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Friday, July 07, 2023

Janet, Lady Samuelson 1932-2023

 Janet, Lady Samuelson, who died 26 June, 2023, aged 91, was the widow of Sir Bernard Samuelson, 5th Baronet (1917-2008).

She was born Janet Amy Elkington in 1932, daughter of Lieutenant-Commander Laurence Garrett Elkington, RN (1896-1964), of Chelsea, and his wife the former Phyllis Amy Vans Agnew (1902-1972), scion of that Scots landed gentry family; and married 26 April, 1952, Bernard Michael Francis Samuelson (born 17 January, 1917), son of Sir Francis Henry Bernard Samuelson, 4th Baronet (1890-1981), and his wife the former Margaret Kendall Barnes (who died 1980). Her husband succeeded in 1981 to the baronetcy (cr UK, 1884), and died 21 Nov, 2008.

Lady Samuelson leaves issue, two sons, James and Edward, and two daughters, Nancy and Angela. The elder son is Sir James Samuelson, 6th Baronet.

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