THOMAS / BYATT engagement

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 13 Sep 2025: Mr R. Thomas and Miss L. Byatt - The engagement is announced between Roland, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Simon Thomas, of Fulham, London, and Letitia, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Duncan Byatt, of Carse, Argyll and London.

Roland Giles b 1996 yst s of Simon Richard THOMAS b 1957 (s of Corinne Joy RICHARDSON b 1928 (Mrs Alun Thomas) scion of that Welsh gentry family f/o Glanbrydan Park) by his 1990 m reg Q1 London to Chantal Aline b 1960 d of Patrick Columba HOLLAND 1917-80 and Aline Aimee 1924-2021 d of Comte Jean-Paul DUCHESNE DE LAMOTTE 1897-1964 and Anne Clementine RIEU-VILLENEUVE 1903-76.

Letitia (Letty) Mary Rose b 1996 d of Duncan Ian Arthur Campbell BYATT b 1962 (s of Sir Hugh CAMPBELL BYATT KCVO CMG 1927-2011 and Fiona Mary Mackenzie 1929-2025 (Lady Campbell Byatt) 2xgt gd of Sir Peter COATS 1808-90 who was f of Capt Sir James COATS 1^st Bt 1834-1913) and Alexandra Mary by 1961 d of Sir Julian St John LOYD KCVO 1926-2018 scion of that gentry family f/o Monk’s Orchard (as well gs of 1^st Earl of MIDLETON 1856-1942, etc) and (Philippa) Mary Emma 1932-2020 d of Sir Christopher Eden STEEL GCMG MVO 1903-73 and Catherine 1907-85 d of Lt-Gen Sir (George) Sidney CLIVE GCVO KCB CMG DSO 1874-1959 sometime head of that gentry family of Perrystone (as well 2xgt gs of 2^nd and final Baron ARCHER 1736-78) and Madeline d 1957 d of Francis William BUXTON 1847-1911 (s of Sir Edward North BUXTON 2^nd Bt 1812-58) and Hon Mary Emma LAWRENCE d 1939 d of 1^st Baron LAWRENCE 1811-79 and Harriette Katherine HAMILTON d 1917 (gd of James HAMILTON 1727-1800 sometime head of that Irish gentry family f/o Ballymacoll).