NORMAN / Martin engagement

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 17 May 2024: Mr A.R.St V. Norman and Miss A.V. Martin - The engagement is announced between Antony, eldest son of Sir Nigel and Lady Norman, of Wilcote, Oxfordshire, and Alice, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Martin, of Barnes, London.

Antony Richard St Valery b 10 March 1995 s&ha of Sir Nigel James NORMAN 4^th Bt b 1956 and his 2^nd w (her 2^nd h) Juliet Clare Louise b 1963 d of Richard Lloyd BAXENDALE 1933-2012 scion of that gentry family of Framfield Place and Angela Elisabeth Martha Lindsey b 1931 d of Capt Michael John HUNTER MP 1891-1951 sometime head of that gentry family f/o Stoke Hall (now of Michaelchurch Court) and Clare Margaret TRAFFORD 1900-84 sometime head of that gentry family of Michaelchurch Court.   

[Patricia Light]

Anthony Norman & Alice Martin have a son (who is Anthony's heir & therefore in line to his grandfather's title) RAIFE ANTHONY NORMAN B.2022 Q1 WEST SUSSEX (mother's name MARTIN) NOT IN DPB

[bx...@yahoo.com]

Hi Patricia.

Thanks for posting this information.

Do we have an actual  date of marriage for the couple?

Brooke

[colinp]

If they only announced their engagement in May it's probably unlikely they would be married already?  In any event if Raife is their child he won't be in remainder

[bx...@yahoo.com]

Good point, colinp.

In general, it's frustrating to read the engagement announcements, find out later  that there are children that have been born, but yet, having no idea when or if the couple married.

We certainly can't make that assumption in 2024 that they married,  as we did even 30 years ago. 

Brooke

[S R Eglesfield]

Norman and Martin are both common surnames, and it seems unlikely that a father whose christian name is Antony would give his son the same name with a different (Anthony) spelling. I think this may therefore be a case of mistaken identity.

[Patricia Light]

Well someone with more knowledge of me on accessing records could prove right or wrong. Although they could have had a child before engagement, but i take your point, i went on the name Anthony only

[Patricia Light]

Above should be "well someone with more knowledge than me  ......"

[colinp]

It seems their wedding will be on 7 June 2025 -  Welcome! - Alice Martin

Searching "Antony Norman" brings up a result for Alice Martin so I assume this is the right Alice Martin.