Mary Vanessa Hoare (died 2026)

 Mary Vanessa Hoare, who died 16 January, 2026, aged 86, was the first and former wife of Sir David Hoare, 9th Baronet.

The former (Mary) Vanessa Cardew, daughter of Peter Gordon Cardew, she married 20 April, 1965 (div 1978), David John Hoare (born 8 Oct, 1935), the second son of Sir Peter William Hoare, 7th Baronet (1898-1973), and his wife the former Laura Ray Esplen (1905-1992), daughter of Sir John Esplen, 1st Baronet (1863-1930). 

Her former husband succeeded his elder brother, Sir Peter Hoare, 8th Bt, in the baronetcy, 26 June, 2004.

Vanessa Hoare leaves a son, Simon Merrick Hoare (born 9 Oct, 1967).

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