NEVILE, Lady MBE (Jean Rosita Mary nee TORR) 1923-2022

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 5 Jan 2023: NEVILE Jean Rosita, widow of Sir Henry Nevile died at Aubourn on New Year’s Eve aged 99. Funeral at Saints Peter & Paul, Lincoln LN6 7RB, at 12 noon on 28th January.

[placed by dau Jill Hughes]

She was d of Lt Cyril James Wenceslas TORR RFA 1896-1940 scion of that gentry family f/o Riby & Carlett Pk and as her 1st h (her 2nd was Vicomte Theophile de Lantsheere CVO) Maude Mary Winifred 1897-1968 d of Lt-Col Horace WALPOLE c1850-1919 and Pauline Mary 1858-1944 d of Charles Joseph LANGDALE 1822-95 (gs of 17th Baron STOURTON 1752-1816 and gt gs of 5th Baron LANGDALE d 1777 etc etc) and Henrietta GRATTAN c1837-1898. She m 1944 Capt Sir Henry Nicholas NEVILE KCVO 1920-96 sometime head of that gentry family of Wellingore & Aubourn, s of Charles Joseph NEVILE 1883-1930 and Muriel Margaret Minna 1894-1988 d of Rt Hon Sir Nicholas Robert O’CONOR GCB GCMG 1843-1908 scion of the O’CONOR DON Irish gentry family and Minna Margaret 1862-1934 d of James Robert HOPE-SCOTT 1812-73 (gs of 2nd Earl of HOPETOUN 1704-81 2xgt gf of 1st Marquess of LINLITHGOW 1860-1908) and his 2nd w Lady Victoria Alexandrina FITZALAN-HOWARD 1840-70 d of 14th Duke of NORFOLK 1815-60, and had two sons and three daus.

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Charles Joseph Nevile was a great-grandson of the 12th Lord Lovat.