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Sunday, September 24, 2023

Iona, Lady Molesworth-St Aubyn (died 2023)

 Iona, Lady Molesworth-St Aubyn, who died 19 September, 2023, was the widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Arscott Molesworth-St Aubyn, 15th Baronet, Cornish landowner, a former High Sheriff and Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall.

She was the former Iona Audrey Armatrude Tottenham, descended from the Tottenham family (now Marquesses of Ely), daughter of Admiral Sir Francis Loftus Tottenham, KCB, CBE, RN (1880-1967), and his wife the former Evelyn Rosalie Prescott (1895-1986); and married 2 May, 1957, Lieutenant-Col John Arscott Molesworth-St Aubyn (born 15 Dec, 1926), son of Sir John Molesworth-St Aubyn, 14th Baronet (1899-1985), and his wife the former Celia Marjorie Vivian (died 11 Oct, 1965). Her husband succeeded to his father's baronetcy, 15 Nov, 1985, and died 22 April, 1998.

Lady Molesworth-St Aubyn leaves two sons, William and James, and a daughter, Emma. Her elder son is Sir William, the 16th Baronet (born 23 Nov, 1958).

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