WAILES-FAIRBAIRN, Mrs Andrew (Wanda Renée nee CONYERS-BAKER) 1929-2023

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 3 June 2023: WAILES-FAIRBAIRN Wanda Renée. Gifted linguist and translator. Much loved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend to many. Died peacefully at home on 17th May 2023 - Norway’s National day of celebration, aged 93 years. Private family funeral in Melrose. A Thanksgiving Service will be held at St Mary’s Church, Holy Island on Thursday 7th September at 1 p.m.

She was d of Lt-Col Arthur William Hay CONYERS-BAKER 1892-1948 by his 5 Aug 1920 m (Times 31 July) to Winifred L CASTBERG. She m 1956 Andrew George b 1927 s of Capt Neville William Fairbairn WAILES-FAIRBAIRN 1892-1939 (who he succ as) head of that gentry family of Berrington House, and Margaretta d 1970 d of George Kingston Hall BRUTTON of Hong Kong, and had two sons and three dau.

1. NICHOLAS W. b 7 March 1961 m c1996 (eng 22 Aug Times) Katharine Jane b 1962 d of (Morgan Gerald) Daniel O'DONOVAN (1931-2016), The O'Donovan and Chief of Clan Cathal, Ireland and Frances Jane 1934-2022 d of FM Sir Gerald Walter Robert TEMPLER KG GCB GCMG KBE DSO 1898-1979 sometime head of that Irish gentry family f/o Loughgall and Ethel Margery DAVIE 1904-97, and had issue

1.1 WILLIAM GERALD b 2001 reg Q1 Hammersmith

1.1 Charlotte Mary Jane b 1998 reg Q1 Hammersmith

2.Rupert Peter Conyers b 15 July 1966, m 1991 reg Q3 Northumberland E. Julia d of J G MANN of Hoole Village, Chester

1.Fiona M. C[onyers] b 9 June 1959

2.Fenella b 29 June 1962

3.Julia-Jane C[onyers] b 31May1965, m 1990 reg Q2 Northumberland David J eld s of J H GLADWIN of Bishop’s Stortford