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With reference to the Maids of Honour to Queen Caroline, I do not think that the absurd (and confusing) title 'Ms' was used in the Eighteenth Century or indeed long afterwards.



On Sat, 27 Jun 2026 at 19:55, <peerag...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
S. S. <muhammads...@gmail.com>: Jun 26 10:03PM -0700

I had previously posted the parentage and details of the maids of honour to
Queen Anne. I now have a list for those of Queen Caroline of Ansbach.
 
*Maids of Honour to Queen Caroline of Ansbach*
 
1727. Mary Meadows[1] <#_ftn1>.
 
1727. Bridget Carteret[2] <#_ftn2>.
 
1727. Anna Maria Mordaunt[3] <#_ftn3>.
 
1727. Penelope Dive[4] <#_ftn4>.
 
1727. Hon Anne Vane[5] <#_ftn5>.
 
1727. Hon Mary Fitzwilliam[6] <#_ftn6>.
 
1729. Dorothy Dive[7] <#_ftn7>.
 
1732. Hon Martha Lovelace. Appointed March 1732[8] <#_ftn8>.
 
1732. Ms Mackenzie. Appointed Nov 1732 in place of Anna Maria Mordaunt[9]
<#_ftn9>.
 
1732. Ms Pointz[10] <#_ftn10>.
 
1733. Anne Pitt. Appointed March 1733[11] <#_ftn11>.
 
1733. Margaret/Anne Williams. Appointed Sept 1733[12] <#_ftn12>.
 

 

 
Mary Meadows, probably daughter of Sir Philip Meadows (b 1650; d 1718).
 
Bridget Carteret, probably daughter of Edward Carteret MP,
Postmaster-General 1721-39 (d 15 Apr 1739), by Bridget, daughter of Sir
Thomas Exton MP (d 1688).
 
Anne Maria Mordaunt, daughter of Brig-Gen Hon Lewis Mordaunt (d 2 Feb
1713), by Mary Collyer, Mordaunt himself was younger brother of Charles
Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough and younger son of John Mordaunt, 1st
Viscount Mordaunt.
 
Penelope Dive/Dyves, daughter of Sir Lewis Dive/Dyves, of Bromham,
Bedfordshire, by Anne Coke.
 
Hon Anne Vane, daughter of Gilbert Vane, 2nd Baron Barnard. She was b 17
Sept 1710. She was the mistress of Frederick, Prince of Wales and is known
to history as “The Hon Mrs Vane”.
 
Hon Mary Fitzwilliam, daughter of Richard Fitzwilliam, 5th Viscount
Fitzwilliam. She was b 8 Sept 1707 and married twice. Her first marriage
was on 28 Aug 1733 to Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke. Her second
marriage was on 4 Sept 1751 to a North Ludlow Bernard.
 
Dorothy Dive/Dyves, perhaps younger sister of Penelope as above.
 
Hon Martha Lovelace, daughter of John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace. She
married 24 June 1739, Col Lord Henry Beauclerk MP (d 6 Jan 1761), fourth
son of Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans. She was also a friend of
the poetess Mary Jones (d 10 Feb 1778).
 
Ms Mackenzie. Unknown.
 
Ms Pointz/Poyntz (?). Unknown. Perhaps related to the Poyntz family.
 
Anne Pitt. She was the younger daughter of Robert Pitt MP, of Boconnoc
House, Cornwall (d 21 May 1727) and was thus sister of William Pitt the
Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham. She d unm 9 Feb 1781.
 
Margaret/Anne Williams. Unknown.
 

 
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[1] <#_ftnref1> Transferred from household when a princess, 1727. First
occurrence 1728 (*Magnae Britanniae Notitia*, pt iii, p 264. In office 20
Nov 1737 on death of Queen Caroline of Ansbach (Add MS 27543, f 3).
 
[2] <#_ftnref2>Transferred from household when a princess, 1727. First
occurrence 1728 (*Magnae Britanniae Notitia*, pt iii, p 264). In office 20
Nov 1737 on death of Queen Caroline of Ansbach (Add MS 27543, f 3).
 
[3] <#_ftnref3> Transferred from household when a princess, 1727. First
occurrence 1728 (*Magnae Britanniae Notitia*, pt iii, p 264). Vacant by Nov
1732 (*Gentleman’s Magazine *(1732), ii, p 1084.
 
[4] <#_ftnref4> Transferred from household when a princess, 1727. First
occurrence 1728 (*Magnae Britanniae Notitia*, pt iii, p 264.
 
[5] <#_ftnref5> Transferred from household when a princess, 1727.
Occurrence 1728-29 (*Magnae Britanniae Notitia*, pt iii, p 264; *ibid*
(1729), pt iii, p 264). She was the eldest daughter of Gilbert Vane, 2nd
Baron Barnard and sister of Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington. She was
notorious “Mrs Anne Vane” as mistress of Frederick, Prince of Wales.
 
[6] <#_ftnref6> Transferred from household when a princess, 1727. First
occurrence 1728 (*Magnae Britanniae Notitia*, pt iii, p 264). Vacant by
Sept 1733 on marriage to the 9th Earl of Pembroke (*Gentleman’s Magazine*
(1733), iii, p 496).
 
[7] <#_ftnref7> First occurrence 1729 (*Magnae Britanniae Notitia *(1729),
pt iii, p 264. In office 20 Nov 1737 on death of Queen Caroline of Ansbach
(Add MS 27543, f 3).
 
[8] <#_ftnref8> *Gentleman’s Magazine *(1732), ii, p 1084. In office 20 Nov
1737 on death of Queen Caroline of Ansbach (Add MS 27543, f 3). She was the
fourth daughter of John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace. She married 24 June
1739, Col Lord Henry Beauclerk MP (d 6 Jan 1761), fourth son of Charles
Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans.
 
[9] <#_ftnref9> *Gentleman’s Magazine *(1732), ii, p 1084.
 
[10] <#_ftnref10> Vacant by March 1733 (*Gentleman’s Magazine *(1733), iii,
p 158).
 
[11] <#_ftnref11> Appointed in place of Ms Pointz (*Gentleman’s Magazine*
(1733), iii, p 158). In office 20 Nov 1737 on death of Queen Caroline of
Ansbach (Add MS 27543, f 3).
 
[12] <#_ftnref12> Appointed as “Margaret” in place of Hon Mary Fitzwilliam (*Gentleman’s
Magazine *(1733), iii, p 496). Occurrence as “Anne” 1735-37. In office 20
Nov 1737 on death of Queen Caroline of Ansbach (Add MS 27543, f 3).
 
 
S.S.
Paul Theroff <dpth...@gmail.com>: Jun 27 05:49AM -0700

I know that you are restricting your list to Maids of Honor, but this is a
good place to mention that, for those interested, there are three volumes
of letters between Frances, Countess of Hertford [later Dss of Somerset]
and Henrietta, Countess of Pomfret, who were both Ladies of the Bedchamber
to Queen Caroline. Their service to the Queen is mentioned often.
 
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book//lookupid?key=olbp58786
 
On Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 12:03:33 AM UTC-5 S. S. wrote:
 
Paul Theroff <dpth...@gmail.com>: Jun 27 06:01AM -0700

Miss Mackenzie is identified in the Celtic Magazine, page 163:
 
https://electricscotland.com/history/celtic/celtic_magazine_4.pdf
 
 
 
There is a document online with a full list of everyone in the Queen's
Household.
 
It lists twenty-three of them (if I counted correctly)
 
 
Maids of Honour c. 1715-1737 In 1716 six maids of honour made £200 per
annum apiece. By Michaelmas 1727 this was raised to £300. 1. Add. MSS.
61492, f. 233; RA EB 18; Chamberlayne [1728] II iii, 264. 1715 9 Feb.
Forester, M. 1715 9 Feb. Lepell, M. 1715 9 Feb. Warburton, J. 1715
3 Nov. Bellenden, Lady M. 1715 3 Nov. Howe, S. 1715 3 Nov. Meadows,
M. 1715 3 Nov. Smith, J. By 1717 Carteret, B. 1720 1 Nov. Howe, M.
1720 1 Nov. Noel, -- 1721 1 Feb. Howard, M. 1724 14 Oct. Mordaunt,
A. M. 1725 7 Feb. Dive, P. 1725 18 Aug. Vane, A. By 1726 Compton, --
1726 27 Apr. Fitzwilliam, M. By 1727 Dive, D. 1732 Mar. Lovelace,
M. 1732 Nov. Mackenzie, -- By 1733 Pointz, -- 1733 Mar. Pitt,
A. 1733 Aug. Schutz, -- 1733 Sept. Williams, M.
 
https://courtofficers.ctsdh.luc.edu/lists/List%2016%20Household%20of%20Princess%20Caroline%20List.pdf
 
On Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 12:03:33 AM UTC-5 S. S. wrote:
 
Paul Theroff <dpth...@gmail.com>: Jun 27 06:16AM -0700

I had mistakenly posted (and deleted) a post indicating that "Miss Poyntz"
was the later Countess Spencer, but that was incorrect, since she was later.
 
However, Countess Spencer's mother was the Anna Maria Mordaunt who is also
on the list.
 
On Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 8:01:29 AM UTC-5 Paul Theroff wrote:
 
Paul Theroff <dpth...@gmail.com>: Jun 27 06:23AM -0700

As for the "Schutz" in the longer list, she was likely a sister or aunt to
George Augustus Schutz (1722-1749), page to the Duke of Cumberland, and his
brother George Frederick Schutz (1724-1802), groom to George III. They were
likely sons of Baron Augustus Schutz (1690-1757), Master of the Robes to
George II.
 
On Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 8:01:29 AM UTC-5 Paul Theroff wrote:
 
Paul Theroff <dpth...@gmail.com>: Jun 27 06:34AM -0700

Here is a clipping from the source I cited which identifes Miss Mackenzie:
 
 
On Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 8:01:29 AM UTC-5 Paul Theroff wrote:
 
Paul Theroff <dpth...@gmail.com>: Jun 27 09:46AM -0700

As for Anne Pitt:
 
In the volume of the Yale Walpole containing the letters between Walpole
and Anne Pitt, the editors supply a biographical footnote (see attached).
 
 
Walpole wrote of her in 1774:
 
"Lady Bute desires me to tell you that Mrs. Anne Pitt is going
to Pisa, and that I would recommend her to yon. I should do
that on
my own account, as I am very intimate with her. You know she is
Lord Chatham's sister, as well as his very ioiage ; but you
must take care not to make your court to her on that head, as
they are no dear friends. She has excellent parts, a great deal
of wit and not so sweet a temper as to contradict the likeness
of her features... She is extremely well-bred, and knows the world
perfectly. In short, she will be much pleased with your
attentions, and will please you in a very different way from the
generality of our exports. I dread sending you any body that I
have not known long, and some that I do ; but there is no
danger from Mrs. Pitt, who has always lived in the great world,
and is not of an age to play the fool — especially on a small
theatre. She has not succeeded so well as she intended on a
very large one [meaning as Privy Purse to Pss of Wales] ; but you may
depend upon it, Tuscany will not tempt her. I will not answer
but she may take liberties with some that have been
tempted by great duchies [referring to Dss of Cumberland]; but you
will have the prudence not to seem to hear what it is better
not to answer. "
 
When she died, all Walpole wrote was "Poor Lady Dick is dead, and Mrs Anne
Pitt; the latter in a madhouse."
 
On Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 12:03:33 AM UTC-5 S. S. wrote:
 
Paul Theroff <dpth...@gmail.com>: Jun 27 09:49AM -0700

"his very ioiage"
 
that should be "his very image". I copied the text from an online version
which was apparently prepared by a computer which mis-read many words. I
corrected most of the errors but missed this one.
 
On Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 11:46:55 AM UTC-5 Paul Theroff wrote:
 
colinp <colina...@hotmail.com>: Jun 27 09:39AM -0700

From the Daily Telegraph 24 June 2026 - CHAPPEL, On 15th June 2026, to
Cecily (née Chambers) and William, a daughter, Charlotte Elisabeth Grace, a
sister to Arthur and Leopold.
 
Would the father be William David George CHAPPEL b 1987 son of* Lt-Col *David
Martin CHAPPEL who m 1977 Davina Jane ARMYTAGE b 1956, sister of the
present *10th Armytage Baronet *(GB 1738), and da of C*apt* David George
ARMYTAGE (1929-2015) and (m 1954) Antonia Cosima (c1930-2016) da of *Count *Cosmo
Diodono (DIODONO?) DE BOSDARI (1901-1979)?? William is shown as unm in DPB
though
ThomasFoolery <michae...@gmail.com>: Jun 27 09:24AM -0700

Does that 231 number include peers who were either elected or given life
peerages, in 1999 or subsequently?
colinp <colina...@hotmail.com>: Jun 27 09:22AM -0700

From the Herald Sun 24 June 2026:
*Death notice for*
 
*SIMPSON, Clemency Mary Katherine*
 
SIMPSON Clemency 'Kim'
 
24.11.1956 - 17.06.2026
 
Loving Mum to Robert & Mother-in-law to Elin.
 
G'Ma to Phoebe, Zoe and Hugo.
 
SIMPSON, Clemency Mary Katherine | Death Notices | Melbourne | My Tributes
<https://www.mytributes.com.au/notice/death-notices/simpson-clemency-mary-katherine/6364451/>
 
She was the da of *Lt* Christopher Valerio Edward Paul BANON RN (son of
Christopher James Patrick BANON of Broughall Castle, Kilcormack, Co Offaly,
Ireland and Rose da of Valerio MAGAWLY-CERATI-DE CALRY, 6th Count Magawly
of Calry) and (m 1935) Katherine Mary Margaret Frances Josephine
(1917-2004) da of *Hon* John Martin Valentine Joseph FFRENCH (1872-1946),
son of the *5th Baron ffrench*. She m 1981 John Robert SIMPSON.
Paul Theroff <dpth...@gmail.com>: Jun 27 07:56AM -0700

Robin Flockton, born 25 April 1941, died 2021. Funeral was to be on 27 June
2021.
 
https://memorials.munromorris.com/robin-flockton/4651534/obit.php?&printable=true
 
His widow is Felicity Anna Milman, whose father was older brother of Sir
Derek Milman, 9th Bt.
Paul Theroff <dpth...@gmail.com>: Jun 27 07:47AM -0700

Colin wrote:
 
"MILMAN Bt - Dowager Lady Milman (Muriel Amy nee Taylor) m 1941 the 8th Bt
(d 1990)...
 
Date of death: 15 February 2018..."
 
 
Also her son-in-law, Paul Leslie Hammond, died 19 Dec 2018:
 
Paul Leslie Hammond (Les)
March 7, 1946 - December 19, 2018
 
Victoria, British Columbia -
 
"It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of our brother on
December 19, 2018 at Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, BC due to
complications of ALS & Cancer. He was surrounded by his loved ones &
covered in prayer. Les was born and raised in Vancouver, BC and relocated
to North Saanich, Vancouver Island, BC in his later years. He leaves behind
his wife Celina Milman, son David, daughter Adrienne (Scott), brother Bill
(Jackie), sister Susan Bellefontaine (Neil) and step sons Tristan &
Tremayne Appleby..."
 
Published on January 19, 2019
 
https://vancouversunandprovince.remembering.ca/obituary/paul-hammond-1946-2018-1072231420
 
On Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 3:35:03 PM UTC-5 colinp wrote:
 
MILMAN Bt - Dowager Lady Milman (Muriel Amy nee Taylor) m 1941 the 8th Bt
(d 1990)
 
From London Gazette 9 Aug 2018:
 
Deceased Estates
Details of the deceased
Surname: Milman
Post Nominal Award: Lady
First name: Muriel
Middle name(s): Amy
Date of death: 15 February 2018
Deceased Occupation: Housewife
Claims Date: 11 October 2018
Last address of the deceased
Person Address Details 7 Old Westhall Close, Warlingham, Surrey, CR6 9HR
 
On Monday, 3 May 2021 at 22:08:15 UTC+1 colinp wrote:
 
DUNTZE Bt (1774) - widow of 8th Bt
 
via legacy.com - Duntze, Marietta 83, died Feb. 12, 2011.
Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Feb. 18, 2011.
 
On Monday, 3 May 2021 at 16:34:54 UTC+1 colinp wrote:
 
CROSSLEY Bt (1909) - the mother of the 4th and 5th Baronets and 1st wife (m
1959, div 1969) of the 3rd Bt Sir Christopher John Crossley (d 1989)
 
From the Desert Sun (California) 18/23 Dec 2009:
 
Carolyne Louise Murray, 70, of Palm Desert, Calif. passed away December 12,
2009 in Rancho Mirage, Calif. She was born on March 2, 1939 to Leslie Sykes
and Lois Walker in London, England. She married Andrew Murray on January
21, 1970 in London. She was a wine merchant and a landscape designer.
Carolyne's good nature and smiling face was an inspiration to all who knew
her. She was always available to help those in need, both friends and
animals. Her kindness, infectious laugh and concern for those around her
will never be forgotten. Carolyne is survived by her husband, Andrew
Murray; son, Simon Murray; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death
by her sons, Nicholas [*4th Bt 1962-2000]* and Julian [*5th Bt 1964-2003]*.
 
 
 
On Friday, 30 April 2021 at 21:44:13 UTC+1 colinp wrote:
 
BOOTH Bt (1916) - from the Los Angeles Times 17/22 Feb 2018:
 
Ethel Greenfield Booth 1914 - 2018
 
March 21, 1914 - February 9, 2018 Broadcast and Cable TV pioneer & WWII
Navy veteran - dies at 103. Ethel was born in New York City to Sadie and
Joseph Greenfield, who had emigrated from Romania earlier in the century.
Growing up in Manhattan and the Bronx with her younger sister, Gladys,
Ethel graduated from George Washington High School, Barnard ('32) and
Teachers College. Going on to teach History at legendary High School of
Music and Art ("Fame"), Ethel also entered, and won, a singing competition
on "The Major Bowes Amateur Hour" - the "American Idol" of its day. She was
asked to go on tour with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, but her father said,
"No." Because WWII had broken out, Ethel enlisted in the women's branch of
the Navy, the WAVES, instead. Serving in Hollywood, FL, and San Francisco,
she also wrote an ongoing column for the Waves' newsletter ("Creating a
Ripple") as Ensign Ethel Greenfield. After the War, Ethel moved to
Bakersfield to work in radio, later becoming Head of Women's Programs at
fledgling TV station KTLA in Los Angeles, writing and producing numerous
live-tv shows. On-the-job romance ensued, and she married KTLA Program
Director *[Sir]* *Philip Booth, [2nd Baronet]*. Because her husband was
British-American and a titled baronet, upon her marriage, in the U.K.,
Ethel was known as "Lady Booth" and became an active member in her new
transatlantic family for the next 70 years. Following her husband's death
and a brief second marriage, ending in divorce, Ethel became an active
board member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and a leading
proponent of the nascent Cable TV industry, as well as establishing the
Data Retrieval Center at Beverly Hills High School, hosting many cultural
programs there, also serving as West Coast Correspondent for Cable
Television Business (a trade magazine). An inveterate globe-trotter, Ethel
visited most parts of the world - traveling well into her late nineties. In
the mid-1970s she led a group of educators to China, as one of the first
exchanges of "ordinary citizens" between these two countries. One of
Ethel's favorite sayings, "I always used to be the youngest, but now I'm
the oldest," had been true for many years, but her youthful enthusiasm,
intelligence and optimistic cheerfulness never left her, as she enjoyed her
final years in her beloved Brentwood home, always happily surprised at how
tall the trees had grown outside her living room window. She died Friday
evening, February 9th, 2018, survived by her two sons (Douglas & Derek) &
daughters-in-law, cousin, nieces, nephews, and grandchildren (Colin,
Rachel, Zahra, and Azura).
 
Her 2nd m in 1962 (div 1965) was to Prof Winston R WEISMAN PhD
 
On Monday, 26 April 2021 at 21:49:19 UTC+1 colinp wrote:
 
TREDEGAR B - widow of the 6th Baron (d 2000), Joanna dau of Walter Henry
LAW-SMITH of Adelaide, S Australia m (1) 1938 (div 1954) Cdr A(rchibald)
B(oyd) RUSSELL DSO RN (2) 1954 the 6th BARON TREDEGAR (d 1962) (3) 1967 the
9th BARON WHARTON (d 1969) and (4) (in Mexico) 1971 Bruce YORKE
 
from ancestry.com -
 
Joanna Law-Smith1910–2000
BIRTH 15 SEP 1910 • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia DEATH 13 JAN
2000 • Rocio de Nagueles, 45, Marbella, Malaga, Andalucia, Spain
 
Joanna Law-Smith - Facts (ancestry.com)
<https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/60044783/person/36134033032/facts>
 
The timeline provided also indicates a prior 1930 marriage and that the
marriage to Bruce Yorke may have been bigamous (on his part) - those more
competent than I am in using ancestry.com may be able to judge whether the
facts stated are proved.
 
On Monday, 19 April 2021 at 21:16:47 UTC+1 colinp wrote:
 
NATHAN B - Philippa Gertrude nee Solomon b 1923 m 1950 the 2nd Baron (d
2007) and died 22 Apr 2015 - Find a will | GOV.UK
(probatesearch.service.gov.uk)
<https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Wills?Surname=nathan&SurnameGrants=nathan&FirstName=philippa&FirstNameGrants=philippa&YearOfDeath=2015&YearOfDeathGrants=2015&AdvancedSearch=True&IsGrantSearch=True&IsCalendarSearch=False#wills>
 
On Thursday, 8 April 2021 at 18:51:24 UTC+1 colinp wrote:
 
DUNMORE E - Patricia Mary Fitze nee Coles of Tasmania b 16 Jan 1924 m (1)
1948 the 10th Earl (d 1981) and (2) 1984 Geoffrey Howard FITZE and she died
10 Dec 2015 - From the Tasmania Examiner via legacy.com: Legacy.com
Australia Obituaries All time: All of Legacy.com Australia Obituaries from
All time
<https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/au/obituary-search.aspx?daterange=99999&firstname=patricia&lastname=fitze&countryid=11&stateid=all&affiliateid=all>
 
 
 
On Friday, 13 November 2020 at 22:02:40 UTC colinp wrote:
 
and one more -
 
CLERK Bt (1679) - Michel Clerk (B171 col 1) b 1920 died 2014 - (in French)
https://www.mesaieux.com/Obituary/Michel-Clerk/9886655
 
He was descended from 2nd son of 6th Bt
 
On Thursday, 12 November 2020 at 18:53:12 UTC colinp wrote:
 
Sorry - I meant to type Goliboski (Debrett's spelling) not Oliboski.
Goliboski is the spelling used in the announcement I linked to
 
On Thursday, 12 November 2020 at 18:00:00 UTC dpth...@gmail.com wrote:
 
"Oliboski" is correct? Burke's has it as "Golibashi".
 
On Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 3:09:20 PM UTC-6 colinp wrote:
 
....WINNINGTON Bt (1755) – Pauline Oliboski nee Winnington-Ingram (B817 col
1) b 1928 died 25 April 2012 -
https://obittree.com/obituary/ca/ontario/woodstock/brock--visser-funeral-home-burial--cremation-services-ltd/pauline-goliboski/1202897/tributes.php
Paul Theroff <dpth...@gmail.com>: Jun 27 07:28AM -0700

Diana Russell Wood Mills
Birth
11 Mar 1931
Death
1 Jan 2026 (aged 94)
Burial
Holy Trinity Churchyard
Long Newnton, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/295695529/diana-mills
 
 
There was an obituary notice in The Times, 9 January 2026. It is behind a
paywall but the part visible in Google Search results says "Jan 9, 2026 —
MILLS Diana (Di) (née Russell Wood) died on 1st January 2026, aged 94.
Thanksgiving service at Holy Trinity, Long Newnton, Tetbury on Tuesday..."
 
 
She was widow of Julian Cecil Somerville Mills, of the LG Family Mills of
Bisterne (descended from a brother of Sir Charles Mills, 1st Bt. (ancestor
of the Lords Hillingdon).
 
Some other family deaths, possibly not in the most recent published
genealogies, or reported here:
 
 
Sir John Digby MILLS, of Bisterne (29 Sep 1879-2 Jul 1972); m.16 Jun 1918
Carola Marshall Tuck (27 Jan 1889-9 Jan 1995,* aged 105*)
|
1.John Micklethwait (29 Nov 1919-24 Jan 2009); m.2 Nov 1960 Prudence Mercy
Emmeline Matthews (23 Jun 1920-16 Jul 2007) --> issue
2.Giles Hallam (1 Apr 1922-12 Sep 2011); m.3 Nov 1947 Emily Snowden Hallam
Tuck (18 May 1923-6 Dec 2005) --> issue
3.Julian Cecil Somerville (12 May 1926-23 Apr 2007); m.19 Nov 1954 Diana
Rosemary Russell Wood (11 Mar 1931-1 Jan 2026) --> issue
Paul Theroff <dpth...@gmail.com>: Jun 27 07:29AM -0700

For proof of her mother-in-law's great age:
 
Carola Marshall Tuck Mills
Birth
27 Jan 1889
Death
9 Jan 1995 (aged 105)
Burial
St Paul Churchyard
Bisterne, New Forest District, Hampshire, England
 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127942427/carola_marshall-mills
 
On Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 9:28:25 AM UTC-5 Paul Theroff wrote:
 
S R Eglesfield <sregle...@talktalk.net>: Jun 27 01:59AM -0700

Maj (Edward John) Arundell CLARKE (1868 - 19 VI 1932) was the eldest son of
Edward CLARKE (c.1822/3 - 20 IV 1895) and his wife (married 1863), Barbara
Arundell YEO (c.1839/40 - 10 VI 1898). He was the husband (married 1897) of
Violet Alice PRESS (1866 - ?), by whom he appears to have had at least one
son, and two daughters - Jane Pamela CLARKE (1903 - 1993), the mother of
the late Sir John Stewart-Clark, and Barbara Eliza CLARKE (26 IV 1900 - 14
I 1971), the wife (married 8 XI 1919) of Sir John Stuart PAGE-WOOD, 6th Bt
(28 I 1898 - 2 IV 1955).

Maj Clarke's eldest sister, Constance Barbara CLARKE (1867 - 3 XI 1931),
was married firstly, on 6 March 1905, to Adm Sir John Erskine Kennedy
BAIRD, KCB (16 IX 1833 - 8 XII 1908), son of Sir David BAIRD, 2nd Bt (1795
- 8 I 1852) and his wife (married 10 VIII 1821), Lady Anne KENNEDY (26 VI
1797 - 2 XI 1877), the eldest daughter of the 1st Marquess of Ailsa. She
was married secondly, on 15 December 1925, to (as his first wife) the 5th
Marquess of Ailsa, who was her first husband's first cousin twice removed
downwards, being a great-great-grandson of the 1st Marquess of Ailsa. She
appears in the 1921 edition of Burke's Landed Gentry under "Yeo now Baird
of Fremington", which can be found online at
https://books.google.co.uk/books?redir_esc=y&id=2v8-AQAAMAAJ&q=Yeo#v=snippet&q=Yeo&f=false
.
 
On Thursday, 25 June 2026 at 14:57:06 UTC+1 Tim wrote:
 
Richard R <r_ru...@hotmail.com>: Jun 27 12:00AM -0700

From the Times of 27 June 2026: MR E. WALFORD AND MISS T. BUNGAROO The
engagement is announced between Edward, son of Mr Peter Walford and the Hon
Mrs Claire Walford of Burwash, East Sussex, and Tamara, daughter of Mr and
Mrs Sen Bungaroo of Langstone, Hampshire.
 
Edward Daniel b 1988 s of Peter Vivian WALFORD b May 1953 and *Hon* Claire
Elizabeth *PENNOCK *b 1958 d of the *LP Baron PENNOCK* 1920-93 and Lorna
1921-2011 d of Percy Victor PEARSE 1891-1976 of Morpeth by his 1919 m reg
Q2 Morpeth to Sarah POTTER 1886-.
Tamara b Dec 1989 reg Q1 1990 Hants d of Premdass A (Sen) BUNGAROO of
Langstone, Hants by his 1986 m reg Q2 Surrey to Maria J VALDES MARTINEZ.
Richard R <r_ru...@hotmail.com>: Jun 26 10:27PM -0700

From the Telegraph of 27 June 2026: SALMON Robin Thomas Littleton.
Peacefully at home on 17th June 2026, aged 82 years. Much beloved husband,
father, grandfather and friend. A Memorial Service will be held at St
Lawrence Church, Lindridge on Tuesday 14th July 2026 at 12.30 p.m.
Enquiries to Jackson Family Funeral Directors, Worcester.
He was s of Frank Robert SALMON 1910-97 (gs of Isobel *LITTLETON* 1879-1972
who was gd of *2 Baron HATHERTON* 1815-88, as well gt gd of *2 Earl of
KILMOREY* 1787-1880, gt gd of *5 Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND* 1778-1867 etc,
etc) and Patricia Jean Even 1917-97 d of Lt-Col George Richard PAINTON
1881-1968 by his 15 Oct 1913 m (Christ Church with St Mary-at-the-Walls,
Colchester) to Aileen Mona EVEN 1893-1944. He m 1974 Amanda b c1947 reg Q1
Warks d of Alan CADBURY and _ WALKER, and had a son and a dau.
Richard R <r_ru...@hotmail.com>: Jun 26 09:18PM -0700

From the Telegraph of 27 June 2026: Mr P.C.E. Wright and Miss T.J.
Coulthard - The engagement is announced between Caspar, eldest son of Tiff
and Michaela Wright, of Dunblane, Perthshire, and Tamara, eldest daughter
of Roger and Lucinda Coulthard, of Edinburgh.
 
P. Casper E s of Timothy (Tiff) E *WRIGHT* b c1960 reg Q1 Kent (s of Philip
Benjamin WRIGHT 1934-2022 scion of that* gentry family (now OSMASTON) of
Lowfold* by his 1958 m reg Q2 Merioneth, to Anne b 1934 d of Edward Herbert
LARKING 1903-1958 by his 1930 m reg Q4 London to Kathleen Ivy 1905-85 d of
Frederick NEVILLE 1865-c1938 and Amy Mora Victoria MADDER 1867-1962) by his
c1994 m to Michaela H d of Peter WORDIE of Dunblane, Perth.
Tamara b 9 March 1999 (Times 13 March) d of Roger T COULTHARD by his c1996
m to Lucinda J MILLER.
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