TALBOT-PONSONBY / Morrell engagement

[Richard R]

From the Times of 27 November 2019: DR J N E TALBOT-PONSONBY AND MISS A J MORRELL The engagement is announced between James Nigel, second son of Mr and Mrs Nigel Talbot-Ponsonby of Langrish, Petersfield, and Agnes Jane, second daughter of Dr David Morrell of Sandford St Martin and Dr Sarah Wookey.

James Nigel Edward (b 1986) s of Nigel Edward Charles TALBOT-PONSONBY (b 1946), scion of the SHREWSBURY & WATERFORD earls, and Robina Helen BRUCE (b 1952) scion of the ELGIN & KINCARDINE and PORTSMOUTH earls &c.

Agnes Jane (b 1989 reg Q2 Oxfordshire) d of David J G MORRELL (b 1959 reg Q2 Oxfordshire) by his 1985 m (reg Q2 Oxfordshire) to Sarah L M (b 1955 reg Q4 London) d of Michael John WOOKEY (b Dec 1924) by his 1951 m (reg Q3 Staffordshire) to Julia SUGRUE (1922-92).

[S R Eglesfield]

David J G MORRELL is a scion of the Morrell of Headington Hill Hall LG family, which last appeared in Burke's Landed Gentry in the 1952 edition, being the son of Colonel (Herbert) William (James) MORRELL (1 VIII 1915-20 XII 1995) by his 1946 marriage (registered Q4 - Chipping Norton) to Pamela Vivian Ellinor STUBBS. Colonel Morrell was the Chairman of the (sadly now defunct) Morrell's Brewery of Oxford, and had sisters who married into the Luard and Eld LG families. His nephew, Captain Charles John Eld, was Managing Director of the Brewery.

David J G Morrell's great-grandfather was Lt Col George Herbert Morrell MA, MP, JP, DL (20 II 1845-30 IX 1906), Member of Parliament (Conservative) for Woodstock from 1891 to 1892 and from 1895 to 1906.