Alfie Tom Winston Bartlam [died 2019]

-.Alfie Tom Winston Bartlam, who died 29 August, 2019, aged 7, was a descendant of the Baring Barons Northbrook.

He was a son of Edward A.A. Bartlam by his wife the former Lucinda Anne Baring [born 1980], scion of the Barons Northbrook, daughter of Nigel Baring [born 9 Aug, 1940], of Ardington, co Oxford, by his wife the former Jane Finola Byrne.

Alfie leaves a sister, Violet Lorna, born 24 March, 2011, and a brother, Kit.

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Denman/Chapple engagement

_. The engagement was announced 30 August, 2019, between Nicholas Thomas Stewart [Nick] Denman [born 1988], scion of the Barons Denman, eldest son of the Hon [Christopher] John [Johnny] Denman [born 1955], of Storrington, West Sussex, by his wife the former Jenny Bridget Allen, MVO, & Annika J.K. Chapple, younger daughter of Mr & Mrs Malcolm Chapple, of Frittenden, Kent.

Nick Denman is a grandson paternally of the 5th Baron Denman, CBE, MC [1916-2012].

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The 10th Duke of Roxburghe 1954-2019

_. His Grace the 10th Duke of Roxburghe, landowner, owner of Floors Castle, Kelso, has died there from cancer, 29 August, 2019. He was 64.

Guy David Innes-Ker was born 18 November, 1954, son of the 9th Duke of Roxburghe [1913-1974], by his second wife the former Margaret Elisabeth McConnel [later Mrs Jocelyn Hambro], and he succeeded to the family honours on his father's death on the grouse moor, 26 Sept, 1974.

Guy Innes-Ker was 10th Duke of Roxburghe [Peerage of Scotland 1707], 10th Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford [Peerage of Scotland, 1707], Earl of Roxburghe and Earl of Kelso [both in the Peerage of Scotland], 5th Earl Innes [Peerage of the UK], 10th Viscount Broxmouth [Peerage of Scotland], 14th Lord Roxburghe [Peerage of Scotland], 14th Lord Ker of Cessford and Cavetoun [Peerage of Scotland], 10th Lord Cessford and Overton [Peerage of Scotland],  & Premier Baronet of Nova Scotia [cr 1625].

He was twice married, firstly, 10 Sept, 1977 [divorced 1990] to the Lady Jane Meriel Grosvenor [born 8 Feb 1953], daughter of the 5th Duke of Westminster [1910-79] by his wife the former Hon Viola Maud Lyttelton [d. 1987]; married secondly, 3 Sept 1992, Virginia Mary Wynn-Williams, daughter of David Wynn-Williams.

The Duke is survived by his second wife and by two sons and a daughter from the first marriage, Charles, Marquess of Bowmont & Cessford, Lord Ted Innes-Ker, and Rosanagh, Viscountess Grimston [a bridesmaid at the marriage of the Duke of York and Sarah Ferguson]. He also leaves a son from the second marriage, Lord George Innes-Ker, and a daughter, Lady Isabella Innes-Ker.

The dukedom and other honours now devolve upon his eldest son, Charles Robert George Innes-Ker, styled Marquess of Bowmont & Cessford, who was born 18 February, 1981. The Floors estate is estimated at 60,000 acres, and the family fortune is worth £100m.

The new duke was briefly married to the Hon Charlotte Susanna Aitken [born 15 Feb, 1982], daughter of the 3rd Baron Beaverbrook [born 29 Dec, 1951]. The 11th Duke has a three year-old daughter from a relationship with an Iranian fashion designer.

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Townend/Mackintosh engagement

_. The engagement was announced 29 August, 2019, between Sam J. Townend, son of Mr & Mrs John Townend, of Copt Hewick, near Ripon, North Yorkshire, & Alice Lydia Mackintosh [born 1990], scion of the Mackintosh sweet manufacturing family of Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax, younger daughter of Nigel M. Mackintosh [born 1955], of Bath, by his wife the former Georgina E. Ward.

Alice's elder sister is the reality TV star Camilla Margaret [Millie] Mackintosh [born 1989].

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Caroline, Baroness Brassey of Apethorpe [died 2019]

_. Caroline, Baroness Brassey of Apethorpe, who died 27 August, 2019, aged 74, was the widow of the late 3rd Baron Brassey of Apethorpe, OBE, JP, DL [1932-2015].

She was the former Caroline Evill, third daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Godfrey Evill, of Elm Park Gardens, London, by his wife the former Nesta Herbert [1910-2002], and married, 17 October, 1978, as his second wife, David Henry Brassey, 3rd Baron Brassey of Apethorpe, son of the 2nd Baron [1905-67] by his first wife the former Crystal Gloria Gore [died 1962], a granddaughter maternally of the 1st Earl Sondes, &c.

By her husband, who died in May 2015, she had two daughters, the Hon Zoe [born 1980], and the Hon Chloe [born 1982].

A Thanksgiving Service takes place at St Leonard's Church, Apethorpe, 20 September, 2019.

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Agatha Rose Mahon [born 2019]

_. [Elizabeth] Poppy Mahon [nee Campbell, born 1985], wife of Myles [Mylo] Francis James Mahon [born 1980], scion of the Mahon baronets, gave birth to a daughter, Agatha Rose, 26 August, 2019, a sister for Beatrix Daisy, who was born 5 May, 2017.

Mylo Mahon is a son of Timothy Gilbert Mahon [born 1947], by his wife the former Penelope Telfer McDowell. Poppy Mahon is a daughter of Colonel Andrew P.W. Campbell, of Stobo, Peebleshire, by his wife the former Lady Fiona Erskine [born 1956], daughter of the 13th Earl of Mar and [15th] Earl of Kellie.

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Milburn/Hawes engagement

_. The engagement was announced 27 August, 2019, between [Edward] Jake Milburn [born 1987], scion of the Milburn baronets, second son of Sir Anthony Rupert Milburn, 5th Baronet [born 17 Apr, 1947], of Matfen, Northumberland, by his wife the former Olivia Shirley Catlow, & Camilla F. Hawes, youngest daughter of Mr Warwick Hawes, of Burkham, Hampshire, by his wife, Caroline.

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Chloe Courtauld [died 2019]

_. Chloe Courtauld, who has died aged 47, was a scion of the landed gentry family of that name; only daughter of Richard Courtauld, by his first wife Anthea [later Mrs Hugh Wodehouse]. She was predeceased in 2012 by a brother, Jamie.

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Pamela La Touche 1932-2019

_. Pamela La Touche, died at Exeter, 25 August, 2019; born in 1932, daughter of W.P. Hale, of Hove, co Sussex; married 1962, Michael Cotton La Touche [born 1931], scion of that Irish landed family, son of Lieutenant-Cdr Alexander Arthur Digges La Touche [1899-1982], by his wife the former Joan Cotton Marshall [1903-86], by whom he had a son and a daughter.

The funeral takes place at the Exeter & Devon Crematorium, 9 September, 2019.

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Sir Derek Birkin 1929-2019

_.Sir Derek Birkin, who died 25 August, 2019, aged 89, was a former chairman of RTZ.

John Derek Birkin was born 30 September, 1929 in South Elmsall, Yorkshire, England, son of Noah and Rebecca (Stranks) Birkin.

He was educated at Cranfield College, 1960; student, Administrative Staff College, Henley, England, 1965; student, Harvard University, 1969.

He married 1 Apr, 1952, Sadie Smith, by whom he had two children, Alison Jane, & Michael John.

Career:- Managing director, Velmar Ltd., Batley, England, 1966-1967; managing director, Nairn Williamson Ltd., Kirkcaldy, Scotland, 1967-1970; chairman, managing director, Tunnel Holdings Ltd., London, 1971-1983; deputy chief executive, The RTZ Corporation, London, 1983-1985; Chief Executive Officer, deputy chairman, The RTZ Corporation, London, 1985-1991; chairman, The RTZ Corporation, London, since 1991. Board directors Merck & Company, Inc., Whitehouse Station, New York, Carlton Communications, London, The Merchants Trust PLC, London, Unilever PLC, London, Royal Opera House, London.

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Henry Gerald Buckmaster [died 2019]

_. Henry Gerald Buckmaster, who died 23 August, 2019, aged 64, married in 1985, Julia Mary Hobhouse [born 1956], scion of the Hobhouse baronets, daughter of Hugh Cam Hobhouse [1917-87], by his wife the former Aline Rosemary Hunter Blair [1921-2010], scion of the Hunter Blair baronets.

He leaves s widow and three daughters, Rose, Camellia and Lily.

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Alicia Ingilby [born 2019]

_. Elizabeth Ingilby (nee Alder), wife of Joslan Richard Ryland Ingilby (born 7 Oct, 1986), scion of the Ingilby baronets, gave birth to a daughter, Alicia, 23 August, 2019.

Joslan, who married Elizabeth in 2018, is the second son of Sir Thomas Colvin William Ingilby, 6th Baronet (born 1955), of Ripley Castle, by his wife the former Emma Clare Roebuck Thompson.

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Oliver/Macpherson engagement

_. The engagement was announced 23 August, 2019, between Richard J. Oliver, son of Mr and Mrs John Oliver, of Smethcote, Shropshire, & Clementina Grace Stewart Macpherson [born 1989], daughter of Mr [Philip] Strone Stewart Macpherson [born 1948], of Armsworth, Hampshire, by his wife the former Hon Alexandra Grace Baring [born 1957], daughter of the 5th Baron Northbrook [1915-1990].

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Rohais, Lady Campbell 1937-2019

 _. Lady Campbell, who died 21 August, 2019, was the widow of Sir Ilay Campbell of Succoth, 7th [and last] Baronet [1927-2017].

She was born in 1937 as Margaret Minette Rohais Anderson, a daughter of James Alasdair Anderson [1900-1982], by his wife the former Lady Flavia Joan Lucy Giffard [1910-98], daughter of the 2nd Earl of Halsbury, and married Ilay Campbell in 1961.

Lady Campbell is survived by two daughters, Cecilia [born 1963] and Candida [born 1964]. The elder daughter is Lady Macgregor of Macgregor, wife of Sir Malcolm Macgregor of Macgregor, 7th Baronet, the younger daughter is the wife of Gerard Rafferty.

The funeral takes place at Cumlodden Parish Church,

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Palmer/Nickols engagement

_. The engagement was announced 21 August, 2019, between Joshua Palmer, son of Mr & Mrs Christopher Palmer, of Ogbourne St George, Wiltshire, & Honor Nickols, daughter of Charles Nickols [born 1951], of Galphay, near Ripon, North Yorkshire, and Mrs Nickols.

The bride-to-be is a granddaughter of Peter Richard Nickols [who d 1990], by his wife the former Cicely Rose Nevill [1915-2009], scion of the Marquesses of Abergavenny [a great-granddaughter of the 4th Earl of Abergavenny], &c.

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Wentworth-Stanley/Bonas engagement

_. The engagement was announced 18 August, 2019, between Harry David Wentworth-Stanley [born 1989], scion of that landed family, second son of Nicholas Philip Wentworth-Stanley [born 1954] by his former wife the former Clare Husted Steel [now Marchioness of Milford Haven], & Cressida Curzon Bonas [born 18 February, 1989], descended from the Earls Howe, daughter of Mr Jeffrey Bonas, by his former wife the former Lady Mary-Gaye Georgiana Lorna Curzon [born 21 February, 1947], daughter of the 6th Earl Howe [1908-1984].

Miss Cressida Bonas is a former girlfriend of HRH The Duke of Sussex, KCVO.

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Pocock/Walton marriage

_. The marriage took place 17 August, 2019, at St Brélade’s Parish Church, Jersey, between Thomas Raymond Le Fevre Pocock [born 1986], son of Mr Mark Edward Le Fevre Pocock [born 1944], of Winchester, co Hampshire, by his wife the former Joanna M Fox [born 1956], & Christina Frances Walton [born 1986], daughter of Alastair Henry Walton [born 1954], of Chelsea, by his wife the former Hon Mary Synolda Butler [born 1954], daughter of the 18th/28th Baron Dunboyne.

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The 6th Baron Kenyon 1947-2019

_. The Baron Kenyon, 6th holder of the peerage, died at his home, 17 August, 2019. He was 72.

Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon was born 13 July, 1947, son of the 5th Baron Kenyon, CBE, JP, DL [1917-93], by his wife the former Leila Mary Cookson [died 2008]. His mother was a granddaughter maternally of Sir Alan Colquhoun of Luss, 6th Baronet.

He succeeded to the barony, created in 1788, and the baronetcy created four years earlier, on his father's death, 16 May, 1993.

He was President of Clwyd South Conservatives, and former Wrexham County Councillor for Overton.

Lord Kenyon married in 1971, Sally Carolyn Matthews, eldest daughter of Jack Frank Page Matthews, of Bury St Edmunds, co Suffolk, by whom he had two sons, Lloyd and Alexander.


He is succeeded in the peerage and baronetcy by his elder son, the Hon Lloyd Nicholas Tyrell-Kenyon, who was born 9 April, 1972.

The funeral takes place at St Chad's Church, Hanmer, 30 August, 2019.

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Marie-Therese Johnston [nee de Zulueta] 1955-2019

_. Marie-Therese Johnston [nee de Zulueta] who died 17 August, 2019, aged 64, was a granddaughter of the novelist Dame Daphne du Maurier.

She was born circa 1955, daughter of Maj Peter Paul John de Zulueta by his wife the former Tessa Browning.

Her grandfather, Lieut-Gen Sir Frederick Browning, GCVO [1896-1965] married Daphne du Maurier in 1932.

Her parents divorced and her mother's second husband, from 1970, is the 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. Marie-Therese was the wife of Robert Johnston, and mother of two sons, James and Nicholas.

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Sheila Grace Tollemache Dunlop 1917-2019

_. Sheila Grace Tollemache Dunlop [nee Arbuthnot], who died 16 August, 2019, aged 102, was a scion of the Arbuthnot baronets; born in 1917, a daughter of Lt-Col. Archibald Hugh Arbuthnot [1875-1957], by his wife the former Gertrude Alice Green [died 11 Nov, 1918], dau of the Rev Frederick Charles Green; married 9 April, 1942, Maj. Roy Dunlop [who died 1991], by whom she had issue, a son, Robert [born 1948], and two daughters, Caroline [born 1944] and Elspeth [1951-2014]; the funeral takes place at St Mary's Church, Aldingbourne, 30 August, 2019.

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