Pocock/Walton marriage

_. The marriage took place 17 August, 2019, at St Brélade’s Parish Church, Jersey, between Thomas Raymond Le Fevre Pocock [born 1986], son of Mr Mark Edward Le Fevre Pocock [born 1944], of Winchester, co Hampshire, by his wife the former Joanna M Fox [born 1956], & Christina Frances Walton [born 1986], daughter of Alastair Henry Walton [born 1954], of Chelsea, by his wife the former Hon Mary Synolda Butler [born 1954], daughter of the 18th/28th Baron Dunboyne.

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The 6th Baron Kenyon 1947-2019

_. The Baron Kenyon, 6th holder of the peerage, died at his home, 17 August, 2019. He was 72.

Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon was born 13 July, 1947, son of the 5th Baron Kenyon, CBE, JP, DL [1917-93], by his wife the former Leila Mary Cookson [died 2008]. His mother was a granddaughter maternally of Sir Alan Colquhoun of Luss, 6th Baronet.

He succeeded to the barony, created in 1788, and the baronetcy created four years earlier, on his father's death, 16 May, 1993.

He was President of Clwyd South Conservatives, and former Wrexham County Councillor for Overton.

Lord Kenyon married in 1971, Sally Carolyn Matthews, eldest daughter of Jack Frank Page Matthews, of Bury St Edmunds, co Suffolk, by whom he had two sons, Lloyd and Alexander.


He is succeeded in the peerage and baronetcy by his elder son, the Hon Lloyd Nicholas Tyrell-Kenyon, who was born 9 April, 1972.

The funeral takes place at St Chad's Church, Hanmer, 30 August, 2019.

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Marie-Therese Johnston [nee de Zulueta] 1955-2019

_. Marie-Therese Johnston [nee de Zulueta] who died 17 August, 2019, aged 64, was a granddaughter of the novelist Dame Daphne du Maurier.

She was born circa 1955, daughter of Maj Peter Paul John de Zulueta by his wife the former Tessa Browning.

Her grandfather, Lieut-Gen Sir Frederick Browning, GCVO [1896-1965] married Daphne du Maurier in 1932.

Her parents divorced and her mother's second husband, from 1970, is the 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. Marie-Therese was the wife of Robert Johnston, and mother of two sons, James and Nicholas.

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Sheila Grace Tollemache Dunlop 1917-2019

_. Sheila Grace Tollemache Dunlop [nee Arbuthnot], who died 16 August, 2019, aged 102, was a scion of the Arbuthnot baronets; born in 1917, a daughter of Lt-Col. Archibald Hugh Arbuthnot [1875-1957], by his wife the former Gertrude Alice Green [died 11 Nov, 1918], dau of the Rev Frederick Charles Green; married 9 April, 1942, Maj. Roy Dunlop [who died 1991], by whom she had issue, a son, Robert [born 1948], and two daughters, Caroline [born 1944] and Elspeth [1951-2014]; the funeral takes place at St Mary's Church, Aldingbourne, 30 August, 2019.

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Mária Erzsébet Ilona Anna Josefa Walpurga Lockwood 1944-2019

_. Mária Erzsébet Ilona Anna Josefa Walpurga "Mausi" Lockwood, who died 15 August, 2019, aged 74, was a scion of the Eszterházy dynasty.

She was born at Budapest, 12 Nov, 1944, daughter of Jozsef Mária Dániel Kazmer Ferenc Rudolf László János Evangelista Eustachius Eszterhazy [1917-80], by his first wife Elisabeth Princess zu Windisch-Grätz, a relative of Princess Michael of Kent.

Since the 17th century, the family were among the great landowner magnates of the Kingdom of Hungary during the time it was part of the Habsburg Monarchy and later Austria-Hungary.
During the history of the Habsburg empire, the Esterházys were consistently loyal to the Habsburg rulers. They received the title of count in 1626 and the Forchtenstein line received the title of Fürst (Ruling Prince) from the Holy Roman Emperor in 1712.

She married at Geneva, 10 September, 1976, John Sugden Lockwood [born 1938], who predeceased her.

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Marguerite Carolyn Mary Stoddart-Scott [born 2019]

_. Lauren Stoddart-Scott born 1983, nee Rumbold], wife of David Andrew K. Stoddart-Scott [born 1983], scion of that landed gentry family, gave birth to a daughter, Marguerite Carolyn Mary, 15 August, 2019.

David Stoddart-Scott is the son of John David Malcolm Stoddart-Scott [born 1943], of Arthington, West Yorkshire, by his wife the former Elizaberth Anne Machin; and Lauren is a daughter of Paul A. Rumbold, of Holcombe, Lancashire, by his wife the former Elaine Wild.

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Sophia Sally Mansfield [nee Ropner] 1959-2019

_. Sophia Sally Mansfield [nee Ropner], who died 14 August, 2019, aged 59, was a scion of the Ropner baronets; born 28 September, 1959, daughter of Jeremy Vyvyan Ropner [1932-2009], by his wife the former Sally Willcox; married 1991, Christopher John Mansfield, by whom she had issue.

She was a great-great granddaughter of Sir Emil Hugo Oscar Ropner, 1st Baronet [1838-1924].

A Service of Thanksgiving will be held at St Michael's Church, Broadway, 29 August, 2019.

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Juliet Elizabeth Mary Berkeley 1930-2019

_. Juliet Elizabeth Mary Berkeley, who died at her home in Worcestershire, 13 August, 2019, was a scion of the Berkeley landed family, of Berkeley Castle; born 6 June, 1930, daughter of Robert George Wilmot Berkeley [1898-1969], by his wife the former Hon Myrtle Emily Theresa Dormer [1907-1982], daughter of the 14th Baron Dormer [1864-1922]; she was unmarried; she had a sister, Rosalind [1928-2015], a nun, and a brother, Maj. Robert John Grantley Berkeley [1931-2017].

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Hon Zoë Leighton Stewart [nee Seager] 1928-2019

_. The Hon Zoë Leighton Stewart [nee Seager], who died 10 August, 2019, aged 91, was a scion of the Barons Leighton of Saint Mellons; born 28 April, 1928, daughter of the 1st Baron Leighton of Saint Mellons [1896-1963], by his wife the former Marjorie Gimson [died 1992]; married firstly, 31 March, 1955, Malcolm James Peniston [died 1981]; married 2ndly, 1984, Alan Carnegie Stewart [who predeceased her by three days]; she leaves issue from her first marriage, a son, Douglas, and two daughters, Angela and Rosemary.

A Service of Thanksgiving will take place at St James Church, Emsworth, 6 September, 2019.

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Michael Henry Stanhope Dormer 1930-2019

_. Michael Henry Stanhope Dormer, who died 29 July, 2019, aged 88, was a scion of the Barons Dormer; born 8 December, 1930, son of Robert Stanhope Dormer [1880-1960], by his wife the former Ebba Harline d'Ilberville Le Moyne Whyte [died 1961]; married 21 January, 1959, Daphne Margaret Battine [died 12 Oct, 2018], daughter of Capt Oswald James Battine [d 1938], by his wife the former Gwendolin Margaret Mary Grace MacRae, a granddaughter of the 3rd Marquess of Bute.

He leaves a son, Merlin, and two daughters, Leanda and Athena.

The funeral takes place at St Francis de Sales Church, Wash Common, Newbury, 27 August, 2019.

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Alan Carnegie Stewart [died 2019]

_. Mr Alan Carnegie Stewart, who died 7 August, 2019, aged 99, married in 1984, as her second husband, the Hon Zoë Leighton Seager [born 28 April, 1928], daughter of the 1st Baron Leighton of Saint Mellons [1896-1963].

The funeral takes place at St Ninian's Church, Castle Douglas, 22 August, 2019.

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d'Erlanger-Bertrand/Graham engagement

_. The engagement was announced 15 August, 2019, between Oliver Alexander [Ollie] d'Erlanger-Bertrand [born January 1992], son of Mr Leo Alexandre d'Erlanger-Bertrand [born 1963], of Wiltshire, by his wife the former Beverley Osborne, & Georgia, daughter of Mr & Mrs James Graham, of London.

Ollie d'Erlanger-Bertrand is a grandson of Alain Bertrand by his wife the former Tessa Edwina May d'Erlanger [who died 2008], and a great-nephew of Rodolphe d'Erlanger, who married Lady Caroline Cholmondeley [b 1952], dau of the 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley [1919-90].

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Joseph Peter Bradshaw Hopkins [born 2019]

_. Lucy Sarah Emma Hopkins [born 1984, nee Troughton], wife of Cabell Peter Bradshaw Hopkins, gave birth to a son, Joseph Peter Bradshaw, 9 August, 2019, a brother for Nancy [born 2015], and for Sylvia [born 2017].

Lucy Hopkins is a daughter of Peter John Charles Troughton, CBE, by his wife the former Sarah Rose Colman [born 1953], Lady-in-Waiting to HRH The Duchess of Kent 1990-2000, and Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, and granddaughter of Sir Timothy Colman, KG, by his wife the former Lady Mary Cecilia Bowes Lyon [born 1932], sister of the 17th Earl of Strathmore, and a first cousin of HM The Queen.


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Ottilie Wanda Petal Pickering [born 2019]

_. Emma Catherine Pickering [nee Meysey-Thompson, born 1978], wife of James Guthrie Pickering [born 1977], gave birth to a daughter, Ottilie Wanda Petal, 26 July, 2019.

James is a son of Guthrie Pickering [born 1944], by his wife the former Vivienne Irish, and Emma Pickering is a daughter of Mark Kennedy Meysey-Thompson [1949-87], by his wife the former Catherine Diana Herdman-Newton, and descended from the Meysey-Thompson baronets.

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Alice Clementine Spalton [born 2019]

_. Clementine Rose Spalton [born 1984, nee Jepson-Turner], wife of James Michael Jackson Spalton [born 1983], gave birth to a daughter, Alice Clementine, 14 August, 2019, a sister for Jackson [born 2013], and for Grace [born 2015].

James Spalton is a son of David Spalton by his wife the former Catherine Bompas, and Clementine is a daughter of Anthony William Jepson-Turner, and a granddaughter of Maj Bertram William Jepson-Turner [1870-1954], by his wife the former Rosemarie Helen Lucas, scion of the Lucas baronets, daughter of Maj Sir Archibald Lucas, 2nd and last Baronet.

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Mairin [Moo] Broughton [nee de Courcy Wheeler] died 2019

_. Mairin [Moo] Broughton [nee de Courcy Wheeler]. descended from the Barons Craigmyle, died 14 August, 2019, in Portugal.

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Hon Matilda Grace Neville [born 2019]

_. The Baroness Braybrooke, wife of the 11th Baron Braybrooke [born 1977], gave birth to a daughter, the Hon Matilda Grace Neville, 13 August, 2019, a sister for Jemima and Edward.

Baroness Braybrooke is the former Selina Anne Kelway-Bamber [born 1989] daughter of Euan Glen Kelway-Bamber -born 1958], by his wife the former Laura Isabel Hester Morgan-Grenville [born 1961], scion of the Lords Kinloss.

Lord Braybrooke succeeded to the barony, created in 1788, on the death of his fourth cousin once removed, the 10th Baron, 5 June, 2017.

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Sir Michael James Harwood Harrison, 2nd Baronet 1936-2019

_.Sir Michael Harrison, 2nd Baronet, died 13 August, 2019. He was 83.

He was born 28 March, 1936, son of Sir [James] Harwood Harrison, 1st Baronet [1907-80], MP for the Eye Div of Suffolk, 1951-79, by his wife the former Peggy Alberta Mary Stenhouse [1907-93]; educated at Rugby; JP 1993; a member of Lloyd'sand a member of the Council of the Sail Training Assoc; Liveryman, of Mercer's Co [Master 1986-7]; Freeman of the City of London; Chairman, Berrite Ltd; succeeded to the baronetcy on his father's demise, 11 September, 1980; married 1967, [Rosamund] Louise Clive [born 1944], scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of Edward Buxton Clive [1909-75]; issue: 2 sons, Edwin and Tristan, and 2 daughters, [Auriol] Davina and Priscilla.

The baronetcy now passes to his elder son, Edwin Michael Harwood Harrison, who was born 29 May, 1981.

The funeral takes place at St Andrew's Church, Hasketon, 3 September, 2019.

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Charlotte Henriette Lucy Simon [born 2019]

_.The Hon Emma Coralie Sarah Simon [nee Willoughby, born 1981], wife of Remco Simon, and scion of the Barons Middleton, gave birth to a daughter, Charlotte Henriette Lucy, 9 August, 2019, a sister for Frederik Willem Jacob, who was born 22 May, 2018.

Remco is a son of Mr & Mrs Willem Simon. Emma is a daughter of the 13th Baron Middleton (b 14 Jul, 1948), by his wife the former Hon Lucy Corinna Agneta Sidney, scion of the Viscounts De L'Isle.

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Janet Elizabeth Rosemary Hurry [nee Hoskyns-Abrahall] 1938-2019

_. Janet Elizabeth Rosemary Hurry [nee Hoskyns-Abrahall], who died 31 July, 2019, was a scion of the Hoskyns baronets, born in 1938, daughter of the Rt Rev Anthony Hoskyns-Abrahall, sometime Bishop Suffragan of Lancaster [1903-82], by his wife the former Margaret Ada Story [died 1986], a sister of Lord Buckton; she married 1962, Nicholas George Hurry, by whom she had issue.

A Requiem Mass will be held at St Michael and All Angels, Barnes, SW13, 15 August, 2019.

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The Baroness Gilbert 1929-2019

The Baroness Gilbert died 24 July, 2019. She was 89.  She was the widow of John William Gilbert, Labour MP for Dudley 1970-74 and for Dudley East 1974-97, Minister of State for Defence in the Callaghan Administration 1976-79, created a life peer in 1997 as Baron Gilbert, of Dudley in the County of West Midlands. Her husband died in 2013.

She was the former Jean Olive Ross-Skinner, born 14 Nov, 1929, daughter of William Milne Ross-Skinner,by his wife Olive Mary Caroline Pease [1906-80]; married 23 March, 1963, as his second wife, the abovementioned John Gilbert [1927-2013].

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John Dalziel Beveridge Smart, CVO 1932-2019

_. John Dalziel Beveridge Smart, CVO, Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire 2000-2007, died 12 August, 2019, his 87th birthday.

Born 12 August, 1932, at Edinburgh, son of George Beveridge Smart by his wife the former Christina Mary Anne MacDonald.

He was predeceased by his wife Valerie, and leaves issue, two sons, James and Robert.

A Thanksgiving Service takes place at St Laurence's Church, Laurencekirk, 30 August, 2019.

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Eveline Hilda Foster [nee Carr-Ellison] 1933-2019

_. Eveline Hilda Foster [nee Carr-Ellison], who died 12 August, 2019, aged 85, was a scion of the Carr-Ellison landed gentry family; born 15 November, 1933, daughter of Cuthbert Fenwicke-Clennell Carr-Ellison [1901-1969], by his wife the former Phyllis Cagtherine Craster [1908-95]; married in 1957, Peter John Foster, by whom she had three sons, Richard, Miles and Nigel.

The funeral takes place at St Michael & All Angels, Howick, Northumberland, 23 August, 2019.

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Berkeley/Stoddart engagement

_. The engagement was announced 13 August, 2019, between Robert Francis Berkeley [born  1989], scion of that landed family, son of the late Roger Maurice Berkeley [1961-2011], by his wife the former Victoria Selmon [now of Milstead, Kent], & Isabel K. Stoddart, eldest daughter of Mr & Mrs Mark Stoddart, of Cholsey, Oxfordshire.

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van Zeller/Smith engagement

_, The engagement was announced 13 August, 2019, between J.F. [Jonty] van Zeller second son of Nicholas Howard van Zeller, of Hovingham, York, by his wife the former Emma Ward Jones [born 1956], scion of the Jones baronets, & Kirsty M. Smith, elder daughter of Mr & Mrs Hugh Smith.

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Phoenix Sunny Spencer-Churchill [born 2019]

_. Lady Edward Spencer-Churchill [nee Kimberly [Kimi] Hammerström], wife of Lord Edward Albert Charles Spencer-Churchill [born 1974], scion of the Dukes of Marlborough, gave birth to a son, Phoenix Sunny, 4 August, 2019.

Lord Edward is a younger son of the late 11th Duke of Marlborough [1926-2014], by his third wife, Countess Dagmar Rosita Astri Libertas Douglas [born 1943]; he married 4 July, 2018, Kimberly Hammerström. Lord Edward is a half-brother of the 12th Duke of Marlborough, of Blenheim Palace, co Oxford.

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Basil Douglas van Zeller [born 2019]

_. Emma Louise van Zeller [born 1987, nee Parker], wife of Edward Arundell van Zeller [born 1988], gave birth to a son, Basil Douglas, 5 August, 2019.

Edward van Zeller is a son of Nicholas Howard van Zeller, of Hovingham, York, by his wife the former Emma Ward Jones [born 1956], scion of the Jones baronets.

Emma van Zeller is a daughter of Charles Herbert Parker, of Cheriton, Hampshire, by his wife the former Victoria Kathleen Scott [born 1956], scion of the Scott baronets of Rotherfield.

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Duffell/Buckmaster engagement

_. The engagement was announced 12 August, 2019, between Charles B.R. [Charlie] Duffell, son of Lieutenant-General Sir Peter and Lady Duffell, of Britford, Wiltshire, & [Eleanor] Rose Buckmaster [born 1986], daughter of Henry G. Buckmaster, of Little Blakenham, Suffolk, by his wife the former Julia Mary Hobhouse [born 26 September, 1956], scion of the Hobhouse baronets, daughter of Hugh Cam Hobhouse [1917-87], by his wife the former Aline Hunter Blair [1921-2010].

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Boardman/Liddell-Grainger marriage

_. The marriage took place 10 August, 2019, between James Boardman and Sophie Victoria Liddell-Grainger [born 27 December, 1988] descended from the Royal House of the United Kingdom, daughter of Ian Richard Peregrine Liddell-Grainger [born 23 February, 1959], by his wife the former Jill Nesbitt [born 9 March, 1956].

Sophie is a granddaughter of David Ian Liddell-Grainger [1930-2007], by his wife the former Anne Mary Sibylla Abel Smith [born 28 July, 1932], and a great granddaughter of Colonel Sir Henry Abel Smith, KCVO [1900-93], by his wife the former Lady May Emma Mary Cambridge [1906-94], and a great-great granddaughter of Alexander Cambridge, 1st [and last] Earl of Athlone [1874-1957], by his wife HRH Princess Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline of Albany [1883-1981]; and a great-great-great granddaughter of HRH The Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany; and a great-great-great-great granddaughter of HM Queen Victoria.

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Lt.-Col. Robert Adair Campbell 1928-2019

_. Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Adair Campbell, late the Royal Marines, who died 2 August, 2019, aged 91, was a scion of the Campbells of Strathcaro [now Adamson], born in 1928, son of Lt-Col Henry Alastair Campbell, OBE [1895-1971], by his wife the former Aileen Emmet [1903-69], scion of the Emmet family of Amberley; married 1951, Norma L. Tyler [born 1932], daughter of Major-General Sir Leslie Norman Tyler, KBE, CB [1904-92], by whom he had four sons and three daughters.

A Requiem Mass takes place at St Mary's Church, Blairs, Aberdeen, 21 August, 2019.

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van der Elst/Beare engagement

_. The engagement was announced 10 August, 2019, between Ezra van der Elst, of Amsterdam, & Rosanna Sarah Cecil [Rosie] Beare [born 1988], daughter of [Anthony] Julian Lyell Beare [born 1951], by his wife the former Charlotte Julia Mary Elborne [born 1956], descended from the Viscounts Galway.

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Hugh Cornelius William Kerr [born 2014]

_. Sophie Louise Kerr [nee Neech, born 1987], wife of Robert John Edward [Robbie] Kerr [born 1987], scion of the Marquesses of Lothian, gave birth to a son, Hugh Cornelius William, 5 August, 2019.

Robbie Kerr is a son of William Walter Raleigh Kerr [born 1950], by his wife the former Griselda Mary Hamilton-Baillie [born 1950], scion of the Earls of Haddington.

Sophie Kerr is a daughter of Richard Eardley Neech, by his wife the former Margaret A.L. Edmonds.

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Florence Ottilie Lake [born 2019]

_. Olivia Blanche Lake [nee Plunkett, born 1980], wife of Tristan Philippe Anthony Lake [born 1979], gave birth to a daughter, Florence Ottilie, 6 August, 2019, a sister  for Maximilian and Frederick.

Tristan Lake, is descended from the Walsham baronets, the Barons Abinger, and the Barons Milford, and is a son of David Anthony Lake [born 1953].

Olivia is a daughter of Mr Peter Plunkett by his wife [nee Cardozo].

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Tatiana Cicely Antoinette Bromet [born 2019]

_. Eloise Cleo Bromet [nee Corbett, born 1975], wife of Edward Anthony Bromet [born 1969], gave birth to a daughter, Tatiana Cicely Antoinette, 3 August, 2019.

Edward is the son of the late John Anthony Bromet [1927-2001], of Wighill, near Tadcaster, by his wife the former Charlotte Imogen Woollcombe Smith [b 1943- d] scion of the Samuel Smith brewing dynasty, and descended maternally from the Woollcombe landed family.

Eloise Bromet is a daughter of [Raymond] Panton Corbett by his wife Dame Antoinette Sibley, DBE [born 1939], the former Prima Ballerina with the Royal Ballet.

Edward Bromet's first wife was the Hon Victoria Neville [born 1970] a daughter of the 10th Baron Braybrooke [1932-2017], and a sister of the Countess of Derby.

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Sir John Michael Leal Uren, OBE 1923-2019

_. Sir Michael Uren, OBE, multi-millionaire founder of Civil & Marine, died 9 August, 2019. He was 95.

Sir Michael Uren donated £40m to his alma mater, Imperial College, London, and £30m to the King Edward VII Hospital for Officers. He was founder and chairman of Civil and Marine from 1955 tp 2006.

Appointed OBE in 1999 and knighted in 2016.

He leaves two sons. Sir Michael's funeral takes place at St Mildred's Church, Tenterden, Kent, 11 September, 2019.

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Elspeth Pauline Mary Harrington Gibbs [c1924-2019]

_. Elspeth Gibbs died 28 July, 2019, aged 95; born circa 1924, daughter of Maj. Felix John Russi, MC [1896-1979]; married 1950, Somerset Bryan Gibbs [born 1926], son of Maj. Bryan Northam Gibbs [died 1965], by his wife the former Lady Rosamond Kathleen Margaret Butler [1899-1972], scion of the Earls of Carrick, daughter of the 6th Earl of Carrick [1851-1909], by his second wife the former Emily Codrington Jones [died 2015]; three sons and 1 daughter.

A Thanksgiving Service takes place at the West Suffolk Crematorium, Risby, 12 Aug, 2019.

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Ann Patience Thistlethwayte 1930-2019

_. Ann Patience Thistlethwayte, who died 2 August, 2019, aged 89, was a scion of the Earls of Portsmouth; born 12 February, 1930, daughter of Captain Newton James Wallop William-Powlett [1896-1963] by his wife the former Barbara Patience Greenwell [1906-97], scion of the Greenwell baronets; married 10 Oct, 1953, Lieutenant-Col. Thomas Noel Thistlethwayte [1925-2015] scion of that landed family, by whom she had four children.

The funeral takes place at St Mary's Church, Throwleigh, Devon, 29 Aug, 2019.

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Milo George Cowper-Coles [born 2019]

_. Charlotte M Cowper-Coles [nee Carpenter], wife of Frederick Peter [Freddie] Cowper-Coles, scion of the Coles landed gentry family, gave birth to a son, Milo George, 23 July, 2019, a brother for Theo.

Freddie Cowper-Coles is a son of Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, KCMG, LVO [born 1955] by his former wife the former Bridget Mary Elliott [b 1953].

Charlotte is a daughter of Michael Carpenter.

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Sir James Douglas Spooner [1932-2019]

_. Sir James Spooner, who died 8 August, 2019, aged 87, was Honorary Treasurer of the Global Warming Policy Foundation; and a former chairman of Barclays Bank PLC and the supermarket Sainsbury's.

He was also is a former Director of John Swire & Sons, former Deputy Chairman and subsequently Chairman of the Royal Opera. He was a former Non executive director of St. Andrew's Healthcare; and was a patron of the Longford Trust. He was also Chairman of the Prince's Trust.

Born 11 July, 1932, he was educated at Eton.

The funeral takes place at the Parish Church of All Saints', Pytchley, 9 September, 2019.

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Maccabe/Cecil engagement

The engagement was announced 9 August, 2019, between Thomas A. Maccabe, second son of Douglas Maccabe and the late Carol Maccabe, of St Ouen, Jersey, and the Hon Emily Sarah Cecil [born 15 November, 1991], elder daughter of the 4th Baron Rockley [born 29 July, 1961], of Lytchett Heath, Dorset, by his wife the former Katherine Jane Whalley.

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Anthony James Gray 1936-2019

_. Anthony James Gray, who died 1 August, 2019, aged 83, was born circa 1936, son of Professor Sir James Gray, CBE, MC, FRS [1891-1975] by his wife the former Norah King; married 1963, Lady Lana Mary Gabrielle Baring [1943-1974] daughter of the 3rd Earl of Cromer [1918-91] by his wife the former Hon Esme Mary Gabrielle Harmsworth [1922-2011], scion of the Viscounts Rothermere, by whom he had issue.

The funeral will take place at St Peter's Church, Stourton, Wiltshire, 4 September, 2019.

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Evans-Freke/Johnson engagement

_. The engagement was announced 8 August, 2019, between Yorick Peter Evans-Freke [born 1992], scion of the Barons Carbery, eldest son of the Hon Stephen Ralfe Evans-Freke [born 1952], of St Thomas, US Virgin Islands and Castle Freke, Co Cork, Ireland, & of Valerie Evans-Freke [nee Johnson] of Tuxedo Park, New York, & Penelope B. Johnson, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs Gregory Johnson of Billings, Montana.

Yorick is a grandson of the 11th Baron Carbery [1920-2012]

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Claire Leonora Ward [nee Baring] 1936-2019

_. Claire Leonora Ward (née Baring), who died 4 August, 2019, aged 83, was a scion of the Barons Ashburton, and mother of Tracy, Duchess of Beaufort.

She was born 29 February, 1936, the daughter of Amyas Evelyn Giles Baring [1910-86], by his first wife the former Mona Montgomerie Mullins, from who he was divorced in 1949 [she died 1988]; she married 21 November, 1956 [divorced 1974] the Hon Peter Alistair Ward [1926-2008], scion of the Earls of Dudley, a son of the 3rd Earl of Dudley [1894-1969], by his 1st wife the former Lady Rosemary Millicent Leveson-Gower [1893-1930]; and had issue, [1] Rachel Claire Ward [b 12 Sept 1957] the actress [The Thornbirds, etc], [2] Tracy Louise Ward [b 22 Dec 1958] married 1987 [div 2018] the 12th Duke of Beaufort [b 22 May 1952], and [3] Alexander Evelyn Giles Ward [born 1 July 1961]. Claire Ward was the mistress for over 30 years of Antony, Viscount Lambton [the disclaimed Earl of Durham], and they lived together in Italy until his death in 2006.

Mrs Ward leaves 8 grandchildren.

A Memorial Service takes place at St Peter's Church, Cornwell, 17 September, 2019.

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Sampson/Bristow engagement

The engagement was announced 7 August, 2019 between Hamish A. Sampson, son of Mr and Mrs Nigel Sampson, of Thorpe Underwood, North Yorkshire, and Lily Annabel Mary Bristow [born 1989], , daughter of Mr Timothy Dominic Ian James Bristow [born 1 July, 1959], of the Isle of Wight, and his former wife the former Annabel J.D. Palmer [now Mrs Richard Fife, of Great Langton, North Yorkshire].

Lily Bristow's grandfather, James Percy Bristow married in 1958, the Hon Caroline Jean Lawson Johnston [born 25 Dec, 1935], daughter of the 2nd Baron Luke [1905-96].

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Stirling-Aird/Prophet engagement

The engagement was announced 6 Aug, 2019, between James Christian [Jamie] Stirling-Aird [born 1978], scion of the Stirlings of Kippendavie, a Scots landed family, second son of Richard John Stirling-Aird [born 1946], of Dunblane, Perthshire, and the late Mrs Merete Stirling-Aird [nee Jensen, who died 2018], and Fiona E. Prophet, younger daughter of Major and Mrs Robert Prophet, of Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire.

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Martel/Fielder engagement

The engagement was announced 6 Aug, 2019 between Hugo G.C. Martel [born 1993], younger son of Mr Nicholas Charles Giffard Martel [born 21 Dec, 1960], of Bedale, North Yorkshire, and Mrs Jane Martel, of Milverton, Somerset, and Alexandra, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs R.G. Fielder, of Chelsea, London.

Hugo is descended from the Ropner baronets. His grandfather Maj Charles Peter Martel married in 1957, Susan Carole Ropner.

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George Henry Fitzroy Somerset 1999-2019

_. George Henry Fitzroy Somerset, who died 20 July, 2019, aged 20, was a scion of the Barons Raglan [a cadet of the Dukes of Beaufort].

He was born 21 January, 1999, son of Henry Robert Fitzroy Somerset [born 13 February, 1961], by his wife the former Jane Laird Gordon. He is survived by his parents and siblings, Alice [born 1993], and Claire [born 1995].

George was a grandson of David Somerset [1930-2014], who, as chief cashier of the Bank of England, had his signature on all the bank notes in the 1980s.

A Service of Thanksgiving takes place at St Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, 19 August, 2019.

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Angela Mary Pelly [died 2019]

_. Angela Mary Pelly [nee Peate] died 26 July, 2019. She was 92. Daughter of R.O. Peate; married 14 Feb, 1967, Michael Richard Parmenter Pelly [1925-1992], scion of the Pelly baronets, by whom she had a daughter, Rose [born 26 January, 1971].

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White-Spunner/Lyons engagement

_. The engagement was announced 3 August, 2019, between Christy White-Spunner, scion of that landed family, son of Lieut-Gen Sir Barnabas William Benjamin [Barney] White-Spunner, KCB, CBE [born 1957], and Lady White-Spunner, of Broadwindsor, Dorset, and India Lyons, daughter of Mr & Mrs Nicholas Lyons, of Stanhoe, Norfolk.

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Macfarlane/Clifford engagement

_. The engagement was announced 2 August, 2019, between Yvo Benedict Macfarlane [born 1988], son of Thomas P Macfarlane, of Combe, Somerset, by his wife the former Cathryn Harriet Windsor-Clive [born 1958], scion of the Earls of Plymouth, & Sophie Katharine Rose Clifford [born 1991], scion of the Barons Clifford of Chudleigh, daughter of the Hon Rollo Hugh Clifford [born 1954], of Porlock, Somerset, by his wife the former Caroline Peta Roberts.

Sophie is a granddaughter of the 13th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh.

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Adrienne Drummond-Hay 1921-2018

_. Adrienne Drummond-Hay, who died 23 December, 2018, aged 97, was the second wife of George Thomson Drummond-Hay [1916-83], scion of the Earls of Kinnoull; she was Adrienne Ruth Southin, daughter of John William Southin, of Vancouver, and married [1]  ___Dillon, [2]____Russell, and [3] 1949 [divorced 1960] George Drummond-Hay. She is survived by four sons, John Dillon, and three sons from her marriage to Drummond-Hay, Eric, Charles and Leslie.

The Drummond-Hay surname came about in the mid-eighteenth century with the marriage of an Archbishop of York Robert Hay, later Hay-Drummond [1711-76], a son of the 8th Earl of Kinnoull, and one Henrietta Auriol. Their grandson, Edward, switched the surname round from Hay-Drummond to Drummond-Hay. The 7th Earl of Kinnoull's wife was the former Margaret Drummond, daughter of the 1st Viscount Strathallan.

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Denise Critchley-Salmonson 1918-2019

_. Denise Critchley-Salmonson, who died 23 July, 2019, aged 100, was a member of the landed gentry family of that name and a distant cousin of the Queen.

She was born in 1918 a daughter of Major Denis Granville Coskey Critchley-Salmonson [1891-1943], by his wife the former Mary Ellis [1888-1971], scion of the Barons Howard De Walden, and descended from the extinct Dukes of Portland. She was a fourth cousin of the Queen sharing a Cavendish-Bentinck descent from the 3rd Duke of Portland. She never married.

A Requiem Mass takes place at St Peter's Church, Jewry Street, Winchester, 12 August, 2019.

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Apsley/Kushma engagement

_. The engagement was announced 2 August, 2019 between Benjamin George Henry [Ben] Bathurst, styled Baron Apsley [born 6 March, 1990], son and heir of the 9th Earl Bathurst [born 11 March, 1961], of Cirencester Park, Gloucestershire, by his first wife the former Hilary Jane George [now Hilary, Baroness Apsley], & Sara E. Kushma, youngest daughter of Michael and Debra Kushma, of New York City, New York.

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Romy Jane Percy [born 2019]

_. Lady Max Percy [nee Princess Nora Amelie Claudia Christiana Maria Notgera zu Oettingen, born 10 June, 1990], wife of Lord Max Ralph Percy [born 26 May, 1990], gave birth to a daughter, Romy Jane, in Munich, 31 July, 2019.

Lord Ralph is the second son of the 12th Duke of Northumberland [born 16 Nov, 1956], of Alnwick Castle, and Syon House, by his wife the former Isobel Jane Miller Richard.

Lady Max Percy is the third daughter of Albrecht Ernst Otto Joseph Maria Notger, Prince of Oettingen Oettingen & Oettingen-Spielberg, by his wife the former Angela Jank.

Romy is the first grandchild for the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland.

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Amalia Rose Charlotte Snuggs [born 2019]

_. Sophie Louise Mary Snuggs [nee Carter, born 14 Oct, 1982], wife of Robert Snuggs, gave birth to a daughter, Amalia Rose Charlotte, 21 June, 2019.

Mrs Snuggs is a life long friend of the Duchess of Cambridge and is godmother to Princess Charlotte.
The Cambridges attended the wedding of Sophie Carter and Robert Snuggs at Letheringsett, Norfolk, in September, 2018, and Princess Charlotte acted as a bridesmaid to her godmother. Prince George was a page boy.

Sophie is a daughter of Mr Robert George Russell Carter (born 1953), of Letheringsett, Norfolk, by his wife the former Charlotte Miller. Mr Snuggs is the son of Mr & Mrs Philip Snuggs, of Pen Selwood, Somerset.

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Ward/Radcliffe engagement

_. The engagement was announced 30 July, 2019, between Charles Bernard Maxwell Ward [born 1986], scion of the Viscounts Bangor, son of Maxwell Colin Bernard Ward [born 1949] of Humble, East Lothian, by his wife the former Lady Sarah Marsham [born 1954], scion of the Earls of Romney, & Clare Elizabeth Radcliffe [born 1986], daughter of Julian G.Y. Radcliffe [born 1948], of Lower Stanway, Shropshire, by his wife the former Frances H. Thompson.

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Eva Beatrice Iris Rutter [born 2019]

_. Georgina Anne [Podge] Rutter [nee Turner, born 1983], wife of Charles David Rutter [born 1981], gave birth to a daughter, Eva Beatrice Iris, 12 July, 2019, a sister for Isla Grace Aliciana, who was born in 2016.

Charles Rutter is a son of David J. Rutter by his wife the former Angela R.G. Millar; and Podge is a scion of the Barons Netherthorpe, daughter of the Hon [Philip Noel] Nigel Turner [born 1949] by his first wife the former Anne Rachel Brown.

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Rouhani/Dent engagement

_. The engagement was announced 27 July, 2019, between [Naveen] Foad Rouhani [born 1990], son of Mr & Mrs Farzad Rouhani, of Wilmslow, Cheshire, and Sarah Dent, scion of that landed family, daughter of Charles Jonathan Dent, of Ribston Hall, near Wetherby, West Yorkshire, by his wife the former Hon Anne Elizabeth Taylor [born 1951], daughter of the Baron Ingrow, OBE, TD, life peer.

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3rd Baron Westwood 1944-2019

_. The 3rd Baron Westwood died suddenly at his home, 28 July, 2019. He was 75.

William Gavin Westwood was born 30 January, 1944, the son of the 2nd Baron Westwood [1907-91]by his wife the former Marjorie Bonwick.

He succeeded to the peerage upon his father's death, 8 Nov, 1991. The peerage was created in 1944 for his grandfather, the 1st Baron [1880-1953], chief industrial adviser to the Board of the Admiralty in the Second World War, and a Lord-in-Waiting to King George VI.

Lord Westwood married 21 June, 1969, Penelope, daughter of Dr Charles Edgar Shafto, of Newcastle upon Tyne, by whom he had issue, two sons.

The peerage now passes to his elder son, the Hon [William] Fergus Westwood, who was born 24 November, 1972.

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Alexander Jude Isaac Wragg [born 2019]

_. Sarah Frances Wragg [nee Crawley-Boevey, born 1982], wife of Andrew Trevor Wragg [born 1976], gave birth to a son, Alexander Jude Isaac, 28 July, 2019, a brother for Henry David Andrew [born 2013], and for Bella Bay Frances [born 2016].

Andrew is the son of [Reginald] Trevor Wragg, by his wife the former Judith H. Lee; and Sarah, a scion of the Crawley-Boevey baronets, is a daughter of David Alexander Crawley-Boevey [born 1948], by his wife the former Isabelle Frances Lee Eyre [born 1947].

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Rufus Andrew Kelson Dewey [born 2019]

_.Camilla Ruth Kelson Dewey [nee Brierley, born 1982], wife of Thomas Andrew [Tom] Dewey [born 27 January, 1982], scion of the Dewey baronets, gave birth to a son and heir, Rufus Andrew Kelson, 6 July, 2019, a brother for Sofia Grace Kelson, who was born in 2016.

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

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

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Hon Joseph Mervyn Corbett 1929-2019

 _. The Hon Joseph Mervyn Corbett, who died 23 July, 2019, aged 90, was a scion of the Barons Rowallan; born 1929, son of the 2nd Baron Rowallan [1895-1977], by his wife the former Gwyn Mervyn Grimond [1899-1971]; married 1960, the Hon Catherine Lyon-Dalberg-Acton [born 1939], daughter of the 3rd Baron Acton, CMG, MBE [1907-89], by his wife the former Hon Daphne Strutt [1911-2003], dau of the 4th Baron Rayleigh; by whom he had issue, a son, Sebastian [1963-2017], and a daughter, Victoria [born 1961].

The funeral is at St Matthew's Church, Coates, Wednesday 14 August, 2019.

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Edward Horatio Derrick Spink [born 2019]

_. Louise Frances Elizabeth Spink [nee Agnew, born 1988], scion of the Agnew baronets, wife of Joshua James Tristan Spink [born 8 Dec, 1988], gave birth to a son, Edward Horatio Derrick, 15 July, 2019.

Joshua is a son of [Andrew D] Jonathan Spink by his wife the former Kathryn A [Katie] Armstrong. Louise is the daughter of James Brooks Close [Jim] Agnew [born 1953], by his wife the former Judith Dianne Gilbert.

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Smith/Whitehead engagement

_. The engagement was announced 27 July, 2019, between Dr Patrick M.M. Smith, son of Michael and Margaret Smith, of Sydney, New South Wales, & Eleanor Amanda Deirdre Whitehead [born 1987], daughter of [Robert] Nicholas Bovill Whitehead, of Wiltshire, by his wife the former Grania Jane Sutton [born 1952], scion of the Sutton baronets.

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Agatha Georgina Southwell [born 2019]

_. Jessica Victoria Southwell [nee Cottrell, born 1974], wife of Luke Southwell, and descended from the Hickman baronets, gave birth to a daughter, Agatha Georgina, 18 July, 2019.

Luke is the son of the late Capt Peter Southwell, of Melbourne, Australia, and Mrs Diana Crozier, of Chappel, Essex; and Jessica is a daughter of Patrick Rupert Cottrell [born 1945] (who assumed the surname of Cottrell in lieu of his patronymic Hickman in 1953).

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Robinson/Gore Browne engagement

_. The engagement was announced 26 July, 2019, between Edward Maldwin Robinson [Born 1982], elder son of Christopher Edward Robinson [born 1955], of Buttermere, Co Wilts, by his former wife the former Annabella Virginia Drummond [scion of the Earls of Perth], of Fawley, co Hampshire, & Marina Harriet Gore Browne [born 1984], scion of that landed family, daughter of James Anthony Gore Browne [born 1947], of Tugby, co Leicester, by his wife the former Jane Anne Dickson.

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Leo James Berkeley Portman [born 2019]

_. Morgan Portman  (née Snyder) wife of the Hon Justin Trevor Berkeley Portman [born 1969], scion of the Viscounts Portman, gave birth to a son, Leo James Berkeley, 24 July, 2019.

The Hon Justin Portman is a younger son of the 9th Viscount Portman [1934-99] by his second wife, the former Penelope Anne Hassard; he married firstly, 2002 [div 2010] Natalia Vodianova, the supermodel, by whom he had 2 sons and a daughter; married secondly, in June, 2019, the American actress Morgan Snyder.

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Fairfax/Quirini engagement

_. The engagement was announced 24 July, 2019, between the Hon Edward Nicholas Thomas Fairfax [born 20 September, 1984], eldest son and heir of the 14th Lord Fairfax of Cameron [born 4 January, 1956], of Bembridge, Isle of Wight, by his wife the former Annabel Ruth Morriss, & Miss Antigone Serena Cleopatra Quirini, daughter of Ms Jane Quirini, of Broadway, Worcestershire.

Elwes/Hood marriage

__. The marriage took place 20 July, 2019, in London, between Christian Edward Elwes, scion of that landed family, son of the late Edgar Augustine Elwes and Mrs Elwes, of Canada and Mexico, and Margaret Marie Elizabeth Felicia Hood [born 26 March, 1965], scion of the Hood baronets, daughter of Sir Harold Hood, 2nd Baronet [1916-2005], by his wife the former Hon Ferelith Florence Rosemary Kenworthy [1918-2003], daughter of the 10th Baron Strabolgi.

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Anthony Simon Pigé Leschallas 1955-2019

 _. [Anthony] Simon Pigé Leschallas, who died suddenly, 18 July, 2019, aged 64, was a descendant of the Earls of Romney.

He was born in 1955, son of Anthony George Leschallas [1933-] by his wife the former Marie-Louise Yvonne Renner [1931-2018], descended from the Kleinwort baronets; and was a grandson of George Ronald Pigé Leschallas [1909-91] by his wife the former Vere Frances Bullock-Marsham [1913-2006]; married firstly, 1987, Amanda Nanci Le Coq [b 1957], dau of Maj. James Le Coq; married secondly, 1995, Joanna Elizabeth Gifford Lywood [b 1964], scion of that landed family, dau of Jeremy Hugh Gifford Lywood. He is survived by his second wife and by a daughter from the first marriage, and two sons and a daughter from his second marriage.

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Beaumont/Holborow engagement

_. The engagement has been announced between Michael Patrick Beaumont [born 1991], scion of the Viscounts Allendale, son of the Hon Hubert Wentworth Beaumont [born 1956], by his former wife the former Katharine Emma Abel Smith [born 11 March 1961], scion of that landed family, and Alice Emily Holborow [b 1992].

Michael Beaumont is a descendant of Queen Victoria. His grandfather Colonel Richard Frances Abel Smith [1933-2004] was a grandson of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone [1883-1981], who was a granddaughter of HM Queen Victoria.

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Major William Wemyss [Willy] Ker [1924-2019]

_.Maj. William Wemyss [Willy] Ker, late the Royal Engineers, died 13 July, 2019. He was 94.

He was born in 1924 the son of Alan Wemyss Wellwood Ker [1889-1944], by his wife the former Ursula Howard Stafford [1888-1982] scion of the Staffords of Maine in the Irish landed gentry; married 1951, Veronica Hervey Scott [b 1930], daughter of Major Frank Pilkington Scott, RAF [1888-1974] by his wife the former Osyth Christina Frederica Hervey [1897-1987], scion of the Marquesses of Bristol. Maj Ker leaves two children, Alan and Sheila.

The funeral takes place at Taunton Crematorium, 8 August, 2019.

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Addyman/Brocklehurst engagement

_. The engagement was announced 20 July, 2019, between Oscar Titus Waterhouse Addyman [born 1992], eldest son of Mr Thomas Addyman, of York, and Mrs Tania Arabella Addyman [nee Zvegintzov, born 1970], & Sarah Amy Brocklehurst, second daughter of Mr & Mrs Ken Brocklehurst, of Rhos-on-Sea, Wales.

Oscar Addyman is a grandson maternally of Ivan Dimitri Zvegintzov by his wife the former Elizabeth L. Caroline Watt, and a great-grandson of Brig Dimitri Zvegintzov, CBE [1911-84], by his wife the former Hon Rachel Kathleen Bailey [1914-92], scion of the Barons Glanusk.

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Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy 1933-2019

_. Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy, who died 16 July, 2019, at Aldeburgh, aged 86, was an author, biographer and social historian. He was a scion of the Earls of Cranbrook.

Born in 1933 a son of Surgeon-Commander the Hon Antony Gathorne-Hardy, by his wife the former Ruth Elizabeth Thorowgood, and was a grandson paternally of the 3rd Earl of Cranbrook.

He married Sabrina Viola Tennant [b 1943], scion of the Barons Glenconner, daughter of David Pax Tennant [1902-68], by his wife Virginia Penelope Parsons [1917-2003], later Marchioness of Bath, wife of the 6th Marquess.

He leaves a daughter, Jenny [born 1965], and son, Benjamin [born 1967].

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Betty Baroness Grantchester [1925-2019]

_. Betty Baroness Grantchester, who died 2 Feb, 2019, was the widow of the 2nd Baron Grantchester [1921-95].

Born Elizabeth Moores, 8 June, 1925, daughter of the billionaire businessman Sir John Moores [1896-1993], by his wife the former Ruby Knowles [1894-1965]; married 12 Apr, 1947, Kenneth Best Suenson-Taylor, who succeeded his father, 2 July, 1976, as the 2nd Baron Grantchester.

Lady Grantchester's son, Christopher, is 3rd Baron Grantchester.

A Memorial Service takes place at St Martins-in-the-Fields, 4 September, 2019.

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Leitner/Meinertzhagen engagement

_.The engagement was announced 18 July, 2019, between Brett Steven Leitner, only son of Mr & Mrs Bradley Leitner, of Colorado, United States, & Alicia Kinvara Meinetrzhagen [born 1987], scion of that landed gentry family, youngest daughter of Peter Richard Meinertzhagen [1946-2012], by his wife the former Nicola [Nikki] Jane Phillips [born 1947.]

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Greenly/Hatchard engagement

_. The engagement was announced 18 July, 2019 between Sam James Howorth Greenly [born 1988], scion of that landed gentry family, of Titley Court, son of Richard Anthony Howorth Greenly [born 1948], of Vernham Green, Hampshire, by his wife the former Belinda Audrey Lockett, & Sarah Elizabeth Hatchard [born 1988], daughter of John Rayner Hatchard [born 1953], of Milford on Sea, Hampshire, by his wife the former Diana K. McGill.

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William Fane de Salis 1939-2019

_. William Fane de Salis, who died 16 July, 2019, aged 80, was a scion of that landed family of Bourne House; born 1939 son of Group Capt Arthur Regester Fane de Salis [1911-2001] by his wife the former Nancy Mary Welch [1911-2001]; married 1963, Phyllida Jane Vavasour Durell [born 1942], daughter of Dudley Vavasour Durell [1906-98] by his wife the former Beryl Frances Joan Chaplin, by whom he had issue.


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Colonel William Robert Hunter [Robin] Charley, OBE, JP, DL 1924-2019

_. Col. William Robert Hunter [Robin] Charley, OBE, JP, DL, late the Royal Ulster Rifles, who died at Belfast, 15 July, 2019, aged 95, was a member of that Irish landed gentry family.

He was born in 1924, son of Harold Richard Charley [1865-1956] by his wife the former Phyllis Hunter [1894-1988]; married 1960, Catherine Janet, daughter of William Sinclair Kingan, by whom he had three daughters, Catherine, Elizabeth and Jane.

The funeral is to take place at St Patrick's Church, Drumbeg, County Down, 25 July, 2019.

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Astley Birtwistle/Fraser engagement

_. The engagement was announced 13 July, 2019, between James N.V. Astley Birtwistle, second son of Mr & Mrs Pip Astley Birtwistle, of South Elmham, Suffolk, and Iona Violet Fraser [born 1991], second daughter of Mr Charles Torquil de Montalt Fraser, of London, by his former wife the former Hon Lucy Pearson [born 11 Apr, 1954], scion of the Viscounts Cowdray [now the Hon Mrs Lucy Beauchamp, of Fittleworth, West Sussex].

Iona Fraser is a granddaughter maternally of the 3rd Viscount Cowdray [1910-95].

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Hudson/Littleton engagement

_. The engagement was announced 13 July, 2019, between Toby Vavasour Hudson (born April, 1988), son of Mr Andrew Vavasour Hudson (born 30 November, 1952), of Bedale, Yorkshire, by his former wife the former Georgina Katherine Tiley [now Lady Horlick, of Newbury, Berkshire], & Rosanna S. Littleton, daughter of Antony Robin Welhouse Westby Littleton [previously Perceval], of Hannington, Hampshire, by his wife the former Hon Aileen Mary Fitzherbert [born 29 March, 1953].

Toby Hudson is a step-son of Sir James Cunliffe William Horlick, 6th Baronet. His bride-to-be is a granddaughter maternally of the 14th Baron Stafford [1926-86]. Toby's grandfather was Major Francis Edward Hudson (1912-2002), and his wife the former Masha Muirhead-Murray (1916-2001), descended from the Dawson landed gentry family of Weston Hall, Otley, West Yorkshire.

Rosanna's father is a son of Robert Westby Perceval who married the Hon Joanna Ida Louisa Littleton, a daughter of the 5th Baron Hatherton [1900-69].

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Arthur John Douglas Coxon 1927-2019

_. Arthur John Douglas Coxon, died 11 July, 2019. He was 92. Born 22 March, 1927, son of Cedric Mears Coxon, by his wife the former Isabella Douglas Clark, daughter of Sir John Maurice Clark, 2nd Baronet; married 1951 Pamela Ann Longman.

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Peter Allan Kirby Ottewell 1943-2019

_. Peter Allan Kirby Ottewell, late the Royal Highland Fusiliers, died 28 June, 2019. He was born in 1943, a son of Major Walter Kirby Ottewell [1918-2000] by his wife the former Agnes Mary Clark [1918-1986]; married firstly, 1967, Joanna M. Ratcliffe [b 1945]; married secondly, 1991, as her second husband, the Hon Angela Spring Rice [1950-2015], daughter of the 6th Baron Monteagle of Brandon [1926-2013], by his wife the former Anne Brownlow [b 1928].

He leaves three daughters, Annabel, Emily and Victoria, from his first marriage.

The funeral takes place at Portpatrick Parish Church, 15 July, 2019.

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Phillimore/McBride engagement

 _. The engagement was announced 10 July, 219, between the Hon Julian Michael Claud Phillimore [born 3 Nov, 1981], scion of the Barons Phillimore [cr 1918], second son of the 5th Baron Phillimore [born 24 Nov, 1944], of London and Dorset, by his wife the former Nathalie Berthe Louisa Pequin, and Jessica B.C. McBride, daughter of Mr John Vincent McBride, of Turin, Italy, by his former wife Mrs Zoe M.L. Corbet McBride [b 1964], of Dartford, Kent.

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Iris Annabel Goldsmith 2004-2019

_. Iris Annabel Goldsmith, who was killed in a quad bike accident at her family's Somerset home, 8 July, 2019, was the 15 year-old daughter of Benjamin James Goldsmith [born 1980], by his wife the former Kate Emma Rothschild [born 1982].

Iris was a granddaughter paternally of the late Sir James Goldsmith by his wife the Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stuart (born 13 June, 1934), daughter of the 8th Marquess of Londonderry; and was a granddaughter maternally of the Hon Amschel Mayor James Rothschild [1955-96], scion of the Barons Rothschild, and his wife the former Anita Patience Guinness [now Mrs James Wigan].

Iris leaves siblings Frankie [born 2005], and Isaac [born 2008].

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Doreen Baroness Strabolgi [died 2019]

_. Doreen Baroness Strabolgi, who died 8 July, 2019, was the fourth wife, and widow, of the 11th Baron Strabolgi [1914-2010].

She was the former Doreen Margaret Morgan, daughter of Alexander Morgan, of Ashton-under-Lyne, co Lancaster, and married Lord Strabolgi, 3 June, 1961.

Her husband, David Montague de Burgh Kenworthy, succeeded his father in the peerage in 1953. The ancient title was created by Writ of Summons in 1318. Lord Strabolgi was elected to the House of Lords in 1999, and served as a deputy Speaker [Labour].

The funeral takes place at St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, London, 24 July, 2019.

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Ward/Lowe engagement

_. The engagement was announced 8 July, 2019, between Thomas Dudley Ward [born 1990], son of Miles Tobias Ward, of East Woodhay, Hampshire, by his wife the former Sarah Jane Blois [born 1951], scion of the Blois baronets, & Mary Alexandra Lowe, daughter of Mr & Mrs James Lowe, of Virginia Water, Surrey.

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Mariamne MacBeath 1933-2019

_. Mariamne MacBeath [nee Winnington-Ingram] who died 6 July, 2019, aged 86, was a scion of the Winnington baronets; born in 1933 daughter of Eric Alfred Winnington-Ingram [1902-86] by his wife the former Jean Emma Caroline Hopkins [1905-1998]; married 1968, Roderick MacBeath [1920-2005]; no issue.

The funeral takes place at St Mary's, Balcombe, West Sussex, 24 July, 2019.

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Susan Mary Eustace Graham 1927-2019

_. Susan Graham died 6 July, 2019, aged 92. She was the former Susan May Eustace Smith, born in 1927, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir [Thomas] Eustace Smith, CBE, TD [1900-1971] by his wife the former Sylvia May Rogerson [1900-1978]; married 1950, Jeremy Frank Graham [1926-92], scion of the Graham baronets of Norton Conyers, a son of Sir [Reginald] Guy Graham, 9th Baronet [1878-1940] of Norton Conyers, near Ripon by his wife the former Katharine Noel Stobart [1887-1966]. She leaves two sons, Robin and Nigel, and a daughter, Jacoba.

A service of Thanksgiving will be held at St Mary's Church, Wath, Ripon, 13 August, 2019.

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Packe/Kirkland engagement

_. The engagement was announced 6 July, 2019, between Frederick Christopher William [Freddie] Packe [born 1987], son of Andrew James Packe [born 1951], of Bledington, co Gloucester, by his wife the former Aloÿse Anne Blackie, and Annabel K. Kirkland, daughter of Mr & Mrs Michael Kirkland, of Franschhoek, South Africa.

Freddie Packe is descended from Sir Reginald Ogilvy, 10th Baronet, of Inverquharity (1832-1910).

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Alfredo Fernandez-Armesto [born 2019]

_. Grace Cristabel Alice Fernandez-Armesto [born 1987, nee Pilkington], wife of Frederico Fernandez-Armesto, gave birth to a son, Alfredo, 5 July, 2019.

Fred is the son of Prof Felipe Fernandez-Armesto. Grace is a daughter of Michael Charles David Pilkington [born 1948] by his wife the former Clarissa M. Baring [born 1955], scion of the Earls of Cromer.

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William Michael Alexander [Billy] Priestley [born 2019]

 _. Rebecca Anne Priestley, MVO [born 1982, née Deacon] wife of Adam Alexander Priestley [born 1980], gave birth to a son, William Michael Alexander [Billy], 4 July, 2019.

Mrs Priestley was awarded the MVO in 2017 for her work as secretary to HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, GCVO. She is the daughter of Maj Michael John Deacon [1947-86], by his wife the Rev Selina Trousdell [b 1952], a great-great granddaughter of the 7th Earl of Bessborough, and thus a kinswoman of HRH The Duke of Cambridge, KG.

The Priestleys married in 2017. Adam is a son of Commander Michael J Priestley, RN, by his wife the former Linda Shade.

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Christopher John Penrice Booker 1937-2019

_. Christopher Booker, who died 3 July, 2019, aged 81, was the journalist, columnist, and first editor of the satirical magazine Private Eye.

Christopher John Penrice Booker was born 7 Oct, 1937, son of John Mackarness Booker [1910-86], by his wife the former Margaret Mary Weston [1913-91]; married firstly, 1963 [div 1968] as her second husband, the Hon Emma Christina Tennant [1937-2017], scion of the Barons Glenconner, daughter of the 2nd Baron [1899-1983] by his wife the former Elizabeth Powell [died 2014]; no issue of the marriage. He had two further marriages, and leaves two sons from the third union.

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Gillian Verity Hoare [nee Cracroft-Amcotts] 1936-2019

_. Gillian Verirty Hoare, whom died 3 July, 2019, aged 83, was a scion of the Cracroft-Amcotts landed gentry family; born 22 March, 1936, third daughter of John Cracroft-Amcotts [1891-1956]. of Rauceby Hall, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, by his wife the former May Redfearn-Shaw;
married 1971, as his 2nd wife, Samuel Julian Hoare, scion of that landed family.

The funeral takes place at St Peter's Church, North Rauceby, Lincolnshire, 25 July, 2019.

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Jacqueline Sarah du Vivier [died 2019]

_. Jacqueline Sarah du Vivier [nee de Belleroche], died 3 July, 2019. She was a daughter of Harry Reginald Albert de Belleroche [1914-1997], by his wife the former Joyce Eleanor Legge [1918-92]; married 1969, Hugh Michael du Vivier [born 1945] son of Richard Adolphe Charles du Vivier [1911-98], by his wife the former Margaret Aske [1910-2000], daughter of Sir Robert William Aske, 1st Baronet [1872-1954]; she leaves 2 daughters.

A memorial service will take place at Christ Church, Victoria Rd, Kensington, 20 September, 2019.

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