+ Fidelity, Dowager Countess of Cranbrook O.B.E

[Turenne]

Died 25th March aged 97, Fidelity, Dowager Countess of Cranbrook
O.B.E. nee Seebohm, d. of Hugh Exton Seebohm J.P. She married John
David Gathorne-Hardy, 4th Earl of Cranbrook in 1932. They had 5
children; Gathorne, 5th Earl, m. Caroline Jarvis; Juliette, m.Charles
Simpson; Catherine, m. Francis Meade; Christina, m. Stanley Letanka
and Hugh, m. Caroline Ritchie.

Richard Lichten

[Richard R]

She was a scion of the LG family Seebohm formerly of Poynder's End,
Herts (originally from Germany), being the dau of Hugh Exton Seebohm
(1867-1944) and his 1st wife Leslie (d 1913) dau of George James
Gribble, JP, of Kingston Russell, Dorset.

The family were Quakers and allied themselves to another Quaker
dynasty, the Rowntrees, when the eponymous Joseph Rowntree, the
chocolate and cocoa manufacturer married not one but two Seebohms!
First to Julia Eliza dau of Benjamin Seebohm, wool merchant, by whom
he had a dau who died in infancy. After Julia's death in 1863 Rowntree
married her cousin, (Emma) Antoinette Seebohm (1846–1924) dau of
Wilhelm Seebohm of Hamburg. They had four sons & two daus, including
(Benjamin) Seebohm Rowntree (1871-1954) the great sociologist and
businessman.

[Michael Rhodes]

Fidelity's cousin, Heywood Hill, married the 4th Earl of Cranbrook's
sister, Lady Anne Gathorne-Hardy. See:-

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lady-anne-hill-434363.html

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[Michael Rhodes]

Fidelity, Dowager Countess of Cranbrook, OBE, was born on July 5,
1912. She died on March 25, 2009, aged 96

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6073669.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1

Fidelity Cranbrook lived through almost a century of social change in
which she made her own distinctive mark. She was born into a prominent
Quaker family of scholars and bankers, and at 20 she married into the
different milieu of Jock, 4th Earl of Cranbrook, and his Gathorne-
Hardy relatives.


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[Shinjinee]

On Apr 16, 1:18 am, Michael Rhodes <mig73allenford2...@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

> Fidelity, Dowager Countess of Cranbrook, OBE, was born on July 5,
> 1912. She died on March 25, 2009, aged 96
>

> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6073669.ec...

>
> Fidelity Cranbrook lived through almost a century of social change in
> which she made her own distinctive mark. She was born into a prominent
> Quaker family of scholars and bankers, and at 20 she married into the
> different milieu of Jock, 4th Earl of Cranbrook, and hisGathorne-Hardyrelatives.
>

Her obit mentions 72 descendants and their partners. Any news of
marriages and offspring would be appreciated.

Children of John David Gathorne-Hardy, 4th Earl of Cranbrook and
Fidelity Seebohm
1. Dr. Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook+ b. 20 Jun 1933
He married Caroline Jarvis, daughter of Colonel Ralph George Edward
Jarvis and Antonia Mary Hilda Meade, on 9 May 1968.
1.1. (John) Jason Gathorne-Hardy, Lord Medway b. 26 Oct 1968
1.2. Hon. Angus Edward Gathorne-Hardy b. 28 May 1973; engaged 10
August 2005 to Alexandra M. (Tilly) Ware, youngest daughter of Mr &
Mrs Trevor Ware, of Loscombe, Dorset. [Announced on this group by MR]
1.3. Lady Flora Gathorne-Hardy b. 10 Oct 1971, Ph.D.

2. Hon. Hugh Gathorne-Hardy+ b. 30 Dec 1941; He married Caroline
Elizabeth Ritchie, daughter of William Nigel Ritchie, on 4 July 1971.
2.1. Frederick Jasper Gathorne-Hardy b. 1972
2.2. Alfred Gathorne-Hardy b. 1978
2.3. Alice Gathorne-Hardy b. 1974
2.4. Daisy Gathorne-Hardy b. 1977
3. Lady Juliet Gathorne-Hardy, now Lady Juliet Simpson b. 12 Dec
1934. She married Charles Colin Simpson, son of Charles Walter
Simpson, on 30 August 1958.
3.1. Charles Duncan Simpson+ b. 9 Jan 1962
3.1.1. (Charles) Finlay Simpson b. 12 Jul 1990 fl 2008
3.2. Edward Colin Simpson b. 8 Oct 1965
3.3. Fidelity Anne Simpson b. 29 Mar 1960
3.4. Amanda Juliet Simpson b. 7 Mar 1964
4. Lady Catherine Sophia Gathorne-Hardy, now Lady Catherine Jarvis b.
11 Mar 1936. She married Simon Robert Jasper Meade, son of Charles
Francis Meade and Lady Aileen Hilda Brodrick, on 13 July 1957.
4.1. Jasper Gathorne Meade b. 12 Jul 1962
4.2. Benjamin Meade b. 17 Dec 1963
4.3. Camilla Meade b. 31 Jul 1958
4.4. Rachel Meade b. 28 May 1965
5. Lady Christina Gathorne-Hardy, now Lady Christina Letanka b. 1 May
1940. She married Stanley Edward Letanka, son of Simon John Letanka,
on 11 June 1967.1
5.1. Peter Edward Letanka b. 1974
5.2. Stella Dorothy Letanka b. 21 Mar 1968
5.3. Florence Ruth Letanka b. 1969

All details culled from www.thepeerage.com

Her late husband
http://www.thepeerage.com/p3562.htm#i35618

Fidelity, Countess of Cranbrook
http://www.thepeerage.com/p3562.htm#i35619

Among her descendants are

Jason Gathorne-Hardy otherwise known as Lord Medway (b. 1968)?
http://www.seasonmagazine.co.uk/guest-speaker-jason-gathorne-hardy/
"Jason Gathorne-Hardy is a farmer and entrepreneur/artist based at his
sheep farm near Saxmundham – also home to his home brand Alde Valley
Lamb TM flock.
In 2005 he set up The Alde Valley Food Adventures TM: a rolling
programme of events that celebrate food, farming, landscape and the
arts. He is also the Patron of The Bario & Kelabit Highlands Food &
Cultural Festival in Central Borneo. To explore The Alde Valley, jump
on the 118/119 Rural Bus Route."
Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=21UFNoIpdhI
Artist and zoologist: http://www.cobboldandjudd.com/artists/jason-gathorne-hardy.asp


The Family
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Anthony's son -one of the seven Gathorne-Hardy children raised
together - is the writer Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy (born 1933)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Gathorne-Hardy
http://www.thepeerage.com/p5837.htm#i58365
He first married Sabrina Tennant, daughter of Hon David Tennant and
Virginia Parsons (later Marchioness of Bath) and had issue, one son
and one daughter. Divorced, and remarried (no issue by 2nd marriage?)

For more information on the family:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gathorne_Hardy,_1st_Earl_of_Cranbrook

The first earl was the third son of John Hardy, of Bradford, and
Isabel, daughter of Richard Gathorne. His father was the main owner of
the Low Moor ironworks and also represented Bradford in Parliament.

The earls of Cranbrook
Earls of Cranbrook (1892)

Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook (1814-1906)
John Stewart Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl of Cranbrook (1839-1911)
Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 3rd Earl of Cranbrook (1870-1915)
John David Gathorne-Hardy, 4th Earl of Cranbrook (1900-1978)
Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook (b. 1933) [elder son of
the recently deceased Dowager Countess] who married his brother-in-
law's niece Caroline Jarvis
The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son John Jason Gathorne-
Hardy, Lord Medway (b. 1968)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hardy_(MP)
On the father, whose eldest son John became a baronet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_John_Hardy,_1st_Baronet

Hardy Baronets, of Dunstall Hall (1876)

Sir John Hardy, 1st Baronet (1809-1888)
Sir Reginald Hardy, 2nd Baronet (1848-1938) High Sheriff of
Staffordshire in 1893.
Sir Bertram Hardy, 3rd Baronet (1877-1953)
Sir Rupert John Hardy, 4th Baronet (1902-1997)
Sir Richard Charles Chandos Hardy, 5th Baronet (b. 1945)


On her late husband's ex-wife (his first cousin)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_D'Oyly_Carte
Dame Bridget Cicely D'Oyly Carte DBE (25 March 1908 – 2 May 1985), was
the granddaughter of impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte and the only
daughter of Rupert D'Oyly Carte. She became head of the D'Oyly Carte
Opera Company from 1948 until 1982.
..
Bridget D'Oyly Carte was born at Suffolk Street, Pall Mall, London,
and educated in England and abroad. Her father was Rupert D'Oyly
Carte, and her mother was the former Lady Dorothy Milner Gathorne-
Hardy (1889–1977).
In 1926, when she was only 18, she married her first cousin, John
David Gathorne-Hardy, the fourth Earl of Cranbrook (1900-1978),[1] an
explorer and naturalist. They soon separated and finally divorced in
1931, and she resumed her maiden name by deed poll in 1932.[2]

She died 1985 leaving no issue, and never having remarried.

On her parent's marriage [from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_D'Oyly_Carte]
In 1907, Rupert [(1876-1948)] married Lady Dorothy Milner Gathorne-
Hardy (1889–1977) (the third and youngest daughter of John Stewart
Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl of Cranbrook (1839-1911)), with whom he had a
son, Michael, and a daughter, Bridget (1908-1985). Michael was killed
in a motor accident in Switzerland in 1932. Rupert and his wife built
a country house, Coleton Fishacre, Devon, in 1925.

[Her parents divorced in 1941 when her father divorced her mother].


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