CAMPBELL-PRESTON / CARSON engagement

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph & Times of 21 Aug 2021: Mr E. Campbell-Preston and Miss A. Carson - The engagement is announced between Edward, son of Mr and Mrs Colin Campbell-Preston, of Oban, Argyll, and Alice, eldest triplet daughter of Mr and Mrs John Carson, of North Berwick, East Lothian.

Edward s of Colin Arthur CAMPBELL-PRESTON b 1958 (s of Lt-Col George Patrick CAMPBELL-PRESTON MBE 1911-60 scion of that Scots gentry family of Ardchattan and Dame Frances Olivia GRENFELL DCVO b 1918 (sometime Woman of the Bedchamber to The QUEEN MOTHER, gt gd of Pascoe St Leger GRENFELL 1798-1879 f of 1st Baron GRENFELL 1841-1925 and gt gd of 4th Baron LYTTELTON 1817-76 f of 8th Viscount COBHAM 1842-1922) by his 1981 m reg Q4 Hants to Rosemary A b 1958 reg Q3 Bucks d of John H SWIFT by his 1950 m reg Q4 Berks to Brenda WATERER b 1927 reg Q4 Oxfordshire

Alice Mary b 1989 d of John Seton Burrell CARSON b c1952 reg Q1 Glos and Janet Clare b 1954 (d of Hon James Michael Edward BRUCE 1927-2013 (s of the 11th Earl of ELGIN & KINCARDINE), and his 1st w Hon Margaret Jean Dagbjort COATS 1928-2007, d of 2nd Baron GLENTANAR).

[Jeff Rosenfeld]

The following extract is from BP ed 2003, pg 1659, and relates to 1st Baron Grenfell:

"Francis Wallace Grenfell, of Kilvey Co Glamorgan (UK), so cr 19 July 1902, GCB (1898), GCMG (1892, KCB 1886, CB 1885)

PC (I 1904); b 29 April 1841; 60th Rifles 1859, expdn to Griqualand W 1875, Kaffir War 1876, Zulu War 1879, QMG Transvaal

1881- 82, ADC to HM QUEEN VICTORIA 1882 - 89, Egyptian Expdn 1882, Nile Campaign 1884, Sirdar Egyptian Army

1885- 92, Maj- Gen 1889, cmded forces Suakim and Toski 1889, Inspr- Gen; Aux Forces War Office 1894-97 and Recruiting

1896, cmded Egypt Khartoum Expdn 1897- 98, Govr and C-in C Malta 1899- 1903, cmded 4th Army Corps 1903- 04

C-in C Ireland 1904- 08, Gen 1904, FM 1908, Col Cmdt KRRC, Hon Col King's Own Malta Regt; Col 1st Life Gds, LLD Cantab,

DCL Edin, Freeman City London..."

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