KBE 1984; PC 1974; DL
Born 16 June 1919; s of 3rd Baron Aberdare, GBE, and Margaret Bethune (née Black); m 1946, Maud Helen Sarah, ...
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Aberdare, 4th Baron, (Morys George Lyndhurst Bruce) (16 June 1919–23 Jan. 2005)
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Adam, Colin Gurdon Forbes, (18 Dec. 1889–12 Nov. 1982)
CSI 1924
Born 18 Dec. 1889; y s of Sir Frank Forbes Adam, 1st Bt; m 1920, Hon. Irene Constance Lawley, o c of 3rd Baron Wenlock; two ...
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Ainsley, John William, (30 June 1899–23 June 1976)
Born 30 June 1899; s of John George and Jane Ainsley, Co. Durham; m 1924, Maggie, d of Francis Nattrass; two d; died 23 June 1976
elementary school; evening classes; correspondence courses...
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Anderson, Col William Patrick, (4 Sept. 1851–1 Feb. 1927)
CMG 1913
Born Levis, Quebec, 4 Sept. 1851; e s of late Thomas Anderson, Edmonton, Alberta; m 1876, Dorothea Susannah, e d of late Henry Beaumont Small; four ...
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Arbuthnot, Gerald Archibald, (19 Dec. 1872–25 Sept. 1916)
Born 19 Dec. 1872; o s of late Maj.-Gen. William Arbuthnot, 14th Hussars, and Selina, 7th d of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 7th Bt of Moncreiffe; ...
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Ashcombe, 4th Baron, (Henry Edward Cubitt) (31 March 1924–4 Dec. 2013)
Born 31 March 1924; er s of 3rd Baron Ashcombe; m 1955, Ghislaine (marr. diss. 1968), o d of Cornelius Willem Dresselhuys, Long Island, New York; ...
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Ashton, Margaret, (1856–15 Oct. 1937)
Hon. MA, Manchester University
Born 1856; 3rd d of Thomas Ashton of Hyde and Ford Bank, Didsbury, Manchester; died 15 Oct. 1937
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Interested in Infant Welfare and Hospital, Education, Women’s International League, Local Government, etc...
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Astor, Hon. John, (26 Sept. 1923–27 Dec. 1987)
Born 26 Sept. 1923; 3rd s of 1st Baron Astor of Hever; m 1950, Diana Kathleen Drummond (d 1982); two s one d; m 1982, Penelope Eve Rolt (...
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Bagot, Theodosia, (Lady Bagot), (1865–21 Feb. 1940)
Born 1865; 3rd d of Sir John Leslie, 1st Bt; m 1st, 1885, Lt-Col Josceline FitzRoy Bagot, MP (d 1913); one s three d; son was Sir Alan Desmond Bagot, 1st Bt (...
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Barnett, Dame Henrietta (Octavia), (4 May 1851–10 June 1936)
DBE 1924 (CBE 1917); MTPI (Hon. Member)
Born 4 May 1851; d of late Alex. Rowland, Champion Hall, Kent; m 1873, Rev. Canon Samuel Augustus Barnett (...
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Batsford, Sir Brian (Caldwell Cook), (18 Dec. 1910–5 March 1991), painter
Kt 1974
Born 18 Dec. 1910; s of late Arthur Caldwell Cook, Gerrards Cross, Bucks; assumed mother’s maiden name of Batsford by Deed Poll, 1946...
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Berridge, Sir Thomas Henry Devereux, (6 July 1857–24 Oct. 1924)
KBE 1920; Kt 1912
Born 6 July 1857; s of Rev. W. Berridge, formerly Headmaster of Upholland Grammar School, Lancashire, and Vicar of Lowton St Mary’s, Lancashire; ...
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Blake, Sir Francis (Douglas), (27 Feb. 1856–5 Feb. 1940)
1st Bt, 1907; CB 1919
Born 27 Feb. 1856; s of Francis Blake of Tillmouth Park, Cornhill-on-Tweed; m Selina Colquhoun (d 1915), d...
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Blaker, Baron cr 1994 (Life Peer), of Blackpool in the County of Lancashire, and of Lindfield in the County of West Sussex, (Peter Allan Renshaw Blaker) (4 Oct. 1922–5 July 2009)
KCMG 1983; PC 1983; MA
Born Hong Kong, 4 Oct. 1922; s of late Cedric Blaker, CBE, MC and Louisa Douglas Blaker (née Chapple); m 1953, Jennifer, d of late Sir Pierson Dixon, GCMG, CB; one ...
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Boardman, Baron, (Thomas Gray Boardman) (12 Jan. 1919–10 March 2003)
MC 1944; TD 1952
Born 12 Jan. 1919; s of John Clayton Boardman, late of Daventry, and Janet Boardman, formerly Houston; m 1948, (Norah Mary) Deirdre, ...
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Brigstocke, Adm. Sir John (Richard), (30 July 1945–26 May 2020), DL; Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman, 2006–16
KCB 1997
DL; Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman, 2006–16
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Bristol, 4th Marquis of (, (Frederick William Fane Hervey) (8 Nov. 1863–24 Oct. 1951)
MVO 1907
Born Dresden, 8 Nov. 1863; e surv. s of late Lord Augustus Hervey and Marianna, d of W. P. Hodnett; m 1896, Alice Frances Theodora, ...
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Brocklebank, Mrs Thomas, (Mary Petrena Brocklebank), (26 April 1849–15 May 1937), Hon. Corresponding Member of Institut Historique et Heraldique de France
FRHistS
Born 26 April 1849; d of Henry Royds, JP, and Margaret Bourne; m 1867, Thomas Brocklebank (d 1919), DL, JP; three s; died 15 May 1937
Hon. Corresponding Member of Institut Historique et Heraldique de France...
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Burghclere, Lady; Winifred Henrietta Christina, (2 July 1864–28 Sept. 1933)
Born 2 July 1864; e d of 4th Earl of Carnarvon; m 1st, 1887, Capt. Hon. Alfred Byng (d 1887), s of 2nd Earl of Strafford; 2nd, ...
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Buxton, William Leonard, (15 Aug. 1894–19 May 1964)
MBE 1929
Born 15 Aug. 1894; e c of late William D. Buxton, Brooklands, Highgate, Chairman of Ohlsson’s Cape Breweries; m 1924, Flora, (Jock), d of late John Morison, MD, Haddon Court, Highgate; two ...
