The marriage took place 25 April 2009, at St Mary's Church, Standon, between Captain Thomas Burne, The Blues and Royals, son of Mr Simon Burne, of Woodcock Farmhouse, Charlton, Wiltshire, and the late Mrs Eugénie Burne, and the Hon Katherine (Katie) Clare Trenchard (b 1980), elder daughter of the 3rd Viscount Trenchard, of Standon Lordship, Hertfordshire, and Viscountess Trenchard.
Thomas Edward Francis BURNE was b 1980. His mother, Eugénie Nancy b 1947 was the dau of Lt-Cdr Hon Douglas David Edward VIVIAN DSC RN (1915-73) & Mary Alice dau of Francis John Gordon BORTHWICK (scion of L Borthwick) and she married Simon Burne in 1966 (divorced 1988) he was son of Brig John Richard Burne, of Grove Cottage, Chiddingfold, Surrey. Eugénie's father was the second son of the 4th Baron Vivian of Glyn and of Truro (UK cr 1841) (the first son by) and his 2nd wife Nancy Lycett (dau of Sir Edward Lycett Green, 2nd Bt).
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Grandson for Viscount Ullswater
Ogilvy/March Phillipps de Lisle engagement
The engagement was announced 28 April 2009, between Shamus Diarmid Ogilvy (b 24 Jan 1966), scion of the Earls of Airlie, elder son of of the Hon James Donald Diarmid Ogilvy (b 28 Jan 1934), of Sedgebrook, Lincolnshire, by his late wife the former Magdalen Jane Ruth (June) Ducas (b 2 June 1938, d 3 Nov 2001), descended from the Barons Mowbray, Segrave and Stourton; and Alexandra Elizabeth Hope March Phillipps de Lisle (b 12 Jul 1972), scion of that LG family, elder daughter of the late Julian Peter Alexander March Phillipps de Lisle (b 2 Feb 1936; d 19 Dec 1993) of Lisle, of Medbourne, Leicestershire, by his 2nd wife the former Diana Barbara Welchman.
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Death of Richard Hambro, of the banking dynasty, aged 62
Richard Alexander Hambro, who died 25 April, 2009, aged 62, was a scion of the LG family of that name.
He was b 1 Oct, 1946, second son of Jocelyn Olaf Hambro (1919-94), by his 1st wife the former Ann Silvia Muir (d 1972), and was educated at Eton & München Universität, Munich, Bavaria.
He married 1stly, 1973 (div 1982), the Hon Charlotte Clementine Soames (b 17 Jul 1954, who married 2nd 15 Apr 1989, the 3rd Earl Peel), dau of the Baron Soames (life peer) (1920-87), by his wife the former Mary Spencer-Churchill (b 15 Sept 1922), dau of the Rt Hon Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965); married 2ndly, 1984 (div 1992), Juliet Mary Elizabeth Harvey, daughter of Major Thomas Cockayne Harvey by his wife the former Lady Katharine Mary Coke, dau of the Earl of Leicester; married 3rdly, 1993, Mary Briggs.
He is survived by his third wife and an only child of the 1st marriage, Clementine Silvia Hambro (b 1976), who married 3 Nov, 2006, Orlando Gregory Fraser (b. 1967), scion of the Lords Lovat. He also leaves a granddaughter, Ruby Elizabeth Mary Fraser, b 19 March, 2007.
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He was b 1 Oct, 1946, second son of Jocelyn Olaf Hambro (1919-94), by his 1st wife the former Ann Silvia Muir (d 1972), and was educated at Eton & München Universität, Munich, Bavaria.
He married 1stly, 1973 (div 1982), the Hon Charlotte Clementine Soames (b 17 Jul 1954, who married 2nd 15 Apr 1989, the 3rd Earl Peel), dau of the Baron Soames (life peer) (1920-87), by his wife the former Mary Spencer-Churchill (b 15 Sept 1922), dau of the Rt Hon Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965); married 2ndly, 1984 (div 1992), Juliet Mary Elizabeth Harvey, daughter of Major Thomas Cockayne Harvey by his wife the former Lady Katharine Mary Coke, dau of the Earl of Leicester; married 3rdly, 1993, Mary Briggs.
He is survived by his third wife and an only child of the 1st marriage, Clementine Silvia Hambro (b 1976), who married 3 Nov, 2006, Orlando Gregory Fraser (b. 1967), scion of the Lords Lovat. He also leaves a granddaughter, Ruby Elizabeth Mary Fraser, b 19 March, 2007.
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Saturday, April 25, 2009
Isma Lutyens (1931-2009)
Isma Rosemary Lutyens (née Crompton-Inglefield), who died 24 April, 2009, aged 77, was born 18 May, 1931, 2nd dau of Colonel Sir John Frederick Crompton-Inglefield, by his wife the former Rosemary Scott (1903-78), daughter of Rear-Admiral Sir Percy Moreton Scott, 1st Baronet (1853-1924), by his wife Teresa Roma Dixon-Hartland. Isma married (i) 21 Dec, 1953, Lt.-Cdr. John Anthony Stuart Crawford (d as the result of an accident, 29 Jan 1967), son of Captain John Stuart Crawford; married (ii) Charles Lutyens.She leaves issue, Alison Jane Crawford, b 9 Nov, 1957, and Alistair John Stuart Crawford, b 16 Jan 1959. Funeral at Church of St Peter & St Paul, Hambledon, 1st May, 2009.
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Joan Margaret Morgan-Grenville (1936-2009)
Joan Margaret Morgan-Grenville (nee Freeman), who died 23 April, 2009, aged 72, was the wife of a scion of the Lords Kinloss (Lordship, S, 1602), and was a scion of the Freeman Baronets (cr 1945). She was b 1936 as Joan Margaret Freeman, dau of Air Chief Marshal Sir Wilfrid Rhodes Freeman, GCB, DSO, MC, 1st Baronet; married 1955, John Richard Bine Morgan-Grenville (b 1927), son of Capt the Hon Robert Wm Morgan- Grenville (1892-1988), by his 2nd wife the former Elizabeth Hope Bine Renshaw, dau of Sir Chas. Renshaw, 1st Baronet. She leaves issue. Funeral at All Hallows, Tillington at.— 1st May, 2009.
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Chittenden/Crofton-Atkins engagement
The engagement was announced 25 Apr 2009, between Oliver H. Chittenden, son of Mr Hilary Chittenden by his former wife the former Sylvie Marie-Therese Wichard (now wife of the 3rd Baron Rathcavan) of Cleggan Lodge, Ballymena, Co Antrim, and Emily C. Crofton-Atkins, scion of that LG family, middle daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Crofton- Atkins, of Milton Lilbourne, Wiltshire..—
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Thomas James Lane Fox
Hatty Lane Fox (née Madden) wife of Oliver Lane Fox, scion of that LG family, of Bramham Park, gave birth to a son, Thomas James, 14 Apr, 2009, a brother for Esme, Georgia, and for Molly (b 2003, d 2008)
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Isabel Sarah Susanna Russell
Georgina N. Russell (née Dancy), wife of Capt. James Peter Faber Russell (b. 1980), of the Coldstream Guards, scion of the Barons Ampthill (descended from the Dukes of Bedford), gave birth to a daughter, Isabel Sarah Susanna, 15th April, 2009.
Jamie Russell is the 2nd son of the Hon. John Hugo Trenchard Russell (b. 1950), and Mrs Russell, of Ringstead, Dorset, & Georgina N. Dancy, elder daughter of Mr & Mrs Jonathan Dancy, of Newick, Sussex.
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Jamie Russell is the 2nd son of the Hon. John Hugo Trenchard Russell (b. 1950), and Mrs Russell, of Ringstead, Dorset, & Georgina N. Dancy, elder daughter of Mr & Mrs Jonathan Dancy, of Newick, Sussex.
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Harry Walter Blaise Byng
Annabel Byng (nee Hardman), b. 1971, wife of Thomas Francis Edmund Wentworth Byng (b. 1970), gave birth to a son, Harry Walter Blaise,17 April, 2009, a brother for Rose Florence Eve, who was b. 31 December, 2004, and for John Edmund Julian, b 26 October, 2006.
Tom Byng is a son of Mr Julian Michael Edmund Byng, (b. 1928), & Mrs Byng (nee Wellesley-Wesley). His father was born Julian Michael Edmund Lafone, son of Michael Wm. M. Lafone, who m. 1928, Lady (Florence) Elizabeth Alice Byng, daughter of the 6th Earl of Strafford, of Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire. Julian Lafone assumed the surname of Byng in lieu of his patronymic, by deed poll, (enrolled at the College of Arms) 1952.
Annabel Byng is a daughter of Blaise Noel Anthony Hardman by his wife Caroline Marion Cameron (b. 1943), daughter of the late Colonel Sir Donald Cameron of Lochiel, KT, CVO, TD, Chief of the Clan Cameron, by his wife, Margaret Doris Gathorne-Hardy (scion of the Earls of Cranbrook).
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Tom Byng is a son of Mr Julian Michael Edmund Byng, (b. 1928), & Mrs Byng (nee Wellesley-Wesley). His father was born Julian Michael Edmund Lafone, son of Michael Wm. M. Lafone, who m. 1928, Lady (Florence) Elizabeth Alice Byng, daughter of the 6th Earl of Strafford, of Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire. Julian Lafone assumed the surname of Byng in lieu of his patronymic, by deed poll, (enrolled at the College of Arms) 1952.
Annabel Byng is a daughter of Blaise Noel Anthony Hardman by his wife Caroline Marion Cameron (b. 1943), daughter of the late Colonel Sir Donald Cameron of Lochiel, KT, CVO, TD, Chief of the Clan Cameron, by his wife, Margaret Doris Gathorne-Hardy (scion of the Earls of Cranbrook).
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Tom Walford
Lara Katherine (Lally) Walford (née Chetwynd-Talbot, b. 1973), scion of the Earls of Shrewsbury, wife of Nicholas Walford, gave birth to a son, Tom, 19 April, 2009, a brother Ella and for Sam.
Nick Walford is the son of Mr Robert Walford, of Upavon, Wiltshire, and Mrs Richard Besley, of Suffolk, and Lally is a daughter of Major Mark Patrick Chetwynd-Talbot (b. 1941), late the Coldstream Guards, of Coxwold, North Yorkshire, by his wife, the former Elizabeth Anne Bateman.
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Nick Walford is the son of Mr Robert Walford, of Upavon, Wiltshire, and Mrs Richard Besley, of Suffolk, and Lally is a daughter of Major Mark Patrick Chetwynd-Talbot (b. 1941), late the Coldstream Guards, of Coxwold, North Yorkshire, by his wife, the former Elizabeth Anne Bateman.
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Ken Annakin, film director, dies aged 94
Ken Annakin, OBE, the film director (Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines/Battle of the Bulge), who died 22 April, 2009, aged 94, was b 10 Aug 1914.
He was a nephew of the 1st (and last) Viscount Snowden (cr 1931, ext. 15 May 1937). Annakin's father was a brother of Ethel Annakin, who, in 1905, married the Labour politician, and future viscount, Philip Snowden.
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He was a nephew of the 1st (and last) Viscount Snowden (cr 1931, ext. 15 May 1937). Annakin's father was a brother of Ethel Annakin, who, in 1905, married the Labour politician, and future viscount, Philip Snowden.
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Davina Alice Louisa Dalrymple
Emma R. Dalrymple (née Woods), wife of the Hon. David Hew Dalrymple (b. 1963) scion of the Earls of Stair & kinsman of HM The Queen, gave birth to a daughter, Davina Alice Louisa, 19 April, 2009, a sister for Alexander John Peter, who was b 29 April, 2007.
David Dalrymple is the 2nd son of the 13th Earl of Stair, KCVO, MBE (1906-96), by his wife the former Davina Katharine Bowes Lyon (b 1930); & David's maternal grandfather was the Hon. Sir David Bowes Lyon, KCVO (1902-61), younger brother of Queen Elizabeth, consort of HM King George VI.
Mrs Dalrymple is a daughter of Mr & Mrs Peter Woods, of Betchworth, Surrey.
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David Dalrymple is the 2nd son of the 13th Earl of Stair, KCVO, MBE (1906-96), by his wife the former Davina Katharine Bowes Lyon (b 1930); & David's maternal grandfather was the Hon. Sir David Bowes Lyon, KCVO (1902-61), younger brother of Queen Elizabeth, consort of HM King George VI.
Mrs Dalrymple is a daughter of Mr & Mrs Peter Woods, of Betchworth, Surrey.
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Arbuthnott/Hilton engagement
The engagement was anounced 24 Apr, 2009, between Lieut. Hugh Frederick Archbibald (Hughie) Arbuthnott (b 1982), scion of the Viscounts of Arbuthnott (cr S, 1641), son of Hugh Andrew Arbuthnott (b 1948), of La Almuña, Spain, by his wife, the former Elizabeth Jane Showers, and Clare B. Hilton, daughter of Mr and Mrs Geoffrey Hilton, of Keyworth, Nottinghamshire.
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Benjamin Daniel Clark
The Hon Emma Clark (née Tufton, b 1976), wife of Martin G.M. Clark, & scion of the Barons Hothfield, gave birth to a son, Benjamin Daniel, 18 April, 2009.
Martin Clark is the only son of Dr Paul Clark and Mrs Pené Clark, both of Milton Keynes, and Emma is the only daughter of the 6th Baron Hothfield, of Drybeck Hall, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, by his wife Lucinda Marjorie Gurney (descended from the extinct de Bathe Baronets).
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Martin Clark is the only son of Dr Paul Clark and Mrs Pené Clark, both of Milton Keynes, and Emma is the only daughter of the 6th Baron Hothfield, of Drybeck Hall, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, by his wife Lucinda Marjorie Gurney (descended from the extinct de Bathe Baronets).
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Elizabeth (Elsie) Katherine Barnett
Augusta Mary (Gussy) Barnett (née Peto, b 1977), wife of William G. Barnett, & scion of the Peto Baronets (cr 1927), gave birth to a daughter, Elizabeth (Elsie) Katherine, 17 April, 2009.
Will Barnett is the eldest son of the late Charles Barnett and Mrs Barnett, of Northumberland, and Augusta is a daughter of Jonathan Basil Morton Peto (b. 1942), of Woodbridge, Suffolk, by his wife the former Hon. Selina Lilian Hughes-Young (b. 1944), daughter of the 1st Baron St Helens, MC, by his wife Elizabeth Blakiston-Houston, of the Baronets of that name.
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Will Barnett is the eldest son of the late Charles Barnett and Mrs Barnett, of Northumberland, and Augusta is a daughter of Jonathan Basil Morton Peto (b. 1942), of Woodbridge, Suffolk, by his wife the former Hon. Selina Lilian Hughes-Young (b. 1944), daughter of the 1st Baron St Helens, MC, by his wife Elizabeth Blakiston-Houston, of the Baronets of that name.
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Flora Francesca Macpherson-Grant
Victoria Macpherson-Grant (b 1973, née Bowden), wife of Guy Ewan Macpherson-Grant of Ballindalloch (b. 1968), gave birth to a daughter, Flora Francesca, 9 April, 2009, a sister for Iona Mary Clare, who was b 30 May, 2007.
Guy was a Page of Honour to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1981-83, & is the elder son of Mr Oliver Henry Russell (b. 1942), scion of the Barons Ampthill and of the Dukes of Bedford, of Ballindalloch, Banffshire, by his wife, the former Clare Nancy Macpherson-Grant (b. 1944), and Victoria is a daughter of Mr Aubrey Francis Houston Bowden (b. 1940), scion of the Bowden Baronets (cr. 1915), of Winkfield, Berkshire, by his wife, the former Mary Julia Colville (b. 1947), scion of the Viscounts Colville of Culross.
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Guy was a Page of Honour to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1981-83, & is the elder son of Mr Oliver Henry Russell (b. 1942), scion of the Barons Ampthill and of the Dukes of Bedford, of Ballindalloch, Banffshire, by his wife, the former Clare Nancy Macpherson-Grant (b. 1944), and Victoria is a daughter of Mr Aubrey Francis Houston Bowden (b. 1940), scion of the Bowden Baronets (cr. 1915), of Winkfield, Berkshire, by his wife, the former Mary Julia Colville (b. 1947), scion of the Viscounts Colville of Culross.
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Lady Berthon, widow of Vice Admiral Sir Stephen Berthon, dies
Lady Berthon, (née Elizabeth Anne Leigh-Bennett), who died 19 April, 2009, was wife of the late Vice Admiral Sir Stephen Berthon, KCB (b 24 Aug 1922; d 31 Jan 2007).
She leaves issue, Hermione, Simon, Venetia and Mark.
Lady Berthon was the dau of Henry Wolley Leigh-Bennett (d 1951, formerly Leigh, LG 1952 edn) and Elma Rose PRICE (1886-1969, a gt grand dau of Sir Rose Price 1st Bt (UK cr 1815) & 13th Baron of Dunsany (I c 1462)
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She leaves issue, Hermione, Simon, Venetia and Mark.
Lady Berthon was the dau of Henry Wolley Leigh-Bennett (d 1951, formerly Leigh, LG 1952 edn) and Elma Rose PRICE (1886-1969, a gt grand dau of Sir Rose Price 1st Bt (UK cr 1815) & 13th Baron of Dunsany (I c 1462)
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Death of Laura Jane Montagu Douglas Scott, aged 64
Laura Jane Montagu Douglas Scott (née Harmsworth), who died 15 April, 2009, aged 64, was the wife of David Henry George Montagu Douglas Scott (1945-2001), scion of the Dukes of Buccleuch & Queensberry, and was a descendant of the Boothby Baronets. She was born 24 October 1944. 3rd dau of St. John Bernard Vyvyan Harmsworth (1912-95), by his wife the former Jane Penelope Boothby (b 1914), scion of the Boothby Baronets; and married David Montagu Douglas Scott, 10 Jun 1967. She leaves issue, 2 daughters, (i) Lucy Rose, b 18 May 1969, and (ii) Harriet Mary, b 1972. She also leaves grandchildren, Alfie, Henry, John and Will. Funeral private.
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Sir Robin Gillett, former Lord Mayor of London, dies aged 83
Sir Robin Gillett, 2nd Baronet, who died 21 April, 2009, aged 83, was Lord Mayor of London, 1976-77.
Robin Danvers Penrose Gillett was born 9 Nov 1925, the son of Sir (Sydney) Harold Gillett, 1st Bt, MC, who was Lord Mayor of London, 1958-59.
He was educated at the Nautical College, Pangbourne, and Hill Crest School. He married in 1950, Elizabeth Marion Grace, the elder dau of John Findlay, JP, of Busby House, Lanarks, and is now succeeded in the baronetcy (cr 1959) by his elder son, Nicholas Danvers Penrose Gillett, born 24 September, 1955.
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Robin Danvers Penrose Gillett was born 9 Nov 1925, the son of Sir (Sydney) Harold Gillett, 1st Bt, MC, who was Lord Mayor of London, 1958-59.
He was educated at the Nautical College, Pangbourne, and Hill Crest School. He married in 1950, Elizabeth Marion Grace, the elder dau of John Findlay, JP, of Busby House, Lanarks, and is now succeeded in the baronetcy (cr 1959) by his elder son, Nicholas Danvers Penrose Gillett, born 24 September, 1955.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Death of Isabel Susan Ridley
Isabel Susan Ridley (née Spencer- Nairn) who died 16th April, 2009, was a scion of the Spencer-Nairn Baronets (cr 1933). She was b 1937, dau of Capt Robert Frank Spencer-Nairn (b 1910), late The Black Watch, who was a son of the 1st Baronet; by his 1st wife the former Caroline Isabel Chadwick; married 1966, Brig Nicholas John Ridley, late the Queen's Own Highlanders, descended from the Christison Baronets, by whom she had issue. Funeral Service on Monday 27th April 2009 at Holy Trinity Melrose.
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Birth of Rose Catherina Grafftey-Smith
Gabriella Diana Grafftey-Smith (nee Crewe-Read), b. 1974, wife of Toby Grafftey-Smith, gave birth to a dau, Rose Catherina, 16 April, 2009, a sister for Anastasia and Dylan Gabriel.
Gabriella is a daughter of David Offley Crewe-Read (b. 1944), by his wife Lisa, and is a granddaughter of Colonel John Offley Crewe-Read who married in 1940, the Hon. Diana Mary Wroughton (b. 1920), dau of the 1st (and last) Baron Robins (who d. 1962).
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Gabriella is a daughter of David Offley Crewe-Read (b. 1944), by his wife Lisa, and is a granddaughter of Colonel John Offley Crewe-Read who married in 1940, the Hon. Diana Mary Wroughton (b. 1920), dau of the 1st (and last) Baron Robins (who d. 1962).
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Moira Cooke-Hurle dies aged 87
Moira Cooke-Hurle (nee King), who has died aged 87, was widow of Maj Frederick Joseph Cooke-Hurle (b 6 Jun 1914; d 17 Jan 1969), scion of the Cooke-Hurle LG family of of Startforth Hall, Barnard Castle, Co Durham; the former Moira Bernadine King, she married Maj Cooke-Hurle, 30 Dec, 1946; and leaves issue, two sons, (i) Robin Edward, b 26 Dec 1948 & Charles Frederick Cooke-Hurle, b 31 Jul 1951, & daughters-in- law Patrizia and Jo, & grandchildren, Clare, Tim and Mary and great- granddaughter Emily. Funeral Service, 24 April 2009, at St. Mary's Church, Copythorne, Cadnam.
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Sir David Mansel Lewis, KCVO, dies aged 81
Sir David Courtenay Mansel Lewis, KCVO, BA, JP, who died 17 April, 2009, aged 81, was Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed, 1979-2002 (Lieutenant 1974-79; HM Lieutenant for Carmarthenshire, 1973-4); JP; cr KCVO, 1995; b 25 Oct 1927, son of Charlie Ronald Mansel Lewis by his wife the formerLilian Georgina Warner, dau of Col Sir Courtenay Warner, 1st Baronet, CB. He married 15 Apr, 1953, the Lady Mary Rosemary Marie- Gabrielle Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, b 11 June 1930, 4th dau of the 3rd Earl of Wharncliffe (1892-1953), by his wife the former Lady Maud Lillian Elfreda Mary Wentworth-Fitzwilliam. He is survived by Lady Mary and by three children, (i) Patrick, b 25 Nov 1953; (ii) Catherine, b 9 Nov 1955; & (iii) Annabel, b 10 Jul 1962. Funeral Service at All Saints Church, Goring Road, Llanelli, Friday 24th April 2009, and Committal at St Paul's Church, Manordeilo. Memorial Service to be announced at a later date.
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Benjamin Lascelles, cousin of Queen, marries Colombian Carolina Velez Robledo
The marriage took place at Harewood House, Leeds, 18 April, 2009, of the Hon Benjamin George Lascelles (b 23 Nov 1978), scion of the Earls of Harewood, and a great- great grandson of HM King George V and Queen Mary, 1st son of David Henry George Lascelles, styled Viscount Lascelles (born 21 October 1950), by his 1st wife the former Margaret Rosalind Messenger (b 1948); & Carolina Velez Robledo.
The marriage was a civil ceremony in the gallery at Harewood House.
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The marriage was a civil ceremony in the gallery at Harewood House.
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Saturday, April 18, 2009
Birth of a son to Marquess of Lansdowne's nephew and wife
Claire F. Mercer Nairne (nee Aussudre, wife of Samuel George (Sam) Mercer Nairne (b. 1976), scion of the Marquesses of Lansdowne, gave birth to a son, George Yvan, 7 April, 2009, a brother for Violet.
Sam Mercer Nairne is the 1st son of Lord Robert Harold Mercer Nairne (b. 1947), of Meikleour, Perthshire, by his wife, the former Jane Elizabeth Gordon (scion of the Marquesses of Huntly), & Claire is a daughter of the late M. Jean-Charles Aussudre and of Mme Francoise Aussudre, of Bordeaux.
Sam Mercer Nairne is a grandson paternally of the 8th Marquess of Lansdowne, PC (1912-99), and a grandson maternally of Lt-Col Lord Douglas Claude Alexander Gordon, DSO.
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Sam Mercer Nairne is the 1st son of Lord Robert Harold Mercer Nairne (b. 1947), of Meikleour, Perthshire, by his wife, the former Jane Elizabeth Gordon (scion of the Marquesses of Huntly), & Claire is a daughter of the late M. Jean-Charles Aussudre and of Mme Francoise Aussudre, of Bordeaux.
Sam Mercer Nairne is a grandson paternally of the 8th Marquess of Lansdowne, PC (1912-99), and a grandson maternally of Lt-Col Lord Douglas Claude Alexander Gordon, DSO.
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Olympic oarsman Ed Coode's wife gives birth to daughter
Clare K. Coode (née Smales) wife of Edward R (Ed) Coode (b. 19 June, 1975), the Gold Medal winning Olympic oarsman, gave birth to a daughter, Ottilie Mary, 16 Mar, 2009, a sister for Beatrice Mary (Bee), who was b 11 February, 2007.
Ed Coode is the son of Jonathan Arundell Coode (b. 1938), scion of the Coode LG family formerly of Polapit Tamar, and descended from the Neave baronets, and Mrs Coode, of Lanhydrock, Cornwall, and Clare is the daughter of Mr Peter Smales, of Fontmell Parva, Dorset, and Mrs Mary-Joyce Smales, of Lymington, Hampshire.
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Ed Coode is the son of Jonathan Arundell Coode (b. 1938), scion of the Coode LG family formerly of Polapit Tamar, and descended from the Neave baronets, and Mrs Coode, of Lanhydrock, Cornwall, and Clare is the daughter of Mr Peter Smales, of Fontmell Parva, Dorset, and Mrs Mary-Joyce Smales, of Lymington, Hampshire.
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Lord Lyell of Markyate's son engaged
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Baroness Lyell of Markyate (b 26 Jan 1945), is a dau of Charles Montague Fletcher (1911-95), by his wife the former Hon Louisa Mary Sylvia Seely (b 9 Aug 1913, d 14 Jan 1998), dau of the 1st Baron Mottistone (1868-1947).
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Baroness Lyell of Markyate (b 26 Jan 1945), is a dau of Charles Montague Fletcher (1911-95), by his wife the former Hon Louisa Mary Sylvia Seely (b 9 Aug 1913, d 14 Jan 1998), dau of the 1st Baron Mottistone (1868-1947).
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Earl of Pembroke & Montgomery engaged to Victoria Bullough
The engagement was announced 16 Apr 2009, between William Alexander Sidney [Herbert], 18th Earl of Pembroke & Montgomery (b 18 May 1978), of Wilton, Wilts, only son of the late 17th Earl of Pembroke & Montgomery (1939-2003), by his 1st wife the former Claire Rose Pelly, scion of the Pelly Barts; & Victoria, A.C. Bullough, youngest daughter Michael Bullough of Culcreuch, of Huntingtower, co. Perth, by his wife Sandra Lee-Graham.
Lord Pembroke's mother married 2ndly, 1984 as his second wife Stuart Wyndham Murray Threipland, of Trafalgar House, Salisbury, co. Wiltshire). Claire is the only dau. of Douglas Gurney Pelly, of Swaynes Hall, Saffron Walden, co. Essex, by his wife Monica Tate, only dau. of Lt Col Arthur Wignall Tate DSO, of Lenwade House, Great Witchingham, co. Norfolk.
Lord Pembroke is 18th Earl of Pembroke (England, let. pat.11 Aug 1551); 15th Earl of Montgomery (England, let. pat. 4 May 1605); 18th Baron Herbert of Cardiff, of Cardiff in the County of Glamorgan (England, let. pat.10 Aug 1551), 15th Baron Herbert of Shurland, of Shurland in the Isle of Sheppey. (England, let. pat. 4 May 1605) 7th Baron Herbert of Lea (United Kingdom, let. pat. 15 Jan 1861).
The future Countess of Pembroke and Montgomery is a sister of John Bullough of Culcreuch, Yr, who married 1998, Lady Georgiana Dorothea Mary Murray (b. 10 Mar 1967), dau of the 8th and 7th Earl of Mansfield, DL.
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Lord Pembroke's mother married 2ndly, 1984 as his second wife Stuart Wyndham Murray Threipland, of Trafalgar House, Salisbury, co. Wiltshire). Claire is the only dau. of Douglas Gurney Pelly, of Swaynes Hall, Saffron Walden, co. Essex, by his wife Monica Tate, only dau. of Lt Col Arthur Wignall Tate DSO, of Lenwade House, Great Witchingham, co. Norfolk.
Lord Pembroke is 18th Earl of Pembroke (England, let. pat.11 Aug 1551); 15th Earl of Montgomery (England, let. pat. 4 May 1605); 18th Baron Herbert of Cardiff, of Cardiff in the County of Glamorgan (England, let. pat.10 Aug 1551), 15th Baron Herbert of Shurland, of Shurland in the Isle of Sheppey. (England, let. pat. 4 May 1605) 7th Baron Herbert of Lea (United Kingdom, let. pat. 15 Jan 1861).
The future Countess of Pembroke and Montgomery is a sister of John Bullough of Culcreuch, Yr, who married 1998, Lady Georgiana Dorothea Mary Murray (b. 10 Mar 1967), dau of the 8th and 7th Earl of Mansfield, DL.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Francesca Kristina Safi Cecil
Kristy M. Cecil (nee Wunsch), wife of Benjamin David Amherst (Ben) Cecil (b. 1968), scion of the Barons Amherst of Hackney, gave birth to a daughter, Francesca Kristina Safi, 8 April, 2009 at Pasadena, California.
Ben is the second son of the late David Henry Amherst Cecil (1943-2000), by his first wife the former Hon Fiona Elizabeth Cameron Corbett (now the Hon Mrs Patterson, scion of the Barons Rowallan), & Kristy is a daughter of Mr Bill Wunsch, of Pennsyvania, and of Mrs Barbara Wunsch, of Colorado, United States.
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Ben is the second son of the late David Henry Amherst Cecil (1943-2000), by his first wife the former Hon Fiona Elizabeth Cameron Corbett (now the Hon Mrs Patterson, scion of the Barons Rowallan), & Kristy is a daughter of Mr Bill Wunsch, of Pennsyvania, and of Mrs Barbara Wunsch, of Colorado, United States.
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Earl of Harrington dies aged 86
The Earl of Harrington, who died 12 April, 2009, at the age of 86, was 11th Earl of Harrington (Great Britain, let. pat. 9 Feb 1742); 8th Viscount Stanhope of Mahon, (Great Britain, let. pat. 2 Jul 1717); 11th Viscount Petersham (Great Britain, let. pat. 9 Feb 1742); 8th Baron Stanhope of Elvaston, of Elvaston in the County of Derby (Great Britain, let. pat. 2 Jul 1717); 11th Baron Harrington, of Harrington in the County of Northampton (Great Britain, let. pat. 6 Jan 1730).
He was b 24 Aug 1922; son of Maj the 10th Earl of Harrington (1887-1929), by his wife the former Margaret Trelawney (Susan) Seaton; succeeded his father in 1929 in the Earldom of Harrington and Viscountcy of Petersham and Barony of Harrington, and to the Viscountcy of Stanhope of Mahon and Barony of Stanhope of Elvaston in 1967 on the demise of his kinsman, the last Earl Stanhope.
Educated at Eton. Capt 15/19th King's Royal Hussars; married 1stly, 5 Feb 1942 (div. 1946) Eileen Foley-Grey, only child of Sir John Foley- Grey, 8th Bt., of Enville Hall, Stourbridge, by his first wife Jean Jessie Mary de Sales de Terriere, of that LG family, dau. of Capt de Sales de Terriere, of Dunastair, co. Perth; married 2ndly, 24 Jan 1947 (div. 1962) Anne Theodora Chute, only dau. of Maj Richard Arenbourg Blennerhassett Chute, of Dooneen, Patrickswell, co. Limerick; married 3rdly, 14 Oct 1964 Priscilla Margaret Cubitt, 2nd and only surv. dau. of Maj Hon Archibald Edward Cubitt, of Dedington, co. Oxford (by his second wife Sibell Margaret Norman, of that LG family, 1st dau. of Ronald Collet Norman, of Moor Place, Much Hadham), 5th son of Henry [Cubitt], 2nd Baron Ashcombe, and a kinswoman of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.
The family honours now devolve upon his Lordship's 1st son (of the 1st marriage), Charles Henry Leicester Stanhope, styled Viscount Petersham (b. 20 Jul 1945), who is father of Viscountess Linley, daughter-in-law of HRH Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.
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He was b 24 Aug 1922; son of Maj the 10th Earl of Harrington (1887-1929), by his wife the former Margaret Trelawney (Susan) Seaton; succeeded his father in 1929 in the Earldom of Harrington and Viscountcy of Petersham and Barony of Harrington, and to the Viscountcy of Stanhope of Mahon and Barony of Stanhope of Elvaston in 1967 on the demise of his kinsman, the last Earl Stanhope.
Educated at Eton. Capt 15/19th King's Royal Hussars; married 1stly, 5 Feb 1942 (div. 1946) Eileen Foley-Grey, only child of Sir John Foley- Grey, 8th Bt., of Enville Hall, Stourbridge, by his first wife Jean Jessie Mary de Sales de Terriere, of that LG family, dau. of Capt de Sales de Terriere, of Dunastair, co. Perth; married 2ndly, 24 Jan 1947 (div. 1962) Anne Theodora Chute, only dau. of Maj Richard Arenbourg Blennerhassett Chute, of Dooneen, Patrickswell, co. Limerick; married 3rdly, 14 Oct 1964 Priscilla Margaret Cubitt, 2nd and only surv. dau. of Maj Hon Archibald Edward Cubitt, of Dedington, co. Oxford (by his second wife Sibell Margaret Norman, of that LG family, 1st dau. of Ronald Collet Norman, of Moor Place, Much Hadham), 5th son of Henry [Cubitt], 2nd Baron Ashcombe, and a kinswoman of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.
The family honours now devolve upon his Lordship's 1st son (of the 1st marriage), Charles Henry Leicester Stanhope, styled Viscount Petersham (b. 20 Jul 1945), who is father of Viscountess Linley, daughter-in-law of HRH Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
Julia Fearnley-Whittingstall
Jonathan Bruno Chong Welby
Jennifer (Jenny) Welby (née Chong) wife of Richard Henry Gregory Welby (b. 1970), scion of the Welby Baronets, gave birth to a son, Jonathan Bruno Chong, 23 March, 2009.
Richard is the youngest son of Sir (Richard) Bruno Gregory Welby, 7th Baronet, and Lady Welby, of Denton Manor, Grantham, Lincolnshire, & Jenny is the only daughter of Chong Choe Foo and Chan Siew Chong, of Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.
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Richard is the youngest son of Sir (Richard) Bruno Gregory Welby, 7th Baronet, and Lady Welby, of Denton Manor, Grantham, Lincolnshire, & Jenny is the only daughter of Chong Choe Foo and Chan Siew Chong, of Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.
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Marjorie Viscountess St Davids dies
_.Marjorie Viscountess St Davids, 3rd wife and widow of the 2nd Viscount St Davids, died 2nd April 2009 at Wymondley Nursing Home.
She was the former (Evelyn) Marjorie Harris, only dau. of Dr John Edmund Guy Harris, of The Hermitage, Bray-on-Thames, co. Berkshire, and married 19 Oct 1959, Jestyn Reginald Austen Plantagenet Philipps, 2nd Viscount St Davids (1917-1991).
Her husband succeeded his mother, 12 Dec 1974, as 15th Baron Strange of Knokyn, 23rd Baron Hungerford and 21st Baron de Moleyns. He died 10 Jun 1991, and was succeeded in his peerages by a son of his 1st wife. Funeral Service at All Saints Church, Willian on Wednesday 22nd April 2009.
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She was the former (Evelyn) Marjorie Harris, only dau. of Dr John Edmund Guy Harris, of The Hermitage, Bray-on-Thames, co. Berkshire, and married 19 Oct 1959, Jestyn Reginald Austen Plantagenet Philipps, 2nd Viscount St Davids (1917-1991).
Her husband succeeded his mother, 12 Dec 1974, as 15th Baron Strange of Knokyn, 23rd Baron Hungerford and 21st Baron de Moleyns. He died 10 Jun 1991, and was succeeded in his peerages by a son of his 1st wife. Funeral Service at All Saints Church, Willian on Wednesday 22nd April 2009.
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Thursday, April 09, 2009
Orlando John Sebastian Montagu Douglas Scott
Lady Damian Montagu Douglas Scott (née Elisabeth Powis), wife of Lord Damian Torquil Francis Charles Montagu Douglas Scott, youngest son of the late 9th Duke of Buccleuch & (11th) of Queensberry, KT, gave birth to a son, Orlando John Sebastian, 27 March, 2009, a brother for Alexander Edward James, who was b 13 Feb, 2002, and for Georgia Lucy Alice, who was b 11 Aug, 2006.
Lord Damian married at Geddington, 21 April, 2001, Elizabeth, daughter of Mr & Mrs Simon Powis.
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Lord Damian married at Geddington, 21 April, 2001, Elizabeth, daughter of Mr & Mrs Simon Powis.
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Edward Wells
Georgina Wells (b 1975, née Howard-Vyse), scion of that LG family, and wife of Mark J.B. Wells, gave birth to a son, Edward, 2 April, 2009, a brother for Harry, who was b 30 May 2007.
Mark is the son of Mr & Mrs Simon Wells, of Purton, Wiltshire, & Georgina is a daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel John Cecil Howard-Vyse (b. 1947), of Burneston, North Yorkshire, by his wife the former Jennifer Anne Collin. Georgina Howard-Vyse's paternal grandfather Lt- Gen. Sir Edward Howard-Vyse, KBE, CB, MC (b. 27 Nov, 1905; d. 26 Dec, 1992), married in 1940, Mary Bridget Willoughby, scion of the Barons Middleton.
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Mark is the son of Mr & Mrs Simon Wells, of Purton, Wiltshire, & Georgina is a daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel John Cecil Howard-Vyse (b. 1947), of Burneston, North Yorkshire, by his wife the former Jennifer Anne Collin. Georgina Howard-Vyse's paternal grandfather Lt- Gen. Sir Edward Howard-Vyse, KBE, CB, MC (b. 27 Nov, 1905; d. 26 Dec, 1992), married in 1940, Mary Bridget Willoughby, scion of the Barons Middleton.
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Lord Boston's brother engaged
_.The engagement was announced 9 April, 2009, between the Hon Jonathan Charles Timothy Irby (b. 30 May 1975), 2nd son of the late 10th Baron Boston (1939-2007) and of Rhonda, Baroness Boston, of Moelfre, Anglesey, and Amanda P. McConnel, daughter of Captain and Mrs Ian McConnel, of Brailes, Oxfordshire.
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Lord Moore of Wolvercote dies aged 88
The Baron Moore of Wolvercote, GCB, GCVO, CMG, QSO, PC, who died 7 April, 2009, the day after his 88th birthday, was sometime Private Secretary to the Queen and father-in-law of Peter Gabriel.
He was born 6 April, 1921, son of Cecil Moore, ICS; educated at Cheltenham College, and Brasenose Coll, Oxford.
Career:-->Principal Private Sec to the First Lord of the Admiralty, 1957-58, British Deputy High Commissioner, Singapore, 1961-65, Director of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence, 1965-66; Assistant Private Secretary to Her Majesty The Queen 1966-72, Deputy Private Secretary to HM The Queen, 1972-77, Private Secretary to HM The Queen and Keeper of the Queen's Archives, 1977-86; Permanent Lord in Waiting to Her Majesty the Queen 1986-2009; Chairman of Trustees King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Foundation of St Catharine's since 1986; served in World War II as a Flight Lieut, Bomber Command, RAF.
Cr CMG 1966; CB (Civil) 1973; KCVO 1976; KCB 1980; GCVO 1983; GCB 1985; Cr Baron Moore of Wolvercote, of Wolvercote, City of Oxford (Life Peer) 1986.
Married 1945, Joan Ursula, dau of Capt M.E. Greenop, DCLI, and has issue: (i) the Hon Sally Jane Moore, b 1949; (ii) the Hon Jill Georgina Moore, b 1951, who married 1971 (div 1990) the rock musician Peter Gabriel.
Lord Moore of Wolvercote lived in a "Grace and Favour" apartment at Hampton Court Palace.
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He was born 6 April, 1921, son of Cecil Moore, ICS; educated at Cheltenham College, and Brasenose Coll, Oxford.
Career:-->Principal Private Sec to the First Lord of the Admiralty, 1957-58, British Deputy High Commissioner, Singapore, 1961-65, Director of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence, 1965-66; Assistant Private Secretary to Her Majesty The Queen 1966-72, Deputy Private Secretary to HM The Queen, 1972-77, Private Secretary to HM The Queen and Keeper of the Queen's Archives, 1977-86; Permanent Lord in Waiting to Her Majesty the Queen 1986-2009; Chairman of Trustees King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Foundation of St Catharine's since 1986; served in World War II as a Flight Lieut, Bomber Command, RAF.
Cr CMG 1966; CB (Civil) 1973; KCVO 1976; KCB 1980; GCVO 1983; GCB 1985; Cr Baron Moore of Wolvercote, of Wolvercote, City of Oxford (Life Peer) 1986.
Married 1945, Joan Ursula, dau of Capt M.E. Greenop, DCLI, and has issue: (i) the Hon Sally Jane Moore, b 1949; (ii) the Hon Jill Georgina Moore, b 1951, who married 1971 (div 1990) the rock musician Peter Gabriel.
Lord Moore of Wolvercote lived in a "Grace and Favour" apartment at Hampton Court Palace.
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Maj Sir John Griffin, KCVO 1924-2009
Major Sir (Arthur) John Stewart Griffin, KCVO, Press Secretary to HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, 1956-91, died 1 April, 2009, aged 85. He married 1962, Henrietta Montagu Douglas Scott (1934-2008), scion of the Dukes of Buccleuch & Queensberry, dau of Brigadier (Claud) Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott, DSO (1906-71) by his 1st wife the former Lady Victoria Doris Rachel Haig, dau of Field Marshal the 1st Earl Haig; his wife died 20 Feb, 2008. He is survived by sons, (i) Andrew Michael Stewart Griffin b 27 April 1963, & (ii) Philip Anthony Stewart Griffin, b 23 May 1965. Private family funeral on Tuesday 14th April. Memorial Service in London to be announced later.
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4th Baron Amherst of Hackney (1940-2009)
The 4th Baron Amherst of Hackney died 2 April, 2009. He was aged 68. William Hugh Amherst Cecil was born 28 Dec, 1940, son of the 3rd Baron Amherst of Hackney (1912-80), by his wife the former Eirene Margaret Clifton Brown, 3rd dau. of Brig Gen Howard Clifton Brown MP, of Holmbush, Fay Gate, co. Sussex, by his wife Mary Eirene Hodges, 1st dau. of Sir Henry E A Hodges, Judge of the High Court, Melbourne, Australia; succeeded to the peerage (created 1892), on the demise of his father, 22 July, 1980; married 30 Mar 1965, Elizabeth Merriman, dau. of Hugh Humphrey Merriman DSO, MC, of Hazel Hall, Peaslake, co. Surrey, by whom he had issue, a son, the Hon (Hugh) William Amherst Cecil (b. 17 Jul 1968), mar. 1996 Nicola Jane Michels, dau. of Maj Timothy Michels, and has issue; & a dau, the Hon Aurelia Margaret Amherst Cecil (b. 19 Jul 1966), mar. (1) 1990 (div. 1993) Giles Wilson Mervyn Crewdson, 1st son of Wilson Peregrine Nicholas Crewdson by his wife Hon Lucy Clare Beckett, 1st dau. by his first wife of Ralph William Ernest [Beckett], 3rd Baron Grimthorpe, and (2) 1 Sep 2000 Rupert Nicholas Stephenson, yst. son of Charles Stephenson, and has issue by her second husband; A Service of Thanksgiving will be held at the Holy Trinity Church, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Friday 29th May 2009.
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Monday, April 06, 2009
Head/Fetiveau engagement
_.The engagement was announced 2 Apr 2009, between the Hon George Richard Head (b 1982), the younger son of the 2nd Viscount Head (b 27 Feb 1937), of Bishopstone, Salisbury, by his wife the former Alicia Brigid Salmond (descended from the Barons Lucas of Crudwell) and Charlotte Fetiveau, daughter of Mr and Mrs Alain Fetiveau, of Kensington, London.
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Haddo/Coaten engagement
_. The engagement was announced 3 Apr 2009 between George Ian Alastair Gordon, styled Earl of Haddo (b 4 May 1983), eldest son of the 7th Marquess of Aberdeen & Temair (b 31 Mar 1955), of House of Formartine, Aberdeenshire, b y his wife the former Joanna Clodagh Houldsworth (descended from the Earls of Morton), and Isabelle Coaten, younger daughter of Mr David Coaten, of London, W8, and Mrs Sacha Coaten, of London, SW1.
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Lady Maude Cavendish
Laura Ann Cavendish (nee Roundell, b 1972) styled Countess of Burlington, wife of William Cavendish, styled Earl of Burlington (b. 6 June 1969), only son and heir of the 12th Duke of Devonshire, gave birth to a 1st child, a daughter, Lady Maude Cavendish, in London, in March, 2009.
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Thursday, April 02, 2009
Lord Dean of Harptree, PC , dies
The Lord Dean of Harptree, PC, died 1 April, 2009. He was aged 84.
As Sir (Arthur) Paul Dean, MP, he served as Tory Member of Parliament for Somerset North from 1964 to 1983, and after boundary changes, for Woodspring from 1983 until his retirement at the 1992 General Election (Apr 9).
He was educated at Ellesmere College and Exeter College, Oxford. He was Member of Parliament for Somerset North from 1964 to 1983, and after boundary changes, for Woodspring from 1983 until his retirement at the 1992 - preceding Dr Liam Fox. Sir Paul was a junior minister for Health and Social Security during the Heath administration 1970-1974 . From 1982 onwards, he was a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons firstly under George Thomas and then Bernard Weatherill.
In 1993 he was made a life peer as Baron Dean of Harptree, of Wedmore in the County of Somerset.
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As Sir (Arthur) Paul Dean, MP, he served as Tory Member of Parliament for Somerset North from 1964 to 1983, and after boundary changes, for Woodspring from 1983 until his retirement at the 1992 General Election (Apr 9).
He was educated at Ellesmere College and Exeter College, Oxford. He was Member of Parliament for Somerset North from 1964 to 1983, and after boundary changes, for Woodspring from 1983 until his retirement at the 1992 - preceding Dr Liam Fox. Sir Paul was a junior minister for Health and Social Security during the Heath administration 1970-1974 . From 1982 onwards, he was a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons firstly under George Thomas and then Bernard Weatherill.
In 1993 he was made a life peer as Baron Dean of Harptree, of Wedmore in the County of Somerset.
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9th Earl Nelson (1941-2009)
The 9th Earl Nelson, who died 28 March, 2009, aged 67, inherited the title created to honour the celebrated naval hero Horatio Nelson, and served his country in a more modest capacity as a policeman; the story of the title is one that does not reflect much credit on successive British governments, which begrudged doing their duty by Nelson's descendants.
Peter John Horatio Nelson was born 9 Oct 1941; succeeded to the earldom in 1981 (Guardian 24 Sept 1981); Pres R Naval Commando Assoc and Nelson Soc.
Succeeded by his son Simon John Horatio Nelson, born September 21, 1971.
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Peter John Horatio Nelson was born 9 Oct 1941; succeeded to the earldom in 1981 (Guardian 24 Sept 1981); Pres R Naval Commando Assoc and Nelson Soc.
Succeeded by his son Simon John Horatio Nelson, born September 21, 1971.
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Olive Mary Windsor-Clive
Olive Mary Windsor Clive (née Longueville), died at her home, 28 March 2009, aged 86. She was born in 1922 as Olive Mary Longueville, dau of Lt-Col Francis Longueville, DSO, MC (b 1892), by his wife the former Gertrude Venables, 2nd dau. of Rowland Vemables, of Oakhurst, Oswestry, Shropshire. Her siblings are Reginald Francis Longueville, b 1922, killed in action in Holland 1944; Peter Longueville, of Ayton Castle, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, b 1925; and Anne Gertrude Longueville, b 1921, who m. 1945, Capt. Francis Arthur Windsor-Clive, (b 1922), scion of the Earls of Plymouth; she married 29 Dec 1949, Brig Robert Charles Windsor Clive (b 1919. d.) scion of the Earls of Plymouth, and elder brother of the abovementioned Francis; she had issue, (i) George Francis, b 26 Jan 1954; & (i) Annabel Mary, b 29 Mar 1951. She also leaves grandchildren, Gabriel, Victoria, Thomas and Johnny. Funeral St Peter's RC Church, Ludlow, 6th April 2009.
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6th Baron Feversham (1945-2009)
The 6th Baron Feversham, of Duncombe Park, Helmsley, North Yorkshire, died at the Castle Hill Hospital, Hull, 29 March, 2009. He was aged 64.
Charles Antony Peter Duncombe was born 3 Jan 1945, son of Colonel Antony John Duncombe-Anderson (1907-49), by his wife the former Gioranna Georgina Valerie McNalty (who on behalf of herself and her children abandoned by deed poll the surname of Duncombe-Anderson & assumed the surname of Duncombe only, 12 Mar 1954).
He succeeded to the barony (cr 1826) on the demise of his kinsman, the 3rd (and last) Earl of Feversham in 1963. He also inherited the Duncombe Park estate, and its 13,000 acres.
Educated at Eton he became a journalist and author and took a keen interest in the arts which resulted in him being appointed to several key positions, including President of the Yorkshire Arts Association from 1987 to 1991, chairman of the trustees of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, and also of the Standing Conference of Regional Arts Associations.
He was also a member of various committees of the Arts Council of Great Britain from 1969- 1980, the Arts and Education Committee of the Calouste Gulbenkian UK and Commonwealth branch. Lord Feversham was also an honorary fellow of Bretton Hall College, West Yorks.
For some 36 years he was a member of Helmsley Town Council and was three times its chairman. He also became President of the National Local Councils Association (NALC) and president of the Yorkshire and Cleveland LCA, and was also president of the Society of Yorkshiremen in London.
His many other public office appointments included being a governor of Leeds Polytechnic and the York Theatre Royal. For 30 years he sat as a crossbencher in the House of Lords.
His ancestor, the wealthy goldsmith Sir Charles Duncombe who became Lord Mayor of London, after a brief sojurn in the Tower on a charge – later dropped – of falsifying Exchequer bills, then bought the Helmsley estate in 1695.
Lord Feversham was twice wed - firstly, in 1966 to Shannon Foy (died 1976), dau of Sir Thomas Arthur Wyness Foy, CSI; secondly in 1979, to Pauline M. Aldridge, dau of John Aldridge, of Newark, Notts. He leaves issue, two sons and a daughter from the first marriage, viz: the Hon Jasper Orlando Slingsby Duncombe born 14 March 1968, and the Hon Jake Barnaby born in 1972, and the Hon Melissa Rose born in 1973; and one son from the second union, the Hon Patrick Charles Kildare Duncombe, born in 1981. The eldest son, Jasper, inherits the title.
The funeral is to be held in private at the chapel at Duncombe Park. A memorial service is to be later, but the date and place have yet to be arranged.
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Charles Antony Peter Duncombe was born 3 Jan 1945, son of Colonel Antony John Duncombe-Anderson (1907-49), by his wife the former Gioranna Georgina Valerie McNalty (who on behalf of herself and her children abandoned by deed poll the surname of Duncombe-Anderson & assumed the surname of Duncombe only, 12 Mar 1954).
He succeeded to the barony (cr 1826) on the demise of his kinsman, the 3rd (and last) Earl of Feversham in 1963. He also inherited the Duncombe Park estate, and its 13,000 acres.
Educated at Eton he became a journalist and author and took a keen interest in the arts which resulted in him being appointed to several key positions, including President of the Yorkshire Arts Association from 1987 to 1991, chairman of the trustees of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, and also of the Standing Conference of Regional Arts Associations.
He was also a member of various committees of the Arts Council of Great Britain from 1969- 1980, the Arts and Education Committee of the Calouste Gulbenkian UK and Commonwealth branch. Lord Feversham was also an honorary fellow of Bretton Hall College, West Yorks.
For some 36 years he was a member of Helmsley Town Council and was three times its chairman. He also became President of the National Local Councils Association (NALC) and president of the Yorkshire and Cleveland LCA, and was also president of the Society of Yorkshiremen in London.
His many other public office appointments included being a governor of Leeds Polytechnic and the York Theatre Royal. For 30 years he sat as a crossbencher in the House of Lords.
His ancestor, the wealthy goldsmith Sir Charles Duncombe who became Lord Mayor of London, after a brief sojurn in the Tower on a charge – later dropped – of falsifying Exchequer bills, then bought the Helmsley estate in 1695.
Lord Feversham was twice wed - firstly, in 1966 to Shannon Foy (died 1976), dau of Sir Thomas Arthur Wyness Foy, CSI; secondly in 1979, to Pauline M. Aldridge, dau of John Aldridge, of Newark, Notts. He leaves issue, two sons and a daughter from the first marriage, viz: the Hon Jasper Orlando Slingsby Duncombe born 14 March 1968, and the Hon Jake Barnaby born in 1972, and the Hon Melissa Rose born in 1973; and one son from the second union, the Hon Patrick Charles Kildare Duncombe, born in 1981. The eldest son, Jasper, inherits the title.
The funeral is to be held in private at the chapel at Duncombe Park. A memorial service is to be later, but the date and place have yet to be arranged.
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Sir Reresby Sitwell, Bt, dies
Sir (Sacheverell) Reresby Sitwell, 7th Baronet, who has died aged 81, was scion of the great literary dynasty, and owner of Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire.
He was born 15 April, 1927, son of Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, CH, 6th Bt, by his wife Georgia Louise (died 1980), dau of Arthur Doble; & educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge.
Served as Lieutenant, Grenadier Guards, BAOR, 1946-48; advertising and PR executive, 1948-60; vending machine operator 1960-70; wine merchant 1960-75; High Sheriff of Derbyshire, 1983; Freeman of the City of London, 1984; a DL for Derbyshire since 1984; Lord of the Manor of Eckington and Barlborough, Derbyshire and of Whiston and Barmpton-en- le-Morthen, Yorkshire. Succeeded to the baronetcy (cr 1808) on the demise of his father, 1988.
Sir Reresby married in 1952, Penelope Forbes (b 1923), scion of the Earls of Granard, younger daughter of Colonel the Hon Donald Alexander Forbes, DSO, MVO (1880-1938), by his wife Mary Doreen Lawson (d 1987), descended from the Viscounts Mountgarret; by whom he had one daughter, Alexandra Isobel Susanna Edith, born in 1958 (wife of a son of millionaire businessman Sir Jack Hayward).
The baronetcy now devolves upon his nephew, George Reresby Sacheverell Sitwell, born in 1967, son of the late Francis Trajan Sacheverell Sitwell (1935-2004), of Weston Hall, Towcester, by his wife Susanna Carolyn Cross. The new baronet announced his engagement a couple of years ago to one Martha L. de Blank, second daughter of Mr & Mrs Justin de Blank, of London.
The nephew gets the title, but his daughter inherits Renishaw.
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He was born 15 April, 1927, son of Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, CH, 6th Bt, by his wife Georgia Louise (died 1980), dau of Arthur Doble; & educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge.
Served as Lieutenant, Grenadier Guards, BAOR, 1946-48; advertising and PR executive, 1948-60; vending machine operator 1960-70; wine merchant 1960-75; High Sheriff of Derbyshire, 1983; Freeman of the City of London, 1984; a DL for Derbyshire since 1984; Lord of the Manor of Eckington and Barlborough, Derbyshire and of Whiston and Barmpton-en- le-Morthen, Yorkshire. Succeeded to the baronetcy (cr 1808) on the demise of his father, 1988.
Sir Reresby married in 1952, Penelope Forbes (b 1923), scion of the Earls of Granard, younger daughter of Colonel the Hon Donald Alexander Forbes, DSO, MVO (1880-1938), by his wife Mary Doreen Lawson (d 1987), descended from the Viscounts Mountgarret; by whom he had one daughter, Alexandra Isobel Susanna Edith, born in 1958 (wife of a son of millionaire businessman Sir Jack Hayward).
The baronetcy now devolves upon his nephew, George Reresby Sacheverell Sitwell, born in 1967, son of the late Francis Trajan Sacheverell Sitwell (1935-2004), of Weston Hall, Towcester, by his wife Susanna Carolyn Cross. The new baronet announced his engagement a couple of years ago to one Martha L. de Blank, second daughter of Mr & Mrs Justin de Blank, of London.
The nephew gets the title, but his daughter inherits Renishaw.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Nicholas Emanuel Stafford Howard
Dr Anna F. Howard (née Parsons), wife of Dr Henry James Stafford Howard (b. 1972), of Johnby Hall, Cumbria, scion of the Dukes of Norfolk, gave birth to a son, Nicholas Emanuel Stafford, 16 March, 2009.
Dr Howard is the son of the late Mr Nicholas Stafford Howard (1937-2008), of Johnby Hall, Cumbria, by his wife the former Phyllis Bethan Duckett, and Anna is the elder daughter of the Rev. Stephen and Mrs Parsons, of Edinburgh.
On 16th March 2009, to Anna (née Parsons) and Henry, of Johnby Hall, Cumbria, a son Nicholas Emanuel Stafford.
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Dr Howard is the son of the late Mr Nicholas Stafford Howard (1937-2008), of Johnby Hall, Cumbria, by his wife the former Phyllis Bethan Duckett, and Anna is the elder daughter of the Rev. Stephen and Mrs Parsons, of Edinburgh.
On 16th March 2009, to Anna (née Parsons) and Henry, of Johnby Hall, Cumbria, a son Nicholas Emanuel Stafford.
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Eliza Honor Vaughan
The Hon Georgina Isabel Vaughan (b 1980, nee Byng) scion of the Viscounts Torrington, wife of John F. Vaughan, scion of the Vaughan of Courtfield LG family, gave birth to a daughter, Eliza Honor, 23 March, 2009.
John is the son of Mr and Mrs Patrick Vaughan, of Courtfield, Herefordshire, and Georgina is the 2nd daughter of the 11th Viscount Torrington (b 13 Jul 1943), of Mere, Wits, by his wife the former Susan Webster (descended from the Marquesses of Conyngham).
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John is the son of Mr and Mrs Patrick Vaughan, of Courtfield, Herefordshire, and Georgina is the 2nd daughter of the 11th Viscount Torrington (b 13 Jul 1943), of Mere, Wits, by his wife the former Susan Webster (descended from the Marquesses of Conyngham).
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Dowager Lady Torphichen dies
The Dowager Lady Torphichen, who died 20 March, 2009, was the 3rd wife, and widow of the 14th Lord Torphichen. She was the former Pamela Mary Howard-Snow, dau of John Howard-Snow, and married (i) Thomas Hodson-Pressinger; married (ii) 1973, as his 3rd spouse, the 14th Lord Torphichen (Lordship of Scotland, 1564), who died in 1975. She leaves 2 children Anne and Selwyn Hodson-Pressinger. Funeral at Brompton Oratory SW7 on 8th April, 2009.
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Cameron/Maclay engagement
_.The engagement was announced 31 March, 2009, between Donald Andrew John Cameron, younger of Lochiel (b 1976), son of.— Donald Cameron, Chief of the Clan Cameron, of Achnacarry, by his wife the former Lady Cecil Nennella Therese Kerr (b 1948), & Sarah Elizabeth Maclay (b 1977), scion of the Barons Maclay, daughter of the Hon Angus Grenfell Maclay (b 1945), of St Boswells, by his late wife the former Hon (Elizabeth) Victoria Baillie (d 1986), dau of the 3rd Baron Burton.
Donald Cameron, yr of Lochiel is a grandson maternally of the 12 Marquis of Lothian, KCVO (1922-2004)
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Donald Cameron, yr of Lochiel is a grandson maternally of the 12 Marquis of Lothian, KCVO (1922-2004)
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Friday, March 27, 2009
Gordon Brown and Queen in talks about lifting Catholic ban
Gordon Brown has opened talks with Buckingham Palace on removing the 308-year-old law which bars members of the Royal Family from marrying Roman Catholics.
The Princess Royal would jump ahead of the Duke of York if the law on succession are overhauled
Discrimination against female heirs to the throne would also be scrapped under the proposals expected to be introduced next year, if the law were to be made retrospective the Princess Royal would move ahead of the Duke of York in the line of succession.
At present, members of the Royal Family are forbidden by the Act of Settlement from converting to Roman Catholicism or marrying someone from the Catholic faith unless they agree to being removed from the order of succession.
Male members of the Royal family take precedent over their female relatives, meaning that the Princess is further down the line of succession than her younger brothers and their children.
The Prime Minister is understood to be in favour of overhauling the laws on succession, and Buckingham Palace is also thought to be ``open'' to the plans.
Two of the main impediments to reform - the need to secure the consent of the Commonwealth, and concerns about the monarch's status as head of the Church of England - have both been discussed.
Monarchs and members of their family in the order of succession have been banned from marrying Roman Catholics since the Glorious Revolution of 1688, when the Catholic James II was overthrown in favour of the Protestant William of Orange. The prohibition is enshrined in the Bill of Rights passed that year, and the 1701 Act of Settlement.
Rewriting the Act of Settlement requires the consent of all 53 Commonwealth countries, and Mr Brown hopes to discuss the proposal at the Commonwealth summit in November. He has already held private talks about his plans with some Commonwealth leaders.
Sources close to the Prime Minister stressed that the plans would not undermine the Establishment of the Church of England, and that the monarch would retain the role of head of the Church.
If the law was changed and it is made retrospective, the Princess would move from 10th to fourth in line to the throne, behind her older brother, the Prince of Wales, and his sons, Princes William and Harry.
Her children, Peter and Zara Phillips, would also be lifted up the line of succession, ahead of the Duke and his daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, and the Earl of Wessex and his children, Lady Louise Windsor and Viscount Severn, who would move after his older sister.
During the current Queen's reign, two members of the Royal Family - Prince Michael of Kent and the Earl of St Andrews - renounced heir rights of succession after marrying Roman Catholics. Last year, it was announced that Autumn Kelly had renounced her Catholic faith before she was able to marry Mr Phillips.
Over the past decade, Labour has pursued a number of policies which have angered Catholics, such as equality laws which forced adoption agencies to consider homosexuals as potential parents and the creation of hybrid human-animal embryos.
Mr Brown's bid to rewrite the Act of Settlement is thought to be part of a new attempt to win over Catholics and pave the way for a state visit to Britain by Pope Benedict XVI.
The Prime Minister is also said to be considering offering a peerage to Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, which would make him the first Roman Catholic bishop to sit in the House of Lords since the Reformation.
Speaking about the Act of Settlement yesterday during an event at the House of Commons, the Cardinal said: "It's discriminatory. I think it will disappear, but I don't want to cause a great fuss over it."
In Sweden, the law was changed in 1980 to allow the succession to pass to the eldest child of the monarch regardless of gender, while similar moves were made to the royal families of Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden.
MPs will today[Friday] be given the opportunity to vote on reforming laws proposed by a backbench MP to allow Roman Catholic succession.
The Private Member's Bill is being introduced by Evan Harris, a Liberal Democrat, and enjoys cross-party support. As well as the backing of senior Catholics in the Commons, including Edward Leigh, the Tory chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, and Andrew MacKinlay, Labour MP for Thurrock, it is also supported by a number of women members.
The Prime Minister will not support this legislation himself as he has concerns about some technical aspects of the way it has been drawn up, however, Labour MPs are free to vote in favour if they wish. Instead, the Prime Minister will wait until after negotiations are concluded before introducing his own legislation next year.
A Number 10 aide said last night: ``In principle this is an area where we want to see progress. We are not going to support today's Bill but we won't oppose it. It is not possible to simply change legislation as it's a very complex area.''
Dr Harris said of his Bill: "The Bill will remove the uniquely discriminatory stipulation which currently exists - that an individual in the line of succession to the throne can have a civil partnership with a Catholic, can marry a Muslim or atheist, but can not marry a Catholic.
"It will also end the rule of primogeniture, whereby women in the line of succession to the throne is automatically superseded by a younger male sibling - if your current monarch had a young brother, we would never had had a Queen Elizabeth II."
The Bill would also repeal the Royal Marriages Act of 1772, which requires the descendants of George II to seek the consent of the monarch before marrying if they are under the age of 25.
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The Princess Royal would jump ahead of the Duke of York if the law on succession are overhauled
Discrimination against female heirs to the throne would also be scrapped under the proposals expected to be introduced next year, if the law were to be made retrospective the Princess Royal would move ahead of the Duke of York in the line of succession.
At present, members of the Royal Family are forbidden by the Act of Settlement from converting to Roman Catholicism or marrying someone from the Catholic faith unless they agree to being removed from the order of succession.
Male members of the Royal family take precedent over their female relatives, meaning that the Princess is further down the line of succession than her younger brothers and their children.
The Prime Minister is understood to be in favour of overhauling the laws on succession, and Buckingham Palace is also thought to be ``open'' to the plans.
Two of the main impediments to reform - the need to secure the consent of the Commonwealth, and concerns about the monarch's status as head of the Church of England - have both been discussed.
Monarchs and members of their family in the order of succession have been banned from marrying Roman Catholics since the Glorious Revolution of 1688, when the Catholic James II was overthrown in favour of the Protestant William of Orange. The prohibition is enshrined in the Bill of Rights passed that year, and the 1701 Act of Settlement.
Rewriting the Act of Settlement requires the consent of all 53 Commonwealth countries, and Mr Brown hopes to discuss the proposal at the Commonwealth summit in November. He has already held private talks about his plans with some Commonwealth leaders.
Sources close to the Prime Minister stressed that the plans would not undermine the Establishment of the Church of England, and that the monarch would retain the role of head of the Church.
If the law was changed and it is made retrospective, the Princess would move from 10th to fourth in line to the throne, behind her older brother, the Prince of Wales, and his sons, Princes William and Harry.
Her children, Peter and Zara Phillips, would also be lifted up the line of succession, ahead of the Duke and his daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, and the Earl of Wessex and his children, Lady Louise Windsor and Viscount Severn, who would move after his older sister.
During the current Queen's reign, two members of the Royal Family - Prince Michael of Kent and the Earl of St Andrews - renounced heir rights of succession after marrying Roman Catholics. Last year, it was announced that Autumn Kelly had renounced her Catholic faith before she was able to marry Mr Phillips.
Over the past decade, Labour has pursued a number of policies which have angered Catholics, such as equality laws which forced adoption agencies to consider homosexuals as potential parents and the creation of hybrid human-animal embryos.
Mr Brown's bid to rewrite the Act of Settlement is thought to be part of a new attempt to win over Catholics and pave the way for a state visit to Britain by Pope Benedict XVI.
The Prime Minister is also said to be considering offering a peerage to Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, which would make him the first Roman Catholic bishop to sit in the House of Lords since the Reformation.
Speaking about the Act of Settlement yesterday during an event at the House of Commons, the Cardinal said: "It's discriminatory. I think it will disappear, but I don't want to cause a great fuss over it."
In Sweden, the law was changed in 1980 to allow the succession to pass to the eldest child of the monarch regardless of gender, while similar moves were made to the royal families of Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden.
MPs will today[Friday] be given the opportunity to vote on reforming laws proposed by a backbench MP to allow Roman Catholic succession.
The Private Member's Bill is being introduced by Evan Harris, a Liberal Democrat, and enjoys cross-party support. As well as the backing of senior Catholics in the Commons, including Edward Leigh, the Tory chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, and Andrew MacKinlay, Labour MP for Thurrock, it is also supported by a number of women members.
The Prime Minister will not support this legislation himself as he has concerns about some technical aspects of the way it has been drawn up, however, Labour MPs are free to vote in favour if they wish. Instead, the Prime Minister will wait until after negotiations are concluded before introducing his own legislation next year.
A Number 10 aide said last night: ``In principle this is an area where we want to see progress. We are not going to support today's Bill but we won't oppose it. It is not possible to simply change legislation as it's a very complex area.''
Dr Harris said of his Bill: "The Bill will remove the uniquely discriminatory stipulation which currently exists - that an individual in the line of succession to the throne can have a civil partnership with a Catholic, can marry a Muslim or atheist, but can not marry a Catholic.
"It will also end the rule of primogeniture, whereby women in the line of succession to the throne is automatically superseded by a younger male sibling - if your current monarch had a young brother, we would never had had a Queen Elizabeth II."
The Bill would also repeal the Royal Marriages Act of 1772, which requires the descendants of George II to seek the consent of the monarch before marrying if they are under the age of 25.
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Guest/Burbury engagement
_.The engagement was announced 26 March, 2009, between Henry Charles Guest (b 1978), scion of the Viscounts Wimborne, elder son of the Hon Charles James Guest (b 1950), of Somerset, by his wife the former Simone Whinney, and Nova J. Burbury, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Christopher Burbury, of Perth, Western Australia.
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Suzanne, Lady Mahon dies
Suzanne, Lady Mahon, who died 22 March, 2009, at Winchester, was the second wife, and widow, of Sir George Edward John Mahon, 6th Baronet, who she married in 1958, and who died in 1987. She was daughter of Thomas Donnellan, of Pirbright, Surrey. Private family funeral. Thanksgiving service St Mary's Church, Battersea.—Wednesday 15th April 2009.
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Turner/Howard engagement
The engagement was announced circa 24 March, 2009, between Christian Turner, elder son of Professor and Mrs David Turner, of Syracuse, New York, and Victoria Picton Seymour Howard (b 1975), scion of the Howard Baronets (cr 1955), younger daughter of Sir David Howarth Seymour Howard, 3rd Baronet (b 29 Dec 1945), of the City of London, & Lady Howard.
The marriage will be celebrated in London on 31st July 2009.
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The marriage will be celebrated in London on 31st July 2009.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Emily Jane Theodora Vyvyan
Venetia Ruth Caroline Vyvyan (née Turner), wife since 1993, of George
James Tawney Vyvyan (b. 1951), scion of the Vyvyan Baronets (created
in 1645), gave birth to a dau, Emily Jane Theodora, 5 March, 2009, a
sister for Charlotte, Alice, & George Alexander Tawney, who was b 24
January, 2004.
James Tawney Vyvyan (b. 1951), scion of the Vyvyan Baronets (created
in 1645), gave birth to a dau, Emily Jane Theodora, 5 March, 2009, a
sister for Charlotte, Alice, & George Alexander Tawney, who was b 24
January, 2004.
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Violet May Vane-Tempest-Stewart
Lady Reginald Vane-Tempest-Stewart, wife of Lord Reginald Alexander Vane-Tempest-Stewart (b. 1977), gave birth to a daughter, Violet May, 13 Feb, 2009, a sister for Amy Romaine, who was b 19 February, 2007, & a sister for Robin Gabriel, who was b. 29 May, 2004.
Lord Reginald is the younger son of the 9th Marquess of Londonderry and of Doreen Marchioness of Londonderry (Doreen Wells, the
ballerina), & Lady Reginald is the former Chloe B. Guinness, only daughter of Mr William Loel Seymour Guinness (b. 1939) and Mrs (Agnes
Elizabeth) Lynn Guinness (nee Day).
Lady Reginald is a granddaughter paternally of Group Capt (Thomas) Loel Evelyn Bulkeley Guinness, OBE, (d. 1988), and of the former Lady
Isabel Violet Kathleen Manners, daughter of the 9th Duke of Rutland.
Lord Reginald is the younger son of the 9th Marquess of Londonderry and of Doreen Marchioness of Londonderry (Doreen Wells, the
ballerina), & Lady Reginald is the former Chloe B. Guinness, only daughter of Mr William Loel Seymour Guinness (b. 1939) and Mrs (Agnes
Elizabeth) Lynn Guinness (nee Day).
Lady Reginald is a granddaughter paternally of Group Capt (Thomas) Loel Evelyn Bulkeley Guinness, OBE, (d. 1988), and of the former Lady
Isabel Violet Kathleen Manners, daughter of the 9th Duke of Rutland.
Gerard Morgan-Grenville
Gerard Morgan-Grenville, who died 2 March, 2009, was a scion of the
Lords Kinloss, and a great-grandson of the last Duke of Buckingham and
Chandos, who lost the family seat at Stowe.
He was a grandson of Mary, Lady Kinloss (peeress in her own right).
Lords Kinloss, and a great-grandson of the last Duke of Buckingham and
Chandos, who lost the family seat at Stowe.
He was a grandson of Mary, Lady Kinloss (peeress in her own right).
Gerard Wyndham Morgan-Grenville was born 26 March 1931 at Iping, near
Midhurst, son of Capt the Hon Robert William Morgan-Grenville
(1892-1988), by his 2nd wife the former Elizabeth Renshaw, widow of
Maj Francis Wm Lindley Gull (of the Gull Bts), dau of Sir Charles
Renshaw 1st Baronet. Educated at Eton; He married three times, (i)
1955 (Div 1981) Virginia Anne Peto, scion of the Peto Baronets; (ii)
Fern Diana Jackson; (iii) Margaret____; and is survived by his third
wife, and by two sons and a daughter from his first marriage, viz:
Hugo Gerard b 1958, George Septimus b 1964, and Laura Isabel Hester, b
1961.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Hon Richard Neville Cabbell Manners (1924-2009)
The Hon Richard Neville Cabbell Manners, of Cromer Hall, Norfolk, who
died 17 March, 2009, aged 85, was a scion of the Barons Manners (cr
Peerage of the UK 1807): & descended from the Dukes of Rutland; b
1924, yr son of the 4th Baron Manners, MC (1897-1972), by his wife the
former Mary Edith Gascoyne-Cecil, scion of the Marquesses of
Salisbury; educated at Eton; married 1945, Juliet Mary, dau of Col Sir
Edward Hulton Preston, 5th Baronet, DSO, MC; by whom he had issue: (i)
Christine Margaret Lavender b 1946; (ii) Edward Preston b 1948: (iii)
Rupert Francis Henry b 1950; (iv) (Thomas) Benjamin, b 1954. Service
of Thanksgiving at St Marys Church, Roughton, 30 March 2009.
died 17 March, 2009, aged 85, was a scion of the Barons Manners (cr
Peerage of the UK 1807): & descended from the Dukes of Rutland; b
1924, yr son of the 4th Baron Manners, MC (1897-1972), by his wife the
former Mary Edith Gascoyne-Cecil, scion of the Marquesses of
Salisbury; educated at Eton; married 1945, Juliet Mary, dau of Col Sir
Edward Hulton Preston, 5th Baronet, DSO, MC; by whom he had issue: (i)
Christine Margaret Lavender b 1946; (ii) Edward Preston b 1948: (iii)
Rupert Francis Henry b 1950; (iv) (Thomas) Benjamin, b 1954. Service
of Thanksgiving at St Marys Church, Roughton, 30 March 2009.
This gentleman assumed the additional surname of CABBELL before that
of MANNERS...
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Gruffudd Jones/Barttelot engagement
—The engagement was announced 21 March, 2009, between Freddie N.
Gruffudd Jones, younger son of Mr and Mrs Dafydd Gruffudd Jones, of
Anglesey, and Emma, youngest daughter of Col Sir Brian Walter De
Stopham Barttelot, OBE, 5th Baronet (b 17 Jul 1941), of Stopham,
Pulborough, Sussex, by his wife the former Hon (Mary Angela) Fiona
Weld-Forester (b 1944), yst dau of the late 7th Baron Forester
(1899-1977).
Gruffudd Jones, younger son of Mr and Mrs Dafydd Gruffudd Jones, of
Anglesey, and Emma, youngest daughter of Col Sir Brian Walter De
Stopham Barttelot, OBE, 5th Baronet (b 17 Jul 1941), of Stopham,
Pulborough, Sussex, by his wife the former Hon (Mary Angela) Fiona
Weld-Forester (b 1944), yst dau of the late 7th Baron Forester
(1899-1977).
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
The Hon Claudia Violet Allhusen (nee Betterton)
The Hon Claudia Violet Allhusen (nee Betterton), who died at
Bereweeke, Winchester, 16 March, 2009, aged 91, was born in 1917, the
younger dau of the 1st and last Baron Rushcliffe, PC, GBE (d 1949),
and widow of Maj Derek Swithin Allhusen, CVO (1914-2000), 9th Lancers,
a former High Sheriff of Norfolk, one of HM Bodyguard of the Hon Corps
of Gentelmen-at-Arms, [Standard Bearer, 1981-4], the scion of a
family long established at Bradenham Hall, Thetford. They married in
1937 . He died 24 Apr, 2000. The Rushcliffe barony has been extinct
since 1949.
She leaves issue. The funeral Service to be held at St Andrew's
Church, Claxton, 25 March 2009.
Bereweeke, Winchester, 16 March, 2009, aged 91, was born in 1917, the
younger dau of the 1st and last Baron Rushcliffe, PC, GBE (d 1949),
and widow of Maj Derek Swithin Allhusen, CVO (1914-2000), 9th Lancers,
a former High Sheriff of Norfolk, one of HM Bodyguard of the Hon Corps
of Gentelmen-at-Arms, [Standard Bearer, 1981-4], the scion of a
family long established at Bradenham Hall, Thetford. They married in
1937 . He died 24 Apr, 2000. The Rushcliffe barony has been extinct
since 1949.
She leaves issue. The funeral Service to be held at St Andrew's
Church, Claxton, 25 March 2009.
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Faith Deborah Etrenne Grattan (née Arbuthnot)
Faith Deborah Etrenne Grattan (née Arbuthnot), who died 15th March
2009 at her home, was a scion of the Arbuthnot Baronets (cr 1823);
born in 1921, a daughter of Lieut-Col. Archibald Hugh Arbuthnot
(1874-1957), by his second wife the former Marjory Beech (d 1975);
Subaltern, ATS 1939-45; maried 1948, Edmund O'Donnell Colley Grattan,
FRCS (deceased); by whom she had issue.
2009 at her home, was a scion of the Arbuthnot Baronets (cr 1823);
born in 1921, a daughter of Lieut-Col. Archibald Hugh Arbuthnot
(1874-1957), by his second wife the former Marjory Beech (d 1975);
Subaltern, ATS 1939-45; maried 1948, Edmund O'Donnell Colley Grattan,
FRCS (deceased); by whom she had issue.
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7th Baron Kilmarnock (1927-2009)
The 7th Baron Kilmarnock, who died 19 March 2009, aged 81, was head of
the Clan Boyd, a gifted writer, lifelong Hispanophile and chairman of
the all-party parliamentary group on Aids.
the Clan Boyd, a gifted writer, lifelong Hispanophile and chairman of
the all-party parliamentary group on Aids.
Alastair Ivor Gilbert Boyd was born 11 May 1927 and educated at
Bradfield and King's College, Cambridge.
He was a Page to the Lord High Constable of Scotland at the Coronation
of King George VI, May 1937.
During national service he was in Palestine, in 1947-48, as a
lieutenant in the Irish Guards, then entered his father's business in
the City.
Lord Kilmarnock's publications (as Alastair Boyd) included Sabbatical
Year (1958); The Road from Ronda (1969); The Essence of Catalonia
(1988); The Social Market and the State (1999); and Rosemary: a memoir
(2005).
He married first, in 1954 (dissolved 1970), Diana Mary Grant Gibson,
who died in 1975. He married secondly, 1977, Hilary Anne, dau of
Leonard Sidney. His second wife survives him with their son, and his
younger brother, the Hon Robin Jordan Boyd, known as "Tiger" who was
born 6 Jun 1941, succeeds to the peerage (Baron, UK 1831).
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Michael Allstar Astor
Leslie Astor, wife of Henry Waldorf Astor, scion of the Viscounts Astor, gave birth to a son, Michael Allstar, 9 March, 2009, in New York, a brother for Jakie, and for Charles Edgar Spence, who was b New York, 15 Sept 2007, and a half-brother for George. --==--
Major Philip Charles Metcalfe Bathurst
_. Major Philip Charles Metcalfe Bathurst died 15 March, 2009, aged
86. He was descended from the Rt Hon Charles Bathurst (formerly
Bragge), kisnman of the Earls Bathurst and the Viscounts Bledisloe;
born 5 May 1922; the second son of Lt.-Col. Charles Robert Bathurst
(1879-1967) by his wife the former Felicite Esther Theophilia Metcalfe
(d 1960); career:- Maj. Royal Engineers; married 14 May 1953,
Winifrede Gillian Debenham, daughter of Leonard Snowden Debenham; by
whom he had issue, (i) Nicholas Charles George Bathurst, b 3 Jun 1954;
(ii) Robert Guy Bathurst, b 22 Feb 1957; (iii) Charlotte Mary Bathurst
b. 23 Sep 1961. Funeral Mass at South Woodchester RC Church, Stroud,
Glos, Saturday 28 March 2009.
86. He was descended from the Rt Hon Charles Bathurst (formerly
Bragge), kisnman of the Earls Bathurst and the Viscounts Bledisloe;
born 5 May 1922; the second son of Lt.-Col. Charles Robert Bathurst
(1879-1967) by his wife the former Felicite Esther Theophilia Metcalfe
(d 1960); career:- Maj. Royal Engineers; married 14 May 1953,
Winifrede Gillian Debenham, daughter of Leonard Snowden Debenham; by
whom he had issue, (i) Nicholas Charles George Bathurst, b 3 Jun 1954;
(ii) Robert Guy Bathurst, b 22 Feb 1957; (iii) Charlotte Mary Bathurst
b. 23 Sep 1961. Funeral Mass at South Woodchester RC Church, Stroud,
Glos, Saturday 28 March 2009.
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Greta Elizabeth Geddes
Georgina P.T. Geddes (née Wetherill), wife of Leo Patrick T.C. Geddes
(b. 1981), scion of the Barons Geddes (cr 1942), gave birth to a
daughter, Greta Elizabeth, 30 January, 2009.
(b. 1981), scion of the Barons Geddes (cr 1942), gave birth to a
daughter, Greta Elizabeth, 30 January, 2009.
Leo Geddes is a son of His Honour Andrew Campbell Geddes (Judge
Geddes) (b. 1943), by his 2nd wife the former Bridget Caroline Helen
Warren-Swettenham, & Georgina is a daughter of Mr & Mrs Martin
Wetherill.
Leo is a grandson of Colonel the Hon Alexander Campbell Geddes, OBE,
MC, TD (1910-72), by his 1st wife, Margaret Kathleen Addis, and is a
great-nephew of the Hon Margaret Campbell Geddes (HRH The Princess of
Hesse and the Rhine), &c.
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Hon Mary Katharine Medina Duckworth
The Hon (Mary) Katharine Medina Duckworth (nee Chatfield), OBE, who
died 14 March, 2009, aged 97, was b circa 1911, second of the three
children of the 1st Baron Chatfield, PC, GCB, OM, KCMG, CVO
(1873-1967), by his wife the former Lillian Emma Matthews; she married
22 Sept, 1947, Henry George Austen de l'Etang Herbert Duckworth (b
1905; deceased), scion of that landed gentry family and descended from
Herbert Earls of Carnarvon, son of Sir George Duckworth, CB, FSA; by
whom she had issue, (i) Sarah Margaret Katharine, b 1951, who married
a Munro of Foulis (Baronetcy family); & (ii) Harriet Angela Victoria,
b 1951 (twin), who m. Count Andreas von Einsiedel. Funeral, Thursday
26th March 2009 at St Margaret's, West Hoathly, W. Sussex.
died 14 March, 2009, aged 97, was b circa 1911, second of the three
children of the 1st Baron Chatfield, PC, GCB, OM, KCMG, CVO
(1873-1967), by his wife the former Lillian Emma Matthews; she married
22 Sept, 1947, Henry George Austen de l'Etang Herbert Duckworth (b
1905; deceased), scion of that landed gentry family and descended from
Herbert Earls of Carnarvon, son of Sir George Duckworth, CB, FSA; by
whom she had issue, (i) Sarah Margaret Katharine, b 1951, who married
a Munro of Foulis (Baronetcy family); & (ii) Harriet Angela Victoria,
b 1951 (twin), who m. Count Andreas von Einsiedel. Funeral, Thursday
26th March 2009 at St Margaret's, West Hoathly, W. Sussex.
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Benjamin Lascelles to marry Carolina Velez Robledo
The engagement has been announced between the Hon Benjamin George
Lascelles (b 23 Nov 1978), scion of the Earls of Harewood, and a
descendant of HM King George V and Queen Mary, 1st son of David Henry
George Lascelles, styled Viscount Lascelles (born 21 October 1950), by
his 1st wife the former Margaret Rosalind Messenger (b 1948); &
Carolina Velez Robledo.
Lascelles (b 23 Nov 1978), scion of the Earls of Harewood, and a
descendant of HM King George V and Queen Mary, 1st son of David Henry
George Lascelles, styled Viscount Lascelles (born 21 October 1950), by
his 1st wife the former Margaret Rosalind Messenger (b 1948); &
Carolina Velez Robledo.
Benjamin and Carolina's marriage received the "Declaration of Consent"
from The Queen during a meeting of the Privy Council in February,
2009.
Benjamin Lascelles was born prior to the marriage of his parents and
was legitimated when they married in 1979. He remains excluded from
the succession to the Throne and from the succession to the earldom of
Harewood. His older sister, Lady Emily Shard (reported to have wed
last year and is the mother of twins) born in 1976, is also excluded
from the line of succession to the Crown. His next brother,
Alexander, born in 1980, is in line to the Throne and to the earldom
of Harewood, and is said to be father of an illegitimate son.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Manuel Basil (Bluey) Mavroleon 1927-2009
Manuel Basil (Bluey) Mavroleon, who died 16 Feb, 2009, aged 81, was a
ship owner, Grenadier Guardsman, yachtsman, pilot, patriot, a good
shot and a famously generous host. He was born 17 April 1927, the son
of Basil Mavroleon and his English wife Violet (née Withers).
Mavroleon's first wife, Ruth, was a London policeman's daughter. They
married in 1951 and divorced three years later. In 1956 he married
Gioconda de Gallardo y Castro, with whom he had two sons, Carlos (d
1998) and Nicholas. The marriage was dissolved in 1961, and he married
thirdly, in 1963, Camilla Paravicini, later Countess Frédéric Chandon
de Brailles, dau of Lt.-Col. Vincent Rudolph Paravicini, by his wife
Mary Elizabeth Maugham (later Lady John Hope (see Linlithgow) & then
Baroness Glendevon), dau of the playwright Somerset Maugham and niece
of the 1st Viscount Maugham (extinct 1981). They had two daughters,
(i) Syrie Mavroleon (engaged now married (?) to Mark R.A. Swire, scion
of that LG family, eldest son of the late Humphrey Roger Swire (b 17
Oct 1934, d 3 Jan 2004) by his 1st wife, the former Philippa Sophia
Kidston-Montgomerie, scion of that LG family (now Marchioness
Townshend, of Raynham), & (ii) Sacha Mavroleon, before this marriage
too was dissolved. In 1982 Mavroleon married Caroline Tomé, who
survives him together with his son Nicholas (a former husband of the
actress Barbara Carrera) and his two daughters. His son Carlos, a
journalist working for CBS who had converted to Islam, died in
mysterious circumstances in a hotel room in Peshawar, Pakistan, in
1998.
ship owner, Grenadier Guardsman, yachtsman, pilot, patriot, a good
shot and a famously generous host. He was born 17 April 1927, the son
of Basil Mavroleon and his English wife Violet (née Withers).
Mavroleon's first wife, Ruth, was a London policeman's daughter. They
married in 1951 and divorced three years later. In 1956 he married
Gioconda de Gallardo y Castro, with whom he had two sons, Carlos (d
1998) and Nicholas. The marriage was dissolved in 1961, and he married
thirdly, in 1963, Camilla Paravicini, later Countess Frédéric Chandon
de Brailles, dau of Lt.-Col. Vincent Rudolph Paravicini, by his wife
Mary Elizabeth Maugham (later Lady John Hope (see Linlithgow) & then
Baroness Glendevon), dau of the playwright Somerset Maugham and niece
of the 1st Viscount Maugham (extinct 1981). They had two daughters,
(i) Syrie Mavroleon (engaged now married (?) to Mark R.A. Swire, scion
of that LG family, eldest son of the late Humphrey Roger Swire (b 17
Oct 1934, d 3 Jan 2004) by his 1st wife, the former Philippa Sophia
Kidston-Montgomerie, scion of that LG family (now Marchioness
Townshend, of Raynham), & (ii) Sacha Mavroleon, before this marriage
too was dissolved. In 1982 Mavroleon married Caroline Tomé, who
survives him together with his son Nicholas (a former husband of the
actress Barbara Carrera) and his two daughters. His son Carlos, a
journalist working for CBS who had converted to Islam, died in
mysterious circumstances in a hotel room in Peshawar, Pakistan, in
1998.
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Francis (Frank) Simon James Nixon
The Hon. Hermione Marie Hilda Edith Nixon (b. 1973, née Roper-Curzon),
wife of Simon P.J. Nixon, gave birth to a son, Francis (Frank) Simon
James, 6 March, 2009, a brother for Florence Elizabeth Dora, who was b
23 November, 2006, & for Joseph Patrick John, who was b. 3 March,
2005.
wife of Simon P.J. Nixon, gave birth to a son, Francis (Frank) Simon
James, 6 March, 2009, a brother for Florence Elizabeth Dora, who was b
23 November, 2006, & for Joseph Patrick John, who was b. 3 March,
2005.
Simon Nixon is the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Patrick Nixon, and
Hermione is the fourth of the five daughters of the 20th Baron Teynham
and Baroness Teynham. Hermione is twin with the second of the
Teynham's 5 sons.
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Margaret Eleanor Arnold (nee Horton-Fawkes) 1931-2009
Margaret Eleanor Arnold (nee Horton-Fawkes), who died at her home, 15
March, 2009, aged 77, was a scion of the Horton-Fawkes landed gentry
family, of Farnley Hall, Otley, West Yorkshire; born in 1931 a
daughter of Maj. Le Gendre George William Horton Horton-Fawkes
(formerly Starkie) (1892-1982), by his wife the former Sylvia Louisa
Mabel Edina Duckworth (1899-1990), descended from the Seymour
Marquesses of Hertford and the FitzRoy Dukes of Grafton descending
from Charles II (and a near relative of Virginia Woolf); married 1957,
Edmund Martin Arnold, by whom she had issue, (i) Edmund M. G. Arnold,
b 1958; (ii) Jeremy R Arnold, b 1960; (iii) Justin T. Arnold, b 1962.
She was grandmother of Georgia, Edward, Elsa and Iris Arnold; Funeral
takes place at Harrogate Crematorium, 24 March, 2009.
March, 2009, aged 77, was a scion of the Horton-Fawkes landed gentry
family, of Farnley Hall, Otley, West Yorkshire; born in 1931 a
daughter of Maj. Le Gendre George William Horton Horton-Fawkes
(formerly Starkie) (1892-1982), by his wife the former Sylvia Louisa
Mabel Edina Duckworth (1899-1990), descended from the Seymour
Marquesses of Hertford and the FitzRoy Dukes of Grafton descending
from Charles II (and a near relative of Virginia Woolf); married 1957,
Edmund Martin Arnold, by whom she had issue, (i) Edmund M. G. Arnold,
b 1958; (ii) Jeremy R Arnold, b 1960; (iii) Justin T. Arnold, b 1962.
She was grandmother of Georgia, Edward, Elsa and Iris Arnold; Funeral
takes place at Harrogate Crematorium, 24 March, 2009.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Graham-Campbell/Hay engagement
_.The engagement was announced 16 March 2009, between Charles R Graham-Campbell, son of Mr and Mrs Niall Graham-Campbell, of Pitlochry, Perthshire, and Caroline Laura Hay (b 1978), scion of the Marquesses of Tweeddale, daughter of Alexander Douglas Hay (b 1948), of Duns Castle, Berwickshire, by his wife the former Aline Mary Macdougall. Charles Graham-Campbell's brother Alastair married Josephine Emma Anson (b 1968), scion of the Earls of Lichfield.
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The Hon. Peter John Kershaw 1924-2009
The Hon. Peter John Kershaw, who died at the Chatterwood Nursing Home,
Liss, Hampshire, 10 March, 2009, aged 84, was a yr son of the 1st
Baron Kershaw, OBE (1881-1961), by his wife the former Frances Edith
Wigmore; b 1924; sub-lieut, RNVR 1945-6; Director and Chief Engineer
of Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons Ltd; married 1948, Brenda Margaret
(née Smith) dau of James Austin Smith, by whom he had issue, a son
Michael James, b 1951. Funeral at Chichester Crematorium, West
Sussex, 23rd March 2009.
Liss, Hampshire, 10 March, 2009, aged 84, was a yr son of the 1st
Baron Kershaw, OBE (1881-1961), by his wife the former Frances Edith
Wigmore; b 1924; sub-lieut, RNVR 1945-6; Director and Chief Engineer
of Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons Ltd; married 1948, Brenda Margaret
(née Smith) dau of James Austin Smith, by whom he had issue, a son
Michael James, b 1951. Funeral at Chichester Crematorium, West
Sussex, 23rd March 2009.
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Josephine Kenyon, Baronet's granddaughter
Josephine Bridget Annette (Josette) Kenyon (née Blunden) who died 9
Mar 2009, was a scion of the Blunden Baronets (cr 1766), a
granddaughter of the 4th Bt; born 1926 dau of Eric Overington Blunden
(1892-1969), by his wife the former Bridget Constable Curtis; married
1947, Colonel George Vicary Kenyon, CBE, TD, DL, by whom she had
issue. Funeral Service Friday 20th March 2009, at St John the Baptist
Church, Great Amwell, Ware, Herts.
Mar 2009, was a scion of the Blunden Baronets (cr 1766), a
granddaughter of the 4th Bt; born 1926 dau of Eric Overington Blunden
(1892-1969), by his wife the former Bridget Constable Curtis; married
1947, Colonel George Vicary Kenyon, CBE, TD, DL, by whom she had
issue. Funeral Service Friday 20th March 2009, at St John the Baptist
Church, Great Amwell, Ware, Herts.
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Sir Charles Willink, 2nd Bt (1929-2009)
Sir Charles Willink, 2nd Baronet, who died in London, 10 March 2009
aged 79, was a classical scholar and one of those involved in the idea
to reconstruct, in the 1980s, the trireme, the Greek warship which
brought about the conquest of the Mediterranean by the Athenians.
aged 79, was a classical scholar and one of those involved in the idea
to reconstruct, in the 1980s, the trireme, the Greek warship which
brought about the conquest of the Mediterranean by the Athenians.
Charles William Willink was born in London, 10 September 1929, the
elder son of Henry Willink, who would become MP for Croydon North and
then Churchill's minister of health (1943-45) and was created a
baronet in 1957.
He succeeded in the baronetcy in 1973 on the death of his father.
Charles Willink married, in 1954, the painter Elizabeth Andrewes. She
survives him with their son Edward Daniel, b 18 Feb 1957, who succeeds
in the baronetcy, and their daughter Penelope.
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Barran/Kimbell engagement
The engagement was announced, 28 Feb 2009, between (Laurence) Edward
(Ned) Barran (b 1977), scion of the Barran Baronets, 2nd son of Julian
Mark Lechmere Barran (b 1947), of Welham, Somerset, by his 1st wife
the former Mary Playfair (now Mrs Nicholas Padfield, of Chelsea), and
Deborah Kimbell, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs David Kimbell, of
Ecchinswell, Hampshire.
(Ned) Barran (b 1977), scion of the Barran Baronets, 2nd son of Julian
Mark Lechmere Barran (b 1947), of Welham, Somerset, by his 1st wife
the former Mary Playfair (now Mrs Nicholas Padfield, of Chelsea), and
Deborah Kimbell, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs David Kimbell, of
Ecchinswell, Hampshire.
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Hercules Bellville 1939-2009
(Rupert) Hercules Fuqua Bellville, film producer, scion of that LG
family: born San Diego, California 18 June 1939; married 2009 Ilana
Shulman; died London 21 February 2009.
family: born San Diego, California 18 June 1939; married 2009 Ilana
Shulman; died London 21 February 2009.
He was the son of Rupert Bellville (1904-1962) by his wife, Jeannette
Fugua. Educated at Ampleforth.
His grandfather Frank Ashton Bellville married Gladys, dau of Arthur Cornewall Chester Master (1854-1900), of that LG family, and descended
from Barons Digby, and the Egerton Earls of Bridgwater.
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Cassandra, Lady Horsfall, baronet's widow, dies
Cassandra Lady Horsfall who died at Steeton, West Yorkshire, 10 March,
2009, was the widow of Sir John Musgrave Horsfall, MC, TD, 3rd
Baronet. She was the former Cassandra Nora Bernardine Wright, dau of
George Wright, of Brinkworth Hall, Elvington, York, and married Sir
John in 1940. He died 12 January, 2005, aged 89. She leaves 2 sons (i)
Sir Edward, the 4th Baronet (b 17 Dec 1940), and (ii) (Donald James)
Linton Horsfall b 1942; and one dau (i) Henrietta Nora b 1947. A
Service of Thanksgiving takes place at St Mary's Church, Embsay, 23
March, 2009.
2009, was the widow of Sir John Musgrave Horsfall, MC, TD, 3rd
Baronet. She was the former Cassandra Nora Bernardine Wright, dau of
George Wright, of Brinkworth Hall, Elvington, York, and married Sir
John in 1940. He died 12 January, 2005, aged 89. She leaves 2 sons (i)
Sir Edward, the 4th Baronet (b 17 Dec 1940), and (ii) (Donald James)
Linton Horsfall b 1942; and one dau (i) Henrietta Nora b 1947. A
Service of Thanksgiving takes place at St Mary's Church, Embsay, 23
March, 2009.
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Saturday, March 14, 2009
Brandram/Warhurst engagement
The engagement was announced 14 March, 2009, between Richard Paul George Andrew Brandram (born 1 Apr, 1948), only son of the late Maj Richard Campbell Andrew Brandram (1911-94), by his late wife Her Royal Highness Princess Katherine of Greece & Denmark (1913- 2007), and Mrs Kate H. Warhurst, former wife of _____Warhurst, and younger daughter of the late Mr Thomas Moreton and Mrs Thomas Moreton.
It is Mr Brandram's 2nd marriage. He married in 1975, Jennifer Diane Steele, by whom he has issue. Mr Brandram is a grandson maternally of Constantine I, King of Greece, by his wife Princess Sophie of Prussia, dau of Frederick III, German Emperor, by his wife Victoria, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom, eldest child of HM Queen Victoria.
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Friday, March 13, 2009
Richard George Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes
Richard George Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, ARICS, scion of the Barons Saye & Sele (Baron E, 1447 & 1603) died suddenly, 9 March, 2009. He was born in 1950, son of Richard Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1909-88), by his 2nd wife the former Alice Isobel Cowie (died 1986); educated at Winchester & the College of Estate management; married 1974, Julia Florence, dau of Reginald Humphrey, of Winchester, by whom he has issue, (i) Felix George b 1978; (ii) Eleanor Florence b 1983; (iii) Isobel Joanna b 1986; (iv) Arabella Julia b 1988.
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Hon Hannah Cara Brand
The Viscountess Hampden, wife of Francis Brand, 7th Viscount Hampden (b 1970), gave birth to a daughter, the Hon Hannah Cara Brand, 5 March,2009, a sister for Mary Virginia, who was b 11 February, 2007. Francis is elder son of the 6th Viscount Hampden, by his first wife Caroline Fiona [Cara], [now Mrs Cara Bird], scion of the Proby Baronets.
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Simon Waterlow (1941-2009)
Simon Gordon Waterlow, who died suddenly, 27 February 2009, in
Franklin, Tennessee, was a scion of the Waterlow Baronets. He was b 20
Jun 1941, yr son of Sir Thomas Waterlow, 3rd Baronet, and a yr brother
of Sir (James) Gerard Waterlow, 4th Bt (b 3 Sept 1939 - "the day war
broke out"). married 1971, Jane, dau of Wing Commander Cameron Underhill, by whom he had one dau, Caroline, b 1973.
Franklin, Tennessee, was a scion of the Waterlow Baronets. He was b 20
Jun 1941, yr son of Sir Thomas Waterlow, 3rd Baronet, and a yr brother
of Sir (James) Gerard Waterlow, 4th Bt (b 3 Sept 1939 - "the day war
broke out"). married 1971, Jane, dau of Wing Commander Cameron Underhill, by whom he had one dau, Caroline, b 1973.
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Hon Jocelyn Parker (1920-2009)
The Hon Jocelyn George Dudley Parker, who d 28 February 2009, aged 88,
was a scion of the Earls of Macclesfield. Born 23 Apr 1920, yr son of
the 7th Earl of Macclesfield (1888-1975), by his wife the former
Lilian Joanna Vere Boyle (d 9 Apr 1974); married 1948, Daphne Irene
(deceased), dau of Major George Cecil Whitaker, of Watlington, Oxon,
by whom he had issue, Mary (b 18 Jul 1951) and Robert (b 16 Mar 1955).
was a scion of the Earls of Macclesfield. Born 23 Apr 1920, yr son of
the 7th Earl of Macclesfield (1888-1975), by his wife the former
Lilian Joanna Vere Boyle (d 9 Apr 1974); married 1948, Daphne Irene
(deceased), dau of Major George Cecil Whitaker, of Watlington, Oxon,
by whom he had issue, Mary (b 18 Jul 1951) and Robert (b 16 Mar 1955).
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Suzanne Molly Talbot-Ponsonby (1939-2009)
Suzanne Molly Lucas, who died 1 March, 2009, at St Christopher's
Hospice, aged 69, was born 23 Aug 1939, as Suzanne Molly Talbot-
Ponsonby, scion of the Earls of Shrewsbury, dau of Edward FitzRoy
Talbot-Ponsonby (b 22 August 1916), by his wife the former, Bertha
Marie-Louise Muriel Barber; married 5 Oct 1957 (div 1973), as his 1st
wife, James Granville Lucas (b 1932), scion of the Lucas Baronets, by
whom she had issue, Jonathan Delight Lucas b 1964, and Charles
Granville Lucas, b 1964 (twin). Funeral Service was held at St John
the Evangelist, Langrish, Hampshire, 6 March, 2009.
Hospice, aged 69, was born 23 Aug 1939, as Suzanne Molly Talbot-
Ponsonby, scion of the Earls of Shrewsbury, dau of Edward FitzRoy
Talbot-Ponsonby (b 22 August 1916), by his wife the former, Bertha
Marie-Louise Muriel Barber; married 5 Oct 1957 (div 1973), as his 1st
wife, James Granville Lucas (b 1932), scion of the Lucas Baronets, by
whom she had issue, Jonathan Delight Lucas b 1964, and Charles
Granville Lucas, b 1964 (twin). Funeral Service was held at St John
the Evangelist, Langrish, Hampshire, 6 March, 2009.
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Alastair McCorquodale (1925-2009)
Alastair McCorquodale, who died 27 Feb, 2009, aged 83, was a scion of
the LG family of that name. He was b 5 Dec, 1925, son of Maj Kenneth
McCorquodale (b 1894), by his wife the former Ellen Viva Martin;
married 26 Jul 1947, Rosemary Sybil Turnor (b 9 Sept 1924), dau of or
Maj Herbert Broke Turnor (d 1969), by his wife the former Lady Enid
Victoria Rachel Fane, dau of the 13th Earl of Westmorland; by whom he
had issue, (i) Sarah McCorquodale (1948-2008) sometime wife of
Geoffrey van Cutsem, of that LG family; (ii) Neil Edmund McCorquodale,
b 1951, who married 17 May 1980, the Lady Sarah Spencer (b 1955), dau
of the 8th Earl Spencer, MVO, and sister of Diana, Princess of
Wales.
Thanksgiving Service at Little Ponton Church, Grantham, 9 March 2009.
the LG family of that name. He was b 5 Dec, 1925, son of Maj Kenneth
McCorquodale (b 1894), by his wife the former Ellen Viva Martin;
married 26 Jul 1947, Rosemary Sybil Turnor (b 9 Sept 1924), dau of or
Maj Herbert Broke Turnor (d 1969), by his wife the former Lady Enid
Victoria Rachel Fane, dau of the 13th Earl of Westmorland; by whom he
had issue, (i) Sarah McCorquodale (1948-2008) sometime wife of
Geoffrey van Cutsem, of that LG family; (ii) Neil Edmund McCorquodale,
b 1951, who married 17 May 1980, the Lady Sarah Spencer (b 1955), dau
of the 8th Earl Spencer, MVO, and sister of Diana, Princess of
Wales.
Thanksgiving Service at Little Ponton Church, Grantham, 9 March 2009.
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John Wynne Bankes (1916-2009)
John Wynne Bankes, who died at home, 24 February 2009, aged 92, was
head of that LG family sometime of Soughton Hall; b 5 Nov, 1916;
educated Eton and Univ College Oxford (BA 1938); Capt 14th/20th King's
Hus 1939–45; m. Althea___, by whom he had issue. Private funeral.
Thanksgiving Service on Saturday 7 March at Northop Church.
head of that LG family sometime of Soughton Hall; b 5 Nov, 1916;
educated Eton and Univ College Oxford (BA 1938); Capt 14th/20th King's
Hus 1939–45; m. Althea___, by whom he had issue. Private funeral.
Thanksgiving Service on Saturday 7 March at Northop Church.
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
Yorkshire roots of Kate Middleton and Astrid Harbord
What do Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton and Prince Harry's latest squeeze, Astrid Harbord have in common? Both are descended from well-known Yorkshire families. Kate traces her Yorkshire blood from the well-heeled Luptons of Leeds, whilst Astrid's roots are from North Yorkshire. Her grandfather, William Harbord, was a noted cricketer, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1929 and 1935.
http://www.wargs.com/other/middleton.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Harbord_(cricketer)
Astrid, born in 1981, and several years Harry's senior, has noted family connections to the aristocracy. She's a scion of the Barons Suffield and a kinswoman of Caroline Harbord-Hamond (now Mrs Twiston-Davies), a trusted friend of the late Diana, Princess of Wales. Diana was godmother of Caroline's daughter, Antonia.
Astrid is the daughter of Old Harrovian Charles Harbord and his second wife, the former Sarah Blandy. Full name Astrid Anne Sylvia Harbord. She has a sister, Davina, born in 1986.
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Lord Clyde
James John Clyde, The Rt Hon The Lord Clyde of Briglands, PC. Retired Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and Senator of the College of Justice (Scotland). Died peacefully in Edinburgh, aged 77 on 6th March 2009.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
+ Lady Luttrell, widow of Sir Walter
Lady Luttrell, who died 9 March, 2009, was the widow of Colonel Sir
Walter Luttrell, KCVO, head of that LG family, of Dunster Castle, who
died in 2007, aged 87. Her husband was awarded an MC in 1945 for his
part in the advance into Germany; he was also the last private owner
of Dunster Castle, Somerset, which had been in his family's hands for
600 years.
Walter Luttrell, KCVO, head of that LG family, of Dunster Castle, who
died in 2007, aged 87. Her husband was awarded an MC in 1945 for his
part in the advance into Germany; he was also the last private owner
of Dunster Castle, Somerset, which had been in his family's hands for
600 years.
Dramatically situated on top of a wooded hill, there has been a castle
there since Norman times. The 13th-century gatehouse survives, but the
present building was remodelled between 1868 and 1872 by Antony
Salvin; the fine oak staircase and plasterwork of the 17th-century
house that he adapted can still be seen.
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Sunday, March 08, 2009
Gerard Wyndham Morgan-Grenville (1931-2009)
Gerard Wyndham Morgan-Grenville, who died 2 March, 2009, was a scion of the Lords Kinloss (Lordship of Scotland, cr 1602). He was born 1931, son of Capt the Hon Robert William Morgan-Grenville (1892-1988) by his 2nd wife, Elizabeth, dau of Sir Chas. Renshaw, 1st Baronet; educated at Eton; Capt Rifle Brigade; married 1stly 1955 (div 1981) Virginia Anne Peto, scion of the Peto Baronets; married 2ndly, 1981 (div 1989) Mrs Fern Diana Roberts (d 1993), and leaves issue from his 1st marr. Funeral Service at St Mary's Church, Powerstock on Wednesday 11th March 2009.
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Antoinette Dalrymple-Hamilton
Geraldine Inez Antoinette Dalrymple-Hamilton, who died at Winchester, Mar 2009, was the 2nd wife of North Edward Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton of Bargany, CVO, MBE, DSC (b 1922), scion of the Earls of Stair. She was a dau of Maj Rowland Beech, MC, of Cirencester, and married Capt Dalrymple-Hamilton in 1983. She was mother of Nicola Faulkner and Penelope Beech and grandmother of Rosie, Douglas and Kitty. Funeral Service at Holy Trinity Church, Wonston on Thursday 12th March 2009.
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William Nigel Henry Legge-Bourke (1939-2009)
William Nigel Henry Legge-Bourke, who died at his home, Glanusk Park, 3 Mar 2009, was a scion of the Earls of Dartmouth, and father of Prince William and Prince Harry's former "nanny" Tiggy Legge-Bourke; born in 1939, son of Maj Sir Henry Legge-Bourke (1914-73) by his wife the former Catherine Grant, scion of the Grant Baronets of Monymusk; educ at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge; Capt The Royal Horse Guards (The Blues); married 1964, the Hon Shan Bailey, lady-in-waiting to HRH The Princess Royal, dau of the 3rd Baron Glanusk. He leaves a widow and a son, Harry and daughters, Tiggy and Zara.
Private Family Funeral. Service of Thanksgiving at Penmyarth Church on Thursday March 26th at 12 noon.
Private Family Funeral. Service of Thanksgiving at Penmyarth Church on Thursday March 26th at 12 noon.
Jukes/Pinsent engagement
The engagement was announced 4 Mar 2009, between Matthew S. Jukes, elder son of Mr and Mrs Michael Jukes, of Temple Ewell, Kent, and Amelia Clare Pinsent (b 1976), scion of the Pinsent Baronets, and kinswoman of Sir Matthew Pinsent the Olympic oarsman, daughter of Mr and Mrs Antony Pinsent, of Bishopstrow, Wiltshire.
Betts/Jauncey engagement
The engagement was announced 5 Mar 2009 between Dr Maurice (Moff) Betts, son of Mr and Mrs Christopher Betts, of Charlbury, Oxfordshire, and.—Sophie Jean Elizabeth Jauncey (b 1980), eldest daughter of the Hon James Jauncey, of Birnam, Perthshire, and Mrs Caroline Ede, of Staunton- on-Arrow, Herefordshire, and granddaughter paternally of the Baron Jauncey of Tullichettle.
Rose Alexandra Mary Evans-Freke
Marina Alexandra Evans-Freke (nee Whetherly) (b. 1976), wife since 2003 of Dominic Ralfe Cecil Evans-Freke, (b. 1969), gave birth to a dau, Rose Alexandra Mary, 24 Feb, 2009, a sister for Arthur George Stobart, b 7 November, 2006, and Benedict Robin Harrington,who was b. 20 October, 2004. Dominic is the only son of the Hon Michael Peter Evans-Freke, (b. 1942), of Chilcompton, Somerset, and the Hon Mrs Michael Evans-Freke, (nee Gurney), of Lower Farm, Bishopstone, Wiltshire; & Marina is the only daughter of the late Mr Robin Christopher Whetherly, [1947-99], late the Royal Horse Guards, and of Mrs Sally Ann Whetherly, [nee Price], of Evershot, Dorset. Dominic's father is the eldest son and heir of the 11th Baron Carbery, and he is therefore in direct line to inherit the peerage (of Ireland).The bride is also of noble stock. Her late father was the second son of Lt-Col. Wiliam Erskine Stobart Whetherly, who m. 1938, the Hon. Rosemary Gertrude Alexandra Lever, second daughter of the 2nd Viscount Leverhulme.
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Flora Struthers
Sabina Luleen Mary Struthers (nee de Chair, scion of that LG family) and wife of Archie James Struthers, gave birth to a daughter, Flora Isabella Minette, 24 Jan, 2009, a sister for Beatrice Serena Mary, who was born 3 March 2007. Sabina is a daughter of Colin Graham Ramsey de Chair (b. 1942), of Grove Cottage, Wood Dalling, Norfolk, by his former wife, Sarah, daughter of Noel Henry Boys Forde, of Wells-next- the-Sea, Norfolk, and wife since 1986 of the 7th Earl of Leicester, of Holkham Hall, Wells, Norfolk
Archie is the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Charles Struthers, of Ardmaddy Castle, by Oban, Argyll.
Archie is the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Charles Struthers, of Ardmaddy Castle, by Oban, Argyll.
Saturday, March 07, 2009
7th Marquess Conyngham 1924-2009
The 7th Marquess Conyngham died in Johannesburg, 3 March, 2009.
He was born 13 Mar 1924 as Frederick William Henry Francis Conyngham, son of the 6th Marquess, and succeeded to the peerages in 1974.
Educated at Eton he served as a Capt, Irish Guards; mar. (1) 29 Apr 1950 (div. 1970) Eileen Wren Newsam, only dau. of Capt Clement Wren Newsam, of Ashfield, Beauparc, co. Meath
children by first wife:
1. Lord Henry Vivian Pierpoint Conyngham, styled Earl of Mount Charles, of Slane Castle, Co. Meath, Ireland (b. 23 May 1951), mar. (1) 1971 (div. 1985) Juliet Ann Kitson, 2nd dau. of Robert R B Kitson, of Churchtown, Morval, co. Cornwall, and has issue:
1a. Hon Alexander Burton Conyngham, styled Viscount Slane (b. 30 Jan 1975)
1a. Lady Henrietta Tamara Juliet Conyngham (b. 1976)
Lord Henry Conyngham mar. (2) 1985 Lady Iona Charlotte Grimston (b. 25 Oct 1953), 4th dau. of John [Grimston], 6th Earl of Verulam, by his wife Margaret Ray Duncan, 1st dau. of Walter Atholl Duncan, of Cadogan Square, Chelsea, London, and had further issue:
1a. Lady Tamara Jane Conyngham (b. 1991)
2. Lord Simon Charles Eveleigh Wren Conyngham, of 42 Lygon Road, Edinburgh (b. 20 Nov 1953), mar. (1) 1978 (div. 1989) Emma S Breeze, dau. of W/Cdr F W Breeze, and (2) 1990 Carole Crossman Yorke (former wife of Nicholas Roger Yorke), yst. day. of Eldon F le Poer Power, of Ashfield, Beauparc, co. Meath, and has issue by both wives
3. Lord (Frederick William) Patrick Conyngham, of Drumdrocken, Carrickmacross, Co. Louth, Ireland (b. 23 Mar 1959), mar. (1) 1990 (div. 1995) Charlotte Mary Temple Gordon Black, 1st dau. of (Michael) Donald Gordon Black MC, of Edenwood, Cupar, co. Fife, and (2) 29 Nov 1995 Mrs Siobhain Ramos
mar. (2) 1971 Elizabeth Ann Rudd (former wife of David Sutherland Rudd), 2nd dau. of Frederick Molyneux Hughes, of Fareham, co. Hampshire
mar. (3) 1980 Daphne Georgina Adelaide Walker (former wife of C P V Walker, of Nairobi; d. 1986), 1st dau. of R C Gilmour, of Kenya
mar. (4) 29 May 1987 (Emma Christianne) Annabelle Agnew, only dau. of (Denys) Martin Agnew, of Grosvenor Court, 22 Grove Road, East Cliffe, Bournemouth, co. Dorset.
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