HARDINGE / Crowder engagement

[Richard R]

From the Times of 14 Feb 2026: THE VISCOUNT HARDINGE AND MISS L. CROWDER  The engagement is announced between Thomas, son of Sophia, Viscountess Hardinge, and the late Andrew, Viscount Hardinge, and Louisa, daughter of Mr Richard Crowder of Guernsey and Ms Lucy Crowder of London.

Rt Hon Thomas Henry de Montarville HARDINGE, 8 Viscount HARDINGE b 19 Jan 1993 s of 7 Viscount HARDINGE 1960-2014 and Sophia Mary (Sophia, Viscountess Hardinge) b 1963 d of Capt (William) David Armstrong BAGNELL 1926-2016 sometime head of that Irish gentry family (and gs of Lady Elizabeth Emma Geraldine EGERTON 1865-1953 d of 4 Earl of WILTON 1939-98 and his w a scion of the BEDFORD & RICHMOND dukes, DERBY. ALBEMARLE, CARDIGAN & SUSSEX earls, etc, etc, etc) and Caroline Mary 1930-2016 d of Edward Richard WHITTINGTON-MOE 1900-65 and Mary Caroline EVANS-BEVAN 1898-1987 (sister of Sir David Martyn EVANS-BEVAN 1 Bt 1902-73).

Louisa Ann b 30 May 1996 (Times 6 June) d of Richard John CROWDER b March 1950 of Guernsey, C.I. and Lucy E b 1959 reg Q2 Kent d of Michael CHARLESWORTH of Wadhurst, Sussex and _ DELINDE.

The heir presumptive is the Viscount’s unmarried brother Hon JAMIE ALEXANDER DAVID Hardinge b 4 Nov 1996

[Nicholas Mander]

Louisa Ann is the great-granddaughter on the mother's side of William Stourton, 26th baron Segrave, and on the father's side she is descended from Edward Law, first baron Ellenborough, the ninth baron Petre, the earls of Derwentwater, Henry Howard, 6th duke of Norfolk, the earls of Shrewsbury, lords Teynham, etc.

[Nicholas Mander]

Rather, the Stourton and Segrave descent is of course on the father's mother's side.