Hamilton/Rutherford engagement

[Michael Rhodes]

_.The engagement was announced 20 March 2010, between Alexander
Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, styled Marquis of Clydesdale (b 31 Mar
1978), elder son of Angus Alan Douglas [Douglas-Hamilton], 15th Duke
of Hamilton (b 13 September 1938), by his late former wife Sarah Jane
Scott (b. 28 Oct 1945; d. 17 Feb 1994), eldest dau. of Sir Walter
Scott, 4th Bt., of Beauclerc, Bywell St Andrews, co. Northumberland, &
Sophie Ann Rrutherford,, dau of Mr Hubert Rutherford, of Roxburghshire
and Mrs Isabel Rutherford, of Edinburgh.

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[Michael Rhodes]

The future Duchess of Hamilton was born in Northamptonshire in 1976,
daughter of
Hubert A.J. Rutherford (b 1940) by his wife the former Isabel Waters
Taylor.

On 20 Mar, 08:02, Michael Rhodes <mig73allenford2...@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

[Michael Rhodes]

__It would be fun to link the future Duchess of Hamilton
to the great actress Dame Margaret Rutherford, and
indeed to Tony Benn (aka Viscount Stansgate),
of Rutherford descent.

Edward James Y. Rutherford? = 1935, Kathleen Emily G. Sheppard ?? (b
22 May 1902 - d Jul 1993)
(1883-1962)
/
Hubert A.J. Rutherford = 1973, Isabel Waters Taylor
(1940- )
/
Sophie Ann Rutherford
(1976- )