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Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Guinness/von Haselberg marriage

_. The marriage took place 6 June, 2020, in Milbrook, New York, between Harry J.N. Guinness, younger son of Timothy Whitmore Newton Guinness [born 20 June, 1947], scion of the merchant banking arm of the Guinness brewing dynasty, by his wife the former Beverly Anne Mills, & Sophie Frederica Alohilani von Haselberg [born 14 Nov, 1986], the actress, daughter of Martin Rochus Sebastian von Haselberg [born 20 Jan 1949], of New York City, by his wife the actress Bette Midler [b 1 Dec, 1945].

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Monday, June 29, 2020

Dame Ingrid Mary Roscoe, DCVO 1944-2020

_. Dame Ingrid Mary Roscoe, DCVO, who died 28 June, 2020, aged 76, was Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire 2004-2018.

She was born 27 May, 1944, daughter of Arthur Allen and his wife, Else Markenstam. Her father died in her childhood and her mother subsequently married Brigadier Kenneth Hargreaves, CBE [1903-90], Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding 1970-74, and of West Yorkshire, 1974-78, who adopted Ingrid. Her mother died in 1968, and the following year Brig Hargreaves married the Hon Margaret Lane Fox, scion of the family of Bramham Park, daughter of the 1st and last Lord Bingley.

She was appointed DCVO in the Queen's Birthday Honours, in June, 2017.

She married 5 Oct, 1963, John Richard Marshall Roscoe, of North Deighton Manor, Wetherby, by whom she had issue, three children, Nick, Emma and Katie.

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Sunday, June 28, 2020

Paul Goudime 1937-2020

_. Paul Goudime died 27 June, 2020. He was 83.

He was born in 1927, son of Paul Goudime-Levkovitsch [1910-1984], by his wife the former Sheila Violet McNeill [1908-86], scion of the MacNeills of Colonsay, and was a great-grandson of Sir Oswald Mosley, 4th Baronet [1848-1915]. His sister, Xenia, married the 15th Earl of Meath.

He was also a descendant of the Dukes of Marlborough. His great-grandmother was Lady Clementine Spencer-Churchill [1848-86].

 He married in 1963, Elizabeth Susan [Susie] Heywood [born 1941], scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of [Richard] Peter Heywood, by his wife the former Ruth Evelyn Barclay [1911-2008], scion of the Barclays of Higham, &c. He was a 6th cousin of HM The Queen, a Mosley descendant via her mother.

Paul Goudime leaves two children, a son, Michael and a daughter, Louise.

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Robin Gerard d'Abo 1939-2020

_. Robin Gerard d'Abo, stockbroker, late the Coldstream Guards, who died 27 June, 2020, aged 81, was head of that landed gentry family, of West Wratting Park.

He was born 12 April, 1939, the eldest son of Robert Erland Nicolai a'Abo [1911-70], by his first wife the former Mary Elisabeth Graham-Clarke [later Lady Cooper, died 1999], scion of the Graham-Clarke landed gentry family. His father's second wife, from 1951, was Lady Ursula Manners, daughter of the 9th Duke of Rutland.

Robin d'Abo married firstly, 10 Nov, 1964, Anne Clare Davie, daughter of Maj John Edward Jocelyn Davie [1910-98], scion of the Davie-Thornhill landed gentry family. He married secondly, 1976 [div 1987], Mrs Jennifer Mary Victoria Cadbury [1945-2003], former wife of Peter Egbert Cadbury [1918-2006], and daughter of Maj Michael Hammond-Maude, by his first wife the former Rosamond Patrick. He married 3rdly, 1987, Meriel J. Hamilton. He married 4thly, in 2010, Mrs Patricia Anne Tippett [nee Hall].

He is survived by his fourth wife Trish, and a daughter from his first marriage, Zara [born 1966], and a son, also from the first marriage, John Gerard N. d'Abo [born 1968].

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Robin Alfred Wellesley 1928-2020

_. Robin Alfred Wellesley, who died 27 June, 2020, aged 92, was a scion of the Gilbey baronets, descended from a brother of the 1st baronet.

He was born 23 June, 1928, as Robin Alfred Gilbey, son of Quintin Holland Gilbey [1899-1979], by his first wife, the former Elizabeth Thornton-Ball [1909-81]. The marriage of his parents ended in divorce and his mother married secondly, 15 Oct, 1931, Capt Gerald Valerian Wellesley, MC [1885-1961], scion of the Earls of Cowley and kinsman of the Dukes of Wellington. Subsequently, in 1937, Robin Gilbey assumed by deed poll, his step-father's surname, Wellesley.

He married 7 March, 1953, Marianne McDonald [died 2016], daughter of John McDonald, by whom he had issue, a son, Gerald, born in 1958, and two daughters, Diana [born 1954], and Laura [born 1956]. The younger daughter married in 1981, the Hon Francis Pym [born 21 Sept, 1952], son of the life peer, the Baron Pym, PC [1922-2008], former Foreign Secretary, &c.

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Saturday, June 27, 2020

The Baroness Maddock 1945-2020

_. The Baroness Maddock, who died 26 June, 2020, aged 75, was the former Diana Maddock, Liberal Democrat MP for Christchurch, July 1993-1997.

Diana Mary Derbyshire was born 19 May, 1945, daughter of Reginald Derbyshire and Margaret Evans; married 1966, Robert Frank Maddock, by whom she had two daughters; married secondly, 2001, the Rt Hon Alan Beith, Baron Beith [born 20 Apr, 1943], sometime Deputy Leader of the Lib Dems and MP for Berwick upon Tweed.

Diana Maddock was created a life peer as Baroness Maddock, of Christchurch in the County of Dorset, in 1997, and served as the Lib Dem spokesman on Housing in the Lords.

She is survived by Lord Beith and by her two daughters.

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Sir John Raymond Perring, 2nd Baronet 1931-2020

_. Sir John Perring, 2nd Baronet, died 21 June, 2020. He was 88.

John Raymond Perring was born 7 July, 1931, son of Sir Ralph Edgar Perring, 1st Baronet [1905-98], Lord Mayor of London 1962-63, by his wife the former Ethel Mary Johnson [died 1991].

The first baronet was the holder of one of the last baronetcies to be created, in 1963, at the end of his term of office as Lord Mayor.

John Perring succeeded to his father's baronetcy, 28 June, 1998. He married 21 July, 1961, Ella Christine Pelham [born 20 July, 1940], scion of the Earls of Chichester, daughter of Maj Anthony George Pelham [1911-69], by his wife the former Ann Margaret Bergengren [died 1990], and by her had issue.

Sir John's eldest son, John Simon Pelham Perring, born 20 July, 1962, now succeeds to the baronetcy.

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Sir Charles Theodore Gunning, 9th Baronet 1935-2020

_. Sir Charles Gunning, 9th Baronet, died 1 June, 2020. He was 84.

He was born 19 June, 1935, son of Sir Robert Charles Gunning, 8th Baronet [1901-89], by his wife the former Helen Nancy [known as Ann] Hallett; and succeeded to the baronetcy [created, GB, 1778] on his father's death, 7 Dec, 1989.

Married firstly, 1969 [div 1982], Sarah Eaton, daughter of Colonel Patrick Arthur Eaton; married secondly, 1989, Linda, daughter of Theodore Kachmar.

Sir Charles, who lived in Ottawa, Canada, leaves one daughter, Caroline Anne, who was born in 1971. The baronetcy now passes to his younger brother, John Robert Gunning [born 17 Sept, 1944].

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Ribaroff/Mostyn-Owen engagement

_. The engagement was announced 27 June, 2020, between Dr George A. Ribaroff, eldest son of Alexander and Denise Ribaroff, of St George's, Bermuda, & Gemma Clare Mostyn-Owen [born 1992], scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of Owen William Luxardo Mostyn-Owen [born 1961], by his wife the former Candida Zoe Pryce-Jones [born 1963], a granddaughter of the life peer, Baron Caccia [1905-90].

The bride-to-be is a niece of Allegra Mostyn-Owen, first wife of the Rt Hon Boris Johnson, Prime Minister.

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Robert [Robin] Fleming, CBE, DL 1932-2020

_. Robert [Robin] Fleming, who died 26 June, 2020, aged 87, was Chairman, Robert Fleming Holdings 1990-97, scion of the Flemings of Nettlebed, the landed gentry family.

He was born 18 Sept, 1932, son of Maj. Philip Fleming [1889-1971], by his wife the former Joan Cecil Hunloke [1901-1991], and was a cousin of the James Bond creator, Ian Fleming.

Robin's mother was descended from Lady Sophia FitzClarence [1795-1837], the illegitimate daughter of King William IV and the actress Dorothea Bland [known as 'Mrs Jordan'].

Robin Fleming served in the Royal Scots Greys, and joined the family merchant bank, Robert Fleming Holdings, in 1958. He served as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire in 1980, and was appointed a deputy lieutenant of the county a decade later.

His homes were at Steeple Barton near Bicester, and Black Mount, Bridge of Orchy, Argyll.

He married 28 April, 1962, Victoria Margaret Aykroyd [born 1 Apr, 1939], scion of the Aykroyd baronets, daughter of Frederic Howard Aykroyd [1907-78], by his wife the former Ruth Joan Oldfield [died 1992].

He is survived by his wife, and by three children, Philip [born 1965], Rory [born 1968], and Joanna [born 1963].

His son Rory was married to Baroness Caroline Elizabeth Ada Iuel-Brockdorff, a relative of the Danish royal family.

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James Andrew Fairbairn 1967-2020

_. James Andrew Fairbairn, who died 26 June, 2020, aged 52, was a scion of the Fairbairn baronets.

He was born 20  Oct, 1967, son of William Andrew Fairbairn [1934-2019], by his former wife the former Elspeth Alison Hally.

James Fairbairn was a grandson of Sir William Albert Fairbairn, 5th Baronet [1902-1972].

He married in 1994, Samantha Jane Harwicke, daughter of David Harwicke, by whom he had three daughters, Maddie, Beatrice and Molly.

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Finley Thomas Marriott [born 2020]

_. Sarah Margaret Marriott [nee Usborne, born 1985], wife of Philip Marriott, gave birth to a son, Finley Thomas, 26 June, 2020.

Philip is the eldest son of Mr & Mrs Andrew Marriott, of Packington, Leicestershire, and Sarah is the youngest daughter of Major [John] Edward Usborne [born 18 July, 1954], descended from the Trevelyan baronets, of Tomatin, Inverness-shire, by his wife the late Diana Glynne-Percy [died 2015].

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Carlota Isabel Cowper-Coles [born 2020]

_. Carmen Cowper-Coles [née Hazas González], wife of James Cowper-Coles, scion of that landed gentry family, gave birth to a daughter, Carlota Isabel, in Madrid, 23 June, 2020, a sister for Carmen Lucia, who was born 21 Sept, 2018.

James is a son of Mr and Mrs John Cowper-Coles, of West Meon, Hampshire, and Carmen is the eldest daughter of Señor and Señora Javier Hazas González, of Madrid.

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Friday, June 26, 2020

Arbuthnott/Geddes engagement

_. The engagement was announced 26 June, 2020, between Edmund Harry M. [Ned] Arbuthnott [born 1992], scion of the Viscounts of Arbuthnott, son of Nicholas Octavius Arbuthnott [born 1952], by his wife the former Vanessa Julie Mather [born 1959], descended from the Nott landed gentry family, and Katharine Arabella Campbell [Kitty] Geddes [born 1986], scion of the Barons Geddes, daughter of Andrew Campbell Geddes [1943-2009], by his second wife the former Bridget Charlotte Helen Bowring [born 1948].

The bride-to-be is a great granddaughter of the 1st Baron Geddes [1879-1954].

A daughter of the 1st Baron, the Hon Margaret Campbell Geddes, was HRH the Princess of Hesse and the Rhine, wife of HRH Prince Ludwig of Hesse & the Rhine.

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Greenwell/Joyner engagement

_. The engagement was announced 26 June, 2020, between Alexander Bernard Peter [Alec] Greenwell [born 11 May, 1987]. scion of the Greenwell baronets, son and heir of Sir Edward Bernard Greenwell, 4th Baronet [born 10 June, 1948], by his late first wife the former Sarah Louise Gore [1953-2010], & Naomi Claire Joyner [born 1990], son of David Joyner and Jane Collis.

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William Jeremy Wakeley 1935-2020

_. William Jeremy Wakeley, who died 25 June, 2020, aged 84, was a scion of the Wakeley baronets.

He was born 23 Nov, 1935, third son of Sir Cecil Pembrey Grey Wakeley, 1st Baronet, KBE, CB [1892-1979], by his wife the former Elizabeth MurieL Nicholson-Smith [died 1985].

He married 4 Apr, 1959, Veronica Mary Dunning Aysh [1936-2016], daughter of John Dunning Aysh, of Hardham Priory, Hardham, Sussex, by whom he had issue, two sons and a daughter.

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Thursday, June 25, 2020

Hon Rose Emily Paterson 1956-2020

_. The Hon Rose Paterson, who has died aged 63, was Chairman of Aintree Racecourse and a member of the Jockey Club's main Board of Stewards. She was a scion of the Viscounts Ridley, and wife of Owen Paterson, the Conservative MP for North Shropshire.

She was born 13 August, 1956, the second daughter of the 4th Viscount Ridley, KG, GCVO [1925-2012], of Blagdon, Seaton Burn, Northumberland, by his wife the former Lady Anne Katherine Lumley [1928-2006], daughter of the 11th Earl of Scarbrough, KG, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, PC [1896-1969].

She married 26 January, 1980, the Rt Hon Owen William Paterson [born 24 June, 1956], of Shelbrook Hull, Ellesmere, co Shropshire, son of Alfred Paterson, of Tarporley, Cheshire, by whom she had issue, two sons and a daughter.

Her husband, Tory MP for North Shropshire since 1997, was Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2012-14.

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Johnson-Gilbert/Knox engagement

_. The engagement was announced 25 June, 2020, between Hugh Christopher Ian Johnson-Gilbert [born 1991], son of Christopher Ian Johnson-Gilbert , of London, by his wife the former Hon Emma Davina Mary Woodhouse [born 1954], scion of the Barons Terrington, & Constance Felicity Rose Knox [born 1992], scion of that landed family, daughter of James Richard Dunsmuir Knox, of Ayrshire, by his wife the former Caroline Angela Owen [born 1954], a descendant of the Heygate baronets.

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Musgrave/Orr-Ewing engagement

_. The engagement was announced 25 June, 2020, between James John P. Musgrave [born 1990], son of Colin James Musgrave, of Bradden, Northamptonshire, by his wife the former Catherine Margaret Ellen Morrison [born 1951], and Alice Josephine Orr-Ewing [born 1989], scion of the Orr-Ewing baronets, daughter of the Hon Robert James Orr-Ewing [born 1953], of Shefford Woodlands, Berkshire, by his wife the former Susannah Bodley Scott [born 1956].

Alice Orr-Ewing is a granddaughter paternally of the life peer Lord Orr-Ewing [1912-99], who was also the 1st Baronet.

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Williams/Ramsay engagement

_. The engagement was announced 25 June, 2020, between Major Charlie A.G. Williams, son of Jonathan Williams, of Horley, co Oxford, by his wife Jane, & Katie Olivia Ramsay [born 1988], scion of the Earls of Dalhousie, daughter of Patrick William Maule Ramsay [born 1951], of Burmington, Warwickshire, by his wife the former Fiona G.J. [Fudge] Stoddart [born 1960].

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