BEVAN, Timothy (1931-2019)

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Rear Admiral Timothy Bevan, CB, died on 6 June 2019, husband of Sarah (deceased), father of Tom, Michael and Richard, grandfather of six. Family funeral.

Source: The Telegraph, 11 June 2019

LG Family Bevan of Trent Park

Henry Bouverie William Brand, Viscount Hampden, b.24 Dec 1814, d.Pau 14 Mar 1892; m.16 Apr 1838 Eliza Ellice (d.Palham House, Lewes 8 Mar 1899)

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Hon.Maud Elizabeth Brand, d.8 Jan 1944; m.22 Oct 1885 David Augustus Bevan (17 May 1856-26 Apr 1937)

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Thomas Richard Bevan (16 May 1890-1970); m.17 Jul 1922 Margaret Turnure (4 Jun 1896-1974)

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Timothy Michael Bevan (7 Apr 1931-6 Jun 2019); m.12 Dec 1970 Georgiana Sarah Ann Knight

his wife also descended from Viscount Hampden:

Hon.Charles Brand (1 May 1855-25 Aug 1912); m.15 Aug 1878 Alice Emma Sturgis van de Weyer (d.4 Feb 1926)

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Ruth Brand (1882-5 Aug 1967); m.19 Aug 1911 John William Dodson, 2d Lord Monk Bretton (22 Sep 1869-29 Jul 1933)

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Hon.Priscilla Dodson (20 Jul 1914-1995); m.7 Jan 1935 Charles Thorburn Knight (10 Feb 1910-1993)

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Georgiana Sarah Ann Knight

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Obituary in Daily Telegraph 3 July 2019 - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/07/02/rear-admiral-tim-bevan-naval-officer-served-royal-yacht-britannia/

His wife died 4 December 2016

EXTRACTS

Rear-Admiral Tim Bevan, who has died aged 88, was the charismatic captain of Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, from 1982 to 1984

Timothy Michael Bevan was born in London on April 7 1931. He attended Sandroyd prep school from where, inspired by reading Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons, he wanted to join the Navy. However, failing the naval eyesight test, he was sent to Eton.

From his father, an ex-soldier, he inherited a gregarious nature and immense humour. From his uncle, Colonel Johnny Bevan CB MC, with whom he was very close, and who had been called in by Churchill to run deception operations in the Second World War, he inherited an interest in military history, as well as a dancing faun statuette that had adorned Johnny’s office in the Cabinet War Rooms.

His last uniformed appointment, as a rear-admiral, was from 1984 to 1986 as Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Intelligence), and he was made CB before retiring from the Navy in 1987.

In 1970 Bevan married Sarah Knight, who was famed for her social ease with everyone, from royalty to junior members of the crews of Bevan’s ships, for filling the family home with animals to keep her company during Bevan’s absences, and for her love of ponies, riding and carriage driving, which eventually rubbed off on her husband.

She died in 2016 and Tim Bevan is survived by their three sons, who are all inveterate travellers.

Rear-Admiral Tim Bevan, born April 7 1931, died June 6 2019