LAYTON, Hon Christopher Walton (1929 - 2023)

[Henry W]

https://funeral-notices.co.uk/notice/layton/5114112

Passed away in his sleep at home in Tavistock, Devon on Sunday 12th March 2023 aged 93 years. Chris was the youngest of seven children, and the last survivor of the siblings until his recent death. Born on the 31st December 1929 in Wimbledon, he spent early childhood summers playing on Porthleven's rocks and beaches (and boats) near his Grandmother's house with siblings and cousins. He was evacuated to New York state in the US during the early part of WW2.  He was a pupil at Oundle School, Northamptonshire, then a student at Cambridge.  Over his long life Chris has been a journalist (including from the 1950s, for the Economist); a 1960s political candidate for the Liberal Party, then in the '80s was involved in the SDP movement (including as their MEP candidate); and in the 1970s, was "Chef de Cabinet" for the EEC Commissioner (for Industry, Tech and Science) Altiero Spinelli, in Brussels.  In the '90s he was a co-founder member of the Grimstone community near Dartmoor, whose Manor and gardens provided the venue for residential courses, in diverse spiritual and artistic subjects;  He was a Dartmoor tree-planting campaigner; a painter & sculptor, story-teller, and clarinet player.  Also a dog walker, wild swimmer, Tor walker, and campaigner for climate change solutions. He enjoyed a party and will be missed by many friends. The much loved Father of Diana, Kiran (Stephen), Sarah, Lesley, Laura and the late Ellie; and cherished Grandfather of six, and Great Grandfather of two.  He is also remembered with fondness by nieces, nephews and second cousins.  A funeral service will take place at St Eustachius' Church, Tavistock on Saturday 1st April 2023 at 2pm.  [...]

He was the son of 1st Baron LAYTON (1884 - 1966) and Eleanor Dorothea OSMASTON (died 1959).

He m 1st 1952 (m diss 1957) Anneliese Margaret VON THADDEN; 2ndly, 1961 (m diss 1993), Margaret Ann MOON; 3rdly, 1995, Wendy Christine DANIELS (d 2010) and had issue: (by 1st m) John Stephen Anthony [Kiran]  (b 1955), Diana, (b 1953), (by 2nd m), Eleanor Rachel (1963 - 1985), Sarah Jean (b 1964), Lesley Claire LAYTON-WATTS (b 1971,) (by 3rd m) Laura Ruth LAYTON-DANIELS (b 1991)

Grandchildren not known to Debrett's database.

[https:/www.maltagenealogy.com/LeighRayment/]

1. ANNELIESE Margarethe v. Thadden, Lehrerin
*Berlin 17.5.1934
oo Hannover 25.7.1952, gesch. 7.1957
Hon. Christopher Layton
*London 31.12.1929
+Tavistock, Devon 12.3.2023

2. JOACHIM Alexander Maximilian v. Thadden, Dipl.-Ing., Geschäftsführer
*Groß-Lichterfelde b. Berlin 17.12.1902
+Hannover 2.12.1967
oo Karlsruhe 11.7.1933
3. Gertrude Graser
*Karlsruhe 29.10.1905
+Hannover 3.6.1989

4. ARNOLD Hermann v. Thadden, Generalmajor a.D.
*Danzig 30.1.1869
+Hannover 17.1.1959
oo Berlin 1.10.1901
5. Margarethe Epenstein
*Berlin 11.4.1879
+Weimar 20.7.1956

5. Heinrich Graser, Reichsbahn-Obersekretär
6. Rosine Engelhardt

SOURCE
GHdA, AA XXV (1998), 530

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Christopher Walter LAYTON

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Christopher Layton, 93: Europhile and co-founder of a retreat near Dartmoor
September 02 2023
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/christopher-layton-93-europhile-and-co-founder-of-a-retreat-near-dartmoor-s9hx2zcgx

2025 m. sausio 19 d., sekmadienis 00:15:15 UTC+2 Henry W rašė:

[Paul Theroff]

the children of his daughter Diana are mentioned in the death announcement of Diana's mother, here:

https://groups.google.com/g/peerage-news/c/S4r0flKBVcU