+ David Durdin-Robertson

[Michael Rhodes]

David Durdin-Robertson, who died 15 April, 2009, of Huntington Castle,
Clonegal, Co. Carlow, Ireland, was the scion of an Irish LG family. He
is survived by his wife Moira, children Alexander, Sarah, Matthew and
Harry, sisters Melian, Anna and Lucy, and his Aunt Olivia.

Funeral will take place at St Fiaac's, Clonegal, Saturday 18 April
2009.

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[Richard R]

David Maurice Alexander D-R was the son of Lawrence Alexander Durdin-
Robertson (1920-?) and Pamela Mary (1921-?), scion of the LG families
of Barclay of Higham and Pryor of Weston Park. His father assumed the
additional surname of DURDIN by Deed Poll 28 March 1972 (his
grandmother was heiress of the Durdins of Huntington Castle). David
was born in 1952 and was described by Burke's Irish Family Records
(page 988) as a sculptor. Presumably he succeeded his father as head
of the family sometime after 1976 and presumably also both parents are
dead since the death notice mentions a surviving aunt (Olivia, born in
1917 and described as artist, writer and author) but no surviving
parents.

David married Moira on 17 July 1978 (Times 22 July 1978), the dau of
John & Nancy McCaffrey of Mountcharles, Donegall. The birth of ‘a
son’ (Alexander?) on 19 November was reported in the The Times of 27
November 1985.

The Times notice of the marriage describes David parents as ‘Baron and
Baroness Strathloch, of Huntingdon Castle, Clonegal, co Carlow’ and
David is described as ‘the Hon David D-R’ in The Times notice of his
son’s birth.

David’s youngest sister, Lucy Katharine Norah b 1959, married 1961
Hugh Sewallis SHIRLEY (b 1961), a descendant of the 1st Earl Ferrers
(1650-1717) and his second wife Selina Finch (d 1762). They have no
issue.


On Apr 17, 8:26 pm, Michael Rhodes <mig73allenford2...@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

[rick.l...@virgin.net]

Richard R wrote:

>The Times notice of the marriage describes David parents as ‘Baron and
>Baroness Strathloch, of Huntingdon Castle, Clonegal, co Carlow’ and
>David is described as ‘the Hon David D-R’ in The Times notice of his
>son’s birth.

The Chief Herald of Ireland supposedly matriculated Mr Durdin-
Robertson as 21st Baron *of* Stranloch in 1979 (not as 'The Times'
suggests Baron Stranloch) . The title (if it exists) is a feudal one
and does not confer the courtesy title 'Hon' on the holder's
offspring. As many know here, these feudal titles are often very
dodgy, are often pure invention and can in many instances be bought
and sold at will.

Richard Lichten

[Richard R]

Thanks. I realised he wasn't entitled to the Hon prefix. Perhaps I
should have made that clear in my note.

[rick.l...@virgin.net]

Richard R wrote:

>Thanks. I realised he wasn't entitled to the Hon prefix. Perhaps I
>should have made that clear in my note.

I wasn't criticising you Richard. It's 'The Times' that should know
better!

Cheers

Richard

[Richard R]

Thanks. Didn't take it as criticism and agree The Times should know
better. Sadly, things have only got worse in the intervening 30 years!

[sarac...@googlemail.com]

As you have noted,the family were cited in a previous edition of BLG
(Ireland)/Burke's IFR; and from what I can deduce the feudal title is
a Scottish one dating from a 1451 baronial charter for Strathloch
given to a cadet grandson of the 1st recognised Chief of Clan
Robertson.The Strathloch barons became famously known as 'Barons
Reid',of which the Durdin-Robertsons were initially a cadet branch who
ended up in Co.Carlow after a 3-4 generation sojourn in the N.Isles
(either Orkney or Shetland?) .I can't exactly remember the precise
details of how the Durdin-Robertsons manage to claim the feudal
barony,but the late David's father Lawrence and aunt(probably the
cited Olivia) garnered certain notorious if not eccentric press
headlines throughout the 1970s-80s for their patronage/stewardship of
the previous unknown pagan Fellowship of Isis!
It also should be pointed that under the traditional but still extant
(if not very much recently abused/misused) Scottish
use of territorial designations,the correct prefix form is 'The Much
Honoured' and not the peerage courtesy title 'Hon'

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[rick.l...@virgin.net]

saracen wrote:

>......garnered certain notorious if not eccentric press headlines throughout the 1970s-80s for their patronage/stewardship of the previous unknown pagan Fellowship of Isis!

...And flogging off 'knighthoods' at the same time!!

http://lotuspharia.freeyellow.com/thecircleofisis/id3.html

Richard L