David Cameron's sister to wed general's son

_.The engagement was announced 28 Oct 2009, between Jeremy B Fawcus,
elder son of Major General Graham Ben Fawcus, CB (b 17 Dec 1937), of
Flowton, Suffolk, by his wife the former Diana Valerie Spencer-
Philips, and Clare Louise Cameron (b 1971), a descendant of King
William IV & Mrs Jordan, younger daughter of Ian Donald Cameron (b
London, 1932), of Peasemore, Berkshire, by his wife the former Mary
Fleur Mount (b 22 Oct 1934), scion of the Mount Baronets.

The bride-to-be is a sister of the Rt Hon David Cameron, Leader of the
Opposition.


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Donoughue/Berry marriage

 The marriage took place circa 27 Oct, 2009 between Bernard Donoughue, the Baron Donoughue (born 8 September 1934) a Labour Party politician, academic, businessman and author, and the Hon Lady Berry, widow of the Hon Sir Anthony George Berry, MP (1925-1984), scion of the Viscounts Kemsley, and daughter of the late Raymond Clifford-Turner.

Bernard Donoughue, created a life peer in 1985, was an Opposition Labour spokesman for Energy, Heritage and Treasury matters from 1991 to 1992. In 1997, Tony Blair appointed him a junior minister at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in which role he served until 1999.  He later joined the Countryside Alliance against New Labour's policy on Hunting with Dogs, and the Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.

The Hon Lady Berry is the former Sarah Alice Clifford-Turner (born 1939), daughter of Raymond Clifford Clifford-Turner (1906-1995), of Belgravia, by his wife the former Zoe Vachell (1909-1984); and married 1stly, 5 April, 1966, as his second wife, the Hon Anthony Berry (born 12 Feb, 1925), 6th son of the newspaper proprietor, the 1st Viscount Kemsley (1883-1968). Berry was Conservative MP for Enfield Southgate 1964-84, and was killed in the IRA bomb attack on the Grand Hotel. Brighton, 12 Oct 1984.

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Tessa May Nicholson

_. Emily Nicholson (née Scrope, b 24 May 1972), scion of that ancient
LG dynasty, and wife of Christopher J Nicholson, gave birth to a dau,
Tessa May, 14 Oct 2009, a sister for Alice Rose, who was b 7 July
2008.

Christopher is the son of Mr Robin Nicholson and the late Mrs Pippa
Nicholson, of Wigtownshire, and Emily is the only daughter of Simon
Egerton Scrope (b 23 Dec 1934), of Danby, North Yorks, by his wife the
former
Jennifer Jane Parkinson, and granddaughter paternally of Richard
Ladislas Scrope by his wife Lady Jane Egerton, daughter of the 4th
Earl of Ellesmere (see Sutherland D).


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Duff Gordon/Cordy-Simpson engagement

_.The engagement was announced 26 Oct 2009 between William Andrew
Lewis Duff Gordon (b 1977), elder son of Sir Andrew Cosmo Lewis Duff
Gordon, 8th Baronet (b 17 Oct 1933) of New Radnor, Powys, by his 2nd
wife the former Eveline Virginia Soames, and Zoë F. Cordy-Simpson,
only daughter of Lieutenant General Sir Roderick Alexander Cordy-
Simpson, KBE (b 29 Feb 1944), of Bishopstrow, Wiltshire, sometime
Lieutenant , HM Tower of London, by his wife the former Virginia
Rosemary Lewis.

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Brown/Henniker-Major engagement

_.The engagement was announced 24 Oct 2009 between Andrew Phillip
Brown, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Keith Brown, of Matlock, Derbyshire,
and Anna Natalie Henniker-Major (b 1976), scion of th Barons Henniker,
eldest daughter of David Richard Henniker-Major (b 1949), of Hutton
Rudby, North Yorkshire, by his wife the former Valerie Ann Lanigen-
O'Keefe.

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Egerton-Warburton/Speare-Cole engagement

_.The engagement was announced 24 Oct 2009 between Charles Piers
Egerton-Warburton (b 1961), scion of the Grey-Egerton Baronets (cr
1617), elder son of Peter Egerton-Warburton b 1933), of Bentworth,
Hampshire, by his 2nd wife the former Sarah Jessica Norman (b 1940),
scion of the Norman Baronets (cr 1915) (now Mrs Peter Rickett, of
Bembridge, Isle of Wight), and Julia T. Speare-Cole, daughter of the
late Commander and Mrs Michael Speare-Cole.

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Death of Major General Kenneth Perkins, CB

_.Major General Kenneth Perkins, CB (1977), MBE (1955), DFC (1953),
died 23 Oct, 2009. He was Commander of the Sultan's Armed Forces, Oman
1975-77; b 15 Aug 1926, son of George Samuel Perkins by his wife
Arabella Sarah Wise; married (i) 1949 (div 1984) Anne Theresa Barry,
by whom he had 3 daughters, Mo, Jane and Nicola; married (ii) 1985,
the Hon Celia Sandys, dau of the Rt Hon Baron Duncan-Sandys, CH, PC,
life peer, by his wife the former Diana Spencer-Churchill scion of the
Dukes of Marlborough, dau of the Rt Hon Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-
Churchill, KG, OM, CH, FRS, &c. By his 2nd wfe he had further issue,
Alexander Winston Duncan b 1986, and Sophie Rachel, b 1988. Private
family funeral. Thanksgiving Service to be announced.

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Hon Mrs Basil Feilding

_.The Hon Mrs Basil Feilding (née Rosemary Eardley-Wilmot), who d 22
Oct 2009, was wife of the late Capt the Hon Basil Egerton Feilding
(1916-1970), scion of the Earls of Denbigh. She was b 1920, as
Rosemary Eardley-Wilmot, scion of the Eardley-Wilmot Baronets (cr
1821), and was sister of Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, 5th Baronet (b
1917); married 1939, the Hon Basil Feilding (3rd son of Viscount
Feilding, eld son of the 9th Earl of Denbigh), by whom she had issue,
Peter b 1941; Giles STEUART-Feilding b 1950; Crispin b 1960; Jennifer
b 1947; Imelda b 1958. Private funeral. Memorial Service at a later
date.

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Hon Penelope Jane (Penny) VELISSAROPOULOS

_.The Hon Penelope Jane (Penny) VELISSAROPOULOS (née Allsopp), who
died in Athens, 15 Oct 2009, was a scion of the Barons Hindlip (cr
1886), b 1940 as Penelope Jane Allsopp, dau of the 4th Baron Hindlip
(1906-1966), by his 2nd wife the former Hansina Cecilia Elfrida
(Tulla) Harris; married 1965, Theodore VELISSAROPOULOS.

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Wendy Grant 1937-2009

_.Wendy Juliet Grant (née Weldon), who d 15th October 2009 in
Winchester, after a short illness, aged 72, was a scion of the Weldon
Baronets (cr 1723). She was b 1937, dau of Brig Hamilton Edward
Crosdill Weldon, CBE RA (1910-85), by his 1st wife the former Margaret
Helen Katharine Passy; married 1960, Capt Ian Fothergill Grant, RN, by
whom she had issue, Jonathan, Andrew and Amanda. She had grandchildren
Hamish, Oliver, Rory, Jemima, Polly and Eliza. Family funeral to be
followed by a Service of Thanksgiving at St. Cross Church, the
Hospital of St. Cross, Winchester, 11 Nov.

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Sir John Nugent, Bt, dies

Daily Telegraph 13/10/2009

NUGENT
Sir John Bart. Of.— Co.Westmeath, Ireland (formerly of Lambourn,
Berkshire). Peacefully at home on October 9th after a gallant fight.
Beloved husband of Pepe, father of Nicholas and Grania and adored
grandfather. Funeral will take place place today in Ireland. Memorial
in Lambourn at a later date. Donations, if desired, to North Westmeath
Hospice. www.northwestmeathhospice.ie

Death of Cynthia Lady Goschen

_. Cynthia Lady Goschen, who died 9th October, 2009, aged 91, was a
scion of the Earls Cadogan, and widow of Sir Edward Christian Goschen,
DSO, 3rd Baronet (1913-2001). She was born Cynthia Cadogan, 28 July,
1918, a granddaughter of the 5th Earl Cadogan,dau of the Rt Hon Sir
Alexander George Montagu Cadogan (1884-1968), by his wife the former
Lady Theodosia Louisa Augusta Acheson (1882-1977); married 1946, Sir
Edward Goschen, DSO, 3rd Bart, who had succeeded to the baronetcy in
1933. Sir Edward, who died on 8 March, 2001, was Deputy Chairman of
the Stock Exchange Council, 1963-71. She leaves issue, Sir Edward, the
4th Bt, who was b 1949, and a dau, Caroline.

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Death of Anthony Seymour Berkeley Portman

-.Anthony Seymour Berkeley Portman, who died 9 Oct 2009, aged 81, was
a scion of the Viscounts Portman. He was b 23 March 1928, son of
Brigadier Guy Maurice Berkeley Portman (1890-1961), by his wife the
former Katharine Taylor; he was married nd leaves issie, 2 sons,
Michael and Jonathan. Private cremation. Service of Thanksgiving at
St Peter's, Hurstbourne Tarrant on Friday 23rd October 2009.

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Isla Violet Hampton

_. Georgina Elizabeth Hampton (née Walker-Okeover) wife of Niall P.
Hampton, and scion of the Walker-Okeover Baronets, gave birth to a
daughter, Isla Violet, 10th Oct 2009.

Niall is a son of Mr Michael Hampton, of Shirley, Surrey and Mrs Eric
Carter, of Twickenham, and Georgina is a daughter of the late Sir
Peter Walker-Okeover, Baronet, of Ashbourne, Derbyshire, and of Mrs
Andrew Lukas, of Wyck Rissington, Cheltenham.


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William Phipps (1936-2009)

_.William Anthony Dominic Phipps, silversmith, scion of the Marquesses
of Normanby, died 1 Oct 2009, aged 73. He was b Berlin, 21 April,
1936, sixth son of the Rt Hon Sir Eric Clare Edmund Phipps, GCB, GCMG,
GCVO (1875-1945), sometime British Ambassador to Berlin by his 2nd
wife te forme Frances Georgina Ward; m 1960, Henrietta Frances (b
1931), dau of Henry Taylor Lamb, MC, RA, by his wife the former Lady
(Margaret) Pansy Felicia Pakenham, sister of the 7th Earl of Longford,
KG, PC; by whom he had issue, 3 sons, 1 dau.

Sir John Onslow, 8th Bt

_.Sir John Roger Wilmot Onslow, 8th Baronet, died 14 Oct 2009, aged
77. He was b 21 July 1932, & succeeded his father, Sir Richard Wilmot
Onslow, 7th Bt, TD, in 1963. Educ at Cheltenham; married (i) 1955 (div
1973) Catherie Zoia Greenway; married (ii) 1976, Susan Fay Hughes, and
leaves issue from his 1st union, viz:- Richard Paul Atherton. b 16
Sept 1958, who now inherits the baronetcy (cr 1797), and a dau, Joanna
Elizabeth, b 1956. He leaves 2 grandchildren, Harry and Camilla.
Private Cremation, followed by Service of Thanksgiving for the life of
Sir John will take place at the Church of St Mary, Gissing, Diss,
Norfolk, on Friday 6th November 2009.

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Demise of Baroness Elles

The House of Lords have announced the death of the Baroness Elles.

Diana Louie d Col Stewart Francis NEWCOMBE. She was a Conservative MEP
for Thames Valley 1979-89 having been cr Baroness Elles, of City of
Westminster (Life Baroness) in 1972. She m 1945 Neil Moncrieff ELLES
(d 2008) and had a son (Hon James Edmund Moncrieff ELLES b 1949 and
married with a son and a dau) and a dau (Hon Elizabeth Rosamund ELLES
was b 1947 and m 1971 (div 1992) Christopher John Lockhart-Mummery,
QC, son of late Sir Hugh Evelyn Lockhart-Mummery, KCVO (scion of V
Hampden) by whom she has a son and 2 daus).

Death of Capt Robin Andrew Stormonth Darling

_.Capt Robin Andrew Stormonth Darling, late the 9th Queen's Royal
Lancers, who died 17 October, 2009, aged 83, was a scion of the LG
family of Lednathie; b 1 Oct 1926, son of Patrick Stormonth Darling
(1886-1960), of Balvarran, Enochdhu, by Blairgowrie, Perthshire, by
his 2nd wife the former Edith Mary Ormston Lamb (scion of Lamb of
Knighton Manor LG) and widow of Lt Cyril Cameron; soldier and member
of the Stock Exchange; married (i) 3 Oct 1956, Susan Marion Clifford-
Turner, by whom he had issue, viz: - Andrew Charles John, b 3 Apr
1959; Lorne Robin b 21 July 1963, and Rosanna Jane, b 18 Dec 1957. he
further married Carola_____; and left another son, Rory. He was
stepfather of Christoph and Edward. Grandfather of Ivo, Asa, Doone and
Kinvara. Funeral at Ballintuim Church, Strathardle, Perthshire on
Friday 30th October 2009.

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Wendt/Wemyss engagement

_. The engagement was announced 21 Oct 2009, between Steven L. Wendt,
only son of Mr and Mrs Henry Wendt, of Greenock, South Australia, and
Leonora A. Wemyss, younger daughter of Michael James Wemyss of that
Ilk, DL, FRICS (b. 1947), of Wemyss Castle, Fife, by his wife, the
former Charlotte Mary Bristowe.

Leonora's paternal grandfather, David Wemyss of that Ilk (1920-2005),
married in 1945, Lady Jean Christian Bruce, daughter of the 10th Earl
of Elgin & Kincardine. Leonora's gt-grandfatgher, Capt Michael Wemyss
of that Ilk (1888-1982) married in 1918, Lady Victoria Alexandrina
Violet Cavendish-Bentinck, CVO, who died in 1994 aged 104, daughter
of
the 6th Duke of Portland.


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Iolo Griffith

Daily Telegraph Oct 22, 2009

GRIFFITH
On 29th September 2009, Clare Craven-Smith-Milnes and Antony Griffith,
a son, Iolo Michael Wynne, a brother for Dylan and Mair..—


Miss Craven-Smith-Milnes is a scion of that LG family.


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