Stileman/Ferguson wedding

_.The marriage took place 28 August, 2010, at Dummer, Hampshire, between Nicholas Stileman and Alice Victoria Ferguson (b 1980), daughter of the late Brig Ronald Ivor Ferguson (1931-2003), of Dummer Down House, Hants, by his 2nd wife, the former Susan Rosemary Deptford  (b 1946).

The bride is a half-sister of Sarah Duchess of York.

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Samantha Cameron delivered of a daughter

Samantha Gwendoline Cameron (b 1971, nee Sheffield), scion of the Sheffield Baronets, and wife of the Rt Hon David Cameron, PC, MP (b 1966), Prime Minister & 1st Lord of the Treasury, &c, gave birth to a fourth child and second daughter, Florence Rose Endellion, 24 Aug 2010, in Cornwall, a sister for Nancy and for Arthur and the late Ivan (2002-2009).

The infant descends from King William IV on her paternal side and from Charles II on her maternal side.

Mrs Cameron is the eldest daughter of Sir Reginald Adrian Berkeley Sheffield, 8th Baronet, and his first wife Annabel (now Viscountess Astor).

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Son for Earl of Halifax's son and heir

__Georgia E. Wood, styled Baroness Irwin, wife of James Charles Wood, styled Baron Irwin (b. 24 Aug 1977), gave birth to a son and heir, Rex Patrick, 12 Aug 2010.

Lady Irwin is the only daughter of Mr Patrick Robert James Clarkson. QC (b. 1 Aug 1949), of Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, a Recorder since 1996, by his wife the former Bridget Cecilia Doyne, and granddaughter paternally of Commander Robert Anthony Clarkson, LVO, RN, and Lord Irwin, a godson of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, is the only son of the 3rd Earl of Halifax (b. 14 Mar, 1944), of Garrowby, York, and the Countess of Halifax.

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Marquess Townshend's heir to wed

__The engagement was announced 19 Aug 2010 between Thomas Charles Townshend, styled Viscount Raynham (b 2 Nov 1977), son and heir of the 8th Marquess Townshend (b 26 Sep 1945) of Raynham Hall, Fakenham, Norfolk, by his late wife, the former Hermione Ponsonby, scion of the Earls of Bessborough, & Octavia Christina Legge (born 1980), daughter of Christopher David Legge (born 1943), and his wife the former Sarah Gilmour Marshall (born 1948), daughter of Major Philip Donald Howitt Marshall (1915-1996), and his wife the former Doris Pamela Yvonne Gilmour (1914-2008), scion of the Gilmour baronets.

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Death of Lady Anne Tree, aunt of the Duke of Devonshire

From the Telegraph of 10 August 2010:

TREE
Lady Anne Evelyn Beatrice died 9th August aged 82, at home. Funeral to
be held St. Mary's Church, Compton Abbas, Shaftesbury, 3 p.m. on
Thursday 12th August. All friends welcome. No flowers. Donations to
Marie Curie Cancer Care to Merefield & Henstridge, Melbury Abbas,
Shaftesbury, SP7 0BU. 01747 853532.


She was the dau of the 10th Duke of Devonshire (1895-1950) and the
Lady Mary Alice GASCOYNE-CECIL (-1988, (Mistress Robes to The Queen
1953–66) dau of 4th Marquess of SALISBURY. She m 1949 Michael Lambert
TREE (1921-99), of that gentry family formerly of Dytchley Park. They
adopted two daus: Isabella Elizabeth Nancy (b 1964) m 1993 Sir Charles
Raymond BURRELL 10th Bt (b 1962, son of Sir (John) Raymond BURRELL 9th
Bt (1934-2008) and Rowena Frances dau of Michael H PEARCE of
Brackenhills, Inyanga, Rhodesia) and has a son (the ha Edward Lambert
b 1996) and a dau; Esther Anne Mary (b 1966) m 1992 James Michael
Beale CAYZER-COLVIN (b 1965, grandson of the LP Baron CAYZER
(1910-99)) and has issue.


She was sister of the 10th Duke of Devonshire and aunt of the present,
12th Duke.

Son for Viscount & Viscountess Grimston

__Rosanagh Viola Alexandra Grimston, styled Viscountess Grimston (nee Innes-Ker b 1979), wife of James Walter Grimston, styled Viscount Grimston (b 6 Jan 1978), gave birth to a son and heir, John Innes Archie, 10 Aug 2010.

The viscountess is a dau of the 10th Duke of Roxburghe (b 18 Nov 1954), by his former wife Lady Jane
Meriel Dawnay, née Grosvenor (b 1953), dau of the 5th Duke of Westminster, and Visc Grimston is son and heir of the 7th Earl of Verulam (b 21 Apr 1951), by his wife the former Dione Angela Smith, scion of the Smith LG family (and kin of HM Queen Elizabeth II. &c.

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Marquess Townshend's heir to wed

__The engagement was announced 19 Aug 2010 between Thomas Charles Townshend, styled Viscount Raynham (b 2 Nov 1977), son and heir of the 8th Marquess Townshend (b 26 Sep 1945) by his late wife, the former Hermione Ponsnby (see Bessborough E), & Olivia Legge, dau of Mr & Mrs Christopher Legge.

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Joshua Don-Wauchope (born 2010)

Susan Erskine Don-Wauchope (nee Erskine), wife of Iain John Don-Wauchope (born 1975), scion of the baronets of that name, gave birth to a son, Joshua, in June, 2010, a brother for Abi, who was born in July, 2007.

Iain Don-Wauchope is the second son of Malcolm John Don-Wauchope (born 14 Dec, 1939), and his wife the former Rea Marion Adams, and Susan Erskine, and is a grandson paternally of Sir Patrick Don-Wauchope, 10th Baronet (1898-1989).

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Lyla Gilman

The Lady Rose Victoria Birgitte Louise Gilman (b. 1 Mar 1980), daughter of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and wife of George Gilman, gave birth to a daughter, Lyla, in early July, 2010.


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Senna Lewis

The Lady Davina Elizabeth Alice Benedikte Lewis (b. 19 Nov 1977), daughter of The Duke & Duchess of Gloucester, and wife of Gary Christie Lewis (b. 21 Aug 1970), 1st son of Hore Lewis, of Gisborne, New Zealand, by his wife Viki Carr, gave birth to a daughter, Senna, in June, 2010.

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The 7th Viscount Bolingbroke & St John 1927-2010

The 7th Viscount Bolingbroke & St John, died 5 July, 2010. He was 83.

 Kenneth Oliver Musgrave St John was born 22 March, 1927, son of Capt Henry Robert St John (1889-1972), and his wife the former Katharine Mary Musgrave (who died 22 April, 1958).

He succeeded his kinsman, 1 May, 1974, as the 11th Baronet St. John, of Lidiard Tregoze, co. Wilts [E., 1611], and as the 7th Baron St. John of Lydiard Tregoze, co. Wilts [G.B., 1712], & as the 7th Viscount Bolingbroke, co. Lincoln [G.B., 1712], and as the 8th Viscount St. John, of Battersea, co. Surrey [G.B., 1716]. 

He married firstly, in 1953 (div 1972), Patricia Mary McKenna, daughter of B.J. McKenna, of Christchurch, New Zealand; married 2ndly, 22 December, 1972 (div 1987), Jainey Anne McRae, daughter of Alexander Duncan McRae, of Timaru, New Zealand, 

From his first marriage he leaves a son and heir, the Hon Henry FitzRoy St John (born 18 May, 1957), who now succeeds to the family honours, and two sons from his second marriage, the Hon Oliver (born 1972), and the Hon Nicholas St John (born 1974).

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Lord Crathorne's heir to wed

_.The engagement was announced 10 July, 2010, between the Hon Thomas Arthur John Dugdale (b 30 Sept, 1977), son and heir of the 2nd Baron Crathorne (b 12 Sept, 1939), of Crathorne House, Yarm, and the late Baroness Crathorne, & Alexandra Hill, daughter of Mr & Mrs Alan Hill, of Pentre Hodre, Shropshire, formerly of Maun, Botswana.

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Death of Lady Gabrielle Courtenay, 97, daughter of the 16th Earl of Devon

_.The Lady (Camilla) Gabrielle Courtenay, who died 26 June, 2010, aged 97, was the last surviving child of Rev the 16th Earl of Devon (1875-1935), of Powderham Castle, Devon, by his wife the former Marguerite Silva. Lady Gabrielle, of The Briary, Exton, Exeter, was unm. The funeral takes place at St Clement's Church, Powderham, 12 July, 2010.


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Death of Lord Flowers

__The Lord Flowers of Queensgate, Kt, FRS, died at his home,. 25 June,
2010. He had been a life baron since 1979.

Ashburnham/Effertz betrothal

_The engagement was announced 30 June 2010 between Sir James Fleetwood Ashburnham, 13th Baronet (b 17 Dec 1979), son of the late John Anchitel Fleetwood Ashburnham (1951-81), by his wife the former Corinne A. O'Brien (wife since 1982 of John Philip Merricks, of The Manor, Icklesham, Winchelsea, East Sussex), & Miss Yasmin Effertz, dau of Mr & Mrs Jurgen Effertz, of Antalya, Turkey. Sir James succeeded his grandfather, Sir Denny Reginald Ashburnham, 12th Bt (Cr E 1661), 21 June, 1999.


There is no heir to the baronetcy.


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Caspar Henry Bourne-Arton

_Jenny Bourne-Arton (nee Thompson), wife of James Bourne-Arton, scion of that LG family, gave birth to a son, Caspar Henry, 3 June, 2010, a brother for Freddie Temple, who was b 7 Feb 2008.

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Lord Brownlow's heir weds

_.The marriage took place, 23 June 2010, at Kensington & Chelsea Church, London, between the Hon Peregrine Edward Quintin Cust (b 9 July 1974), scion of the Barons Brownlow (GB, 1776), only son of the 7th Baron Brownlow (b 25 Mar 1936), of Jersey, Channel Islands, by his wife the former Shirlie Yeomans, & Vanessa Monica Threapleton-Horrocks, only daughter of Dr Roy William Horrocks, of Brentwood,
Essex, by his wife Candy Maria Madueno.

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Morgan/Nevill engagement

_The engagement was announced in June 2010 between Theodore J.S. Morgan, son of Mr and Mrs John Morgan, of Ollerton, Shropshire, and Anna L. Nevill, scion of the Earls of Abergavenny, eldest daughter of David Michael Ralph Nevill (b 1941), of Birling, Kent, by his wife the former Katherine Mary Westenra. Anna's father is heir pres to the Earldom & Barony of Abergavenny and the Viscountcy of Nevill.


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Alfie Charles Heriot Maitland

_.Alexandra M. Heriot Maitland (nee Godden) wife of Charles P. Heriot Maitland (b. 1980), scion of the Earls of Lauderdale, gave birth to a son, Alfie Charles, 19 June, 2010. Charlie Heriot Maitland is a son of Patrick Richard Heriot Maitland
(b. 1947), of Fossoway, Kinross, by his wife the former Marilyn Lois Grant, and Alexandra Heriot Maitland is the younger daughter of Mr and Mrs Nicholas Godden, of St Mabyn, North Cornwall.
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Granddaughter for the Gloucesters

The Lady Davina Lewis, cousin of the Queen and daughter of the Duke & Duchess of Gloucester, has given birth to a daughter.

Lady Davina, 32, is wife of Maori sheep shearer Gary Lewis, 39. The child is the couples first.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester have two other grandchildren. A grandson, Xan, styled Lord Culloden, son of the Earl of Ulster and his wife Claire, and a granddaughter, Lady Cosima Windsor, the Ulsters' daughter born some weeks ago.

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