Jervis Joscelyn Percy 1928-2026

 Jervis Joscelyn Percy, died in Cork, 7 January, 2026, aged 97.

Jervis Percy.

He was born at Alexandria, Egypt, 21 July, 1928, a son of Colonel Joscelyn Edward Seymour Percy, DSO, MC (1897-1943), of the Durham Light Infantry, and of his wife Kathleen Ross (later Lady Bradford wife of Sir Thomas Bradford, Kt); and married 11 May, 1957 (div. 1979), Julia Diana Renwick (born 16 Aug, 1935), daughter of Squadron Leader Sir Eustace Deuchar Renwick, 3rd Baronet (1902-1973), and his wife the former Diana Mary Cruddas (who died 11 Sept, 2005, aged 92); by whom he had issue, three daughters, Corinna (born 1964), Jane (born 1966), and Charlotte (born 1967).

 While stationed abroad, Jervis took up modern pentathlon and excelled particularly in the horse riding and running portions of the competition. He was selected to represent Great Britain in this event at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, where he placed 37th individually and 10th with the team, alongside Leon Lumsdaine and John Hewitt. After serving during the Korean War, he left the army in 1955 and worked in various industrial positions until his 1988 retirement, after which he moved to Ireland.

I can find no connection here to the Percy Dukes of Northumberland even though names of some of this  have similarities and associations with those in the ducal family. Jervis's grandfather was Joscelyn Beverley Percy (1856-1924), and the Earldom of Beverley is one of the Duke of Northumberland's subsidiary titles.

Edward Hore G. Percy (b 1761) > Edward Lorenzo Percy, the Irish artist (1797-1863) > Joscelyn Beverley Percy (1856-1924) > Joscelyn Edward Seymour Percy (1897-1943) > Jervis Joscelyn Percy (c1929-2026)

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