WILLS / Blount engagement

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 24 March 2015: Mr J.D.H. Wills and Miss D.C. Blount - The engagement is announced between James, son of the.—Hon Ian and Mrs Wills, of Andoversford, Gloucestershire, and Daisy, daughter of Colonel and Mrs Charles Blount, of St Mary Bourne, Hampshire.

James Douglas Hamilton (b 1984) s of Hon (Robert) Ian Hamilton WILLS (b 1948, 2nd in line to the title after his 31 yr old unm nephew) s of 2nd Baron DULVERTON (1915-92) and his 1st w Judith Betty LESLIE MELVILLE (1916-83), scion of the earls of LEVEN & MELVILLE, and Elizabeth Jane (b 1952 reg Q3 Berkshire) d of Michael Taylor DOWNES and Pamela J FIRKINS.

Daisy Catherine (b 1985 reg Q4 York) d of Col Charles BLOUNT and Jane A F AMOS (b 1950 reg Q3 Wiltshire) d of _ AMOS and _ WALLACE.

[Michael Rhodes]

Daisy Blount is the sister of crooner James Blunt, who recently married a niece of the Duke of Wellington, &c.

[Richard R]

Thanks Michael. I'm glad one of us is keeping abreast of popular culture!

[Shinjinee]

Even nicer when popular culture intermarries with the families we explore:

1) singer James Blount marrying Sofia Wellesley, granddaughter of the late Duke of Wellington and niece of the present Duke
2) his sister Daisy Blount marrying the grandson of the 2nd Baron Dulverton, and in remainder to that title.
3) actor Eddie Redmayne marrying Hannah Bagshawe, of landed gentry
4) actor Benedict Cumberbatch marrying Sophie Hunter, maternally descended from a royal courtier etc.

There are also other interesting connections of course, including model Cara Delevingne (maternally well-connected, great-aunt Doris was briefly married into the aristocracy), model Edie Campbell, actress Gabriella Wilde (nee Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe) but they were born into the families we treat.  Not yet intermarried AFAIK, although we could bend the rules and list Isabella Branson nee Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe whose father-in-law is Sir Richard Branson (a knight).

Shinjinee

[G. Willis]

I suppose Gabriella Calthorpe's husband (Stephen) Alan (Fletcher) Pownall (son of (Stephen) Orlando Fletcher Pownall, QC)- although not really FAMOUS- being a sort-of-up-and-coming type musical chappie counts too, by a certain measure.