CATOR / Horswell engagement

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 27 Jan 2026: Mr C.D. Cator and Miss H.D. Horswell - The engagement is announced between Christian, son of Mr Albemarle Cator, of Woodbastwick Hall, Norfolk, and Mrs Victoria Cator, of Chelsea, London, and Honor, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Horswell, of Chelsea, London.

Christian David b 22 Sep 1996 (Times 25 Sep) s of Albemarle John CATOR b 1953 scion of that gentry family of Woodbastick (as well gt gs of Sir George Everard Arthur CAYLEY 9 Bt 1861-1917, 3xgt gs of 2 BAaron WHARNCLIFFE 1801-55, 3xgt gs of Sir William WORSLEY 1 Bt 1792-1879, 3xgt gs 4 Earl of HARDWICKE 1799-1873, etc etc) by his second m 1995 reg Q2 Ken&Chelsea to Victoria Katharine b 1964 reg Q3 Plymouth d of Maj-Gen (John) David Graham PANK CB 1935-2016 and his 1 wife Julia Letitia MATHESON 1941-2002.

[S R Eglesfield]

The birth of the prospective bride, Honor Daisy HORSWELL, was registered in Q2 1997 in Kensington and Chelsea; she has a younger sister, Christabel Rose HORSWELL, whose birth was registered in Hammersmith in Q2 1999 (per company records, she was born in May). Their parents are Edward Francis HORSWELL (born 9 V 1956) and his wife, Nona Maria GALLWEY (born 26 VI 1969), of that landed gentry family (see Burke's Irish Family Records (1976)).

 

Through her mother, Miss Horswell is a 5 x greats-granddaughter of Daniel O'CONNELL (6 VIII 1775 - 15 V 1847), "The Liberator", the Irish nationalist leader.