Silvia Margaret Shaw of Tordarroch 1938-2022

 Silvia Margaret Shaw of Tordarroch [née Silian Jones], died 23 February, 2022, aged 83.

She was born in 1938, daughter of the Rev David John Silian Jones, and his wife the former Bertha Margaret Alcock; and married in 1960, John Shaw of Tordarroch, 22nd Chief of that Name [1937-2017], son of Major Charles John Shaw of Tordarroch, 21st Chief [1899-1978], and his wife the former Lillian Elford [who died in 1989]; by whom he had a son, Ian, 23rd Chief [born 1968], and three daughters, Rebecca, Julia and Fiona.

Her daughter, Rebecca [born 1961], is the Baroness Fraser of Corriegarth, widow of the Baron Fraser of Corriegarth [1946-2021], the life peer and former Conservative party treasurer.

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Hon Simon Bartholomew Geoffrey Howard 1956-2022

 The Hon Simon Howard, who ran the Castle Howard estate in North Yorkshire for 30 years, a scion of the Earls of Carlisle, died 27 February, 2022, at the aged of 66. He had been in poor health since suffering a brain injury following a fall in 2020. His home in recent years was at Welham Hall, Malton.

Mr Howard, whose magnificent stately home was the setting for Brideshead Revisited, became custodian of the palatial seat of the Howard's on the death of his father, in 1984. 

Simon Howard's wife Rebecca, claimed in an interview with The Telegraph in 2018 that her husband's sister-in-law,  former publishing boss Victoria Barnsley, had joined the board of Castle Howard and that soon after, Simon was asked to step down from his roles. The  legal team of Simon's elder brother, Nicholas, later allegedly requested that Simon, Rebecca and their children leave Castle Howard, and they subsequently moved to Welham Hall. Rebecca claimed that the brothers remained on speaking terms.

The imposing architecture of Castle Howard was constructed from 1699 for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle, and took over one hundred years to complete. Technically a stately home, not a castle, it is decorated in the Baroque style and was designed by John Vanbrugh. Despite no architectural experience, Vanbrugh managed to pull off the impressive feat.

Simon Bartholomew Geoffrey Howard was born 26 January, 1956, third of the four sons of the then Mr George Anthony Geoffrey Howard [ 1920-84], and his wife the Lady Cecilia Blanche Genevieve FitzRoy [1922-74], daughter of the 8th Duke of Grafton [1850-1930], and a direct descendant of King Charles II.

The Howard family are descended from Lord William Howard the youngest son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk. The 1st Earl of Carlisle, Charles Howard (1629-1685) was the great grandson of Lord William Howard (1563-1640), the youngest son of Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, whose skill at marrying heiresses eventually led to his execution. ‘Belted Will’ took possession of Henderskelfe in Yorkshire, the site of Castle Howard today, as part of the inheritance of his wife, Elizabeth Dacre. Created Earl of Carlisle in 1661 it was Charles' grandson, Charles Howard the 3rd Earl of Carlisle (1679-1738), who is famed as the creator of Castle Howard. Eight generations of the Howard family have since occupied Castle Howard: each bringing different characteristics to the stewarding of this grand house and estate through centuries of challenges and opportunities. Their lives have been shaped by public service, political activity, artistic endeavour, and strategic marriages, typical of their own particular times.

Simon Howard had elder brothers, Henry [1950-2008], and the Hon Nicholas Paul Geoffrey [born 25 April, 1952], who succeeded his younger brother as custodian of Castle Howard. Nick's first wife was Amanda Nimmo, daughter of the actor Derek Nimmo. Simon's younger brother is the Hon Anthony Michael Geoffrey Howard [born 18 May, 1958].

Simon's father, George Howard, was Chairman of the Governors of the BBC from 1980-1983, and created a life peer in 1983, as Baron Howard of Henderskelfe, his territorial designation coming from the village in which Castle Howard is situated.

Simon Howard married firstly, 5 November, 1983 [divorced 2000], Annette Marie, Countess Compton [ neé Smallwood] [1949-2020], former wife of Spencer Douglas David Compton, then styled Earl Compton [born 2 Apr, 1946], who, in 1978, succeeded his father as 7th Marquess of Northampton, daughter of Charles Anthony Russell Smallwood [1917-87], and his wife the former Mollie Gordon Buchanan Scott. There were no children from the first marriage.

Simon married 2ndly, 9 July, 2001, Rebecca Verassana Sieff [born 27 May, 1967], scion of the Barons Sieff and the Barons Marks of Broughton, and descended from Marks and Spencer founder Michael Marks. She is a daughter of Jonathan Sieff [1933-2020], and his wife the former Angela Pringle [who died 21 Apr, 2008].

The Hon Simon Howard leaves a son, Merlin Jasper Geoffrey Howard, from his second marriage, who was born 4 February, 2002, twin with a sister, Octavia Cecilia Giselle Howard.

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Christopher Leonard Anson 1963-2022

 Christopher Leonard Anson, who died at Sioux Rapids, Iowa, United States, 21 February, 2022, aged 59, was a scion of the Earls of Lichfield.

He was born at Maine, United States, 11 September, 1963, the second son of Geoffrey Rupert Anson (1929-1997), and his wife the former Verna Grace Hall; and married 22 October, 2005, Lisa Laree Raymond, of Chatsworth, California, by whom he had a daughter, Alexandra Nicole.

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De Stacpoole/Wiggin engagement

 The engagement was announced 26 February, 2022, between Hugo Malachy E. De Stacpoole [born 1992], third son of David Oliver de Stacpoole [born 1951], of Burnham Overy, Staithe, Norfolk, scion of that Irish landed family, and his wife the former [Venetia] Jane M. Bratby [born 1958], & Tara Daisy Wiggin [born 1994], scion of the Wiggin baronets, elder daughter of Mark David Wiggin [born 1 August, 1963], of Ludlow, Shropshire, and his wife the former Philippa Burrows [born 1965].

Tara Wiggin is a niece of Nicola Diana Williams-Ellis, MBE [nee Burrows, born 1956], and is a first cousin of Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi [born 1 Nov, 1983], husband of HRH Princess Beatrice of York [born 8 Aug, 1988].

The head of the de Stacpoole family, Hugo's uncle, holds the Papal title Duke and Marquess De Stacpoole and the French title of Count Stacpoole.

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The Baroness Moser 1921-2022

 The Baroness Moser, who died 15 February, 2022, aged 100, was the widow of the the Baron Moser, KCB, CBE [1922-2015], the statistician, academic and civil servant.

She was the former Mary Oxlin, born in 1921, and married in 1949, the German-born Claus Moser [born 24 Nov, 1922]. He husband was created a life peer in 2001, and he sat in the House of Lords on the Crossbenches. He died 4 September, 2015.

Lady Moser leaves issue, a son Peter, and two daughters, Kath and Sue.

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Ann Hermione Buchanan, MBE 1941-2022

 Professor Ann Buchanan, MBE, wh died 13 February, 2022, ahed 80, was a scion of the Baring baronets, of the eponymous banking family, and was professor emeritus of Social Work and former Dean of St Hilda's College, Oxford.

She was born 21 May, 1941, daughter of Raymond Alexander Baring [1912-67], and his wife the former Margaret Fleetwood Campbell-Preston, OBE [1916-1994] [her second husband was the late 6th Earl of Malmesbury [1907-2000]; and married 20 July, 1963, Alistair John Buchanan [1935-2021], son of John James Buchanan, by whom she had three daughters, Catherine [b 1963], Teresa [b 1967], and Helen [b 1973].

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Makovah/Dalby engagement

 The engagement was announced 26 February, 2022, between Dzingisai Makovah, younger son of the late Edward Makovah, and of Ms Esther Nyelukwa, of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, and Lucy Margaretta Hyacinthe Dalby [born 8 Apr, 1981], daughter of Charles Gerald Dalby [born 6 Feb, 1942], of Castle Donington, Leicestershire, descended from the Smiley baronets, and his wife the former Kathleen Margaret Hodson [b 9 Sept, 1949], scion of the Hodson baronets, & descended from the Earls of Meath.

12th Earl of Meath [1841-1929] > Hon Claud Brabazon [1874-1959] > Felicity Margaretta Brabazon [1917-95] > Kathleen Hodson [b 1949] > Lucy Dalby [b 1981]

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Sir George Hodson, 3rd Baronet [1806-88] > Richard Hodson [1856-1915] > Gilbert Stanley Hodson [1895-1972] > Kathleen Margaret Hodson [b 1949] > Lucy Margaretta Hyacinthe Dalby [b 1981]

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Major Sir John Smiley, 2nd Baronet [1876-1930] > Patricia Margaret Smiley [1907-2000] > Charles Dalby [b 1942] > Lucy Dalby [b 1981]

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Ophelia Emily Phyllida Styles [born 2022]

 Isabella Styles [née Onslow, born 1990], wife of David Kristian Styles [born 1978], gave birth to a daughter, Ophelia Emily Phyllida, 22 January, 2022.

Isabella is a scion of the of Onslow baronets, daughter of the Hon Richard Alan Douglas Onslow (born 1956), of Tarrant Gunville, Dorset, by his late wife the former Phyllida K. Moore, and a granddaughter of Cranley Onslow (d 2001), sometime Conservative MP for Woking, and a Minister of State, Foreign Office in the Thatcher administration, who was created a life peer as Baron Onslow of Woking, in 1997. Cranley Onslow married Lady June Hay, a daughter of the 14th Earl of Kinnoull.

David Styles is a son of Mr & Mrs Christopher Styles, of Sixpenny Handley, Dorset.

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Robert Arthur de Weltden Weldon 1950-2022

 Robert Weldon, who died 15 February, 2022, aged 71, was a scion of the Weldon baronets, born 13 May, 1950, son of Arthur Reginald Weldon [1918-1982], and his wife the former Dorothy Ann Pratchitt [1921-2016]; and married in 1993, Clare Frances Hedges, by whom he had issue, two sons, Edward and James, and a daughter, Poppy.

Sir Anthony Weldon, 4th Baronet [1781-1858] > Col. Francis Weldon [1836-1926] > Ernest Weldon [1877-1946] > Arthur Weldon [1918-82] > Robert Weldon [1950-2022]

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India Grace Kelson Dewey [b 2022]

Camilla Ruth Kelson Dewey [nee Brierley, born 1982], wife of Thomas Andrew [Tom] Dewey [born 27 January, 1982], scion of the Dewey baronets, gave birth to a daughter, India Grace Kelson, 17 January, 2022, a sister for Sofia Grace Kelson [b 2016], and for Rufus Andrew Kelson [b 2019].

Tom Dewey is the son and heir of Sir Rupert Dewey, 4th Baronet [born 1953], by his wife the former Suzanne Rosemary Lusk [born 1956].

Camilla Dewey is a daughter of Alan David Brierley [born 1946] by his wife the former Philippa Jane Clarke.

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Richards/Gladstone engagement

The engagement was announced 25 February, 2022, between Charlie E. Richards, youngest son of Mr & Mrs Philip Richards, of Hammersmith, London, and Tara Rosamund Gladstone [born 12 October, 1992], second daughter of Sir Charles Angus Gladstone, 8th Baronet [born 11 April, 1964], of Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, and Glen Dye Lodge, Kincardineshire, and his wife the former Caroline Mali Thomas.

Tara Gladstone is descended from the great Victorian prime minister William Gladstone:-

William Gladstone [1809-98] > Rev Stephen Gladstone [1844-1920] > Charles Gladstone [1888-1968] > Sir Erskine William Gladstone, KG, 7th Baronet [1925-2018] > Sir Charles Gladstone, 8th Bt [b 1964] > Tara Gladstone [b 1992]

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Arthur Richard Cole-Hamilton, CBE 1935-2022

 Arthur Richard Cole-Hamilton, CBE, who died 18 February, 2022, aged 86, was a scion of the Cole family now headed by the Earls of Enniskillen.

He was born in 1935, son of John Cole-Hamilton, CBE [1899-1991], and his wife the former Gladys Dorothy Archibald Cowie; and married in 1963, Prudence, by whom he had a son, Johnnie, and two daughters, Joy and Sarah.

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Simon Charles Hogg 1936-2022

 Simon Charles Hogg, who died 17 February, 2022, aged 85, was a scion of the Hogg baronets.

He was born 20 June, 1936, third son of Sir Arthur Ramsey Hogg, 7th Baronet [1896-1995], of Bournemouth, Hampshire, and his wife, the former Mary Aileen Esther Lee-Evans [1899-1980]; Unmarried, but survived by a partner, Liz.

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Chambers/Purkis engagement

The engagement has been announced between Richard Chambers and Rosalind Marion Purkis [born 1988].

The bride-to-be is a daughter of Richard Kenneth Purkis [born 1955], and his wife the former Charlotte Marion Carnegie [born 2 Apr, 1954], scion of the Earls of Southesk [now represented by the Duke of Fife].

James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk > Sir Lancelot Carnegie > James Murray Carnegie > Charlotte Marion Carnegie > Rosalind Marion Purkis

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Chenevière/Kowitz engagement

The engagement was announced 24 February, 2022, between Alexandre Bertrand Chenevière [born 24 August, 1995], son of Mr Antoine Chenevière of Geneva, and his late wife the former Lady Selina Clare Shirley [1958-98], scion of the Earls Ferrers, & Madeleine Thea Kowitz [born 12 Oct, 1995], the fashion model, daughter of David Nathan Kowitz [born Nov 1963], of Fairlight, East Sussex, and his wife  Sarah Helena. 

Alexandre Chenevière is a grandson maternally of the late 13th Earl Ferrers, PC [1929-2012].

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Scott-Bowden/Ridley engagement

 The engagement was announced 24 February, 2022, between Capt Edward Jonathan Scott-Bowden [born 1991], younger son of Major James Russell Scott-Bowden [born 1958], of Alderley, Gloucestershire, and his wife the former Nicola Jane Shepherd, & Charlotte Helen Ridley [born 1990], younger daughter of Nicolas W.M. Ridley [born 1947], of Bath, Somerset, and his wife the former Jocelyn M. Cutting [b 1949].

Capt Scott-Bowden is a descendant  of the Price baronets, and a kinsman of actor of stage and screen Dennis Price [1915-73] 'Kind Hearts and Coronets', &c.

Sir Francis Caradoc Rose Price, 5th Baronet [1880-1949] > Helen Jocelyn Price [1920-2010] > James Russell Scott-Bowden [b 1958] > Capt Edward Scott-Bowden [b 1991]

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Lord Glenconner to marry Rebeka McDonald

 The engagement was announced 24 February, 2022, between Cody Charles Edward Tennant, 4th Baron Glenconner [born 2 February, 1994], son of the late Hon Charles Edward Pevensey Tennant [1957-1996], and his wife the former Sheilagh Scott [now the Hon Mrs Charles Tennant, of Edinburgh], daughter of Matthew Raymond Scott, of Peebles, and Miss Rebeka McDonald, daughter of Mr & Mrs Colin McDonald, of Archerfield.

Cody Tennant succeeded to the Glenconner peerage [created in 1911] on the death of his grandfather, the 3rd Baron, who died 27 Aug, 2010. The 3rd Baron was owner of Mustique, and a great friend of Princess Margaret. He married in 1956, Lady Anne Coke [born 1932], one of the Queen's trainbearers at the Coronation, 1953, a daughter of the 5th Earl of Leicester, &c.

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Hugh Struan Weare Blakeney 1933-2022

 Hugh Struan Weare Blakeney, who died 16 February, 2022, aged 88, was a scion of that Irish family, born in 1933, son of Capt Henry Edward Hugh Blakeney, MC, of An Cala, Isle of Seil, Argyll, and his wife the former Iris Bullough; and married 10 February, 1970, Jane Margaret Christina Victoria Duckworth [born 1 January, 1941], daughter of Capt Auberon Charles Alan Campbell Duckworth, DSO, RN [1907-87], of Ticehurst, Sussex, a descendant of the Earls of Carnarvon, and his wife the former Christina Elsie Williams, by whom he had issue, two daughters, Julia and Christina.

Henry, 4th Earl of Carnarvon [1831-90] > Lady Margaret Herbert [1870-1958] > Capt Auberon Duckworth [1907-87] > Jane Duckworth [b 1941] = Hugh Bkaleney [d 2022]

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Simon James Milne 1964-2022

  Simon James Milne died 13 February, 2022.

He was born in 1964, son of Denis Stanley Maitland Milne [1930-2017], and his wife the former Belinda Jane [Mindy] Brooks; and married in 1991, Alexandra Katherine Anna Younger [born 11 April, 1963], daughter of Gavin William Younger [1926-2003], and his wife the former Diana Mairi Douglas-Hamilton [1932-2019], scion of the Dukes of Hamilton & Brandon, by whom he had three sons, Geordie, Lorne and Mungo.

The 13th Duke of Hamilton [1862-1940] > Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton [1909-64] > Diana Mairi Douglas-Hamilton [1932-2019] > Alexandra Younger [b 1963] = Simon Milne [d 2022]

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Daniell/Rodriguez Rico engagement

 The engagement was announced 23 February, 2022, between Harry William Miles Daniell [born 9 March, 1990], scion of that landed gentry family, eldest son of Anthony Hamilton Daniell [born 1954], of Shaftesbury, Dorset, by his wife the former Sarah Hunter Jones, & Giannina A. Rodriguez Rico, elder daughter of Yan and Flor Rodriguez Rico of Holybourne, Hampshire

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