11th Earl of Aylesford (1918-2008)

[Michael Rhodes]

The Earl of Aylesford died in hospital, 19 February, 2008. He was 89.
His home was at Packington Old Hall, near Coventry.

Charles Ian Finch-Knightley, 11th Earl (Peerage of GB 1714) was born 2
Nov 1918, son of the 10th Earl of Aylesford
(1886-1958), by his wife the former Aileen Boyle (d 1977); he was
educated at Oundle; Career:->Capt The Black Watch, served in the
Second World War 1939-45 and was wounded; succeeded to the peerages on
the demise of his father, 20 March, 1958; JP for Warwickshire; Lord
Lieutenant of the West Midlands, 1974-1993; Warwickshire County
Commissioner for the Boy Scouts Assoc 1949-74, since when Patron;
KStJ; a member of the Advisory Committee of the World Wildlife Fund
since 1970; married 1946, Margaret Rosemary (d 1989), dau of Maj
Austin Arnold Tyer, MVO, TD, by whom he had issue, a son Charles
Heneage, styled Baron Guernsey, b 27 Mar 1947, who now succeeds to the
family honours, and 2 daus, Lady Sarah and Lady Clare. Service of
Thanksgiving on May 9th at St James's Church, Great Packington.

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[marquess]

This is becoming a ropey peerage with only new Lord Gurnsey in and a
cousin that has three daus in remainder, of course there is the Earl
of Winchelsea and Nottingham, but he has two earldoms already.

On 21 Feb, 14:58, Michael Rhodes <migx73allenford2...@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

[bx...@yahoo.com]

I guess the only hope for the Earldom is the new Lord Guernsey,
unmarried but only 22 (23 in April).

The cousin you mention, marquess, has had the 3 daughters in even
numbered years and would be due to have one this year. Perhaps a male
this time?

Brooke

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[bx...@yahoo.com]

I also meant to mention that the Earl's passing marks the 4th
hereditary peer death already in 2008.

Brooke

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[marquess]

The trouble is that even if Lord Guernsey gets married it will
probably have to have four daus before he gets a son, I don't know if
people are prepared to make that kind of effort these days.