Doreen Elizabeth Boddington (née Cooke-Collis) 1935-2024

Doreen Elizabeth Boddington, who died 9 September, 2024, aged 89, was a scion of the Cooke-Collis landed gentry family; born 31 May, 1935, the second daughter of Brigadier Edward Cunliffe Cooke-Collis, CBE, DSO (1902-1989), head of the Irish landed family, and his wife the former Elizabeth Grace Heigham(1903-1983), a scion of that landed gentry family. 

She married 12 April, 1961, Richard Stewart Boddington (1930-2009), a scion of that landed gentry family, son of Philip Boddington (1893-1952), and his wife the former Mary Stewart-Brown (1891-1983), descended from the Brown baronets.

She leaves issue, a son, Rupert (born 1963), and a daughter, Joanna (born 1965).

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Nicoll/Hayward engagement

The engagement was announced 14 September, 2024, between Murdo Angus Gordon Nicoll (born 1992), youngest son of Angus McK. Nicoll, MBE, of Calvine, Pitlochry, Perthshire, and his wife the former Pauline Feeney, & Antonia Katharine (Tershie) Hayward (born 23 August, 1994), scion of that landed gentry family, youngest daughter of John Kenrick Hayward (born 1954), of Upper Siddington, Gloucestershire, & his wife the former Georgiana Mary Hamilton-Russell (born 31 May, 1955), scion of the Viscounts Boyne.

The 8th Viscount Boyne (1830-1907) > Hon Arthur Hamilton-Russell (1872-1951) > David Hamilton-Russell (1911-1988) > Georgiana Hamilton-Russell (b 1955) > Tershie Hayward (b 1994)

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Edwards/Grant engagement

The engagement was announced 14 September, 2024, between Jack Thomas A. Edwards (born 22 August, 1995), son of Mark James Thomas Edwards (born 1957), of Upton Bishop, Herefordshire, descended from the Brooke landed family of Sibton Park, and his wife the former Catherine A.A (Kate). Worley, and Georgina Rose (Georgie) Grant (born 1994), daughter of Capt Patrick M.A. Grant, of Weyhill, Hampshire, and his wife the former Catherine A. Virr.

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Walsh/Ingilby engagement

The engagement was announced 14 September, 2024, between Simon Ernest Walsh (born 1986), son of Martin Stuart Walsh (born 1950), of Bristol, and his wife the former Jeannette M. Wythe, & Eleanor Jane Pamela Ingilby (born 14 February, 1989), the only daughter of Sir Thomas Colvin William Ingilby, 6th Baronet (born 17 July, 1955), of Ripley Castle, near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, and his wife the former Emma Clare Roebuck Thompson (born 1960).

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Jennifer Rose Ann Goldsmid (nee Russell) 1945-2024

 Jennifer Goldsmid (nee Russell), who died 6 September, 2024, aged 79, was a scion of the Barons Ampthill (who were descended from the Dukes of Bedford).

Jennifer Rose Ann Russell was born 12 April, 1945, the second daughter of Major Cosmo Rex Ivor Russell (1911- Oct 2003), scion of the Barons Ampthill, by his wife the former Agnes Mary Parsons (1918-Sept 2003), scion of the Earls of Rosse; and married 26 April, 1966, Julian Nicholas Hoffnung-Goldsmid (1939-2006), son of Vivian Edward Hoffnung-Goldsmid (1903-78), of Binfield, Berkshire, and his wife the former Vera Ruth Levy (1904-1993). by whom he had issue, a daughter, Tara Alexandra (who was born 24 Nov, 1970).

The 6th Duke of Bedford > Maj-Gen Lord George Russell > Odo Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill > Hon Sir Odo Russell > Maj Cosmo Russell > Jennifer Russell

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Hetta Thalia Jane Young-Herries (born 2024)

 Rosanna Cortlandt Young-Herries [born 1988, née Cator], wife of Fergus William R. Young-Herries [born 15 March, 1987], has given birth to a daughter, Hetta Thalia Jane, a sister for Isobel Jacquetta, born 8 Dec, 2018, and for Ophelia Rose, who was born 8 January, 2021.

Rosanna is a daughter of Charles Francis Cator [1959-2015], scion of the Cator landed gentry family, of Woodbastwick Hall, Norfolk, by his wife the former Jane Culverwell.

Fergus Young-Herries is a son of William Michael Young-Herries of Spottes, head of that Scottish landed family, and his wife the former Amanda Jane Deirdre McIlwain.

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Josephine Beryl Crawley-Boevey (née Kindersley) 1931-2024

 Josephine Beryl 'Josie' Crawley-Boevey (née Kindersley), died 6 September, 2024. She was 93.

She was born in 1931, the only child of Lieutenant-Colonel Nathaniel Henry Kindersley (1900-1980), scion of that landed gentry family, by his wife the former Beryl Ritchie (1900-1987); and married 17 December, 1960, as his second wife, Major Anthony Crawley-Boevey, MBE (1921-1996), of the 17th/21st Lancers, scion of the baronets of that name, son of Major Martin Crawley-Boevey, DSO, MC (1883-1954), and his wife Elizabeth Adela Hall (1892-1972); by whom she had two sons, Martin (born 4 May, 1963), and Simon (born 29 June, 1967), and a daughter, Katherine (born 12 July, 1964).

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Hugo Orlando Barclay Bridgeman (born 2024)

 Jacquetta Lucy Eyre Bridgeman [born 1984, nee Straker], wife of the Hon Orlando Henry Geoffrey Bridgeman [born 11 April, 1983], scion of the Viscounts Bridgeman, gave birth to a son, Hugo Orlando Barclay, 21 August, 2024, a brother for twins, Imogen Cecilia B, and Ottilie Felicia B, born 12 May, 2022.

Orlando Bridgeman is the fourth and youngest son of the 3rd Viscount Bridgeman [born 5 December, 1930], by his wife the former [Victoria] Harriet Lucy Turton, scion of that landed family.

Jacquetta Bridgeman is a  scion of the Straker landed gentry family, eldest daughter of Nicholas David Barclay Straker [born 6 May, 1952], by his wife the former Victoria Eyre Gray [born 15 July, 1958].

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Albert Ian Barnaby Portal (born 2024)

Alice Elizabeth Portal (nee Vine, born 1991), wife of Robert Jonathan Portal [born 5 February, 1989],  scion of the Portal baronets, gave birth to a son, Albert Ian Barnaby, 8 September, 2024.

Robert Portal is the second son of Sir Jonathan Francis Portal, 6th Baronet [born 13 January, 1953], of Ashe, Hampshire, by his wife the former Louisa Caroline Hervey-Bathurst [born 25 September, 1959], scion of the Hervey-Bathurst baronets.

Alice Portal is a daughter of Mr Ian P. Vine, of Milverton, Somerset, by his wife the former Sarah Vincent.

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Laurelie, Lady Laurie 1939-2024

 Laurelie, Lady Laurie, who died 5 September, 2024, was widow of Sir Robert Laurie, 7th Baronet. She was 85.

She was born Laurelie Meriol Winifrida Williams, 20 July, 1939, the elder daughter of Sir Reginald Lawrence William Williams, 7th Baronet (1900-1971), and his wife the former Elinor Meriol Enriqueta Trevor (1908-1982); and married 14 September, 1968, Robert Bayley Emilius Laurie (born 8 March, 1931), son of Major General Sir John Laurie, 6th Baronet, CB, DSO & Bar, DL (1892-1983), and his wife the former Evelyn Clare Gardner Richardson-Gardner (1896-1987). Her husband succeeded to the baronetcy (cr UK, 1834) on his father's death, 10 January, 1983, and died 27 December, 2017.

Lady Laurie was the mother of two daughters, Clare (born 25 Dec, 1974, died 21 May, 2023), and Serena (born 31 Aug, 1976).

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Peart/Chapman engagement

 The engagement was announced 11 September, 2024, between Benjamin A. Peart, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Ian Peart of Penn, Buckinghamshire, & Tatiana Poppy Ruth Chapman (born 16 September, 1996), youngest daughter of Nicholas J. Chapman, of Shillingstone, Dorset, by his wife the former Helen Fiona Pelly (born 18 July, 1964), scion of the Pelly baronets.

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Lady Buchanan 1936-2024, wife of Sir Andrew Buchanan, Bt

 Lady Buchanan, who died 3 September, 2024, aged 88, was the wife of Sir Andrew Buchanan, KCVO, 5th Baronet.

She was born in 1936, as Belinda Jane Virginia Maclean, daughter of Donald Colquhoun Maclean (1898-1967), and his wife the former Cecilia Valerie Cooper (1910-1998); and married firstly, Commander Gresham Neilus Vaughan, RN (1934-1964), son of Malcolm Septimus Vaughan (1903-1967), and his wife the former Judith Elyn Gresham (1905-94), descended from the Leveson-Gower Earls Gower; and married 2ndly, 26 April, 1966, Andrew George Buchanan (born 21 July, 1937), son and heir of Major Sir Charles Buchanan, 4th Baronet (1899-1984), and his wife the former Barbara Helen Stanley (1906-1986), scion of the Earls of Derby.

Her husband served as High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire 1976-77; and appointed a deputy lieutenant for Nottinghamshire in 1985. Between 1991 and 2012, he was Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire  and was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2011, in the New Year Honours for his service in that office. Buchanan succeeded his father in the baronetcy, 25 May, 1984.

Lady Buchanan leaves a son from her first marriage, Andrew Gresham Vaughan (born 1963), and a son, George Buchanan (born 27 Jan, 1975), and daughter, Laura (born 13 Jan, 1967), from her marriage to Sir Andrew.

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Richard Wallace Vernon 1927-2024

Richard Wallace Vernon, who died 25 August, 2024, aged 96, was a scion of the Vernon baronets.

He was born 18 October, 1927, the second son of Herbert Wallace Vernon (1890-1974), and his wife the former Gertrude Mary Jackson (who died 15 January, 1959); & married 8 January, 1955, Pamela Violet Grierson (1925-2017), scion of the Grierson baronets, daughter of Lt-Col Alexander George William Grierson, RM (1884-1951), and his wife the former Violet Ethel Brewis (1900-1980), by whom he had issue, two sons, Richard (born 31 May, 1956), and Simon (born 28 March, 1958), and two daughters, Sally (born 22 Apr, 1960), and Joanna (born 26 March, 1963).

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Hon David Edward Hugh Bigham 1938-2024

 The Hon David Bigham, who died 24 August, 2024, aged 86, was a scion of the Viscounts Mersey.

He was born 14 April, 1938, second son of the 3rd Viscount Mersey (1906-1979), and Lady Katherine Evelyn Constance Petty-Fitzmaurice, suo jure the 12th Lady Nairne in the peerage of Scotland (1912-1995); and married 2 January, 1965, Anthea Rosemary Seymour (born 1 July, 1941), scion of the Marquesses of Hertford, daughter of Leopold Richard Seymour (1912-2000), and his wife the former Sheila Isabel Adelaide Butler (1920-1999); by whom he had issue, three sons, Charles (born 21 Apr, 1967), Patrick (born 21 Aug, 1969), and James (born 12 May, 1973), and a daughter, Lucinda (born 3 Nov, 1965).

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Bromley-Davenport/Bertie engagement

The engagement was announced 7 September, 2024, between Harry Nicholas Bromley-Davenport (born 27 February, 1995), scion of that landed gentry family, eldest son of Nicholas Walter Bromley-Davenport (born 11 June, 1964), of Capesthorne Hall, Macclesfield, and his former wife Emma L. Barnes (now Mrs Emma Hopkins, of Upper Shelspit, Thornborough), & (Charlotte Iona) Rose Bertie (born 27 March, 1995), scion of the Earls of Lindsey & Abingdon, eldest daughter of David Montagu Albemarle Bertie (born 12 February, 1963), of Allanbay Park, Binfield, Berkshire, by his wife the former Catherine Cecily Feilden Mason-Hornby (born 7 May, 1964).

The bride to be is a second cousin, several times removed, of HM King Charles III, and is descended from Lady Mary Bowes Lyon, a sister of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother:-

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Lt-Cdr Antony Charles Reynardson Fane, RN 1927-2024

 Lieutenant-Commander Antony Charles Reynardson (Tony) Fane, RN, died 1 September, 2024, aged 96. He was a scion of the Earls of Westmorland.

He was born 11 October, 1927, son of Major the Hon Mountjoy John Charles Wedderburn Fane (1900-1963), and Agatha Isabel Acland-Hood-Reynardson (1903-1993), scion of the Acland-Hood baronets; married 17 January, 1956, Caroline Mary Rokeby Holland (1933-2010), scion of the Rokeby landed gentry family, by whom he had issue, a son, Edward (born 11 June, 1957), and two daughters, Olivia (born 9 May, 1960), and Charlotte (born 9 Sept, 1967).

Tony Fane was a grandson of the 13th Earl of Westmorland (1859-1922).

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Christopher Marten Smallwood

 Christopher Smallwood died 17 August, 2027.

The son of Canon Graham Marten Smallwood he married in 1975, as her second husband, the Hon Kirsty Jane Aitken (born 22 June, 1947), eldest daughter of Sir Max Aitken, 2nd Baronet (the disclaimed 2nd Baron Beaverbrook) (1910-1985), and his wife the former Ursula Jane Kenyon-Slaney (1920-2012), who was a granddaughter of the maternally of the 3rd Duke of Abercorn KG, KP, PC (1869-1953). 

He leaves a daughter, Eleanor Blubell, who was born in 1982.

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The 4th Baron Wakehurst 1958-2024

The 4th Baron Wakehurst died 22 August, 2024. He was 66.

Timothy Walter Loder was born 28 March, 1958, son of the late 3rd Baron Wakehurst (1925-2022), by his first wife the former Ingeborg Liesolotte Krumbholz-Hess (1931-1977); and succeeded to the peerage (cr UK, 1934) on his father's death, 29 July, 2022.

He married in 1987 (divorced 1997) Susan Elaine Hurst. No issue of the union.

Lord Wakehurst is succeeded in the peerage by his cousin, John James Loder, who was born 7 June, 1977.

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