KABERRY / Wilkes engagement

[Richard R]

From the Times of 5 Nov 2021: MR O. G. H. KABERRY AND MISS I. M. WILKES The engagement is announced between Oliver, younger son of Mr James Kaberry of St John’s Wood, London, and Mrs Juliet Wells of Kingsland, Herefordshire, and Isabella, younger daughter of Mr Henry Wilkes of Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk and Mrs Jackie Wilkes of Lewes, East Sussex.

Oliver George Henry b 1991 yr s of James Christopher KABERRY b 1970 (s&ha of Hon Sir Christopher Donald KABERRY 2nd Bt b 1943) and his 1st w (her 1st of three h) Juliet Clare b 1969 d of Sir James Frederick HILL 4th Bt b 1943 and Sandra Elizabeth INGRAM [?b 1944 reg Q2 Birmingham d of Joseph C INGRAM of Ilkley, West Yorks by his 1942 m reg Q3 Surrey to Ida M COOPER].

Isabella Mary b 4 Jan 1991 (Times 9 Jan) d of (Walter) Henry R. WILKES by his 1985 m ref 760/161 Inveresk to Jacqueline (Jackie) Mary b 1958 ref 685/3 768 Canongate & Portobello d of J R McNAIR of Pinkiehill, Inveresk, E. Lothian

[S R Eglesfield]

It would appear likely that this Sandra Elizabeth INGRAM (Lady Hill) is the one whose birth was registered in Roseneath or Rosneath, Argyll and Bute (ref 502/17) in 1944. This is borne out by the fact that http://www.thepeerage.com/p44068.htm#i440671 gives her father's name as John Crosland INGRAM, and that a man of that name married Elizabeth Valerie ANDERSON in 1943 (ref 644/8 1412 - Blythswood). The fact that one of the executors of a Elizabeth Valerie INGRAM, who died on 13 September 2005 (see https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-57980-040), was Lady Sandra Elizabeth Hill seems to provide further confirmation.

Walter Henry Rupert WILKES was, per company records, born on 19 December 1958.

James Robertson McNAIR (1923 - 31 VII 1986) married Maud Christian DICKSON (1919 - 16 I 1997) in 1949 (ref 768/12 - Peebles).