_. The engagement was announced 30 April, 2020, between Dr Thomas Anthony Milnes Coates [b 19 November, 1986], son and heir of Professor Sir Anthony Robert Milnes Coates, 4th Baronet, MB, BS, MD [born 8 December, 1948], of Helperby North Yorkshire, by his wife the former Harriet Ann Burton, and Annabel Lucy Watson [born 1986], elder daughter of Mr Philip Watson, of Hawkhurst, Kent, by his wife the former Roslyn Holman.
Dr Thomas Milnes Coates is a grandson maternally of Raymond Montague Burton [1917-2011], and a great-grandson of Sir Montague Burton [1885-1952].
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Thursday, April 30, 2020
Ann Lowry Power 1929-2020
_. Ann Lowry Power [née Colvill], who died 27 April, 2020, aged 90, was a scion of the Irish landed gentry family of that name; born 1929, daughter of Colonel Robert Lowry Chaigneau Colvill [1896-1973], by his wife the former Violet Edleston Harry [died 1972]; she married 1955, the novelist Richard Patrick Mervyn Power [1928-70], by whom she had six children.
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Lady Arabella Prudence Morley Hervey [born 2020]
_. The Marchioness of Bristol [nee Meredith Dunn], wife of Frederick William Augustus Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol (born 19 Oct, 1979), Gave birth to a daughter, Lady Arabella Prudence Morley, 8 March, 2020.
The Marquess and Marchioness of Bristol married at the Brompton Oratory in May, 2018.
Lord Bristol is the younger son of the late 6th Marquess of Bristol (1915-85), by his third wife the former Yvonne Marie Sutton.
The Marquess of Bristol is a younger half brother of the late 7th Marquess, and inherited the family honours, 10 January, 1999. He is also Earl of Bristol, Earl Jermyn, and Baron Hervey.
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The Marquess and Marchioness of Bristol married at the Brompton Oratory in May, 2018.
Lord Bristol is the younger son of the late 6th Marquess of Bristol (1915-85), by his third wife the former Yvonne Marie Sutton.
The Marquess of Bristol is a younger half brother of the late 7th Marquess, and inherited the family honours, 10 January, 1999. He is also Earl of Bristol, Earl Jermyn, and Baron Hervey.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
The Baron May of Oxford, OM, FRS 1936-2020
_. Lord May of Oxford, OM, AC, FRS, FAA, FTSE, FRSN, life peer, an Australian scientist who was formerly Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, died 28 April, 2020, aged 84.
Robert McCredie May, was born in Sydney, 8 Jan, 1936, and was a son of Harry and Kathleen May.
He married in 1962, Judith Feiner, by whom he had a daughter.
Lord May was Chief Scientific Adviser to HM Government and Head of the OST, 1995-2000; was President of the Royal Society from 2000, and a professor at the University of Sydney and Princeton University. He held joint professorships in University of Oxford and Imperial College London.
He was knighted in 1996, and created a life peer in 2001, as Baron May of Oxford, of Oxford in the County of Oxfordshire, and served as a crossbench member of the House of Lords until his retirement in 2017.
Lord May of Oxford was appointed to the Order of Merit in 2002. The honour is in the personal gift of Her Majesty the Queen.
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Robert McCredie May, was born in Sydney, 8 Jan, 1936, and was a son of Harry and Kathleen May.
He married in 1962, Judith Feiner, by whom he had a daughter.
Lord May was Chief Scientific Adviser to HM Government and Head of the OST, 1995-2000; was President of the Royal Society from 2000, and a professor at the University of Sydney and Princeton University. He held joint professorships in University of Oxford and Imperial College London.
He was knighted in 1996, and created a life peer in 2001, as Baron May of Oxford, of Oxford in the County of Oxfordshire, and served as a crossbench member of the House of Lords until his retirement in 2017.
Lord May of Oxford was appointed to the Order of Merit in 2002. The honour is in the personal gift of Her Majesty the Queen.
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Nancy Gordon McLaren 1921-2020
_. Nancy Gordon McLaren [née Ralston], died 25 April, 2020, aged 98; daughter of Gordon Springer Ralston [1896-1932], by his wife the former Nita Josephine Tisdall [1898-1974]; married 18 September, 1943, Martin John McLaren [1914-1979], scion of the Barons Aberconway, a grandson of the 1st Baron; and was widowed, 27 July, 1979. She was mother of three sons, Richard, Francis and Patrick.
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Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson [born 2020]
_. Carrie Symonds [born 17 March, 1988], fiancée of the Rt Hon [Alexander] Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, PC, MP [born 19 June, 1964], Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and descended from the Royal House of Wurttemberg, gave birth to a son, Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas, in London, 29 April, 2020.
Boris is a son of Stanley Patrick Johnson [born 18 Aug, 1940], by his wife the former Charlotte Maria Offlow Fawcett [born May, 1942], & Carrie Symonds [born 17 March, 1988], illegitimate daughter of Matthew Symonds [born 20 Dec, 1953], by Josephine McAfee.
Miss Symonds is a granddaughter of John Cowburn Beavan, Baron Ardwick [1910-94], life peer.
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Boris is a son of Stanley Patrick Johnson [born 18 Aug, 1940], by his wife the former Charlotte Maria Offlow Fawcett [born May, 1942], & Carrie Symonds [born 17 March, 1988], illegitimate daughter of Matthew Symonds [born 20 Dec, 1953], by Josephine McAfee.
Miss Symonds is a granddaughter of John Cowburn Beavan, Baron Ardwick [1910-94], life peer.
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Vita Iris Goldsmith [born 2020]
_.Jemima Goldsmith [nee Jones, b circa 1987], wife of Benjamin James [Ben] Goldsmith (born 1980), descended from the Marquesses of Londonderry, gave birth to a daughter, Vita Iris, in April, 2020, a sister for Eliza, born circa July 2016, and Arlo Edward Zac, born September, 2017.
Ben is a son of the late Sir James Michael Goldsmith (1933-97), by his wife the former Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart (b 1937), scion of the Marquesses of Londonderry (Marquess, Ire, 1816), & Jemima is a daughter of Edward Jones, archirect, by his wife, Margot, and sister of film-maker Quentin Jones, &c.
Ben Goldsmith is a grandson maternally of the 8th Marquess of Londonderry. His first marriage which ended in divorce was to Kate Emma Rothschild, scion of the Barons Rothschild.
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Ben is a son of the late Sir James Michael Goldsmith (1933-97), by his wife the former Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart (b 1937), scion of the Marquesses of Londonderry (Marquess, Ire, 1816), & Jemima is a daughter of Edward Jones, archirect, by his wife, Margot, and sister of film-maker Quentin Jones, &c.
Ben Goldsmith is a grandson maternally of the 8th Marquess of Londonderry. His first marriage which ended in divorce was to Kate Emma Rothschild, scion of the Barons Rothschild.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Beatrice Aventon Tennyson 1927-2020
_.Beatrice Aventon Tennyson [née Young], who died at Waikanae, New Zealand, 26 April, 2020, aged 93, was the widow of Lt-Cdr James Tennyson, DSC, RN [1913-2001], scion of the Barons Tennyson, descended from the poet.
She was the former Beatrice Aventon Young, and was born 5 March, 1927, daughter of Alexander Tolhurst Young, of Wellington, New Zealand, and married 11 December, 1954, James Alfred Tennyson, son of Alfred Browning Stanley Tennyson [1878-1952], and his wife the Hon Margaret Cicely Drummond [1880-1963], scion of the Viscounts Strathallan [Earls of Perth].
Mrs Tennyson leaves two sons, David Harold Alexander Tennyson, the 6th Baron Tennyson [born 4 June, 1960], who succeeded to the peerage from a cousin in 2006, and Alan James Drummond Tennyson [born 28 January, 1965].
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Maisie Elizabeth Lyburn [born 2020]
_. Rosemary Jane [Rosie] Lyburn [nee Campbell Adamson, born 1987], wife of Peter James Lyburn [born 1984], gave birth to a daughter, Maisie Elizabeth, 21 April, 2020, at Dundee, a sister for Alexander Hugh, who was born 2016, and for Esme Jane, born 2018.
Rosie Lyburn is a scion of the Campbell Adamson landed family, daughter of Hugh Alexander Campbell Adamson 0born 1954].
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Rosie Lyburn is a scion of the Campbell Adamson landed family, daughter of Hugh Alexander Campbell Adamson 0born 1954].
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Thursday, April 23, 2020
Hugh Dudley Wilbraham 1929-2020
_. Hugh Dudley Wilbraham, who died 22 April, 2020, aged 91, was head of the landed gentry family of that name; born 1929, son of Ralph Venables Wilbraham [1894-1983], by his wife the former Katharine Mary Kershaw [1908-84]; married 27 April, 1957, Laura Jane McCorquodale [born 5 June, 1935, died 9 Apr, 2015], scion of that landed family, daughter of Capt George McCorquodale [1904-79], by his wife the former Hon Charlotte Enid Lawson Johnston [1910-1991], by whom he leaves issue.
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Maria Roper-Curzon 1941-2020
_. Maria Roper-Curzon [nee Taylor], who died 22 April, 2020, was descend from the Lane Fox family, of Branham Park; born 1941, daughter of Maj Robert Vickris Taylor [1908-43], by his wife the former Prudence Lane Fox [1915-2006]; married, 1964 [div 1967], the Hon Michael Henry Roper-Curzon [born 1931], son of the 19th Baron Teynham [1896-1972]. No offspring.
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Sir [William] Eric Kinloch Anderson, KT 1936-2020
_. Sir William Eric Kinloch Anderson, KT, FRSE, died 22 April, 2020, aged 83.
Eric Anderson, born 27 May, 1936, the son of William James Kinloch Anderson and Margaret Gouinlock Harper.
During his early career, Anderson taught at Fettes College, where Tony Blair was a pupil, and at Gordonstoun where he taught the Prince of Wales. He moved to be headmaster at Abingdon School (1970–75), Shrewsbury School (1975–80) and Eton College (1980–94) and he was rector of Lincoln College, Oxford (1994–2000).
In 2002 he was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Thistle.
He was chairman of the Heritage Lottery Fund (1998–2001) and provost of Eton College (2000–2009).
He was married to Elizabeth ("Poppy") Anderson, daughter of William and Mary Mason, of Skipton, North Yorkshire. His son is David Anderson, KBE, QC, Baron Anderson of Ipswich, a life peer, and his daughter Kate is married to Will Gompertz, the BBC Arts editor.
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Eric Anderson, born 27 May, 1936, the son of William James Kinloch Anderson and Margaret Gouinlock Harper.
During his early career, Anderson taught at Fettes College, where Tony Blair was a pupil, and at Gordonstoun where he taught the Prince of Wales. He moved to be headmaster at Abingdon School (1970–75), Shrewsbury School (1975–80) and Eton College (1980–94) and he was rector of Lincoln College, Oxford (1994–2000).
In 2002 he was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Thistle.
He was chairman of the Heritage Lottery Fund (1998–2001) and provost of Eton College (2000–2009).
He was married to Elizabeth ("Poppy") Anderson, daughter of William and Mary Mason, of Skipton, North Yorkshire. His son is David Anderson, KBE, QC, Baron Anderson of Ipswich, a life peer, and his daughter Kate is married to Will Gompertz, the BBC Arts editor.
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Monday, April 20, 2020
Lily Hope Maud Macdonald-Buchanan [born 2020]
_. An increase in the descendants of Sir Winston Churchill. Lily Hope Maud, was born 19 April, 2020, to Flora Caroline Soames [born 1982], scion of the Soames landed family, and her partner [Charles] Alexander Macdonald-Buchanan [born 1970], scion of that landed family.
Lily is a great-great granddaughter of Churchill, and a great-great-great-granddaughter of the Victorian prime minister, Lord Rosebery.
Mother Flora, is the interior designer daughter of the Hon Jeremy Bernard Soames [born 25 May, 1952], by his wife the former Susanna Keith [born 23 Oct, 1952], and is a granddaughter of the late Baron Soames, GCMG, GCVO [1920-87], by his wife Mary Spencer-Churchill [1922-2014], scion of the Dukes of Marlborough, Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, daughter of the Rt Hon Sir Winston Spencer-Churchill, KG [1894-1965], Prime Minister 1940-45, and 1951-55.
[Charles] Alexander Macdonald-Buchanan [born 1970], ceramic artist, is the fourth son of Alexander James Macdonald-Buchanan [1931-2017], by his his wife the former Elizabeth Vivian Smith [born 30 March, 1939], scion of the Barons Bicester, daughter of Maj the Hon Hugh Adeane Vivian Smith [1910-78], by his wife the former Lady Helen Dorothy Primrose [1913-1998], daughter of the 6th Earl of Rosebery [1882-1974], son of the 5th Earl of Rosebery [1847-1929], Prime Minister 1894-5.
Charles married Poppa Augusta Fraser [born 1979], scion of the Lords Lovat, by whom he had issue, a daughter, Constance, and son Jacobi.
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Lily is a great-great granddaughter of Churchill, and a great-great-great-granddaughter of the Victorian prime minister, Lord Rosebery.
Mother Flora, is the interior designer daughter of the Hon Jeremy Bernard Soames [born 25 May, 1952], by his wife the former Susanna Keith [born 23 Oct, 1952], and is a granddaughter of the late Baron Soames, GCMG, GCVO [1920-87], by his wife Mary Spencer-Churchill [1922-2014], scion of the Dukes of Marlborough, Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, daughter of the Rt Hon Sir Winston Spencer-Churchill, KG [1894-1965], Prime Minister 1940-45, and 1951-55.
[Charles] Alexander Macdonald-Buchanan [born 1970], ceramic artist, is the fourth son of Alexander James Macdonald-Buchanan [1931-2017], by his his wife the former Elizabeth Vivian Smith [born 30 March, 1939], scion of the Barons Bicester, daughter of Maj the Hon Hugh Adeane Vivian Smith [1910-78], by his wife the former Lady Helen Dorothy Primrose [1913-1998], daughter of the 6th Earl of Rosebery [1882-1974], son of the 5th Earl of Rosebery [1847-1929], Prime Minister 1894-5.
Charles married Poppa Augusta Fraser [born 1979], scion of the Lords Lovat, by whom he had issue, a daughter, Constance, and son Jacobi.
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The 4th Baron Broadbridge 1929-2020
_. Lord Broadbridge, the fourth Baron, died at Cardiff, 19 April, 2020. He was 90.
Martin Hugh Broadbridge was born 29 Nov, 1929, son of the Hon Hugh Trevor Broadbridge [1903-79], by his wife the former Anne Marjorie Elfick [1903-79], and succeeded to the peerage and baronetcy on the death of his cousin, Peter, the 3rd Baron, 6 February, 2000.
His grandfather, George Broadbridge [1869-1952], was Conservative MP for the City of London 1938-45, Lord Mayor of London 1936-37, was created a baronet in 1937, and raised to the peerage in 1945.
He married firstly, 31 July, 1954 [div 1967], Norma Sheffield, daughter of Maj Herbert Sheffield, MC; married 2ndly, 1968, Mary Elizabeth Trotman [1923-2007], daughter of Joseph Emlyn Trotman [1893-1966].
Lord Broadbridge leaves a son, Richard and a daughter, Katherine, from his first marriage. The son, Air Vice-Marshal the Hon Richard John Martin Broadbridge, CB [born 29 January, 1959] succeeds to the peerage and baronetcy.
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Martin Hugh Broadbridge was born 29 Nov, 1929, son of the Hon Hugh Trevor Broadbridge [1903-79], by his wife the former Anne Marjorie Elfick [1903-79], and succeeded to the peerage and baronetcy on the death of his cousin, Peter, the 3rd Baron, 6 February, 2000.
His grandfather, George Broadbridge [1869-1952], was Conservative MP for the City of London 1938-45, Lord Mayor of London 1936-37, was created a baronet in 1937, and raised to the peerage in 1945.
He married firstly, 31 July, 1954 [div 1967], Norma Sheffield, daughter of Maj Herbert Sheffield, MC; married 2ndly, 1968, Mary Elizabeth Trotman [1923-2007], daughter of Joseph Emlyn Trotman [1893-1966].
Lord Broadbridge leaves a son, Richard and a daughter, Katherine, from his first marriage. The son, Air Vice-Marshal the Hon Richard John Martin Broadbridge, CB [born 29 January, 1959] succeeds to the peerage and baronetcy.
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Baroness Dunsany 1942-2020
_. Lady Dunsany, who died at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, from coronavirus Covid-19, 9 April, 2020, was the widow of Lord Dunsany, of Dunsany Castle, Co, Meath, the 20th holder of Ireland's oldest barony.
Maria-Alice Villela de Carvalho, born in Brazil, married firstly, _____ de Marsillac, by whom she had two children, a son, Daniel, and a daughter, Joanna. She married 2ndly, 1982, the Hon Edward John Carlos Plunkett [born 10 Sept, 1939], son and heir of the 19th Baron Dunsany [1906-1999], by his first wife, Mrs Vera Bryce, former wife [1] the Hon Randall Arthur Henry Plunkett, and [2] of John Felix Charles Ivar Bryce [1906-85], and youngest daughter of Colonel Genesio de Sa Sottomaior, of San Paulo, Brazil. She was the mother of two sons from her second marriage, Randal and Oliver.
Her husband, who succeeded his father, 6 Feb, 1999, as 20th Baron Dunsany, a title in the Peerage of Ireland [created in 1461/2], died 24 May, 2011, and was succeeded by his elder son, the Hon Randal Plunkett, 21st Baron [born 9 March, 1983].
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Maria-Alice Villela de Carvalho, born in Brazil, married firstly, _____ de Marsillac, by whom she had two children, a son, Daniel, and a daughter, Joanna. She married 2ndly, 1982, the Hon Edward John Carlos Plunkett [born 10 Sept, 1939], son and heir of the 19th Baron Dunsany [1906-1999], by his first wife, Mrs Vera Bryce, former wife [1] the Hon Randall Arthur Henry Plunkett, and [2] of John Felix Charles Ivar Bryce [1906-85], and youngest daughter of Colonel Genesio de Sa Sottomaior, of San Paulo, Brazil. She was the mother of two sons from her second marriage, Randal and Oliver.
Her husband, who succeeded his father, 6 Feb, 1999, as 20th Baron Dunsany, a title in the Peerage of Ireland [created in 1461/2], died 24 May, 2011, and was succeeded by his elder son, the Hon Randal Plunkett, 21st Baron [born 9 March, 1983].
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Elizabeth, Baroness Grimthorpe, DCVO 1925-2020
_. Elizabeth, Baroness Grimthorpe, DCVO, who died 15 April, 2020, aged 94, was for almost thirty years a senior member of the Household of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
Lady Grimthorpe, a scion of the Earls of Scarbrough, was the widow of the 4th Baron Grimthorpe [1915-2003], of Westow Hall, near York.
She was born Elizabeth Lumley, 22 July, 1925, daughter of the then Lawrence Roger Lumley, MP for Kingston-upon-Hull, by his wife the former Katherine Isobel McEwen, DCVO [1899-1979], a childhood friend Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon [later Duchess of York, and Queen], who served as an Extra Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
Elizabeth Lumley's father, Lawrence, succeeded his uncle, as 11th Earl of Scarbrough, 4 March, 1945, and Elizabeth became Lady Elizabeth Lumley. Her father was Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth II, 1952-63, and was Grand Master, United Grand Lodge of England, 1951-67.
Lady Elizabeth married 17 Feb, 1954, at the Queen's Chapel, Malrborough Gate, London, the then Hon Christopher Beckett [1915-2003], son and heir of the 3rd Baron Grimthorpe [1891-1963], by his first wife the former Mary Alice Archdale [died 28 Apr, 1962]. The wedding, attended by the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, was followed by a reception at St James's Palace.
Her husband succeeded his father, 22 Feb, 1963, as 4th Baron Grimthorpe. He died 6 July, 2003, aged 87.
Lady Grimthorpe was appointed a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1973, and served Her Majesty until her death in 2002. She was appointed CVO in 1983, and advanced to DCVO in 1995. She followed her mother, Lady Scarbrough, into Queen Elizabeth's household, and was also joined in the mid 1990s, by nephew's wife, Elizabeth, wife of the 12th Earl of Scarbrough.
Lady Grimthorpe leaves two sons, Edward and Ralph, and a daughter, Harriet. The elder son, Edward, 5th Baron Grimthorpe, is a Newmarket racehorse trainer.
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Lady Grimthorpe, a scion of the Earls of Scarbrough, was the widow of the 4th Baron Grimthorpe [1915-2003], of Westow Hall, near York.
She was born Elizabeth Lumley, 22 July, 1925, daughter of the then Lawrence Roger Lumley, MP for Kingston-upon-Hull, by his wife the former Katherine Isobel McEwen, DCVO [1899-1979], a childhood friend Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon [later Duchess of York, and Queen], who served as an Extra Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
Elizabeth Lumley's father, Lawrence, succeeded his uncle, as 11th Earl of Scarbrough, 4 March, 1945, and Elizabeth became Lady Elizabeth Lumley. Her father was Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth II, 1952-63, and was Grand Master, United Grand Lodge of England, 1951-67.
Lady Elizabeth married 17 Feb, 1954, at the Queen's Chapel, Malrborough Gate, London, the then Hon Christopher Beckett [1915-2003], son and heir of the 3rd Baron Grimthorpe [1891-1963], by his first wife the former Mary Alice Archdale [died 28 Apr, 1962]. The wedding, attended by the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, was followed by a reception at St James's Palace.
Her husband succeeded his father, 22 Feb, 1963, as 4th Baron Grimthorpe. He died 6 July, 2003, aged 87.
Lady Grimthorpe was appointed a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1973, and served Her Majesty until her death in 2002. She was appointed CVO in 1983, and advanced to DCVO in 1995. She followed her mother, Lady Scarbrough, into Queen Elizabeth's household, and was also joined in the mid 1990s, by nephew's wife, Elizabeth, wife of the 12th Earl of Scarbrough.
Lady Grimthorpe leaves two sons, Edward and Ralph, and a daughter, Harriet. The elder son, Edward, 5th Baron Grimthorpe, is a Newmarket racehorse trainer.
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Beatrice Marguerite Tabor [died 2020]
_. Marguerite Tabor, who died 19 April, 2020, was the second wife and widow of Major-General David John St Maur Tabor, CB, MC [1922-2004], scion of that landed gentry family, and was previously widow of Colonel Peter Arkwright, OBE, scion of that landed family.
She was born Beatrice Marguerite Verdon, second twin daughter of Capt Francis Reynolds Verdon, of Sidbury, Devon, and married firstly, 8 May, 1958, Colonel Peter Arkwright [born 2 Apr, 1913], eldest son and heir of Richard Alleyne Arkwright, of Willersley House, Broadway, Worcestershire, by his wife the former Marjorie Hardcastle; married 2ndly, 1989, as his second wife, Maj-Gen David Tabor, CB, MC, son of Harry Ernest Tabor [1887-1961], by his wife the former Madeleine Frances Abel Smith [1889-1976], scion of that landed gentry family, and whose uncle Col Sir Henry Abel Smith, married into the Royal Family.
Mrs Tabor leaves issue by her first marriage, including two sons, Charles and Martin.
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She was born Beatrice Marguerite Verdon, second twin daughter of Capt Francis Reynolds Verdon, of Sidbury, Devon, and married firstly, 8 May, 1958, Colonel Peter Arkwright [born 2 Apr, 1913], eldest son and heir of Richard Alleyne Arkwright, of Willersley House, Broadway, Worcestershire, by his wife the former Marjorie Hardcastle; married 2ndly, 1989, as his second wife, Maj-Gen David Tabor, CB, MC, son of Harry Ernest Tabor [1887-1961], by his wife the former Madeleine Frances Abel Smith [1889-1976], scion of that landed gentry family, and whose uncle Col Sir Henry Abel Smith, married into the Royal Family.
Mrs Tabor leaves issue by her first marriage, including two sons, Charles and Martin.
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Andrew Robert Moncreiff 1944-2020
_. Andrew Robert Moncreiff, who has died from coronavirus, was a scion of the Barons Moncreiff.
He was born 12 April, 1944, son of Frederick Henry Wellwood Moncreiff [1909-1990], by his wife the former Gwendolen Alma Gifford [who died 2008], and married 9 Oct, 1971, Jennifer Margaret Chapman, daughter of John Chapman, of Johannesburg, South Africa, by whom he had two sons, Michael & Robert.
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He was born 12 April, 1944, son of Frederick Henry Wellwood Moncreiff [1909-1990], by his wife the former Gwendolen Alma Gifford [who died 2008], and married 9 Oct, 1971, Jennifer Margaret Chapman, daughter of John Chapman, of Johannesburg, South Africa, by whom he had two sons, Michael & Robert.
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Anne Elizabeth Thacker [died 2020]
_. Anne Elizabeth Thacker [nee Phillips], died 19 April, 2020. She married firstly, July, 1962, Sir Anthony Jolliffe, GBE [born 1938], Lord Mayor of London, 1982-3; married 2ndly, Colonel Leonard Thacker. She leaves a son, Paul, and two daughters, Susan and Bridget.
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Sunday, April 19, 2020
Lady Mansfield [died 2020]
_. Lady Mansfield, who died 18 April, 2020, was the widow of Vice Admiral Sir [Edward] Gerard Napier Mansfield, KCB, CVO [1921-2006].
She was the former Joan Worship Byron, daughter of Commander John Byron, DSC, and married Gerard Mansfield in 1943. Her husband was Deputy Supreme Allied Commander of the Atlantic, and was in retirement a fund raiser for the Queen's Silver Jubilee Trust. She was widowed, 27 June, 2006. Lady Mansfield leaves two daughters, Diana [Didy], and Vanessa.
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She was the former Joan Worship Byron, daughter of Commander John Byron, DSC, and married Gerard Mansfield in 1943. Her husband was Deputy Supreme Allied Commander of the Atlantic, and was in retirement a fund raiser for the Queen's Silver Jubilee Trust. She was widowed, 27 June, 2006. Lady Mansfield leaves two daughters, Diana [Didy], and Vanessa.
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