LAKIN / Pike engagement

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 26 March 2026: Mr H.A. Lakin and Miss K.L. Pike The engagement is announced between Hugo, son of Mr and Mrs Michael Lakin, of Iping, West Sussex, and Katie, daughter of Mr and Mrs Matthew Pike, of Milland, West Sussex.

Hugo Alexander b 1995 yst s of Michael Simon LAKIN b 1955 (gt gs of Sir Michael Henry LAKIN 1 Bt 1846-1931, as well gs of 2 Viscount COWDRAY 1882-1933, 2xgt gs of 6 Duke of MARLBOROUGH 1793-1857, etc etc) and his 2 w Amanda Ann b 1957 d of James Thomas Durrant SHAW TD 1927-2006 scion of that gentry family of Welburn Hall (and gs of Adela Constance Alexandrina DURRANT CBE (Mrs James Shaw) 1869-1962 d of Sir Henry Josias DURRANT 4 Bt 1838-75) and Jennifer June 1928-2018 d of Christopher Robert BIRKBECK 1889-1973 scion of that gentry family of Westacre and Rosamund Alice BARCLAY 1899-1982 scion of that gentry family of Higham.

[S R Eglesfield]

Although located in West Sussex, Milland, where the prospective bride's parents live, has the postal address of Liphook, Hampshire (it is fairly near to the county boundary). 192.com shows that, on the electoral registers for 2013-20, Matthew W J Pike was living at an address there, with Sarah L Pike, Harry A J Pike and Katherine (or "Katie") L Pike.

Matthew William Joseph PIKE (per company records, born on 10 X 1964) was married to Sarah Louise RANCE in 1993. The GRO index shows that the birth of their daughter, Katherine Louise PIKE (mother's maiden name Rance) was registered in Kensington and Chelsea in Q1 1995.