Sir Michael Arthur John Oakshott, 3rd Baronet 1932-2014

. Sir Michael Arthur John Oakshott, 3rd Baronet ( Bt, UK, cr 1959), died 20 June, 2014. He was 82.

He was born 12 Apr, 1932, second son of Hendrie Oakshott, MBE (1904-75), Conservative MP for Bebington 1950-64, who was created a baronet in 1957, and a life peer as Baron Oakshott in 1964.

Married 1957, Christina Rose Methuen Banks, by whom he had issue, three sons, Thomas, Charles and Angus.

Michael Oakshott succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his elder brother, Sir Anthony Hendrie Oakshott, 2nd Bt, 11 Dec, 2002.

The title now passes to the elder son, Thomas Hendrie Oakshott, who was born 12 June, 1959.

The funeral is at Roucan Loch Crematorium, Dumfries, Thurs 26 June.

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Abbott/Brooksbank engagement

_. The engagement was announced 21 June, 2014, between Mr Daniel Abbott, son of David and Rachel Abbott, of Barnstaple, Devon, and (Victoria) Mary Grania Brooksbank (born 1985), scion of the Brooksbank baronets (Bt, UK, cr 1916), daughter of Sir (Edward) Nicholas Brooksbank, 3rd Baronet (b 4 Oct, 1944), of Menethorpe, Malton, North Yorkshire, by his wife the former Hon Emma Myrtle Mary Anne Wood (b 1949), scion of the Earls of Halifax (Earl UK, cr 1944), daughter of the late  life peer the Baron Holderness (who was 2nd surv son of the 1st Earl) &c.

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Sir Hugo Baldwin Huntington-Whiteley, 3rd Baronet 1924-2014

_. Sir Hugo Baldwin Huntington-Whiteley, 3rd Baronet (Bt, cr UK, 1918), died 17 June, 2014. He was 90.

He was born 31 March, 1924, the second son of Sir Herbert Maurice Huntington-Whiteley, 2nd Bt (1896-1975 ), by his wife the former Lady (Pamela) Margaret Baldwin, 3rd dau of the Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, &c.

Married 4 Apr, 1959, Jean Marie Ramsay, dau of Arthur Francis Ramsay Bock, by whom he had 2 daughters, Sophie & Charlotte.

The baronetcy now passes to his younger brother, John Miles (b 18 July, 1929), who married 1960, Countess Victoria zu Castell-Rudenhausen, descended from the Royal House of Saxe~Coburg & Gotha, and kin of HM The Queen, &c.

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Kitson/Baring engagement

_. The engagement was announced 18 June, 2014, between Mr Robert Kitson, son of Mr James Kitson, of Botusfleming, Cornwall, and Dr Meriel Kitson, of Morval, Cornwall, and Rosalind Mary Blanche Baring (b 1986), scion of the Baring baronets, daughter of (Andrew) Michael Godfrey Baring (1949-99), by his wife the former Antice Mary Blanche Cardale (now of Marlbororugh, Wiltshire).

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Daphne Marion Stewart 1924-2014

. Daphne Marion Stewart, who died 9 June, 2014, was a scion of the Bonsor baronets (Bt, UK, cr 1925). She was born in 1924, the only daughter of Sir Reginald Bonsor, 2nd Baronet (1879-1959), by  his wife the former Nancy Frances Walrond (d 8 Jun, 1965); married 1stly, 25 May, 1944 (died on active service, Sept 1944)  Flying Officer Clyde Euan Miles Graham, RAF, son of Maj~Gen Sir Miles William Arthur Peel Graham, KBE, CB, MC, descended from the Earls Peel; married 2ndly, 1 June, 1948, Alexander David Stewart, MBE, TD (b 26 Dec, 1914, d 1985), scion of the Earls of Galloway (Earl Scotland, cr 1623), by whom she had issue, 2 sons, Andrew (b 1949) and David (b 1960), and a daughter (Rosemary) Zara (b 1952). Her elder son is the heir presumptive to the earldom of Galloway.

Thanksgiving Service at St Peter's Church, Kelsale, 19 August, 2014.

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Atticus Grant (b 2014)

_. Chloe Jane Grant (b 1984, nee Delevingne), wife of Edward Grant, and elder sister of models Poppy and Cara, gave birth to a son, Atticus, 10 June, 2014.

Chloe is the eldest daughter of Mr Charles Hamar Delevingne (b. 1949), of London, by his wife, the former Pandora Anne Stevens (b. 1959). Charles Delevingne is the 2nd son of Edward Dudley Delevingne (d.1974) who married, 1937, the Hon Angela Margo Hamar Greenwood, daughter of the 1st Viscount Greenwood, PC, KC (1870-1948). Mrs Pandora Delevingne is a daughter of Sir Jocelyn Edward Greville Stevens, Knt, CVO, the publisher, by his 1st wife the former Jane Armyne Sheffield, LVO, sometime Lady-in-Waiting to HRH The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and scion of the Sheffield Baronets (cr. 1755).

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Obituary: Sir Fitzroy Maclean

Hon Nicholas Makeig Lyttelton 1951-2014

_.The Hon Nicholas Makeig Lyttelton, who died 10 June, 2014, after a long illness, was the 4th son of the 10th Viscount Cobham (1909-77) (Peerage of GB, cr 1718), by  his wife the former Elizabeth Alison Makeig-Jones (d 1986); and was a yr brother of the 11th and 12th viscounts.

He was born 3 Jan, 1951, married 1980 (div 1993), June Carrington, by whom he had issue, a son, David  Charles, who was b 1981.

Funeral at St John the Baptist Church, Hagley, Stourbridge, West Midlands, 23 June, 2014.


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The Baron Templeman, MBE, PC 1920-2014

_.The Baron Templeman, MBE, PC, who died 4 June, 2014, aged 94, was a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, 1982-95, and created a life peer. Sydney William Templeman was  born 3 March, 1920, son of Herbert William Templeman. Knighted 1972, PC 1978, Baron, 1982, &c.   Married 1946, Margaret Joan (d 1988), dau of Morton Rowles, by whom he has issue.

Funeral at St Leonard's Church, Exeter, Tues 8 July.

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Rufus William Henry Orde-Powlett (b 2014)

_.Katie J. Orde-Powlett (née Gribble), wife since May 2008, of Capt the Hon Thomas Orde-Powlett, MC, Irish Guards, (b 16 July 1979), scion of the Barons Bolton, gave birth to a son, Rufus William Henry, 1 June, 2014, a brother for Hector, Flora, and Cressida.

Capt Orde-Powlett is the eldest son & heir of the 8th Baron Bolton (b 14 Feb 1954), of Bolton Hall, North Yorkshire, by his wife the former Philippa Tapply, & Katie is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Gribble, of Beddingham, Sussex.

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Graham-Watson/Campbell engagement

_. The engagement has been announced betweeen Capt Florian Graham-Watson, Irish Guards (b 6 Dec, 1986), scion of that landed family, second son of Mr Andrew FitzJames Graham-Watson (b 22 Jan,1957), of Longworth, Oxon, by his wife the former Brigitte Jeanson,dau of Pierre Jeanson, of Paris, & Dr Ceclia Campbell, dau of Mr &  Mrs Robert Campbell, of Rockport, Maine, USA.

Capt Florian Graham-Watson is a kinsman of HRH The Duke of Cambridge (his gt-gt-gt-grandfather was a brother of Lady Fermoy, wife of the 1st Baron), & Capt Graham-Watson  has recently been appointed Equerry to HRH The Duke of Cambridge.

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Middleton/Poynton marriage

_.HRH The Duchess of  Cambridge was present at the Dorchester Hotel, London, 30 May, 2014 at the marriage of her cousin, Mr Adam Middleton, son of Mr & Mrs Richard Middleton, and Miss Rebecca Poynton., 

Ceglowski/Guinness marriage

._The marriage took place on 7 June, 2014 at Fosbury, Wiltshire, between Dominik J. Ceglowski, son of Mr Waldemar Ceglowski, of Karakow, and Mrs Jacqueline Ceglowski, of Dulwich, and Molly Guinness (born 1985), scion of the Barons Moyne (Peerage of the UK, cr 1932) daughter of the Hon Erskine Stuart Richard Guinness (b 1953), of Fosbury, Wiltshire, by his wife the former Louise Mary Elizabeth Dillon-Malone.

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Stoppard/Guinness marriage

_.The marriage took place at Wimborne Minster, Dorset, 7 June, 2014, between Sir Tom Stoppard OM, CBE, FRLS (b 3 July, 1937),  the playwright, and Miss Sabrina Guinness (b 9 Jan, 1955), scion of the brewing banking dynasty, daughter of the late James Edward Alexander Rundell Guinness (1924-2006), by his wife the former Pauline Vivien Mander.

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The 28th Baron Dacre 1952-2014

_.The Baron Dacre, who  died 8 May, 2014, aged 61, was the 28th holder of the peerage created by writ of  summons in 1321.

Lord Dacre, who lived near Alresford, Hampshire, was a son of the playwright William Douglas-Home, and a nephew of the Prime Minister, Sir Alec Douglas-Home.

He was born 16 May, 1952, only son of the Hon William Douglas-Home (1912-92), by his wife the former Hon Rachel Leila Brand (1929-2012), a peeress in  her own right as 27th Baroness Dacre.

He succeeded to the barony on his mother's death, 25 Dec 2012.

He married in 1979, Christine Stephenson (d 18 May, 2008), dau of William Stephenson, of Royston, Hertfordshire, by whom he had an only child, a daughter, Emily Douglas-Home, who was born 7 Feb, 1983, and now inherits the ancient peerage.

A Thanksgiving Service for Lord Dacre's life took place at East Meon,Hants, 20 May.

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Lord William Frederick Douglas-Hamilton

_.The Duchess of Hamilton & Brandon (b 12 Aug 1976), wife of Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton (b 31 Mar 1978), gave birth to a second son, Lord William Frederick Douglas-Hamilton, 11 May 2014, a brother for Douglas Charles Douglas-Hamilton, styled Marquess of Douglas & Clydesdale, who was born 9 July, 2012.

The Duke of Hamilton & Brandon is the elder son of Angus Alan Douglas [Douglas-Hamilton], 15th Duke of Hamilton (b 13 September 1938, d 5 Jun 2010), by his late former wife Sarah Jane Scott (b. 28 Oct 1945; d. 17 Feb 1994), eldest dau. of Sir Walter Scott, 4th Bt., of Beauclerc, Bywell St Andrews, co. Northumberland.

The Duchess of Hamilton is the former Sophie Ann Rutherford, dau of Mr Hubert Alistair James Rutherford (b 1940), of Roxburghshire and Mrs Isabel Rutherford, of Edinburgh (nee Isabel Waters Taylor), dau of Maj John Aveline Waters Taylor, by his wife the former Ann Mandy,

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Louis Arthur Nicholas Felix Windsor (b 2014)

_.The Lady Nicholas Windsor (nee Paola Frankopan), wife of Lord Nicholas Charles Edward Jonathan Windsor (b 1970), second son of HRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent, gave birth to a third son, Louis Arthur Nicholas Felix, 27 May, 2014 

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Lord Bicester seeks Lords role

Robin Peter Trotter [born 2014]

  _.The Lady Louisa Jane Therese Trotter (nee Montagu Douglas Scott), scion of the Dukes Buccleuch & Queensberry, and wife of Rupert Trotter (b 1977), gave birth to a son, Robin Peter, 21 May, 2014, a brother for Molly Elizabeth Jane, 20 August, 2012.

Lady Louisa (b 1982), is the eldest daughter of the 10th Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry (b 14 Feb 1954), by his wife the former Lady Elizabeth Frances Marian Kerr, sister of the Marquess of Lothian; and Rupert Trotter is a son of Alexander Trotter 14th of Mortonhall and 5th of Charterhall (b 1939), of Charterhall, Duns, by his wife the former Julia Henrietta Greenwell, scion of the Greenwell Baronets, &c.

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Bessie Dixon 1922-2014

_. Bessie Dixon (nee Braithwaite), died at Harrogate 22 May, 2014, aged 91.

She was born 4 June, 1922, eldest daughter of Albert Braithwaite, of Colne, Lancashire, by his wife the former Nora Birch.

She married at Colne, 27 Sept, 1952, Frank Dixon (b 15 Sept, 1927), son of Thomas Dixon,of Colne, by his wife the former Mary Jobling.

Mrs Dixon, late of Chillandham Cross, Martyr Worthy, Winchester, Hampshire, and latterly of Hampden House, Duchy Rd, Harrogate, was widowed 3 Aug, 2002.

She was survived by her sons, Andrew & Graham, and daughter, Alison. The funeral took place at Stonefall Crematorium, Harrogate, 4 June, 2014, the 92nd anniversary of her birth.

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Leo Arthur Pownell Jardine-Paterson (b 2014)

_. Emilia Mary Florence Jardine-Paterson (b 1982, nee d'Erlanger), wife of David H. Jardine-Paterson, gave birth to a son, Leo Arthur Pownell, 4 May, 2014.

David Jardine Paterson is the elder son of Mr and Mrs Michael Jardine-Paterson, of Balgray, Dumfriesshire, and Emilia is the 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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Hon Georgiana Rose Agar (b 2014)

_. Lucy Caroline Agar, styled Viscountess Somerton (b 1984, nee Alexander), wife of James Shaun Christian Welbore Ellis Agar, styled Viscount Somerton (b 7 Sept 1982) scion of the Earls of Normanton, gave birth to a daughter, Georgiana Rose, 8 May, 2014.

Viscount Somerton is the son and heir of the 6th Earl of Normanton (b 21 Aug 1945), by his former wife the former Victoria Susan Beard (b 1949), & Viscountess Somerton is the younger daughter of the 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis (b 30 Jun 1935), by his 2nd wife the former Hon Davina Mary Woodhouse, LVO (b 1955), sometime Lady in Waiting to HRH The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, & dau of the 4th Baron Terrington (1915-98).

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Norrie/Menzel marriage

_. The marriage took place 5 May, 2014, at Barnsley House, Gloucestershire, between the Hon Mark Willoughby John Norrie (b 31 Mar, 1972), son and heir of the 2nd Baron Norrie (b 27 Apr, 1936) (Peerage of the UK, cr 1957), of Dumfries, by his formervwife the former Celia Marguerite Mann (now Celia, Baroness Norrie, of South Wraxall, scion of the Mann Baronets), & Miss Penelope Menzel, daughter of the late Mr John Menzel and Mrs Menzel, of Gillingham, Dorset.

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Tollemache/von Preussen marriage

_. The marriage took place at the Church of St Michael & All Angels, Somerset, 10 May, 2014, between the Hon James Henry Timothy Tollemache (b 28 Aug, 1980), scion of the Barons Tollemache (Baron, UK, cr 1876), second son of the 5th Baron Tollemache (b 13 Dec, 1939), of Helmingham Hall, Stowmarket, Suffolk, by his wife the former Alexandra Dorothy Jean Meynell (descended from the Earls of Halifax), & Princess Florence Jessica von Preussen (b 28 July, 1983), scion of the Royal House of Prussia, daughter of Prince (Frederick) Nicholas von Preussen (b 3 May, 1946), by his wife the former Hon Victoria Mancroft (b 1952), scion of the Barons Mancroft (Baron, UK, cr 1937).

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Weatherill/Coombs engagement

_.The engagement was announced 10 May, 2014 between Mr Thomas B. Weatherill, grandson of a Speaker of the House of Commons, son of the Hon Bernard Weatherill, QC (b 1951) & Mrs Sally Weatherill, both of London, & Lauren S. Coombs, daughter of Dr Timothy Coombs, of Cape Town, South Africa, and Mrs Jane Coombs, of Churchill, Oxfordshire.

Thomas Weatherill is a grandson of the late life peer the Baron Weatherill (1920-2007), who as Bernard Weatherill, MP was Speaker of the House of Commons, 1983-92.

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Moroney/Pepys engagement

_.The engagement was announced 10 May, 2014, between Peter R. Moroney, son of Mr & Mrs Michael Moroney, of Harpenden, Hertfordshire, & Suzannah Mary Elizabeth Pepys (born 1985), scion of the Earls of Cottenham (Earl, UK, cr 1850), elder daughter of Mr (Charles) Richard Pepys (b 1951), of Exton, Hampshire, by his wife the former Jane Elizabeth Cracroft  Frere-Cook (see Brown Bt).

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Ellis/Crawley-Boevey engagement

_. The engagement was announced 10 May, 2014, between David R. Ellis, son of Mr and Mrs John Ellis, of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, and Julia A. Crawley-Boevey, scion of that landed family, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs David Crawley-Boevey, of Shurlock Row, Berkshire.

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Anokhi Jaya Kvaal (b 2014)

__.The Hon Eliza Anne Venetia Pearson (b 1988), partner of Leif Christian Kvaal, has given birth to a daughter, Anokhi Jaya.

Eliza is the eldest daughter of the 4th Viscount Cowdray (b 17 Jun 1944), of Cowdray Park, West Sussex, by his 2nd wife the former Marina Rose Cordle (descended from the Viscounts Powerscourt). 

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Sir George William Langham Christie, CH 1934-2014

_. Sir George William Langham Christie, CH, Knt, head of the landed gentry family, of Glyndebourne, died 7 May, 2014. He was 79.

The 'Prince of Glyndebourne'  who inherited the country opera house near Lewes, Sussex, & raised millions of pounds to finance development.

He was born 31 Dec, 1934 and educated at Eton, the son of John Christie, CH, MC (1882-1962), by his wife the former Grace Audrey Louisa St John-Mildmay, dau of the Rev Sir Aubrey St John-Mildmay, 10th Baronet.

Married 8 Aug, 1958, Patricia Mary, daughter of Ivor Percy Nicholson and Mrs Alan McGaw (see Tate, Bt), by whom he had issue, three sons, inc Hector (b 1961), & Augustus (b 1963), and one daughter, Patricia Louise, (b 1966).

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Williamson/Rich engagement

_. The engagement was announced 8 May, 2014, between the Hon Guthrie John Williamson (b 14 April, 1975), scion of the Barons Forres (Baron, cr UK, 1922), second son of the 4th Baron Forres (b 16 May, 1946), of Panuara, New South Wales, by his wife the former Margaret Ann Mallam, & Lucinda L. Rich, elder daughter of Mr & Mrs Graham Rich, of Manly, New South Wales, Australia.

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Obituary: The Earl of Iveagh

Patricia Mary Thicknesse c1921-2014

_. Patricia Mary Thicknesse, who died 26 April, 2014, aged 92, was the widow of Brig Ralph Nevill THICKNESSE (1902-74, of that gentry family formerly of Beech Hill) . She was the former Patricia Mary Keene, daughter of Rupert Keene, of Leamington. She has issue, 1 dau, Felicity Anne Brigid, b 1948, who married Patrick Everard (1943-2011), scion of the Everard Baronet, and has issue. Funeral at St Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Winchester, Hampshire, Friday 16 May, 2014.

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Sir David Wilson, 3rd Baronet 1928-2014

_. Sir David Wilson, 3rd Baronet (Bt, UK, cr 1920), died 28 April, 2014. He was 85.

He was born 30 Oct, 1928, son of Sir John Mitchell Harvey Wilson, 2nd Bt, KCVO (1898-1975), by his wife the former Mary Elizabeth Richards, and succeeded to the baronetcy on his father's death, 1975.

Married 25 Feb, 1955, Eva Margareta, daughter of Advokat Tor Lindell, of Malmo, Sweden, by whom he had issue, 2 sons and 1 daughter. The baronetcy is inherited by the elder son, Thomas David, born 6 January, 1959.

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James William Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes 1964-2014

__. James William Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, who died tragically, 23 April, 2014, aged 49, was a scion of the Barons Saye & Sele (Baron, England cr 1447, and 1603). He was born in 1964, second son of Very Rev the Hon Oliver Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1926-2011), sometime Dean of Lincoln (brother of the 21st Baron), by his wife the former Juliet Heaton. Husband of Caroline and father of Georgina and Hector. 

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Sir Timothy Brooks, KCVO 1929-2014

_. Sir Timothy Gerald Martin Brooks, KCVO, Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire, 1989-2003, died 2 May, 2014, aged 85. He was a scion of the Barons Crawshaw (Baron UK, cr 1892).

He was born in 1929, a grandsonn of the 2nd Baron, son of the Hon Herbert William Brooks 1890-1974, by his wife the former Hilda Muriel Steel (d 1967), and married 1951, the Hon Ann Fremantle (b 1930), a dau of the 4th Baron Cottesloe (Baron, UK, cr 1874), by whom he had issue.

Private funeral at Wistow, Leicestershire.

Hon Mary Birkbeck 1926-2014

__.The Hon Mary Birkbeck, who died 24 April, 2014, aged 88, was a scion of the Barons Somerleyton (Baron UK, cr 1916). 

She was born 3 Feb, 1926, the only daughter of Savile Crossley, 2nd Baron Somerleton (1889-1959), of Somerleyton Hall, Lowestoft, Suffolk, by his wife the former Bridget Hoare.

She married 7 July, 1950, Maj William Birkbeck, DL, Coldstream Guards (b  13  Apr 1922-   ), of Bainton House, Stamford, Lincs, scion of that landed gentry family, third son of Maj Henry Birkbeck (1885-1956), by his wife the former Sybil Harley (d 1948), scion of that landed family, by whom she had issue, Anthony, Victoria, Priscilla and Rosetta. 

Thanksgiving Service at Barnack Church,  near Stamford, 6 June, 2014.

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Sybil Lady Wrey (c1922-2014)

_. Sybil Lady Wrey, who died 29 April, 2014, aged 90, was the widow of Sir (Castel Richard) Bourchier Wrey, 14th Baronet (1903-91) (Bt, England, cr 1628).

She was the former Sybil Mabel Alice Lubke, dau of Dr George Lubke, of Durban, South Africa, and married Bourchier Wrey, 15 March, 1947. She was widowed in 1991, and leaves a son, Sir George, the 15th Baronet (b 1948). Another son(Edward) Sherard Wrey died in 2007.

Cremation in Durban, South Africa. A Memorial Service is to take place at Tawstock, Devon at a later date.

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Sir William Peter Curtis, 7th Baronet 1935-2014

_. Sir William Peter (Billy) Curtis, 7th Baronet (Bt, cr UK 1802), died 25 April, 2014. He was 79.

He was born 9 April, 1935, only son of Sir Peter Curtis, 6th Baronet (1907-76), by his wife the former Joan Margaret Nicholson (scion of the Nicholson, of Winterbourne, Bts), and succeeded his father in 1976. 

Unm. Served 16th/5th Lancers, &c.

Succeeded by his kinsman, Edward Philip Curtis, who was b 25 June, 1940.

Funeral at All Saints Church, East Meon, Hampshire, 9 May, 2014.

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Sir Jocelyn Charles Roden Buxton, 7th Baronet VRD 1924-2014

_. Sir Jocelyn Charles Roden Buxton, 7th Baronet, VRD, died 25 April, 2014,. He was 89.

He was born 8 Aug, 1924, son of Capt Roden Henry Victor BUXTON CBE RN (1890-1970, 2nd s of 4th Bt) and succeeded his cousin in 1996. He married, 1960, Ann Frances JP dau of Frank SMITHERMAN MBE and had 3 daus,. He is succeeded in the title by his nephew, Crispin Charles Gerard, who was born in 1958. Resident at Rodwell House, Loddon, Norfolk for many years __.

Service of Thanksgiving at Holy Trinity Church, Loddon, Norfolk on Friday 16 May, 2014.

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Sir John Michael Robert Best-Shaw, 10th Baronet 1924-2014

_. Sir John Best-Shaw, 10th Baronet died 22 April, 2014. He was 89.

He was born 28 Sept, 1924, son of Commander Sir John Best-Shaw 9th Baronet (1895-1984), by his wife the former Elizabeth Mary Theodora Hughes, daughter of Sir Robert Hughes, 12th Baronet. He succeeded to the baronetcy (Bt, England, cr 1665) on his father's demise in 1984.

He married 13 Feb, 1960, Jane Gordon Guthrie, by whom he had issue, three sons (1 deceased), Thomas and Samuel, and a daughter, Lucy.

The baronetcy now passes to his eldest surv son, Thomas, who was born 7 March, 1965.

Thanksgiving Service to take place 20 June, 2014, at St Mary's Church, West Malling.

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Carter/Warrender engagement

_. The engagement was announced 25 Apr, 2014, between Samuel M. Carter, son of the late Mr Peter Carter, and Mrs Carter, of Barcombe, East Sussex, & Alice Julian Warrender (born 1983), scion of  the Barons Bruntisfield (Baron, UK, cr 1942), only dau of the Hon Jonathan James Warrender (born 1954), of Minuntion, Ayrshire, by his wife the former Fiona Mary Laing (descended from the Earls of Stair).

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Benson/Callander engagement

_. The engagement was announced 25 April, 2014, between Marcus D. Benson, son of Mr Cliff Benson, of Sacriston, County Durham, and the late Mrs Sandra Benson, & Emma  Louise Callander (born 1981), younger daughter of Richard Callander, of Patthhead, Midlothian, by his wife the former Lady Mary Pamela Douglas (born 1950), scion of the Earls of Morton (Peerage of Scotland cr 1458), dau of the 21st Earl of Morton.

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Mark Roland Shand 1951-2014

_. Mark Roland Shand, who died following an accident in New York, 23 April, 2014, aged 62, was the only brother of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.

He was born 28 June, 1951, the only son of Maj Bruce Middleton Hope Shand, MC, by his wife the former Hon Rosalind Maud Cubitt (1921-1994), daughter of the 3rd Baron Ashcombe (Peerage of the UK, cr 1892).

He married 1990 (div) Clio, dau of Edward Rene David Goldsmith, by whom he had a daughter, Ayesha.

The funeral took place at Holy Trinity Church, Stourpaine, Dorset, 1 May, 2014.

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Sarah Lady Ainsworth, widow of the 4th Baronet

__. Sarah Lady Ainsworth, who died 18 April, 2014, aged 78, was the widow of Sir (Thomas) David Ainsworth, 4th Baronet (1926-99) (Bt, UK, cr 1916). She was the former Sarah Mary Walford, daughter of Lt-Col Hugh Carr Walford, and married Sir David in 1957. She leaves issue, inc Sir Anthony, the 5th Baronet.

Funeral, 7 May, at St Mary's, Wootton, Oxfordshire.

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Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 9th Baronet, CBE 1913-2014

. Brigadier Sir Gilbert Heathcote, CBE, who died 15th April, 2014, aged 100,  was 9th Baronet (of London, Bt, GB, 1733). Born 21 Sept, 1913, he was the only son of Lt-Col Robert Evelyn Manners Heathcote, DSO, by his wife the former Edith Millicent Walton, and succeeded to the baronetcy on the demise of his kinsman, the 3rd Earl of Ancaster, 29 Mar, 1983; married 1stly 1939 (div 1984), Patricia Margaret Leslie; married 2ndly, 1984, Mrs Ann Mellor, widow of Brig James Mellor, and dau of Wing~Commander J.A. Hatton. He leaves a son and a dau from his 1st marriage. The son, Mark Simon Robert, born 1 March, 1941, inherits the baronetcy. Thanksgiving Service at All Hallows, Tillington, Petworth, West Sussex, Thurs 8 May.

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(William Edward) Peter Louis Drummond-Murray 1929-2014

_. (William Edward) Peter Louis Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, who died at his home 13 April, 2014, aged 84, was head of the Drummond-Murray landed family, formerly of Matrick, Aberdeenshire, and descended from the Earls of Perth (Peerage of Scotland, cr 1605). He served as Slains Pursuivant of Arms for many years from 1981-2009, and in this role served the Earl of Erroll, hereditary Lord High Constable of Scotland and Chief of the Clan Hay, as his personal officer of arms for almost 3 decades.

He was born 24 Nov, 1929, elder son of Edward John Drummond-Murray (1907-  ) by his 1st wife the delightfully named Eulaia Ilfdefonsa Heaven (scion of that landed family); married 12 Jul,1954, the Hon Barbara Mary Hope, a daughter of the 2nd Baron Rankeillour (Baron, Peerage of the UK, cr 1932), 1897-1958, by his wife the former Grizel Gilmour (scion of the Gilmour Baronets), by whom he had issue, 3 sons and 1 daughter.

Requiem Mass at St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Edinburgh, Tues 22 Apr, 2014.

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Ivor Charles Robert Spencer-Churchill (b 2014)

_.Claire Gillian Spencer-Churchill (nee Troughton, b 1980), wife of Dominic Albert Charles Spencer-Churchill (b 1979), scion of the Dukes of Marlborough, gave birth to a son, Ivor Charles Robert, 30 March, 2014, a brother for Martha Melissa, who was b 18 May, 2012.

Dominic is the son of Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill (b 1940), by his 2nd wife the former Elizabeth Jane Wyndham, scion of the Barons Egremont, & Claire is a dau of Mr Jamie Troughton, by his wife the former Sarah Hope Campbell-Preston (b 1951), dau of Lt-Col Robert Modan Thorne Campbell-Preston, OBE, MC, JP (1909-1996), of that landed family, by his wife the Hon Angela Pearson, scion of the Viscounts Cowdray, &c. 

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Davies-Jones/Inskip engagement

_. The engagement has been announced between Robert Henry M. Davies-Jones (b 1979), son of  Capt Peter Michael Davies-Jones,of Langley on Tyne, Northumberland,  by his wife the former Gentian Gubbins-Mounsey-Heysham (b 1946), & Victoria Ann Inskip (b 1983), descended from a brother of the 1st Viscount Caldecote, daughter of Mr Owen Hampden Inskip (b 24 May, 1953), by his wife the Hon Clare Elizabeth Anne Inskip (nee Noel-Buxton), daughter of the 2nd Baron Noel-Buxton (1917-80) (Baron UK, cr 1930), by his 2nd wife, the former Margaret Elizabeth Cloete, dau of Stephanus Abraham Cloete, &c.

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Hon Rafe Thomas Townshend (born 2014)

Octavia Christina Townshend, styled Viscountess Raynham (born 1980), wife of Thomas Charles Townshend, styled Viscount Raynham (b 2 Nov 1977), gave birth to a son and heir, the Hon Rafe Thomas Townshend, 7 April, 2014.

Viscount Raynham is the son and heir of the 8th Marquess Townshend (born 26 September, 1945) of Raynham Hall, Fakenham, Norfolk, by his late wife, the former Hermione Ponsonby (1945-1985), scion of the Earls of Bessborough.

Viscountess Raynham is the daughter of Christopher David Legge (born 1943), and his wife the former Sarah Gilmour Marshall (born 1948), daughter of Major Philip Donald Howitt Marshall (1915-1996), and his wife the former Doris Pamela Yvonne Gilmour (1914-2008), scion of the Gilmour baronets.

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Rory Ivar Colquhoun (b 2014)

_. Charlotte J. Colquhoun (nee Murphy), wife of Patrick Colquhoun of Luss, yr, scion of that family of baronets, gave birth to a son, Rory Ivar, 28 March, 2014, a brother for Arthur Stewart, who was b 19 July, 2012. 

Patrick is the eldest son of Sir Malcolm Colquhoun of Luss, Bt, and Mrs Susan Clark, of Princeton, New Jersey, USA, and Charlotte is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Christopher Murphy, of Horsford, Norfolk. 

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Hon Elisabeth Joan Campbell 1919-2014

_. The Hon Elisabeth Joan Campbell, who died 6 April, 2014, aged 94, was a scion of the Barons Norton (Baron, UK, cr 1878).

She was born Elisabeth Joan Adderley, 12 June, 1919, second daughter of Hubert, 6th Baron Norton (1886-1961), by his wife the former Elizabeth Birkbeck, scion of that landed family; married 1943, Prof (Alexander) Colin Patton Campbell, MB, ChB, MSc, FRCP, by whom she had issue.

Funeral at Holy Trinity Church, Ascott under Wychwood, Tuesday Apr 15.

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Baroness Killearn 1955-2014

_. The Baroness Killearn, who died 4 April, 2014, aged circa 58, was the wife of Victor Miles George Aldous Lampson, 3rd Baron Killearn (b 9 Sept, 1941) (Peerage of the UK, cr 1941).

She was the former Melita Amaryllis Pamela Astrid Morgan-Giles, a daughter of Rear-Admiral Sir Morgan Morgan-Giles, DSO, OBE, GM, MP (1914-2013), by his 1st wife the former Pamela Bushell (d 1966), and married the then Victor Lampson in 1971. Her husband succeeded to the peerage on the demise of his half~brother, in July, 1996. She is survived by him and children, Miles, heir to the peerage, Alexander, Pamela and Miranda.

Beatrix Molesworth 1917-2014

_. Miss Beatrix Molesworth, who died 27 March, 2014, aged 96, was a scion of the Viscounts Molesworth (Visc, Peerage of Ireland, cr 1716), and a kinswoman of HRH The Countess of Wessex.

Miss Molesworth, of Galphay, Ripon, North Yorkshire, was a lecturer at Ripon, later Ripon and York St John, and advised on the conservation of Fountains Abbey, and Studley.

She was born in 1917, daughter of Colonel Francis Crofton Molesworth (1880-1955), of the Royal Engineers, by his wife the former Eileen Denny (d 1951), scion of the Denny Baronets.

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Son for Prince & Princess Nicholas Frankopan

_. "Princess"_Natasha Frankopan (nee Oppenheim), wife of _Prince_Nicholas Frankopan, gave birth to a son, Bartol Ford Louis Oppenheim, 2 April, 2014, a brother for or Tekia Luciana Oppenheim, who was b 18 September, 2009, and for Conrad Nicholas Oppenheim, who was b 25 June, 2012. 

Nicholas Frankopan is a brother of Lady Nicholas Windsor.

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Hon Brook George Percival Weld Forester (b 2014)

_. The Baroness Forester (nee Lydia Anne C. Baugh, born 1982), wife of (Charles Richard) George Weld-Forester, 9th Baron Forester (b 8 July, 1975) (Baron, UK, cr 1821), gave birth to a son, Brook George Percival Weld, 29 March, 2014.

Lord Forester is the son of the late 8th Baron Forester (b 20 Feb 1938; d 4 Feb 2004), of Willey Park, Shropshire, by his wife the former Hon (Elizabeth) Catherine Lyttelton (b 1946), dau of the 10th Viscount Cobham; & Lady Forester is a dau of Mr George Baugh, of Glebe House, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury, by his wife the former ____ Rayska. 

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Larjo/Kindersley engagement

__. The engagement was announced 7 Apr, 2014, between Mr Lauri Larjo, of Helsinki, Finland, and the Hon Rebecca Kindersley (b 26 March, 1985), of Toronto, Canada, scion of the Barons Kindersley (B, UK, cr 1941) only daughter of the 4th Baron Kindersley (b 11 March, 1955), by his wife the former Sarah Warde.

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+ Patricia Ann Merlyn Rodney

_. (Patricia) Ann Merlyn Rodney, who died at her home 29 March, 2014,  was the widow of Cdr Nigel Robert Harley Rodney, RN (1917-92), scion of the Barons Rodney (Baron, GB, cr 1782).

She was born Patricia Ann Merlyn Ashburner, daughter of Lt-Col Harley Wentworth Ashburner, DSO, and married Nigel Rodney, in 1946. She leaves four children, Nicholas (b 1947), Christopher (b 1957), Julia (b 1951) and Emma (b 1952).

The elder son is third cousin and heir pres to the 11th Baron Rodney, who was born in 1999.

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Budgett/Meade marriage

_.TRH The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry of Wales attended the marriage, 29 March, 2014, at St Mary's Church, Marshfield, Gloucestershire, between Charles George A. Budgett (b 1981), son of Mr James Budgett, of Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, by his wife the former Rosemary Delme-Murray, descended from the Dukes of Atholl & Lucy Margaret Meade (b 1985), daughter of Richard John Hannay Meade, OBE (b 4 Dec 1936), of West Littleton, Wiltshire, by his wife the former Angela Dorothy Farquhar (b 11 Jan, 1948), scion of the Farquhar Baronets (Bt, GB, cr 1796).

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Tollemache/Holl engagement

_. The engagement was announced 28 March, 2014, between Lyonel John Peter Tollemache (b 1973), scion of the Tollemache Barons (Baron, UK, cr 1876), elder son of the the Hon Michael David Douglas Tollemache (b 1944), of London, and Mrs Theresa Tollemache (nee Bowring), of Blackheath, Suffolk, & Jennifer Mary Holl (b 1980), daughter of Mr Jonathan Holl, of Farnham, Surrey, and Mrs Jonathan Holl  (nee Burne).

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Kitty Mani Anne Jellicoe (b 2014)

_. Katharine L. Jellicoe (nee Napier) wife of the  the Hon. John Philip Jellicoe (b. 1966), scion of the Earls Jellicoe (Peerage of the UK, cr 1925), gave birth to a daughter, Kitty Mani Anne, 1st March, 2014.

Johnny Jellicoe is a son of the late 2nd Earl Jellicoe, KBE (1918-2007), by his second wife, the former Philippa Dunne, scion of that landed family, and is a half~brother of the current 3rd Earl.

Katharine Jellicoe  is a daughter of Maj. Andrew Napier, of Syleham, Suffolk, and the late Mrs Napier.

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Robert Harral Marsham 1946-2014

_. Robert Harral Marsjam, who died 22 March, 2014, aged 67, was a scion of the Earls of Romney (Earl, UK, cr 1801). He was born 13 Aug, 1946, second son of Peter Marsham (b 1912-), by his wife the former Margaret Harral, dau of Benjamin Harral, and was descended from a younger son of the 3rd Earl of Romney. He was unm.  Funeral at All Saints Church, Coddington, near Newark~on~Trent, Nottinghamshire, 5 Apr.

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Moxon/Alvares engagement

_. The engagement was announced 20 March, 2014, between Christian Frederick Moxon (b 1974), youngest son of the late John Frederick Moxon by his wife the Hon Jennifer Julia Fellowes (b 1940), of Abbots Ripton, Cambridgeshire, scion of the Barons De Ramsey (Baron, UK, cr 1887), and Ahalya Alvares, eldest dau of Jeevan Alvares and Rajini Furtado, of Bangalore, India.

Christian Moxon is a nephew of the 4th Baron De Ramsey.

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Berridge/Dent engagement

__. The engagement was announced 20 March, 2014, between Charles D.M. Berridge, son of Mr & Mrs Patrick Berridge, of Carrigbyrne, Co Wexford, and Annabel Dent, scion of that landed family, daughter of ( John) Patrick Dent, of Hunsingore, North Yorkshire, by his wife the former Hon Diana Mary TAYLOR (b 1953), younger dau of the Baron INGROW TD OBE (1917-2002, LP cr 1982) and Barbara Mary (d 1998, dau of Percy Wright STIRK of Crestmead, Keighley). 

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Willis Fleming/Pitel engagement

_.  The engagement was announced 20 March, 2014, between Thomas Willis Fleming (b 28 Dec, 1958), scion of that landed family, son of the late John Valentine 'Roo' Willis Fleming (1925-2009) by his wife the former Angela Jean St John Webb-Carter, now of London, & Siobhan L. Pitel, second daughter of the late Michael Pitel and Mrs Sally Pitel, of London.

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Susan Duchess of Montrose c1928-2014

__.Susan Duchess of Montrose, who died 13 March, 2014, aged 85, was the widow of James Angus Graham, 7th Duke of Montrose (1907-92) (Peerage of  Scotland, cr 1707).

She was the former Susan Mary Jocelyn Semple, daughter of Dr John Mervyl Semple, of Gilgil, Kenya, by his wife the former Anne Gladys Steen, and married firstly, Michael Raleigh Gibbs (dec.,), of Nakuru, Kenya; married 2ndly, 17 Apr, 1952, as his 2nd wife, James Angus Graham, styled Marquess of Graham, who succeeded his father as 7th Duke of Montrose, 20 Jan, 1954. Her husband died 10 Feb, 1992.

The Duchess is survived by 5 children, one from the first marriage, and by two sons and two daughters from the second marriage. 

Memorial Service at Cleish Parish Church, near Kinross, Saturday 29 March, after a family burial on 28 March.

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Henrietta (Rita) Baroness Drumalbyn c1914-2014

_. Henrietta (Rita), Baroness Drumalbyn, who died 12 March, 2014, in her 100th year, was the second wife, and widow of the 1st (and last) Baron Drumalbyn (1908-87) (Peerage of the UK, cr 1963). As Mrs Henrietta (Rita) Edmiston, widow of Harry Edmiston, she wed the peer as his 2nd wife in 1985. She is survived by 2 sons from her 1st marriage.

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Sir Mark Edward Mortimer Bowen, 5th Baronet 1958-2014

_. Sir Mark Edward Mortimer Bowen, 5th Baronet, died 27 February, 2014, aged 55.  He was born 17 Oct, 1958, son of Sir Thomas Frederic Charles Bowen, 4th Baronet (1921-89) (Bt, UK, cr 1921), by his wife the former Jill Claude Evans, and succeeded to the baronetcy on his father's death, 1989'  married 1983, Kerry Tessa Moriarty, dau of Michael John Moriarty, by whom he had issue,  one son and one daughter. The son, George Edward Michael Bowen, born 27 Dec, 1987, succeeds as 6th baronet.

The funeral is at St Lawrence Church,  Cucklington, Somerset, 28 March. A memorial service takes place at All Hallows by the Tower, London, 7 May.

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