Major Michael Arbuthnot Leslie Young (1930-2024)

 Maj. Michael Arbuthnot Leslie Young, The Life Guards, died 4 December, 2024, aged 94. He was descended from the Arbuthnot baronets.

He was born 5 November, 1930, the son of Peter Leslie Young (1908-1970), and his first wife the former Pamela Clare Gaitskell (who died 1993); and married 2 April, 1966, Susanna Elizabeth Barclay (born 18 December, 1940), scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of Theodore David Barclay (1906-1981), head of that landed gentry family, and his wife the former Anne Millard Bennett (1912-1996), by whom he had a son, Christopher and daughter, Mary.

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August Timothy Gray (born 4 Dec 2024)

 The Hon Daisy Alicia Wallis Gray (born 1988, nee Bell), wife of Andrew Gray, and daughter of the late life peer the Baron Bell (1941-2019), gave birth to a son, August Timothy, 4 Dec 2024

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Codrington/Kennard engagement

 The engagement was announced 14 December 2024, between Rory Alexander Codrington (born 1992), scion of that landed gentry family, younger son of Stephen Mark Codrington (born 1957), of Brightwalton, Berkshire, and his wife the former Ursula Dawson, and Olivia Eleanor Kennard (born 1993), scion of the Kennard baronets, youngest daughter of  Vivian Adam Mytton Kennard (born 13 Dec, 1958), of Chilfrome, Dorset, and his wife the former Georgina Ames.

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Anne Granville Godfrey-Faussett (died 2024)

 Anne Granville Godfrey-Faussett died at Kelso, 29 November, 2024, aged 85.

She was the former Anne Granville Murray, daughter of Colonel Granville Murray, of Waterside House, Weir, Dumfriesshire, and married 1962, Capt Richard Hugh Godfrey-Faussett (1932-2023), a scion of that landed gentry family, of Heppington, born 28 June, 1932, son of Brigadier Bryan Trevor Godfrey-Faussett, CB, DSO, OBE, MC (1896-1970), and his wife the former Katherine Monica Paterson (1899-1987), he died 11 January, 2023.

Mrs Godfrey-Faussett leaves issue, two sons, Christopher and Matthew and a daughter, Islay.  The elder son Christopher married in 1995, Lady Diana Bowes-Lyon (b 1966), daughter of the 17th Earl of Strathmore & Kinghorne (1928-1987), and a cousin of the King.

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Richard Makepeace Martineau 1938-2024

 Richard Makepeace Martineau, who died 10 December, 2024, aged 86, was a scion of that landed family, of Clapton Court, and a distant cousin of HRH The Princess of Wales, who shares his Martineau ancestry.

He was born in Apr 1938, son of John Edmund Martineau (1904-1982) and his wife the former Catherine Makepeace Thackeray Ritchie (1911-1995); and married 1stly, 1964, Theresa Ashton, by whom he had issue, a son, John (b 1967), and two daughters, Antonia (1969), and Imogen (1976); he married 2ndly, in September, 1981, Diane Calvert (born 7 Oct, 1941), daughter of Major Robert Henry Calvert (1912-1987), of Horsham, Sussex, scion of that landed gentry family, by his wife the former Monica Buxton (1916-2007).

Diane Martineau (nee Calvert) is a kinswoman of HM Queen Camilla, who is of Calvert descent. [The Queen's great grandmother, Lady Ashcombe, wife of of the 2nd Baron Ashcombe was nee Maud Calvert.]

John Martineau = Louisa Adeane > Richard Martineau (1870-1943) = Mary Dorothy Cator (1868-1956) > John Edmund Martineau (1904-1982)> Richard Makepeace Martineau (1938-2024)

The 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley > Hon Matilda Abigail Stanley > Louisa Adeane (as above)

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Lady Lucinda Louise Mackay 1941-2024

 The Lady Lucinda Louise Mackay, who died 25 November, 2024, aged 82, was a scion of the Earls of Inchcape.

She was born 13 December, 1941, daughter of the 3rd Earl of Inchcape (1917-1994), and his first wife, the former Aline Thorn Hannay, widow of F/O Patrick Claude Hannay AAF (ka. 24 May 1940), the only daughter of Sir Richard Arthur Pease, 2nd Baronet., by his first wife Jeannette Thorn Kissel, 2nd daughter of Gustave Edward Kissel, of New York, USA.

She married 1983 (div 1987), David Bogie, Sheriff of Grampian, and later resumed her maiden name.

Lady Lucinda leaves two brother, the 4th Earl of Inchcape (born 23 Jan, 1943), and the Hon James Mackay (born 28 May, 1947), and two half-brothers, the Hon Shane Mackay (born 18 Apr, 1973) and the Hon Ivan Mackay (born 6 May, 1976).

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Morrison/Sharp engagement

 The engagement was announced 12 December, 2024, between Edward Guy J. Morrison (born 1990), descended from the Faber landed family, of Ampfield House, son of Guy Martin James Morrison (born 1957), of Evancoyd, Powys, by his 2nd wife the former Penelope A. Mackenzie, and Olivia L. Sharp, younger daughter of Mr & Mrs Robert Sharp, of Heriot, Scottish Borders.

Edward's father Guy married firstly, 24 Sept, 1983 (div 1987), the Hon Charlotte Anne Monckton (born 16 Apr, 1955), daughter of the 9th Viscount Galway (1929-71), and his heiress wife the Lady Theresa Jane Fox-Strangways (1932-89), daughter of the 7th Earl of Ilchester (1905-1964). He married Penelope Mackenzie in 1988.

Thomas Henry Faber (b 1860-1922) > Aileen Coppard Faber (1896-1972) > Martin John Faber Morrison (1923-2004) > Guy Martin James Morrison (b 1957) > Edward Morrison (b 1990)

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Lord Edward Alexander Somerset 1958-2024

 Lord Edward Somerset, who died 4 December, 2024, aged 66, was a scion of the Dukes of Beaufort.

Edward Alexander Somerset was born 1 May, 1958, the second son of the 11th Duke of Beaufort (1928-2017), and his first wife the Lady Caroline Jane Thynne (1928-1995), daughter of the 6th Marquess of Bath (1905-1992); and married 2 Oct, 1982 (div.), the Hon (Georgina) Caroline Davidson (born 16 May, 1958), eldest daughter of the 2nd Viscount Davidson (1928-2012), and his 1st wife the former Margaret Birgitta Norton, by whom he had issue, two daughters, Francesca and Rose.

In 2014 Lord Edward was jailed for a series of assaults on his wife over a period of two decades. He was sentenced to two years by a judge at Bristol Crown Court after he admitted four counts of causing actual bodily harm to his wife, Caroline. After the case Det Sgt Simon Brickwood from Avon and Somerset Police public protection unit said: “Domestic abuse affects people of in all walks of lives, regardless of their background or personal circumstances. “It is very often a hidden crime with victims unable to speak out and friends and loved ones unaware of what is going on behind closed doors. “In this case, Lord Somerset (sic) subjected his wife to a series of violent and aggressive acts which saw her punched and kicked on several occasions, resulting in some permanent injuries.” He added: “I hope victims of domestic abuse are able to use this successful conviction as a catalyst to report offences to us. Don’t endure a life sentence of suffering – pick up the phone and speak to us.” The court heard some of the attacks, which included him kicking, punching and dragging her by her hair, happened at the couple’s home on the Badminton estate between 1990 and 2012. A police investigation was launched when she was admitted to hospital in October 2012 with injuries to her ribs. Senior Crown Prosecutor Rob Allen said: “On account of her loyalty to her husband and family, Lady Caroline (sic) suffered in silence for many years. It took a phone call from concerned medical staff at a Bristol hospital following the most recent incident for the abuse to finally be brought to the attention of the police.” “This case is a reminder that domestic violence permeates all sections of our society. It also highlights the devastating consequences that this type of abuse has on victims and their families,” he said. “Despite record conviction rates more than one woman per week is killed by a current or former male partner.

The funeral takes place 19 December and the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Badminton, close to the family seat at Badminton House.

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Pearson/Phillpotts engagement

 The engagement was announced 11 December, 2024, between Hamish Arthur L. Pearson (born 1995), son of Mr & Mrs Nicholas Pearson, of High Littleton, Somerset, and Lara Georgina Windham Phillpotts (born 21 April, 1995), daughter of Simon Vivian Surtees Phillpotts, of Dorstone, Herefordshire, and his wife the former Emma Rose Dymock Windham (born 6 March, 1959), scion of that landed gentry family, descended from the Dukes of Bedford.

The 6th Duke of Bedford (1766-1839) > Lord Charles Russell (1807-1894) > Clarissa Russell (d 1908) > Lt-Col Henry Windham (1873-1958) > William Windham (1926-2021) > Emma Windham (b 1959) > Lara Phillpotts (b 1995)

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Mary Ann Campbell of Airds (nee Campbell-Preston) 1940-2024

 Mary Ann Campbell of Airds, who died 4 December, 2024, aged 84, was the widow of Alastair Lorne Campbell (1937-2022), 13th of Airds, head of that Scots landed gentry family.

She was born in 1940, elder daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel George Patrick Campbell-Preston, MBE, DL (1911-1960), of that Scots landed family, by his wife Dame Frances Olivia Campbell-Preston, DCVO (1918-2022). His mother, who died at the age of 104, was one of the last witnesses to a vanished age. Not only was she Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s oldest surviving lady-in-waiting – she served Queen Elizabeth from 1965 until her death in 2002. She was also Joyce Grenfell’s sister-in-law, and her late husband, Patrick Campbell-Preston, was in Colditz with Douglas Bader. It was in 1965 that she was suddenly asked to be a Woman of the Bedchamber – or a lady-in-waiting – to the Queen Mother by Sir Martin Gilliat, Patrick Campbell-Preston’s fellow prisoner-of-war, who became the Queen Mother’s Private Secretary. 

She married 18 September, 1960, Alastair Lorne Campbell (born 11 July, 1937), son of Brigadier Lorne Maclaine Campbell of Airds, VC (1902-1991), and his wife the former Amy Muriel Jordan Campbell (1905-1950). Her husband succeeded his father as head of that old Scots landed family, 25 May, 1991, and was a former Scottish officer of arms and author. Campbell of Airds was appointed Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary in 1987. In 2008, he was appointed Islay Herald Extraordinary. As an active member of the Highland Society of London, Airds published a short history of the society in 1978. He was also author of several books on the history of Clan Campbell. He died 10 November, 2022, aged 85.

Mrs Campbell of Airds leaves issue, three sons, Hugh, John and James, and a daughter, Lucy.

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The Baron Lloyd of Berwick, PC, DL 1929-2024

 The Baron Lloyd of Berwick, PC, DL, who died 8 December, 2024, aged 95, was a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, and a life peer.

Anthony John Leslie Lloyd was born 9 May, 1929, the son of John Edward Boydell Lloyd (who died 1987), and his wife the former Leslie Johnston Fleming (1900-1965), and was educated at Eton.

He served in the Coldstream Guards (1948); Fellow of Peterhouse (1953) (Hon Fellow, 1981), Fellow of Eton 1974-86; Called to the Bar at the Inner Temple (1955) (Bencher, Inner Temple, 1976, Treasurer, Inner Temple, 1999); QC (1967); Attorney-General to HM King Charles III (when Prince of Wales) 1969-77; Judge of the High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, 1978-84; a Lord Justice of Appeal, 1984-93; Vice-Chairman of the Parole Board 1984-85; Member, Criminal Law Revision Committee (1981); Chairman of the Sussex Association for the Rehabilitation of Offenders, 1985-91; President, the Sussex Downsmen (1995), Vice-Pres, Maritime Law Association; Member, Top Salaries Review Board 1971-77; Chairman, Joint Ecclesiastical Committee from 2003; a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, 1993-99; Chairman of the Security Commission, 1992-99; &c.

He was knighted in 1978, sworn of the Privy Council in 1984; raised to the peerage for life in 1993, as Baron Lloyd of Berwick, of Ludlay in the County of East Sussex,

He married in 1960, Jane Helen Violet Shelford (born 1935), daughter of Cornelius William Shelford (1908-2001), of Chailey Place, Lewes, Sussex, by his wife the former Helen Beatrice Hilda Schuster (born 1910).

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Lady Leonora Eliza Cressida Spencer-Churchill (born 7 Dec 2024)

  The Marchioness of Blandford (nee Camilla Elizabeth Antonia Thorp, born 1987), wife of George John Godolphin Spencer-Churchill, styled Marquess of Blandford (born 28 July, 1992), son and heir of the 12th Duke of Marlborough (born 24 Nov, 1955), of Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, by his former first wife Rebecca Mary Few Brown, gave birth to a second daughter, the Lady Leonora Eliza Cressida Spencer-Churchill, 7 December, 2024, a sister for Lady Olympia Arabella Kitty Spencer-Churchill, who was born 10 September, 2020.

The Marchioness of Blandford is the eldest daughter of James Nicholas Thorp, by his wife the former Philippa Clare Thomas, and is a great niece of the actor, Richard Thorp [1932-2013], who appeared for many years as Alan Turner in the long running soap, Emmerdale.

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Wing Commander Robin Worthington Scott 1937-2024

 Wing Cdr Robin Worthington Scott died 6 December, 2024, aged 86.

He was a scion of the landed gentry family of Scott of Dittisham Court, a younger son of Lieutenant-Colonel Claude Worthington Scott, OBE, MC (1907-1978), and his wife the former Beryl Guthe, scion of that North Yorkshire landed family, of Kepwick Hall.

He married 21 February, 1970, Christabel Isabel Mary Ind (born 2 Oct, 1942), scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of Harold Hugh Brodie Ind (1914-1977), and his wife the former Phyllis Marion Alice Browne (1913-2008), scion of the Marquesses of Sligo, by whom he had issue, two sons, Gervase (born 1971), and Nicholas (born 1972).

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Edmond Francis Dorset Fellowes 1935-2024

 Edmond Francis Dorset Fellowes died 3 December, 2024, aged 89. He was a scion of that landed family, of Court Hall.

He was born in 1935, son of Thomas Balfour Fellowes (1891-1974) and his wife the former Anne Evelyn Frances Twysden (1898-1987), scion of the Twysden baronets; and married in 1972, as her second husband, Patricia Margaret Daisy Onslow (born 23 May, 1941), scion of the Onslow baronets, former wife of Christopher Mackenzie Kennedy, and daughter of Douglas Arthur George Onslow (1901-1966), by his wife the former Margaret Forbes Kilgour Rayner (died 1985).

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Fraser/Gillespie marriage

   The marriage took place, 11 October, 2024, between the Hon Alexander William Malise Fraser, Master of Saltoun (born 5 July, 1990), the only son of Capt Mark Malise Nicolson (born 24 Sept, 1954), of Cairnbulg Castle, Fraserburgh, by his wife Katharine Ingrid Mary Isabel Fraser, Lady Saltoun (born 11 Oct, 1957), and Chloe S. Gillespie, 27, the only daughter of Mr John Davies Gillespie, of Harrison, New York, and Ms Andrea Varrell Borden, of Barrington, Rhode Island.

 Xander Fraser is a descendant of Queen Victoria:-

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) > Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) > Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886-1974) > Capt Alexander Ramsay of Mar (1919-2000) > The Lady Saltoun (b 1957) > Hon Alexander Fraser (b 1990)

The bride-to-be's mother, Andrea Varrell Borden, married John Davies Gillespie, on 18 June, 1989, at North Stonington, Connecticut. Mr Gillespie is a son of George J. Gillespie III, a US lawyer. They divorced in 2019. 

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Alfred Robert Archibald Jackson (born 8 Nov, 2024)

Lucinda Jackson (nee Alderson), wife of George Edward Stainton Jackson (born 1990), gave birth to a second son, Alfred Robert Archibald, 8 Nov, 2024, a brother for William Alexander Edward, who was born 25 May, 2023.

George Jackson is the eldest son of Hugo Edward Stainton Jackson (born Nov 1960), and his wife the former Serena Jane Birkmyre (born 17 June, 1960), second daughter of Sir Archibald Birkmyre, 3rd Baronet (1923-2001).

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James Roland Fleming 1944-2024

 James Roland Fleming, who died 22 November, 2024, aged 89, was a scion of the Fleming landed gentry family, of Nettlebed, co Oxford, and cousin of the James Bond creator Ian Fleming.

James Fleming was a novelist, publisher, editor, farmer and forester in Gloucestershire and Caithness.

He was born 26 February, 1944, the eldest son of Maj. Richard Evelyn Fleming (1910-1977), and his wife the former Hon Dorothy Charmian Hermon-Hodge (1913-2001), daughter of the 2nd Baron Wyfold (1880-1942), and his wife, Dorothy Fleming (who died 1976).

He married in 1975, Kathryn Alice (Kate) Rooksby, by whom he had two sons, Christian (born 1977), and Thomas (born 1980).

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Rory Ivo Sebastian Hill (born 11 Nov 2024)

Edwina Lavender (Teddy) Hill (nee Wolstenholme, born 1991), wife of Harry S.H. Hill, gave birth to a son, Rory Ivo Sebastian, 11 November, 2024.

Harry Hill is the elder son of Mr Simon Hill, of Clapham, London, and Mrs Mark Lawson-Statham, of Burcot, Oxfordshire.

Teddy Hill is the younger daughter of [Anthony] Richard Ashmore Wolstenholme [born 1956], of Thompson, Norfolk, and his wife the former Katharine Juliet Garnier [born 16 Oct, 1958].

Some of Rory Hill's aristocratic ancestry:-

The 8th Baron Walsingham [1884-1965] > Hon Lavender de Grey [1923-2010] > Katharine Garnier [b 1958] > Edwina Wolstenholme [b 1991] > Rory Hill (b 2024)

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Ottilie Elaine Frances Styles (born 19 Oct 2024)

  Isabella Styles [née Onslow, born 1990], wife of David Kristian Styles [born 1978], gave birth to a daughter, Ottilie Elaine Frances, 19 Oct, 2024, a sister for Ophelia Emily Phyllida, who was born 22 January, 2022.

Isabella is a scion of the of Onslow baronets, daughter of the Hon Richard Alan Douglas Onslow (born 1956), of Tarrant Gunville, Dorset, by his late wife the former Phyllida K. Moore, and a granddaughter of Cranley Onslow (d 2001), sometime Conservative MP for Woking, and a Minister of State, Foreign Office in the Thatcher administration, who was created a life peer as Baron Onslow of Woking, in 1997. Cranley Onslow married Lady June Hay, a daughter of the 14th Earl of Kinnoull.

David Styles is a son of Mr & Mrs Christopher Styles, of Sixpenny Handley, Dorset.

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Roy/Bampfylde engagement

 The engagement was announced 7 December, 2024, between Capt Jamie Paul Roy (born 1993), Irish Guards, son of Paul D. Roy, of Windlesham, Surrey, and his wife the former Susan Elkies, and Camilla Rose (Millie) Bampfylde (born 1994), scion of the Barons Poltimore, daughter of Richard Ian David Bampfylde (born 3 July, 1953), of Inkpen, Berkshire, and his 2nd wife the former Charlotte Mary Christian (born 12 Apr, 1957).

Millie Bampfylde is a great-granddaughter of the 6th Baron Poltimore (1888-1978).

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