HALDANE / BRAY engagement

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 9 Sept 2023: Mr W.D.J. Haldane and Miss E.S. Bray The engagement is announced between William, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Haldane, of Auchterarder, Perthshire, and Emily, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jeremy Bray, of West Sussex.

William Duncan J. b 1990 reg Q3 London s of Robert Mungo John HALDANE b 1952 scion of that Scots gentry family of Gleneagles by his 1988 m reg Q1 London to Elizabeth Marion b 1955 d of Philip Henry Townsend EYRES 1926-2012 sometime head of that gentry family of Nuts Court and Jennifer Joyce b 1931 d of Lt-Cmdr Llewellyn Somerset Edward LLEWELLYN RN 1900-40 and his 1^st w (her 2^nd h) Louise Joyce PHILIPSON 1906-31.

Emily Sarah b 1991 d of Jeremy Mark BRAY b 1957 (gt gs of George PALMER 1814-1879 bro of Sir Charles Mark PALMER 1st Bt 1822-1907) and Sarah Kathleen b 1958 dau of Hon Henry Edward BOSCAWEN 1921-2015 (3rd s of 8th Viscount Falmouth 1887-1962 and Mary Margaret Desiree 1894-1985 d of Hon Frederick George Lindley MEYNELL 1846-1910 (s of 1st Viscount HALIFAX 1800-85 gf of 1st Earl of HALIFAX 1881-1959) and Lady Mary Susan Felicie LINDSAY 1852-1937 (d of 25th Earl of CRAWFORD &c 1812-80), and Anne Philippa 1927-2022 elder of Col Sir Edward Courtenay Thomas WARNER 2nd Bt DSO MC 1886-1953 and Hon Nesta DOUGLAS-PENNANT 1888-1970 d of 2nd Baron PENRHYN 1836-1907 (and gt gd of 3rd Baron LYTTELTON 1782-1837 by his w a dau of 2nd Earl SPENCER 1758-1834 etc).

See earlier post for S R Eglesfield’s extensive work on the Llewellyns and their gentry connections: https://groups.google.com/g/peerage-news/c/S8EMMO-xweg/m/uLZVJn8AAwAJ