dukes of Somerset, &c).
Antonia's mother was a Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen (when Princess Elizabeth) from 1949, a Woman of the Bedchamber to the Queen 1952-3; Extra Woman of the Bedchamber to HM 1953-73, and again Woman of the Bedchamber from 1973. She was appointed CVO in 1964, and advanced to DCVO in 1977.
Antonia married in 1968, Lord Christopher Thynne, second son of the late 6th Marquess of Bath (1905-92), by his first wife the former Hon Daphne Vivian, scion of the Barons Vivian.
Lady Christopher was widowed 27 January, 2017. She leaves issue.
Service of Thanksgiving takes place at St Swithins, Quenington, Gloucestershire, 4 October, 2018.
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Green/Mertens engagement
__. The engagement was announced 25 August, 2018, between Toby James Ralph Green (born 1982), eldest son of (John) James Randal Green (born 9 Sept, 1953), of London, a descendant of the Barons Bicester, and the Hon Mrs Claerwen Green (nee Gibson-Watt, born 1952), of Norton, Wiltshire, & Tanya Mertens, eldest daughter of Mr Steve Mertens, of Limoux, France, and Mrs Sarah Brown, of Little Weighton, Yorkshire.
Toby Green is a grandson maternally of the late Baron Gibson-Watt, MC, PC, by his wife the former Diana Hambro, scion of that landed family.
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Toby Green is a grandson maternally of the late Baron Gibson-Watt, MC, PC, by his wife the former Diana Hambro, scion of that landed family.
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Nicholas Michael Renshaw (born 2018)
_. Emma Jane Renshaw (nee Wentworth-Stanley, born 1981), wife of Rory Andrew Renshaw (born 1980), gave birth to a son, Nicholas Michael, 24 August, 2018, a brother for George Andrew, born 29 June, 2016.
Rory Renshaw, a scion of the Renshaw baronets, is a son of Wing-Commander Andrew Renshaw, by his wife the former Cherry Rose Russell, descended from the Chichester baronets.
Emma Renshaw, scion of the Wentworth-Stanley landed gentry family, is a daughter of David Wentworth-Stanley by his wife the former Jane Hall.
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Rory Renshaw, a scion of the Renshaw baronets, is a son of Wing-Commander Andrew Renshaw, by his wife the former Cherry Rose Russell, descended from the Chichester baronets.
Emma Renshaw, scion of the Wentworth-Stanley landed gentry family, is a daughter of David Wentworth-Stanley by his wife the former Jane Hall.
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Otto Frederick Charles Helmore (born 2018)
_. Princess Augusta von Preussen (born 15 Dec, 1986), wife of Caspar William Helmore (born 27 Jan, 1987), gave birth to a son, Otto Frederick Charles, 11 August, 2018.
Caspar is the second son of Mr Charles Patrick Helmore, of London, and Mrs Rachel Helmore (born 1952, nee Aykroyd), of Rogate, west Sussex, scion of the Aykroyd baronets (Bt, cr UK, 1929, of Birstwith Hall, Harrogate). He is a nephew of Lucy Helmore, the socialite and model, former wife of pop singer Bryan Ferry, who took her own life earlier in 2018.
Princess Augusta Lily von Preussen, a scion of the Royal House of Prussia, & a descendant of Queen Victoria, is the daughter of HRH Prince (Frederick) Nicholas von Preussen (b 3 May, 1946). of Kensington, by his former wife the former Hon Victoria Mancroft (b 1952) (Victoria, Princess von Preussen, of East Coker, Somerset) scion of the Barons Mancroft (Baron UK, cr 1937).
Caspar is the second son of Mr Charles Patrick Helmore, of London, and Mrs Rachel Helmore (born 1952, nee Aykroyd), of Rogate, west Sussex, scion of the Aykroyd baronets (Bt, cr UK, 1929, of Birstwith Hall, Harrogate). He is a nephew of Lucy Helmore, the socialite and model, former wife of pop singer Bryan Ferry, who took her own life earlier in 2018.
Princess Augusta Lily von Preussen, a scion of the Royal House of Prussia, & a descendant of Queen Victoria, is the daughter of HRH Prince (Frederick) Nicholas von Preussen (b 3 May, 1946). of Kensington, by his former wife the former Hon Victoria Mancroft (b 1952) (Victoria, Princess von Preussen, of East Coker, Somerset) scion of the Barons Mancroft (Baron UK, cr 1937).
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Thursday, August 23, 2018
Sir Henry Shiffner, 8th Baronet 1930-2018
_. Sir Henry Shiffner, 8th Baronet, a company director, died 22 August, 2018, in Valencia, Spain. The baronetcy was created for his ancestor in 1818.
Henry David Shiffner was born 3 February, 1930, son of Maj Sir Henry Shiffner 7th Baronet, by his wife, the former Margaret Mary Gowers (died 1987), daughter of Sir Ernest Gowers, GCB, GBE; succeeded to the baronetcy on his father's death, 1941.
Educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Married firstly, 1949 (div 1956), Dorothy Jackson, by whom he had a daughter; married 2ndly, 1957 (div 1970), Beryl Milburn, by whom he had a daughter; married thirdly, 1970, Joaquina Ramos Lopez.
He is succeeded in the baronetcy by his cousin once removed, Michael George Edward Shiffner, who was born in 1963.
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Henry David Shiffner was born 3 February, 1930, son of Maj Sir Henry Shiffner 7th Baronet, by his wife, the former Margaret Mary Gowers (died 1987), daughter of Sir Ernest Gowers, GCB, GBE; succeeded to the baronetcy on his father's death, 1941.
Educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Married firstly, 1949 (div 1956), Dorothy Jackson, by whom he had a daughter; married 2ndly, 1957 (div 1970), Beryl Milburn, by whom he had a daughter; married thirdly, 1970, Joaquina Ramos Lopez.
He is succeeded in the baronetcy by his cousin once removed, Michael George Edward Shiffner, who was born in 1963.
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Alexander John Rothwell Dunnington-Jefferson (born 2018)
_. Lady Dunnington-Jefferson, wife of Sir John Dunnington-Jefferson, 3rd Baronet (born 23 March, 1980), gave birth to a son, Alexander John Rothwell, 22 August, 2018, a brother for Isobel and Jimmy.
Lady Dunnington-Jefferson is the former Joanna Lee, daughter of Mr & Mrs James Lee, of Normanton, Nottinghamshire.
Sir John Dunnington-Jefferson is a son of the late Sir Mervyn Dunnington-Jefferson (1943-2014), by his wife the former Caroline Anna Bayley, and succeeded to the baronetcy, created in 1958, upon his father's death, 9 January, 2014.
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Lady Dunnington-Jefferson is the former Joanna Lee, daughter of Mr & Mrs James Lee, of Normanton, Nottinghamshire.
Sir John Dunnington-Jefferson is a son of the late Sir Mervyn Dunnington-Jefferson (1943-2014), by his wife the former Caroline Anna Bayley, and succeeded to the baronetcy, created in 1958, upon his father's death, 9 January, 2014.
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Hugh William Marriott 1942-2018
_. Hugh William Marriott died 22 August, 2018. He was born in 1942, a son of Lieutenant-Colonel Ian Arthur Marriott (1911-85) by his wife the former Cynthia Cadman (1919-2005), daughter of James Cadman (1878-1947), and niece of the 1st Baron Cadman; he married 1966, Catherine Julia Marshall (born 1946), daughter of Robert Mackenzie Marshall (1906-81) by his wife the former Betty Rowlands (1907-91), by whom he had 3 daughters, Tamsin, Sarah-Jane, and Sophie.
A private cremation will be followed by a celebration of his life in the New Forest, 6 October, 2018.
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A private cremation will be followed by a celebration of his life in the New Forest, 6 October, 2018.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Baron Mackay of Drumadoon, PC, QC 1946-2018
-. The Baron Mackay of Drumadoon, PC, QC, who died 21 August, 2018, aged 72, was a life peer, British judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and a Law Advocate.
Born 30 January, 1946, son of the Rev Donald Mackay (1914-91), by his wife the former Jean McCaskie (1917-94); married 1979, Lesley Anne Waugh, by whom he had issue, a son, Simon, and two daughters, Caroline and Diana.
Funeral at Greenbank Parish Church, Edinburgh, 30 August, 2018.
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Born 30 January, 1946, son of the Rev Donald Mackay (1914-91), by his wife the former Jean McCaskie (1917-94); married 1979, Lesley Anne Waugh, by whom he had issue, a son, Simon, and two daughters, Caroline and Diana.
Funeral at Greenbank Parish Church, Edinburgh, 30 August, 2018.
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Caroline Venetia Lascelles (nee Baring) 1937-2018
_. Caroline Lascelles died 19 August, 2018. She was 81.
She was born Caroline Venetia Baring, 29 January, 1937, daughter of Lieut-Col Esmond Charles Baring (1914-63), scion of the eponymous banking dynasty, descended from the Barons Ashburton, by his first wife the former Zalia Snagge (died 1986); married 1 June, 1957, Henry Giles Francis Lascelles (1931-98), scion of the Earls of Harewood, by whom she had issue, two sons, Hugo and Peregine and a daughter, Sophie. The daughter was the wife (now divorced) of Lord Bruce Dundas, a younger son of the 3rd Marquess of Zetland.
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She was born Caroline Venetia Baring, 29 January, 1937, daughter of Lieut-Col Esmond Charles Baring (1914-63), scion of the eponymous banking dynasty, descended from the Barons Ashburton, by his first wife the former Zalia Snagge (died 1986); married 1 June, 1957, Henry Giles Francis Lascelles (1931-98), scion of the Earls of Harewood, by whom she had issue, two sons, Hugo and Peregine and a daughter, Sophie. The daughter was the wife (now divorced) of Lord Bruce Dundas, a younger son of the 3rd Marquess of Zetland.
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Barrow/Laing engagament
_. The engagement was announced 22 August, 2018. between Sam J Barrow, son of Stephen Barrow, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, by his wife Annie, & (Elizabeth) Ruby Grant Laing (born 8 June, 1988), youngest daughter of Fergus Hugh Grant Laing (born 22 Feb, 1951), of Grantown-on-Spey, Morayshire, by his wife Scilla.
Ruby Laing's grandfather, Alexander Grant Laing married Graeme Elizabeth Hamilton-Dalrymple (1926-2018), scion of the Earls of Stair and a goddaughter of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
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Ruby Laing's grandfather, Alexander Grant Laing married Graeme Elizabeth Hamilton-Dalrymple (1926-2018), scion of the Earls of Stair and a goddaughter of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
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Arianna Estelle Bernadotte af Wisborg (born 2018)
_. Countess Edward Bernadotte af Wisborg (nee Nathalie Frediani), wife of Count Edward Bernadotte af Wisborg, gave birth to a daughter, Aarianna Estelle, 11 August, 2018, a sister for Leonardo (born 2013), and for Sienna (born 2015).
Count Edward is the son of Count Bertil Bernadotte af Wisborg (born 1935), by his wife the former Jill Rhodes-Maddox, and a grandson of Count Folke Bernadotte af Wisborg (1895-1948), descended from Oscar II, King of Sweden (1829-1907).
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Count Edward is the son of Count Bertil Bernadotte af Wisborg (born 1935), by his wife the former Jill Rhodes-Maddox, and a grandson of Count Folke Bernadotte af Wisborg (1895-1948), descended from Oscar II, King of Sweden (1829-1907).
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Gummer/Vaughan engagement
_. The engagement was announced 21 August, 2018, between the Hon Felix John Gummer (born 1981) younger son of the Baron Deben, PC (born 1939), life peer, of Winston, Suffolk, by his wife the former Penelope Jane Gardner, & Clementine Mary Vaughan (born 1982), scion of that landed family, daughter of Richard Herbert Vaughan (born 1948), of Goodrich, Herefordshire, & Mrs Susan Vaughan, of Glewstone, Herefordshire (nee Susan Kania).
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Ferguson/Hill engagement
_. The engagement was announced 21 August, 2018, between Andrew Frederick John Ferguson (born 1978), scions of the Fergusons of Dummer, son of the late Major Ronald Ivor Ferguson (1931-2003), of Dummer, Hampshire, descended from the Dukes of Buccleuch, by his second wife, the former Susan Rosemary Deptford (now Lady Swinburn), of Dummer, Hampshire, & Florence J.C. Hill, elder daughter of Mr & Mrs Michael Hill, of Gosberton, Lincolnshire.
Andrew Ferguson is the half-brother of Sarah, Duchess of York.
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Andrew Ferguson is the half-brother of Sarah, Duchess of York.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018
John William Waterlow 1945-2018
_. John William Waterlow, who died 20 August, 2018, aged 72, was a scion of the Waterlow baronets, and heir presumptive to his cousin's baronetcy; born in 1945, a son of Sir Thomas Waterlow, 3rd Baronet (1911-1982), by his wife the former Helen Elizabeth Holland Robinson (1914-70); married 1972, Camilla Dudley Farmer, dau of Wing Commander Dudley Herbert Leopold Farmer (1916-1993), by his wife the former Sheila Rosemary Brownrigg (1917-74), by whom he had issue. His son, Rufus Dudley Robinson Waterlow, born in 1976, is now heir presumptive to the family baronetcy.
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Patricia, Baroness Selsdon (died 2018)
_.Patricia, Baroness Selsdon, who died 20 August, 2018, was the first wife of the 3rd Baron Selsdon, a Conservative hereditary peer in the House of Lords.
She was the former Patricia Anne Donald-Smith, daughter of Donald Smith, of Halsmere, Surrey, and married 2 June, 1965, Malcolm Mitchell-Thomson, 3rd Baron Selsdon (born 27 Oct, 1937), son of the 2nd Baron (1913-63), by his 1st wife the former Phoebette Swithinbank. The marriage ended in divorce.
Lady Selsdon is survived by a son, the Hon Callum Mitchell-Thomson.
A private service of interment will be held, 10 Oct, 2018.
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She was the former Patricia Anne Donald-Smith, daughter of Donald Smith, of Halsmere, Surrey, and married 2 June, 1965, Malcolm Mitchell-Thomson, 3rd Baron Selsdon (born 27 Oct, 1937), son of the 2nd Baron (1913-63), by his 1st wife the former Phoebette Swithinbank. The marriage ended in divorce.
Lady Selsdon is survived by a son, the Hon Callum Mitchell-Thomson.
A private service of interment will be held, 10 Oct, 2018.
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Baroness Coleridge (died 2018)
_. The Baroness Coleridge, who died 12 August, 2018, was the wife of William Duke Coleridge, 5th Baron Coleridge.
She was the former Pamela Baker, daughter of Commander George William Baker, CBE; and married Lord Coleridge, as his second wife, in 1977. Her husband, born in 1937 succeeded to the peerage in 1984.
Lady Coleridge is survived by her husband and two daughters, Vanessa and Katharine, and by a step-son and two step-daughters.
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She was the former Pamela Baker, daughter of Commander George William Baker, CBE; and married Lord Coleridge, as his second wife, in 1977. Her husband, born in 1937 succeeded to the peerage in 1984.
Lady Coleridge is survived by her husband and two daughters, Vanessa and Katharine, and by a step-son and two step-daughters.
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The Hon Tatiana Isla Charlotte Boyle (born 2018)
_. Lucinda Julia Boyle, styled Viscountess Dungarvan (born 1982), wife of Rory Jonathan Courtenay Boyle, styled Viscount Dungarvan (born 10 Dec, 1978), gave birth to a daughter, the Hon Tatiana Isla Charlotte Boyle, 14 August, 2018.
Viscount Dungarvan is the son and heir of the 15th Earl of Cork & Orrery (b 1945) (Peerage of Ire, cr 1620), of Lickfold, West Sussex, by his wife the former Hon Rebecca Juliet Noble (b 1950) (see Glenkinglas, Life Peerage & Noble Bts).
Viscountess Dungarvan is the younger daughter of Mr Julian C.K. Davy, of St Just in Roseland, Cornwall, by his wife the former Alison S. Black.
Viscount Dungarvan is the son and heir of the 15th Earl of Cork & Orrery (b 1945) (Peerage of Ire, cr 1620), of Lickfold, West Sussex, by his wife the former Hon Rebecca Juliet Noble (b 1950) (see Glenkinglas, Life Peerage & Noble Bts).
Viscountess Dungarvan is the younger daughter of Mr Julian C.K. Davy, of St Just in Roseland, Cornwall, by his wife the former Alison S. Black.
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Monday, August 20, 2018
Sir Peter Tapsell (1930-2018)
_. The Rt Hon Sir Peter Tapsell, who died 18 August, 2018, aged 88, was a Conservative MP for Nottingham West, from 1959-64, and later Conservative MP for Horncastle, 1966-83, and for East Lindsey 1983-97, and for Louth & Horncastle, 1997-2015. He was Father of the House of Commons, 2010-2015.
Tapsell was for some years the son-in-law of the 9th Baron Hawke. In 1963 he married the Hon Cecilia Anne Hawke, one of the peer's seven daughters. The marriage ended in divorce in 1971.
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Tapsell was for some years the son-in-law of the 9th Baron Hawke. In 1963 he married the Hon Cecilia Anne Hawke, one of the peer's seven daughters. The marriage ended in divorce in 1971.
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James Hubert Judd 1933-2018
__, James Hubert Judd, who died 19 August, 2018, was descended from the Earls of Erne.
He was born in 1933, son of Leslie Ashurst Judd (1894-1967), by his wife the former Enid Irene Adelaide Crichton (1907-74), scion of the Earls of Erne; married 1982, as her fifth husband, Lady Zinnia Rosemary Denison (1937-97), daughter of the 4th Earl of Londesborough (1894-1937), by his wife the former Marigold Rosemary Joyce Lubbock (1903-76), scion of the Barons Avebury. No issue.
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He was born in 1933, son of Leslie Ashurst Judd (1894-1967), by his wife the former Enid Irene Adelaide Crichton (1907-74), scion of the Earls of Erne; married 1982, as her fifth husband, Lady Zinnia Rosemary Denison (1937-97), daughter of the 4th Earl of Londesborough (1894-1937), by his wife the former Marigold Rosemary Joyce Lubbock (1903-76), scion of the Barons Avebury. No issue.
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Sunday, August 19, 2018
Ronald James Orr Ewing 1948-2018
__. Ronald James Orr Ewing, scion of the Orr Ewing baronets, died at St Columba's Hospice, Edinburgh, 18 August, 2018. He was 70.
He was the youngest of the four children of Sir Ronald Orr Ewing, 5th Baronet (1912-2002), by his wife the former Marion Hester Cameron (1914-97), daughter of Sir Donald Cameron of Lochiel, the 25th Chief of the Clan Cameron.
The funeral will take place at St Mary's Church, Aberfoyle, 5 September, 2018.
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He was the youngest of the four children of Sir Ronald Orr Ewing, 5th Baronet (1912-2002), by his wife the former Marion Hester Cameron (1914-97), daughter of Sir Donald Cameron of Lochiel, the 25th Chief of the Clan Cameron.
The funeral will take place at St Mary's Church, Aberfoyle, 5 September, 2018.
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Saturday, August 18, 2018
George Hill-Wood/Clementine Hill-Wood (born 2018)
_. Lady Hill-Wood, wife of Sir Samuel Thomas Hill-Wood, 4th Baronet (born 24 August, 1971), gave birth to twins, a son, George David and a daughter Clementine Marguerite, 1 August, 2018.
Sir Samuel Hill-Wood is the son of Sir David Hill-Wood, 3rd Bt by his wife the former Jennifer Anne McKenzie Strang, and succeeded to the baronetcy upon his father's demise, 2002. Sir Samuel married in 2014, Emma Jane Dixon, daughter of Mark Dixon, of Wallingford, Oxfordshire. His infant son is heir to the baronetcy.
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Sir Samuel Hill-Wood is the son of Sir David Hill-Wood, 3rd Bt by his wife the former Jennifer Anne McKenzie Strang, and succeeded to the baronetcy upon his father's demise, 2002. Sir Samuel married in 2014, Emma Jane Dixon, daughter of Mark Dixon, of Wallingford, Oxfordshire. His infant son is heir to the baronetcy.
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Brocklehurst/Humphries engagement
_. The engagement was announced 18 August, 2018, between Dr Neil Brocklehurst, son of Mr & Mrs Richard Brocklehurst, of Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, and Emma Diana Lindsay Humphries (born 1988), daughter of William Alexander Humphries, of West Hanney, Oxfordshire, by his wife the former Julie Mary McConnell (born 1967).
Emma Humphries is a granddaughter of Peter McConnell, who married Susan Diana Margaret Barrow (b 1938), scion of the Barrow baronets.
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Emma Humphries is a granddaughter of Peter McConnell, who married Susan Diana Margaret Barrow (b 1938), scion of the Barrow baronets.
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Ogilvie Thompson/Mali engagement
_. The engagement has been announced between Luke Julian Ogilvie Thompson (born 1991), son of the Rev Christopher William Ogilvie Thompson (born 31 August, 1958), of Binstead, Hampshire, by his wife the former Kathleen Jean Blackstock, & Ursa Mali, daughter of Mrs Dora Mali, of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Luke's grandfather, Julian Ogilvie Thompson married 24 July, 1956, the Hon Tessa Mary Brand (b 21 Apr, 1934), daughter of Thomas Brand, 4th Viscount Hampden (1900-65).
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Luke's grandfather, Julian Ogilvie Thompson married 24 July, 1956, the Hon Tessa Mary Brand (b 21 Apr, 1934), daughter of Thomas Brand, 4th Viscount Hampden (1900-65).
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Lady Evelyn Rose Buchan (nee Phipps) 1955-2018
-. The Lady Evelyn Buchan, who died suddenly, 17 August, 2018, aged 62, was a scion of the Marquesses of Normanby.
She was born Lady Evelyn Rose Phipps, 18 November, 1955, th second daughter of the 4th Marquis of Normanby, KG (1912-94), of Mulgrave Castle, Whitby, by his wife the former Hon Grania Maeve Rosaura Guinness (1920-2018), scion of the Barons Moyne; married 1986, the Hon James Ernest Buchan (born 11 June, 1954), a son of the 3rd Baron Tweedsmuir (1916-2008) by his former wife the former Barbara Howard Ensor (1924-69), by whom she had a son and two daughters.
The funeral takes place at St Oswald's Church, Lythe, near Whitby, North Yorkshire, 6 September, 2018.
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She was born Lady Evelyn Rose Phipps, 18 November, 1955, th second daughter of the 4th Marquis of Normanby, KG (1912-94), of Mulgrave Castle, Whitby, by his wife the former Hon Grania Maeve Rosaura Guinness (1920-2018), scion of the Barons Moyne; married 1986, the Hon James Ernest Buchan (born 11 June, 1954), a son of the 3rd Baron Tweedsmuir (1916-2008) by his former wife the former Barbara Howard Ensor (1924-69), by whom she had a son and two daughters.
The funeral takes place at St Oswald's Church, Lythe, near Whitby, North Yorkshire, 6 September, 2018.
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Frankland/Holder engagement
_. The engagement was announced 18 August, 2018 between the Hon William Thomas Assheton Frankland (born 23 July, 1984), son and heir of the 18th Baron Zouche (born 23 Feb, 1943), of Charlton Adam, Somerset, by his wife the former Sally Olivia Barton, & Anna E.R. Holder, daughter of Mr & Mrs Derek Holder, of Malvern, Worcestershire.
William, a descendant of Oliver Cromwell, is heir apparent to one of the oldest baronies. The barony of Zouche of Haryngworth was created by writ of summons for his ancestor William la Zouche, on 16 August, 1308. He is also heir to the Frankland baronetcy created by Charles II in 1660.
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William, a descendant of Oliver Cromwell, is heir apparent to one of the oldest baronies. The barony of Zouche of Haryngworth was created by writ of summons for his ancestor William la Zouche, on 16 August, 1308. He is also heir to the Frankland baronetcy created by Charles II in 1660.
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Friday, August 17, 2018
Ashworth/Bramley engagement
_.The engagement was announced 17 August, 2018, between William David Ashworth (born 1985), son of Mr David Ashworth, of Torquay, Devon & Mrs Ruth Ashworth, of Fleet, Hampshire, & Cressida Romayne Bramley (born 1994), daughter of Roger D. Bramley, of Cirencester, Gloucestershire, and of Celestine Victoria Bridgeman (born 1966), of Chedglow, Co Wilts, scion of the Earls of Bradford, daughter of the late Richard Lynedoch Orlando Bridgeman (1931-82), by his wife Romayne (who d 1985).
Cressida Bramley is a descendant of the 2nd Earl of Bradford.
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Cressida Bramley is a descendant of the 2nd Earl of Bradford.
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Thursday, August 16, 2018
Bigley/Barham engagement
_. The engagement has been announced 16 Aug, 2018, between Max James Hilton Bigley (born 1992), son of Robert Hilton Bigley (born 1959), of Whixley, North Yorkshire, by his wife the former Deborah M.M. Nicholson (b 1962), & Emily Catherine Barham (born 1993), scion of that landed family, daughter of Edward George Barham (born 1962), of Hole Park, Kent, by his wife the former Clare Catherine Turnbull (born 1966), a great-granddaughter of the 9th Earl of Stamford (1850-1910), &c.
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Allen-Jones/Allsopp engagement
__.The engagement has been announced between Charles Allen-Jones, of Arkesden, Essex, and Mrs Pepita Allsopp, daughter of Lt-Cdr Peter Mason and widow of Peter William Allsopp (1940-2010), scion of the Barons Hindlip.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Willcocks/Beels marriage
_. The marriage took place 10 August, 2018, at Henley-on-Thames, between Lieutenant-General Sir Michael Willcocks, KCB (b 27 July, 1944), and Ms Penelope Jane Beels (née Aedy).
Sir Michael was Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, Serjeant-at-Arms, House of Lords and Secretary to the Lord Great Chamberlain, 2001-2009.
It is Sir Michael's second marriage. In 1966 he wed Jean Paton Weir, by whom he has three children.
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Sir Michael was Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, Serjeant-at-Arms, House of Lords and Secretary to the Lord Great Chamberlain, 2001-2009.
It is Sir Michael's second marriage. In 1966 he wed Jean Paton Weir, by whom he has three children.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Blair/Shakeel engagement
_. The engagement was announced 14 August, 2018, between Charles Woodman Blair (born 1980), son of John Woodman Blair, of East Lothian, by his wife the former Claire Lucy Ford (b 1949), scion of the Ford baronets, & Fatima Shakeel, daughter of Mr & Mrs Shakeel Quraishi, of Islamabad, Pakistan.
Charlie Blair is a great-grandson of Sir Patrick Johnson Ford, 1st Baronet (1880-1945).
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Charlie Blair is a great-grandson of Sir Patrick Johnson Ford, 1st Baronet (1880-1945).
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Pansy Olivia Wood (nee William-Powlett) 1925-2018
_. Pansy Olivia Wood, who died 13 August, 2018, aged 93, was a scion of the Earls of Portsmouth.
She was born Pansy Olivia William-Powlett, 27 April, 1925, the eldest daughter of Vice-Admiral Sir Peveril Barton Reibey Wallop William-Powlett, KCB, KCMG, CBE, DSO (1898-1985), by his first wife the former Helen Constance Crombie; married 1950, Lt-Col John Clairmont Wood, of Coombe Down, Beaminster, Dorset, by whom she had issue.
A Memorial Service for her (and her husband John) takes place at St Mary's Church, Netherbury, 8 October, 2018.
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She was born Pansy Olivia William-Powlett, 27 April, 1925, the eldest daughter of Vice-Admiral Sir Peveril Barton Reibey Wallop William-Powlett, KCB, KCMG, CBE, DSO (1898-1985), by his first wife the former Helen Constance Crombie; married 1950, Lt-Col John Clairmont Wood, of Coombe Down, Beaminster, Dorset, by whom she had issue.
A Memorial Service for her (and her husband John) takes place at St Mary's Church, Netherbury, 8 October, 2018.
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Monday, August 13, 2018
Dallyn/Hanbury engagement
__. The engagement was announced in Aug, 2018, between Dr Ben P. Dallyn, son of Mr Stephen Dallyn, of Dorking, Surrey, by his wife Catherine, & Lucy E. Hanbury, scion of the Hanbury landed family formerly of Kingston Maurward, daughter of Rupert Peter Hanbury (born 9 July, 1958), of Cirencester, Gloucestershire, by his wife Rosemary.
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Sunday, August 12, 2018
Compton/Challinor engagement
_. The engagement was announced 11 August, 2018, between Ludovic Hugh Compton (born 1989), scion of the Marquesses of Northampton, son of Richard Clephane Compton (born 1957), of Newby Hall, near Ripon, North Yorkshire, by his wife the former Lucinda Jane Austell Hohler (born 1960), scion of that landed family, and Frances Jennifer (Polly) Challinor (born 1989), daughter of (Basil) John Challinor (born 1943), of Hopton, Staffordshire, by former wife the former Barbara Madeleine Elizabeth Harris (now Mrs Michael Hurdle, of Drointon, Staffordshire).
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Friday, August 10, 2018
Sir Digby Mackworth, 10th Baronet 1945-2018
_. Sir Digby Mackworth, 10th Baronet, died 17 July, 2018. He was 72.
Digby John Mackworth was born 2 November, 1945, the only child of Sir David Mackworth, 9th Baronet (1912-98), by his wife the former Mary Alice Grylls (died 1993).
He was educated at Wellington, and served as a Lieutenant in the Australian Army Aviation Corps, helicopter pilot; Reconnaissance Flt, Australian Task Force, Vietnam; Pilot, Bristow Helicopters, Trinidad & Iran, 1972-77; British Airways Helicopters, Shetland, Aberdeen, China, India, 1977-89; British Airways Heathrow Airport, 1989-2000; later Pilot, EasyJet from 2000, &c.
He married in 1971, Antoinette Francesca McKenna, by whom he had one daughter, Octavia, and succeeded to the baronetcy, created in 1776, upon his father's demise, 1998.
The baronetcy now passes to his kinsman, Alan Keith Mackworth, born in 1945, resident in Canada.
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Digby John Mackworth was born 2 November, 1945, the only child of Sir David Mackworth, 9th Baronet (1912-98), by his wife the former Mary Alice Grylls (died 1993).
He was educated at Wellington, and served as a Lieutenant in the Australian Army Aviation Corps, helicopter pilot; Reconnaissance Flt, Australian Task Force, Vietnam; Pilot, Bristow Helicopters, Trinidad & Iran, 1972-77; British Airways Helicopters, Shetland, Aberdeen, China, India, 1977-89; British Airways Heathrow Airport, 1989-2000; later Pilot, EasyJet from 2000, &c.
He married in 1971, Antoinette Francesca McKenna, by whom he had one daughter, Octavia, and succeeded to the baronetcy, created in 1776, upon his father's demise, 1998.
The baronetcy now passes to his kinsman, Alan Keith Mackworth, born in 1945, resident in Canada.
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Vivienne Lawrence Asquith 1923-2018
_. Mrs Simon Asquith (nee Vivienne Lawrence Jones), died 9 August, 2018, aged 94. She was a scion of the Jones baronetcy, born in 1923, daughter of Sir Lawrence Evelyn Jones, 5th Baronet (1885-1969), by his wife the former Lady Evelyn Alice Grey (1886-1971), daughter of the 4th Earl Grey (1851-1917); married 1942, Simon Anthony Roland Asquith (1919-73), scion of the Earls of Oxford & Asquith, grandson of the Prime Minister H.H. Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford & Asquith, KG. She leaves 2 sons and a daughter.
The funeral service will be held at Putney Vale Crematorium, 31 August, 2018.
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The funeral service will be held at Putney Vale Crematorium, 31 August, 2018.
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Matilda Rose Grundy (born 2018)
_. Sophie Louise Grundy (nee Sleight), wife of George Francis Grundy (born 1987), and scion of the Sleight baronets, gave birth to a daughter, Matilda Rose, 9 August, 2018.
Sophie is the daughter of Geoffrey Sleight (born 1958), of Binbrook, Lincolnshire, by his wife the former Jane Abbott. George Grundy is the son of Charles Grundy, of Everdon, Northamptonshire, by his wife the former Julia Credland.
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Sophie is the daughter of Geoffrey Sleight (born 1958), of Binbrook, Lincolnshire, by his wife the former Jane Abbott. George Grundy is the son of Charles Grundy, of Everdon, Northamptonshire, by his wife the former Julia Credland.
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Thursday, August 09, 2018
Peter Ewald Scarisbrick (d 2018)
__. Peter Ewald Scarisbrick, who died 27 July, 2018, aged 95, was descended from the Bertie Earls of Abingdon. He was husband of Diana and father of Sophie.
He was a son of Charles Ewald Scarisbrick (1887-1962), by his wife the former Evelyn Dorothy Aird (d 1957).
His daughter Sophie married 1982, the Hon John Peter Robin Hood Hastings-Bass (born 5 June, 1954), younger brother of the 17th Earl of Huntingdon.
The funeral takes place at the Church of Our Lady of Hal, Camden Town, 16 August, 2018.
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He was a son of Charles Ewald Scarisbrick (1887-1962), by his wife the former Evelyn Dorothy Aird (d 1957).
His daughter Sophie married 1982, the Hon John Peter Robin Hood Hastings-Bass (born 5 June, 1954), younger brother of the 17th Earl of Huntingdon.
The funeral takes place at the Church of Our Lady of Hal, Camden Town, 16 August, 2018.
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Hulbert-Powell/Richardson engagement
_. The engagement was announced 9 August, 2018, between John Charles Lacy (Johnny) Hulbert-Powell (born 1984), scion of that landed gentry family, son of Charles Hulbert-Powell, of Mayfield, East Sussex, by his wife the former Sara Mary Philomena Bonn (born 1952), and Katie Richardson, daughter of Thomas and Diane Richardson, of St Brelade, Jersey.
Johnny Hulbert-Powell is a grandson paternally of Evelyn Charles Lacy Hulbert-Powell (1914-85), by his wife the former Hon Philippa Catherine St Aubyn (born 19 June, 1922), scion of the Barons St Levan, second daughter of the 3rd Baron St Levan, of St Michael's Mount, Marazion, Cornwall, by his wife the former Hon Clementina Gwendolen Catharine Nicolson, scion of the Barons Carnock.
Johnny's maternal grandfather was Michael Walter Bonn (1927-97), descended from the Earls of Albemarle, by his wife the former Elizabeth Mary Buxton (1926-2017), scion of the Buxton baronets.
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Johnny Hulbert-Powell is a grandson paternally of Evelyn Charles Lacy Hulbert-Powell (1914-85), by his wife the former Hon Philippa Catherine St Aubyn (born 19 June, 1922), scion of the Barons St Levan, second daughter of the 3rd Baron St Levan, of St Michael's Mount, Marazion, Cornwall, by his wife the former Hon Clementina Gwendolen Catharine Nicolson, scion of the Barons Carnock.
Johnny's maternal grandfather was Michael Walter Bonn (1927-97), descended from the Earls of Albemarle, by his wife the former Elizabeth Mary Buxton (1926-2017), scion of the Buxton baronets.
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Goddard/Kendall engagement
_. The engagement was announced 9 August, 2018, between Samuel Goddard, son of Mr & Mrs Anthony Goddard, of West Witterington, West Sussex, & Josephine Louise Kendall (born 1988), daughter of Mr Philip Henry Kendall, of Pimlico, London, and Mrs Francesca Louise Kendall (born 1962, nee Conant), of Dunsmore, Buckinghamshire, scion of the Conant baronets, daughter of Charles Richard Conant (1929-2012), by his wife the former Katherine Anne Ross-Wilson.
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Faggionato/Gummer engagement
_. The engagement was announced 8 August, 2018, between Thomas Faggionato, son of Mrs Anne Faggionato, of Monaco, and the Hon Leonora Cicely Gummer (born 1982), elder daughter of the life peer Baron Deben (born 1939), of Winston, Suffolk, by his wife the former Penelope Jane Gardner (born 1943).
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Tuesday, August 07, 2018
Longton/Dickinson enagagement
_. The engagement was announced 7 August, 2018, between Alexander J. Longton, son of Mr & Mrs Nigel Longton, of Winslow, Buckinghamshire, & Georgia Eve Dickinson (born 1987), descended from the Chaytor baronets, daughter of Mark Chaytor Dickinson, of Newbrough, Northumberland, by his former wife the former Amanda Evelyn Fraser (born 1956) (now Mrs Ming Buxton, of Barnes, London).
Georgia Dickinson is a great-granddaughter of Sir Edmund Chaytor, 6th Baronet (1876-1935). Her mother, Amanda, is descended from the Feilden baronets. Her second husband is the Hon Timothy Buxton, scion of Buxton of Alsa, &c.
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Georgia Dickinson is a great-granddaughter of Sir Edmund Chaytor, 6th Baronet (1876-1935). Her mother, Amanda, is descended from the Feilden baronets. Her second husband is the Hon Timothy Buxton, scion of Buxton of Alsa, &c.
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Jopling/Goulding engagement
_. The engagement was announced 7 August, 2018, between Caspar William Fletcher Jopling (born 1992), son of the Hon Nicholas Mark Fletcher Jopling (b 1961), of North Yorkshire, by his former wife the former Jayne Mackay Benson (b 1966) (now Mrs Jayne Warde-Aldam, of North Yorkshire), & Elena Jane (Ellie) Goulding (born 30 Dec, 1986), the pop star Ellie Goulding, daughter of Arthur E.J. Goulding (born 1959), of Herefordshire, by his former wife the former Tracey L Clark (b 1964) (now Mrs Tracey Sumner).
Caspar Jopling is a grandson of the life peer Baron Jopling, PC (b 1930), who, as Michael Jopling, was Conservative MP for Westmorland 1964-83, and for Westmorland and Lonsdale, 1983-97, and was Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food, 1983-87. Lady Jopling was the former Gail Dickinson, daughter of Ernest Dickinson, of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
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Caspar Jopling is a grandson of the life peer Baron Jopling, PC (b 1930), who, as Michael Jopling, was Conservative MP for Westmorland 1964-83, and for Westmorland and Lonsdale, 1983-97, and was Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food, 1983-87. Lady Jopling was the former Gail Dickinson, daughter of Ernest Dickinson, of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
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Monday, August 06, 2018
Wheeler-Carmichael/Belcher engagement
_. The engagement was announced 4 August, 2018, between James Henry Wheeler-Carmichael (born 1990), elder son of George Alexander Wheeler-Carmichael (born 1959), of Hyde, Gloucestershire, by his wife the former Marianne Jean Law (born 1960), & Fiona Anne Belcher (born 1991), daughter of Simon James Belcher, of Thorner, West Yorkshire, by his wife the former Penelope Mary Lucas (born 1957).
James Wheeler-Carmichael is a great-grandson of the 7th Baron Ellenborough.
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James Wheeler-Carmichael is a great-grandson of the 7th Baron Ellenborough.
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Sunday, August 05, 2018
Peter Joseph Le Fanu 1941-2018
_. Peter Joseph Le Fanu, who died 3 August, 2018, aged 76, was a scion of the Irish landed gentry family of that name.
He was born in 1941 son of Anthony Le Fanu (1918-44) by his wife the former Margaret Elizabeth Joyce (1918-90).
The funeral takes place at All Saints' Church, Renhold, Bedfordshire, 29 August, 2018.
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He was born in 1941 son of Anthony Le Fanu (1918-44) by his wife the former Margaret Elizabeth Joyce (1918-90).
The funeral takes place at All Saints' Church, Renhold, Bedfordshire, 29 August, 2018.
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The 3rd Baron Layton 1947-2018
_. The Lord Layton, 3rd Baron, died 4 August, 2018. He was 71.
Lord Layton was a director of the Imperial Aviation Group; dir of the Historical Aviation Group; a Director of Wellington International Ltd, from 1992; a Trustee of the Historical Aviation Foundation , &c.
Geoffrey Michael Layton was born 18 July, 1947, son of the 2nd Baron by his wife the former Dorothy Rose Cross [who died 1994]; succeeded his father, 1989.
He married firstly, 1969 [div 1971] Viviane Cracco; married secondly, 1989 [div 1999] Caroline Jane Soulis. No children.
The peerage was created in 1947 for his grandfather, Sir Walter Layton, and now passes to Lord Layton’s cousin, Jonathan Francis Layton, who was born 16 February, 1942.
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Lord Layton was a director of the Imperial Aviation Group; dir of the Historical Aviation Group; a Director of Wellington International Ltd, from 1992; a Trustee of the Historical Aviation Foundation , &c.
Geoffrey Michael Layton was born 18 July, 1947, son of the 2nd Baron by his wife the former Dorothy Rose Cross [who died 1994]; succeeded his father, 1989.
He married firstly, 1969 [div 1971] Viviane Cracco; married secondly, 1989 [div 1999] Caroline Jane Soulis. No children.
The peerage was created in 1947 for his grandfather, Sir Walter Layton, and now passes to Lord Layton’s cousin, Jonathan Francis Layton, who was born 16 February, 1942.
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Saturday, August 04, 2018
Davenport/Jardine engagement
_. The engagement was announced 4 August, 2018, between Andrew Mark Davenport (born 1986), son of Stephen D. Davenport (born 1957), of Biddulph, Staffordshire, by his wife the former Patricia A. Kirkland (born 1954), and Kirsty Sybil Jardine (born 1986), scion of the Jardine baronets of Applegirth, daughter of Sir Alexander Maule Jardine of Applegirth, 12th Baronet (1947-2008), by his wife, Mary Lady Jardine (nee Cross, scion of the Viscounts Cross, of Thwaites, Cumbria.
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van Straubenzee/Jenks wedding
__.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Princess Eugenie of York & Mrs Jack Brooksbank attended the marriage, on 4 August, 2018, at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Frensham, Surrey, between Charles Anthony van Straubenzee (born 1988), scion of that landed family, third son of Alexander Henry van Straubenzee (born 1951), of South Witham, Lincolnshire, by his wife the former Claire Sonia Fenwick (born 1954), & Daisy Philippa Jenks (born 1991), elder daughter of Philip Richard Jenks, of Churt, Surrey, by his wife the former Alexandra Ulrike Wilson Nicol, daughter of Alexander J.W. Nicol by his wife Christine von Canstein.
The wedding day was also the 37th birthday of HRH The Duchess of Sussex.
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The wedding day was also the 37th birthday of HRH The Duchess of Sussex.
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Edgar/Wills engagement
_. The engagement was announced 4 August, 2018, between Mr C. Piers Edgar, only son of Mr Campbell Edgar, of Salisbury, Wiltshire, and the late Mrs Edgar, & the Hon Charlotte Alexandra Hamilton Wills (born 1981), scion of the Barons Dulverton, only daughter of the 3rd Baron Dulverton (b 2 May 1944), of Batsford, Gloucestershire, by his first wife the former Rosalind van der Velde (now Rosalind, Baroness Dulverton, of Marbella, Spain).
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Friday, August 03, 2018
Martha Clare Willan (born 2018)
_. Laura Helena Ruth Willan (born 1986, nee Massey), wife of Andrew Hugh Willan (born 1986), gave birth to a daughter, Martha Clare, 2 Aug, 2018.
Laura Willan is a daughter of Peregrine Tatton Eyre Massey (born 1952), descended from the Barons Massy, by his wife the former Deirdre Mary Drummond (born 1953), scion of the Earls of Perth.
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Laura Willan is a daughter of Peregrine Tatton Eyre Massey (born 1952), descended from the Barons Massy, by his wife the former Deirdre Mary Drummond (born 1953), scion of the Earls of Perth.
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Thursday, August 02, 2018
Sir Alexander Fergusson 1949-2018
_. Sir Alex Fergusson, who died 31 July, 2018, aged 69, was the former presiding officer of the Scottish parliament, the MSP for Scotland South 1999-2003, and for Galloway and West Dumfries, 2003-16, who resigned in 2016 after 17 years service, and was knighted in that year.
He was a scion of the Fergusson baronets of Kilkerran. He was born Alexander Charles Onslow Fergusson 8 April, 1949, and educated at Eton, the elder son of the Rev Simon Charles David Fergusson by his wife the former Auriole Kathleen Hughes-Onslow, descended from the Earls of Onslow. and was a grandson paternally of Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet GCB, GCMG, DSO, MVO (1865-1951), by his wife the former Lady Alice Mary Boyle (d 1958), daughter of the 7th Earl of Glasgow.
He married in 1974, Jane Merryn Barthold, by whom he had three sons.
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He was a scion of the Fergusson baronets of Kilkerran. He was born Alexander Charles Onslow Fergusson 8 April, 1949, and educated at Eton, the elder son of the Rev Simon Charles David Fergusson by his wife the former Auriole Kathleen Hughes-Onslow, descended from the Earls of Onslow. and was a grandson paternally of Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet GCB, GCMG, DSO, MVO (1865-1951), by his wife the former Lady Alice Mary Boyle (d 1958), daughter of the 7th Earl of Glasgow.
He married in 1974, Jane Merryn Barthold, by whom he had three sons.
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Ingham/Buckmaster engagement
_. The engagement was announced 2 August, 2018, between Harry James Fraser Ingham (born 1988), son of Mr & Mrs Michael Ingham, of Wimbledon, London, & Camellia Aline Buckmaster (born 1988), daughter of Henry G. Buckmaster, of Little Blakenham, Suffolk, by his wife the former Julia Mary Hobhouse (born 26 September, 1956), scion of the Hobhouse baronets.
The bride-to-be is a great-granddaughter of Sir Reginald Hobhouse, 5th Baronet (1878-1947). Her ancestor, Benjamin Hobhouse, was MP for Bletchingley, Grampound and Hendon, and Chief Secretary, Board of Control, India, and created a baronet in 1812. Another kinsman, John Cam Hobhouse, created Baron Broughton, was a distinguished politician and great friend of the poet Lord Byron.
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The bride-to-be is a great-granddaughter of Sir Reginald Hobhouse, 5th Baronet (1878-1947). Her ancestor, Benjamin Hobhouse, was MP for Bletchingley, Grampound and Hendon, and Chief Secretary, Board of Control, India, and created a baronet in 1812. Another kinsman, John Cam Hobhouse, created Baron Broughton, was a distinguished politician and great friend of the poet Lord Byron.
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Eloise Martha Cornwall-Legh (born 2018)
_.Alison Clare Cornwall-Legh (nee Tennant), wife of the Hon George Henry Cornwall-Legh (born 1982), scion of the Barons Grey of Codnor, gave birth to a daughter, Eloise Martha, 1 August, 2018, a sister for Isabella Penelope, who was born 17 March, 2016.
The Hon George Cornwall-Legh is the youngest son of the 6th Baron Grey of Codnor (born 1936), by his wife the former Joanna Storm Cayley (born 1947), scion of the Cayley baronets.
Alison Cornwall-Legh is a daughter of Rodney Tennant, of Middleham, North Yorkshire.
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The Hon George Cornwall-Legh is the youngest son of the 6th Baron Grey of Codnor (born 1936), by his wife the former Joanna Storm Cayley (born 1947), scion of the Cayley baronets.
Alison Cornwall-Legh is a daughter of Rodney Tennant, of Middleham, North Yorkshire.
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Wednesday, August 01, 2018
Sichel/de Ferranti engagement
_. The engagement was announced 31 July, 2018, between Charles J.S. Sichel, son of John and Dee Sichel, of Oxford and the Isle of Wight, & Leonora Katherine Ziani de Ferranti (born May, 1988), second daughter of Adrian Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti (born 24 Dec, 1958), of Ellisfield, Hampshire, by his wife the former Christian Roome.
Leonora's grandfather Basil Reginald Vincent Ziani de Ferranti (1930-88) married firstly, 17 Dec, 1956, Susan Sara Gore (b 26 Oct, 1935), scion of the Earls Temple of Stowe, daughter of Christopher Gerald Gore (1903-54), by his wife Lady Barbara Susan Montgomerie (1909-92), daughter of the 16th Earl of Eglinton & Winton.
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Leonora's grandfather Basil Reginald Vincent Ziani de Ferranti (1930-88) married firstly, 17 Dec, 1956, Susan Sara Gore (b 26 Oct, 1935), scion of the Earls Temple of Stowe, daughter of Christopher Gerald Gore (1903-54), by his wife Lady Barbara Susan Montgomerie (1909-92), daughter of the 16th Earl of Eglinton & Winton.
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Christopher Henry Gibbs 1938-2018
_. Christopher Gibbs, who has died aged 79, was a scion of the Barons Aldenham & Hunsdon, an antiques dealer, interior designer, bibliophile, and aesthete, & friend of Sir Mick Jagger, who pioneered a style of interior decoration often described as 'distressed bohemian'---------
He was born 29 July, 1938, the fifth son of the Hon Sir Geoffrey Cokayne Gibbs, KCMG (1901-75), by his wife the former Helen Margaret Leslie, and was a grandson of Herbert Cokayne Gibbs, 1st Baron Hunsdon (1854-1935).
It was Herbert Gibbs who, in 1908, acquired the manor of Hunsdon. This manor with the title of Baron Hunsdon was granted by Queen Elizabeth I to her first cousin, Henry Carey, and ancestor of Gibbs, who, in 1923, was raised to the peerage.
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He was born 29 July, 1938, the fifth son of the Hon Sir Geoffrey Cokayne Gibbs, KCMG (1901-75), by his wife the former Helen Margaret Leslie, and was a grandson of Herbert Cokayne Gibbs, 1st Baron Hunsdon (1854-1935).
It was Herbert Gibbs who, in 1908, acquired the manor of Hunsdon. This manor with the title of Baron Hunsdon was granted by Queen Elizabeth I to her first cousin, Henry Carey, and ancestor of Gibbs, who, in 1923, was raised to the peerage.
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