Lady Logan, widow of Sir Douglas William Logan

Lady Logan, who died 7 May, 2006, aged 89, was the widow of Sir Douglas William Logan (1910-87). Her husband was born in Liverpool in 1910 and went on to be educated at University College, Oxford. During 1935-1936 he held the Henry fellowship at Harvard and during 1936-1937 was assistant lecturer in Law at the London School of Economics. Logan was called to the bar (Middle Temple) in 1937 and also elected a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. During World War Two Logan worked for the Ministry of Supply before being appointed in 1944 as Clerk of the Court at London University where he became Principal in 1948. In 1959 Logan was knighted and went on to receive honorary fellowships from the London School of Economics (1962), University College Oxford (1973) and University College London (1975) as well as honorary degrees from numerous universities around the world.

Source: Daily Telegraph 13 May, 2006

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Lady Stakis, widow of Sir Reo Stakis....

Lady Stakis, who died 6 May, 2006, was the widow of the hotel magnate, Sir Reo Stakis. Her late husband opened Scotland's first casino on his way to building a massive personal fortune - he died in 2001, aged 88. Sir Reo was only 14 when he left his home in Cyprus in 1928 and headed for the UK - with just a suitcase full of lace goods made by his mother and £50 in his pocket. The future could have been so different if a railway official hadn't managed to retrieve the case when it was stolen at London's Victoria Station. She was Annitsa Petroppouou.The funeral took place at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Luke, Glasgow, 18 May, 2006.

Source: The Times 15 May, 2006

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Mansel Miller, GCVO (1919-2006)

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Mansel Miller,GCVO, DSO, MC, Crown Equerry, 1961-87, an Extra Equerry to the Queen since 1987, died 17 May, 2006, aged 87; he was b. 4 February, 1919, the third son of Brigadier-General Alfred Douglas Miller, CBE (1919), DSO (1902) (b. 1 Mar 1864; d. 5 Dec, 1933), of Shotover House, Wheatley, Oxfordshire, by his wife Ella Geraldine Fletcher (d. 1935), scion of the Fletchers of Saltoun, daughter of John Fletcher of Saltoun Hall, and descended from the Earls of Wemyss & March. DSO (1944), MC (1944), CVO (1966), KCVO (1974), GCVO (1987). He never married.

Source: Daily Telegraph 20 May 2006

George Askew: Big Brother contestant's Royal connections

Big Brother's George Askew is a 5th cousin of Princes William and Harry, and a kinsman of former Celebrity Big Brother's "Ordinary Boy" Preston. Young George is a great-nephew of the late 6th Duke of Sutherland, and a nephew of Lady Faringdon, a member of the Royal Household....
Prince William and Gerge Askew have a double family connection - through the Prince of Wales and through Diana Princess of Wales. George and Wills are 5th cousins via their descent from Devon landowner John Bulteel, an ancestor of Diana, and 6th cousins once removed in their descent from the 3rd Duke of Portland, an ancestor of Prince Charles.

George Askew and Prince William are 4th cousins several times removed of the Celebrity Big Brother contestant Preston, of the 'Ordinary boys'

Here's some lines of descent...

Charles, 2nd Earl Grey=Mary Ponsonby
Hon George Grey=Jane Stuart
Frederick Grey=Mary Greenstock
Ursula Grey=Alec Murray Preston
Anthony Preston=Miranda Hynes
Samuel Preston (b. 1982)=engaged to the ubiquitous Chantelle Houghton

and--

Charles, 2nd Earl Grey=Mary Ponsonby
Lady Elizabeth Grey=John Bulteel
John Bulteel=Euphemia Parsons
Beatrix Bulteel=4th Earl of Durham
Lady Violet Lambton=4th Earl of Ellesmere
Lady Susan Egerton=Major John Askew
Henry Askew=
George Askew (b. 1986)

and....

Charles 2nd Earl Grey
Lady Elizabeth Grey=John Bulteel
Louisa Bulteel=1st Lord Revelstoke
Hon Margaret Baring=6th Earl Spencer
7th Earl Spencer=Cynthia Hamilton
8th Earl Spencer =Frances Roche
Lady Diana Spencer=Prince of Wales
Pfrince William (b. 1982)

and.....

3rd Duke of Portland, Prime Minister
Lady Charlotte Cavendish-Bentinck
Harriet Greville
2nd Earl of Ellesmere
3rd Earl of Elelsmere
4th Earl of Ellesmere
Lady Susan Egerton
Henry Askew
George Askew

and......

3rd Duke of Portland
Lord William Cavendish Bentinck
Rev. Charles Cavendish-Bentinck
Nina Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck
Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
HRH The Prince of Wales
HRH Prince William of Wales


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James Robert Mackinnon

Anna-Louise Mackinnon (nee Cadbury), wife of David Mackinnon, gave birth to a son, James Robert, 17 May, 2006. Mrs Mackinnon is a daughter of Sir (Nicholas) Dominic Cadbury, and Lady Cadbury, (formerly Cecilia Sarah Symes).

Source: The Times

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Haddon/Weinberg engagement

The engagement was announced in May 2006 between Edward Anthony Deacon Haddon (b. 1973), 1st and only surviving son of Richard Deacon Haddon, of Bideford, by his former wife the former Hon. Teresa Mary Head (b. 1938), of Charlbury, and Joanna Weinberg, one of the three daughters of Sir Mark Aubrey Weinberg, Knt (1987) (b. 9 Aug 1931), of London, by his 1st wife the late Sandra Le Roith (who d. 1978), and step-daughter of Lady Weinberg, the former Anouska Hempel, actress. Edward Haddon is a grandson of 1st Viscount Head, GCMG, CBE, MC, PC (1906-83), by his wife Lady Dorothea Louise Ashley-Cooper (d. 1987), daughter of the 9th Earl of Shaftesbury.

Source: The Times

Noel Kenelm Digby, MD, FRCS, FRACS

Noel Kenelm Digby, MD, FRCS, FRACS, who died at his home, 21 May, 2006, aged 59, was a scion of the Barons Digby(Baron Ireland, 1620; GB 1765). He was b. 1946, son of Kenelm Hubert Digby (b. 1912; d. ?), of Mount Street, Wellington, New Zealand, by his wife, the former Mutal Agnes Helen, daughter of Bertram E. Fielder, of Glebe Farm, Sherfield English, Romsey, Hants. Noel Digby married Helen----(maiden name unknown), and was father of Aleisha, Mikaela, Sophia and Harrison. The funeral Service takes place 1 June 2006, at St Mary the Virgin Church, Loughton, Essex.

Source:Daily Telegraph 27 May 2006

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Hon. (Oliver) Piers St. Aubyn

The Hon. (Oliver) Piers St. Aubyn, MC, who died at his home in Cornwall, 24 May, 2006, aged 85, was the younger brother, and heir presumptive of the 4th Baron St. Levan. He was b. 12 July, 1920, son of the 3rd Baron (b. 1895; d. 1978), by his wife, the former Hon Clementina Nicolson, daughter of the 1st Baron Carnock. He was educated at Wellington, and St James's School, Maryland, USA; was High Sheriff of East Sussex, 1982-83; served in WW2 as Capt 60th Rifles and Parchute Regt (mentioned in despatches, awarded the MC); married 1948, Mary Bailey (d. 1987), daughter of Bailey Southwell, of Crocodile Leap Farm, Olievenhoutpoort, South Africa, by whom he had issue. His son, James Piers Southwell St. Aubyn, b. 1950, is now heir pres. to the Barony of St. Levan (UK 1887) and the Baronetcy (UK 1866).

Source: Daily Telegraph 26 May, 2006

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Baby boy Vere Nicoll

Victoria Vere Nicoll (nee Gooch), wife since 2000, of Edward Vere Nicoll, scion of that BLG family, gave birth to a son, 23 May, 2006, a brother for ......(a son), who was b. 9 June, 2004. Edward Vere Nicoll, is the younger son of Mr & Mrs Mark Vere Nicoll, and Victoria, (b. 1974), is the yr daughter of Sir Timothy Gooch, MBE, 13th Baronet, and Lady Gooch. Edward Vere Nicoll is a grandson of Maj Raymond Guy Vere Nicoll, who married in 1939, Mary, yst daughter of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Madden, 1st Baronet, GCB, OM, GCVO; & is descended from a sister of the 6th & last Viscount Saye & Sele, &c.

Source: Daily Telegraph 26 May, 2006

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Eloise Mavrojani Streeter

Frances Emma Crackanthorpe Streeter (b. 1973, nee Sawrey-Cookson), scion of that BLG family, & wife of Thomas A.H. Streeter, gave birth to a daughter, Eloise Mavrojani, 21 May, 2006. Thomas Streeter is the elder twin son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Streeter, of Beggars Hall, Hertfordshire and Frances is a daughter of Major (John) Henry Crackanthorpe Sawrey-Cookson, (b. 1938), & his wife, the former Merrilyn Patricia Thomas, of Newbiggin, Temple Sowerby, Cumbria. Frances's father is Lord of the Manor of Newbiggin, Hale, Ousby & Bank, & is head of the LG family Sawrey-Cookson, formerly of Neasham Hall & of Broughton Tower, &c.

Source:Daily Telegraph 26 May 2006

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Charles Frederick Craigie-Halkett

Clare Craigie-Halkett (nee Arbuthnott), wife of Hugh Craigie-Halkett, gave birth to a son, Charles Frederick (Charlie), 23 May, 2006, a brother for Archibald (Archie) Robert, who was b. 5 July, 2004. Hugh is a son of Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs Charles Craigie Halkett, of Glentromie, Inverness-shire, and Mrs Craigie-Halkett is the former Clare Anne Arbuthnott, [b. 1974], elder daughter of the Master of Arbuthnott [the Hon [John] Keith Oxley Arbuthnott], and his wife, the former Jill Mary Farquharson. The infant is a great-grandson of the 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott, CBE, DSC, FRSE.

Source: Daily Telegraph 27 May, 2006

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Miranda Violet Harries

Sophy Harries, nee Maclean (b. 1972), wife since Dec. 2001, of Henry Harries (b. 1970), gave birth to a daughter, Miranda Violet, 17 May, 2006, a sister for Lara Constance, who was b.25 March, 2004. Henry Harries is the elder son of Mr David and the Hon Mrs Harries, and Sophy, younger daughter of Mr Roddy and the Hon Mrs Maclean. Henry Harries is a nephew of the 2nd Viscount De L'Isle, of Penshurst, Place, and his wife is a niece of the 4th Baron Rowallan, and a granddaughter of the 3rd Baron Rowallan.
Source: Daily Telegraph 27 May 2006

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William Thomas Wilkin Dean

Isabel Dean (nee Evans-Freke) scion of the Barons Carbery and wife of Robert Dean, gave birth to a son, William Thomas Wilkin, 24 May, 2006, at Nelspruit, South Africa, a brother for Eleanor Sophia (Ella), who was b. 27 March, 2004.

Source: Daily Telegraph, 26 May 2006

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maitland-Carew/Hardie engagement

The engagement was announced 25 May 2006, between Peter G.S. Maitland-Carew (b. 1979), scion of the Barons Carew, second son of the Hon Gerald Edward Maitland-Carew (b. 1941), of Thirlestane Castle, Lauder, by his wife Rosalind Averil Speke, & Joanna L. (Posy) Hardie, daughter of Mr Timothy Hardie, of Barclayhills, Perth, and Mrs Jill Hardie, of St Andrews, Fife.

Source: Daily Telegraph 25 May 2006

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Anne Mary Oliver-Bellasis

Anne Mary Oliver-Bellasis (née Bates) who died 23 May, 2006 aged 91, was a scion of the Bates Baronets (cr. 1880), and was widow of Lieutenant-Col. John Oliver-Bellasis, DSO, JP, DL,late the Royal Fusiliers. She was b. 1915, dau of Colonel Arthur Syndey Bates, DSO, TD (1879-1958, by his wife the former Mary da Costa Crosse (d. 1962), daughter of Lieut-Col. Charles Robert Crosse, CMG, MVO; and married John Oliver-Bellasis in 1939; and leaves issue. The funeral Service - Thursday 1st June, 2006, - St. Lawrence's Church, Wootton St Lawrence.

Source: Daily Telegraph 25 May 2006




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Rose Evelyn Hambro

Rose Evelyn Hambro (nee Cotterell), who died 21 May, 2006, was a scion of the Cotterell Baronets (cr. 1805), & was a granddaughter maternally of the 7th Earl Beauchamp. She was born in 1932, a daughter of Sir Richard Charles Geers Cotterell, 5th Baronet, CBE (d. 1978), by his wife the former Lady Lettice Lygon (d. 1973), daughter of the 7th Earl Beauchamp; married 1954 (div 1976) Charles Eric Alexander Hambro (created a life baron in 1994), scion of that BLG family, son of Colonel Sir Charles Jocelyn Hambro, KBE, MC; by whom she had 3 children, Clare (b. 1957), Charles (b. 1959), and Alexander (b. 1962). The funeral is at St Mary's Church, Temple Guiting, 1 June 2006.

Source: Daily Telegraph 25 May 2006

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7th Earl of Lonsdale (1922-2006)

The Earl of Lonsdale, 7th holder of the peerage, landowner, of Askham Hall, Penrith, Cumbria, died 23 May, 2006. He was 83.James Hugh William Lowther was born 3 Nov, 1922, the elder son of Anthony Edward Lowther, styled Viscount Lowther (who died in 1949); and was educated at Eton. Succeeded to the earldom (cr. 1807), & the Viscountcy and Barony of Lowther, on the demise of his grandfather, 1953. Career:->served in WW2 as a Captain in the RAC, & as a Captain in the East Riding Yeomanry & was mentioned in despatches. He was four times married, firstly, in 1945 (div. 1954), to Tuppina Cecily (d. 1984), daughter of Capt Geoffrey Henry Bennet; married 2ndly, 1954 (div. 1962), the Hon Jennifer Lowther, daughter of Maj the Hon Christopher William Lowther, of the viscounts Ullswater; married 3rdly, 1963, Mrs Nancy Ruth Stephenson, daughter of Thomas Cobbs, of Pacific Palisades, California, United States; married 4thly, 1975, Caroline Sheila, yst daughter of Sir Gerald Gordon Ley, TD, 3rd Baronet; and has issue from his four marriages.The peerages and baronetcy (cr. 1764) now devolve upon his lordship's eldest son, Hugh Clayton Lowther, styled Viscount Lowther, who was b. 27 May, 1949. A Thanksgiving service takes place at St. Michael's, Lowther, Cumbria, 3 June 2006.

Source: Daily Telegraph 25 May 2006


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Kathleen Nancy Jane Astor

Kathleen Nancy Jane Astor, who died 21 May 2006, was a scion of the Viscounts Astor. Born in 1949 she was a daughter of the Hon. Michael Langhorne Astor (1916-80) by his 1st wife the former Barbara Mary Colonsay McNeill; and was a granddaughter of the 2nd Viscount Astor. She never married. She leaves siblings, David, James, Georgina, Josh and Polly...

Source: Daily Telegraph 23 May 2006

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Lady Harmood-Banner, widow of 3rd Bt

Lady Harmood-Banner, who died 20 May, 2006, at the Trinity Hospice, London, was the widow of Sir George Knowles Harmood-Banner, 3rd Baronet, who died in 1990, when his baronetcy became extinct. She was Rosemary Jane, daughter of Colonel Maurice Lawrence Treston, CBE, and married Sir George in 1947., She leaves 2 daughters, Susan and Gillian. The funeral is at Putney Vale Crematorium, London, on 2 June ......
Source:

Daily Telegraph 23 May 2006

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Poppy Grace Godsal

Felicity Susan Godsal (nee Plant) wife of Philip Langley Godsal (b. 28 June, 1971), gave birth to a daughter, Poppy Grace, 16 May 2006. Philip is the eldest son of Philip Caulfeild Godsal (b. 10 Oct, 1945), of that Burke's Landed Gentry family, of Iscoyd Park, Whitchurch, Shropshire, and his former wife Lucinda Mary (now Mrs John Jones, nee Dancy, of Eccleshall, Staffordshire), and Felicity is the younger daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Plant, of Burghfield Common, Berkshire. Philip's maternal grandmother, the former Pamela Anne de Lisle Caulfeild (b. 1924) is a scion of the Viscounts Charlemont.

Source>: Daily Telegraph 23 May 2006

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