Victoria Caroline Williams1

F, #491611, b. 21 April 1971
Last Edited=10 Aug 2013
     Victoria Caroline Williams was born on 21 April 1971.1 She is the daughter of John Kendrick Williams and Elizabeth Caroline Morgan-Grenville.2

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2186. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Rachael Mary Williams1

F, #491612, b. 21 April 1971
Last Edited=10 Aug 2013
     Rachael Mary Williams was born on 21 April 1971.1 She is the daughter of John Kendrick Williams and Elizabeth Caroline Morgan-Grenville.2

Child of Rachael Mary Williams

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2186. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Thomas Joseph Williams1

M, #491613, b. 19 December 1994
Last Edited=10 Aug 2013
     Thomas Joseph Williams was born on 19 December 1994.1 He is the son of Rachael Mary Williams.2

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2186. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Hon. Caroline Mary Elizabeth Morgan-Grenville1

F, #491614, b. 26 June 1886, d. 24 April 1972
Last Edited=10 Aug 2013
     Hon. Caroline Mary Elizabeth Morgan-Grenville was born on 26 June 1886.1 She was the daughter of Major Luis Ferdinand Harry Courthorpe Morgan-Grenville and Mary Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, Lady Kinloss.2 She married Major Thomas Close Smith, son of Henry Flesher Smith, on 6 January 1909.1 She died on 24 April 1972 at age 85.1
     Hon. Caroline Mary Elizabeth Morgan-Grenville also went by the nick-name of May.1 From 6 January 1909, her married name became Smith. She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Buckinghamshire.1

Children of Hon. Caroline Mary Elizabeth Morgan-Grenville and Major Thomas Close Smith

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2186. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Henry Flesher Smith1

M, #491615
Last Edited=25 Jun 2011

Child of Henry Flesher Smith

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2186. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]


Major Thomas Close Smith1

M, #491616, d. 16 November 1946
Last Edited=1 Feb 2013
     Major Thomas Close Smith was the son of Henry Flesher Smith.2 He married Hon. Caroline Mary Elizabeth Morgan-Grenville, daughter of Major Luis Ferdinand Harry Courthorpe Morgan-Grenville and Mary Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, Lady Kinloss, on 6 January 1909.1 He died on 16 November 1946.1
     He held the office of High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire in 1942. He lived at Boycott Manor, Buckinghamshire, England.1

Children of Major Thomas Close Smith and Hon. Caroline Mary Elizabeth Morgan-Grenville

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2186. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Lt.-Col. Richard Sydney Grenville Close-Smith1

M, #491617, b. 26 January 1910, d. 15 July 1973
Last Edited=26 Jul 2015
     Lt.-Col. Richard Sydney Grenville Close-Smith was born on 26 January 1910.1 He was the son of Major Thomas Close Smith and Hon. Caroline Mary Elizabeth Morgan-Grenville.2 He married, firstly, Florence Amelia von Ompteda, daughter of Robert Ludwig Wilhelm August Baron von Ompteda, on 19 July 1935.1 He and Florence Amelia von Ompteda were divorced in 1954.1 He married, secondly, Josephine Judith Mullins, daughter of Vincent Wood Mullins, on 12 April 1954.1 He died on 15 July 1973 at age 63.1,3
     He was given the name of Richard Sydney Grenville Smith at birth.1 He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.1 He was educated at University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.1 He was commissioned in 1928, in the service of the Buckinghamshire Yeomanry.1 He gained the rank of officer in 1932 in the 4th Queen's Own Hussars.1 He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1941, when he became a POW.1 He fought in the Malayan Emergency between 1948 and 1951, where he was mentioned in despatches.1 He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1950.1 He retired from the military in 1954, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.1 On 20 March 1954 his name was legally changed to Richard Sydney Grenville Close-Smith by Deed Poll.1

Children of Lt.-Col. Richard Sydney Grenville Close-Smith and Florence Amelia von Ompteda

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2187. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S266] World War II Unit Histories - Officers, online http://www.unithistories.com/units_index/default.asp?file=../officers/personsx.html. Hereinafter cited as World War II Unit Histories - Officers.

Robert Ludwig Wilhelm August Baron von Ompteda1

M, #491618
Last Edited=10 Aug 2013
     Robert Ludwig Wilhelm August Baron von Ompteda lived at Hanover, Germany.1

Child of Robert Ludwig Wilhelm August Baron von Ompteda

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2187. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Florence Amelia von Ompteda1

F, #491619
Last Edited=10 Aug 2013
     Florence Amelia von Ompteda is the daughter of Robert Ludwig Wilhelm August Baron von Ompteda.2 She married Lt.-Col. Richard Sydney Grenville Close-Smith, son of Major Thomas Close Smith and Hon. Caroline Mary Elizabeth Morgan-Grenville, on 19 July 1935.1 She and Lt.-Col. Richard Sydney Grenville Close-Smith were divorced in 1954.1
     From 19 July 1935, her married name became Close-Smith.

Children of Florence Amelia von Ompteda and Lt.-Col. Richard Sydney Grenville Close-Smith

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2187. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Robert Richard Close-Smith1

M, #491620, b. 9 August 1936, d. 26 March 1992
Last Edited=10 Aug 2013
     Robert Richard Close-Smith was born on 9 August 1936.1 He was the son of Lt.-Col. Richard Sydney Grenville Close-Smith and Florence Amelia von Ompteda.2 He married Ena Mary Rooks, daughter of Edwin Rooks, on 10 June 1960.1 He died on 26 March 1992 at age 55.1
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.1

Children of Robert Richard Close-Smith and Ena Mary Rooks

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2187. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]