Emily Anna Palmer1

F, #8591, b. 25 January 1837, d. 16 June 1907
Last Edited=15 Sep 2010
     Emily Anna Palmer was born on 25 January 1837.2 She was the daughter of Robert Samuel Palmer and Anna Maria Deane Spread.1,2 She married, firstly, Lt. Charles Augustus Paget, son of Captain Lord William Paget and Frances de Rottenburg, on 8 September 1857 at Monkstown Church, Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandG.1,2 She married, secondly, Rt. Hon. Sir John Charles Ready Colomb, son of George Thomas Colomb and Mary Bradley King, on 1 January 1866 at Fulham, London, EnglandG.1,2 She died on 16 June 1907 at age 70 at 75 Belgrave Road, London, EnglandG.1,2
     From 8 September 1857, her married name became Paget.1 From 1 January 1866, her married name became Colomb.1

Child of Emily Anna Palmer and Lt. Charles Augustus Paget

Children of Emily Anna Palmer and Rt. Hon. Sir John Charles Ready Colomb

Citations

  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 76. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  2. [S1221] Michael (deceased) Ashworth, "re: Palmer Family," e-mail message to Darryl Lundy, 18 December 2004 - 3 November 2005. Hereinafter cited as "re: Palmer Family."

Margaret Whigham1

F, #8592, b. 1 December 1912, d. 25 July 1993
Last Edited=5 Oct 2009
Margaret, Duchess of Argyll 2
     Margaret Whigham was born on 1 December 1912. She was the daughter of George Hay Whigham.1 She married, firstly, Charles Sweeny, son of Robert Sweeny and Teresa Hanaway, on 21 February 1933 at Brompton Oratory, Brompton, London, EnglandG.1,4 She and Charles Sweeny were divorced in 1947. She married, secondly, Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll, son of Douglas Walter Campbell and Aimeé Marie Suzanne Lawrence, on 22 March 1951.1 She and Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll were divorced in 1963 The Duke sued for divorce on the grounds of adultery by his wife, with the divorce a sensational and sordid affair. A pair of photographs were in court showing the Duchess, naked save for three strings of pearls, in a sexual act with a man.5,1 She died on 25 July 1993 at age 80 at St. George's Nursing Home, Pimlico, London, EnglandG. She was buried on 3 August 1993.6
     From 21 February 1933, her married name became Sweeny. After her marriage, Margaret Whigham was styled as Duchess of Argyll on 22 March 1951. From 22 March 1951, her married name became Campbell.

Children of Margaret Whigham and Charles Sweeny

Citations

  1. [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 35. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  2. [S300] Michael Rhodes, "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 8 February. Hereinafter cited as "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection."
  3. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
  4. [S203] Announcements, The Times, London, U.K., 20 March 1983. Hereinafter cited as The Times.
  5. [S1] S&N Genealogy Supplies, S&N Peerage CD., CD-ROM (Chilmark, Salisbury, U.K.: S&N Genealogy Supplies, no date (c. 1999)). Hereinafter cited as S&N Peerage CD.
  6. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 106. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]

Charles Sweeny1

M, #8593, b. 3 October 1909, d. 11 March 1993
Last Edited=8 Dec 2007
Charles Sweeny2
     Charles Sweeny was born on 3 October 1909 at Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.G.3 He was the son of Robert Sweeny and Teresa Hanaway.4 He married, firstly, Margaret Whigham, daughter of George Hay Whigham, on 21 February 1933 at Brompton Oratory, Brompton, London, EnglandG.1,3 He and Margaret Whigham were divorced in 1947. He married, secondly, Arden Snead circa 1958. He and Arden Snead were divorced in 1966. He died on 11 March 1993 at age 83 at Bal Harbour, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.G.3 He was buried on 25 March 1993 at London, EnglandG.
     He lived at 70 South Audley Street, London, EnglandG.4
     He introduced the Duke of Windsor to golf. He also set up and financed the the first of RAF's American Eagle Squadrons (No. 71) which helped win the Battle of Britain in 1940.3

Children of Charles Sweeny and Margaret Whigham

Citations

  1. [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 35. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  2. [S300] Michael Rhodes, "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 8 February. Hereinafter cited as "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection."
  3. [S203] Announcements, The Times, London, U.K., 20 March 1983. Hereinafter cited as The Times.
  4. [S1122] Peerage News, online http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/. Hereinafter cited as Peerage News.

Frances Helen Sweeny1

F, #8594, b. 19 June 1937, d. 21 January 2024
Last Edited=28 Jan 2024
Frances, Duchess of Rutland2
     Frances Helen Sweeny was born on 19 June 1937 at Beaumont House Nursing Home, Marylebone, London, England.1 She was the daughter of Charles Sweeny and Margaret Whigham.1 She married Charles John Robert Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland, son of John Henry Montagu Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland and Kathleen Tennant, on 15 May 1958.3 She died on 21 January 2024 at age 86.4
     From 15 May 1958, her married name became Manners. After her marriage, Frances Helen Sweeny was styled as Duchess of Rutland on 15 May 1958.

Citations

  1. [S203] Announcements, The Times, London, U.K., 20 March 1983. Hereinafter cited as The Times.
  2. [S300] Michael Rhodes, "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 8 February. Hereinafter cited as "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection."
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3451. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  4. [S203] The Times.

Charles John Robert Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland1

M, #8595, b. 28 May 1919, d. 2 January 1999
Last Edited=4 Oct 2016
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland 2
     Charles John Robert Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland was born on 28 May 1919.1 He was the son of John Henry Montagu Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland and Kathleen Tennant.3,1 He married, firstly, Anne Bairstow Cumming Bell, daughter of Major William Cumming Bell and Joan Middlemost Bairstow, on 27 April 1946.1 He and Anne Bairstow Cumming Bell were divorced in 1956.1 He married, secondly, Frances Helen Sweeny, daughter of Charles Sweeny and Margaret Whigham, on 15 May 1958.1 He died on 2 January 1999 at age 79.1
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.1 He gained the rank of Captain in the Grenadier Guards.1 He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1940 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)1 He succeeded as the 10th Duke of Rutland [E., 1703] on 22 April 1940.1 He succeeded as the 18th Earl of Rutland [E., 1525] on 22 April 1940.1 He succeeded as the 10th Marquess of Granby, co. Nottingham [E., 1703] on 22 April 1940.1 He succeeded as the 4th Baron Roos of Belvior, co. Leicester [U.K., 1896] on 22 April 1940.1 He succeeded as the 10th Lord Manners of Haddon [E., 1679] on 22 April 1940.1 He was chairman of the East Midland Economic Planning Council between 1971 and 1974.1 He held the office of chairman of the Leicestershire County Coucil between 1974 and 1977.1 He was chairman of the Police Authority between 1977 and 1981.1 He was owner of Rutland Hotels Ltd.1

Child of Charles John Robert Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland and Anne Bairstow Cumming Bell

Children of Charles John Robert Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland and Frances Helen Sweeny

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3451. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S300] Michael Rhodes, "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 8 February. Hereinafter cited as "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection."
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]


Hon. Janet Gladys Aitken1

F, #8596, b. 9 July 1908, d. 1988
Last Edited=1 Feb 2011
     Hon. Janet Gladys Aitken was born on 9 July 1908.2 She was the daughter of Sir William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook and Gladys Henderson Drury.1 She married, firstly, Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll, son of Douglas Walter Campbell and Aimeé Marie Suzanne Lawrence, on 12 December 1927.1 She and Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll were divorced in 1934.1 She married, secondly, Hon. William Drogo Sturges Montagu, son of George Charles Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich and Alberta Sturges, on 5 March 1935.2 She married, thirdly, Major Thomas Edward Dealtry Kidd, son of Hon. Lt.-Col. Canon William Ennis Kidd, on 11 July 1942.2 She died in 1988.1
     Her married name became Campbell. Her married name became Montagu. Her married name became Kidd.

Child of Hon. Janet Gladys Aitken and Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll

Child of Hon. Janet Gladys Aitken and Hon. William Drogo Sturges Montagu

Children of Hon. Janet Gladys Aitken and Major Thomas Edward Dealtry Kidd

Citations

  1. [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 35. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  2. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 232. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  3. [S8] BP1999. [S8]
  4. [S1122] Peerage News, online http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/. Hereinafter cited as Peerage News.

Sir William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook1

M, #8597, b. 25 May 1879, d. 9 June 1964
Last Edited=28 Dec 2012
William Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook 2
     Sir William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook was born on 25 May 1879 at Maple, Ontario, CanadaG.1 He was baptised at Scottish Church, Maple, Ontario, CanadaG.1 He was the son of Reverend William Cuthbert Aitken and Jane Noble.1 He married, firstly, Gladys Henderson Drury, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Charles William Drury and Mary Louise Henderson, on 29 January 1906 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.1 He married, secondly, Marcia Anastasia Christoforides, daughter of John Christoforides and Mildred Nightingale-Boys, on 7 June 1963 at Epsom Register Office, Epsom, Surrey, EnglandG.3 He died on 9 June 1964 at age 85.3
     Sir William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook also went by the nick-name of Max.4 He was educated at Public Board School, Newcastle, New Brunswick, CanadaG.1 He was proprietor of the Canadian Century between 1910 and 1911.4 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Unionist) for Ashton-under-Lyne.1 He was proprietor of the Globe between 1911 and 1914.4 He was appointed Knight on 20 June 1911.1 He fought in the First World War in 1915, as eyewitness with the Canadian Expeditionary Force.1 He was Lieutenant-Colonel and commander of the Canadian War Records between 1916 and 1918.1 He wrote the book Canada in Flanders, published between 1916 and 1919, in three volumes (ASIN: B00AS7PQW2.)1 He was proprietor of the Daily Express between 1916 and 1964.1 He was created 1st Baronet Aitken [U.K.] on 3 July 1916.1 He was created 1st Baron Beaverbrook, of Beaverbrook, in the province of New Brunswick, Canada [U.K.] on 2 January 1917.1 He held the office of Minister of Information between 1918 and 1919.1 He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1918 and 1919.1 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 4 March 1918.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) by University of New Brunswick, New Brunswick, CanadaG, in 1921.1 Between 1923 and 1964 proprietor of the Evening Standard.1,4 He wrote the book Success, Politicians and the Press, published 1925 (ASIN: B000VFB5P8.)1 He was Chairman of the Colonial Bank.1 He wrote the book Politicians and the War, published between 1928 and 1932, in two volumes (ASIN: B001IP2HSO.)4 He was proprietor of the Scottish Daily Express between 1928 and 1964.4 He wrote the book My Case for Empire Free Trade, published 1930 (ASIN: B002DGK428.)1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 10 Battalion, Surrey Volunteer Regiment.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the New Brunswick Regiment.1 He wrote the book The Resources of the British Empire, published 1934.1 He held the office of Minister of Aircraft Production between 1940 and 1941.4 He held the office of Member of the War Cabinet between 1940 and 1942.4 He held the office of Minister of State in 1941.4 He held the office of Minister of Supply between 1941 and 1942.4 He was a Trustee of the British Museum in 1943.4 He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between 1943 and 1945.4 He was a Trustee of the Imperial War Museum in 1944.4 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaG, in 1947.4 He held the office of Chancellor of the University of New Brunswick between 1947 and 1953.4 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature (Lit.D.) by Mt. Alison UniversityG in 1948.4 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Bishops University, Quebec, CanadaG, in 1950.4 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by South Thomas UniversityG in 1953.4 He held the office of Honorary Life Chancellor of the University of New Brunswick in 1954.4 He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the New Brunswick Regiment.4 He wrote the book Three Keys to Success, published 1956.4 He wrote the book Men and Power 1917-1918, published 1956 (ASIN: B009M84ES0.)4 He wrote the book Don't Trust to Luck, published 1956 (ASIN: B0000CITSN.)4 He wrote the book Friends: Sixty Years of Intimate Personal Relations with Richard Bedford Bennett, published 1959 (ASIN: B0007IYZ8S.)4 He wrote the book Courage: the story of Sir James Dunn, published 1961 (ASIN: B0000CLA4D.)4 He wrote the book My Early Life, published 1964 (ASIN: B0007JIVH8.)4 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.5
     

Children of Sir William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook and Gladys Henderson Drury




Citations

  1. [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 XIII, page 239. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S300] Michael Rhodes, "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 8 February. Hereinafter cited as "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection."
  3. [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 673. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  4. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 231. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  5. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference "Aitken, William Maxwell, 1879-1964". Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
  6. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV, page 35.

Major William Frank Lascelles1

M, #8598, b. 21 March 1863, d. 8 March 1913
Last Edited=5 Sep 2008
     Major William Frank Lascelles was born on 21 March 1863.2 He was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Frank Cavendish Lascelles and Mary Emma Olliffe.2 He married Lady Sybil Evelyn de Vere Beauclerk, daughter of William Ameleus Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 10th Duke of Saint Albans and Lady Sybil Mary Grey, on 4 November 1889.2 He died on 8 March 1913 at age 49.2
     He gained the rank of Major in the Scots Guards.2

Children of Major William Frank Lascelles and Lady Sybil Evelyn de Vere Beauclerk

Citations

  1. [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 119. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1785. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk1

M, #8599, b. 5 October 1837, d. 9 July 1919
Last Edited=18 Oct 2016
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk was born on 5 October 1837.2 He was the son of Major Aubrey William de Vere Beauclerk and Ida Goring.2 He married, firstly, Evelyn Georgina Matilda Fitzroy, daughter of Henry Fitzroy and Jane Elizabeth Beauclerk, on 1 December 1858.1 He and Evelyn Georgina Matilda Fitzroy were divorced in 1895.1 He married, secondly, Catherine Lucy Tucker on 16 November 1895 at St. George Hanover Square, London, EnglandG.2 He died on 9 July 1919 at age 81.2
     He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England.2 He was educated at Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.2 He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.2 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Down.2 He lived at Ardglass Castle, County Down, IrelandG.2

Child of Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk and Evelyn Georgina Matilda Fitzroy

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1617. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Teresa Urbaniak1

F, #8600
Last Edited=7 Mar 2006
     Teresa Urbaniak is the daughter of Anatole Urbaniak.1 She married, secondly, Walter William Montagu Douglas Scott, son of Lt.-Col. Lord William Walter Montagu Douglas Scott and Lady Rachel Douglas-Home, in 1991.1
     Her married name became Fisher.1 Her married name became Montagu Douglas Scott.

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 563. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]