Robertson / HILL engagement

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph and Times of 10 October 2019: Mr A.McK. Robertson and Lady Isabella Hill - The engagement is announced between Alexander, son of Mr Charles Robertson, of London, and Mrs Janie Robertson, of Wiltshire, and Isabella, eldest daughter of the Marquess and Marchioness of Downshire, of North Yorkshire.

Alexander McKay (b 1989 reg Q2 London) s of Charles M ROBERTSON by his 1986 m (reg Q2 London) to Jane (Janie) W WAITE.

Lady Isabella Diana Juliet HILL (b 1991) d of 9th Marquess of DOWNSHIRE (b 1959) and Diana Jane (b 1962) d of Gerald Leeson BUNTING (b 1928) and Diana (b 1934 reg Q2 Durham, d of Richard Henry MIDDLETON (1908-89) by his 1932 m (reg Q3 Durham) to Barbara KIRKUP (1910-98)).

[G. Willis]

Some notes on the Bunting family, from thepeerage.com (citing the Peerage News blogspot site, but no specific details of where or when) and elsewhere, corroborated by census and BMD records:

Gerald Leeson Bunting of Hall Farm, Crakehall, Bedale, Yorks., formerly of Otterington House, Northallerton, Yorks., solicitor. Richard Henry Middleton of Picktree House, Chester-le-Street, County Durham [the probate record for a Richard Henry Middleton d. 1989 gives address as Friar's Lodge, Bamburgh, Northumberland (this being, on a search, 21, Radcliffe Road); he could of course have moved between his daughter's marriage and his own death].

G. L. Bunting eldest of three sons of (Charles) Gilbert Bunting (1889-1967), of Northbrook, Hartlepool, Durham, solicitor (senior partner, Gilbert Bunting & Co., West Hartlepool), Capt., R.A. (WWI), secretary, Seaton Carew Golf Club 1893-, five-time Ryder Cup referee, and (m. 1927) Edith Joyce (1906-1994), dau. of Frank Addy Hopkinson, J.P., of Willow Bank, Huddersfield, Yorks. C. G. Bunting's widow married his younger brother, John Shepherd Allison Bunting (1898-1987), of St Margaret's Bay, Dover, as his second wife.

C. G. Bunting eldest son of Charles John Bunting (1858-1922), of The Poplars, Seaton Carew, nr Hartlepool, solicitor, and (m. 1888) Katie, dau. of Jacob Allison [thepeerage.com has information giving her name as 'Kate', and her father as 'of 'Wellfield House, West Hartlepool'; the 1881 census has a Jacob Allison of Well Field House (the 1851 census giving his address as Tennant Street, Stranton, Durham), retired butcher, and a daughter 'Katie'; it seems this form was her actual name.]

Charles John Bunting seemingly [per census records] fifth s. of John Bunting (1811-1868), per thepeerage.com 'of Alexandra House, Heaton Norris, Manchester', per census records of Stretford New Road, Barton-upon-Irwell, Lancs., formerly of Brighouse, Yorks., 'carrier's agent', and his wife (m. 1837) Jane, dau. of - Green.

John Bunting s. of Edward Bunting (1778-1832), of Norton, nr Long Buckby, Northants., and (m. 1809) Ann, dau. of - Leeson.

A family site gives a few more generations (which I haven't corroborated): Edward Bunting s. of John Bunting 'c. 1735- pre-1800', of Long Buckby, and Mary (Polly), dau. of - Alleyn. John s. of Edward (pre-1703- 1742), of Peterborough, Northants.; Edward s. of Daniel (b. c. 1667), of Peterborough, and (m. 1687) 'An Slie'.

[G. Willis]

Forgot to include: Richard Henry Middleton's daughter Pauline Barbara m. 1962, Raymond Louis Allison, of Ovington Cottage, Ovington, Northumberland; he of the Allison family treated in BLG 1969 [per BFI, seemingly no territorial designation; the listing for 'Allison' is: 'ALLISON formerly of Undercliffe and Tickford Abbey LG 1972; LG 1969; of Scaleby Hall LG 1937'. A text search for 'Undercliffe' or Tickford' brought up no results on Google books within the volume, and the way it's presented above seems to imply these Allisons are a separate family from those treated in 1972. Unfortunately the family aren't in BLG 1952, which is the nearest volume I possess.

[Patricia Light]

Lady Isabella Hamilton (nee Hill) runs a company called "Loan the Look Ltd" (CheckCompany website) along with Alexander Gratton Hamilton. No indication by DPB as to when they married.

[Patricia Light]

Correction that should be Alexander Roberton (not Hamilton) looked at wrong record.

[colinp]

The date of change of name from the filed Form CH01 is 24 Dec 2020. They originally planned to marry on 30 May 2020 (weddingshop.com - Ivana at nobiliana.de) although that was during the first few months of the Covid lockdown so could have been postponed

[Patricia Light]

Don't know if this is their son as Hill/Robertson is very common - ROMAN MICHAEL ROBERTSON B.2023 GRO REG Q3 MANCHESTER (mother's name HILL) need checking