Margaret Colquhoun Gull (née Berger) 1923-2022

 Margaret Colquhoun Gull (née Berger), died 15 December, 2022, aged 99. 

She was born in 1923, a daughter of Capt Capel Colquhoun Berger (1879-1941), of Harfield, Hertfordshire, and his wife the former Winifred Violet Levett-Scrivener (1895-1981), scion of that landed gentry family; and married 27 Apr, 1957, John Evelyn Gull (1914-1997), a younger son of Sir William Cameron Gull, 2nd Baronet (1860-1922), and his second wife the former Evelyn Louise Snagge (d 1914), by whom she had issue, two sons and a daughter.

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Sir John Kemp Barlow, 3rd Baronet 1934-2022

 Sir John Kemp Barlow, 3rd Baronet, died 30 December, 2022, aged 88.

Sir John was a former Joint Master of Foxhounds, Cheshire, and chairman of Majedie Investment plc. He was chairman of Thomas Barlow & Brothers Ltd.

He was born 22 Apr, 1934, son of Sir John Denman Barlow, 2nd Baronet (1898-1986), and his wife the former Hon Diana Helen Kemp (1904-86), daughter of the 1st Baron Rochdale (1866-1945), and succeeded to the baronetcy on his father's death, 1986.

Sir John was twice wed, firstly, 30 June, 1962 (div 1998), Susan Horsbrugh-Porter (1936-2012), scion of the baronets of that name, daughter of Colonel Sir Andrew Horsbrugh-Porter, 3rd Baronet (1907-1986), and his wife the former Annette Mary Browne-Clayton (1908-1992); married 2ndly, 21 May, 1998, Pauline Margaret Bancroft.

Sir John leaves four sons from his first marriage, William, David, Michael and Charles. The eldest son, (John) William Marshall Barlow (born 12 March, 1964), succeeds to the baronetcy.

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Joaquin Patrick Napier Bunbury (born 2022)

 Alice L. Bunbury (nee Martin), wife of Henry Michael Napier Bunbury [born 4 March,1980], gave birth to a son, Joaquin Patrick Napier, 22 December, 2022.

Henry is the elder son and heir of Sir Michael William Bunbury, KCVO, 13th Baronet [born 29 December, 1946], of Rendlesham, co Suffolk, by his wife the former Caroline Anne Mangnall [born 1951].

Alice is the only daughter of Mr Julian Martin and the late Mrs Wishy Martin, of Cappoquin, Co Waterford.

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George Campbell Wilkinson 1930-2022

George Campbell Wilkinson, died 27 December, 2022, aged 92.

He was born in 1930, son of Colonel George Edward Wilkinson, MC, DL, of Wylam, Northumberland; and married 23 November, 1963, Joan Mary Thornton Trevelyan (born 13 February, 1932), scion of the Trevelyan baronets, daughter of John Thornton Trevelyan (1898-1970), and his wife the former Anne Georgina Wardale (1904-89), by whom he had issue, a son who was born and died in 1967, and a daughter, Anne Margaret (born 16 March, 1965).

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Edward Sutton (born 2022)

 Elizabeth Jane B. Sutton (nee Snow, born 1988), wife of Hugo George Richard Sutton [born 1990], scion of the Sutton baronets, gave birth to a son, Edward, 25 November, 2022.

Hugo is a son of Maj. Richard Charles Sutton [born 6 Feb, 1955], of Ansty Cross, Dorset, and his wife the former Jane Elizabeth Bird.

Elizabeth Sutton is a daughter of Mr & Mrs David Snow, of Pencoyd, Herefordshire.

Sir Richard Sutton, 2nd Bt [1799-1855] > Rev Augustus Sutton [1825-85] > Gilbert Sutton [1858-1929] > John Sutton [1892-1982] > Cdr Richard Sutton [b 1922] > Maj Richard Sutton [b 1955] > Hugo Sutton [b 1990] > Edward Sutton [born 2022]

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McKie/Campbell engagement

The engagement was announced 31 December, 2022, between Joseph Fraser McKie (born 1988), son of Richard J. McKie (born 1961), of Wimborne, Dorset, and his wife the former Susan Havelock, & Catherine Janet Denman (Kitty) Campbell (born 10 November, 1994), eldest daughter of Sir James Alexander Moffat Bain Campbell, 9th Baronet (born 23 September, 1956), of Kilbryde, Perthshire, and his wife, Lady Campbell, the former Carola Jane Denman (born 22 Apr, 1963), scion of the Denman baronets.

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Hanbury/Robson engagement

 The engagement was announced 31 December, 2022, between Jack Harry Benjamin Hanbury (born 1994), scion of the Hanbury landed gentry family, son of James Anthony Christopher Hanbury (born 1964), of Tetbury, Gloucestershire, and Mrs Lucy Hanbury (nee Hudson), of Brightwalton, Berkshire, and Helena H. Robson (born 27 January, 1993), twin daughter of Hugo John Robson (born 20 June, 1962), of Chelsea, descended from the Smith landed gentry family, and his wife the former Josephine Heard.

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Hilary Vernon Lees (nee Harbord) 1937-2022

 Hilary Vernon Lees (nee Harbord) died 13 December, 2022, aged 85.

She was born in 1937, daughter of John Gilbert Harbord (1904-1984), and his wife the former Audrey Hope Anderson Martin (1913-2002); and married 23 April, 1960, Edmund Campbell D'Olier-Lees (1929-2020), of Coaley, Dursley, Gloucestershire, scion of the Lees baronets, son of John Rutherford D'Olier-Lees (1887-1972), and his wife the former Margery Scott (1894-1975), by whom she had issue.

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Pearson-Jones/Davies-Cooke engagement

 The engagement was announced 31 December, 2022, between Dr Thomas W. Pearson-Jones, only son of Wyn Pearson-Jones (born 1953), of Rhewl Fawr, Flintshire, & Clara Louise Davies-Cooke (born 21 July, 1995), scion of the Cooke baronets, middle daughter of Richard Piers Davies-Cooke (born 1 July, 1960), of Gwysaney Hall, Flintshire, and Mrs Sarah Jane Davies-Cooke (nee Latham, born 1964), of Gwysaney, Flintshire.

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Cox/Scotts engagement

 The engagement was announced 31 December, 2022, between Frederick Alastair (Freddie) Cox (born 27 November, 1992), youngest son of David Arthur Cox, of Kettins, Perthshire, and his wife the former Sarah Elizabeth Buchan-Hepburn (born 17 Apr, 1960), and Alice Victoria R. Scotts (born 1994), second daughter of Roger George Newton Scotts (born 1963), of Putney, London, and his wife the former Nicola (Nicky) Chattle.

Freddie Cox is a grandson maternally of Sir John Alastair Trant Kidd Buchan-Hepburn, 7th Baronet (1931-2022)

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Daughter for Lord and Lady Max Percy

Lady Max Percy [nee Princess Nora Amelie Claudia Christiana Maria Notgera zu Oettingen, born 10 June, 1990], wife of Lord Max Ralph Percy [born 26 May, 1990], gave birth to a second daughter in December, 2022, a sister for Romy Jane, who was born 31 July, 2019.

Lord Ralph is the second son of the 12th Duke of Northumberland [born 16 Nov, 1956], of Alnwick Castle, and Syon House, by his wife the former Isobel Jane Miller Richard.

Lady Max Percy is the third daughter of Albrecht Ernst Otto Joseph Maria Notger, Prince of Oettingen Oettingen & Oettingen-Spielberg, by his wife the former Angela Jank.

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Hon Carola Hudson (nee Browne) 1932-2023

 The Hon Carola Hudson (nee Browne), who died 6 December, 2022, aged 90, was a scion of the Barons Kilmaine.

She wsas born 17 May, 1932, daughter of the 6th Baron Kilmaine (1902-1978), and his wife the former Wilhelmina Phyllis Arnott (who died 21 Sept, 2002); and married 30 April, 1960, John Michael Carlyon Lowry Hudson, son of Herbert Hudson, of Tikokino, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, by whom she had issue, two sons, John (b 25 Sept, 1961), and Thomas (b 19 Nov, 1963), and a daughter, Phyllida (b 5 March, 1966).

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Seymour/Tigan engagement

 The engagement was announced 31 December, 2022, between Hugo Frederick James Seymour (born 1988), scion of the Marquesses of Hertford, eldest son of Hugh James Seymour (born 10 March, 1956), of London, and his late 1st wife the former Felicity Anne Elise Webber (1958-1993), & Alexandra Tigan, daughter of Gheorghe Tigan, of Arad, Romania, and his wife Titiana.

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West/Seely engagement

 The engagement was announced 31 Dec, 2022, between Andrew Christian West (born 1990), son of (John) Gordon West, of Sussex, and his wife the former Sharon Hill, and India Grace St Paul Seely (born 1992), scion of the Seely baronets, daughter of Hugo Michael David St Paul Seely (born 1961), of Oxfordshire, and his wife the former (Julia) Caroline Milner.

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Neate/Threlfall marriage

The marriage took place 22 December, 2022, at Huntsham Court, Devon, between Mr V.F.P (Felix) Neate, and Rebecca Jane Threlfall (born 1989), scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of Christopher Richard Threlfall (b Oct 1963), and his wife the former Susan G. Starkie.

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Major Mark Frederick Hakon Scrase-Dickins 1936-2022

Major Mark Frederick Hakon Scrase-Dickins, CMG, scion of that landed gentry family, died 10 November, 2022, aged 86. He was a direct descendant of the 1st Marquess of Northampton and from the Merrie Monarch, King Charles II.

He was born 31 May, 1936, son of Wing-Commander Alwyne Rory MacNamara Scrase-Dickins, RAF (1898-1983), and his seconbd wife the former Ingeborg Oskara Fredrrika Gunilla Wijk (1901-1993); and married in 1969, Martina Viviane (Tina) Bayley (born 1944), daughter of Percy Harold Bayley, of Brighton, by whom he had a son, William, and two daughters.

Maj Scrase-Dickins, a soldier turned diplomat, was appointed CMG in 1991. He was a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Sussex in 2004, High Sheriff from 2003 to 2004 and president of St John Ambulance, Sussex, from 2005 to 2011.

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Alby Arthur Birkbeck (born 2022)

The Hon Sophia Christian Birkbeck (nee Fermor-Hesketh, born 1984), wife of Oliver Benjamin Birkbeck (born 3 Apr 1973), scion of the Birkbeck landed gentry family, gave birth to a son, Alby Arthur, in the autumn of 2022, a brother for Frankie, who was born in 2021.

Oliver Birkbeck is descended from the Royal House of Hanover, son of John Oliver Charles Birkbeck (born 22 June 1936) of Litcham Hall, Norfolk, by his wife the former Hermione Anne Dawes [born 5 Dec, 1941] {descended from the Armytage Bts}.

The Hon Sophia Birkbeck is a daughter of the 3rd Baron Hesketh [born 28 October, 1950], and his wife the Hon Claire Georgina Watson [born 7 January, 1952], daughter of the 3rd Baron Manton [1924-2003].

Oliver Birkbeck was married previously, on 12 May, 2018, was to the Hon Laura Mary Trenchard [born 20 Dec 1987], daughter of the 3rd Viscount Tremchard [born 12 March 1951], and his wife the former Hon Fiona Elizabeth Morrison [born 11 Nov, 1954], daughter of the 2nd Baron Margadale [1930-2003].

Ollie is descended from King William IV and his mistress Dorothea Jordan:-

King William IV > George FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster > William FitzClarence, 2nd Earl of Munster > Hon Harold FitzClarence > Lady Wilhelmina Joan FitzClarence > John Oliver Charles Birkbeck > Oliver Benjamin Birkbeck > Alby Birkbeck

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Baron Wim van Lynden (died 2022)

Baron Wim van Lynden died 19 December, 2022, aged 74. He was the husband of Miranda Mary Macrae (born 21 January, 1951), scion of that landed gentry family, eldest daughter of John Duncan Hervey Macrae of Ballimore, 24th Constable of Eilean Donan, a descendant of the Marquesses of Bristol, by whom he had issue, Melanie, Lara, Tristan, Poldy and Iona.

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Lady Chloé Françoise Carnegie (born 2022)

The Countess of Southesk (born 6 March, 1990), wife of Charles Duff Carnegie, styled Earl of Southesk (born 1 July, 1989), gave birth to a daughter, Lady Chloé Françoise Carnegie, 15 December, 2022.

The Earl of Southesk is the eldest son and heir of the 4th Duke of Fife [born 3 March, 1961], of Kinnaird Castle, Angus, and of the Duchess of Fife [nee Caroline Anne Bunting, born 13 November, 1961].

The Countess of Southesk (nee Camille Ascolli) is a daughter of Roberto Ascoli [born 1961], by his wife the former Valerie Ledoux.

Lord Southesk is a great-great-great grandson of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.

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Hon Roderick Christopher Duncan John Mackenzie (born 2022)

JulIa Jean Isabel Mackenzie, styled Viscountess Tarbat, wife of Colin Ruaridh Mackenzie, styled Viscount Tarbat [born 7 September, 1987], gave birth to a son, the Hon Roderick Christopher Duncan John, in 2022.

Viscount Tarbat is the son and heir of the 5th Earl of Cromartie [born 12 June, 1948], of Castle Leod, Strathpeffer, Ross-shire, and the Countess of Cromartie [nee Janet Clare Harley].

Viscountess Tarbat is a daughter of Duncan Black, and his wife Margaretha.

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