SEYMOUR, Maj George Raymond CVO DL (1923-2010)

[Richard R]

From Telegraph of 9 October 2010:
SEYMOUR
Raymond, C.V.O DL. On 6th October following a stroke. Dearly beloved
husband of Mary. Private Cremation. Thanksgiving Service at Holy
Trinity Church, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, on Monday 18th October at
12.30 p.m. For travel arrangements please ring Weaver Bros., 01983
872598

And his obit from the Telegraph of 9 November 2010:
Major Raymond Seymour, who died on October 6 aged 87, held the rare
distinction of having served as page of honour to three monarchs:
George V, Edward VIII and George VI.
As such he was one of the train bearers to George VI at the 1937
Coronation. He was then attached to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's
Household from 1954 until her death in 2002.
Raymond Seymour as a page of honour George Raymond Seymour was born
on May 5 1923 into a family which descended from the Marquesses of
Hertford, the Dukes of Somerset and ultimately from Henry VII and
which had a tradition of serving the Royal family.
Raymond's father, Lt-Col Sir Reginald Seymour, was an Equerry to
George V from 1916 and after the King's death served Queen Mary in the
same capacity until he died in 1938
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/royalty-obituaries/8120671/Major-Raymond-Seymour.html

He was the son of Lt-Col Sir Reginald Henry SEYMOUR KCVO (1878-1938)
and his 1st wife Winifred BOYD-ROCHFORT (d 1925, dau of John Bathurst
AKROYD) (Sir Reginald m 2nd Lady Katharine HAMILTON DCVO (d 1985, dau
of 3rd Duke of ABERCORN).
He m 1957 the Hon Mary Quenelda ISMAY (b 1929) dau of 1st Baron ISMAY
(and widow of Robert Mervyn Fitz Finnis) and had a dau, Katharine
Margaret Lucy (b 1959) m 1983 the Hon Hon John Edward Richard HARBORD-
HAMOND (b 1956, middle son of the present (11th) Baron SUFFIELD) and
had issue.

[Turenne]

I can appreciate that that the Seymours are descended from Henry
VIII's brother-in-law Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, but how
are they "descended from the Marquesses of Hertford, the Dukes of
Somerset and ultimately from Henry VII....."?

N.B. No criticism of Richard R; just 'The Telegraph'

Richard L

[Richard R]

Typical sloppy journalism these days. Wouldn't have happened when the
late Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd was the Obits ed at the Telegraph.

[Michael Rhodes]

Looking at Burke's I calculate that the late Mr Seymour is 5
generations
in descent from the 1st Marquess of Hertford & his wife the former
Lady Isabella FitzRoy (See Grafton D).
Mr Seymour has a line of descent from Charles II here and subsequently
from Henry VII.

1st Marquess = Lady Isabella FitzRoy
/
Lord George Seymour (7th son)
b 1763
/
George Hamilton Seymour
b 1797
/
George Evelyn Seymour
b 1848
/
Sir Reginald Henry Seymour
b 1878
/
George Raymond Seymour

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[Turenne]

On 10 Nov, 14:13, Michael Rhodes <mig73allenford2...@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

> Looking at Burke's I calculate that the late Mr Seymour is 5
> generations
> in descent from the 1st Marquess of Hertford & his wife the former
> Lady Isabella FitzRoy (See Grafton D).
> Mr Seymour has a line of descent from Charles II here and subsequently
> from Henry VII.
>
> 1st Marquess = Lady Isabella FitzRoy
> /
> Lord George Seymour (7th son)
> b 1763
> /
> George Hamilton Seymour
> b 1797
> /
> George Evelyn Seymour
> b 1848
> /
> Sir Reginald Henry Seymour
> b 1878
> /
> George Raymond Seymour
>

That's pure fluke on the part of 'The Telegraph'. I would be amazed if
that is the link to Henry VII to which they were referring! I bet they
went back to Jane Seymour and made *that* link with Henry VII.

That said. Well found Michael!!

Richard