Lord Milo Douglas, the second son of the Marquess of Queensberry, has died aged 34, after leaping from the roof of a council tower block.
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Paulette Howard-Johnston 1904-2009
Mrs Paulette Howard-Johnston (nee Helleu), who has died aged 104, was the dau of the French artist Paul Helleu and Alice Guerin. She
married in 1955, as his 3rd wife, Rear-Admiral Clarence Dinsmore
"Johnny" Howard-Johnston CB DSO DSC. He was the son of John Howard-
Johnston and Countess Pierre de Breuil de St Germain and had married
1stly Lady Alexandra Henrietta Louisa HAIG, eldest dau of FM 1st Earl
Haig & Hon Dorothy Maud dau of 3rd Baron Vivian. (The late Duchess of
Gloucester and the present Duke of Edinburgh stood sponsors to their
elder and younger sons respectively.)
Mrs Howard-Johnston was a Chevalier of the Légion d' honneur and an
Officier des Arts et des Lettres.
married in 1955, as his 3rd wife, Rear-Admiral Clarence Dinsmore
"Johnny" Howard-Johnston CB DSO DSC. He was the son of John Howard-
Johnston and Countess Pierre de Breuil de St Germain and had married
1stly Lady Alexandra Henrietta Louisa HAIG, eldest dau of FM 1st Earl
Haig & Hon Dorothy Maud dau of 3rd Baron Vivian. (The late Duchess of
Gloucester and the present Duke of Edinburgh stood sponsors to their
elder and younger sons respectively.)
Mrs Howard-Johnston was a Chevalier of the Légion d' honneur and an
Officier des Arts et des Lettres.
Sir John Barry Salusbury-Trelawny, 13th Baronet
Sir John Barry Salusbury-Trelawny, 13th Baronet Trelawny of Trelawne, died suddenly at home 29th July 2009.
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Sasha Joan Leatham
Henrietta Leatham (nee Walder-Smith), wife of Patrick Hawke Leatham
(b. 1974), gave birth to a daughter, Sasha Joan, 3 Aug 2009, a sister
for Sophia Louise, who was b 17 October, 2006, & for Scarlett Rose,
who was b. 5 December, 2004.
Patrick is the eldest son of Mr Philip Leatham, of Gloucestershire,
and the Hon. Mrs Sanders, of Wiltshire; & Henrietta is a daughter of
Mr Reginald Walder-Smith & Mrs Franco Morganti, of Surrey.
Patrick is a scion of the Leatham BLG family, and descended
(paternally) from Henry Seymour Berry, 1st & last Baron Buckland,
(1877-1928), who left five daughters at his decease.
Patrick's mother is the former Hon. Rowena Margaret Hawke, fifth of
the seven daughters of the late 9th Baron Hawke (1901-85), m. (i)
1971, William Philip Leatham, & (ii), 1990, William T. Sanders. The
Hon Mrs Sanders is/was Lady-in-Waiting to HRH Princess Michael of
Kent.
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(b. 1974), gave birth to a daughter, Sasha Joan, 3 Aug 2009, a sister
for Sophia Louise, who was b 17 October, 2006, & for Scarlett Rose,
who was b. 5 December, 2004.
Patrick is the eldest son of Mr Philip Leatham, of Gloucestershire,
and the Hon. Mrs Sanders, of Wiltshire; & Henrietta is a daughter of
Mr Reginald Walder-Smith & Mrs Franco Morganti, of Surrey.
Patrick is a scion of the Leatham BLG family, and descended
(paternally) from Henry Seymour Berry, 1st & last Baron Buckland,
(1877-1928), who left five daughters at his decease.
Patrick's mother is the former Hon. Rowena Margaret Hawke, fifth of
the seven daughters of the late 9th Baron Hawke (1901-85), m. (i)
1971, William Philip Leatham, & (ii), 1990, William T. Sanders. The
Hon Mrs Sanders is/was Lady-in-Waiting to HRH Princess Michael of
Kent.
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Henry William Robert Stonor
The Lady Ailsa Fiona Stonor (b 1977, née Mackay) wife of the Hon
(Ralph) William Robert Thomas Stonor (b. 10 Sept 1974), son and heir
of the 7th Baron Camoys and Baroness Camoys, gave birth to a son,
Henry William Robert, 29 uly, 2009, a brother for Ralph Thomas William
Peter, who was b 1 June, 2007. Lady Ailsa is a daughter of the 4th
Earl of Inchcape and the Countess of Inchcape.
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(Ralph) William Robert Thomas Stonor (b. 10 Sept 1974), son and heir
of the 7th Baron Camoys and Baroness Camoys, gave birth to a son,
Henry William Robert, 29 uly, 2009, a brother for Ralph Thomas William
Peter, who was b 1 June, 2007. Lady Ailsa is a daughter of the 4th
Earl of Inchcape and the Countess of Inchcape.
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Sir James St Clair-Ford, 7th Bt
Sir James Anson (Jim) St Clair-Ford, 7th Baronet, died 3 August 2009, aged 57.
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Gavin Richard Perceval-Maxwell
Gavin Richard Perceval-Maxwell, scion of the Landed Gentry family of that name, died 30 July, 2009, aged 85.
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Valerie Wellesley
Valerie Wellesley, who died 7 Aug 2009, was the fourth wife of the Hon. Henry Gerald
Valerian Francis Wellesley (1907-1981), son of the 3rd Earl Cowley and his third wife the Hon. Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson, herself daughter of Charles Henry Wilson, 1st Baron Nunburnholme and Florence Jane Helen Wellesley. (Florence was the daughter of Colonel William Wellesley, son of the Hon. Rev. Gerald Valerian Wellesley, son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, who was the father of the 1st Duke of Wellington and of Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley).
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Valerian Francis Wellesley (1907-1981), son of the 3rd Earl Cowley and his third wife the Hon. Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson, herself daughter of Charles Henry Wilson, 1st Baron Nunburnholme and Florence Jane Helen Wellesley. (Florence was the daughter of Colonel William Wellesley, son of the Hon. Rev. Gerald Valerian Wellesley, son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, who was the father of the 1st Duke of Wellington and of Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley).
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Henry Archie Alexander Butter
Agnieszka Butter (nee Szeluk), wife since 2006 of Charles Harold
Alexander Butter (b 10 Apr 1960), scion of that LG family of
Pitlochry, descended from the Royal House of Russia, gave birth to a
son, Henry Archie Alexander, 27 July, 2009, a brother for Julia
Davinia, who was b 20 Dec 2006.
Charles Butter is a brother of the Countess of Dalhousie and a 1st
cousin of the Duchesses of Abercorn and Westminster.
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Alexander Butter (b 10 Apr 1960), scion of that LG family of
Pitlochry, descended from the Royal House of Russia, gave birth to a
son, Henry Archie Alexander, 27 July, 2009, a brother for Julia
Davinia, who was b 20 Dec 2006.
Charles Butter is a brother of the Countess of Dalhousie and a 1st
cousin of the Duchesses of Abercorn and Westminster.
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Muir/Richardson engagement
_.The engagement ws announced 8 Aug 2009 between John Alexander Hector
Muir (b 1976),scion of the Muir Baronets (cr UK 1892), son of Mr James
Francis Muir (b 1948), of Blair Drummond, Stirling, and his former
wife the former Griselda Stainton (now wife of Aidan Cuthbert, of that
LG family of Beaufront Castle, Hexham, Northumberland) dau of Sir
Anthony Stainton, KCB, QC; & Elizabeth A. Richardson, daughter of Mr
and Mrs Stuart Richardson, of Ashtead, Surrey.
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Muir (b 1976),scion of the Muir Baronets (cr UK 1892), son of Mr James
Francis Muir (b 1948), of Blair Drummond, Stirling, and his former
wife the former Griselda Stainton (now wife of Aidan Cuthbert, of that
LG family of Beaufront Castle, Hexham, Northumberland) dau of Sir
Anthony Stainton, KCB, QC; & Elizabeth A. Richardson, daughter of Mr
and Mrs Stuart Richardson, of Ashtead, Surrey.
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Fraser/Taylor engagement
_.The engagement was announced 7 Aug 2009 between Raoul Alastair
Joseph Fraser (b 1980), scion of the Lords Lovat, only son of the Hon
Hugh Alastair Joseph Fraser (b 1947) and Mrs Fraser of Balblair House,
Beauly, Inverness-shire, and Catherine D. Taylor, elder daughter of
the late Mr James Taylor and of Mrs Joy Taylor, of Dulwich.
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Joseph Fraser (b 1980), scion of the Lords Lovat, only son of the Hon
Hugh Alastair Joseph Fraser (b 1947) and Mrs Fraser of Balblair House,
Beauly, Inverness-shire, and Catherine D. Taylor, elder daughter of
the late Mr James Taylor and of Mrs Joy Taylor, of Dulwich.
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Orr/Verney engagement
The engagement was announced 1 Aug 2009 between Alexander R.W. Orr,
youngest son of Mr and Mrs Anthony Orr, of Bossut, Belgium, and
Camilla Anne Verney (b 1981), scion of the Verney Baronets (cr 1818)
youngest daughter of Harry Ulick Dennis Verney (b 1940), of Cheriton,
Hampshire, by his wife the former Sarah Fane Ricketts.
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youngest son of Mr and Mrs Anthony Orr, of Bossut, Belgium, and
Camilla Anne Verney (b 1981), scion of the Verney Baronets (cr 1818)
youngest daughter of Harry Ulick Dennis Verney (b 1940), of Cheriton,
Hampshire, by his wife the former Sarah Fane Ricketts.
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Dugdale/Redvers engagement
_.The engagement was announced 31 July, 2009 between (Thomas) Joshua
Stratford Dugdale (b 1974), scion of the Dugdale Baronets (cr 1936),
son of Sir William Stratford Dugdale, CBE, MC, 2nd Baronet (b 1922),
of Blyth Hall, Warwickshire, by his 2nd wife the former Cecilia Mary
Mount (b 1931), scion of the Mount Baronets (cr 1921) and Diana
Redvers, daughter of John and Mary Redvers, of Hartpury,
Gloucestershire.
Joshua Dugdale is a 1st cousin of the Rt Hon David Cameron, MP, Leader
of the Conservative Party.
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Stratford Dugdale (b 1974), scion of the Dugdale Baronets (cr 1936),
son of Sir William Stratford Dugdale, CBE, MC, 2nd Baronet (b 1922),
of Blyth Hall, Warwickshire, by his 2nd wife the former Cecilia Mary
Mount (b 1931), scion of the Mount Baronets (cr 1921) and Diana
Redvers, daughter of John and Mary Redvers, of Hartpury,
Gloucestershire.
Joshua Dugdale is a 1st cousin of the Rt Hon David Cameron, MP, Leader
of the Conservative Party.
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Friday, July 31, 2009
Son for the Earl and Countess of Aboyne
Sophia Gordon, styled Countess of Aboyne, wife of Alistair Granville
Gordon, styled Earl of Aboyne, (b. 26 July, 1973), son & heir of the
13th Marquis of Huntly (Premier Marquess of Scotland), gave birth to a
son, Cosmo Alistair, 27 July, 2009, a brother for Lady India May, who
was b 8 Aug 2006, and for Lady Beatrice Lily, who was b 15 Jan 2008.
Is the young lad to be styled Lord Gordon of Strathavon & Glenlivet
(Peerage of Scotland) or Baron Meldrum (Peerage UK????)
Lady Aboyne is the former Sophia Cunningham, daughter of Mr and Mrs
Michael Cunningham, of Denbighshire.
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Gordon, styled Earl of Aboyne, (b. 26 July, 1973), son & heir of the
13th Marquis of Huntly (Premier Marquess of Scotland), gave birth to a
son, Cosmo Alistair, 27 July, 2009, a brother for Lady India May, who
was b 8 Aug 2006, and for Lady Beatrice Lily, who was b 15 Jan 2008.
Is the young lad to be styled Lord Gordon of Strathavon & Glenlivet
(Peerage of Scotland) or Baron Meldrum (Peerage UK????)
Lady Aboyne is the former Sophia Cunningham, daughter of Mr and Mrs
Michael Cunningham, of Denbighshire.
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Alexandra Rose Quarles van Ufford
Jacquetta Ann Quarles van Ufford (née Hardy, b 1977), wife of Jonkheer Willem Maurits C. Quarles van Ufford, & scion of the Hardy Baronets, gave birth to a dau, Alexandra Rose, 16 Jul 2009. Willem is son of the late Jonkheer Alexander Quarles van Ufford, MVO, and Baroness Antoinette van Lynden, of de Poll, The Netherlands, and Jacquetta is the second daughter of Sir Richard Charles Chandos Hardy, 5th Baronet, (b 6 Feb 1945) of Bugley, Dorset, by his wife Venetria Wngfield Digby, scion of that LG family .
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Meynell/Latham engagement
The engagement has been announced between (Guy) Francis Meynell, younger son of Mr
Christopher and the Hon Mrs Meynell of Bergh Apton, Norfolk and Anna, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Latham of Hope, Derbys. The Hon. Mrs Elizabeth Meynell is the daughter of the 2nd Baron Gretton. Francis is in remainder to the viscountcy of Halifax.
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Christopher and the Hon Mrs Meynell of Bergh Apton, Norfolk and Anna, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Latham of Hope, Derbys. The Hon. Mrs Elizabeth Meynell is the daughter of the 2nd Baron Gretton. Francis is in remainder to the viscountcy of Halifax.
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Olivia Charlotte Iris Acland
-_.Susannah K.J. Acland (née Bell) wife of Alexander John Dyke Acland (b. 29 May, 1973), scion of the Acland Baronets, gave birth to a daughter, Olivia Charlotte Iris, 22 July, 2009. Alexander is the son and heir of Sir (Christopher) Guy (Dyke) Acland, 6th Baronet (b. 1946), and Lady Acland, of Totland, Isle of Wight, &
Susannah is a daughter of Mr & Mrs Charles Bell, of Evanton, Ross-shire.
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Susannah is a daughter of Mr & Mrs Charles Bell, of Evanton, Ross-shire.
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Isla Mary Dunbar
Caroline Dunbar, wife of Edward Horace Dunbar, younger of Northfield (b 18 Mar 1977), gave birth to a daughter, Isla May, 10 July, 2009. Edward is the son and heir of Sir Archibald Ranulph Dunbar, 11th Baronet (b 8 Aug 1927) and Lady Dunbar.
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Spicer/Cosgrove marriage
The marriage took place on Thursday, 23 July 2009, at St Mary's Church, Pakenham, between Julian Spicer and the Lady Louisa Cosgrave (b 1948), widow of Norman Kirkpatrick Cosgrove (who d 1991), & dau of the 6th Earl Cathcart, CB, DSO, MC (1919-1999), by his 1st wife the former Rosemary Clare Marie Gabrielle Smyth-Osbourne.
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