Lady Swann (died 2022), wife of Sir Michael Swann, Bt

 Lady Swann, who died 8 October, 2022, aged 84, was the wife of Sir Michael Swann, 4th Baronet.

She was the former Marilyn Anne Morse Tobitt, daughter of Leslie Charles Tobitt, of Montevideo, Uruguay, and married in 1988, as his second wife, Michael Christopher Swann [born 25 September, 1941], son of Sir Anthony Charles Christopher Swann, 3rd Baronet [1913-91], and his wife the former Jean Margaret Niblock-Stuart [died 2001]. Her husband succeeded to his father's baronetcy, [cr UK, 1906], in 1991.

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Athena Lyra Crawley (born 2022)

 Alice Sophie Crawley (nee Rugge-Price, born 22 May, 1985), wife of Aidan Harold Winston Crawley [born 22 October, 1983], gave birth to a daughter, Athena Lyra, 8 October, 2022.

Aidan Crawley is a son of the late Randall Stafford Crawley [1950-88], and his wife the former Marita Georgina Phillips [born 28 May, 1954] [now Mrs Marita Knight].

Alice Crawley, former wife of Archibald David Keswick [born 1980], scion of that landed family, is a daughter of James Keith Alan [Jamie] Rugge-Price [born 10 Oct, 1944], scion of the Rugge-Price baronets, and his former wife Alexa Crookshank [now Mrs Alexa Vere Nicoll].

The infant is descended from the Royal House of Russia, via the Wernher baronets.

Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia > Grand Duke Michael of Russia [d 1909] > Grand Duke Michael of Russia [d 1929] > Anastasia [Zia] de Torby > Georgina Wernher > Marita Phillips > Aidan Crawley > Athena Lyra Crawley 

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(John Laurence) David Aschan 1943-2022

 (John Laurence) David Aschan, who died 5 October, 2022, aged 79, was descended from the banking arm of the Guinness brewing dynasty.

He was born 1 May, 1943, son of Carl Nils Wilhelm Gunnar Aschan, of Torstensonsgatan, Sweden, and his wife the former Marit Victoria Guinness (1919-2004); and married firstly, 20 September, 1967 (div 1968), as her first husband, Pennant Elfrida Iremonger [born 1943], scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of Thomas Lascelles Isa Shandon Valiant Iremonger, MP [1916-1998], and his wife the former Lucille Parks [1915-89]; and married 2ndly, 1970 (div 1978), Penelope Jane Wilson, daughter of Robert Edward Arnsby Wilson; and married 3rdly, 1979 (div 1981), Emma Mary Henderson (born 5 November, 1950), descended from th Lowther baronets, daughter of Robert Alistair Henderson (1917-99), and his wife the former Bridget Elizabeth Lowther (1921-99).

David Aschan leaves issue, a son and a daughter from his second marriage, Patrick (born 17 July, 1971), and Charlotte (born 16 Sept, 1974), and two daughters from his third marriage, Clare (born June, 1979), and Elizabeth (born 5 Feb, 1981).

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Frederick Thomas James Micklem (born 2022)

Louisa Hale Micklem (born 1986, nee Garnier), wife of Robert Esmond Micklem (born 1984), gave birth to a son, Frederick Thomas James, 8 September, 2022, a brother for Henry (born 2016) and Rosanna (born 2019).

Louisa is the eldest daughter of Major James Hugh Garnier (born 7 Apr, 1948), descended from the Barons Walsingham, and his wife the former Katherine Hale Puckle.

Robert, a scion of Micklem landed gentry family, is son of (Charles) Barney Micklem [born 1948], and his wife the former (Else) Jane Brocksopp.

The 8th Baron Walsingham > Hon Lavender de Grey > Maj James Garnier > Louisa Garnier > Frederick Micklem

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Sir Walter John Hugh St John-Mildmay, Bt 1935-2022

 Sir Walter John Hugh St John-Mildmay, 12th Baronet, died 1 October, 2022. He was 87.

He was born 3 September, 1935, son of Michael Paulet St John-Mildmay ( 1901-93), and his wife the former Joan Elizabeth Stockley (who died in 1977), and was educated at Wycliffe College, Stroud, and the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

He successfully claimed the baronetcy in 1998. The title had fallen dormant over forty years previously with the demise of Sir Aubrey, the tenth holder of the baronetcy [created in 1772 for Paulet St John].

Sir Walter is succeeded by his younger brother, Michael Hugh Paulet St John-Mildmay, who was born 28 September, 1937.

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William and Toby Beare [born 2022]

 Judith Kate Beare (nee Durrant, born 1986), wife of Capt Charles Henry Lyell Beare (born 1984), Welsh Guards, gave birth to twin sons, William and Toby, 29 July, 2022, brothers for Poppy and Cecily.

Charlie Beare is the yr son of Mr Julian Lyell Beare (b 1951), of Cowden, Kent, by his wife the former Charlotte Julia Mary Elborne (descended from the Viscounts Galway) .

Judith Beare is a daughter of {Graham} Michael Durrant, of Wardour, Wilts, by his wife Dr Pamela H. Durrant (nee Swingler).

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Glaister/Hawley engagement

The engagement was announced 15 October, 2022, between Henry Augustus Glaister (born 9 July, 1994), elder son of Stephen Blair Glaister (born 1958), of Alresford, Hampshire, and his wife the former Melita Louise Hely-Hutchinson (born 6 June, 1962), scion of the Earls of Donoughmore, & Miranda Alice Hawley (born 15 July,1996), middle daughter of Charles J. Hawley, of Colton, Staffordshire, and his wife the former Victoria Louise Prideaux (born 26 May, 1967), descended from the Birch-Reynardson landed family, and the Ponsonby Barons De Mauley.

The 4th Earl of Donoughmore > Rt Hon Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson > Maurice Hely-Hutchinson > Henry Aymar Hely-Hutchinson > Melita Hely-Hutchinson > Henry Glaister

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Sir Hugh Frederick Corbet Gore, 15th Baronet 1934-2022

 Sir Hugh Frederick Corbet Gore, 15th Baronet, died at his home in Australia, 12 October, 2022. He was 87.

Sir Hugh, late of St.Ives, formerly of Goondiwindi, was the fifteenth holder of the baronetcy, created of Magherabegg, co. Donegal [Ireland, 1622].

He was born 31 December, 1934, son of Frederick Dundas Corbet Gore [1885-1964], and his wife the former Ella Maud Sydney-Jones [died 17 July, 1967]; and succeeded to the baronectcy, 23 September, 2008, on the death of his cousin, Sir Nigel Hugh St George Gore, 14th Baronet.

He married 12 July, 1963, Jennifer Mary Copp, daughter of Milton Gordon Copp, by whom he had issue, a son, Timothy, and two daughters, Penelope and Virginia. The son, Timothy Milton Corbet Gore, born 26 November, 1969, succeeds as 16th baronet.

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Life peerages announced: October 2022

 Political Peerages 2022:-

The King has been graciously pleased to signify His intention of conferring the following Peerages of the United Kingdom for Life.

From:

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Published

14 October 2022

The King has been graciously pleased to signify His intention of conferring Peerages of the United Kingdom for Life upon the undermentioned:

Nominations from the former Leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party

Angie Bray – Formerly Member of Parliament for Ealing Central and Acton, and leader of the Conservative Group in the London Assembly.

Graham Evans – Formerly Member of Parliament for Weaver Vale.

Sir Michael Hintze – Businessman, founder of the Hintze Family Charitable Foundation; Trustee of the National Gallery.

Stewart Jackson – Formerly Member of Parliament for Peterborough, and Special Adviser at the Department for Exiting the European Union.

Kate Lampard CBE – Chair of GambleAware; Lead Non-Executive Director of the Department for Health and Social Care.

Dr Sheila Lawlor – Founder and Director of Research at Politeia.

Dr Ruth Lea CBE - Economist, former civil servant and think tank director.

Dr Dambisa Moyo – economist and author; formerly Commissioner for the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities.

Teresa O’Neill OBE - Leader of the Council in the London Borough of Bexley; Vice Chair on London Councils; Deputy Chair of the Local Government Association.

Professor Andrew Roberts – historian and journalist; Founder-President of the Cliveden Literary Festival.

Dr Cleveland Anthony Sewell CBE – formerly Chair of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities; Chair of Generating Genius.

Rt Hon Sir Nicholas Soames – formerly Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex, and Minister of State for the Armed Forces.

Sir Hugo Swire – formerly Member of Parliament for East Devon, and Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Nominations from the Leader of the Labour Party

Sonny Leong CBE – Co-Founder and Co-Chair of SME4Labour.

Frances O’Grady – General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress of the UK.

David Prentis – President of Public Services International and formerly Secretary General of Unison.

Kuldip Singh Sahota – Labour Councillor for Malinslee & Dawley Bank.

Ruth Smeeth – Formerly Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North.

Sharon Taylor OBE – Labour Leader of Stevenage Borough Council.

Dr Fiona Twycross – Deputy Mayor of London for Fire and Resilience.

Thomas Watson – formerly Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.

Nominations from the Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party

Peter Weir – formerly Minister for Education in the Northern Ireland Executive.

Nominations for non-affiliated Peerages

Dame Arlene Foster – formerly First Minister of Northern Ireland.

Professor Guglielmo Verdirame KC - barrister and Professor of International Law at King’s College London.

Nominations for Crossbench Peerages

Sir Peter Hendy – Chair of Network Rail.

Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach – Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to the Western Balkans and formerly Chief of Defence Staff.

The Prime Minister recommended this list to the King, further to advice from the former Prime Minister, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP.

Published 14 October 2022

Baroness Guthrie of Craigiebank, OBE 1941-2022

The Baroness Guthrie of Craigiebank, OBE, who died 8 October, 2022, was the wife of Field Marshal The Baron Guthrie of Cragiebank, GCB, GCVO, OBE, DL [born 17 November, 1938]. She was 81.

Her husband was Colonel of the Life Guards and Gold Stick in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth II, 1999-2019.

She was born 10 September, 1941, the former Catherine A. Worrall, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Claude Worrall, OBE, MVO, of the Coldstream Guards, ofBitham Hall, Warwickshire, and his wife the former Cecilia Moore, and married 11 September, 1971, the then Major Charles Ronald Llewelyn Guthrie, scion of a landed family, son of Maj Ronald Guthrie and his wife the former Nina Llewelyn. 

Her husband, Chief of the General Staff 1994-97, and Chief of the Defence Staff 1997-2001, was raised to the peerage of life, in June 2001, as Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank.

Lady Guthrie leaves issue, two sons.

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Lucy, Baroness Swansea 1931-2022

 Lucy, Baroness Swansea, who died 9 October, 2022, aged 91, was the second wife, and widow of the 4th Baron Swansea [1925-2005].

She was born Lucy Gough, 14 September, 1931, daughter of the Most Rev Hugh Rowlands Gough, CMG, OBE, DD, Archbishop of Sydney and Primate of Australia 1959-66, and his wife the Hon Madeline Elizabeth Kinnaird [1908-2001], daughter of the 12th Lord Kinnaird [1880-1972].

She married firstly 1959 [div 1971], Harold Mervyn Temple-Richards, scion of the Temple baronets; and married 2ndly, 2 December, 1982, John Hamilton Hussey Vivian, 4th Baron Swansea [born 1 January, 1925]. He died 24 June, 2005, aged 80. 

Lady Swansea leaves issue from her first marriage.

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Julia Margaret Barton (nee Lindsay) 1941-2022

 Julia Margaret Barton (nee Lindsay), who died 4 October, 2022, aged 81, was a scion of the Earls of Crawford and Balcarres.

She was born 24 September, 1941, daughter of Major the Hon James Louis Lindsay [1906-1997], sometime MP for North Devon, by his wife the former Hon Bronwen Mary Scott-Ellis [1912-2003], daughter of the 8th Baron Howard De Walden [1880-1946].

She married 7 September, 1963, Malcolm Peter Speight Barton, son of Major Michael Hugh Barton, by whom she had issue, two sons, Henry James [born 5 July, 1967], and Christopher Charles [born 10 Nov 1970], and a daughter, Fenella Jane [born 10 March, 1965].

Julia Barton was a granddaughter paternally of the 27th Earl of Crawford & Balcarres, KT, PC [1871-1940].

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John Kenneth Andrew Gibbs [1948-2022]

 John Kenneth Andrew Gibbs, who died 2 October, 2022, aged 73, was a scion of the Barons Aldenham, and a half-brother of the 5th Earl of Liverpool [born 14 Nov, 1944].

He was born 9 October, 1948, first son of Major Andrew Antony Gibbs [1914-2000], and his wife Mrs Elizabeth Joan Foljambe [1921-1993], widow of Capt Peter George William Savile Foljambe [1919-44], scion of the Earls of Liverpool, and a scion of the Flint landed gentry family, daughter of Major Eric Charles Montagu Flint, DSO [1883-1962], and his wife the former Frances Sarah Nancy Hulbert [1893-1938], scion of that landed gentry family.

He married 7 January, 1978, Julia Margaret Edwards [born 1950], daughter of Major Maurice Alfred Edwards [1919-2005], and his wife the former Margaret Anne Beale [born 1920], by whom he had issue, a son, Simon Andrew Maurice Gibbs [born 27 Nov, 1985], and two daughters, Emma Elizabeth [born 5 Nov, 1979], and Louisa Mary [born 11 Dec, 1981].

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Eileen Loveday Miller [nee Pole-Carew] 1930-2022

 Eileen Loveday Miller [nee Pole-Carew], who died 28 September, 2022, aged 92, was a scion of the Pole Baronets [cr 1628] and a descendant of the Barons Lyttelton.

She was born 20 May, 1930, the second daughter of  Major Gerald Ayshford Pole-Carew [1887-1969], and his wife the former Eileen Flora O'Callaghan [1893-1989]; and married 15 January, 1955 [div 1964], Brian Arnold Miller, son of W.S. Miller.

The 1st Baron Lyttelton > Hon Caroline Lyttelton > William Henry Pole-Carew > Charles Edward Pole-Carew > Gerald Ayshford Pole-Carew > Eileen Loveday Pole-Carew

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Susan, Countess of Leven and Melville 1933-2022

 Susan, Countess of Leven and Melville, widow of the 16th Earl of Leven and [13th] of Melville, died 8 October, 2022. She was 89.

The Countess was born Susan Steuart Menzies, 30 March, 1933, elder daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Ronald Steuart Menzies [1884-1961], late the Scots Guards, Chief of the Clan Menzies, of Arndilly House, Craigellachie, Banffshire, by his wife the former Sybil Mary Willoughby Boulton.

Susan Steuart Menzies married 30 Apr, 1953, Alexander Robert Leslie-Melville, 15th Earl of Leven [Peerage of Scotland, cr 1641], and 13th Earl of Melville [also Peerage of Scotland, cr 1690], whose other titles include Viscount of Kirkaldie [Scot, 1690], Lord Melville of Monymaill [Scot, 1616], Lord Balgonie [Scot, 1641], and Lord Raith, Monymaill and Balwearie [Scot, 1690]. Her husband, born 13 May, 1924, & succeeded his father in the family honours, and 15 January, 1947. 

Lord Leven and Melville was ADC to Governor-General of New Zealand 1951-52; Lord Lieutenant of Nairn from 1969; Chairman, Nairn County Council 1970-74; Chairman of Governors, Gordonstoun School 1971-89; President, British Ski Federation 1981-85, &c. He died 7 April, 2012.

Susan, Countess of Leven & Melville leaves issue, a son, the Hon Archibald Leslie-Melville [born 15 September, 1957], and a daughter, Lady Jane Hudson [born 5 May, 1956]. She was predeceased by her elder son, David, styled Lord Balgonie [born 26 January, 1954], who died, killed in a skiing accident near Verbier, 14 February, 2007.

Her grandson, Alexander [born 29 Nov, 1984], is the 17th Earl of Leven & 14th Earl of Melville.

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The King and Queen to be crowned on 6 May 2023

King Charles III and Queen Camilla are to be crowned at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6 May, 2023.

The date of the sacred rite, comes only eight months after His Majesty's accession. Charles's grandfather was also crowned in May - on 12 May, 1937 - but the choice of a May coronation is very rare in the annals of the British monarchy. The only other monarch to be crowned in May was King John in 1199.

One great 'state' occasion to take place on 6 May in Westminster Abbey was the marriage of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1960.

The crowning will take place on the fourth birthday of the King's grandson, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, and the anniversary of the death, in 1910, of the King's great-great-grandfather, King Edward VII.

In modern times the Sovereign has chosen the date of his his/her Coronation after consulting the Prime Minister and Cabinet. In recent history the date chosen for the Westminster Abbey ceremony has been in late spring or summer. The Coronation of King George IV, took place on 19 July, 1821. Since then all Coronations have taken place in Spring or Summer months. George IV's successor, his brother, William IV, was crowned on 8 September, 1831. Queen Victoria, George V, and Elizabeth II were crowed in June, and Edward VII, whose Coronation was planned for June 1902, was crowned in August, due to a sudden illness.

In modern times the lapse of time between the accession of the monarch and the Coronation has been a year to 18-months. The late Queen ascended the throne on 6 February, 1952, and was crowned sixteen months later on 2 June, 1953. George VI, who succeeded to the throne on the abdication of his elder brother, Edward VIII, chose to be crowned on the date set for his brother's crowning, and was crowned, speedily for modern times, after 5 months.

Of our monarchs since William the Conqueror in 1066, only three were never crowned. The 'Boy King' Edward V, murdered in the Tower of London in 1485, Lady Jane Grey, executed in 1553, and Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne in December, 1936.

Monarchs in the Middle Ages were often crowned days or weeks after succeeding to the throne for obvious reasons. The anointing and crowning of the monarch was hurried through to lend him immediate credence and authority, in an age where the succession was not as secure as it is nowadays.

 William the Conqueror was crowned on Christmas Day 1066, weeks after usurping the Crown at the Battle of Hastings. King Stephen was crowned on Boxing Day 1135, three weeks after becoming King. Edward I, unusually, waited almost 2 years to be crowned from Nov 1272 to Aug 1274.

It is thought that the Duke of Norfolk, whose role as Earl Marshal it is to organise great state occasions, has a detailed plan for Charles III's coronation already in place. The Earl Marshal is reported to have had lengthy meetings with the Royal Household in the years since he succeeded as Duke of Norfolk in 2002.

The next Coronation will be the first where the Queen Consort is also crowned in almost a century. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were crowned in 1937. 

The Coronation date is always proclaimed with ceremony, and a Coronation Commission convened. In 1952 the commission opened in April, with the Duke of Edinburgh in the chair. Other committees were chaired by the then Duke of Norfolk. We await his Majesty's decision with anticipation. 

From Accession to Coronation:-

William the Conqueror - 14 Oct-25 Dec 1066

William II - 9 Sept 1087-26 Sept 1087

Henry I - 2 Aug 1100-6 Aug 1100

Stephen - 1 Dec 1135-26 Dec 1135

Henry II - 25 Oct 1154-19 Dec 1154

Richard 1 - 6 July 1189-3 Sept 1189

John - 6 Apr 1199-27 May 1199

Henry III - 19 Oct 1216-28 Oct 1216

Edward I -16 Nov 1272-19 Aug 1274

Edward II -7 July 1307 - 25 Feb 1308

Edward III - 25 Jan 1327-2 Feb 1327

Richard II -21 June 1377-16 July 1377

Henry IV -30 Sept 1399-13 Oct 1399

Henry V -20 March 1413-9 Apr 1413

Henry VI -31 Aug 1422-6 Nov 1429

Edward IV- 4 March 1461-28 June 1461

Edward V - 9 Apr 1483- not crowned

Richard III -26 June 1483 -6 July 1483

Henry VII - 22 Aug 1485-30 Oct 1485

Henry VIII -21 Apr 1509-24 June 1509

Edward VI - 28 Jan 1547-20 Feb 1547

Lady Jane Grey - not crowned

Mary I - 19 July 1553-1 Oct 1553

Elizabeth I - 17 Nov 1558-15 Jan 1559

James I - 24 March 1603-25 July 1603

Charles I -27 March 1625-2 Feb 1626

Charles II -8 May 1660-23 Apr 1661

James II - 6 Feb 1685-23 Apr 1685

William & Mary -13 Feb 1689-11 Apr 1689

Anne - 8 Mar 1702-23 Apr 1702

George I - 1 Aug 1714-20 Oct 1714

George II - 11 June 1727-11 Oct 1727

George III - 25 Oct 1760-22 Sept 1761

George IV - 29 Jan 1820-19 July 1821

William IV - 26 June 1830-8 Sept 1831

Victoria - 20 June 1837-28 June 1838

Edward VII - 22 Jan 1901-9 Aug 1902

George V - 6 May 1910-22 June 1911

Edward VIII - 20 Jan 1936 - not crowned

George VI - 11 Dec 1936-12 May 1937

Elizabeth II - 6 Feb 1952-2 June 1953

Charles III - 8 Sept 2022- 6 May 2023

Funeral of Lady Mary Russell, Maid of Honour to the late Queen in 1953

The King was represented by the Hon Dame Annabel Whitehead (Lady in Waiting to The late Queen Elizabeth II) at the Funeral of the Lady Mary Russell (Maid of Honour at the Coronation of The late Queen Elizabeth II) which was held in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Priory Road, Hungerford, Berkshire, 10 October, 2022.

Lady Mary died 18 September, 2022, aged 88, and was a scion of the Earls of Haddington.

In 1953 Queen Elizabeth II's Maids of Honour were aged between 19 and 23 at the time of the Coronation date, and all were just a few years younger than the Queen. The ladies were surprised and enthused in equal measure to receive the invitation from Earl Marshal, the Duke of Norfolk. ‘I was completely gobsmacked,’ uttered Lady Mary, in a later television documentary.

They have described themselves as the 'Spice Girls' of their day - the 'lily white' Maids of Honour chosen to accompany the Queen on her Coronation Day.

Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill(born 24 July, 1929), Lady Jane Vane-Tempest-Stewart (born 11 Aug, 1932), Lady Anne Coke (born 16 July, 1932), Lady Mary Baillie-Hamilton (1934-2022), Lady Moyra Hamilton (1930-2020) and Lady Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (born 1 Dec 1934) were chosen for their 'decorative' beauty as well as their ability to carry the Queen's heavy train.

All six were reunited at Westminster Abbey in 2013 to celebrate sixty years since that momentous day.

"It was overwhelming and moving – especially during the anointing" recalled Lady Mary of the day. "Of all the girls our age in the country we six girls were chosen to carry the Queen's train and that meant a great deal."

She was Lady Mary Baillie-Hamilton, born 13 January, 1934, daughter of the 12th Earl of Haddington (1894-1986), and his wife the former Sarah Muriel Josephine Cook [who died 14 Dec, 1995]; and married firstly, 21 July, 1954 [div 1965], [John] Adrian Bailey (1930-2021), son of Ronald Graham Bailey [1904-67], and his wife the former Annette Winifred Robertson; and married 2ndly, 1 Oct, 1965, David Vernon Russell [born 1929], son of Brigadier Hugh Edward Russell, DSO [1896-1941], and his wife the former Muriel Dorothy Vernon Summers. 

She leaves issue from her first marriage, William [born 1957], Philip [born 1959], and a daughter, Arabella [born 1955], wife of the 3rd Viscount Chandos [born 12 Feb 1953]; and from her second marriage, a son, Jason [born 1966], and a daughter, Mariana [born 1968].

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Muir/Smalley engagement

 The engagement was announced 11 October, 2022, between Capt Thomas Sebastian Muir [born 1995], The Life Guards, descended from the Dukes of Marlborough, second son of Simon Huntly Muir [born 3 July, 1959], of Binfield, Berkshire, and his wife the former Sarah Jane E. Jenkinson [born 1964], & Evelyn Alice Smalley [born 1994], daughter of Paul H. Smalley [born 1959], of Brayford, Devon, and his wife the former Charlotte E. Harris.

The 10th Duke of Marlborough [1897-1972] > Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill [born 1929] > Simon Muir [born 1959] > Capt Thomas Muir [born 1995]

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Baron Markham, of East Horsley in the County of Surrey

 Nicholas Francis Markham CBE, (born 13 February 1968), has been created a life peer, on his appointment as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care.

Nick Markham is chair of London & Continental Railways. He is also the co-founder of covid testing company Cignpost Diagnostics & ExpressTest, is a Non-Executive Director of Inchora Limited, and is Lead NED for the Department for Work and Pensions. 

A Downing Street press announcement 6 Sept as updated 8th Sept (Ministerial Appointments Sept 2022): "His Majesty has also been pleased to signify His intention of conferring a peerage of the United Kingdom for Life on Nick Markham CBE."

The peerage has been gazetted in the name, style and title of Baron Markham, of East Horsley in the County of Surrey.

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Simon Murray created a life peer

 Mr Simon Murray has been appointed a Minister of State at the Home Office with a seat in the House of Lords as a life peer.

Simon Peregrine Gauvain Murray [born 2 August 1974] is a barrister. He was appointed Minister of State at the Home Office on 7 October 2022, and is to be appointed a life peer. Called to the English bar in 2000, Murray practised public law at 39 Essex Chambers. He was educated at the University of St Andrews. He is a Conservative member of Gedling Borough Council, representing Newstead Abbey ward.

He is a son of Nigel Ormiston Gauvain Murray [1944-2002], and his wife the former Shirley Arbuthnot [born 9 March, 1949, later Mrs Peter Rountree], scion of the Arbuthnot baronets. He married at the Temple Church, London, 4 Oct, 2007, Amelia May Beaumont [born 12 Nov, 1983], a granddaughter of the Baron Beaumont of Whitley, daughter of the Hon Hubert Wentworth Beaumont [born 13 Apr, 1956], and his wife, the former Katherine Emma Abel Smith [born 11 March, 1961], a descendant of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. The Murrays have a son and a daughter, twins.

HM Queen Victoria > Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany > Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone > Lady May Cambridge > Richard Francis Abel Smith > Katherine Abel Smith > Amelia Beaumont

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