St. Germans/Wilson marriage

The marriage is to take place in September, 2005, at a Cornwall register office, close to Port Eliot, St. Germans, Cornwall, between Peregrine Nicholas Eliot, 10th Earl of St. Germans (b. 2 Jan, 1941), son of the 9th Earl of St. Germans (1914-88), by his first wife, Helen Mary Villiers (who d. 1951), and Miss Cathy Wilson.
The bride-to-be is 29 years junior to Lord St. Germans, and is an arts festival organiser.
The Earl ahs been married twice before, (i) in 1964 (divorced 1990) to the Hon Jacquetta Jean Frederica Lampson, daughter of the 1st Baron Killearn; and (ii) in 1991 (div) to Elizabeth Mary Williams.

Source: Daily Mail 15 August, 2005

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Scott Plummer/Carter marriage

The marriage is to take place at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Frensham, 27 August, 2005, between Nicholas A. Scott Plummer, scion of that Burke's Landed Gentry family, and Miss Imogen J. Carter

Source: Daily Telegraph 20 August, 2005

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Michael Jocelyn Hunter

Michael Jocelyn Hunter, who died 7 August, 2005, was a son of Jock Hunter (who was killed in action in 1915), by his wife Violet Sophia Mary, the elder daughter of Lt-Col. C.J. Baines, of the Gloucestershire Regiment. Michael's mother married secondly, 1920, as his second wife, Sir Reginald James Neville Neville, 1st Baronet (b. at Bombay, 22 Feb, 1863, d. 28 Apr, 1950; cr. Baronet, 1927; married 1stly, 1890, Ida ((d.1913)), 4th daughter of Sir Edmund Henderson, RE, KCB), of Sloley Hall, Norwich, Norfolk.

Source: Daily Telegraph 10 August, 2005

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Kingsford/Havers engagement

The engagement was announced 18 August, 2005, between Major Justin N.J Kingsford, The King's Royal Hussars, youngest son of Mr & Mrs Nicholas Kingsford, of West Wittering, West Sussex, and Holly Linnell Havers (b. 1978), daughter of the Hon. Philip Havers, QC (b. 1950), by his wife, the former Patricia Frances Searle.

Holly Havers is a granddaughter of the late Baron Havers, PC, QC, sometime Lord Chancelor, a life peer, who died in 1992. She's a niece of the actor, Nigel Havers.


Source: Daily Telegraph 18 Aug 2005

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Scott/Maxwell engagement

The engagement was announced 19 Aug 2005, between Jamie G. Scott, son of the late Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs John Scott, of Ancrum, Roxburghshire, & Sophie Mary Maxwell (b. 1967), adopted younger daughter of the late 12th Baron Farnham (1931-2001), and Diana Baroness Farnham, a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II since 1987.

(Is Jamie Scott a relative of the Scott of Ancrum Baronets? Mrs Cavendish-Bentinck, maternal grandmother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother married secondly, cica 1870, Harry Warren Scott son of Sir William Scott, 6th Baronet, of Ancrum).

Source: Daily Telegraph 19 August, 2005

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Lord Whaddon: Labour life peer

The Lord Whaddon, a life peer, died 16 August, 2005. He was aged 78.

As (John) Derek Page, he was Labour MP for Kings Lynn, 1964-70.

John Derek Page was born 14 August, 1927, the son of a bus driver, and was educated at St. Bedes College, Manchester, and London University (BSc Sociology).

Career: Director of Cambridge Chemical Co., Ltd from 1962, and Rindalbourne Ltd, 1983-90; Chairman of Daltrade Ltd from 1983, and Skorimpex-Rind Ltd, from 1986; Labour MP for Kings Lynn, 1964-70; created a life baron as Baron Whaddon, of Whaddon in the County of Cambridge, 1978.

Lord Whaddon, of The Old Vicarage, Whaddon, Royston, Hertfordshire was twice married, fristly, in 1948, to Catherine Audrey, daughter of John William Halls; Lady Whaddon died in 1979; married secondly, 1981, Angela Rixson, daughter of Luigi della Bella, of Treviso, Italy, and had issue from the first marriage, a son, the Hon John Keir Page, b. 1955, and a daughter, the Hon Eve-Ann, b. 1952.

Source: Daily Telegraph 18 Aug, 2005

Myles Thoroton Hildyard, MBE, MC, TD (1914-2005)

Myles Thoroton Hildyard, MBE, MC, TD, who died at Flintham, Nottinghamshire, 13 August, 2005, aged 90, was head of the BLG family, Hildyard of Flintham Hall; Lord of the Manor of Flintham and Screverton; Patron of the living of Flintham in the benefice of Flintham-cum-Kneeton.
Mr Hildyard was appointed DL 1954; received the Territorial Decoration 1950; Justice of the Peace for Nottinghamshire 1954; served in the Second World War as a Captain in the Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers), and was twice mentioned in despatches; Barrister-at-law, Lincoln's Inn, 1945, &c.
He was born 31 December, 1914, the eldest of the three sons of His Honour Gerard Moresby Thoroton Hildyard (1874-1956), of Flintham Hall, by his wife, the former Sybil Hamilton Hoare (scion of the BLG family of Hoare of Stourton).
He was (I think) unmarried. His niece, Mary Anne Hildyard (b. 1955), is the wife of the Baron Falconer of Thoroton, Lord Chancellor.
The funeral takes place at St Augustine's, Flintham, 24 Aug 2005

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Source: Daily Telegraph 17 Aug 2005


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Anne Mildred Hanbury

Anne Mildred Hanbury, who died 14 August, 2005, at the age of 92, was the widow of Richard Nigel Hanbury, CBE, DL, JP (1911-1972), High Sheriff of Hertfordshire (1960), of Hay Lodge, Braughing, Ware, Hertfrodshire, scion of the BLG family of Hanbury of Drumstinchall, formerly of Poles.
She was the former Anne Mildred Alers Hankey, only child of Ernest Percival Alers Hankey, of Brook House, Stowton, Wiltshire (scion of that BLG family - see the 1952 edition).
She married Richard Hanbury, 6 Feb, 1936, and leaves issue, 2 daughters, (i) Penelope Anne (Pepe) b. 1937, married 1959, Sir John Edwin Lavallin Nugent, 7th Baronet; & (ii) Lucinda Jane (Cindy).
The funeral takes place at St Mary's, Braughing, Ware, 22 August, 2005

Source: Daily Telegraph 16 Aug 2005

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Lady Lindsay, 94, widow of Sir William Lindsay, CBE, DL

Lady Lindsay who died 15 August, 2005, at the age of 94, was the widow of Sir William Lindsay, Kt, CBE, DL.
She was the former Anne Diana Morley, only daughter of Arthur Morley, OBE, KC (1881-1946), of Wickham Farm, Haywards Heath, Sussex, Chairman of Middlesex Quarter Sessions, by his wife Dorothy Innes Murray Forrest, and married Sir William in 1936.
Her husband was an admin officer, HM Treasury, 1940-45; Chairman of Cuckfield Urban District Council; member of the Countryside Commission, 1962-71, and was knighted in 1963.
Lady Lindsay is survived by 2 daughters, Jennifer and Ferlina. She was predeceased by a son, James.
A Service of Thaksgiving takes place at Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex, 24 August, 2005.

Source: Daily Telegraph 17 Aug 2005

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Chamberlayne-Macdonald/Goulimis engagement

The engagement was announced 16 August 2005 between Thomas Somerled Chamberlayne-Macdonald (b. 1969), scion of the Bosville Macdonald Baronets (cr. 1625), younger son of Major Nigel Donald Peter Chamberlayne-Macdonald, CVO, OBE (b. 1927), late The Scots Guards, and Mrs Chamberlayne-Macdonald, of Cranbury Park, Winchester, & Irene A. Goulimis, younger daughter of the late Mr Stylianos Goulimis and Mrs Ioanna Goulimis, of Toronto, Canada.

Thomas's father, a younger son of the 15th Baronet, and an Extra Gentleman Usher to Queen Elizabeth II, was owner of one of Scotland's biggest and famous estates, the 80-square mile Knoydart estate. He assumed the additional surname of Chamberlayne in 1958 on his marriage to Penelope Mary Alexandra, daughter of Tankerville Chamberlayne, of Cranbury Park. Thomas's sister, Diana, is Countess of Lindsay, wife of the 16th Earl.



Source: Daily Telegraph 16 Aug 2005
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Hon. Elspet Shelley Rix

The Hon. (Elspet) Shelley Rix, who has died , at the age of 53, was the eldest child of the Baron Rix, CBE (b. 27 Jan, 1924), the President of MENCAP, life peer, and former actor as Brian Rix, by his wife, the actress _Elspet Gray_, daughter of James MacGregor-Gray, of Surrey.
Shelley Rix, who suffered from Down's Syndrome, was born at Westminster Hospital, London, 3 Dec, 1951. her siblings are, (1) the Hon. James, (2) the Hon. Jonathan, and (3) the Hon. Louisa Rix.
His daughter's disability inspired Brian Rix to begin his extraordinary campaign for the disabled. He became secretary-general of MENCAP in 1981 and Chairman in 1988. He is now the President.
The funeral took place 8 August, 2005.

Source: Mail on Sunday 14 Aug 2005
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Beale/Milner of Leeds marriage

The marriage took place at Trinity Church, Princeton, New Jersey, United States, 23 July, 2005, between Gerald Montague Beale, younger son of the late Mr & Mrs George Beale, of London, and Helen, Baroness Milner of Leeds, second wife and widow of the 2nd Baron Milner of Leeds (1923-2003), and younger daughter of Mr & Mrs Lucius Wilmerding, Jr. The couple are to live in Princeton, New Jersey.


Source: Daily Telegraph 25 July, 2005
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Lady Harmsworth, 66, wife of Sir Hildebrand Harmsworth, 3rd Baronet

Lady Harmsworth, who died suddenly, 8 August, 2005, at the age of 66, was the wife of Sir Hildebrand Harold Harmsworth, 3rd Baronet, the gardening writer and a member of the newspaper publishing family. The first Baronet was a brother of the 1st Lord Northcliffe and the 1st Viscount Rothermere.
Lady Harmsworth, who lived in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, was a music and theatre critic for regional newspapers.
She was the former Gillian Andrea Lewis, daughter of William John Lewis, of Tetbury, Gloucestershire, and married Sir Hildebrand in 1960.
She was the mother of 2 daughters, Claire, b. 1961, and Kirsten b. 1963, and a son, (Hildebrand) Esmond Miles, b. 1964.
The funeral service takes place at St Emmanuel Church, Cheltenham, 17 August, 2005.

Source: Daily Telegraph 13 Aug 2005
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Josiah Christopher Proctor Beauchamp

Kate Beauchamp (nee Hutchinson) wife of Robert Ivor Proctor Beauchamp (b. 1971), younger son of Sir Christopher Radstock Proctor-Beauchamp, 9th Baronet, by his wife, the former Rosalind Wainwright, gave birth to a son, Josiah Christopher Proctor, 9 August, 2005.


Source: Daily Telegraph 15 Aug, 2005
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Venetia Rose Hamilton

Harriet Hamilton (nee Roskill) wife since 1997 of the Hon. Gavin Gouldburn Hamilton (b. 8 Oct, 1968), son and heir of the 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, by his wife the former Corinna Dixon, gave birth to a third daughter, Venetia Rose, 31 July, 2005, a sister for twins Sybilla & Octavia.
Source:

Daily Telegraph 13 Aug 2005
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Amelia Rose Thesiger

Joanna Thesiger (nee Woolley-Stafford), wife of Edward Thesiger, scion of the Viscounts Chelmsford, gave birth to a daughter, Amelia Rose, 5 August, 2005, a sister for Oliver Michael, b. 20 September, 1999, and Isabelle Daisy, b. 5 March, 2002.
Source:

Daily Telegraph 15 August, 2005
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Millar/Graham marriage

The marriage took place, 30 July, 2005, at the Church of St James the Great, Dauntsey, Wilts, between Alexander D. Millar, son of Mr & Mrs Andrew Millar, of North Stoke, Oxfordshire, and Nina Louise Graham (b. 1976), scion of the Graham of Larbert House Baronets (cr. 1906), only daughter of (Kenneth) James Graham (b. 1947), by his wife, Victoria Margaret Home Drummond Moray (of that BLG family).


Source: Daily Telegraph 8 August, 2005

Harris/Fox marriage

The marriage took place at the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Steeple, Dorset, shortly before 1 Aug 2005, between Jared Francis Harris (b. 1961), son of the late actor Richard St John Harris, by his former wife, the Hon. (Joan) Elizabeth Rees-Williams (b. 1936) (now Mrs Aitken) and Emillia Fox, daughter of the actor Edward Fox (b. 1937), by the actress Joanna David. Jared Harris is a grandson maternaly of the late 1st Baron Ogmore; Emillia is a half-sister of Lucy Fox, wife of the premier Viscount of Ireland, the 17th Viscount Gormanston.

Source: Daily Mail 1 Aug 2005


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Agnew/Walton engagement

The engagement was announced 4 August 2005, between John Benedict (Ben) Agnew (b. 1972) scion of the Agnew Baronets (cr. 1629), youngest son of (Fulke) Quentin Ernesto Agnew (b. 1938), of Monte de la Torre, Spain, by his wife the former Susan Georgina Tyson, & Catherine H. Walton, daughter of Mr & Mrs Julian Walton, of Wimbledon, London.


Source: Daily Telegraph 4 Aug, 2005

Cadbury/lalvani engagement

The engagement was announced 4 Aug 2005, between Joel M. Cadbury (scion of the chocolate/confectionary dynasty), son of Mr Peter Cadbury, by his former wife the former Jennifer Mary Victoria Hammond-Maude (later Mrs Jennifer d'Abo), & Miss Divia Lalvani, daughter of Mr Gulu Lalvani, an electronics tycoon, and Mrs Conrad Schloesser.

Source: Daily Telegraph 4 Aug 2005/Daily Mail 5 Aug, 2005