Beale/Crosthwaite engagement

 The engagement was announced 24 December, 2022, between Christopher Hugo Jermyn Beale (born 1993), younger son of Simon Charles Waldegrave Beale (b 1961), of Evenlode, Gloucestershire, and his wife the former Caroline Margaret Jermyn Holborow (b 1961), and Rose Elizabeth Frances Crosthwaite (born 1992), daughter of Nicolas James Goland Crosthwaite (b 1948), of Laverstoke, Hampshire, and his wife the former Lucinda Margaret Baxendale (b 1958), scion of that landed gentry family.

Rose Crosthwaite is descended from the Earls Fortescue:-

The 5th Earl Fortescue (1888-1958) > Lady Elizabeth Fortescue (1926-2010) > Lucinda Margaret Baxendale (b 1958) > Rose Crosthwaite (b 1992)

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Rosemary-Artemis Isabella Cowie (born 2022)

 Catherine Cowie (nèe Ellis-Robson), wife of Alexander John Cowie (born 1975), gave birth to a daughter, Rosemary-Artemis Isabella, 14 November, 2022, a sister for Alan Horatio (born 2018).

Alexander is a son of Maj. Nigel Hugh Alexander Cowie (1943-91) and his wife the former Hon Rosalind Juliana Brooke (b 1950) daughter of the 2nd Viscount Brookeborough (1922-87).

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Few Brown/ Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax engagement

 The engagement was announced 24 December, 2022, between Frederick Richard T. Few Brown (born 1992), son of Ben G. Few Brown (born 1959), of Cholderton, Wiltshire, and his wife the former Alison Louise Cotterell, & Natasha Shan Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax (born 1993), daughter of Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, MP (born 29 January, 1958), of Charborough Park, Dorset, MP for South Dorset, scion of the Barons Dunsany, and his 1st wife the former Zara Victoria Legge-Bourke (born 26 May, 1966), scion of the Earls of Dartmouth (now Mrs Angus Gordon Lennox, wife of Angus Charles Gordon Lennox, of Gordon Castle, Moray, scion of the Dukes of Richmond.

Frederick Few Brown is a nephew of Rebecca, Marchioness of Blandford (born 1962), first wife of the current 12th Duke of Marlborough.

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Delfina (Delfi) Davies (born 2022)

 The Lady Jemima Juliet Davies (nee Herbert, born 4 October, 1989), wife of Hugo Patrick Trehearne Davies [born 1989], & scion of the Earls of Pembroke & Montgomery, gave birth to a daughter, Delfina (Delfi), 12 December, 2022.

Lady Jemima is the fourth daughter of the late 17th Earl of Pembroke [1939-2003], of Wilton House, Salisbury, by his second wife the former Miranda Juliet Oram [born 1962] (now Miranda, Countess of Pembroke), and is a half-sister of the 18th Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery.

Hugo Davies is the eldest son of Mr Mark Edward Trehearne Davies, CVO [born 20 May, 1948], of Admington, Warwickshire, by his wife the former Antonia Catharine Chittenden [born 1960], 

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Yorke/Agnew engagement

 The engagement was announced 24 December, 2022, between Capt Archie William Yorke (born 1995), Coldstream Guards, son of the late Major Robert William Yorke, QGM, and his wife the former Lucinda Elisabeth (Luly) Thomson (born 4 Apr, 1965), of Watchfield, Wiltshire, descended from the Earls of Dunmore, & Daisy Matilda Agnew (born 6 Aug, 1995), scion of the Agnew baronets, daughter of Caspar Jonathan William Agnew (born 20 Apr, 1967), of Battersea, London, and Mrs Annabel J (Annie) Agnew (nee Summers), of Brightwalton, Berkshire.

The 8th Earl of Dunmore, VC > Lady Mary Elizabeth Murray > Sara Elisabeth Oldfield > Lucinda Elisabeth Thomson > Capt Archie Yorke

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James Charles Macaulay Booth 1921-2022

James Charles Macaulay Booth, who died 18 December, 2022, aged 101, was descended from the Barons Monteagle; born 9 July, 1921, son of Charles Zachary Macaulay Booth (1886-1968), and his wife the former Mary Honora Spring Rice (1896-1972), scion of the Barons Monteagle of Brandon. 

Jim Booth was a wartime naval officer who took part in a crucial mission to guide the Allied armada on to Sword Beach during the D-Day landings. 

His grandfather was the great Victorian social reformer Charles Booth (1840-1916). His great-uncle, Sir Cecil Spring Rice, wrote the words to the hymn I Vow to Thee, My Country. Jim was also musical and was an organ scholar at Eton, winning many prizes.

He married 14 November, 1951, Bertha Evans, a Wren whom he had met on a blind date while both were stationed in Malta, daughter of Thomas Evans. His wife predeceased him. He is survived by their four children: sons, Charles (born 1953) and Stephen (born 1958), and daughters, Antonia (b 1956) and Victoria (b 1961).

He loved dancing. At the 70th anniversary celebrations of VJ day in August 2015 the band was playing in a marquee behind Westminster Abbey when he boldly asked the Duchess of Cornwall’s lady-in-waiting if Camilla would like to dance. After being told she would “love to”, the 94-year-old led the future Queen around the floor with aplomb. Afterwards he told his family that she was “quite a good dancer”.

Margot Isabelle Parsons (born 2022)

Rebecca Anne Louise Parsons [born 1990, nee Arkwright], wife of Edmund Thomas Parsons, gave birth to a daughter, Margot Isabelle, 15 December, 2022, a sister for Wilfred Humphrey, who was born 21 January, 2021.

Rebecca [Becky] Parsons is a daughter of Charles Francis Richard [Charlie] Arkwright [born 1960], of Fulham, London, and his former wife the former Anne-Louise Marie-Noëlle Miranda Josephine Kelly [born 1962], of Upper Woodford, Wiltshire, scion of that Irish landed gentry family, and descended maternally from the Dukes of Norfolk.

Edmund Parsons is the son of Paul Thomas Serge Parsons [born 1955], of Blakesley, Northamptosnhire, and his wife the former Alexandra M. Campion [born 1959].

Becky Parsons is a granddaughter of Bernard Noël David George Terence Kelly, and his wife the late Lady Mirabel Magdalen Fitzalan Howard [1931-2008], sister of the 17th Duke of Norfolk, KG [1915-2002].

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Willa Lucy Morris-Eyton (born 2022)

 Harriet Mae Morris-Eyton (nee Barber, born 1989), wife of Marcus Alexander Morris-Eyton [born 1989], scion of the Eyton landed gentry family, gave birth to a daughter, Willa Lucy, 10 December, 2022.

Harriet is a  daughter of Paul R. Barber, of Well, Hampshire, and his wife the former Susan E. Rielly. Marcus Morris-Eyton is a son of Robert Anthony [Tony] Morris-Eyton, of Calvington, Shropshire, and his wife the former Clare Stuttaford [born 1960].

The Morris-Eytons descend from the Earls of Roden:-

Robert Jocelyn, 7th Earl of Roden [1845-1915] > Lady Marcia Jocelyn [1891-1972] > Jean Miles [1927-2021] > Anthony Morris-Eyton > Marcus Morris-Eyton > Willa Morris Eyton (born 2022)

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Major Brian John Gilbart-Denham 1934-2022

Major Brian John Gilbart-Denham, Irish Guards, died 12 December, 2022, aged 88.

He was born in 1934, the second son of Maj Vivian Gilbart-Denham, (killed in action at Narvik, 1940), Irish Guards, by his wife the former Diana Mary Beaumont (1907-83), a granddaughter maternally of Sir James Gibson-Craig, 3rd Baronet.

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The Baron Sewell of Sanderstead

 The life peerage recently conferred on Cleveland Anthony Sewell, CBE (born 1959), has been gazetted in the name, style and title of Baron Sewell of Sanderstead, of Sanderstead in the County of Surrey.

Lord Sewell of Sanderstead is an educational consultant and founder and chair of the educational charity Generating Genius. In July 2020, Sewell was appointed chair of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities tasked with looking into race disparity in the UK.

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Alan Lindsay Sanderson (the disclaimed 2nd Baron Sanderson of Ayot) 1931-2022

 Alan Lindsay Sanderson, who died 16 December, 2022, aged 91, was the 2nd Baron Sanderson of Ayot, who disclaimed his peerage for life in 1971.

He was born 12 January, 1931, son of Basil Sanderson (1894-1971), and his wife the former Evelyn Constance Mary Ismay (who died 9 Aug, 1940), and a grandson of Harold Arthur Sanderson, general manager of the White Star Line, and his wife the former Maud Blood, of New York City.

During the Second World War Harold Sanderson served as Director of Shipping in Port at the Ministry of Shipping from 1939 to 1941 and as Head of Port Transit Control at the Ministry of War Transport from 1941 to 1945. After the war Sanderson was managing director of the Shaw Savill shipping line from 1945 to 1959 and the firm's chairman from 1947 to 1963. He was Sheriff of the County of London in 1948, and created a hereditary peer in 1960, as Baron Sanderson of Ayot.

Alan Sanderson succeeded as 2nd Baron Sanderson of Ayot on his father's demise, 15 Aug, 1971, and he disclaimed the peerage for life under the terms of the 1963 Peerage Act, 28 September, 1971.

He married in 1959, Gertrude Boschler, daughter of Herman Boschler, by whom he had a son, Michael, and four daughters, Evelyn, Frances, Andrea and Stephanie. His only son, Michael (born 6 Dec, 1959), succeeds as 3rd Baron Sanderson of Ayot.

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Lady Hallifax 1934-2022

 Lady Hallifax, who has died aged 88, was the widow of Admiral Sir David John Hallifax, KCB, KCVO, KBE (1927-1992), a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle from 1988 until 1992.

She was born Anne Blakiston-Houston, 8 January, 1934, scion of the baronets of that name, 2nd daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel John Matthew Blakiston-Houston (1898-1984), and his wife the former Lettice Arden Stobart (who died 1982); and married 8 December, 1962, David John Hallifax (born 3 Sept, 1927), son of Vice-Admiral Ronald Hamilton Curzon Hallifax.

Her husband , following an appointment to the Ministry of Defence as Director of Naval Operational Requirements, became Flag Officer First Flotilla, a position once held by his father. It was from here that he went to the Northwood Headquarters as Chief of Staff to Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse, Commander-in-Chief Fleet in 1980. As Chief of Staff he was responsible for the day-to-day control of the Headquarters during the Falklands War. His next appointment was to the United States of America as the NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1982. His final appointment was Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1986.

Lady Hallifax, who was widowed 23 Aug, 1992, leaves issue, a son, Thomas, and a daughter, Louisa, and was predeceased by a son, Matthew, who died in a boating accident in 1989.

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Catto/Castellanos O'Shea marriage

 The marriage took place 17 December, 2022, at Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla, between Alastair Gordon Catto [born 6 March, 1986], scion of the Barons Catto, son of the Hon Alexander Gordon Catto [born 22 June, 1952], of Sudgrove, Gloucestershire, and his wife the former Elizabeth [Lizzie] Scott Boyes, and Ms Maria Castellanos O'Shea, daughter of Jaime and Patricia Castellanos of Madrid, Spain.

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Rose Farquhar marries George Gemmell

 The Prince of Wales was present at the marriage, 17 December, 2022, at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, between George Neil Gemmell, son of David Stewart Gemmell [born 1946], of Delvine, Scotland, and his former wife Mary-Ann Stewart-Richardson [born 15 March, 1961], scion of the Stewart-Richardson baronets [now Lady Williams, of Broomfield House, Barbados], & Rose Katherine Farquhar [born 1983], scion of the Farquhar baronets, daughter of Capt Ian Walter Farquhar, LVO, Queen's Own Hussars [born 11 Dec, 1945], of Happylands House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, and his wife the former Pamela Jane Chafer.

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Gemmell/Farquhar marriage

  The marriage took place, 17 December, 2022, at St Mary the Virgin church, Tetbury, between George Neil Gemmell, son of David Stewart Gemmell [born 1946], of Delvine, Scotland, and his former wife Mary-Ann Stewart-Richardson [born 15 March, 1961], scion of the Stewart-Richardson baronets [now Lady Williams, of Broomfield House, Barbados], & Rosanne Katherine (Rose) Farquhar [born 1983], scion of the Farquhar baronets, daughter of Capt Ian Walter Farquhar, LVO, Queen's Own Hussars [born 11 Dec, 1945], of Happylands House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, and his wife the former Pamela Jane Chafer.

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Belinda, Baroness Montagu of Beaulieu 1932-2022

 Belinda, Baroness Montagu of Beaulieu, who died 15 December, 2022, aged 90, was the former chatelaine of Palace House, at Beaulieu, Hampshire, the first wife of the 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu.

Beaulieu Abbey houses Lady Montagu of Beaulieu's wall hangings which depict the abbey's history. She was the patron of the New Forest Association and was commissioned in 1979 to work on The New Forest Embroidery, in commemoration of the 900th anniversary of the creation of the New Forest.

Palace House, Beaulieu was a Cistercian abbey in Hampshire, England. It was founded in 1203–1204 by King John and (uniquely in Britain) populated by 30 monks sent from the abbey of Cîteaux in France, the mother house of the Cistercian order. The Medieval Latin name of the monastery was Bellus Locus Regis ("The beautiful place of the king"') or monasterium Belli loci Regis. Other spellings of the English name which occur historically are Bewley (16th century) and Beaulie (17th century).

Lady Montagu was born Elizabeth Belinda Crossley, 11 January, 1932, the only daughter of Capt the Hon John de Bathe Crossley (1893-1935), scion of the Barons Somerleyton, and his second wife the former Sybelle Winifred Louisa Pixley Drummond (1898-1963), scion of the Earls of Perth, 1st daughter of Capt Cyril Augustus Drummond (1873-1945), of Cadland, co. Hampshire.

In 1935, her father's older brother, Francis Savile Crossley, succeeded her grandfather as the Baron Somerleyton. Her first cousin, Savile William Francis Crossley, was the 3rd Baron Somerleyton from 1959 until his death in 2012.

Belinda Crossley married 11 April, 1959 (div 1974), as his first wife Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (1926-2015), the flamboyant peer, founder of the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, son of the 2nd Baron (1866-1929), and his second wife, the former (Alice) Pearl Crake (1895-1996).

Belinda Lady Montagu leaves issue, Ralph Douglas-Scott-Montagu, the 4th Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (born 13 March, 1961), and a daughter, the Hon Mary Rachel (born 16 Nov, 1964).

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The Baroness Linklater of Butterstone 1943-2022

 The Baroness Linklater, who died 15 December, 2022, aged 79, was a Liberal Democrat politician who was a member of the House of Lords. 

Baroness Linklater retired in February 2016, under the terms of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014. Her career indicates her interests in children's welfare, education and special needs, and prison reform. She was created a life peer as Baroness Linklater of Butterstone, of Riemore in Perth and Kinross, on 1 November 1997.

She was born 15 April, 1943, the daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Michael Lyle (1919-2001), and his wife the former Hon. Elizabeth Sinclair (1921-94), younger daughter of the former Leader of the Liberal Party Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso (1890-1970). 

She was educated at Cranborne Chase School, a former boarding independent school for girls situated at New Wardour Castle, near Tisbury, Wiltshire, followed by the Universities of Sussex and London. 

She married 21 January, 1967, the journalist Magnus Duncan Linklater, CBE (born 21 February, 1942), son of Eric Robert Linklater, by whom she had issue, three children, two sons and one daughter.

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Adrian Anthony Geoffrey Myers 1972-2022

 Adrian Anthony Geoffrey Myers died 11 December, 2022, aged 50.

He was born in 1972, son of Anthony Andrew Myers (born 1939), and his wife the former Teresa Miriam Emmet (born 1 September, 1949), granddaughter of the life peer the Baroness Emmet of Amberley (1899-1980), daughter of the Hon Christopher Anthony Robert Emmet (1925-96), and his wife the former Lady Miranda Mary Fitzalan Howard (1927-2018), scion of the Dukes of Norfolk, &c.

He married 18 May, 1996, Louise Claire Denny (born 1971), daughter of John Denny and his wife the former Carol Hughes, by whom he had issue, two sons, Oliver and Harry, and two daughters, Georgia and Eloise.

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Sir John MacDermott, KC, PC 1927-2022

 Sir John Clarke MacDermott, KC, PC, who died 13 December, 2022, aged 97, was a Northern Irish barrister and judge.

He was born 9 May, 1927, son of John Clarke MacDermott, Baron MacDermott, MC, PC, PC (NI) (1896-1979) a Northern Irish politician and lawyer who was Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland from 1951 to 1971, and a life peer, by his wife the former Louise Palmer Johnston, oldest daughter of the Rev. J. C. Johnston, DD. 

He was educated at Campbell College, Belfast, Trinity Hall, Cambridge (BA), and Queen's University Belfast.

MacDermott was called to English Bar by the Inner Temple and the Bar of Northern Ireland in 1949 and became a Northern Irish Queen's Counsel in 1964. He was appointed a Justice of the High Court of Northern Ireland in 1973. In 1987, he was made a Lord Justice of Appeal, and was knighted and sworn of the Privy Council. He retired from the bench in 1998.

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Hon Mrs Hugh Cohen 1930-2022

 The Hon Mrs Hugh Cohen, died 13 December, 2022, aged 92.

She was born Jane Karminski, in 1930, daughter of Mr Justice Sir Seymour Edward Karminski (1902-74), a High Court Judge and Lord Justice of Appeal, by his wife the former Susan Elizabeth Burney (1904-1983); and maried 7 Oct, 1953, the Hon Hugh Lionel Cohen (1925-1992), son of Lionel Leonard Cohen, the Baron Cohen, PC (1888-1973), a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, by his wife the former Adelaide Spielmann (who died 29 Dec, 1961), by whom she had issue, three sons, James, Charles and William.

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