Sebastian Barry Michael Sherwin (b 2014)

_. Amelia Christiana Mary Rhodes (born 7 Jan 1990), partner of Mark Sherwin (b 9 Aug, 1987), gave birth to a son, Sebastian Barry Michael, at Harrogate, 29 January, 2014.

Amelia is the younger daughter of Mr & Mrs Michael Rhodes, of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, and Mark Sherwin is the youngest son of Mr & Mrs Ian Sherwin, also of Harrogate.

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Harry John Stewart Vane-Tempest (born 2014)

_. Charlotte Jane Vane-Tempest (nee Oddie), wife of James Alexander Stewart Vane-Tempest (b 1981), scion of the Marquesses of Londonderry, gave birth to a son, Harry John Stewart, 16 January, 2014, a brother for George Frederick Stewart, who was born 4 June, 2010.

James Vane-Tempest is a son of (Charles) Stewart Martin Vane-Tempest (b 1950) , of Steeple Bumpstead, Suffolk, by his second wife, the former Jillian Barbara Bulow, and Charlotte is the elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Simon Oddie, of Little Milton, Oxfordshire.

The infant descends from Lord Ernest Vane-Tempest, fourth son of the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry.

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(George) Christopher Rittson-Thomas (c1926-2014)

_. (George) Christopher Rittson-Thomas, of Manor House, Sandford St Martin, Oxfordshire, died 21 January, 2014, aged 87. Mr Rittson-Thomas married 24 Nov, 1951, Silvia Catriona Fleming (b 1930, d), scion of the Flemings of Nettlebed, a landed family, descended from King William IV & Mrs Jordan, daughter of Maj Philip Fleming (1889-1971), by his wife the former Joan Cecil Hunloke (1901-91). 

Mr Rittson-Thomas was father of three sons, Michael, Hugo and Rupert, and was grandfather of Kate, Hugo, Walter and Theodore.

The funeral takes place at Banbury Crematorium, Oxfordshire, 5 Mar.

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Linda, Countess of Lincoln (died 2014)

 Linda, Countess of Lincoln, widow of the 18th Earl, died at Armadale, Australia, 22 January, 2014, aged 97.

She was the former Linda Alice Creed, daughter of the Rev Charles Creed, and married firstly, James O'Brien, of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, by whom she had issue, a son, Graeme and a daughter, Maureen; she married 2ndly, 4 December, 1953, the then Edward (Ted) Fiennes-Clinton (born 23 February, 1913), son of Edward Henry Fiennes-Clinton (b 1886, killed in action in World War 1) and his wife the former Alice Gertrude Waring (died 1917), daughter of Dr William Waring. Her husband succeeded his distant cousin, the 10th Duke of Newcastle, in the Earldom of Lincoln (created by Queen Elizabeth I in 1572), 25 December, 1988, and died 7 July, 2001.

The Earldom of Lincoln is now held by her late husband's grandson, Robert Fiennes-Clinton.

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Wrightson/Alvarez Garcia engagement

_.The engagement was announced 25 January, 2014, between James George (Jamie) Wrightson (born 1982), scion of the Wrightson Baronets (Bt, UK, cr 1900), middle son of Sir Charles Mark Garmondsway Wrightson, 4th Baronet (b 18 Feb 1951), of Neasham Hall, Darlington, co Durham, by his wife the former Stella Virginia Dean, & Cristina Alvarez, daughter of Don Julio Alvarez Rodriguez, and Dona Alicia Garcia Pascual, of Madrid.

Jamie Wrightson is a great-grandson of the 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn (ext), physician to King George V.

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Boscawen/Falcetti engagement

_. The engagement was announced 25 January, 2014, between (Evelyn George) William Boscawen (born 1 Oct 1979), scion of the Viscounts Falmouth (Peerage of GB, cr 1720), son of the Hon Evelyn Arthur Hugh Boscawen (b 13 May 1955), of Cornwall, by his 1st wife the former Lucia Caroline Vivian~Neal {now Mrs Davod Borradaile}, of Dorset, & Emilia, daughter of Mr & Mrs Fabrizio Falcetti, of Rome.

William Boscawen is the grandson and heir but one to the 9th Viscount Falmouth.

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Order of Succession to the Throne, 2014

Order of Succession to the Throne, Jan 2014

1.HRH The Prince of Wales, born 14 Nov 1948
2.HRH The Duke of Cambridge, born 21 June 1982
3.HRH Prince George of Cambridge, born 23 July, 2013
4.HRH Prince Henry of Wales, born 15 Sept, 1984
5.HRH The Duke of York, born 19 Feb 1960
6.HRH Princess Beatrice of York, born 8 Aug 1988
7.HRH Princess Eugenie of York, born 23 Mar 1990
8.HRH The Earl of Wessex, born 10 Mar 1964
9.The Viscount Severn, born 17 Dec 2007
10.Lady Louise Windsor, born 8 Nov, 2003
11.HRH The Princess Royal, born 15 Aug 1950
12.Peter Phillips, born 15 Nov, 1977
13.Savannah Phillips, born 29 Dec 2010
14.Isla Phillips, born 29 Mar 2012
15.Zara Tindall, born 15 May, 1981
16.Mia Tindall, born 17 Jan 2014

Charlie Meade (born 2014)

_ Rosie Meade (nee Bradford), wife of Henry Michael (Harry) Meade (b 1983), gave birth to a son, Charlie, 22 January, 2014, a sister for Lily Florence, who was b 9 Jan, 2012. Harry Meade, a friend of Princes William & Harry, is the son of Richard Meade, OBE, sometime Olympic showjumper, of West Littleton, Wilts, by his wife the former Angela Dorothy Farquhar (b 1947), scion of the Farquhar Baronets, & Rosie is the elder daughter of Mr & Mrs Richard Bradford, of Yanworth, Glos. -==-

Catherine Countess of Clanwilliam, widow of the 6th Earl

_.Catherine Countess of Clanwilliam, who died 22 January, 2014, was the widow of John Edward Carson Meade, 6th Earl of Clanwilliam (1914-89) (Peerage of Ireland, cr 1776). She was the former Catherine Loyd, scion of that landed family, third daughter of Colonel Arthur Thomas Loyd, OBE, MC, of Lockinge, Wantage, Berkshire, by his wife the former Dorothy Willert, and married the then Lord Gillford, 1 Dec, 1948. Her husband succeeded to the family honours on his father's death, 23 Jan 1953, and died in 1989, when he was succeeded by his cousin. Lady Clanwilliam was the mother of six daughters, Lady Selina, Lady Mary, Lady Julia, Lady Laura, Lady Katharine and Lady Sophia. Funeral at St George's Church, Preshute, Marlborough, Wilts, Wed 29 Jan. -=-

Reid/Madden engagement

_. The engagement was announced 24 January, 2014, between Nicholas John Howard Reid (born 1982), descended from the Earls of Clanwilliam (Earl, Ireland, cr 1776), son of Mr W. Scott B. Reid, by his wife the former Lady Laura Louise Meade (b 1957), & Camilla (Milly), daughter of Mr & Mrs John Madden, of Sydney. Nicholas Reid is a grandson of the late 6th Earl of Clanwilliam. -=-

Sarah Jane Mary Egerton 1934-2014

 Sarah Jane Mary Egerton, who died 20 January, 2014, aged 79, was a scion of the Earls of Ellesmere (now Dukes of Sutherland).

She was born 13 May, 1934, eldest daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Scrope Arthur Francis Sutherland Egerton (1902-1986), and his wife the former Marjorie Morrison (1910-1992), sister of the 1st Baron Margadale, and daughter of Hugh Morrison (1868-1931), and his wife Lady Sophia Castelia Mary Leveson-Gower (1870-1934), daughter of the 2nd Earl Granville (1815-1891)/

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Riou Benson 1923-2014

_. Riou Benson, who died 17 January, 2014, aged 90, was a scion of the Bensons of Lutwyche. He was born 27 Nov, 1923, third son of Maj George Reginald Benson (1888-1961), head of the family, by his 1st wife, the former Violet Martha Helena Estorffe; married 11 Feb, 1950, Elizabeth Mary, dau of the Ven. John Godber, of West Tarring, Sussex, by whom he had issue, Edward, Patrick and Madeleine. ___A Thanksgiving service takes place at St Mary's Church, Easebourne, 30 Jan. -=-

Lady Margaret Helen Isla Marion Tennant 1920-2014

_. The Lady Margaret Tennant, who died 22 January, 2014, aged 93, was a scion of the Earls of Airlie (Peerage of Scotland, cr 1639). She was the former Lady Margaret Helen Isla Marion Ogilvy, born 23 July, 1920, second daughter of David Lyulph Gore Wolesley Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Airlie, KT, GCVO, MC (1893-1968), by his wife the former Lady Alexandra Marie Bridget Coke (d 1984), daughter of the 3rd Earl of Leicester; he siblings included the 8th Earl of Airlie, KT, GCVO, PC (b 1926), sometime Lord Chamberlain to the Queen, and the Hon Sir Angus Ogilvy (1928-2004), husband of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent, the Queen's cousin. She married 11 July, 1946, Capt Sir Iain Mark Tennant, KT (1919-2006), of Lochnabo House, Elgin, co Moray, scion of the Barons Glenconner, chairman of Grampian Television for over 20 years, by whom she had issue, Mark, Christopher (deceased), and Emma. The funeral is at St Columba's Church, Elgin, Monday, 3 Feb, 2014. -=-

Otto Tamniarn Joseph Chichester-Clark (b 2013)

_. Nina C. Chichester-Clark (nee Varchevker), wife of Adam Tamniarn Chichester-Clark (b 1973), descended from the Marquesses of Donegall, gave birth to a son, Otto Tamniarn Joseph, 27 Dec, 2013. Adam is the elder son of Sir Robert (Robin) Chichester-Clark (b 10 Jan 1928), by his 2nd wife the former Caroline Bull (b 11 Jul 1947), scion of the Bull Baronets, & Nina is the only daughter of Dr Arturo Varchevker and Renata Li Causi. Adam's paternal grandmother, Marion Chichester (d 1976), daughter of Lt-Col Robert Chichester (1873-1921), and granddaughter of Lord Adolphus Chichester (1836-1901), and gt-granddaughter of the 4th Marquess of Donegall (1799-1889). -=-

Cecilia Aletta Mary Hotlzhausen (b 2014)

_. Laura Isabella Helen Holtzhausen (nee Acloque, born 1979), wife of Jean-Louis Holtzhausen, and descended fromn the Barons Howard De Walden (Peerage of England, cr 1597), gave birth to a daughter, Cecilia Aletta Mary, 14 January, 2014, a sister for Letitia. Jean-Louis is a son of Mr Jan-Louis Holtzhausen, and Mrs Maria Holtzhausen, of Pretoria, South Africa, and Laura is a twin daughter of the late Mr Guy Acloque, by his wife the former Hon Camilla Anne Bronwen Scott-Ellis (b 1 Apr 1947), of Alderley, Gloucestershire, yst dau of the late 9th Baron Howard De Walden (1912-99), by his wife the former Countess Irene Harrach. ==--==

Christopher John Hylton Murray Shaw 1938-2014

_. Christopher John Hylton Murray Shaw, who has died at Salisbury, Wilts, 17 January, 2014, aged 76, was a one~time step~father of Miss Cressida Bonas, girlfriend of HRH Prince Harry.

 He was born in London, 1 January, 1938, a son of the Rev. Cyril Parkinson Shaw (b circa 1879), and married 1stly (later div), Liza Dietz, daughter of Howard Dietz (1896-1983), by his wife the former Tanis Eva Guinness (b 27 Dec, 1908, d), scion of the merchant banking arm of the brewing dynasty; married 2ndly, Gisele _____;  married 3rdly, 17 Dec, 1996, as her fourth husband, the Lady Mary-Gaye Georgiana Lorna Curzon (b 21 Feb, 1947), third daughter of the 6th Earl Howe, CBE (1908-84) (Peerage of the UK, cr 1821). They divorced in 2000.

 Mr Shaw leaves issue from his 1st marriage, a daughter, Tanis Murray Shaw (b 1966), and a son, Benjamin Shaw (b circa 1969), and a daughter, Catherine, from his 2nd marriage.

The funeral takes place at Hinton Ampner Church, Hampshire, 12 Feb, 2014.

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Lord McAlpine of West Green 1942-2014

The Lord McAlpine of West Green, life peer, deputy chairman of the Conservative party 1979-83, died in Italy, 17 January, 2014. He was 71. (Robert) Alistair McAlpine was born 14 May, 1942, son of the life peer the Baron McAlpine of Moffat.

Van Voorhis/Lowther engagement

_ . The engagement was announced 18 January, 2014, between George R. van Voorhis IV, son of Mr George Ruddle Van Voohis III & Mrs van Voorhis, of Wevertown, New York, United States, & Natasha Jane Lowther (born 1988), scion of the Lowther Baronets (Bart, UK, cr 1824), daughter of James Lowther (b 1947), of Holdenby House, Northampton, by his wife the former Karen H. Wallace, dau of James Wallace, of Boston, Mass, United States. -=-

Alexander Howard 1930-2014

 Alexander Howard, who died 13 January, 2014, aged 83, at Taupo, New Zealand, was a scion of the Barons Strathcona and Mount Royal, and grandson of the prime minister Stanley Baldwin.

He was born 24 November, 1930, second son of the Hon Sir Arthur Jared Palmer Howard, KBE, CVO (1896-1971), and his wife the former Lady Leonora Stanley Baldwin (1896-1989), daughter of the 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC, JP (1867-1947).

He married 24 June, 1959, Penelope Joan (Penny) Warren, daughter of Gershom Radcliffe Layton Warren, of Vancouver Island, by whom he had issue, three sons, Shamus, Harry and Rory.

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Mia Grace Tindall (b 2013)

-. Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall, MBE (b 15 May, 1981, nee Phillips), scion of the Royal House of Windsor, & wife of Michael James Tindall, MBE (b 18 Oct 1978), gave birth to a daughter, Mia Grace, at Gloucester Royal Infirmary, 17 January, 2014. Mike Tindall is a son of Philip Tindall, by his wife the former Linda Shepherd, & Zara is the only dau of Capt Mark Antony Peter Phillips, CVO, ADC (b 22 Sept 1948), descended from the wealthy Tiarks landed family, by his 1st wife HRH The Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, The Princess Royal, KG (b 15 Aug 1950), only dau of HM Queen Elizabeth II, &c. --==--