HILLS, Mrs John (Katherine Adrian nee ALDERSON-SMITH) 1939-2025

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 8 Jan 2026: HILLS Kate 'Hen' (née Alderson-Smith) died peacefully at home on 23rd December 2025. Much loved wife of the late John, loving mother to George and Wonkie and proud grandmother to Rosie and Jack. Private cremation followed by a Service of Thanksgiving at St Mary the Virgin, Beverston… on Monday 19th January 2026 at 2 p.m. All welcome.

She was d of Guy Fairbairn ALDERSON-SMITH 1908-68 by his 14 July 1934 m (Holy Trinity, Chelsea) to as her 1 h Constance Adrian Mary (Mrs Harold Burn) 1913-85 d of Charles Sheriton SWAN 1870-1944 by his 7 Aug 1901 m to Gertrude Mary Clements HASSELL 1875-1956. She m 1964 Col John Evelyn Baring 1939-2009 s of Lt-Col John David HILLS 1895-1975 and Lady Rosemary Ethel BARING 1908-2004 d of 2 Earl of CROMER 1877-1953 and Lady Ruby Florence Mary ELLIOT-MURRAY-KYNYNMOUND 1886-1961 d of 4 Earl of MINTO 1845-1914 by his wife a gd of sometime British PM 2 Earl GREY 1764-1845, and had a son and a dau:

1. (John) George Baring HILLS b 1966: m 1991 Harriet b 1968 d of Jeremy Deeble PETER-HOBLYN 1939-2014 sometime head of that gentry family of Colquite (and gs of Sir Elliot Philipson PHILIPSON-STOW 2 Bt 1876-1954) and Felicity Daphne Moyle b 1941 d of Maj Edward Walter Moyle MAGOR CMG OBE 1911-95 sometime head of that gentry family of Lamellen and Daphne Davis 1915-72 [d of Francis John GRAHAM scion of that Irish gentry family of Drumgoon], and had issue

1.1 Jack Evelyn Baring HILLS b 1998

1.1 Rosemary (Rosie) Alicia Daphne HILLS b 1996

1. Veronica (Wonkie) Adrian Harriet HILLS b 1968