Edward René David Goldsmith 1928-2009

_Edward René David Goldsmith, environmentalist, was born on November 8, 1928, son of Frank Goldsmith, MP (1878-1967), & was elder brother billionaire financier Sir James Michael Goldsmith (1933-97), & sometime brother-in-law of Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart. Teddy died in Italy, 21 August 2009, aged 80.

He was twice wed. He had 1 son and 2 daus from his first marriage and 2 sons from his 2nd marriage. His daughter, Clio is wife of Mark Roland Shand (b 28 Jun 1951), descended from the Barons Ashcombe, and brother of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.

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Carroll/Lowson engagement

_ The engagement was announced 31 Aug 2009 between Andrew P.L. Carroll, elder son of Mr and Mrs Peter Carroll, of Sandwich, Kent, and Katherine L.P. Lowson, scion of the Lowson Baronets, daughter of Sir Ian and Lady Lowson, of Amulree, Perthshire.

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Douglas/Renton marriage

_.The marriage took place 13 Aug 2009, in Croatia, between Justin Sholto James Douglas (b 1972), scion of the Earls of Morton, eldest son of Mr James Sholto Arthur Douglas (b 1935), by his 1st wife the former Tedda Anne Webber now Mrs David Reid), and Diana Yasmin Renton, younger daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Bruce Renton..—


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Son for Lady Courtenay (aka AJ Langer the actress)

Allison Joy (AJ) Courtenay, styled Lady Courtenay (aka the actress AJ Langer, b 22 May 1974) wife of Lord Courtenay, son and heir of the Earl & Countess of Devon, of Powderham Castle, Devon, gave birth to a son, the Hon Jack Haydon Langer Courtenay, 16 Aug 2009, in California, United States, a brother for the Hon Joscelyn Skye, who was b 31 January, 2007.

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Mary Stephanie Stewart (nee de Bertodano) c1911-2009

Mary Stephanie Stewart, who died at St. Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, 16
Aug 2009, aged 98, was b circa 1911, as Mary Stephanie de Bertodano,
daughter of Frederick Ramon de Bertodano, 8th Marquis del Moral, by
his 1st wife the former Lady Ida Elizabeth Dalzell (1876-1940), dau of
the 11th Earl of Carnwath (1847-1910).

Requiem Mass, 3rd September 2009 at Church of Christ the Prince of
Peace, Portmore Park Road, Weybridge, Surrey, followed by private
interment later.


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House of Commons invader to wed

_.The engagement was announced 21 Aug 2009, between Richard T.H.
Wakeham, son of Mr Antony Wakeham, of Bramham, West Yorkshire, by his
wife the former Marcia Eizabeth Lane Fox (b 1940), scion of that LG
family of Bramham Park, & Zoe R. Sweeting, dau of Mr & Mrs Leonard
Sweeting, of Cotness, East Yorkshire.

Richard Wakeham was one of eight bloodsports supporters convicted on
26/5/05 of violating the Public Order Act Section 5 after invading the
House of Commons during a debate on the Hunting Bill. His maternal
grandmother was the Hon Marcia Agnes Mary Lane Fox, eldest dau of the
1st (and last) Baron Bingley, PC.


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Flora Zita Elizabeth Savile

Alexandra Elizabeth Savile (nee Farquhar, b 1971), scion of the
Farquhar Baronets, and wife of Andrew David Savile (b 1973), scion of
the Earls of Mexborough, gav birth to a daughter, Flora Zita
Elizabeth, 12 Aug 2009.

Andrew is the second son of the Hon (Charles) Anthony Savile (b 1934)
and Mrs Savile, of Ware, Hertfordshire, and Alexandra (Alex) is the
eldest daughter of Mr Anthony Charles Farquhar (b 1942) and the late
Mrs Farquhar, of St Gennys, Cornwall, and niece of Sir Michael
Farquhar, 7th Baronet.


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Death of artist Flavia Irwin (Lady de Grey)

Lady de Grey, whon died 1 Aug 2009, aged 92, was the artist and
designer Flavia Irwin, and widow of Sir Roger de Grey (1918-95),
painter, sometime President of the Royal Academy, scion of the Barons
Walsingham. She was born Flavia Hatt Irwin, 15 Dec 1916. She is
survived by 2 sons and 1 dau.

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Viscount Gage becomes a father again at 75

_The Viscountess Gage, nee Alexandra Templeton), (2nd) wife since Apr 2009 of the 8th Viscount Gage, DL (b 9 Apr 1934), gave birth to son the Hon John Valentine Gage, circa Aug 2009 (Daily Mail 20/8/2009). Lord Gage married firstly, 1974 the Lady Diana Adrienne Beatty (b. 13 Sep 1952), only dau. of the 2nd Earl Beatty, by his third wife Adelle Dillingham, dau. of M Dillingham, of Oklahoma City, USA, and has sons, (i) the Hon Henry William Gage (b. 25 Jun 1975), and (ii) the Hon Richard David Benedict Gage (b. 21 Feb 1977).

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Toby Francis Oliver Speir

(Lucy) Annabel Speir (nee Douglas-Pennant, b 1977), scion of the Barons Penrhyn, wife of Edward F. Speir, scion of that LG family, gave birth to a son, Toby Francis Oliver, 7 Aug 2009, a brother for Poppy.

Edward is the elder son of Mr & Mrs Adrian Speir, of Melsonby, North Yorkshire, & Annabel is a daughter of Mr Hugh Archibald Douglas-Pennant (b. 1951), of Stansfield, Suffolk, by his first wife, the former Henrietta Berger (now Mrs Henrietta Green, of Tichborne, Hampshire).

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William Howard-Vyse

Claire Howard-Vyse (née Underwood), wife of James Edward Howard-Vyse (b. 1977), gave birth to a son, William, 30 July, 2009, a brother for Charlie, who was b 1st Dec 2007.

James is the son of Lieutenant Colonel John Cecil Howard-Vyse (b. 1947), of that BLG family, of The Old Vicarage, Burneston, Bedale, North Yorkshire, by his wife, the former Jennifer Anne Collin, and Claire is the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael Underwood, of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.


James Howard-Vyse's paternal grandfather, Lt-Gen. Sir Edward Dacre Howard-Vyse, KBE, CB, MC (who d. 1992) married in 1940, Mary Bridget, dau of Colonel the Hon. Claude Willoughby, MVO, and granddaughter of
the 8th Baron Middleton.


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Poppy Josephine Vernon-Harcourt

Joanna N. Vernon-Harcourt, wife of the Hon Oliver Vernon-Harcourt, 3rd son of Lord and Lady Vernon, gave birth to a daughter, Poppy Josephine, 16 July 2009.

Mrs Vernon-Harcourt is a daughter of Mr & Mrs Kenneth Hall of Crewkerne, Somerset.

Double celebration for Lord Vernon - 2 grandchildren on the same day!


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Life peer Lord Gregson dies aged 85

The Baron Gregson, a life peer since 1975, died in hospital, 12 Aug
2009. He was 85.

John Gregson was b 29 Jan 1924, the son of John Gregson. From 1996 he
was Treasurer of the Built Environment Group. He was also Honorary
Life President of the Labour Finance and Industry Group. Created a
life peer in 1975, he took the title Baron GREGSON, of Stockport in
Greater Manchester.


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Priestley/Benson engagement

.—The engagement was announced 18 Aug 2009, between Alexander P.J Priestley, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Jeremy Priestley, of London, and Honor M. Benson, scion of the LG family of Benson of Lutwyche, only daughter of the late Charles Edward Riou Benson (1935-2002), by his 2nd wife the former Carolyn Gerrard Leigh.

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Hides/Somerset engagement

The engagement was announced 18 Aug 2009 between Christian H. Hides, son of Mr and Mrs David Hides, of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, and Anne Marguerite Somerset (b 1978), scion of the Dukes of Beaufort, daughter of Robin Fitzroy Somerset (b 1930), of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, by his wife the former Sarah Marguerite Mills, dau of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Mills, KCB, CBE, DSC.

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Scarlet Lucy Vernon-Harcourt

Rachel Emma Vernon-Harcourt (nee Langrish), wife of the Hon Edward William Vernon-Harcourt, (b. 1973), second son of the 11th Baron Vernon and Baroness Vernon, of Debden Green, Saffron Walden, gave birth to a dau, Scarlet Lucy, 16 July 2009, a sister for Freddie, who was b 28 May, 2007.

Rachel is the elder daughter of Mr Michael Langrish & his wife Esther, of Exeter.



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Theodore George Rittson-Thomas

Kate Rittson-Thomas, wife of Rupert O. Rittson-Thomas (b 1963), gave
birth to a son Theodore George (Theo), 29 June, 2009, a brother for
Walter Robert.

Rupert is a son of George Christopher Rittson-Thomas (b 1927) by his
wife the former Silvia Catriona Fleming (b 1930), scion of that LG
family of Nettlebed, Oxon, dau of Maj Philip Fleming (b 1889), by hi
wife the former Joan Cecil Hunloke (1901-91), dau of Maj Sir Philip
Hunloke (aka Perceval) (1868-1947), son of Philip Perceval by his wife
the former Hon Ernestine Wellington Sidney, dau of the 1st Baron De
L'Isle & Dudley by his wife the former Lady Sophia FitzClarence,
natural dau of His Majesty King William IV by Mrs Jordan.


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van Cutsem/Hadden-Paton marriage

__.Prince William of Wales was present at the marriage which took place at The Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, 14 Aug 2009, between Captain Nicholas van Cutsem, The Life Guards (b 13 Apr 1977), scion of that LG family an descended from the Marquesses of Northampton, son of Hugh Bernard Edward van Cutsem (b 1941), of Hilborough, Norfolk, by his wife the former Jonkyrouwe Emilie van Ufford, & Alice C. Hadden-Paton, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Nigel Hadden-Paton, of Cattistock, Dorset..—

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Kalula Charis Hope Inglis-Jones

The Madam Kincaid of Kincaid (nee Arabella Jane Hornell Lennox), wife of Giles Vivian Inglis-Jones, gave birth to a daughter, Kalula Charis Hope, 12 August, 2009, a sister for Angus, Jessie, Isabella and Dominic.

Madam Kincaid of Kincaid succeeded her grandmother in the chieftainship (1999) and matriculated her coat of arms, 26 January 2001 and assumed the name Arabella Jane Kincaid of Kincaid.

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Hon David Layton dies

The Hon David Layton, who has died, was the son of the 1st Baron LAYTON (cr UK 1947) and Eleanor Dorothea daughter of Francis Beresford Plumptre OSMASTON. He married
1st 1939 (div 1972) Elizabeth, dau of Rev Robert Miller GRAY, of Hampstead and had two sons: Jonathan Francis b 1942 married with two sons and a dau; and Mark Oliver b 1944 and unmarried (according to Debrett’s but note Burke’s has him married to Penelope HAMILTON, no issue); and a dau Hilary Ruth b 1947 and unmarried. David Layton married 2nd 1972 Joy PARKINSON. He was heir presumptive to his nephew, the 3rd Baron, a place now taken by his eldest son. His younger brother survives him. He is the Hon Christopher Walter LAYTON b 1929 and thrice married with one son (John Stephen b 1955, unm) and four daus. He and his son occupy the final 4th and 5th
positions in the line of succession to the barony.

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