Amin/Picton-Turbervill engagement

 The engagement was announced 22 November, 2024, between Nima Amin, only son of Kamran and Gelareh Amin, of South Kensington, London, & Catherine Picton-Turbervill (born 1995), scion of that landed gentry family, the only daughter of David Picton-Turbervill (born 1964), of Four Marks, Winchester, Hampshire, by his wife the former Lucy C. Manners (born 1964), descended maternally from the Trafford landed gentry family and from the Barons Petre and Barons Clifford of Chudleigh.

William, 12th Baron Petre > Hon Eleanor Petre > Maj. Cecil Trafford > Jane Trafford > Lucy Manners > Catherine Picton-Turbervill

Hugh, 7th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh > Maj Gen Hon Sir Hugh Clifford VC > Sir Hugh Charles Clifford > Monica Clifford > Jane Elizabeth Mary Trafford > Lucy Manners (as above)

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Ajax Simon Wilhelm Benitz (born 2024)

Celia Rose Benitz (nee Weinstock, born 1985), wife of Max Edward F. Benitz [born 1985], gave birth to a son Ajax Simon Wilhelm, 9 November, 2924.

Celia is the second daughter of the late Hon Simon Andrew Weinstock [1952-96], and his wife the former Laura Helen Legh [born 16 May, 1954] [now Laura Weinstock Sykes, of Milton Lilbourne, Wiltshire] scion of the Barons Newton.

Max Benitz is the youngest son of Bryan Benitz, of Wylye, Wiltshire, and his wife, nee ____ Hutchinson.

The 3rd Baron Newton [1888-1960] > Maj Hon Sir Francis Legh [1919-84] > Laura Helen Legh [b 1954] > Celia Weinstock [b 1985] > Ajax Benitz

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The Baron Prescott 1938-2024

 The Baron Prescott, who died 20 November, 2024, aged 86, was a life peer and politician, who served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1997 to 2007, and as First Secretary of State from 2001 to 2007.

John Leslie Prescott (born 31 May, 1938),  was a son of John Herbert Prescott (1911-2001), and his wife the former Phyllis Parrish (who died 2003). Prescott served as Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull East for 40 years, from 1970 to 2010. He was often seen as the political link to the working class in a Labour Party increasingly led by modernising, middle-class professionals such as Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson, and developed a reputation as a key conciliator in the often fractious relationship between Blair and Gordon Brown.

It was announced on 28 May 2010 that Prescott was to be awarded a life peerage. The peerage was gazetted on 15 June in the 2010 in the Dissolution Honours. He was introduced into the House of Lords on 8 July, 2010, as Baron Prescott, of Kingston upon Hull in the County of East Yorkshire.

Lord Prescott is survived by his wife the former Pauline Tilston, whom he married in 1961, and leaves issue, two sons.

He was appointed to the Privy Council in 1994, but resigned in 2013.

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David Murray Davidson

 David Murray Davidson died 15 November, 2024. 

He was a son of Colonel Robert St Clair Davidson (1900-1993), of The Manor House, Upham, Hampshire, by his wife the former Helen E. Murray; and married in 1973, Mary Pamela Sebag-Montefiore (born 5 May, 1951), scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of Denzil Charles Sebag-Montefiore (1914-1996), and his wife the former Ruth Emily Magnus (who died 2015), by whom he had issue, a son, Denzil (born 1975), and two daughters, Susanna (Zanna) (born 1978), and Felicity (born 1982).

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Peter Robert Nutting, JP, DL 1935-2024

 Peter Robert Nutting, JP, DL, who died 18 November, 2024, aged 89, was a scion of the Nutting baronets.

He was commissioned into the Irish Guards, and later served as chairman of Edward & John Burke between 1965 and 1968. He was chairman of IGI Insurance Company, Hampden Agencies, Telecom Plus and Directory. He was a JP for inner London  and was member of the Council of Lloyds. Nutting was High Sheriff of Surrey in 1999, and was a deputy lieutenant of the county. 

He was born 22 October, 1935, son of Capt Arthur Ronald Stansmore Nutting (1888-1964), and his wife the former Patricia Eizabeth Jameson (1905-2006), and was a grandson of Sir John Gardiner Nutting, 1st Baronet (1852-1918); and married 31 March, 1965, Cecilia Hester Marie-Louise Russell (born 22 October, 1942), scion of the Barons Ampthill (descended from the Dukes of Bedford), by daughter of Maj. Cosmo Rex Ivor Russell (1911-2003), and his wife the former Agnes Mary Parsons (1918-2003), scion of the Earls of Rosse, by whom he had issue, two sons William (born 19 June, 1968), and Rupert (born 20 Oct, 1971), and a daughter, Amanda (born 25 May, 1966).

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Elizabeth Frances Husted (nee Hanbury-Williams) 1929-2024

 Elizabeth Frances Husted, who died in Washington DC, 7 November, 2024, aged 94, was a scion of the Hanbury-Williams landed gentry family.

She was born 6 December, 1929, a daughter of Sir John Colbrook Hanbury-Williams, CVO (1892-1965), and his wife  Zenaida "Ida" Cantacuzene (1908-80), a daughter of Prince Michael Cantacuzene, Count Speransky (1875-1955) and Julia Dent (Grant) Cantacuzene (1876-1975), herself a granddaughter of Gen. Ulysses S, Grant (1822-85), 18th President of the United States, 1869-77.

Her father was appointed a Gentleman Usher to King George V in 1931, and served as Gentleman Usher to King Edward VIII in 1936. Between 1936 and 1965 Hanbury-Williams held the office of Lieutenant of the City of London. He was Gentleman Usher to King George VI between 1937 and 1946, and was Extra Gentleman Usher to the King between 1946 and 1952. He was invested as a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1956 New Year Honours.

She married firstly, at St James's, Spanish Place, London, 24 July, 1951 (div. 1968), Brian Patrick Morgan Keeling (1927-1990), son of Sir John Henry Keeling (1895-1978), of Sedlescombe, Sussex, and his wife the former Dorothy May Finucane; and married 2ndly, in London, 6 June, 1972, John Grinnell Wetmore Husted, Jr (1926-1999), son of John Grinnell Wetmore Husted (1897-1965), of Bedford, Westchester County, New York, and his wife the former Helen Armstrong (1901-1964). 

From her first marriage she had issue, a son, Patrick Keeling (born 31 May, 1956), and a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth (born 6 July, 1954, who died in August, 2024, aged 70), wife of Henry Greville Cator (born 26 March, 1956), scion of that landed gentry family.

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John Willoughby Feltrim Fagan 1936-2024

John Willoughby Feltrim Fagan died 11 November, 2024, aged 88.

He was born 19 February, 1936, the second son of Richard Feltrim Fagan (1891-1977), scion of that Irish landed gentry family, and his wife the former Evelyn Frances Joyce Beauchamp (1903-89), scion of the Beauchamp-Proctor baronets. He married in 1983, Susan Ann Hume (born 1946), daughter of Colonel John Lawrence Hume, OBE (1908-1973), and his wife the former Dorothy Ethel Hindle (1913-2003), by whom he had issue, twins, a son, Edward (born 5 July, 1986), and a daughter, Alexandra.

Sir William Beauchamp-Proctor, 1st Baronet (1722-73) > William Henry Beauchamp-Proctor (1769-1 806) > Rev Henry Beauchamp (1793-1863) > Willoughby Beauchamp (1828-1874) > Willoughby George Beauchamp (1864-1922) > Evelyn Beauchamp (1903-1989) > John Fagan (1936-2024)

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The Countess of Elgin and Kincardine 1939-2024

 The Countess of Elgin and Kincardine, who died 15 November, 2024, was the wife of the centenarian 11th Earl of Elgin & (15th) of Kincardine, KT, of Broomhall, Dunfermline, Fife.

She was the former Victoria Mary Usher, born at Bolton, East Lothian, in 1939, the only daughter of Major Dudley George Usher, MBE, of Larach Bhan, Kilchrennan, co. Argyll, by his wife Antonia Mary Wilkinson (who died 1997), 1st daughter of Major General Sir Percival Spearman Wilkinson KCMG, CB (1865-1953), of Rosebery House, Gorebridge, co. Midlothian, and descended from the Hunter Blair baronets.

She married 27 April, 1959, the then Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, styled Lord Bruce (born 17 February, 1924), son and heir of the 10th Earl of Elgin (14th) Earl of Kincardine, KT, CMG (1881-1968), and his wife the Hon Katherine Elizabeth Cochrane, DBE (died 1989), 3rd daughter of the 1st Baron Cochrane of Cults, DL, JP (1857-1951).

Her husband succeeded his father, 27 November, 1968, as the 11th Earl of Elgin (Scotland, let. pat. 21 Jun 1633), as the 15th Earl of Kincardine (Scotland, let. pat. 26 Dec 1647), the 13th Lord Bruce of Kinloss (Scotland, let. pat. 3 May 1608), 15th Lord Bruce of Torry (Scotland, let. pat. 26 Dec 1647), 4th Baron Elgin, of Elgin (United Kingdom, let. pat. 13 Nov 1849), and 37th Chief of the Name and Arms of Bruce.

Lord Elgin served as Grand Master Mason of Scotland 1960-65; Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1980-81; Knight of the Thistle 1981; Lord Lieutenant of Fife 1987-99; Order of Merit (Norway) 1994, &c.

The Countess leaves issue, three sons, Charles, styled Lord Bruce (born 19 Oct, 1961), the Hon Adam Bruce (born 18 January, 1968), and the Hon Alexander Bruce (born 31 March, 1971), and two daughters, Lady Georgiana (born 4 June, 1960), and Lady Antonia (born 30 August, 1964).

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Andrew Henry Gordon Clark 1934-2024

 Andrew Henry Gordon Clark, who died 9 November, 2024, aged 90, was a scion of that landed gentry family; born in 1934, son of John Stanley Gordon Clark (1903-1985), and his wife the former Winifred Anne Slessor (1905-1982); &  married 1978, Diana M. Thring (born 1936), daughter of Jack Reddie Thring (1900-1975), scion of that landed gentry family, & his wife the former Eirene Helen Streatfield (1906-1983). No issue.

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Sir John Anson, KCB 1930-2024

Sir John Anson, KCB, who died 11 November, 2024, aged 94, was a scion of the Anson baronets.

He was Second Permanent Secretary (Public Expenditure) HM Treasury, 1987-1990; he served in the Treasury 1954-1968; was Financial Counsellor, British Embassy Paris, 1968-71; Assistant Secretary 1971-72, Under-Secretary 1972-74, Cabinet Office; Under Secretary 1974-77, Deputy Secretary 1977-87, HM Treasury; Economic Minister, British Embassy Washington, and UK Executive Director, IMF and World Bank, 1980-83; Chairman, Public Finance Foundation, 1991-1994; Chairman Retirement Income Inquiry 1994-96; Hon Treasurer, Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland 1990-92; Chair, House of Laity, Southwark Diocesan Synod, 1996-97, &c.

He was born 3 Aug, 1930, younger son of Sir Edward Reynell Anson, 6th Baronet (1902-1951), and his wife the former Frances Alison Pollock (1903-1997)' and married 20 July, 1957, Myrica Anne Fergie-Woods (born 1933), daughter of Dr Harold Fergie-Woods, of Liphook, Hampshire, by whom he had two sons, Dr Christopher Anson (born 22 May, 1958), and Timothy John Anson (1967-1999), and two daughters, Rachel Mary (born 6 Dec, 1961), and Elizabeth Margaret (born 2 Nov, 1968).

His elder brother was Rear-Admiral Sir Peter Anson, 7th Baronet (1924-2018), and was the uncle of Sir Philip Anson, 8th Baronet (born 4 Oct, 1957).

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Baroness Gustafsson

 The life peerage recently conferred upon Poppy Clare Veronica Gustafsson, OBE, Minister of State (Minister for Investment) jointly in the Department for Business and Trade and HM Treasury, has been gazetted in the name, style and title of Baroness Gustafsson, of Chesterton in the City of Cambridge, 15 November, 2024.

Baroness Gustafsson (nee Prentis), was born 24 August, 1982.

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Susan Lilias Mackay-Lewis (née Turcan) 1944-2014

 Susan Lilias Mackay-Lewis (née Turcan), died 9 November, 2024, aged 80.

She was born in May, 1944, a daughter of Henry Turcan, of Newburgh, Fife, and married firstly, 1971 (div) (Christopher) Samuel Inglefield (1936-2024), scion of that landed gentry family, son of Sir Gilbert Inglefield, GBE, TD (1909-1991), sometime Lord Mayor of London, by his wife the former Laura Barbara Frances Thompson (1908-2004), scion of the Thompson baronets; and married 2ndly, 1998, as his second wife, Sir Geoffrey David Inkin, GBE, DL (1934-2013), son of Noel Inkin, and his wife Evelyn Margaret; and married 3rdly, Jonathan Mackay-Lewis.

She leaves four children, two sons, Edward (born 1973), and Frederick (born 1982), and two daughters, Olivia (born 1972), and Katherine (born 1977).

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Jennifer Margaret Anne Segar (née Truscott) 1932-2024

  Jennifer Margaret Anne Segar (née Truscott), who died 26 October, 2024, aged 92, was a scion of the Truscott baronets; born 22 July, 1932, daughter of Sir Eric Homewood Stanham Truscott, 2nd Baronet (1898-1973), and his wife the former Mary Dorcas Irving (1897-1948); and married 26 July, 1958, Lieutenant-Commander (Edward) Martyn Theodore Segar, RN (1929-2016), son of Major Edward Segar (1885-1951), and his wife the former Clarissa Mary White-Cooper (1896-1966), by whom she had a son, John Edward Segar (born 27 Oct, 1965), and two daughters, Jane Margaret (born 14 Aug, 1959), and Anne Mary (born 18 Sept, 1962).

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Hon Michael Spring Rice 1935-2024

 The Hon Michael Spring Rice, who died 11 November, 2924, aged 89, was a scion of the Barons Monteagle of Brandon, and was heir presumptive to his nephew, the 7th Baron.

He was born 18 February, 1935, the second son of the 5th Baron Monteagle of Brandon (1887-1946), and his first wife the former Emilie Frances de Kosenko (1899-1981); and married 28 Aug, 1959, Fiona Sprot, daughter of James Edward Kenneth Sprot, of Natal, South Africa, by whom he had issue, a son, Jonathan Spring Rice (born 30 Oct, 1964), and a daughter, Kerry (born 30 March, 1962).

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Adene Leona Agnew (died 2024)

 Adene Leona Agnew, who died 11 November, 2024, aged 99, was the widow of Stephen William Agnew (1921-2001), scion of the Agnew baronets.

She was the former Adene Leona Brady, daughter of John Vincent Brady, and married 1stly, 12 September, 1951 (div), John Butler Cookson (1924-2003), son of Kenneth Cookson, OBE (died 6 March, 1963), and his wife the former Vivienne Tilla Butler, scion of the Butler baronets; and married 2ndly, Aug, 1967, Stephen William Agnew (born 31 July, 1921), third son of Sir John Stuart Agnew, 3rd Baronet (1879-1957), and his wife the former Kathleen White (died 5 May, 1971). Her second husband died 1 Dec, 2001.

Adene Agnew leaves a son and a daughter from her first marriage, Christopher Cookson (born 1954), and Elizabeth Julia Cookson (born 1953), who married in 1975, (Thomas) Julian Barclay (born 1950), scion of that landed gentry family, of Higham.

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Colonel Euan Henry Houstoun, OBE 1946-2024

 Colonel Euan Henry Houstoun, OBE, died 10 November, 2024, aged 78. He was descended from the Moore-Gwyn landed gentry family.

Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in January 1946 and the son of an industrialist, Lindsay Arthur Houstoun (1920-85), and his wife the former Pamela Aileen Madeleine Moore-Gwyn (1922-2003), Euan was educated at Bradfield College. He went on to Mons and was then commissioned into the Grenadier Guards, joining the 1st Battalion in BAOR in 1964. As a Grenadier he served in both battalions in Cyprus, Germany, London, Northern Ireland and in Sharjah, at the Guards Depot, for 3 years at Fort Carson in the USA and also with 22 SAS. He commanded G Squadron during the Falklands War.

He commanded the 1st Battalion in Munster for 2 busy years from April 1988, shortly after the introduction of the new Warrior AFV, and this was followed by command of the Battlegroup Trainer (North) in Catterick. Upon selection for promotion to Colonel he was initially Commandant of the Combined Arms Training Centre and later the Defence Attache in Tel Aviv. He retired from the Army in February 2001 and he was President of the Association for a decade.

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The Baroness Millett (died 2024)

 The Baroness Millett, who died 11 November, 2024, aged 85, was the widow of the Baron Millett, PC (1932-2021), a barrister and judge and a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.

She was the former Ann Mireille Harris, and married in 1959, the then Peter Julian Millett (born 23 June, 1932), a barrister, who in 1986, became a judge of the High Court of Justice and was knighted. He was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal and a member of the Privy Council in 1994. On 1 October 1998, he was appointed a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, receiving additionally a life peerage with the title Baron Millett, of St Marylebone in the City of Westminster. He retired as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in January 2004, and died 27 May, 2021.

Lady Millett leaves two sons, Richard and Andrew.

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Pandora Lucia Finley (born 2024)

 Rosie Finley [nee Everard], wife of Thomas Geoffrey [Tom] Finley [born 1989], gave birth to a daughter, Pandora Lucia (Panda), 5 November, 2024, a sister for Algernon Kit [Algy], who was born 7 February, 2022.

Rosie is a daughter of Mr & Mrs Mark Everard, of Little Sampford, Co Essex. 

Tom Finley is the son of Antony Richard Finley [born 1958], of Fulham, London, by his wife the former Amanda Virginia Watson [born 19 December, 1956], scion of the Barons Manton.

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