HAVILAND, Simon Knyvett (1935-2020)

[Richard R]

From the Times of 28 March 2020: HAVILAND Simon Knyvett, publisher, aged 84, died suddenly in hospital on 25 March 2020. Beloved husband of Jenny, brother of Doro and Julian. A thanksgiving service to follow later.

He was s of Maj Leonard Proby HAVILAND (1884-1971) by his 1925 m (in New Zealand) to Helen Dorothea (1902-72) d of Gen Sir Charles FERGUSSON of Kilkerran 7th Bt (1865-1951) and Lady Alice Mary BOYLE (1877-1958) d of 7th Earl of GLASGOW (1833-1915). He ?_ Jenny (?Jennifer) _.

[Gawin]

The Times, 13 Nov 1972, p. 16, col. 3:

The engagement is announced between Simon, younger son of the late Major and Mrs. L. P. Haviland, of Halkerston, Inveresk, Midlothian, and Jenny, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Sommerhoff, of Ancramdale, New York.

The Times, 30 Jan 1973, p. 28, col. 1

Haviland-Sommerhoff: On 27th January, 1973, at Ancram, New York, Simon Haviland to Jenny Sommerhoff

[Richard R]

Great build on my meagre info. Thanks very much

[G. Willis]

These Havilands of Delrow House in BLG 1937, of Ditton Hall BLG 1900, based on a bit of digging.

Simon Haviland's elder brother, Julian Arthur Charles (b. 1930), a former political editor of The Times and ITN, m. 1959, Caroline Victoria, dau. of George Freeland Barbour, D.Phil, J.P., of Bonskeid, Cults, Aberdeens., and of the Linn of Tummel, nr Pitlochry, Perths., Liberal M.P., and Hon. Helen Victoria, dau. of Walter George Hepburne-Scott, 9th Lord Polwarth.

Maj. Leonard Proby Haviland (see Richard's post) 2nd s. of Rev. Arthur Coles Haviland (1831-1904), rector of Lilley, Herts. The elder son, Wilfred Pollen Haviland, appears in several sources as of Delrow House, Aldenham, Herts., inc. Debrett's, which gives his 1915 marriage to Beryl Marion (1887-), dau. of Col Sir Edward Law Durand, 1st Bt and Maude Ellen, dau. of Algernon Charles Heber-Percy (descendant of 1st Earl of Beverley and 1st Duke of Northumberland). A sister of W. P. and L. P. Haviland, Katharine Jane, m. 1912, Col Harry John Sowerby, of Dalton Hall, Richmond, Yorks. [per Kelly's]; he given as s. of Col George Sowerby, of Putteridge Bury, Herts., J.P. BFI gives Sowerby families of Putteridge Park (1900) and Lilley Manor (1972- given the family connection to the place through Rev. A. C. Haviland, I think both are likely to be the same family).

Rev. A. C. Haviland identified in college registers as s. of John Haviland, Regius Professor of Physic, and Louisa, dau. of Rev. G. Pollen; Kelly's gives an elder son, also (Rev.) John (b. 1821), rector of Fladbury, Worcs., as of Ditton Hall, giving his father as of the same place, and his maternal grandfather as Rev. George Pollen, of Little Bookham, Surrey, which place was home of the Pollen family last treated in BLG 1937 as Willock-Pollen; having had a quick look around, BLG 1863 indicates the Rev. George as a former head of the family, "who inherited the estates of his cousin, Anne Pollen, upon the demise, issueless, of his uncle, the Rev. Thomas Pollen", and having married Mary, dau. of William Goode, of Newent, Glos., Louisa being their fifth daughter and the pedigree indicating her marriage to Dr Haviland. Rev. G. Pollen also a grandfather of Sir John Peter Boileau, 1st Bt, via his dau. Henrietta, who m. 1790 John Peter Boileau.

John Haviland (sr) s. of John Haviland (1754-1817), of Gundenham [s. born at Bridgewater], Somerset, surgeon. Further generations viewable in this BLG 1879 version of the Haviland of Ditton Hall pedigree, which includes Rev. Arthur Coles Haviland as above: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=R3YyY91Uqi0C&pg=PA755&dq=John+Haviland+Bridgewater&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjKqpTk_r3oAhWLVBUIHXmrCqgQ6AEIUTAF#v=onepage&q=John%20Haviland%20Bridgewater&f=false