Hon Elizabeth Ann Gascoigne 1932-2020

_. The Hon [Elizabeth] Ann Gascoigne, former chatelaine of Stanton Harcourt Manor, Oxfordshire, who died -26 January, 2020, aged 87, was the heiress daughter of the 2nd [and last] Viscount Harcourt [1908-79], by his 1st wife the former Hon Maud Elizabeth Grosvenor [died 2000], scion of the Barons Ebury.

She married 19 January, 1954, Crispin Gascoigne [1929-2001], scion of that landed gentry family, son of Maj-Gen Sir Julian Alvery Gascoigne [1903-90], by his wife the former Joyce Alfreda Newman, by whom she had issue, a son William, and two daughters, Elizabeth & Mary.

A Service of Thanksgiving takes place at St Michael's Church, Stanton Harcourt, 21 February, 2020.

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Henry Francis Gibbs 1928-2020

_. Henry Francis Gibbs, who died 26 January, 2020, aged 91, was a scion of the Barons Aldenham & Hunsdon; born in 1928, son of the Rev Francis Antony Woodard Gibbs [1885-1946], by his wife the former Agnes Mary Denise Ruddock [1893-1978]; married 1957, [Patience] Janet Rutherford, daughter of Alexander John Buckley Rutherford, CBE [1900-79], by whom he had a son, & two daughters. Service of Thanksgiving at Ampney St Peter Church, 21 February, 2020.

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Russell/Mactaggart engagement

_. The engagement was announced 25 January, 2020, between Edward John Bowater Russell [born 1992], eldest son of William Anthony Bowater Russell [born 1965], Lord Mayor of London, of the Mansion House, London, & Thriplow, Cambridgeshire, by his wife the former Hilary Anne Chaplin [born 1965], & Emma McKinney Mactaggart [born 1994], scion of the Mactaggart baronets, younger daughter of Andrew Auld Mactaggart [born 1962], of Abaco, The Bahamas, and Kemble, co Gloucester, by his wife the former Barbara Bridges.

Edward Russell is a descendant of the Lord Russell of Killowen [Law Lord], and from the Bowater baronets. His father became Lord Mayor of London in November, 2019.

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Very Rev Patrick Reynolds Mitchell, KCVO 1930-2020

_. The Very Rev Patrick Reynolds Mitchell, KCVO, a former Dean of Windsor, died 23 January, 2020. He was 89.

He was born 17 March, 1930, son of Lieutenant-Col Peter Reynolds Mitchell, Royal Artillery, and was a cousin of Dame Mona Mitchell, a former private secretary to HRH Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Ogilvy.

A Dean of Wells for 16 years, he then served as Dean of Windsor, 1989-98.

He married firstly, 1959, Mary Phillips, who died in 1986. He married secondly, 1988, Mrs Pamela Douglas-Pennant [1933-2016], former wife of Henry Douglas-Pennant [1925-86], scion of the Barons Penrhyn, and daughter of Alfred Gaspard Le Marchant [1906-86], scion of the Le Marchant baronets.

He left three sons from his first marriage.

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Wendy Helen Broke Reynolds [nee Thurstan] 1940-2020

_. Wendy Reynolds [née Thurston], who died 23 January, 2020,  was a scion of the Thurston landed gentry family, born in 1940, daughter of Lt Nigel Vere Broke Thurston, RN [1914-40], by his wife the former Patricia Dorothea Boswell Tonks; married 1964, Nicholas Francis Roskell Reynolds [born 1938], scion of the Reynolds baronets, son of Maj William Francis Rosekell Reynolds [1911-1979], by his wife the former Nancy Bendall [1909-80], by whom she had a son and 2 daughters.



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Laura Rosanna Claire McWalter [born 2020]

_. Alexandra Rachel Iona McWalter [nee Ramsay, born 1988], wife of James Michael McWalter [born 1987], gave birth to a daughter, Laura Rosanna Claire, 23 January, 2020, a sister for Robert James Angus, who was born 2018.

James McWalter is a son of Alan J McWalter by his wife the former Claire Openshaw.

Alexandra McWalter is a daughter of Major-General Angus Iain Ramsay, CBE, DSO, by his wife the former Victoria Clare Lanyon [born 1956], descended from the Barons Amherst of Hackney.

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Hon Mary Rose Vanstone 1933-2020

_. The Hon Mary Rose Vanstone [nee Brock], who died 23 January, 2020, aged 86, was born in 1933, a daughter of the life peer, the Baron Brock [who died 1980]. She married in 1959, Keith Vanstone [1930-2012], by whom she had a son, James and a daughter, Nicola.

The funeral service takes place at the East Devon Crematorium, 13 February, 2020.

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Sewell/Hobden engagement

_. The engagement was announced 24 January, 2020, between Benjamin Leopold Sewell [born 15 July, 1990], a descendant of Queen Victoria, son of [Charles] Percy Sewell [born 22 December, 1958], of Tysoe, co Warwick, by his wife the former Alice Louise Esther Margot Huntington-Whiteley [born 22 July, 1961], & Alice Sarah Hobden [born 1989], daughter of Michael C. Hobden, of Chelsea, London, by his wife, the former Deborah Gillian Blakeney.

Benjamin Sewell is a grandson of Lieutenant-Commander Sir John Huntington-Whiteley, 4th Baronet [1929-2019], by his wife the former Viktoria Adelheid Clementine Luise Grafin zu Castell-Rudenhausen [born 26 Feb, 1935], daughter of Friedrich Wolfgang Graf zu Castell-Rudenhausen [1906-40], by his first wife Princess Caroline Matilde Ludwige Eleanor Auguste Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha [1912-83], daughter of HRH Prince Charles Edward George Albert, Duke of Albany and Duke of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha [1884-1954], son of HRH Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert, 1st Duke of Albany [1853-84], son of HM Queen Victoria [1819-1901], &c.

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Frances Mary Teresa Greathead [nee Paston-Bedingfield] 1919-2020

_. Frances Mary Teresa Greathead, who died at Cape Town, 22 January, 2020, aged 100, was a scion of the Paston-Bedingfield baronets, born 13 June, 1919, daughter of Sir Henry Paston-Bedingfield, 8th Baronet [1860-1941], by his wife the former Sybil Lyne-Stephens [who died 13 May, 1985]. She married 1stly, 18 Oct, 1949, Frank Douglas Playford [who died 23 Jan, 1956]; married 2ndly, 1957, Maitland Gardner Maitland-Nimmo [who died 1977]; married 3rdly, 1978, Philip James Greathead [who died 1997]. She leaves issue from her second marriage, a son Adam and a daughter, Mariella.

A Requiem Mass will be said for her in the Chapel of the Sevon Dolors, Brompton Oratory, 30 January, 2020.

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Tobias Hector Langdon 1985-2020

_. Tobias Hector [Toby] Langdon, who died 22 January, 2020, was a grandson maternally of Sir Dermot Humphrey De Trafford, 6th Baronet; born in 1985, son of John Augustin Langdon, by his wife the former Elizabeth Eugenie De Trafford [born 1951]. Unm.

The funeral takes place at St Anne's Church, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, 14 February, 2020.

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Lane/Crawshay engagement

_. The engagement was announced 23 January, 2020, between Benjamin T.D. Lane, son of Mr & Mrs Martin Lane, of Yealmton, co Devon, and Louise C. Crawshay [born 1984], scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of [Howard] Huw Crawshay [born 1952], of Llanfair, Kilgeddin, Monmouthshire, by his wife the former Philippa Alexandra Gibbs [born 1954].

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Eleanor Vivian Naesmyth of Posso [born 2020]

_. Sarah G. Naesmyth of Posso [nee MacNeil], wife of Alexander Creswell Benedict Naesmyth, younger of Posso [born 3 April, 1983], gave birth to a daughter, Eleanor Vivian, 17 January, 2020, in Sydney, a sister for Maxwell Xavier, who was born in Sydney, NSW, 31 March, 2018.

Alexander is the son and heir of Major [Richard] William Naesmyth, 16th of Posso [born 1938], by his wife the former Xenia Angela Mary Henderson-Howat.

Sarah Naesmyth is a daughter of Thomas MacNeil, of Kingston, Nova Scotia.

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Terence Graham Parry Jones 1942-2020

_. Terry Jones, the Monty Python star, who died 21 January, 2020, aged 77, married (1) 1970 [div 2012] Dr Alison Telfer b 1944 daughter of James Veitch Telfer and (m 1943 div 1949) Margaret Isobel b 1921 dau of Col Adrian Victor WEBLEY-HOPE CIE (1873-1960), scion of the Earls of HOPETOUN being descended from Hon Charles Hope-Vere 2nd son of the 1st Earl, ancestor of the Marquesses of LINLITHGOW, and (m 1920) Ethel Mary (d 1938) dau of JS Middleton of Cadamore Mysore.  They had issue Sally Louise Parry b 1974 and William George Parry b 1976.

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Hamilton/Johnson engagement

_. The engagement was announced 22 January, 2020, between William Richard Hamilton [born 30 December, 1982], scion of the Lords Belhaven & Stenton, son and heir of the Hon Frederick Arthur Carmichael Hamilton, Master of Belhaven [born 27 September, 1953], of Drinkstone, by his late former first wife the former [Elizabeth] Anne Tredinnick ~ [later Mrs Annie Cockram, CBE] and Mary C. Johnson, eldest daughter of Dr and Mrs Terrance Johnson, of Bemidji, Minnesota, United States.

William Hamilton’s father is heir apparent to the 13th Lord Belhaven & Stenton [born 27 February, 1927.

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The 2nd Baron Ironside 1924-2020

_. The 2nd Baron Ironside died 13 January, 2020, aged 95.

Edmund Oslac Ironside was born 21 September, 1924, son of Field Marshal the 1st Baron Ironside, GCB, CMG, DSO [1880-1959], by his wife the former Mariot Ysobel Cheyne [who died 1984].

He married 29 April, 1950, Audrey Marigold Morgan-Grenville [1931-2015], a scion of the Lords Kinloss, daughter of Col the Hon Thomas George Breadalbane Morgan-Grenville, by whom he had issue, a son, Charles and a daughter, Fiona.

He succeeded his father in the barony, 23 September, 1959.

Lord Ironside is succeeded by his son, the Hon Charles Edmund Grenville Ironside, who was born 1 July, 1956.

A Memorial Service is to take place at St Peter's Church, Boxted, Essex, 13 February, 2020.

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Sheila Murray Kayll [died 2020]

_. Sheila Murray Kayll [nee Morrison], who died 9 January, 2020, aged 96, was the wife of Maj. David Kayll, of Briantspuddle, co Dorset, and was mother of Murray, Serena and Tessa.

Her daughter, Tessa Fiona Kayll, married in 1998, as her second husband, the 6th Baron Fermoy [born 11 Oct, 1967], a second cousin of the Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex, etc.

A Service of Thanksgiving will take place at St James', Milton Abbas, 24 Apr, 2020.

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Simon Rollo Frisby 1933-2020

_. Simon Rollo Frisby, who died 13 January, 2020, aged 86, was a descendant of the Hervey Marquesses of Bristol.

He was born 23 Oct, 1933, a son of Lieutenant-Colonel Lionel Claud Frisby [1889-1936], by his wife the former Angela Beryl Hoare [died 1990]. His mother was a daughter of Henry Hoare [1866-1956], by his wife the former Lady Geraldine Mariana Hervey [died 1955], a sister of the 4th Marquess of Bristol [1863-1951].

He married 1959, [Sara] Belinda Fox, daughter of Capt William Herbert Fox, by whom he had issue, a son Richard [born 1961], and a daughter, Angela [born 1963], wife of Charles Iain Robert Wolridge Gordon [b 1961], scion of that landed family, and a daughter Caroline [born 1963].

A Thanksgiving service takes place at St Martin's Church, Ellisfield, 3 February, 2020.

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Bethell/Thatcher engagement

_. The engagement has been announced between Edward Alexander Bethell [born 1987], scion of that landed gentry family, second son of Hugh Adrian Bethell [born 23 April, 1952], of Rise, East Yorkshire, by his wife the former Sarah Elizabeth St Aubyn [born 28 June, 1955], scion of the Barons St Levan, & Laura G. Thatcher, daughter of Mr & Mrs Alan  Thatcher, of Weavering, Kent.

Edward Bethell is a direct descendant of Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, KG, PC, FRS [1743-1805], a younger brother of King George III.

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Hon Ruth Isabel Adorian 1932-2020

_. The Hon Ruth Isabel Adorian [née Wakefield], who has died aged 87, was a scion of the Barons Wakefield of Kendal, a daughter of the 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal [1898-1983], by his wife the former Rowena Doris Lewis [1895-1981]; she married firstly, 1955, Major Nigel James Clarkson Webb [1925-87], by whom she had a son, James, and two daughters, Georgina and Carolyn; married secondly, 1992, Paul Anthony Adorian.

A Service of Thanksgiving will take place, 3 March, 2020 in the Sedbergh School Chapel.

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Dorothy, Baroness Ashtown [died 2019]

_. Dorothy, Baroness Ashtown, who died 20 December, 2019, was the second wife, and widow of the 7th Baron Ashtown, KCMG [1916-2010].

She was the former Dorothy Mary Elizabeth Minchin, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Edward George Minchin, and married firstly, 1958 [divorced 1971], Hans Heinrich XVII Fürst von Pless; married secondly, 17 December, 1997, Nigel Clive Cosby Trench, 7th Lord Ashtown, who died 6 March, 2010.

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