Sir Peter Francis Smith-Marriott, 12th Baronet 1927-2023

Sir Peter Smith-Marriott, 12th Baronet, died 8 November, 2023, aged 96.

Peter Francis Smith-Marriott was born 14 February, 1927, the second son of Sir Ralph George Cavendish Smith-Marriott, 10th Baronet (1900-1987), and his wife the former Phyllis Elizabeth Kemp (who died 24 September, 1932); and succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his elder brother, Sir Hugh, 11th Bt, 19 July, 2013.

He married 28 October, 1961, Jean Graham Martin Ritchie (who died 22 March, 2022, aged 87), daughter of James Sorley Ritchie, of Harare, Zimbabwe, by whom he had issue, five sons, Martin, Neil, Ian, Mark and Paul. The eldest son, Martin Ralph Smith-Marriott (born 30 December, 1962), succeeds as 13th holder of the baronetcy created in 1774.

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The Baroness Burden 1930-2023

 Lady Burden, who died 8 November, 2023, was the wife of the late Lord Burden, the 2nd Baron (1916-1995).

 Yorkshire-born Lady Burden was born Audrey Elswworth Sykes, a daughter of Major Wilfred Elsworth Sykes, of Kirk Ella, near Hull; and married 8 September, 1951, the then Hon Philip William Burden (born 21 June, 1916), son of Thomas William Burden, 1st Baron Burden, CBE (1885-1970), who was raised to the peerage of the UK, 1 Feb, 1950, by his wife the former Augusta Sime (who died 1976). Her husband succeeded his father in the peerage, 27 May, 1970, and died in 1995.

Lady Burden leaves three sons and three daughters. Her eldest son is Andrew, the 3rd Baron Burden (born 20 July, 1959).

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Hon Pauline Maud Matarasso 1929-2023

 The Hon Pauline Maud Matarasso, who died 15 November, 2023, aged 94, was a scion of the Barons Sanderson of Ayot.

She was born 12 February, 1929, daughter of the 1st Baron Sanderson of Ayot (1894-1971), and his wife the former Evelyn Constance Ismay (1897-1940); and married 24 July, 1952, Robert Henri Matarasso (who died in 1982), son of Dr I. Matarasso, of Athens, by whom she had issue, three sons, Pascale (b 1955), Antoine (b 1957), Francois (b 1958), and a daughter, Véronique (b 1964).

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Jane, Lady Barran 1940-2023

 Jane, Lady Barran, who died 24 October, 2023, aged 83, was the widow of Sir John Napoleon Ruthven Barran, 4th Baronet.

She was born Jane Margaret Hooker, 22 February, 1940, daughter of Sir Stanley George Hooker, CBE, FRS (1907-1984), the mathematician and jet engineer, and his first wife the Hon Margaret Bradbury (1911-1986), daughter of the 1st Baron Bradbury, GCB (1872-1950), the economist.

She married 7 September, 1965, John Napoleon Ruthven Barran (born 14 February, 1934), son and heir of Commander Sir John Leighton Barron, 3rd Baronet (1904-1974), and his wife the Hon Alison Mary Hore-Ruthven (1902-1974), third daughter of Major-General the 10th Lord Ruthven of Freeland, CB, CMG, DSO (1870-1956). Her husband succeeded his father, 28 December, 1974, as fourth baronet, of Chapel Allerton Hall, Co York, and died 25 March, 2010.

Lady Barran leaves a son, Sir John Ruthven Barran, 5th Baronet (born 10 Nov, 1971), and a daughter, Susannah Margaret (born 22 Apr, 1981).

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Haig/Baker engagement

The engagement was announced 18 November, 2023, between Christopher Edward (Kit) Haig (born 18 September, 1993), scion of that landed gentry family, son of Hugo Peter Haig (born 8 May, 1962), of Ashmansworth, Hampshire, and his wife the former Janey Fiona Maitland (born 25 April, 1963),  scion of the Maitland baronets, & Paris Caroline S. Baker (born 1994), younger daughter of Clive Baker, of Boxworth, Cambridgeshire, and Mrs Baker (nee Naumann).

Kit Haig is a grandson maternally of Sir Alexander Keith Maitland, 8th Baronet (1920-1963).

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Harries/Brunet engagement

 The engagement was announced 18 Nov 2023, between Luke Richard Harries (born 21 July, 1996), eldest son of the Hon Mark Harries (born 1966), of London, and his wife the former Priscilla Ann Hutchings (born 1965), and Capucine J.C. Brunet, youngest daughter of Gilbert and Suzanne Brunet of Paris.

Luke Harries is a grandson of Richard Douglas Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth, FRSL, FLSW (born 2 June 1936) is a retired bishop of the Church of England and former British Army officer. He was the Bishop of Oxford from 1987 to 2006. From 2008 until 2012 he was the Gresham Professor of Divinity.

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Lubbock/Gloyne engagement

The engagement was announced 18 November, 2023, between Oliver Guy Lubbock (born 1990), scion of the Barons Avebury, son of Paul Nigel Lubbock (born 27 Apr, 1960), of London, and his wife the former Lucinda Simms, & Emma E. Gloyne (born 1992), daughter of Peter Andrew Gloyne (born 1956), of Sevenoaks, and Mrs Gloyne (nee Stephens).

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Vanessa Mary Corbally Stourton 1935-2023

 Vanessa Mary Corbally Stourton, who died 29 September, 2023, aged 88, was a scion of the Barons Mowbray, Segrave & Stourton; born 13 May, 1935, daughter of the Hon Edward Plantagenet Joseph Corbally Stourton (1880-1966), and his wife the former Beatrice Cicely Page (who died 1 July, 2004); Unm.

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David Cameron’s peerage gazetted

  The life barony awarded to David Cameron, the foreign secretary, has been gazetted in the name, style and title of Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, of Chipping Norton in the County of Oxfordshire.

 The Rt Hon David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October, 1966), PC, former prime minister, a descendant of King Willian IV and Mrs Jordan, will join the cabinet from the House of Lords with a life peerage.

A scion of the Scots landed family of the name Cameron, he is a grandson maternally of Sir William Mount, 2nd Baronet (1904-93).

Cameron married 1 June, 1996, Samantha Gwendoline Sheffield (born 18 Apr, 1971), scion of the Sheffield baronets, daughter of Sir Reginald Sheffield, 8th Baronet (born 9 May, 1946), by his wife the former Annabel Jones (born 14 Aug, 1948) (later Viscountess Astor).

He previously served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and as Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 2005 to 2010, and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Witney from 2001 to 2016. 

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Margaret Jardine Paterson 1951-2023

Margaret (Peggy) Jardine Paterson, who died 11 November, 2023, aged 72, was a scion of the that landed gentry family of Balgray; born 29 August, 1951, daughter of Major Robert Noel Jardine Paterson (1916-1995), and his wife the former Margaret Jane Elizabeth Buchanan (who died 2008). Unm.

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Sir Frank Lindon Sanderson, 3rd Baronet, OBE 1933-2023

Sir Frank Sanderson, 3rd Baronet, OBE, died 9 November, 2023. He was 89.

Sir Frank, of Burwash, East Sussex, served in the RNVR 1950-65; with J.H. Minet & Co Ltd 1956-93 (Director 1985); Director, Knott Hotels Co of London, 1965-75; Director and Chairman Humber Fertilisers, plc 1972-88; Underwriting Member of Lloyd's 1957-88; Member of Chichester Diocese Synod 1980-93; Master, Worshipful Company of Curriers 1993-94; &c.

He was born 21 November, 1933, son of Sir Frank Philip Bryan Sanderson, 2nd Baronet (1910-1992), and his wife the former Annette Irene Caroline Korab-Laskowski (1908-1967), and succeeded to the baronetcy (UK, 1920), upon his father's death, 4 Dec, 1992.

He married 4 April, 1961, Margaret Ann Maxwell, daughter of John Cleveland Mawell, of New York, by whom he had issue, two sons, David and Michael, and three daughters, Caroline, Nina and Catherine.

Sir Frank is succeeded by his elder son, David Frank Sanderson (born 26 Feb, 1962).

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Joanna K.H. Newton (nee Holland) 1926-2023

 Joanna Newton, who died 13th November, 2023, aged 97, was descended from the Houssemayne Du Boulay landed gentry family, and was the maternal grandmother of Jack Brooksbank, husband of Princess Eugenie.

She was born in Chelsea in 1926, daughter of Godfrey Holland (1872-1966), and his wife the former Violet Houssemayne Du Boulay (1892-1979), scion of that landed gentry family, and married at Horsham, Sussex, in 1949, Michael Anthony Fendall Newton (1923-2006), son of Giles Fendall Newton, MBE (1891-1974), and his wife the former Mary Cicely Meyrick (1899-1972), scion of the Meyrick baronets, by whom she had issue, a son, Christopher Meyrick Fendall, and two daughters, Jenny (b ), and Nicola (born 1953).

Nicola Newton married in 1985, George Edward Hugh Brooksbank (1949-2021), scion of the Brooksbank baronets, by whom she has issue, Jack (born 3 May, 1986), and Thomas (born 1988).

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James Thomas Murray Prain (born 2023)

 Henrietta E.C. Murray Prain (née Clemett), wife of Alastair James (born 1972), scion of that landed gentry family, gave birth to a son, James Thomas Murray Prain, 27 October, 2023, a half-brother for Isabelle.

Alastair is a son of David Eustace Gurney Prain (1937-2023), and his wife the former Diana Elizabeth Lentaigne (born 1940).

Alastair married firstly, 29 May, 2004, Adelaide, daughter of Comte Herve de Chatellus, of Paris, by whom he has a daughter, Isabelle (born 2012).

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The Baron Rowe-Beddoe 1937-2023

 Lord Rowe-Beddoe, DL, who died 15 November, 2023, aged 85, was a Welsh businessman, life Baron and a crossbench member of the House of Lords.

David Sydney Rowe-Beddoe (born 19 Dec, 1937), and was a former chairman of the Welsh Development Agency, and was chairman of Cardiff Airport until November 2016. In 2006 he was created a life peer as Baron Rowe-Beddoe, of Kilgetty in the County of Dyfed.

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The Baron Cotter 1936-2023

 Lord Cotter, a life peer, and a Liberal Democrat politician, died 14 November, 2023. He was 87.

Brian Joseph Michael Cotter was born 24 Aug, 1936, and served as the Lib Dem MP for Weston-super-Mare, 1997-2005.

Elected to the Commons in 1997, Brian Cotter was the first Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare to not be from the Conservative Party since 1923. He had contested the same seat in 1992 without success. He was re-elected in 2001, but lost the seat at the 2005 general election. Throughout his time in Parliament, he served as Small Business Spokesman for the Liberal Democrats. In April 2006, it was announced that Cotter would be raised to the peerage and was gazetted in the name, style and title of Baron Cotter, of Congresbury in the County of Somerset. He sat as a Liberal Democrat peer in the House of Lords.

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George Grainger Weston 1923-2023

Grainger Weston, who has died a month before his 100th birthday, was the heir to an Anglo-Canadian bakery empire but chose a different life as a Texas rancher, entrepreneur and philanthropist in his own right.

(George) Grainger Weston was born in 1923, son of Willard Garfield Weston (1898-1978), of Chester House, Clarendon Place, London W1, and Toronto, and his wife the former Reta Lila Howard (who died in 1967).

The Weston family is a prominent family of entrepreneurs that was founded in Canada and eventually developed global business interests, primarily in the food and retail sectors. The family operations began with the purchase of a bakery in 1884 by American-born Canadian George Weston in Toronto, Ontario. Over the course of subsequent decades, his descendants also established themselves in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States.

Grainger Weston married 15 February, 1950 (div. 1987), the Hon Caroline Cecily Douglas-Scott-Montagu (1925-2017), daughter of the 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, KCIE, CSI, JP, DL (1866-1929), of Palace House, Beaulieu, Hampshire, and his second wife the former Alice Pearl Crake (1895-1996), by whom he had issue, four sons, Galvin, Gregg, Glenn and Graham, and a daughter, Sarah.

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Jane Charlotte Georgiana Brayshaw (née Douglas) 1950-2023

 Jane Charlotte Georgiana Brayshaw (née Douglas), who died 3 November, 2023, aged 73, was a scion of the Earls of Morton. 

She was born 22 February, 1950, second daughter of Ian FitzRoy Sholto Douglas (1916-1998), and his wife the former Heath Joan Maclean (1926-1985), scion of that Scots landed gentry family; and married in 2000, Major Clive Reginald Brayshaw, MBE (1943-2022), son of Laurence William Brayshaw (1917-1991) and his wife the former Maisie Sara Shackell (1916-2005). No issue.

Sholto Douglas, 19th Earl of Morton > Hon William Sholto Douglas > Ian FitzRoy Sholto Douglas > Jane Charlotte Georgiana Douglas (d 2023)

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David Cameron appointed foreign secretary and raised to the peerage

 David Cameron has been appointed as foreign secretary in Rishi Sunak's cabinet re-shuffle, replacing James Cleverly.

 The Rt Hon David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October, 1966), PC, former prime minister, a descendant of King Willian IV and Mrs Jordan, will join the cabinet from the House of Lords with a life peerage.

A scion of the Scots landed family of the name Cameron, he is a grandson maternally of Sir William Mount, 2nd Baronet (1904-93).

Cameron married 1 June, 1996, Samantha Gwendoline Sheffield (born 18 Apr, 1971), scion of the Sheffield baronets, daughter of Sir Reginald Sheffield, 8th Baronet (born 9 May, 1946), by his wife the former Annabel Jones (born 14 Aug, 1948) (later Viscountess Astor).

He previously served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and as Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 2005 to 2010, and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Witney from 2001 to 2016. 

His peerage has yet to be gazetted. Can I possibly make a guess at Lord Cameron of Witney?

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Major Richard William Naesmyth, 16th of Posso 1938-2023

Major Richard William Naesmyth, 16th of Posso, head of that Scots landed gentry family, died 7 November, 2023, aged 84.

Maj Naesmyth of Posso, of Devizes, Wiltshire, served as an officer in the Royal Artillery, and was seconded to the Zambian army, 1965-67.

He was born 19 December, 1938, son of the Rev George Cresswell Naesmyth 15th of Posso (1895-1983), of The Parsonage, Southwick, Fareham, Hampshire, and his wife the former Christabel Sara Slatter (1902-1992); and succeeded his father as head of that Scottish clan, 1983; and married 1980, Xenia Angela Mary Henderson-Howat, daughter of the Very Rev Rudolph Henderson-Howat (1896-1957), and his wife the former Agatha Mary Dorothea Cooke (1905-1990), by whom he had issue, a son, Alexander, and a daughter, Charlotte. The son, Alexander Cresswell Benedict (born 3 Apr, 1983), succeeds as 17th of Posso.

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Hon Patricia Catherine Nesbitt (nee Bethell) 1933-2023

 The Hon Patricia Nesbitt, who died 5 November, 2023, aged 90, was a scion of the Barons Bethell, a daughter of the 2nd Baron.

Patricia Catherine Bethell was born 20 May, 1933, the second daughter of the 2nd Baron Bethell (1902-1965), and his first wife the former Veronica Eileen Connolly (1901-1981); and married 19 Aug, 1956, Michael William Nesbitt, DFC (1923-2006), by whom she had issue, a son, William Patrick (born 15 Dec, 1963), and two daughters, Anna Catherine (born 12 May, 1957), and Caroline Mary (born 20 Aug, 1959).

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Tassilo Leo William Steel (born 2023)

 Eleonora Gräfin Henckel von Donnersmark (born 1 May, 1984), wife of Harry W. Steel, gave birth to a son, Tassilo Leo William, 30 September, 2023.

Harry is a son of Mr and Mrs Peter Steel, of Compton Valence, Dorset.

Gräfin Eleonora Julie Gunilla Alexandra Louise Henckel von Donnersmarck is a daughter of Dr Graf Guido Kraft Evald Henrik Karl Erdmann Henckel von Donnersmarck (born 22 October, 1947), of Rottach-Egern, Bavaria, Germany, and his wife the former Solveig Samzelius (born 15 Aug, 1948).

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The Hon Adele Bevyl Alers Anggard 1933-2023

 The Hon Adele Anggard (née Alers Hankey), who died at Stockholm, 3 November, 2023, aged 90, was a scion of the Barons Hankey.

Adele Bevyl Alers Hankey was born 31 July, 1933, second daughter of the 2nd Baron Hankey, KCMG, KCVO (1905-1996), sometime British Ambassador to Sweden, and his wife the former Frances Bevyl Stuart-Menteth (1907-1957), scion of the Stuart-Menteth baronets; and she married 15 May, 1964 (div 1987), Dr Erik Emil Anggard, of Sweden, son of Dr. Gösta Anggard, of Stockholm, by whom she had issue, a son, John Mikael (born 22 Mar, 1967), and two daughters, Eola Anni (born 11 Sept, 1965), and Irene Malin Adele (born 2 Nov, 1970).

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Lachlan Alexander Arthington Worsley (born 2023)

 Laura Worsley (née Taylor), wife of Nicholas Arthington Pitfield Worsley [born 29 July, 1988], scion of the Worsley baronets, of Hovingham Hall, gave birth to a son, Lachlan Alexander Arthington, 7 October, 2023.

Laura is the only daughter of Mr & Mrs Ian Taylor, of Assington, Suffolk, and Nicholas is the eldest son of Jonathan Hugh Worsley [born 3 Oct, 1960], of Hillington, Norfolk, by his wife the former Laura Pitfield.

The infant is a great-great nephew of HRH The Duchess of Kent, GCVO.

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Stopford Sackville/Pops engagement

The engagement was announced 11 November, 2023, between Luke Mordaunt Stopford Sackville (born 3 June, 1993), scion of the Earls of Courtown, only son of Charles Lionel Stopford Sackville (born 14 February, 1961), of Lowick, Northamptonshire, and his former wife the former Shona McKinney (born 6 Apr, 1960 - now Mrs Shona Wilkinson, of Battersea, London), & Miss Anna L. Pops, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Pops, of Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States.

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Marigold Loveday Lightbody Leigh-Pemberton (born 2023)

 Rosa Laura L. Leigh-Pemberton (née Goodman), wife of Robert Eustace Walter Leigh-Pemberton [born 1991], scion of that landed gentry family, gave birth to a daughter, Marigold Loveday Lightbody, 4 November, 2023.

Rosa is a daughter of Professor Robert Goodman, of Dulwich Village, and his wife the former Susan N. Lightbody. Robert is the second son of the Hon John David Leigh-Pemberton [born 16 March, 1955], of Frinsted, Kent, and his wife the former Kathryn Felice Lampard, and is a grandson paternally of the life peer the Baron Kingsdown, KG, JP, PC [1927-2013], who as Sir Robin Leigh-Pemberton was Governor of the Bank of England 1983-1993.

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Rachel, Lady Pauncefort-Duncombe, CStJ 1930-2023

 Rachel, Lady Pauncefort-Duncombe, CStJ, who died 2 November, 2023, aged 93, was widow of Major Sir Philip Pauncefort-Duncombe, 4th Baronet.

The former Rachel Moyra Aylmer, scion of the Barons Aylmer, she was born 29 January, 1930, the second daughter of (Henry) Gerald Aylmer (1896-1978), and his wife the former Nancy Hollick (1902-1991); and married 4 April, 1951, Major Philip Digby Pauncefort-Duncombe (born 18 May, 1927), son and heir of Sir Everard Philip Digby Pauncefort-Duncombe, 3rd Baronet (1885-1971), and his wife the former Evelyn Elvira Denny (1896-1986), scion of that landed gentry family. Her husband succeeded his father, 8 Dec, 1971, as fourth baronet (created UK, 1859). He was a former High Sheriff and Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire, and Harbinger Gentleman at Arms 1993-97. He died 22 Dec, 2011, aged 84.

Lady Pauncefort-Duncombe leaves issue, a son Sir David Philip Henry Pauncefort-Duncombe, 5th Baronet (born 21 May, 1956), and two daughters, Diana (born 2 Aug, 1953), and Charlotte (born 8 Aug, 1967).

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Pearson/Stanley engagement

 The engagement was announced 10 November, 2023, between George John O'Neill Pearson (born 1989), son of Christopher Rait O'Neill Pearson (born 9 May, 1947), of Sturminster Newton, Dorset, and his wife the former Sally N. Groom, & Arabella Anne Stanley (born 1989), scion of the Barons Stanley of Alderley, and descended from the Marquesses of Bath, eldest daughter of Oliver Hugh Stanley (born 30 June, 1959), of Beaulieu, Hampshire, and his wife the former Sophie Elizabeth Holmes.

Thomas Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath (1862-1946) > Lady Alice Thynne (1891-1977) > Hon Richard Stanley (1931-2015) > Oliver Hugh Stanley (b 1959) > Arabella Stanley (b 1989)

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Lady Linda Muir 1944-2023

 Lady Linda Mar Muir (nee Cole), who died 3 November, 2023, aged 79, was the wife of Sir Richard Muir, 4th Baronet, and a scion of the Earls of Enniskillen.

She was born 26 March, 1944, daughter of the 6th Earl of Enniskillen, MBE, DL, JP (1918-1989), Capt, Irish Guards, and his first wife Sonia Mary Syers, and married 29 Aug, 1975, as his 2nd wife, Richard James Kay Muir (born 25 May, 1939), son of Sir John Harling Muir, 3rd Baronet (1910-1994), and his wife Elizabeth Mary Dundas (1914-2008), scion of the Earls (later Marquesses) of Zetland. Her husband, of Park House, Blair Drummond, Perthshire, and Nakuru, Kenya, succeeded his father, 31 May, 1994, as the fourth baronet.

Lady Linda leaves issue, two daughters, Daisy and Anna.

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Lt-Cdr Michael Wykeham Cornwallis, RN 1924-2023

 Lieutenant-Commander Michael Wykeham Cornwallis, RN, who died 29 October, 2023, aged 98, was a scion of the Barons Cornwallis.

He was born 29 November, 1924, elder son of Capt the Hon Oswald Wykeham Cornwallis (1894-1974), and his wife the Hon Venetia Jane Digby (1900-1956), scion of the Barons Digby. He was a descendant of the first Tudor king, Henry VII.

He married 1stly, 18 Aug, 1953, Margaret Dorothy Cannon (1921-2003), daughter of John Wilson Cannon, of Faversham, Kent; and married 2ndly, 2005, Gwendoline Mary (Gwenda).

He leaves a son from his first marriage, Richard Wykeham (born 16 Nov, 1959), and a daughter, Diana Margaret (born 27 Aug, 1957).

He was a grandson of Fiennes Cornwallis,1st Baron Cornwallis (1864-1935)

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Charles Rupert Nugent 1961-2023

 Charles Rupert Nugent, who died 4 November, 2023, aged 61, was a scion of the Nugent baronets, and a maternal descendant of the Guinness family.

He was born 24 January, 1962, the eldest son of David Hugh Lavallin Nugent (1935-2003), and his wife the former Lady Elizabeth Maria Guinness (born 31 October, 1939).

He married in 1989, Louise Victoria Nixon, daughter of Timothy Francis Fetherstonhaugh Nixon (1936-2023), by whom he had issue, two sons, Hugh and James, and a daughter, Zoe.

The 2nd Earl of Iveagh > Arthur Guinness, Viscount Elveden > Lady Elizabeth Guinness > Charles Nugent

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Amelia Ann Rosemary Brooke (born 2023)

 Alice Brooke (nee Jack), wife of John Weston (Jock) Brooke [born 23 February, 1992], scion of the Brooke baronets of Almondbury, gave birth to a daughter, Amelia Ann Rosemary, 28 October, 2023.

Alice is a daughter of Alister William Jack, MP, PC (born 7 July, 1963), MP for Dumfries & Galloway and Secretary of State for Scotland, of Courance, Dumfries-shire, by his wife the former Ann Hodgson. 

Jock Brooke is a son of Charles Weston Brooke [born 27 January, 1951], of Fearn Lodge, Ardgay, Ross-shire, by his wife the former Tanya Elizabeth Maurice.

John's father is the younger brother and heir presumptive to Sir Alistair Weston Brooke, 4th Baronet [born 12 September, 1947].

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Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, DBE, PC

 The life peerage awarded to Dame Sue Lascelles Carr, DBE, PC, has been gazetted in the name, style and title of Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, of Walton-on-the-Hill in the County of Surrey.

Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill (born 1 September, 1964), is a judge who has served as Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales since 1 October 2023. She is the first woman to serve as the head of the judiciary of England and Wales since the inception of the office of Lord Chief Justice in the 13th century. Carr previously served as a High Court judge from 2013 to 2020 and a Lady Justice of Appeal from 2020 to 2023.

Dame Sue chose to be styled Lady Chief Justice and succeeded Lord Burnett of Maldon on 1 October, 2023. Her swearing-in on 2 October, 2023, was the first time that the ceremony was livestreamed. On 6 November, 2023, she was created Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, of Walton-on-the-Hill in the County of Surrey.

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The Baron Judge, PC 1941-2023

The Baron Judge, PC, who died 7 November, 2023, aged 82, was the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the head of the judiciary, 2008-2013. He was previously President of the Queen's Bench Division, at the time a newly created post assuming responsibilities transferred from the office of Lord Chief Justice. From 2019 to 2023, he served as Convenor of the Crossbench peers in the House of Lords. Igor Judge, who was born 19 May, 1941, was created a life peer in 2008 as Baron Judge, of Draycote in the county of Warwickshire. He sat as a crossbencher in the Lords.

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Anne Phillida Chetwynd-Stapylton 1923-2023

 Anne Phillida Chetwynd-Stapylton (nee Pease), who died 31 October, 2023, aged 100, was a scion of the Pease baronets.

She was born 4 May, 1923, daughter of Sir Alfred Edward Pease, 2nd Baronet, MP, DL, JP (1857-1939), and his third wife the former Emily Elizabeth Smith (1897-1979). Her father served as Liberal MP for York, 1885-92, & was MP for Cleveland 1897-1902.

She married 20 February, 1946, Major (Edward) Mark Chetwynd-Stapylton (1919-1995), scion of the Viscounts Chetwynd, son of Richard Chetwynd-Stapylton (1880-1945), and his wife the former Vera Helen Maitland Makgill Crichton (1894-1959), scion of the Earls of Lauderdale, by whom she had three daughters, Judy Anne (born 22 April, 1948), Phillida Helen (born 20 Dec, 1949), and Joanna Elizabeth (born 19 July, 1951).

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Anne Henson (nee Ratcliffe-Brotherton) 1939-2023

Anne Henson, who died 18 October, 2023, aged 84, was a scion of the Ratcliffe-Brotherton landed gentry family. She was the chatelaine of the Kirkham Abbey estate, North Yorkshire.

Anne Ratcliffe-Brotherton was born in October, 1939, the only daughter of Charles Frederick Ratcliffe-Brotherton (1882-1949), of Kirkham Abbey, North Yorkshire, and his wife the former Lurline Winifred Elliot-Pyle (known as 'Muffy', the champion racehorse owner); and married firstly, 5 January, 1965 (div 1968), David Foulk Myddelton (1932-2021), scion of that landed gentry family of Chirk Castle, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Ririd Myddelton (1902-1988), and his wife the former Lady Mary Margaret Elizabeth Petty-Fitzmaurice (1910-2003), scion of the Marquesses of Lansdowne; and married 2ndly, ____Henson, and leaves issue from her first marriage, a son, Guy Charles (who was born 17 January, 1966).

Peerage News: David Foulk Myddelton 1932-2021

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Ben Collinson to marry Heidi Luedecke

 The engagement has been announced between Ben Collinson and Heidi Luedecke.

Heidi Olivia Luedecke (born 24 June, 1996), is a daughter of Rainer Hans Luedecke and his former wife Jane Louisa Ferguson (born 26 August, 1957), scion of the Ferguson landed gentry family, of Dummer, and is the elder sister of Sarah, Duchess of York.

Heidi is descended from the Dukes of Buccleuch & Queensberry :-

The 6th Duke of Buccleuch > Lord Herbert Montagu Douglas Scott > Marian Montagu Douglas Scott > Ronald Ferguson > Jane Ferguson > Heidi Luedecke

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Plum Esther Guinness (born 2023)

 Hannah Rose Guinness [nee Weiland, born 1990], wife of Arthur Paris Guinness [born 1991], scion of the Barons Moyne, has given birth to a daughter, Plum Esther, 1 November, 2023, a sister for Marlowe Paris who was born 22 June, 2020.

Arthur, who runs a Wiltshire cheese farm, is a son of the Hon Erskine Stuart Richard Guinness [born 1953], of Fosbury, Wiltshire, by his wife the former Louise Mary Elizabeth Dillon-Malone, and is a grandson of the 2nd Baron Moyne.

Hannah Guinness is a fashion designer, who founded Kate Moss’s favourite faux fur label, Shrimps.

She is a daughter of film director, Paul Weiland, OBE [born 1953], of Bradford on Avon, by his wife, the former Caroline Ames.

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George Hoyland to marry Kitty Graham

 The engagement was announced 4 November, 2023, between George Hugh James Hoyland (born 8 April, 1991), the younger son of Philip John Hoyland (born Nov 1958), of Hawnby, North Yorkshire, and his wife the former Hon Henrietta Mary Vivian (born 4 April, 1963), scion of the Barons Vivian, & Kitty L. Graham, daughter of Mr & Mrs Richard Graham, of Gloucester.

George Hoyland is a grandson maternally of the 6th Baron Vivian (1935-2004), and of the Countess of Mexborough.

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Robert Michael Alexander Micklem (born 2023)

Alexandra M. Micklem (née Jackson), wife of Oliver David Micklem (born 6 Aug, 1991), scion of that landed gentry family, gave birth to a son, Robert Michael Alexander, 29 October, 2023.

Alexandra is a daughter of Michael Jackson, of Ealing London. Oliver is the eldest son of Alexander David Robert Micklem (born 11 March, 1965), and his wife the former Jennifer Jane Healy (born 1967).

Sir John Milburn 1st Baronet (1851-1907) > Archibald William Milburn (1887-1965) > Sarah Caroline Georgiana Milburn (born 1935) > Alexander David Robert Micklem (as above)

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Humphrey George Gerald Blanshard (born 2023)

  Flora Katharine Louise Blanshard (born 1994), wife of James William R. Blanshard [born 1992], gave birth to a son, Humphrey George Gerald, 23 October, 2023.

Flora is the younger daughter of Thomas Geoffrey Bowring [born 1949], of Halton Park, Lancaster, by his wife the former Amanda Jane Graham Moon [born 1958], scion of the Moon baronets, daughter of Major John Cecil Graham Moon [1916-2006], &c.

James is the son of Nigel Grove Blanshard [born 1958], of Walchwil, Zug, Switzerland, by his wife the former Christine Hilda Oliver [born 1959].

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Theodore Jude Marsh Elwes (born 2023)

Sophie Elwes (nee Marsh), wife of Hugo Marcus Elwes [born 1991], scion of that landed gentry family, gave birth to a son, Theodore Jude Marsh, 28 October, 2023.

Hugo is a son of the late Martin Stephen Robert Elwes [1948-2014], by his wife the former Sarah Marianne Worsley [born 25 June, 1958], scion of the Worsley baronets.

Sophie is a daughter of Robert Marsh and Mrs Sarah MacLachlan, of Toronto, Canada.

Baby Theodore is a great-great nephew of HRH The Duchess of Kent, GCVO.

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The Hon Michael Albemarle Bowes Lyon 1940-2023

The Hon Michael Albemarle (Alby) Bowes Lyon, who died 30 October, 2023, aged 83, was a scion of the Earls of Strathmore & Kinghorne and a cousin of the King.

He was born 29 May, 1940, the second son of Capt the Hon Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes Lyon (1893-1953), and his wife the former Elizabeth Margaret Cator (1899-1959), scion of that Norfolk landed gentry family. He was a nephew of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and a first cousin of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Alby Bowes Lyon was a director of Coutts & Co from 1969 to 1993, and in 1974 he was raised to the rank of an earl's younger son on the succession to the Earldom of Strathmore & Kinghorne of his elder brother, Fergus. ]

Alby Bowes Lyon's siblings were Fergus, the 17th Earl (1928-87), who collapsed and died on his grouse moor in Aug, 1987; Lady Mary (1932-2021), wife of Sir Timothy Colman, KG; and Lady Patricia (1932-95), wife of Oliver Tetley.

He was unmarried.

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Lord Edward Seymour weds Felicity Huntley

 The marriage took place in 2023, between the Lord Edward George Seymour (born 24 January, 1995), second son of the 9th Marquess of Hertford (born 6 July, 1958), of Ragley Hall, Alcester, Warwickshire, by his wife the former Beatriz Karam, daughter of Jorge Karam, of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Felicity Helen Huntley (born 1995).

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Sam Gueterbock to marry Emily Arcedeckne-Butler

 The engagement was announced 3 November, 2023, between Samuel George FitzHardinge Gueterbock (born 1996), scion of the Barons Berkeley, eldest son of the Hon Thomas Fitzhardinge Gueterbock (born 5 January, 1969), of London, and his wife the former Helen Ruth Walsh, and Emily Julia Garnier Arcedeckne-Butler (born 5 June, 1996), descended from the Barons Dunboybe, eldest daughter of Timothy Garnier Arcedeckne-Butler (born 15 August, 1962), of London, and his wife the former Nathalie Catherine Rawoo.

Sam Gueterbock is a grandson of the 18th Baron Berkeley, OBE (born 20 September, 1939).

Emily Arcedeckne-Butler is a descendant of the 23rd Baron Dunboyne (1780-1850)

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Dr The Hon Pamela Anne Epps (née Moncreiff) 1927-2023

 Dr the Hon Pamela Epps, who died at Edinburgh, 26 October, 2023, aged 96, was a scion of the Barons Moncreiff.

Pamela Anne Monceiff was born in 1927, fourth daughter of the 4th Baron Moncreiff (1872-1942), and his wife the former Lucy Vida Anderson (who died 2 Dec, 1973); and married 1stly 24 September, 1951 (div 1973), Edward James White, son of Henry Thomas White, of Edinburgh; married 2ndly, in 1979, Ernest Frederick Epps, and leaves issue from her first marriage.

She was a sister of the 5th Baron Moncreiff (1915-2002), and an aunt of the 6th Baron (born 22 March, 1954).

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Hudson/Ashton engagement

The engagement was announced 1st Nov, 2023, between George William Hudson (born 1992), elder son of Nicholas J.M. Hudson (born 1961), of Putney, London, and his wife the former Johanna M. Chattle (born 1961), and the Hon Isobel Louise Ashton (born 22 September, 1992), second of the four daughters of the 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde (born 18 July, 1958), of Broadwell, Gloucestershire, and his wife the former Emma Louise Allinson (born 1963).

Lord Ashton of Hyde is the fourth holder of the peerage created in 1911. The 1st Baron, as Thomas Gair Ashton, was Liberal MP for Hyde in Cheshire and later for Luton. He was a kinsman of the Luptons, from whom descends HRH The Princess of Wales.

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The Hon James Lindsay and Clara Strunck

 The engagement was announced 1 November, 2023, between the Hon James Antony Lindsay (born 10 November, 1992), second son of the 30th Earl of Crawford & Balcarres (born 24 November, 1958), of Balcarres, Fife, and the Countess of Crawford & Balcarres (nee Nicola Ann Bicket, born 1960), & Clara Rose C.R. (Coco) Strunck (born 9 April, 1993), youngest daughter of Ronald A.A.M. Strunck (born Nov, 1943), of London, and his wife the former Camilla Mary Elizabeth Romsey Dobson (born Feb, 1958).

The bride-to-be is a granddaughter maternally of Sir Denis Dobson, KCB, OBE, QC (1908-1995). She is a freelance writer and journalist. She has experience writing news, features and interviews for magazines and national newspapers, including The Sunday Times Style, Tatler, ES Magazine, The Evening Standard, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, The Telegraph and Vogue Scandinavia, among others. She has also worked on refreshing brand editorial for companies such as Cartier and Bicester Village.

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Sara, Viscountess Allenby 1942-2023

 Sara, Viscountess Allenby, widow of the 3rd Viscount, died 14 October, 2023. She was 80.

She was born 28 December, 1942 as Sara Margaret Wiggin, scion of the Wiggin baronets, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Milner Wiggin (1907-1994), and his wife the former Margaret Frances Livingstone-Learmonth (1914-1999), scion of that Scots landed gentry family; and married 29 July, 1965, the Hon Michael Jaffray Hynman Allenby (born 20 April, 1931), son and heir of the 2nd Viscount Allenby (1903-1984), and his wife the former Gertrude Mary Lethbridge Champneys (1905-1988), scion of that landed gentry family. Her husband served as Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Hussars (Prince Albert's Own), formely 11th Hussars. He fought in the Malayan Campaign between 1953 and 1956. He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Cyprus between 1957 and 1958. He was Brigade-Major of the 51st Brigade, Hong Kong between 1967 and 1969. He was Commander of the Royal Yeomanry (Territorial Army) between 1974 and 1977.1 He was General Staff Officer and Instructor of the Nigerian Staff College, Kaduna between 1977 and 1979, and succeeded his father as 3rd Viscount Allenby, 17 July, 1984. He died 3 October, 2014.

Viscountess Allenby leaves a son, Henry, 4th Viscount Allenby, who was born 29 July, 1968.

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Latest descendant of the Royal House of Windsor ...

 Amy Rose Lascelles [born 26 June, 1986], scion of the Earls of Harewood, and partner of Mr Matthew Michael Bolton born 1990], gave birth to a daughter, Bailey Blue, circa 23 October, 2023, a sister for Marlow Fox [Lascelles] Bolton, who was born 20 July, 2020.

Amy Lascelles is the second daughter of the Hon [Robert] Jeremy Hugh Lascelles [born 14 February, 1955], by his first wife the former Julie Baylis [born 19 July, 1957], and is a granddaughter of the late 7th Earl of Harewood, KBE [1923-2011], by his first wife the former Maria Donata (Marion) Nanetta Paulina Gustava Erwina Wilhelmina Stein [later Mrs Jeremy Thorpe] [1926-2014].

The infant is a great-great granddaughter of HRH The Princess Mary, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood, CI, GCVO, GBE [1897-1965], and a great-great-great granddaughter of HM King George V [1865-1936], and HM Queen Mary [1867-1953].

Matt Bolton is a son of Kevin M. Bolton, and his wife the former Patricia A. Best.

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McFarlan/Fitzalan Howard engagement

The engagement was announced 28 October, 2023, between Donald McAndrew Hamilton McFarlan (born 30 September, 1993), only son of the late Donald Richmond McQueen McFarlan (1952-2012), and his wife Mrs Kate Patricia McFarlan (born 1957, nee Hamilton), of Charlton, Sussex, and the Lady Isabel Serena Mary Fitzalan Howard (born 7 February, 1994), second and youngest daughter of the 18th Duke of Norfolk, GCVO, DL (born 2 December, 1956), of Arundel Castle, Sussex, and of his 1st wife Georgina Susan, Duchess of Norfolk (born 30 January, 1962, nee Gore).

The Duke of Norfolk is the Earl Marshal and Premier Duke in the Peerage of England.

Donald McFarlan is descended maternally from the Irish landed family of Hamilton, of Leix, and the extinct Earls of Leitrim

The 2nd Earl of Leitrim (1768-1854) > Rev Hon Francis Nathaniel Clements (1812-70) > Louisa Clements (1843-1939) > George Francis Clements Hamilton (1879-1900) > Ronald Marsden Clements Hamilton (1899-1953) >  Peter Napier Hamilton (b 1923) > Kate Patricia Hamilton (b 1957) > Donald McFarlan (born 1993) 

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Christopher Roger (Kit) Berkeley (born 2023)

 Isabel K. Berkeley (nee Stoddart), wife of Robert Francis Berkeley [born  1989], scion of that landed family, gave birth to a son, Christopher Roger (Kit), 12 October, 2023.

Isabel is the eldest daughter of Mr & Mrs Mark Stoddart, of Cholsey, Oxfordshire, and Robert Berkeley is the son of the late Roger Maurice Berkeley [1961-2011], by his wife the former Victoria Selmon [now of Milstead, Kent].

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Charles Cornelius Maconochie Welwood 1939-2023

Charles Cornelius Maconochie Welwood, who died 22 October, 2023, aged 84, was head of the Scots landed gentry family of that name. He was a grandson maternally of the 10th Earl of Carlisle.

He was born in 1939, son of Laurence Robert Maconochie Welwood (1902-1978), and his wife the Lady Elizabeth Henrietta Howard (1903-1969), scion of the Earls of Carlisle; and married 4 May, 1964, Valerie Eileen Upson (1939-2012), daughter of Harold Kenneth Upson, of Kenya, by whom he leaves issue, a son, Robert James (born 4 February, 1967), who succeeds as head of the landed gentry family.

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A son for James & Alizée Middleton

 Alizée Middleton (nee Thevenet), wife of James William Middleton [born 15 April, 1987], a descendant of the Conyers baronets, has given birth to a son, Inigo.

James is the only son of Michael Francis Middleton [born 23 June, 1949], by his wife the former Carole Elizabeth Goldsmith [born 31 January, 1955].

Alizée Middleton [born circa 1990], is a daughter of Jean-Gabriel Louis Thevenet [1959-2021].

James is the brother of HRH The Princess of Wales, GCVO, and descends from the Conyers baronets.

Sir Thomas Conyers, 9th Baronet [1731-1810] > Jane Conyers [1758-1813] > Jane Hardy [1795-1864] > Anthony Liddle [1817-57] > Jane Liddle [1839-81] > John Harrison [1874-1918] > Thomas Harrison [1904-76] > Dorothy Harrison [1935-2006] > Carole Goldsmith [b 1955] > James Middleton [b 1987] > Inigo Middleton [b 2023]

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Robie David Corbett Uniacke 1935-2023

 Robie David Corbett Uniacke, who died 13 October, 2023, aged 88, was head of the Irish landed gentry family of that name; born in 1935, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Robie Dennis Woodgate Uniacke (1905-1942), Royal Tank Regiment, killed in action at Tobruk, 2 June, 1942, and his wife the former Edith Barbara Corbett (1905-2000). 

He married firstly, 1957, Jennifer Sally Cunningham (1936-1968), daughter of Commander Maxwell Cunningham, RN, and his wife the former Elsie Veronica Havelock Groves; married 2ndly, 10 March, 1972 (div), as her second husband, the Hon Susan Geraldine Verney (1942-2009), former wife of Jeremy James Wagg, and daughter of the 20th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1896-1986), and his wife the former Rachel Wrey (1911-1991), scion of the Wrey baronets; and married 3rd, in Oct, 1991, (Sarah) Carinthia Alston-Roberts-West (born 1951), the model, actress, photographer, scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of General Sir Michael Montgomerie Alston-Roberts-West, GCB, DSO** (1905-1978), and his wife the former Christine Sybil Oppenheim (1913-2000), descended from the Barons Dunboyne.

From his first marriage he had issue, a son, Robie Patrick Maxwell Uniacke (born 8 Oct, 1960), who succeeds as head of the landed gentry family, and a daughter, Camilla Alexandra (born 1959), and from his second marriage he had a son, Caspar John (born 14 March, 1973), and a daughter, Kate Rachel (born in 1975, and died 10 July, 1979).

The funeral takes place at Stonefall Crematorium, Harrogate on 7 November, 2023.

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Theodore Holland Beaumont (born 2023)

Elizabeth Louise Beaumont (nee Holland, born 1990), wife of Richard Christian Beaumont [born 27 May, 1989], scion of the Viscounts Allendale, gave birth to a son, Theodore Holland, 13 October, 2023.

Richard Beaumont is the second son of the Hon Hubert Wentworth Beaumont [born 13 Apr, 1956], of County Kildare, Ireland, and Katherine Emma [Kate] Beaumont [nee Abel Smith, born 11 March, 1961], of Nottinghamshire.

Elizabeth Beaumont is a daughter of Michael G. Holland, of Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, and his wife the former Margaret H. Osborne.

Richard Beaumont, a grandson of the late life peer the Baron Beaumont of Whitley [1928-2008] is also a descendant of Queen Victoria. 

Queen Victoria [1819-1901] > Prince Leopold [1853-84] > Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone [1883-1981] > Lady May Abel Smith [1906-94] > Richard Abel Smith [1933-2004] > Kate Abel Smith [b 1961] > Richard Beaumont [b 1989] > Theodore Holland Beaumont (born 2023)

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The Baron Elder 1950-2023

 Lord Elder, a Labour politician and life peer, died 24 October, 2023. He was 73.

Thomas Murray Elder was educated at the Kirkcaldy High School and graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a Master of Arts in economic history. He was a childhood friend of former Labour leader Gordon Brown.

From 1972 to 1980, Elder worked for the Bank of England. From 1984 to 1992, he was a member of the Scottish Labour Party, and since 1988 its General Secretary. He was also a Labour member of the Executive of the Scottish Constitutional Convention (1989-1992). After this, Elder became the chief of staff to MP John Smith, a post he held until 1994. He was a special adviser to Donald Dewar, Secretary of State for Scotland, at the Scottish Office from 1997 to 1999. He was created a life peer as Baron Elder, of Kirkcaldy in Fife on 19 July 1999.

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David Holford Benson 1938-2023

 David Holford Benson, who died 17 October, 2023, aged 85, was a scion of the landed gentry family of Stanway House.

He was born 26 February, 1938, the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Reginald Lindsay (Rex) Benson, DSO, MVO, MC (1889-1968),  of Cucumber Farm, Singleton, near Chichester, Sussex, and his wife, Leslie (1907-81), former wife of Condé Montrose Nast (1873-1942), and daughter of Albert Volney Foster (1877-1950), of Lake Forest, Illinois, United States, and his wife the former Grace Isabelle Lindsay (1886-1908); and married 17 October, 1964, the Lady Elizabeth Mary Charteris (born 2 July, 1941), eldest child of the 12th Earl of Wemyss & March (1912-2008), and his 1st wife the former Mavis Lynette Gordon Murray (1911-1988), by whom he had issue, a son, Matthew James (born 26 June, 1966), and two daughters, Henrietta Katherine (born 29 March, 1969), and Katharine Emma (born 7 May, 1972).

He died on his 59th wedding anniversary. 

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Granddaughter for the Earl of Lindsay ....

 HRH The Duchess of Noto (nee Lady Charlotte Diana Lindesay-Behtune, born 12 May, 1993), wife of His Royal Highness Prince Jaime of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto [born at Madrid, 26 June, 1992], gave birth to a daughter, HRH Princess Francesca Sofia of Bourbon Two Sicilies, in London, 13 October, 2023.

The Duke of Noto is the eldest son of HRH Prince Pedro Juan Maria Alejo Saturnino y todos los Santos, Duke of Calabria (born Madrid, 16 October, 1968), by his wife HRH The Duchess of Calabria [nee Sofia Landaluce y Melgarejo, born Madrid, 23 Nov, 1973].

The Duchess of Noto is a scion of the Earls of Lindsay, the third and youngest daughter of James Randolph Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay [born 19 November, 1955], by his wife the former Diana Mary Chamberlayne-Macdonald [born 12 September, 1961], scion of that landed gentry family.

(* from Wikipedia: Prince Pedro is currently one of two claimants to the headship of the House of the Two Sicilies, since the death of his father on 5 October 2015. The other claimant is Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro. Pedro is claimant to the Sovereignty of the Constantinian Order, Grand Master of the Order of Saint Januarius, President of the Council of the four Spanish Military Orders of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcántara and Montesa, and Grand Commander of the Military Order of Alcántara.He also bears the official dignity of Grandee of Spain as the son of an Infante of Spain.

The death of his grandmother in 2017 additionally made him the heir general of the Kings of Navarre (co-sovereign of Andorra), Castile, and Aragon, of Edward the Confessor and David I of Scotland, and genealogical representative of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis XIII of France, Louis XVI of France and Charles X of France from whom he descends directly through the latter’s grand-daughter Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois. He graduated with honours in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Castilla-La Mancha and completed his military service in the Spanish Royal Guard.

Professionally, he has worked as a structural engineer, and manages the family estate, La Toledana, in Ciudad Real, Spain as well as other landed estates in Spain.)

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Lieutenant-Colonel (John) Hugh Pitman, OBE 1935-2023

 Lieutenant-Colonel (John) Hugh Pitman, OBE, who died 11 October, 2023, aged 88, was a scion of that landed family, a descendant of Sir Isaac Pitman, who invented the shorthand system of writing, and sometime commanding oficer of the Blues and Royals.

He was born 6 August, 1935, son of Capt John Pitman (1907-Killed in action, 1943), and his wife the former Elizabeth Cattanach Donaldson (1908-1997); and was a brother of Lavinia Pitman (born 18 Apr, 1941), wife of the 5th Baron Fermoy (1939-1984), uncle of Diana, Princess of Wales.

He married firstly, in 1961 (divorced 1991), Rosemary Alice Dickinson (1940-2010), scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of Robert Joicey Dickinson (1901-81) and his wife the former Alice Penelope Barnett (1907-85); and married 2ndly, in 1991, (Helen) Ruth White (born 1957), daughter of Albert Edward White, and his wife the former Jane Hutchison.

His first wife, Rosemary, married 2ndly, as his second wife, 7 February, 1996, Brigadier Andrew Henry Parker Bowles, OBE (born 27 Dec, 1939), one of his fellow Blues & Royals officers, and former husband of Her Majesty Queen Camilla, son of Derek Henry Parker Bowles (1915-77), and of Dame Ann Parker Bowles, DCVO (1918-1987), &c.

Lt-Col Pitman is survived by three children from his first marriage, Henry (born 28 Oct, 1962), William (born 13 Jun 1965), and Thomas (born 5 Jul 1969), and three children from his second marriage, Alexander (born 15 Feb 1992), Christopher (born 21 Nov, 1993), and Ella (born 24 July, 1999). A daughter from his first marriage, Sophie, was born and died in March, 1964.

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Yule/Lawson engagement

 The engagement was announced 21 October, 2023, between Alastair J. Yule, son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Yule of La Fouly, Switzerland, and Tess Lawson (born 30 August, 1988), scion of the Lawson baronets, daughter of Sir Charles John Patrick Lawson, 4th Baronet (born 19 May, 1959), of St Mawgan, Cornwall, and his wife the former Lady Caroline Lowther (born 11 March, 1959), daughter of the late 7th Earl of Lonsdale (1922-2006), and his wife, and kinswoman, the Hon Jennifer Lowther (1932-2021), scion of the Viscounts Ullswater.

Tess Lawson is a niece of the 9th Earl of Lonsdale (born 9 July, 1957).

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Bailey/Kelly engagement

The engagement was announced 21 October, 2023, between William Nicholas Corner Bailey (born 7 January, 1993), a descendant of the Brown and Vestey baronets, son of Mark Corner Bailey, of Great Massingham, Norfolk, and his former wife the former Jane Elizabeth Clifton-Brown (now Mrs Jane Nehsam, of Cowlinge, Suffolk, born 31 Oct, 1954), and Jessica R. Kelly, daughter of Mr and Mrs Paddy Kelly, of Buncrana, Donegal, Ireland.

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Anne Veronica Theresa Ponsonby (née Maynard) 1924-2023

 Mrs Myles Ponsonby, who died 3 October, 2023, aged 98, was the widow of a scion of the Barons De Mauley.

In the Second World War she was an SOE coder and telegraphist.

The former Anne Veronica Theresa Maynard was born 23 December, 1924, a daughter of Brigadier Francis Herbert Maynard, CB, DSO, MC (1881-1979), sometime ADC to King George VI, and his wife the former Ethel Elizabeth Bates (1881-1978); and married 20 May, 1950, Myles Walter Ponsonby, CBE (1924-1999), scion of the Barons De Mauley, son of Victor Coope Ponsonby (1887-1966), and his wife the former Gladys Edith Walter (1895-1964); by whom she had issue, a son, Air Vice Marshal John Maurice Maynard Ponsonby, OBE, FRACS (1955-2022), and two daughters, Belinda Mary (born 5 May, 1951), and Emma Christina (born 29 Oct, 1959).

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Etta Cara Star Holdsworth Hunt (born 2023)

 Beth M. Holdsworth Hunt [nee Horne], wife of Piers Richard Holdsworth Hunt [born 1980], gave birth to a daughter, Etta Cara Star, 4 October, 2023, a sister for Lena Mary, who was born 14 February, 2021.

Beth Holdsworthn Hunt is a daughter of Mr & Mrs John Horne, of St Saviour, Jersey.

Piers, a descendant of the Barons Braybrooke, is the younger son of Mr Christopher Holdsworth Hunt [born 2 August, 1942], of Holland Park, London, and his 2nd wife Mrs Joanne Lesley Starr Minoprio, née Reynolds.

Piers Holdsworth Hunt is a grandson of Maj. Peter Holdsworth Hunt [1917-96], and his first wife the former Monica Neville [who died 1969], scion of the Braybrooke barons. Monica married 12 May, 1955, the third of her four husbands, and as his third wife, Lt-Col Thomas William Arnold Anson, styled Viscount Anson [1913-58], son and heir of the 4th Earl of Lichfield [1883-1960].

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The Baroness Empey, MBE (died 2023)

 Lady Empey, MBE, who has died in a Belfast hospice was the wife the Ulster politician, the Lord Empey, a life baron.

The former Stella Ethna Donnan, she married in 1977, Reginald Norman Morgan Empey, OBE (born 26 October, 1947), who was appointed OBE (1994), knighted in 1999, and raised to the peerage for life, in 2011, as Baron Empey, of Shandon in the City and Borough of Belfast.

Her husband best known as Reg Empey, is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland, who was the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 2005 to 2010. He was the chairman of the Ulster Unionist Party from 2012 to 2019. Empey was also twice Lord Mayor of Belfast and was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Belfast from 1998 to 2011.

Lady Empey, who was appointed MBE in 2007 for services to the community in Northern Ireland, leaves issue, a son the Hon Christopher Empey, and a daughter the Hon Julie-Anne.

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Donald Cameron of Lochiel, CVO, DL 1946-2023

Donald Cameron of Lochiel, CVO, DL, 27th Chief of the Clan Cameron, died 20 October, 2023. He was 77.

Donald Angus Cameron was born 2 August, 1946, son of Sir Donald Hamish Cameron, 26th Chief of the Clan Cameron, Knight of the Thistle (1910-2004), and his wife the former Margaret Doris Gathorne-Hardy (1913-2006), scion of the Earls of Cranbrook.

He was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (TA) in 1966, and was later a chartered accountant (FCA, 1971); he served as president of the Highland Society of London charity 1994-96. In 1986, he was appointed a Deputy lieutenant of Inverness-shire, and later served as the Lord Lieutenant of Inverness-shire from 2002 until 2021. In 2017, he was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. He and his wife were great friends of the King and Queen, and His Majesty stood sponsor at the christening of Cameron's daughter, Catherine.

Upon the death of his father, 26 May, 2004, he assumed the chiefship of Clan Cameron, becoming the 27th Lochiel. 

He married 1 June 1974, at St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, the Lady Cecil Nennella Therese Kerr, OBE (born 22 April, 1948), daughter of the 12th Marquess of Lothian, KCVO (1922-2004), by his wife Antonella Newland (1922-2007). They had four children, Catherine Mary (born 1 May, 1975), ,the Rt Hon Donald Cameron, MSP (born 26 Nov, 1976), who now succeeds as 28th Chief of the Clan, Lucy Margot Therese (born 5 July, 1980), a goddaughter of the Princess Royal, and Emily Frances (born 18 January, 1986).

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Atticus Jeremy Hamilton Wills (born 2023)

Lucy Eleanor Wills (born 1987, nee Brooke), wife of Benjamin James Hamilton Wills [born 1988], scion of the Barons Dulverton, 15 March, 2023, a brother for Flora Mary Hamilton, who was born 4 March, 2021.

Benjamin is a son of the late Capt Jeremy Robert Hamilton Wills [1955-2015], by his wife the former Alison Mary Malkin [born 1954], of Charlbury, co Oxon, & Lucy is a daughter of Michael W. Brooke, of London, by his wife the former Susannah R. Williams-Ellis [born 1955], scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of John Richard Baldwyn Williams-Ellis [1923-89].

Benjamin Wills is a great-grandson of the 1st Baron Dulverton [1880-1956].

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Henrietta Croker Poole (née Walford) 1940-2023

Henrietta Croker Poole (née Walford), died 11 October, 2023, aged 82. She was a scion of the Walford landed gentry family.

She was born in 1940, daughter of Geoffrey Hugh Walford (1902-1968), and his 2nd wife the former Ursula Barnett (1904-1980), scion of that landed gentry family; and married 4 September, 1965, (Arthur) Anthony Croker Poole (who died 30 July, 2021, aged 85), son of Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Edward Croker Poole [1900-1980], and his wife the former Jean Margaret Balfour Watson [died 2001], descended from the Balfour-Melville landed gentry family.

Her husband was a brother of Sarah [Sally] Croker Poole [born 28 January, 1940] now Princess Salimah Aga Khan, the fashion model, who married [1] 25 June, 1959 [div 1968] Lord James Charles Crichton-Stuart [1935-82], scion of the Marquesses of Bute, and [2] 1969 [div 1995], His Highness The Aga Khan [born 13 Dec, 1936].

She leaves a son Rupert (born 1966), and a daughter, (Emma) Eugenie (born 1970).

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Timothy George Plumptre 1945-2023

 Timothy George Plumptre, who died 16 October, 2023, aged 78, was a scion of the Barons Fitzwalter.

He was born 29 April, 1945, eldest son of Major Peter Bridges Plumptre (1916-1995), and his wife the former Maude Helen Mary Baird (1921-2015), a descendant of the Viscounts Hawarden; and married in 1975, Christine Hamilton, by whom hehad issue, a son, Peter (born 1980), and a daughter, Tamsin (born 1978).

Timothy Plumptre was a nephew of the late 21st Baron Fitzwalter (1914-2004).

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Major Wyndham Holmes Austen Knight, MBE 1937-2023

 Major Wyndham Holmes Austen Knight, MBE, who died 13 October, 2023, aged 86, was late the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales' Dragoon Guards), and a scion of the Knight landed family, of Chawton, Hampshire.

He was born 11 June, 1937, son of Lt-Col Austen Bertram Knight, MC (1897-1976), and his wife the former Beatrice Anna Holmes (who died 19 Feb, 1965), and was a descendant of Jane Austen's brother, Edward.

He married 9 March, 1963, Virginia Marcia Hughes, eldest daughter of Michael Hughes, of The Lodge, Swallowfield, near Reading, Berkshire, by whom he had issue, a son, James, and two daughters, Harriet and Claudia.

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Elodie Marina Florence Dru (born 2023)

The Lady Tatiana Helen Georgia Dru (nee Mountbatten, born 16 April, 1990), wife of Alexander Bernard Molyneux Dru [born 25 August, 1991], gave birth to a daughter, Elodie Marina Florence, 20 September, 2023.

Lady Tatiana posted news of her daughter's birth on her Instagram page.

Lady Tatiana is a scion of the Marquesses of Milford Haven and descended from Queen Victoria, daughter of the 4th Marquess of Milford Haven [born 6 June, 1961], and his first wife the former Sarah Georgina Walker [born 1961, now Lady Spencer, of Alresford].

Alexander Dru is the son of Bernard Auberon Alexander Dru [born 29 December, 1951], of Bickham, Somerset, and his wife the former Catherine Margaret Norden [born 1960].

Royal Lineage of the baby :-

HM Queen Victoria > Princess Alice > Princess Victoria of Hesse  > George, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven > David, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven > George, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven > Lady Tatiana Mountbatten > Elodie Dru

Dru descent from the Earls of Carnarvon:-

The 4th Earl of Carnarvon > Hon Aubrey Herbert > Gabriel Mary Hermione Herbert > Bernard Dru > Alick Dru > Elodie Dru

The 2nd Baron Teviot 1934-2023

The 2nd Baron Teviot died 15 October, 2023. He was 88.

He was a peer for 55 years, the second holder of the barony (Peerage of the UK, cr 1940). Before inheriting the title Charles Kerr was an extremely ‘posh’ Brighton bus driver on the Hollingdean and Hollingbury routes in Sussex. 

Charles John Kerr was born 16 December, 1934, son of Charles Iain Kerr, DSO, MC (1874-1968), scion of the Marquesses of Lothian; DSO 1919; Member of Parliament (Liberal) for Montrose 1932-40; Junior Lord of the Treasury 1937-39; Comptroller of the Household 1939-40; Chairman, National Liberal Organisation 1940 ; Chief Liberal Whip, House of Lords 1945; Ensign, Royal Company of Archers 1945, and his 2nd wife the former Florence Angela Villiers (1904-1979), scion of the Earls of Clarendon.

Charles Kerr succeeded as 2nd Baron Teviot on his father's death, 7 January, 1968. He married 25 September, 1965, Patricia Mary Harris, daughter of Alexander Harris. His bride also worked on Brighton buses as a 'clippie' (a conductress who issued bus tickets), and the marriage was much reported in the British press.

Lord and Lady Teviot had a son and a daughter. The son, the Hon Charles Robert Kerr (born 19 September, 1971), now succeeds to the peerage.

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Antonia Daphne Diana Leaf (nee Farquhar) 1932-2023

 Antonia Leaf, who died 29 September, 2023, aged 91, was a scion of the Farquhar baronets.

Antonia Daphne Diana Farquhar was born 31 July, 1932, daughter of Guy William John Farquhar (1899-1962), and his wife the former Daphne Mary Christian Henry (1908-1983), descended from the Milbank baronets; and married 1 Aug, 1956, Antony Noel Gordon Leaf (1930-2002), scion of that landed gentry family, son of Major James Gordon Leaf (1900-1972), and his wife the former Violet Frances Wright (1904-1986), scion of the Wrights of Yeldersley, and kinswoman of Sarah, Duchess of York.

She leaves a son, Guy (born 3 Oct, 1962), and a daughter, Anna (born 26 Aug 1958).

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Susan More-Molyneux (née Bellinger) 1922-2023

 Susan More-Molyneux (née Bellinger), who died 11 October, 2023, was the widow of Major James Robert More-Molyneux, OBE, DL (1920-2013), head of that landed genry family, of Loseley Park.

The former Susan Bellinger she married 1948, Maj James Robert More-Molyneux, OBE, DL (1920-2013), of Loseley Park, by whom she had issue, a son, Michael George (born 3 Sept, 1951).

She was widowed 19 July, 2013.

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Anthony Jonathan Malcolm Green 1950-2023

 (Anthony) Jonathan Malcolm Green died 6 October, 2023, aged 73.

He was born in 1950, and married in 1981 (div 1998) as her second husband, Rowena Mary Gabriel Emmet (born 14 April, 1954), daughter of the Hon Christopher Anthony Robert Emmet (1925-1996), and his wife the Lady Miranda Mary Fitzalan-Howard (1927-2018), scion of the Dukes of Norfolk, sister of the late 17th Duke (1915-2002).

From his marriage to Rowena Emmet he leaves issue, Thomas (born 1984), James (born 1984), and Iona (born 1989). He also leaves a daughter, Alexandra (born 1973), from a previous marriage.

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Elisabeth Valerie Seymour (nee Thrower) 1933-2023

Valerie Seymour (nee Thrower), who died 9 October, 2023, was the widow of Timothy Seymour, and a descendant of the Marquesses of Sligo.

Elisabeth Valerie Thrower was born in 1933, daughter of (William) Rayner Thrower (1902-1981), and his wife the former Violet Beatrice Pollard (1903-1954); and married 19 April, 1958, Timothy Hugh Seymour (1928-1997), son of Almeric Hugh Seymour, CBE (1894-1950), and his wife the former Margaret Kathleen Browne (1898-1984), scion of the Marquesses of Sligo, by whom she had four daughters, Penelope (born 7 May, 1959), Anne (born 17 June, 1961), Fiona (born 5 Aug, 1964), and Joanna (born 5 Aug, 1964).

Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo (1788-1845) > Maj Lord Richard Browne (1834-1912) > Percy Howe Browne (1868-1940) > Margaret Kathleen Browne (1898-1984) > Timothy Hugh Seymour (1928-1997)

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Colina Margaret Helen Lupton (nee MacDougall) 1932-2023

 Colina Lupton, who died 5 September, 2023, aged 91, was married to a descendant of the Martineau landed gentry family, from whom descends the Princess of Wales.

She was born in 1932, a daughter of Sir Railbert McIntyre MacDougall, KCMG, CIE (1892-1949), and his wife the former Agnes McGuire; & married Geoffrey Charles Martineau Lupton (1930-2019), son of Hugh Ralph Lupton, OBE, MC (1893-1983), and his wife the former (Marjorie Edith) Joyce Ransome (1892-1970), by whom she had issue, two sons, Martin and David.

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Sophia Gillian Campbell Adamson (born 2023)

 Hannah Gillian Campbell Adamson [born 1988, nee de Haan], wife of James William Campbell Adamson (b 1989), scion of ther Adamson landed family, of Strathcaro, gave birth to a daughter, Sophia Gillian, 6 October, 2023, a sister for India Vivien, who was born 19 September, 2021.

James Campbell Adamson is a son of Hugh A. Campbell Adamson [born 1954], of Stracathro, Angus, by his wife the former Hon Alison Mary Elliott (b 1957), daughter of the life peer Baron Elliott of Morpeth.

Hannah Campbell Adamson is a twin daughter of Archer de Haan [born 10 June, 1950], and Mrs Vivien de Haan [nee Whittall, born 1961], of Bromfield, Shropshire.

The infant descends from the Earls of Plymouth:-

Ivor Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth [1889-1943] > Lady Gillian Windsor-Clive [died 1961] > Archer de Haan [b 1950] > Hannah de Haan [b 1988] > Sophia Campbell Adamson [b 2023]

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The Baroness Thomas of Walliswood, OBE, DL 1935-2023

Baroness Thomas of Walliswood, OBE, DL, who died 6 October, 2023, aged 87, was a businesswoman and a Liberal Democrat politician.

She worked for the National Economic Development Office from 1971 to 1974 and was chief executive of the Council of Europe of the British Clothing Industries from 1974 to 1978. Between 1985 and 1994, she was a school governor. Susan Thomas contested Mole Valley for the SDP-Liberal Alliance in the 1983 and 1987 general elections and Surrey for the Liberal Democrats in the 1994 European Parliament election, but failed to be elected.

She was appointed OBE in 1989, and served as a Deputy Lieutenant for the county of Surrey from 1996.  On 6 October 1994, she was created a life peer as Baroness Thomas of Walliswood, of Dorking in the County of Surrey, and she sat in the House of Lords until 18 May 2016, at which point she ceased to be a member pursuant to section 2 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014, having failed to attend during the whole of the 2015–16 session without being on leave of absence.

She was born 20 Dec, 1935, as Susan Petronella Arrow, daughter of John Arrow and his wife the former Ebba Fordham; and married in 1958, David Churchill Thomas, CMG (1933-2020), by whom she had issue, three daughters.

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Second daughter for Lord and Lady Lovat

 The Lady Lovat, wife of the 16th Lord Lovat, gave birth to a second daughter, the Hon Farra Salma Fraser, in London, 2 October, 2023, a sister for the Hon Vaila Gianmarina Fraser, who was born 30 April, 2021.

Lady Lovat is the former Hon Petra Louise Palumbo [born 1989], daughter of the life peer, the Baron Palumbo [born 20 July, 1935], and his wife the former Hayat Morowa. Petra married in 2016, Simon Fraser, 16th Lord Lovat [born 13 Feb, 1977], son of the Hon Simon Augustine Fraser, Master of Lovat [1939-94], and his wife the former Virginia Grose [later Mrs Frank Johnson]. 

The 16th Lord Lovat inherited the peerage and the estate at Beauly, Inverness-shire, on his grandfather's death, 16 March, 1995. He is Colonel-in-Chief of the 78th Fraser Highlanders.

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Donald Maxwell Macdonald 1938-2023

 Donald Maxwell Macdonald, who died 23 September, 2023, aged 84, was a scion of the Earls of Ducie.

He was born 9 November, 1938, the second son of John Maxwell Macdonald (19th) of Largie (1908-1995), and his wife Dame Anne Stirling-Maxwell, 11th Baronetess (a rarity in the peerage) (1906-2011), and was a younger brother of Sir John Ronald Maxwell Macdonald of Largie, 12th Baronet (born 22 May, 1936); and married twice, firstly, 8 Sept, 1962 (div 1976), Rosemary Carol Jenkins, daughter of (Arthur) Robert Jenkins, CBE (1908-1989), and Margaret Fitton Jones (1908-98); married 2ndly, 1977, Margaret Anne Kingerley (b 1939), daughter of Alfred William Kingerley (1907-90), and Hilda Muriel Webb (1908-2001). He leaves a son and a daughter from his first marriage, James Donald Maxwell Macdonald (born 1 Sept, 1965), and Harriet Maxwell Macdonald (born 7 Feb, 1967).

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Lady Bull 1937-2023, wife of Sir George Bull

 Lady Bull, who died 4 October, 2023, aged 86, was the wife of Sir George Bull, Knt, sometime Chairman of J Sainsbury PLC, and descended from the Barons Windlesham.

Jane Fleur Thérèse (Tessa) Freeland was born in 1937, daughter of Patrick Freeland, of Zimbabwe, and married in 1960, George Jeffrey Bull (born 16 July, 1936), son of Michael Herbert Perkins Bull (1906-1962), and his wife the Hon Noreen Madeleine Mary Hennessy (1909-2004), daughter of the 1st Baron Windlesham (1877-1953). Her businessman was Director International Distillers and Vintners, 1962-1984. Chief executive drinks sector Grand Metropolitan plc, London, 1984-1992, chairman grandmet food sector, 1992-1993, also board directors, group chief executive, 1994-1996, chairman, 1996-1997. Joint chairman Diageo plc, 1997-1998; Chairman J. Sainsbury plc, London, 1998—2004. Non executive director United Newspapers, 1993—1998, Banque Nationale de Paris Paribas Ltd., 2000—2004, Maersk Company Ltd., since 2001 &c.

Lady Bull is survived by Sir George and by four sons, George, Rupert, Justin and Cassian, and a daughter, Tamsin.

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Ariel, Lady Everard (died 2023)

Ariel, Lady Everard, who died 9 October, 2023, was the widow of Sir Robin Everard, 4th Baronet.

She was born in 1942 as Ariel Ingrid Cleasby-Thompson, daughter of Colonel Peter Olav Cleasby-Thompson, MBE, MC (1913-1980), of Blackhill House, Little Cressingham, Norfolk, and his wife the former Katharine Slingsby; and married 28 September, 1963, Robin Charles Everard (born 5 Oct, 1939), son and heir of Sir Nugent Henry Everard, 3rd Baronet (1905-1984), and his wife the former Frances Audrey Jesson (died 1975). Her husband succeeded to the baronetcy on his father's death, 15 December, 1984.

Her husband was commissioned into the Duke of Wellington's Regiment and served 1958-61; he was a money broker and Managing Director, P Murray-Jones 1962-76; and a consultant 1976-91; and died 31 August, 2010, aged 70.

 Lady Everard leaves issue, a son Sir Henry Everard, 5th Baronet (born 6 Aug, 1970), and two daughters, Catherine Mary (born 1964), and Victoria Frances (born 1966).

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Robert Cedric Thesiger 1970-2023

 Robert Cedric Thesiger, who died 30 August, 2023, aged 53, was a scion of the Barons (later Viscounts) Chelmsford; he was born 3 May, 1970, the fourth and a twin son of Michael Eric Thesiger (1936-2019), and his wife the former Patricia Low Waddngton (1939-2022); and was twice married, firstly, 2003 (div 2008), Sarah Davies, by whom he had a son, Max; married 2ndly, 2011, Zaylie Bussell, by whom he had a further three sons, Jack, Harry and Sam.

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Westacott/Cazalet marriage

 The marriage took place 29 September, 2023, at Chelsea Old Church, between William Robert Westacott (born 1984), son of Christopher Robert Westacott (born 1949), of Frogmore Farm, Berkshire, and his wife the former Rowena Jane Evans (born 1963), & Eloise Margaret R. Cazalet (born 15 August, 1991), scion of that landed family, of Fairlawne, daughter of Peter Charles Grenville Cazalet (born 1959), of Monk Soham, Suffolk, and his wife the former Victoria Jane Perry.

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Petite/Sutton engagement

 The engagement was announced 7 October, 2023, between Scott Christian Petite (born 1995), only son of Christopher William Petite (born 1954), of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, and his wife the former Hazel Ruth Scott (born 1958), & Harriet Eugenie Sutton (born 30 Dec, 1995), second daughter of Sir David Robert Stton, 10th Baronet (born 26 February, 1960), of Cheselbourne, Dorset, and his former wife Mrs Annette Sutton (nee David), of Charlton Musgrove, Somerset.

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Matilda Elspeth Patricia Erskine (born 2023)

 Tess P.H. Erskine (nee Miles), wife of Geordie James Donald Erskine [born 1990], gave birth to a daughter, Matilda Elspeth Patricia, 29 September, 2023.

Geordie is the second son of Major James Malcolm Kenneth Erskine [born 22 November, 1957], of Duncrievie, Perthshire, and his wife the former Jennifer MacLellan/

Tess Erskine is the only daughter of Mr J.D. Miles, of Tredington, Warwickshire, and Mrs K.V. Miles, of London.

The baby is descended paternally from the Lords Cardross [Earls of Buchan], and from the Seymour Marquesses of Hertford, and thus from the Dukes of Somerset.

Francis Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford [1812-84] > Lady Horatia Seymour [1842-1922] > Sir Arthur Erskine [1881-1963] > Donald Erskine [1925-2017] > James Erskine [b 1957] > Geordie Erskine [b 1990]

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Lady Daunt (1938-2023), widow of Sir Timothy Daunt, KCMG

Lady Daunt, who died 2 October, 2023, aged 84, was the widow of Sir Timothy Daunt, KCMG (1935-2023), a diplomat and sometime Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.

Sir Timothy was commissioned into the Royal Armoured Corps in 1955 and posted to the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars. After completing national service, he joined the diplomatic service and, after a series of postings, became Permanent Representative to NATO in Brussels in 1982 and then British Ambassador to Turkey from 1986 to his retirement in 1992. In retirement he became Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man. He later became chairman of the Ottoman Fund, a business established to provide mortgages for properties in Turkey.

Lady Daunt was born Patricia Susan Knight (4 Oct, 1938), daughter of Major Claude Thorburn Knight (1910-1993), and his wife the former Hon Priscilla Dodson (1914-1995), daughter of the 2nd Baron Monk Bretton, CB (1869-1933) and married 26 July, 1962, Timothy Lewis Achilles Daunt, who was born 11 October, 1935, and was head of that Irish landed gentry family, son of Leslie Henry Graeme Daunt (1904-1975), and his wife the former Margery Mary Kenny Jones (1900-1981). Her husband died 5 Aug, 2023, aged 87.

She leaves a son, James (born 18 Oct, 1963), and two daughters, Eleanor (born 25 Apr, 1965), and Alice (born 23 Nov, 1969).

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Anthony Ivan Holden 1947-2023

 Anthony Holden, journalist, broadcaster, and writer of non-fiction blockbusters on subjects ranging from poker to the Royal family, died 7 October, 2023, aged 76. He was a scion of the Holden baronets.

Anthony Ivan Holden was born 22 May, 1947, son of John Holden (1918-85), and his wife the former Margaret Lois Sharpe (who died 1985), and was a grandson of Sir George Holden, 2nd Baronet (1890-1937).

Holden was a journalist with Hemel Hempstead Evening Echo, 1970-73, & with Sunday Times 1973-79;  and his books include The St. Albans Poisoner (1974);  Charles, Prince of Wales (1979); a journalist with the Observer and Punch 1979-81; author of Their Royal Highnesses, published 1981; on the Times newspaper 1981-82; author of Of Presidents, Prime Ministers and Princes, published (1984); The Queen Mother (1985); Don Giovanni, published in 1987; Olivier, published in 1988; Charles, published in 1988;  Big Deal, published in 1990; A Princely Marriage, published in 1991; The Tarnished Crown, published in 1993; The Oscars, published in 1993; Tchaikovsky, published in 1995, and Diana, published in 1997. 

He married firstly, 1 May, 1971 (div 1988), Amanda Juliet Warren, daughter of Sir Harold Brian Seymour Warren (1914-1996); he married 2ndly, 21 July, 1990, Cynthia Blake, daughter of George Blake, of Brookline, Mass., USA.

Holden is survivved by his second wife and three sons from his first marriage, Samuel (born 1975), Joseph (born 1977), and Benjamin (born 1979).

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Sir (James) Jonathan Benn, 4th Baronet 1933-2023

 Sir Jonathan Benn, 4th Baronet, died 3 October, 2023. He was 90.

He was Chairman SCA Pensions Trust Ltd 1988-98, and held various positions in Reed International PLC (formerly A.E. Reed & Co) 1957-88; Director, Reed Paper & Board (UK) Ltd 1971, Managing Director 1976; Director Reed Group Ltd 1976; Chairman and Chief Eecutive, Reed Paper & Board (UK) Ltd 1977-90; Chairman Reedpack Paper Grroup 1988-90; President British Paper & Board Industries Federation, 1985-87, &c.

He was born 27 July, 1933, son of Sir John Andrews Benn, 3rd Baronet (1904-1984), and his wife the Hon Ursula Helen Alers Hankey (1909-2006), daughter of the 1st Baron Hankey, PC, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, FRS (1877-1963).

He succeeded to the baronetcy on his father's death, 19 Dec, 1984. He was a kinsman of the Left-wing Labour stalwart Tony Benn, PC, MP (the disclaimed Viscount Stansgate).

He married 2 July, 1960, Jennifer Mary Howells (born 1936), the eldest daughter of Dr Wilfred Vivian Howells, OBE (1903-87), and his wife the former Mary Eileen Hamar (1908-97), by whom he had issue, a son, Robert Ernest Benn (born 17 Oct, 1963), and a daughter, Juliet Clare (born 2 Feb, 1966).

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Pinkham/Littleton engagement

The engagement was announced 9 October, 2023, between Charles Nicholas Courtenay (Charlie) Pinkham (born 1981), elder son of the late Alan Courtenay John Pinkham (1946-1997), and his wife the former Virginia P. Cathrew (now Mrs Nicholas de Zoete, of Shipley, West Sussex), & Katrina Mary Littleton (born 23 July, 1983), scion of the Barons Hatherton, elder daughter of Antony Robin Walhouse Westby Perceval , later name changed to Littleton (born 19 June, 1950), of Hannington, Hampshire, and his wife the former Hon Aileen Mary Fitzherbert (born 29 March, 1953), scion of the Barons Stafford.

Katrina Littleton is a granddaughter maternally of the late 14th Baron Stafford (1926-86), and a great-granddaughter of the 5th Baron Hatherton (1900-69).

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Lady Mahon 1944-2023

 Lady Mahon, who died 1 October, 2023, was the wife of Sir William Mahon, LVO, 7th Baronet.

She was born in 1944 as Rosemary Jane Melvill, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Ernest Melvill (1910-1983), of Symington, Lanarkshire, and married 20 April, 1968, Colonel William Walter Mahon (born 4 Dec, 1940), son and heir of Sir George Edward John Mahon, 6th Baronet (1911-1987) (of Castlegar, Co Galway, Bt, UK, cr 1819), and his wife the former Audrey Evelyn Jagger (who died 4 Apr, 1957). Her husband was commissioned into the Irish Guards in 1960, and appointed a Member of HM Body Guard, Hon Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, 1993; he succeeded as 7th baronet on his father's demise, 16 Dec, 1987, and was appointed LVO , in 2011.

Lady Mahon is survived by her husband a son, James (born 29 Oct, 1976), and two daughters, Annabel (born 12May, 1970), and Lucy (born 15 Apr, 1972).

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Isadora Sybil Bronwen Perlmutter (born 2023)

Clementine Lucy Patricia Perlmutter (born 1986, nee Stopford), wife of Jonathan Perlmutter [born 1980], and scion of the Earls of Courtown, gave birth to a daughter, Isadora Sybil Bronwen, 4 September, 2023.

Jonathan is a son of Mr Laurence J Perlmutter [born 1953], of Norwich, and Mrs Perlmutter.

Clementine is a daughter of the Hon Jeremy Neville Stopford, LVO [born 1958], of Great Bedwyn, co Wilts, by his wife the former Bronwen Macdonald Milner.

Clementine Stopford is a granddaughter paternally of the 8th Earl of Courtown [1908-75]. Her father, Jeremy, was Equerry to HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, 1982-84, and was appointed LVO.

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Berry/Meynell engagement

  The engagement was announced 7 October, 2023, between William Anthony Edward Berry (born 1993), scion of the Viscounts Kemsley, son of Edward Anthony Morys Berry (born 23 June, 1960), of Bridport, Dorset, and his the former Joanna Clare Leschallas (born 1960), now of Smarden, Kent, & Alicia Rose Meynell (born 1994), scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of (Edward) James Hugh Meynell (born 1959), of Boraston, Shropshire, and his wife the former Amanda Clare Gifford Lywood (born 1961).

William Berry is a kinsman of the Prince of Wales, both descend from the late 4th Baron Fermoy:-

4th Baron Fermoy (1885-1955) > Hon Mary Roche (1934-2023) > Edward Anthony Morys Berry (b 1960) > William Berry (b 1993)

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4th Baron Fermoy > Hon Frances Roche (1936-2004) > Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-97) > HRH The Prince of Wales (b 1982)

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Fitzalan-Howard/Mathieson engagement

 The engagement was announced 7 October, 2023, between William John Fitzalan-Howard (born 4 March, 1995), scion of the Dukes of Norfolk, eldest son of Alexander Rupert Fitzalan-Howard (born 29 February, 1964), of Sudbury, Derbyshire, and his wife the former Hon Joanna Elizabeth Venables-Vernon (born 30 September, 1965), and James Robert C. Mathieson (born 1996), second son of Mr George R.M. Mathieson, of Ludham, Norfolk, and his wife the former Carole J. Birch.

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Kendall/Radeljak engagement

 The engagement was announced 5 October, 2023, between Edmund Andrew Fergus Kendall (born 1991), son of Andrew Thomas Kendall (born 1956), of Henstead, Suffolk, and Fiona Jean Lucia Hall (nee Matheson, born 4 April, 1962), of Bungay, Suffolk, scion of the Matheson baronets, and Lucia Radeljak, daughter of Señor Mariano Radeljak and Señora Flavia Valguisti, both of Buenos Aires.

Edmund Kendall is a grandson maternally of Maj Sir Fergus Matheson of Matheson, 7th Baronet (1927-2017), and a great-great grandson of the 11th Baron Middleton, KG (1887-1970).

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Hester Bree Addington (born 2023)

 Lady Martha Catherine Addington (nee Lowry-Corry, born 27 May, 1992), wife of Raleigh Thomas Addington [born 1987], scion of the Viscounts Sidmouth, gave birth to a daughter, Hester Bree, 13 September, 2023.

Raleigh Addington is the youngest son of Peter John Gerald Addington [born 2 Aug, 1948], of Highway, Calne, Wiltshire, by his wife the former Rosemary Anita Lamb.

Lady Martha is a daughter of the 8th Earl of Belmore [born 4 Sept, 1951],  of The Garden House, Castle Coole, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, by his wife the former Lady Mary Jane Meade [born 12 July, 1952], daughter of the 6th Earl of Clanwilliam [1914-89].

Hester Addington is a great-great-granddaughter of the 6th Viscount Sidmouth [1887-1976].

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Lady Baddeley 1942-2023

 Lady Baddeley, who died 23 September, 2023, aged 80, was the second wife of Sir John Baddeley, 4th Baronet.

She was born in 1942 as Carol Frances van Geffen, daughter of Adrian Denis Auguste Van Geffen (born 1913), and his wife the former Olive Reed (1913-2008). Her name was changed some years later to Greenham on her mother's second marriage, in 1948, to Gordon Leslie Clarence Greenham (1916-1977).

She married 1stly, in 1963, John A. Quinlan; and married 2ndly, 16 April, 1998, Sir John Wolsey Beresford Baddeley, 4th Baronet (born 27 January, 1938), son of Sir John Beresford Baddeley, 3rd Baronet (1899-1979), and his wife the former Nancy Winifred Wolsey (who died 25 Oct, 1994).

Lady Baddeley leaves issue from her first marriage, Andrew and Timothy Quinlan.

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Poppy Chancellor 1988-2023

 Poppy Chancellor, who has died aged 36, was a scion of that landed gentry family and descended from the Earls of Oxford & Asquith, the Barons Hylton and the Marquesses of Bristol, &c.

She was born in 1988, daughter of John Graham Manson Leslie (poet known as Jock Scot) (1952-2016), and the actress Anna Theodora Chancellor (born 27 April, 1965), and was a granddaughter of John Paget Chancellor (1927-2014), and his wife the former Hon Mary Alice Jolliffe (1937-2009), daughter of the 4th Baron Jolliffe (1898-1967).

The 1st Earl of Oxford & Asquith, KG (1852-1928) > Raymond Asquith (1878-1916) > Lady Perdita Asquith (1910-96) > Hon Mary Alice Jolliffe (1937-2009) > Anna Chancellor (b 1965) > Poppy Chancellor (b 1988)

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Elliot Blackwood Ariel Winn (born 2023)

 Fleur Tamara Winn (nee Nash, born 1994), wife of Hugo John Winn (born 1991), scion of the Barons St Oswald, gave birth to a son, Elliot Blackwood Ariel, in 2023.

Hugo is a son of Martin John Winn (born 12 March, 1961), and his wife the former Caroline Anne Da Costa (born 1961).

Fleur is a daughter of Trevor P. Nash, by his wife the former Joanna M. Smith.

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Wills/Kainradl marriage

  The marriage took place, 30 September, 2023, between the Hon Robert Anthony Hamilton Wills (born 20 Oct, 1983), son and heir of the 3rd Baron Dulverton (born 2 May, 1944), of Batsford, Gloucestershire, and of his first and former wife Rosalind, Baroness Dulverton (nee van der Velde), of Marbella, Spain, & Sophie Elizabeth Kainradl (born circa 1985), daughter of Mr Peter Kainradl, of Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire, and his wife the former Josephine Alice Danneman (born 21 March, 1951).

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