Death of Aileen Hugh Smith

_.Aileen Hugh Smith, who died 1st Nov 2009, aged 93, was widow of (i)
L-Cdr the Hon (John) David Hotham, DSC RN (1911-1962), and o Cdr Colin
Hugh Smith, RN, who d 1975. She was the former Aileen Coates, dau of
Capt Harry Coates, of the Durham Light Infantry, and married David
Hotham in 1939 (he had ben raised to the rank of baron's son in
1924); she married (ii) 1969, Cdr Colin Hugh Smith. She leaves issue
from the 1st marriage.
Funeral at St Mary's Church, Battersea Church Road, London, Thursday
12th November 2009.

Donald Black, MC 1932-2009

(Michael) Donald Gordon Black, MC, who died at Edenwood, Cupar, Fife,
28 Aug 2009, aged 76, was the grandfather (maternally) of a future
Marquis of Lothian; b at Edenwood, 7 Sept 1932;married (i) 1958,
Priscilla Holt (she d. 1996), 1 son, 2 daughters; married (ii) 2000,
Jenni, Lady Napier, widow of Sir Robin Surtees Napier, Bt, who
survives him.

His dau, Marie-Claire, married in 1988, as his 2nd wife, Lord Ralph
William Francis Joseph Kerr (b 7 Nov 1957), 2nd son of the 12th
Marquis of Lothian (1922-2004), &c.


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Adam Fremantle 1934-2009

_.Adam Fremantle, who died 30 Oct 2009, in London, was a scion of the
Barons Cottesloe (UK 1874), b 1934, son of the Hon Christopher Evelyn
Fremantle (1906-78), by his wife the former Anne Huth Jackson, scion
of the Jackson Baronets (cr 1869); married 1963 (div 1978) Mary
Christine, dau of Prince Paul Sapieha, and leaves issue;
The Funeral will be in London on Monday 9th November at St Mary's
Battersea, Battersea Church Road, SW11 3NA.

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Edward Huw Gruffudd Jones

.— Emma Gruffudd Jones (née Barttelot) wife of Freddie N. Gruffudd
Jones, gave birth to a son, Edward (Ned) Huw, 18 Oct 2009. Freddie is
the younger son of Mr and Mrs Dafydd Gruffudd Jones, of Anglesey, and
Emma is the 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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Death of Lord Steinberg

Lord Steinberg, a life baron, has died.

LEONARD STEINBERG died on 2 November 2009. He was cr Baron Steinberg, of
Belfast in the County of Antrim, for life in 2004. He is survived by
his widow (m 1962) Beryl dau of Maurice COBDEN, of Hull and his son,
Hon Jonathan b1967 m 1989 and has issue; and his dau Hon Lynne
Rochelle Hon Mrs Ferster) b 1964 m 1989.

Death of Sir Peter Holcroft, Bt

_. Sir Peter George Culcheth Holcroft, 3rd Baronet, sometime High
Sheriff of Shropshire, died 26 Oct 2009. Born in 1931, married 29 Jul
1956, Rosemary Rachel Deas, daughter of George Nevill Deas, by his
wife the former Rachel Paget, scion of the Marquesses of Anglesey.
Memorial Service takes place 1st Dec 2009, at All Saints Church,
Berrington, Shrewsbury.

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David Cameron's sister to wed general's son

_.The engagement was announced 28 Oct 2009, between Jeremy B Fawcus,
elder son of Major General Graham Ben Fawcus, CB (b 17 Dec 1937), of
Flowton, Suffolk, by his wife the former Diana Valerie Spencer-
Philips, and Clare Louise Cameron (b 1971), a descendant of King
William IV & Mrs Jordan, younger daughter of Ian Donald Cameron (b
London, 1932), of Peasemore, Berkshire, by his wife the former Mary
Fleur Mount (b 22 Oct 1934), scion of the Mount Baronets.

The bride-to-be is a sister of the Rt Hon David Cameron, Leader of the
Opposition.


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Donoughue/Berry marriage

 The marriage took place circa 27 Oct, 2009 between Bernard Donoughue, the Baron Donoughue (born 8 September 1934) a Labour Party politician, academic, businessman and author, and the Hon Lady Berry, widow of the Hon Sir Anthony George Berry, MP (1925-1984), scion of the Viscounts Kemsley, and daughter of the late Raymond Clifford-Turner.

Bernard Donoughue, created a life peer in 1985, was an Opposition Labour spokesman for Energy, Heritage and Treasury matters from 1991 to 1992. In 1997, Tony Blair appointed him a junior minister at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in which role he served until 1999.  He later joined the Countryside Alliance against New Labour's policy on Hunting with Dogs, and the Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.

The Hon Lady Berry is the former Sarah Alice Clifford-Turner (born 1939), daughter of Raymond Clifford Clifford-Turner (1906-1995), of Belgravia, by his wife the former Zoe Vachell (1909-1984); and married 1stly, 5 April, 1966, as his second wife, the Hon Anthony Berry (born 12 Feb, 1925), 6th son of the newspaper proprietor, the 1st Viscount Kemsley (1883-1968). Berry was Conservative MP for Enfield Southgate 1964-84, and was killed in the IRA bomb attack on the Grand Hotel. Brighton, 12 Oct 1984.

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Tessa May Nicholson

_. Emily Nicholson (née Scrope, b 24 May 1972), scion of that ancient
LG dynasty, and wife of Christopher J Nicholson, gave birth to a dau,
Tessa May, 14 Oct 2009, a sister for Alice Rose, who was b 7 July
2008.

Christopher is the son of Mr Robin Nicholson and the late Mrs Pippa
Nicholson, of Wigtownshire, and Emily is the only daughter of Simon
Egerton Scrope (b 23 Dec 1934), of Danby, North Yorks, by his wife the
former
Jennifer Jane Parkinson, and granddaughter paternally of Richard
Ladislas Scrope by his wife Lady Jane Egerton, daughter of the 4th
Earl of Ellesmere (see Sutherland D).


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Duff Gordon/Cordy-Simpson engagement

_.The engagement was announced 26 Oct 2009 between William Andrew
Lewis Duff Gordon (b 1977), elder son of Sir Andrew Cosmo Lewis Duff
Gordon, 8th Baronet (b 17 Oct 1933) of New Radnor, Powys, by his 2nd
wife the former Eveline Virginia Soames, and Zoë F. Cordy-Simpson,
only daughter of Lieutenant General Sir Roderick Alexander Cordy-
Simpson, KBE (b 29 Feb 1944), of Bishopstrow, Wiltshire, sometime
Lieutenant , HM Tower of London, by his wife the former Virginia
Rosemary Lewis.

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Brown/Henniker-Major engagement

_.The engagement was announced 24 Oct 2009 between Andrew Phillip
Brown, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Keith Brown, of Matlock, Derbyshire,
and Anna Natalie Henniker-Major (b 1976), scion of th Barons Henniker,
eldest daughter of David Richard Henniker-Major (b 1949), of Hutton
Rudby, North Yorkshire, by his wife the former Valerie Ann Lanigen-
O'Keefe.

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Egerton-Warburton/Speare-Cole engagement

_.The engagement was announced 24 Oct 2009 between Charles Piers
Egerton-Warburton (b 1961), scion of the Grey-Egerton Baronets (cr
1617), elder son of Peter Egerton-Warburton b 1933), of Bentworth,
Hampshire, by his 2nd wife the former Sarah Jessica Norman (b 1940),
scion of the Norman Baronets (cr 1915) (now Mrs Peter Rickett, of
Bembridge, Isle of Wight), and Julia T. Speare-Cole, daughter of the
late Commander and Mrs Michael Speare-Cole.

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Death of Major General Kenneth Perkins, CB

_.Major General Kenneth Perkins, CB (1977), MBE (1955), DFC (1953),
died 23 Oct, 2009. He was Commander of the Sultan's Armed Forces, Oman
1975-77; b 15 Aug 1926, son of George Samuel Perkins by his wife
Arabella Sarah Wise; married (i) 1949 (div 1984) Anne Theresa Barry,
by whom he had 3 daughters, Mo, Jane and Nicola; married (ii) 1985,
the Hon Celia Sandys, dau of the Rt Hon Baron Duncan-Sandys, CH, PC,
life peer, by his wife the former Diana Spencer-Churchill scion of the
Dukes of Marlborough, dau of the Rt Hon Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-
Churchill, KG, OM, CH, FRS, &c. By his 2nd wfe he had further issue,
Alexander Winston Duncan b 1986, and Sophie Rachel, b 1988. Private
family funeral. Thanksgiving Service to be announced.

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Hon Mrs Basil Feilding

_.The Hon Mrs Basil Feilding (née Rosemary Eardley-Wilmot), who d 22
Oct 2009, was wife of the late Capt the Hon Basil Egerton Feilding
(1916-1970), scion of the Earls of Denbigh. She was b 1920, as
Rosemary Eardley-Wilmot, scion of the Eardley-Wilmot Baronets (cr
1821), and was sister of Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, 5th Baronet (b
1917); married 1939, the Hon Basil Feilding (3rd son of Viscount
Feilding, eld son of the 9th Earl of Denbigh), by whom she had issue,
Peter b 1941; Giles STEUART-Feilding b 1950; Crispin b 1960; Jennifer
b 1947; Imelda b 1958. Private funeral. Memorial Service at a later
date.

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Hon Penelope Jane (Penny) VELISSAROPOULOS

_.The Hon Penelope Jane (Penny) VELISSAROPOULOS (née Allsopp), who
died in Athens, 15 Oct 2009, was a scion of the Barons Hindlip (cr
1886), b 1940 as Penelope Jane Allsopp, dau of the 4th Baron Hindlip
(1906-1966), by his 2nd wife the former Hansina Cecilia Elfrida
(Tulla) Harris; married 1965, Theodore VELISSAROPOULOS.

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Wendy Grant 1937-2009

_.Wendy Juliet Grant (née Weldon), who d 15th October 2009 in
Winchester, after a short illness, aged 72, was a scion of the Weldon
Baronets (cr 1723). She was b 1937, dau of Brig Hamilton Edward
Crosdill Weldon, CBE RA (1910-85), by his 1st wife the former Margaret
Helen Katharine Passy; married 1960, Capt Ian Fothergill Grant, RN, by
whom she had issue, Jonathan, Andrew and Amanda. She had grandchildren
Hamish, Oliver, Rory, Jemima, Polly and Eliza. Family funeral to be
followed by a Service of Thanksgiving at St. Cross Church, the
Hospital of St. Cross, Winchester, 11 Nov.

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Sir John Nugent, Bt, dies

Daily Telegraph 13/10/2009

NUGENT
Sir John Bart. Of.— Co.Westmeath, Ireland (formerly of Lambourn,
Berkshire). Peacefully at home on October 9th after a gallant fight.
Beloved husband of Pepe, father of Nicholas and Grania and adored
grandfather. Funeral will take place place today in Ireland. Memorial
in Lambourn at a later date. Donations, if desired, to North Westmeath
Hospice. www.northwestmeathhospice.ie

Death of Cynthia Lady Goschen

_. Cynthia Lady Goschen, who died 9th October, 2009, aged 91, was a
scion of the Earls Cadogan, and widow of Sir Edward Christian Goschen,
DSO, 3rd Baronet (1913-2001). She was born Cynthia Cadogan, 28 July,
1918, a granddaughter of the 5th Earl Cadogan,dau of the Rt Hon Sir
Alexander George Montagu Cadogan (1884-1968), by his wife the former
Lady Theodosia Louisa Augusta Acheson (1882-1977); married 1946, Sir
Edward Goschen, DSO, 3rd Bart, who had succeeded to the baronetcy in
1933. Sir Edward, who died on 8 March, 2001, was Deputy Chairman of
the Stock Exchange Council, 1963-71. She leaves issue, Sir Edward, the
4th Bt, who was b 1949, and a dau, Caroline.

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Death of Anthony Seymour Berkeley Portman

-.Anthony Seymour Berkeley Portman, who died 9 Oct 2009, aged 81, was
a scion of the Viscounts Portman. He was b 23 March 1928, son of
Brigadier Guy Maurice Berkeley Portman (1890-1961), by his wife the
former Katharine Taylor; he was married nd leaves issie, 2 sons,
Michael and Jonathan. Private cremation. Service of Thanksgiving at
St Peter's, Hurstbourne Tarrant on Friday 23rd October 2009.

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Isla Violet Hampton

_. Georgina Elizabeth Hampton (née Walker-Okeover) wife of Niall P.
Hampton, and scion of the Walker-Okeover Baronets, gave birth to a
daughter, Isla Violet, 10th Oct 2009.

Niall is a son of Mr Michael Hampton, of Shirley, Surrey and Mrs Eric
Carter, of Twickenham, and Georgina is a daughter of the late Sir
Peter Walker-Okeover, Baronet, of Ashbourne, Derbyshire, and of Mrs
Andrew Lukas, of Wyck Rissington, Cheltenham.


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William Phipps (1936-2009)

_.William Anthony Dominic Phipps, silversmith, scion of the Marquesses
of Normanby, died 1 Oct 2009, aged 73. He was b Berlin, 21 April,
1936, sixth son of the Rt Hon Sir Eric Clare Edmund Phipps, GCB, GCMG,
GCVO (1875-1945), sometime British Ambassador to Berlin by his 2nd
wife te forme Frances Georgina Ward; m 1960, Henrietta Frances (b
1931), dau of Henry Taylor Lamb, MC, RA, by his wife the former Lady
(Margaret) Pansy Felicia Pakenham, sister of the 7th Earl of Longford,
KG, PC; by whom he had issue, 3 sons, 1 dau.

Sir John Onslow, 8th Bt

_.Sir John Roger Wilmot Onslow, 8th Baronet, died 14 Oct 2009, aged
77. He was b 21 July 1932, & succeeded his father, Sir Richard Wilmot
Onslow, 7th Bt, TD, in 1963. Educ at Cheltenham; married (i) 1955 (div
1973) Catherie Zoia Greenway; married (ii) 1976, Susan Fay Hughes, and
leaves issue from his 1st union, viz:- Richard Paul Atherton. b 16
Sept 1958, who now inherits the baronetcy (cr 1797), and a dau, Joanna
Elizabeth, b 1956. He leaves 2 grandchildren, Harry and Camilla.
Private Cremation, followed by Service of Thanksgiving for the life of
Sir John will take place at the Church of St Mary, Gissing, Diss,
Norfolk, on Friday 6th November 2009.

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Demise of Baroness Elles

The House of Lords have announced the death of the Baroness Elles.

Diana Louie d Col Stewart Francis NEWCOMBE. She was a Conservative MEP
for Thames Valley 1979-89 having been cr Baroness Elles, of City of
Westminster (Life Baroness) in 1972. She m 1945 Neil Moncrieff ELLES
(d 2008) and had a son (Hon James Edmund Moncrieff ELLES b 1949 and
married with a son and a dau) and a dau (Hon Elizabeth Rosamund ELLES
was b 1947 and m 1971 (div 1992) Christopher John Lockhart-Mummery,
QC, son of late Sir Hugh Evelyn Lockhart-Mummery, KCVO (scion of V
Hampden) by whom she has a son and 2 daus).

Death of Capt Robin Andrew Stormonth Darling

_.Capt Robin Andrew Stormonth Darling, late the 9th Queen's Royal
Lancers, who died 17 October, 2009, aged 83, was a scion of the LG
family of Lednathie; b 1 Oct 1926, son of Patrick Stormonth Darling
(1886-1960), of Balvarran, Enochdhu, by Blairgowrie, Perthshire, by
his 2nd wife the former Edith Mary Ormston Lamb (scion of Lamb of
Knighton Manor LG) and widow of Lt Cyril Cameron; soldier and member
of the Stock Exchange; married (i) 3 Oct 1956, Susan Marion Clifford-
Turner, by whom he had issue, viz: - Andrew Charles John, b 3 Apr
1959; Lorne Robin b 21 July 1963, and Rosanna Jane, b 18 Dec 1957. he
further married Carola_____; and left another son, Rory. He was
stepfather of Christoph and Edward. Grandfather of Ivo, Asa, Doone and
Kinvara. Funeral at Ballintuim Church, Strathardle, Perthshire on
Friday 30th October 2009.

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Wendt/Wemyss engagement

_. The engagement was announced 21 Oct 2009, between Steven L. Wendt,
only son of Mr and Mrs Henry Wendt, of Greenock, South Australia, and
Leonora A. Wemyss, younger daughter of Michael James Wemyss of that
Ilk, DL, FRICS (b. 1947), of Wemyss Castle, Fife, by his wife, the
former Charlotte Mary Bristowe.

Leonora's paternal grandfather, David Wemyss of that Ilk (1920-2005),
married in 1945, Lady Jean Christian Bruce, daughter of the 10th Earl
of Elgin & Kincardine. Leonora's gt-grandfatgher, Capt Michael Wemyss
of that Ilk (1888-1982) married in 1918, Lady Victoria Alexandrina
Violet Cavendish-Bentinck, CVO, who died in 1994 aged 104, daughter
of
the 6th Duke of Portland.


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Iolo Griffith

Daily Telegraph Oct 22, 2009

GRIFFITH
On 29th September 2009, Clare Craven-Smith-Milnes and Antony Griffith,
a son, Iolo Michael Wynne, a brother for Dylan and Mair..—


Miss Craven-Smith-Milnes is a scion of that LG family.


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Weil/Courtauld engagement

_. The engagement was announced 22 Oct 2009 between Jonathan Weil,
eldest son of Mr and Mrs Simon Weil, of Highbury, London, and Sarah
Courtauld, scion of that LG family, younger daughter of the Rev
Christopher Courtauld and Dr Elizabeth Courtauld, of Levington,
Suffolk.

-==-

Laugher/Bethell marriage

_. The marriage took place 12 Sept 2009, in the Chapel of The Royal
Hospital, Chelsea, between Wilfrid Alban
Francis Laugher, only son of Mr Robin Laugher and the late Mrs
Victoria Laugher, and the Hon Alice Mary Bethell (b 1979), 1st
daughter of Maj. the 6th Baron Westbury, MBE (b 29 May 1950), by his
former wife the former Caroline Mary Palmer (b 1952), (now Mrs Mark
Dickinson), a granddaughter maternally of the 2nd Viscount Churchill.

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Beazley/McEwan marriage

_.The marriage took place 26 September, 2009, at St Ninian's Church,
Troon, Ayrshire, between Nicholas Beazley, son of Group Captain and
Mrs Beazley, of East Grafton, Wiltshire, and Stephanie McEwan, elder
daughter of the Lord and Lady McEwan, of Troon. The Rev David Mungavin
officiated. .—The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, was
attended by Ms Louisa McEwan and Magdalene Beazley-Stanley. Mr William
Nobles and Mr James Smith were best men.

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Daughter for Lady Hoare

_. The Hon. Lady Hoare (nee the Hon Eleanor Filumema Hoare, b 1973,
nee Flower), wife of Sir Charles James Hoare 9th Baronet (b. 15 Mar
1971), gave birth to a dau, Elizabeth Louisa, 19 Oct 2009, a sister
for Edward, who was b 13 Feb 2006, and for Emily.

Sir Charles is the only son of Sir Timothy Hoare, 8th Baronet, and
Lady Hoare, and Eleanor is the only daughter of the 11th Viscount
Ashbrookand Viscountess Ashbrook.


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Sir Ludovic Kennedy dies aged 89

_.Sir Ludovic Kennedy, who died 18th October 2009 aged 89, was best known to television audiences of the 1960s and 1970s as the urbane presenter of such current affairs programmes as Panorama, 24 Hours, Midweek and Tonight, and more recently of the review programme Did you See. Sir Ludovic was a scion of the Marquesses of Ailsa.

Ludovic Henry Coverley Kennedy was born 3 November 1919. His father, Captain Edward Kennedy, was descended from the 11th Earl of Cassillis and was a kinsman of the Marquess of Ailsa. His mother, Rosalind, was the daughter of Sir Ludovic Grant, an 11th baronet.

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Sir Ludovic Kennedydies aged 89

Sir Ludovic Kennedy, who died 18th October 2009 aged 89, was best known to television audiences of the 1960s and 1970s as the urbane presenter of such current affairs programmes as Panorama, 24 Hours, Midweek and Tonight, and more recently of the review programme Did you See. Sir Ludovic was a scion of the Marquesses of Ailsa.

Ludovic Henry Coverley Kennedy was born 3 November 1919. His father, Captain Edward Kennedy, was descended from the 11th Earl of Cassillis and was a kinsman of the Marquess of Ailsa. His mother, Rosalind, was the daughter of Sir Ludovic Grant, an 11th baronet.

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Twin sons for the Marchioness of Cholmondeley

The Marchioness of Cholmondeley (b 1984), wife of the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley, KCVO (b 27 Jun 1960), Hereditary Lord Grat Chamberlain of England (acting for the reign off Elizabeth II since 1990), gave birth to twin sons, the Earl of Rocksavage and Lord ____Cholmondeley, 12 Oct 2009, in London.

The Marquess is the son of late 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley, GCVO (1919-90), of Malpas, Cheshire, and of Lavinia, Marchioness of Cholmondeley, and the Marchioness is the former Rose Sarah Hanbury (b 1984), younger daughter of Timothy James Hanbury (b 1952), of Wembury, Devon, scion of the LG family of Hanbury of Drumstinchall formerly of Poles, by his wife the former Emma Longman (b 1959) , dau of Mark Frederic Kerr Longman (d 1972), by his wife the former Lady Elizabeth Mary Lambart (b 1924), dau of 10th Earl of Cavan.

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Prince William's friend Emilia d'Erlanger to wed

_.The engagement was announced 13 Oct 2009 between David H. Jardine-Paterson, elder son of Mr and Mrs Michael Jardine-Paterson, of Balgray, Dumfriesshire, and Emilia Mary Florence d'Erlanger (b 1982), youngest daughter of Mr Robin Gerard d'Erlanger, of Hensleigh, Devon, by his wife the former Hon Mary Elizabeth Josephine Pellew (b 1947), dau of the 9th Viscount Exmouth (1908-70).

David Jardine-Paterson is scion of a Scots landed family (and kin of the Earl of Annandale & Hartfell. Miss d'Erlanger is a friend of Prince William of Wales and mooted as a possible bride for HRH by the tabloid press from circa 1999...
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Leo James Aylmer

Illona Aylmer (nee Dixon), wife of Kenneth Malcolm Aylmer (b. 1970), scion of the Barons Aylmer, gave birth to
a son, Leo James, 7 September, 2009, a brother for Ella, Scarlet and the late Magenta (Maggie).

Kenneth Aylmer is a great-grandson of Frederick Aylmer who m. Constance Grenfell, granddaughter maternally of the Rt Hon William Sebright Lascelles, son of the 2nd Earl of Harewood, &c.


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Jephcott/Vardy engagement

_.The engagement was announced 3 Oct 2009 between Mark Jephcott,
younger son of Sir Neil Jephcott, Bt, of East Portlemouth, Devon, and
of the late Denny Jephcott, and Dr Sarah B. Vardy, elder daughter of
Mr and Mrs Roger Vardy, of Retford, Nottinghamshire.

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Lord Glendevon, 2nd baron, dies at 59

_.The 2nd Baron Glendevon died peacefully after a short illness, circa
September 2009, aged 59. The former Julian John Somerset Hope was b 6
March, 1950, 1st son of the then Lord John Adrian Hope, PC (1912-95)
(2nd twin son of the 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow). Lord John was Member
of Parliament (Conservative) for North Midlothian and Peeblesshire
1945-50 and for Edinburgh Pentlands 1950-64; Under-Secretary, Foreign
Affairs 1954-56; Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Commonwealth Relations
1956-57; Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Scottish Office 1957-59;
Privy Councillor 1959; Minister of Works 1959-62, & was cr a Baron in
1964 (one of the last batch of hereditary peers) as Lord Glendevon, by
his wife the former Elizabeth Mary Paravicini (former wife of Vincent
Paravicini, son of Charles Paravicini, Minister for Switzerland to the
Court of St James), only child of William Somerset Maugham CH, of
Villa Mauresque, Cap Ferrat, Alpes Maritimes, France, by his wife
Syrie Barnardo, dau. of Dr Barnardo.

He succeeded to the peerage on the demise of his father, 18 Jan 1995.
He neve married. The peerage now devolves upon his Lordship's yr
brother, the Hon Jonathan Charles Hope (b 1952).


Funeral Service at Holy Trinity, Sloane Square, SW1, on Wednesday 7th
October.


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Lord Glendevon, 2nd baron, dies at 59

_.The 2nd Baron Glendevon died peacefully after a short illness, circa
September 2009, aged 59. The former Julian John Somerset Hope was b 6
March, 1950, 1st son of the then Lord John Adrian Hope, PC (1912-95)
(2nd twin son of the 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow). Lord John was Member
of Parliament (Conservative) for North Midlothian and Peeblesshire
1945-50 and for Edinburgh Pentlands 1950-64; Under-Secretary, Foreign
Affairs 1954-56; Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Commonwealth Relations
1956-57; Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Scottish Office 1957-59;
Privy Councillor 1959; Minister of Works 1959-62, & was cr a Baron in
1964 (one of the last batch of hereditary peers) as Lord Glendevon, by
his wife the former Elizabeth Mary Paravicini (former wife of Vincent
Paravicini, son of Charles Paravicini, Minister for Switzerland to the
Court of St James), only child of William Somerset Maugham CH, of
Villa Mauresque, Cap Ferrat, Alpes Maritimes, France, by his wife
Syrie Barnardo, dau. of Dr Barnardo.

He succeeded to the peerage on the demise of his father, 18 Jan 1995.
He neve married. The peerage now devolves upon his Lordship's yr
brother, the Hon Jonathan Charles Hope (b 1952).


Funeral Service at Holy Trinity, Sloane Square, SW1, on Wednesday 7th
October.


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Buttigieg/Aubrey-Fletcher engagement

_.The engagement was announced 3 Oct 2009 between Daniel S.C. Buttigieg, son of Mr and Mrs Manny Buttigieg, of Honor Oak, London, and Rebecca Louise Aubrey-Fletcher (b 1981), scion of the Aubrey-Fletcher baronets, elder daughter of Patrick John Kincaid Aubrey-Fletcher (b 1955), of St Mellion, Cornwall, by his wife the former
Elizabeth Anne Sheerman.

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Sir John Dyke Acland, 16h Baronet, dies in accident aged 70

_.Sir John Dyke Acland, 16th Baronet (cr 1644), died 26 September,
2009, following a road traffic accident on the previous day. He was
70.

He was born 13 May 1939, the eldest son of Sir Richard Thomas Dyke
Acland, 15th Bt (1906-90), MP for Barnspale 1935-45 & for Gravesend
1947-55, by his wife the former Anne Stella Alford (d 1992), ad was
educated at Clifton and Magdalene College Cambs (BA, MSc), & the Univ
of the West Indies.


He married firstly,1961 (div 2001), Virginia, dau of Roland Forge, of
The Grange, Banoldby-le-Beck, Lincs, and had 2 sons, viz, Dominic Dyke
Acland, b 19 Nov 1962, and Piers Dyke Acland, b 1964, and a dau, Holly
Dyke Acland b 1972; married 2ndly, 2001, Susan, dau of Herbert Hooper.
He is survived by his2nd wife and three children from his first
marriage. The eldest son now inherits the baronetcy.


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Rawe/von Mallinckrodt engagement

.—The engagement was announced in Oct 2009 between Timothy J.M. Rawe, son of Capt
James Rawe & Mrs Rawe, of Hinton St Mary, Dorset, and N. Sophie von
Mallinckrodt, daughter of Mr and Mrs George von Mallinckrodt, of
Chelsea, London.

The bride-to-be is a Darell and a Schroder descendant. Per
Burke's, Nina Sophie (b. 1967) is the daughter of Charmaine Brenda
von Mallinckrodt (nee Schroder). Charmaine's father was Helmut
William Bruno Schroder (d. 1969), only surviving son of Baron Bruno
Schroder. Charmaine's mother was Margaret Eleanor Phyllis Darell,
daughter of Sir Lionel Edward Hamilton Marmaduke Darell, 6th Bt.

Merode/Pigott engagement

_.The engagement was announced 3 Oct 2009 between Prince Simon de
Merode, son of Prince and Princess Léonel de Merode, of Westerlo,
Belgium, and Anna Pigott, daughter of Lieutenant General Sir Anthony
and Lady Pigott, of Salisbury, Wiltshire.

--==--

Merode/Pigott engagement

_.The engagement was announced 3 Oct 2009 between Prince Simon de
Merode, son of Prince and Princess Léonel de Merode, of Westerlo,
Belgium, and Anna Pigott, daughter of Lieutenant General Sir Anthony
and Lady Pigott, of Salisbury, Wiltshire.

Prince Simon is 21st in line of succession to lead this ancient
family. The Merodes have their origins in Germany, but in recent times
have featured as one of the prime families in Belgium. The head of the
House is a baron, count, marquis and prince several times over. The Merodes
are descended from King Charles I.

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Death of Lady Crathorne, 67, wife of the Lord Lieutenant for North Yorkshire, Lord Crathorne

_.The Lady Crathorne, who died 24 September, 2009, aged 67, was the wife of the 2nd Baron Crathorne (b 12 Sep 1939), Lord Lieutenant for North Yorkshire. She was the former Sylvia Mary Montgomery, 2nd dau. of Brig Arthur Montgomery OBE, by his wife Feodora Kathleen Alice Dunfee (the actress Jane Baxter), 2nd dau. of Henry Bligh Forde, and marriedthe then Hon Charles James Dugdale, 8 January, 1970. She is survived by her husband, and by a son, the Hon Thomas Arthur John Dugdale (b. 30 Sep 1977), and 2 daughters, the Hon Charlotte Patricia Dugdale (b. 11 Dec 1972), and the Hon Katharine Feodora Nicola Dugdale (b. 1980).

http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2001/5/6/171685.html

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/features/My-Yorkshire-Lord-Crathorne.5182516.jp

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Death of Lady Crathorne, 67, wife of the Lord Lieutennt for North Yorkshire, Lord Crathorne

_.The Lady Crathorne, who died 24 September, 2009, aged 67, was the wife of the 2nd Baron Crathorne (b 12 Sep 1939), Lord Lieutenant for North Yorkshire. She was the former Sylvia Mary Montgomery, 2nd dau. of Brig Arthur Montgomery OBE, by his wife Feodora Kathleen Alice Dunfee (the actress Jane Baxter), 2nd dau. of Henry Bligh Forde, and marriedthe then Hon Charles James Dugdale, 8 January, 1970. She is survived by her husband, and by a son, the Hon Thomas Arthur John Dugdale (b. 30 Sep 1977), and 2 daughters, the Hon Charlotte Patricia Dugdale (b. 11 Dec 1972), and the Hon Katharine Feodora Nicola Dugdale (b. 1980).

http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2001/5/6/171685.html

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/features/My-Yorkshire-Lord-Crathorne.5182516.jp

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Cicely Rose Nickols (1915-2009)

_.Cicely Rose Nickols (nee Nevill) who died at her home circa 23 Sept
2009, aged 94, was a scion of the noble House of Nevill (Marquesses of
Abergavenny); born 23 June 1915, the daughter of Percy Llewelyn Nevill
(1877-1927), a grandson of the 4th Earl of Abergavenny, by his wife
the former Marjorie Nevill (1886-1945). She married 29 Apr 1947,
Peter Richard Nickols (d 25 Oct 1990), son of Richard Nickols, and had
issue, 2 sons Richard b 1948) & Charles (b 1951) and one dau, Rose (b
1951, twin with her brother Chas).

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Earl of Lichfield to marry Lady Henrietta Conyngham

The engagement was announced 23 September 2009, between Thomas William Robert Hugh Anson, 6th Earl of Lichfield (b 19 Jul 1978), only son of the late 5th Earl of Lichfield (1939-2005) by his wife the former Lady Leonora Grosvenor, dau of the 5th Duke of Westminster, & the Lady Henrietta Tamara Juliet Conyngham (b 1976), elder dau of the 8th Marquess Conyngham (b 23 May 1951) by his 1st wife the former Juliet Anne Kitson.


Lord Lichfield, kinsman of HM The Q, is a grandson of Anne Ferelith Fenella Bowes-Lyon (HRH Princess Georg of Denmark, d. 1980), 2nd dau. of Hon John Herbert Bowes-Lyon (by his wife Hon Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefussis, 2nd dau. of Charles John Robert [Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis], 21st Baron Clinton), 2nd son of Claude George [Bowes-Lyon], 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne.


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Baby for Lady Nicholas Windsor

_.The Lady Nicholas Windsor (nee Frankopan), wife of Lord Nicholas
Charles Edward Jonathan Windsor (b 25 July 1970), scion of the Duke of
Kent, gave birth to a 2nd son, Master (Christian name) Windsor, at
Chelsea, 8 September, 2009, a brother for Albert Louis Philip Edward
Windsor, who was b at Chelsea, 22 September 2007.

Lord Nicholas is the 2nd son of Field Marshal HRH The Prince Edward
George Nicholas Paul Patrick Windsor, 2nd Duke of Kent (b 1935), by
his wife the former Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley (b 1933).


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Baby for Lady Nicholas Windsor

_.The Lady Nicholas Windsor (nee Frankopan), wife of Lord Nicholas
Charles Edward Jonathan Windsor (b 25 July 1970), scion of the Duke of
Kent, gave birth to a 2nd son, Master (Christian name) Windsor, at
Chelsea, 8 September, 2009, a brother for Albert Louis Philip Edward
Windsor, who was b at Chelsea, 22 September 2007.

Lord Nicholas is the 2nd son of Field Marshal HRH The Prince Edward
George Nicholas Paul Patrick Windsor, 2nd Duke of Kent (b 1935), by
his wife the former Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley (b 1933).


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Lord Frederck Windsor marries Sophie Winkleman

The marriage took place, 12 September, 2009, at Hampton Court Palace, between the Lord Frederick Michael George David Louis Windsor ( b London 6 Apr 1979), only son of HRH Prince Michael George Charles Franklin of Kent (b 4 Jul 1942), by his wife the former Baroness Marie-Christine Frn von Reibnitz (b.15 Jan 1945), and Sophie Lara Winkleman (b London 5 Aug 1980), daughter of Barry L.D. Winkleman (b Islington 1939) by his wife the former Cindy Black.

The bride's father married 1stly, at Hendon, 1968, Evelyn Pollard, and had issue, Claudia Anne I. Winkleman (b London 1972. He married 2ndly, at Camden, 1979, Cynthia J. Black.

The bride is a granddaughter of Leonard Winkleman who married at Hackney in 1935, Fanny Goldstein.

The abovementioned Eve Pollard married 2ndly, at Islington, 1979, Sir
Nicholas Markley Lloyd (born 9 June 1942) is a British former
newspaper editor and broadcaster. Lloyd graduated from St Edmund Hall,
Oxford. He edited the Sunday People from 1982 to 1983, then moved to
edit the News of the World for a year from 1984, and finally edited
the Daily Express from 1986 until 1995.Lloyd received a knighthood in
the 1990 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours. He presented a
breakfast show on LBC 97.3, a London radio station, from 1997 to 1999.
Since 1996, he has been the chairman of the Brown Lloyd James public
relations consultancy.


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Edward Willia Mattinson

Harriet Ann Mattinson (née Waley-Cohen, b 1976), scion of the Waley-Cohen Baronets, and wife of David J. Mattinson, gave birth to a son Edward William, 1st September, 2009, a brother for Joshua.

David is the son of Mr & Mrs Michael Mattinson, of Eastbourne, and Harriet is the daughter of Sir Stephen Harry Waley-Cohen, 2nd Baronet (b. 1946) & Mrs Rob Dixon, of London.

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Robert Ralph Baptist Pridden

Georgina Rose Alianore Pridden (née Lethbridge b. 1980), wife of
Benedict John Anthony (Ben) Pridden, (b. 1973), gave birth to a son,
Robert Ralph Baptist, 29 Aug 2009, a brother for Lottie and Taggie.

Ben Pridden is the only son of Mr Robert Pridden, of Exton, Rutland,
by his wife the former Lady Maria Noel (b. 1951), and Georgina is the
eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Periam Hector Noel Lethbridge, 7th
Baronet, (b. 1950), of Newmarket, Suffolk, and of Susan Lady
Lethbridge, of Milverton, Somerset (nee Susan Elizabeth Rocke, of
Maryland, United States).


The Priddens are cousins, albeit several times removed. Georgina's
paternal grandmother, Evelyn Diana (wife of the 6th Baronet) is a
daughter of Lt-Col Francis Noel, of the Earls of Gainsborough. Ben is
a grandson
maternally of the 5th Earl of Gainsborough.


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Astor/Stutz marriage

-__.The marriage took place 5 Sept 2009, a St Augustine's, East Hendred, Berks, between the Hon William Waldorf Astor (b 19 Jan 1979) , elder son of the 4th Viscount Astor (b 27 Dec 1951), by his wife, the former Annabel Lucy Victoria Jones (descended from the Barons Clifford of Chudleigh), and Lohralee Stutz, daughter of Mrs Lee Villas and Mr Serge-Alian Stutz.

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Death of Baroness Chapman aged 48

The Baroness Chapman died at Leeds, West Yorkshire, 3 September, 2009. The crossbench life peer was 48.

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/City-mourns-two-of-its.5620698.jp

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/peer/baroness_chapman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Chapman,_Baroness_Chapman

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Death of John Wellesley, 47, kinsman of the Duke of Wellington

John Wellesley, who died 29 August, 2009, after a long illness, aged
47, was a scion of the Dukes of Wellington. He was b 1962, son of Maj
Richard Wellesley, MC (1920-84), by his 1st wife the former Ruth Haig
Thomas (b 1924), descended from the Earls of Normanton, dau of Peter
Haig-Thomas, by his wife Lady Alexandra Agar.

John's paternal grandfather was Lt-Col Lord George Wellesley
(1889-1967), a yr son of the 4th Duke of Wellington (1949-1934) and a
brother of the 5th Duke (1876-1941), and of the 7th Duke (1885-1972).


John Wellesley married in 1994 (Sarah) Catriona Grantham Duncan, dau.
of Dr. David Duncan, and he is survived by her and by a son, Thomas
Richard H. Wellesley, who was born in 2000.

+ Hon Patricia Borwick (nee McAlpine)

The Hon Paricia Garnett Borwick, who died at her home 21 Aug 2009, was the widow of the Hon Robin Sandbach Borwick (b. 22 Mar 1927; d. 26 Nov 2003) scion of the Barons Borwick, and was a dau of the life peer the Baron McAlpine of Moffat, by his wife Ella Mary Gardner Garnett, 2nd dau. of James Gardner Garnett, of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She marr. 2 Dec 1950, and leaves issue:- (i) (Geoffrey Robert) James Borwick, who succeeded his uncle as 5th Baron Borwick in 2007; (ii) the Hon Richard David Borwick, granted the style and precedence of the younger son of a Baron by Royal Warrant 2008 (b. 24 Jul 1960), mar. 1983 Nicole D Kerr, dau. of S/Ldr Ronald M Kerr MVO, of Westwinds, Mouldford, co. Oxford, and has issue; (i) the Hon Judith Patricia Borwick, granted the style and precedence of the daughter of a Baron by Royal Warrant 2008 (b. 13 Jun 1952), mar. 27 Nov 1971 Padraic Desmond Curry-Towneley-O'Hagan, only son of Capt Ian Desmond Curry-Towneley-O'Hagan.

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India Rose Skipwith

__.Mary Skipwith (née Wilkinson), wife of Julian Alexandre d'Estoteville Skipwith (b. 1972), scion of the Skipwith Baronets, gave birth to a daughter, India Rose, 23 August, 2009.

Julian is the son of Richard Peyton Skipwith (b. 1937), and Mrs Skipwith, of Wickham, Hampshire, Mary is a daughter of Mr & Mrs Bruce Wilkinson, of Glapthorn, Northamptonshire.

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Death at 91 of Lord Buxton of Alsa

The Baron Buxton of Alsa, KCVO, MC, DL died 1 September 2009, after a short illness. He was 91.
Life peer Aubrey Leland Oakes Buxton was b 15 Jul 918, scion of the Buxton Baronets, son of Leland William Wilberforce Buxton and Ada Mary Oakes, and was educated at Ampleforth College, Yorkshire and Trinity College, Cambridge. Buxton served in the Royal Artillery in the Second World War, having been decorated with the Military Cross in 1943.From 1958 to 1988, he was a Director of Anglia Television. In 1964, Buxton was Extra Equerry to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and in 1972 High Sheriff of Essex. He became Deputy Lieutenant of Essex in 1975 and held this office until 1985.On 11 May 1978, he was created a life peer as Baron Buxton of Alsa, of Stiffkey in the County of Norfolk. In 1996, Buxton, was invested as a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. Lord Buxton of Alsa has been married twice; to Pamela Mary Birkin, daughter of Sir Henry Birkin, 3rd Baronet on 14 November 1946, and after her death in 1983, to Kathleen Peterson on 16 July 1988. He has six children by his first wife, four daughters and two sons.

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Death of Queen's old friend the Countess of Westmorland

Jane Countess of Westmorland, who died 1 September, 2009, was one of the Queen's oldest friends and widow of HM's Master of the Horse, the 15th Earl of Westmorland.

She was born Jane Barbara Findlay, 25 September 1928, a daughter of Lt.-Col. Sir Roland Lewis Findlay, 3rd Baronet, by his wife the former Barbara Joan Garrard.

She married 20 Jun 1950, David Anthony Thomas Fane, 15th Earl of Westmorland, GCVO (1924-1993), son of Lt.-Cdr. Vere Anthony Francis St. Clair Fane, 14th Earl of Westmorland by his wife the former Hon. Diana Lister (see Ribblesdale B, Ext). Her home was The Old Vicarage, Badminton, Gloucestershire.

Her husband was a Lord in Waiting to HM and served as Master of the Horse from 1978 to 1991 when he retired due to ill health.

She is survived by two sons, (i) Anthony David Francis Henry Fane, 16th Earl of Westmorland (b 1 Aug 1951); and (ii) the Hon. Harry St. Clair Fane (b 19 Mar 1953), and (i) the Lady Camilla Diana Fane (b 26 Dec 1957).

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David Arthur Wigram Money 1912-2009

David Arthur Wigram Money, who died 17 July 2009 aged 97, was a
favourite accompanist of the versatile opera and concert singer Ian
Wallace; he was also a Daily Telegraph music critic for 35 years. He
was born at Chelsea on January 4 1912, the eldest son of Maj.Gen. Sir
Arthur Wigram Money, KCB, KBE, CSI (d 1951), by his wife the former
Euphemia Mabel Drummond (1881-1964) scion of the Earls of Perth, and
of Beauclerk descent from the Merrie Monarch, Charles II. He married
1938, Diana Stone (d 2007). & had issue, (i) Christopher Money (b
1941), (ii) Lucilla Money, (b 1943), (iii) Josephine Money (b 1945),
and (iv) Charlotte Money, (b 1950).

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Lord Chesham dies aged 67

The 6th Baron Chesham died 27 August 2009. He was 67. Lord Chesham was b Nicholas Charles Cavendish, 7 Nov 1941; he succeeded to the family honours on the demise of his father, 23 Dec, 1989; mar. (1)4 Nov 1965 (div. 1969) Susan Donne Beauchamp, 1st dau. of Dr Frederick Guy Beauchamp, of the Old House Farm, Fulmer, co. Buckingham, by his wife Hon Susan Silence North (granted the title, rank and precedence of the daughter of a Baron by Royal Warrant in 1947), 2nd dau. of Hon Dudley William John North MC (by his wife Dorothy Donne, dau. of Capt J R Donne), 1st son and heir app. of William Frederick John [North], 12th Baron North; mar. (2)1973 Suzanne Adrienne Byrne, 1st dau. of Alan Gray Byrne, of Rose Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. H leaves issue by his 2nd wife, (i) the Hon Charles Gray Compton Cavendish (b. 11 Nov 1974), who now succeeds to the peerag. He mar. 15 Jun 2002 Sarah Elizabeth Dawson, dau. of Bruce Dawson, of London, and has issue; (ii) the.Hon William George Gray Cavendish (b. 13 Apr 1980)

Service of Celebration of his life at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Preston Candover, Friday 4th September.

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Edward René David Goldsmith 1928-2009

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

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

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Carroll/Lowson engagement

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

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Douglas/Renton marriage

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


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Son for Lady Courtenay (aka AJ Langer the actress)

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

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Mary Stephanie Stewart (nee de Bertodano) c1911-2009

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

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


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House of Commons invader to wed

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

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


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Flora Zita Elizabeth Savile

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

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


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Death of artist Flavia Irwin (Lady de Grey)

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

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Viscount Gage becomes a father again at 75

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

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Toby Francis Oliver Speir

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

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

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William Howard-Vyse

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

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


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


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Poppy Josephine Vernon-Harcourt

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

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

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


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Life peer Lord Gregson dies aged 85

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

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


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Priestley/Benson engagement

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

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Hides/Somerset engagement

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

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Scarlet Lucy Vernon-Harcourt

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

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



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Theodore George Rittson-Thomas

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

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


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van Cutsem/Hadden-Paton marriage

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

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Kalula Charis Hope Inglis-Jones

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

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

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Hon David Layton dies

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

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+ Hon Sonia Hammond-Maude (nee Peake)

_.The Hon Sonia Hammond-Maude (nee Peake), who died 30 July, 2009, was a dau of the 1st Viscount Ingleby and Lady Joan Rachel de Vere CAPELL (dau of 7th Earl of Essex) and married 1st 1946 (div 1958) (the man who later became) the 12th Marquess of Tweeddale and is the mother of the present Marquess. She married 2nd 1966 Maj Michael William Vernon HAMMOND-MAUDE.

Carola Eloise Philippi dies

Telegraph notice: August 6th 2009
PHILIPPI
Carola Eloise (née Ramsden) peacefully at home 2nd August 2009.
Beloved wife of Robert and much loved mother of Sebastian and Jeremy.
Thanksgiving Services 13th August, 11.30 a.m. St James Church, Muthill
and 25th September, 3 p.m. St Michael & All Angels, Ednam, Lincs. No
flowers.
Carola Eloise Philippi died 2 Aug 2009. She was the dau of John St Maur RAMSDEN (1902-ka1948) and Lady Catherine Mary Clemintina HEATHCOTE-DRUMMOND-WILLOUGHBY (1906-96, dau of 2nd Earl of ANCASTER (now Barons Willoughby de Eresby)) and the granddau of Sir John Frescheville Ramsden 6th Bt (1877-1958) and Joan (d 1974) scion of the Buxton Bts. She m 1st 1961 George Fillmore MILLER III of Princetown, Mass and had a son (Maj Sebastian St Maur MILLER b 1965 and married with a son and a dau). She m 2ndly 1974 Robert E J PHILIPPI son of Col George Philippi of Madrid and had another son (James Jeremy George PHILIPPI b 1975 and married with a son). Her eldest son now takes his mother's place as co-heir to Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (b 1934, unm), the other co-heir being Sir George John Aird 4th Bt (b 1940, married with a son (m 2007) and two daus (one of whom is married with 2 daus)). It is between these two and their heirs that any future abeyance will have to be terminated.

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Carola Eloise Philippi dies

Telegraph notice: August 6th 2009
PHILIPPI
Carola Eloise (née Ramsden) peacefully at home 2nd August 2009.
Beloved wife of Robert and much loved mother of Sebastian and Jeremy.
Thanksgiving Services 13th August, 11.30 a.m. St James Church, Muthill
and 25th September, 3 p.m. St Michael & All Angels, Ednam, Lincs. No
flowers.
Carola Eloise Philippi died 2 Aug 2009. She was the dau of John St Maur RAMSDEN (1902-ka1948) and Lady Catherine Mary Clemintina HEATHCOTE-DRUMMOND-WILLOUGHBY (1906-96, dau of 2nd Earl of ANCASTER (now Barons Willoughby de Eresby)) and the granddau of Sir John Frescheville Ramsden 6th Bt (1877-1958) and Joan (d 1974) scion of the Buxton Bts. She m 1st 1961 George Fillmore MILLER III of Princetown, Mass and had a son (Maj Sebastian St Maur MILLER b 1965 and married with a son and a dau). She m 2ndly 1974 Robert E J PHILIPPI son of Col George Philippi of Madrid and had another son (James Jeremy George PHILIPPI b 1975 and married with a son). Her eldest son now takes his mother's place as co-heir to Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (b 1934, unm), the other co-heir being Sir George John Aird 4th Bt (b 1940, married with a son (m 2007) and two daus (one of whom is married with 2 daus)). It is between these two and their heirs that any future abeyance will have to be terminated.

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Sir Edward Archdale, 3rd Baronet, dies

Captain Sir Edward Folmer Archdale, 3rd Baronet, of Riversdale (Co. Fermanagh),
on Friday 31st July after a long illness, aged 87 years. Mentioned in
Dispatches in 1940.—(HMS Sabre, Dunkirk) and awarded the DSC in 1943
(HMS Unbroken, Mediterranean petrols 1942-43). Survived by two
children and three grandchildren. Service to be held at 2 p.m. on
Thursday 13th August at St. Mary's Church, Caterham, Surrey CR3 5RA.
Family flowers only please. Donations, if so desired, to The Stroke
Association (www.stroke.org.uk) Enquiries n...@nickarchdale.com or
07837 518928 "Frango infractus".

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Maj Victor Ronald Seely - dies

Major Victor Ronald Seely, who has died aged 68 was a scion of the Seely Baronets.

He is the son of Maj Sir Victor Basil John SEELY 4th Bt (1900-80) and
his 3rd wife Mary Frances Margaret dau of William Ronald COLLINS of
South Kensington. He married 1972 Annette Bruce dau of Lt-Col J. A. D.
McEWEN, of Salperton House, Salperton, Cheltenham and had an only son
WILLIAM VICTOR CONWAY b 16 Sept 1983 (unm), who succeeds his father as
the present 5th Bt's heir presumptive.

Lord Milo Douglas

Lord Milo Douglas, the second son of the Marquess of Queensberry, has died aged 34, after leaping from the roof of a council tower block.

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Paulette Howard-Johnston 1904-2009

Mrs Paulette Howard-Johnston (nee Helleu), who has died aged 104, was the dau of the French artist Paul Helleu and Alice Guerin. She
married in 1955, as his 3rd wife, Rear-Admiral Clarence Dinsmore
"Johnny" Howard-Johnston CB DSO DSC. He was the son of John Howard-
Johnston and Countess Pierre de Breuil de St Germain and had married
1stly Lady Alexandra Henrietta Louisa HAIG, eldest dau of FM 1st Earl
Haig & Hon Dorothy Maud dau of 3rd Baron Vivian. (The late Duchess of
Gloucester and the present Duke of Edinburgh stood sponsors to their
elder and younger sons respectively.)

Mrs Howard-Johnston was a Chevalier of the Légion d' honneur and an
Officier des Arts et des Lettres.

Sir John Barry Salusbury-Trelawny, 13th Baronet

Sir John Barry Salusbury-Trelawny, 13th Baronet Trelawny of Trelawne, died suddenly at home 29th July 2009.

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Sasha Joan Leatham

Henrietta Leatham (nee Walder-Smith), wife of Patrick Hawke Leatham
(b. 1974), gave birth to a daughter, Sasha Joan, 3 Aug 2009, a sister
for Sophia Louise, who was b 17 October, 2006, & for Scarlett Rose,
who was b. 5 December, 2004.

Patrick is the eldest son of Mr Philip Leatham, of Gloucestershire,
and the Hon. Mrs Sanders, of Wiltshire; & Henrietta is a daughter of
Mr Reginald Walder-Smith & Mrs Franco Morganti, of Surrey.


Patrick is a scion of the Leatham BLG family, and descended
(paternally) from Henry Seymour Berry, 1st & last Baron Buckland,
(1877-1928), who left five daughters at his decease.


Patrick's mother is the former Hon. Rowena Margaret Hawke, fifth of
the seven daughters of the late 9th Baron Hawke (1901-85), m. (i)
1971, William Philip Leatham, & (ii), 1990, William T. Sanders. The
Hon Mrs Sanders is/was Lady-in-Waiting to HRH Princess Michael of
Kent.


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Henry William Robert Stonor

The Lady Ailsa Fiona Stonor (b 1977, née Mackay) wife of the Hon
(Ralph) William Robert Thomas Stonor (b. 10 Sept 1974), son and heir
of the 7th Baron Camoys and Baroness Camoys, gave birth to a son,
Henry William Robert, 29 uly, 2009, a brother for Ralph Thomas William
Peter, who was b 1 June, 2007. Lady Ailsa is a daughter of the 4th
Earl of Inchcape and the Countess of Inchcape.

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Sir James St Clair-Ford, 7th Bt

Sir James St Clair-Ford, 7th Baronet, died 3 Aug 2009, aged 57.

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Sir James St Clair-Ford, 7th Bt

Sir James Anson (Jim) St Clair-Ford, 7th Baronet, died 3 August 2009, aged 57.

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Gavin Richard Perceval-Maxwell

Gavin Richard Perceval-Maxwell, scion of the Landed Gentry family of that name, died 30 July, 2009, aged 85.

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Valerie Wellesley

Valerie Wellesley, who died 7 Aug 2009, was the fourth wife of the Hon. Henry Gerald
Valerian Francis Wellesley (1907-1981), son of the 3rd Earl Cowley and his third wife the Hon. Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson, herself daughter of Charles Henry Wilson, 1st Baron Nunburnholme and Florence Jane Helen Wellesley. (Florence was the daughter of Colonel William Wellesley, son of the Hon. Rev. Gerald Valerian Wellesley, son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, who was the father of the 1st Duke of Wellington and of Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley).

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Henry Archie Alexander Butter

Agnieszka Butter (nee Szeluk), wife since 2006 of Charles Harold
Alexander Butter (b 10 Apr 1960), scion of that LG family of
Pitlochry, descended from the Royal House of Russia, gave birth to a
son, Henry Archie Alexander, 27 July, 2009, a brother for Julia
Davinia, who was b 20 Dec 2006.

Charles Butter is a brother of the Countess of Dalhousie and a 1st
cousin of the Duchesses of Abercorn and Westminster.


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Muir/Richardson engagement

_.The engagement ws announced 8 Aug 2009 between John Alexander Hector
Muir (b 1976),scion of the Muir Baronets (cr UK 1892), son of Mr James
Francis Muir (b 1948), of Blair Drummond, Stirling, and his former
wife the former Griselda Stainton (now wife of Aidan Cuthbert, of that
LG family of Beaufront Castle, Hexham, Northumberland) dau of Sir
Anthony Stainton, KCB, QC; & Elizabeth A. Richardson, daughter of Mr
and Mrs Stuart Richardson, of Ashtead, Surrey.

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Fraser/Taylor engagement

_.The engagement was announced 7 Aug 2009 between Raoul Alastair
Joseph Fraser (b 1980), scion of the Lords Lovat, only son of the Hon
Hugh Alastair Joseph Fraser (b 1947) and Mrs Fraser of Balblair House,
Beauly, Inverness-shire, and Catherine D. Taylor, elder daughter of
the late Mr James Taylor and of Mrs Joy Taylor, of Dulwich.

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Orr/Verney engagement

The engagement was announced 1 Aug 2009 between Alexander R.W. Orr,
youngest son of Mr and Mrs Anthony Orr, of Bossut, Belgium, and
Camilla Anne Verney (b 1981), scion of the Verney Baronets (cr 1818)
youngest daughter of Harry Ulick Dennis Verney (b 1940), of Cheriton,
Hampshire, by his wife the former Sarah Fane Ricketts.

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Dugdale/Redvers engagement

_.The engagement was announced 31 July, 2009 between (Thomas) Joshua
Stratford Dugdale (b 1974), scion of the Dugdale Baronets (cr 1936),
son of Sir William Stratford Dugdale, CBE, MC, 2nd Baronet (b 1922),
of Blyth Hall, Warwickshire, by his 2nd wife the former Cecilia Mary
Mount (b 1931), scion of the Mount Baronets (cr 1921) and Diana
Redvers, daughter of John and Mary Redvers, of Hartpury,
Gloucestershire.

Joshua Dugdale is a 1st cousin of the Rt Hon David Cameron, MP, Leader
of the Conservative Party.


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