HASTINGS-BASS, Hon. Simon Aubrey Robin Hood (1950-2017)

[Henry W]

From the Telegraph Online:

HASTINGS-BASS, Simon on 6th October 2017, aged 67. Adored husband of Ann and much loved brother, uncle, great uncle and friend. At rest after a long illness. Service at West Suffolk Crematorium IP28 6RR on October 30th at 1.30. No flowers but donations if desired to Racing Welfare 01638-560763

He was s of Peter Robin Hood HASTINGS-BASS (1920-1964), scion of the Earls of HUNTINGDON, and Priscilla Victoria BULLOCK (1920-2010) d of Sir Malcolm BULLOCK, 1st (and last) Baronet and Lady Victoria STANLEY, scion of the Earls of DERBY.  Of note, Lady Victoria had previously been married to Rt Hon Neil Primrose, s of the 5th Earl of ROSEBERRY, sometime Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 

His elder brother, William Edward Robin Hood Hastings-Bass (born 1948), succeeded as 17th Earl of HUNTINGDON in 1990, and Simon was granted the rank of an Earl's younger son in 1992. Simon had been heir presumptive to the Earldom since 1990. This now devolves on the youngest of the three brothers, Hon. John Peter Robin Hood HASTINGS-BASS (born 1954), who was married, has one daughter living, but is now divorced. I believe the next heir is Walter Francis HASTINGS (born 1938), a descendant of the 12th Earl. Walter is married with one son Adam Francis HASTINGS (born 1977) and a daughter. The Earldom is very thin on heirs I think - are there any in the next generation?

[bx...@yahoo.com]

Henry, in fact, there are only 2 others in remainder period.  They are David Walter Theophilus (b. 1947) and his son Ian David (b. 1978).

Hope either Adam or Ian has a son Debrett's is unaware of.

Brooke

[Adam H]

Saddened to hear of his passing.

To answer your question...

Warren Francis Hastings, born 1938, passed away on Dec 30, 2005. He had a son (Adam Francis) and a daughter in his third marriage, and a daughter in his fourth marriage

Adam Francis Hastings, born 1977, has a daughter and a son

[Henry W]

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=16200668

 

HASTINGS, WARREN F., Passed away Dec. 30, 2005 in Dallas. Born April 30, 1938 in Melbourne, Australia, Warren was forever faithful to his native land and was a direct descendant of Warren Hastings, Visceroy of India. He was a man of quiet reserve, with many talents and passions; none of them more important than his wife, Margaret, daughter, Kathryn and his church; Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan, where he served as Sr. Warden. Warren volunteered countless hours over the years at the Austin Street Center on sandwich night. He and his wife were owners of Hillcrest House Residential Care Center, where he will be sorely missed by the residents and staff. He received his PhD in Industrial Engineering and worked as a computer application specialist. Should friends desire, memorial donations in Warren's memory may be made to a trust fund being established in Kathryn's name. Friends may call at Forest Lawn Funeral Home on Wednesday from 9:00 AM-5:00 PM. SOLEMN VESPERS will be recited at 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY at Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan, 1522 Highland Road, Dallas, with Wake and Watch to follow. CORPORATE ROSARY will begin at 9:30 AM THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2006 with SOLEMN HIGH REQUIEM MASS at 10:15 AM. Interment will follow at Grove Hill Cemetery. Survivors include his beloved wife, Margaret, dearest daughter, Kathryn, and sister: Leonie Thompson, along with countless friends and extended family members. Services entrusted to: Forest Lawn Funeral Home at Turtle Creek 3204 Fairmount Street Dallas Texas 75201 214-953-0363 Family Owned and Operated www.dallasforestlawn.com

The date and place of birth of this Warren F Hastings makes this undoubtedly the correct man, but there are a few odd details.  Our Warren Francis Hastings was not a descendant of Warren Hastings (1732-1818), the first Governor-General of India (at least not in the direct male line anyway). I am not sure what relation G-G Warren Hastings was of the Earls of Huntingdon, but he does not appear on thepeerage.com.

[colinp]

Yes, very curious, not least because the children of his third marriage Adam Francis and Emma Louise are not mentioned. I don’t think Warren Hastings GG of India was any relation to the Huntingdon earls - Wikipedia states he was born to a poor father, Penystone Hastings in 1732

[G. Willis]

I didn't see this thread at the time, but following from the link in the thread on the earldom of Huntingdon- I looked into the ancestry of Charles Hastings (1794-1866), one of the founders of the British Medical Association, and came across references to a link with Warren Hastings (which I didn't find); based on my notes, there was no obvious connection between Warren Hastings and the Earls of Huntingdon, save mention that they were a 'senior line of the family from which the Earls of Huntingdon came also'. Several nineteenth century sources mention this in various forms, e.g. 'The Earls of Huntingdon, and the Marquis of Hastings, trace to a younger branch of the house of Daylesford' (the 1841 biography by Macaulay); 'during the suspension of the earldom of Huntingdon, the then proprietors of Daylesford claimed to represent the chief branch of the Hastings family.' (Chambers's Journal, 1884); 'The Earls of Huntingdon, once among the most powerful of the English aristocracy, took their rise from a younger branch of the house of Daylesford' (Memoirs of the Life of Warren Hastings, G. R. Gleig, 1884); 'In the dedicatory portion of the inscription on the Warren Hastings monument in Westminster Abbey, quoted in the preceding page, Mrs Hastings refers to her late husband as "descended from the elder branch of the ancient and noble family of Huntingdon."' (Life of Warren Hastings, First Governor-General of India, G. B. Malleson, 1894). Later, a 1916 edition of Macaulay's biography edited by Arthur D. Innes for the Cambridge University Press, had in a footnote: 'Hastings of Daylesford claimed to belong to an older branch of the Hastings family than the kinsmen who had been ennobled.' So it would appear that, even considerably later, no truth in this connection had been established.

Just in case it offers any leads for anyone else:

As Colin said, W. Hastings s. of Penystone Hastings (1704-1743), of Churchill, nr Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, educ. Balliol Coll., Oxon., and Hester (-1732), dau. of - Warren. He 2nd s. of Penystone Hastings (1678-), of Daylesford, Glos. (sold 1715), educ. Balliol Coll., Oxon. (B.A. 1699), and Priscilla, dau. of William Gardiner, of Lower Guiting, Glos. P. Hastings (sr) 3rd s. of Penystone Hastings (1652-) and Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel Creswick[e], of Moreton-in-Marsh. This Penystone Hastings s. of John Hastings (1612-), of Daylesford, and of Yelford, Oxon., as well as four other manors lost supporting Charles I, and Elizabeth, dau. of Sir Thomas Penystone, of Cornwell. Of John I have a note: 'After the successive generations of Philip, Myles, Bartholomew, Roland, Thomas and John, comes John Hastings, the Cavalier, born 1612, who spent much of his substance in the cause of his King and at the close of the Civil War retired to live at St. Jean de Luz.' Unfortunately I didn't record the source! However, John's father, John (-1629) was of Daylesford, and m. [possibly 2ndly?] Susan, dau. of - Fettiplace.

For the record, Charles Hastings was s. of Rev. James Henry Hastings (1755-1856), rector of Martley, Worcs., and Elizabeth, dau. of John Paget, of Chipping Norton, banker; he was s. of James Hastings, of Hanover Square, London, a wine merchant; his father William, of Shipton-under-Wychwood, formerly of Chipping Norton.

[Windemere]

Adam Francis Hastings (born 1977) is listed on The Peerage forum, and he is also mentioned on the Wikipedia article for the Earldom of Huntingdon as the second heir, but neither lists a son for him. According to Wikipedia, he is a great-great-great-grandson of the 12th Earl.

[marquess]

Debretts 2011 shows Warren b 1977 as being unmarried. There is a David born in 1957 with female issue born in the early 2000's. These two are the last hope for this ancient earldom. Perhaps someone with a latter edition of Debretts could let us know if the situation has changed for either of them?

[Richard R]

Marquess. I assume your query is about Adam Francis Hastings (b 1977). The final print edition of Debrett's 2019 gives no marriage or issue, but see above post which states he has a son and dau. I copy the post here for ease of reference:

Adam H<ada...@me.com>Feb 24, 2018, 9:36:22 AMto Peerage News

[marquess]

Thanks Richard, good to hear the  earldom is saved for at least another generation.

[Richard R]

Assuming Adam was married to his son's mother at the time of the birth