Hon. Dawn Loraine Thesiger1

F, #28661, b. 23 November 1934, d. 14 April 2019
Last Edited=5 Feb 2023
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Hon. Dawn Loraine Thesiger was born on 23 November 1934.1 She was the daughter of Andrew Charles Gerald Thesiger, 2nd Viscount Chelmsford and Gillian Lubbock.2 She died on 14 April 2019 at age 84.3
     She lived in 2003 at Hazelbridge Court, Chiddingfold, Surrey, EnglandG.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 761. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S214] Honours List, The London Gazette, London, U.K.. Hereinafter cited as London Gazette.

Hon. Philippa Merryn Thesiger1

F, #28662, b. 27 July 1939
Last Edited=13 Feb 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Hon. Philippa Merryn Thesiger was born on 27 July 1939.1 She is the daughter of Andrew Charles Gerald Thesiger, 2nd Viscount Chelmsford and Gillian Lubbock.2
     She lived in 2003 at Hazelbridge Court, Chiddingfold, Surrey, EnglandG.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 761. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Frederick Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford of Chelmsford1

M, #28663, b. 31 May 1827, d. 9 April 1905
Last Edited=13 Feb 2011
     Frederick Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford of Chelmsford was born on 31 May 1827.1 He was the son of Frederick Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford of Chelmsford and Anna Maria Tinling.2 He married Adria Fanny Heath, daughter of Maj.-Gen. John Coussamker Heath and Adria Emma Dun, on 1 January 1867 at Kurrachee, Scinde, IndiaG.3 He died on 9 April 1905 at age 77 at United Services Club, Pall Mall, London, EnglandG, from an aneurism while playing billiards.3 He was buried on 13 April 1905 at Brompton Cemetery, Brompton, London, EnglandG.3 His will was proven (by probate) on 24 May 1905, at over £68,000 gross and over £66,000 net.3
     He was educated between 1840 and 1844 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandG.4 He was commissioned in 1844, in the service of the Army.3 He gained the rank of Captain in 1850 in the Grenadier Guards.3 He fought in the Crimean War in 1854.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1858 in the 95th Foot.3 He fought in the Indian Mutiny.1 He was Deputy Adjutant-General at Bombay in 1861.3 He gained the rank of Brevet Colonel in 1863.3 He fought in the Abyssinian War between 1867 and 1868.1 He was Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria between 1868 and 1877.1 He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 14 August 1868.3 He was Adjutant-General to the Bombay army between 1869 and 1874.3 He gained the rank of Major-General in 1877.3 He fought in the Kaffir Wars in 1878, in command of the British forces.1 He held the office of Lieutenant-Governor of the Cape of Good Hope between 1878 and 1879.3 He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Chelmsford of Chelmsford, co. Essex [U.K., 1858] on 5 October 1878.1 He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 11 November 1878.3 He fought in the Zulu War in 1879, in command of the British forces.1 He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 19 August 1879.3 He was Brigadier-General of the 1st Infantry Brigade.3 He held the office of Lieutenant of the Tower of London between 1884 and 1889.1 He was Colonel of the Sherwood Foresters (formerly 45th and 95th Foot) between 1898 and 1900.3 He was Colonel of the 2nd Life Guards between 1900 and 1905.3 He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) on 9 November 1902.3

Children of Frederick Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford of Chelmsford and Adria Fanny Heath

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 759. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 159. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  4. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 168. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

Adria Fanny Heath

F, #28664, b. 1846, d. 25 February 1926
Last Edited=8 Feb 2007
     Adria Fanny Heath was born in 1846.1 She was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. John Coussamker Heath and Adria Emma Dun.1 She married Frederick Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford of Chelmsford, son of Frederick Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford of Chelmsford and Anna Maria Tinling, on 1 January 1867 at Kurrachee, Scinde, IndiaG.2 She died on 25 February 1926 at Onslow Square, London, EnglandG.3,4 She was buried on 2 March 1926 at Brompton Cemetery, Brompton, London, EnglandG.4
     Her married name became Thesiger. After her marriage, Adria Fanny Heath was styled as Baroness Chelmsford of Chelmsford on 5 October 1878.

Children of Adria Fanny Heath and Frederick Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford of Chelmsford

Citations

  1. [S1018] Chris Heath, "re: Adria Fanny Heath," e-mail message to Darryl Lundy, 27 August 2003. Hereinafter cited as "re: Adria Fanny Heath."
  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 159. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 759, says 25 March 1926. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  4. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 168. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  5. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Maj.-Gen. John Coussamker Heath1,2

M, #28665, b. 1806, d. 1867
Last Edited=11 Jan 2007
     Maj.-Gen. John Coussamker Heath was born in 1806.1 He married Adria Emma Dun, daughter of General unknown Dun.1 He died in 1867.1
     He gained the rank of Major-General in the Bombay Army.2

Child of Maj.-Gen. John Coussamker Heath and Adria Emma Dun

Citations

  1. [S1018] Chris Heath, "re: Adria Fanny Heath," e-mail message to Darryl Lundy, 27 August 2003. Hereinafter cited as "re: Adria Fanny Heath."
  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 159. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.


Hon. Percy Mansfield Thesiger1

M, #28666, b. 7 November 1869, d. 3 August 1959
Last Edited=13 Feb 2011
     Hon. Percy Mansfield Thesiger was born on 7 November 1869.1 He was the son of Frederick Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford of Chelmsford and Adria Fanny Heath.2 He married Katherine Frances Wallace, daughter of Alexander Falconer Wallace of Candacraig, on 6 November 1900.1 He died on 3 August 1959 at age 89.1
     He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.1 He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal East Kent Yeomanry.1 He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1918.1

Children of Hon. Percy Mansfield Thesiger and Katherine Frances Wallace

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 760. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Katherine Frances Wallace1

F, #28667, d. 16 August 1958
Last Edited=30 Dec 2006
     Katherine Frances Wallace was the daughter of Alexander Falconer Wallace of Candacraig.2 She married Hon. Percy Mansfield Thesiger, son of Frederick Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford of Chelmsford and Adria Fanny Heath, on 6 November 1900.1 She died on 16 August 1958.1
     Her married name became Thesiger.

Children of Katherine Frances Wallace and Hon. Percy Mansfield Thesiger

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 760. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Alexander Falconer Wallace of Candacraig1

M, #28668
Last Edited=30 Dec 2006
     Alexander Falconer Wallace of Candacraig lived at Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, ScotlandG.2

Children of Alexander Falconer Wallace of Candacraig

Citations

  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 73. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 760. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Kathleen Mary Vigors1

F, #28669, d. 28 October 1973
Last Edited=7 Nov 2008
     Kathleen Mary Vigors was the daughter of Thomas Mercer Cliffe Vigors.2 She married, firstly, Hon. Wilfred Gilbert Thesiger, son of Frederick Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford of Chelmsford and Adria Fanny Heath, on 21 August 1909.1 She married, secondly, Reginald Basil Astley, son of Lt.-Col. Francis L'Estrange Astley and Rosalind Alicia Frankland, on 8 October 1931.1 She died on 28 October 1973.2
     From 21 August 1909, her married name became Thesiger. She was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1920.1 From 8 October 1931, her married name became Astley.

Children of Kathleen Mary Vigors and Hon. Wilfred Gilbert Thesiger

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 760. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Thomas Mercer Cliffe Vigors1

M, #28670, b. 13 March 1853, d. 30 January 1908
Last Edited=29 Nov 2010
     Thomas Mercer Cliffe Vigors was born on 13 March 1853.2 He was the son of Bartholomew Urban Vigors.3 He married Mary Louisa Helen Handcock, daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. Robert French Handcock and Isabella Louisa Gordon, on 4 April 1877.4 He died on 30 January 1908 at age 54.4
     He lived at Burgage, County Carlow, IrelandG.1

Child of Thomas Mercer Cliffe Vigors

Child of Thomas Mercer Cliffe Vigors and Mary Louisa Helen Handcock

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 760. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976 page 1169. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  3. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]
  4. [S37] BP2003. [S37]