Gellhorne, Hon Olive Shirley (nee Layton, 1918-2009)

[Richard R]

Telegraph notice:
June 27th 2009
GELLHORN
Olive Shirley, died at peace 22nd June 2009. Remembered with gratitude
by Martin, Philip, Mary and Barbara. Funeral Celebration on 2nd July
2009 at.— 2.20 p.m. Putney Vale Crematorium.

She was the dau of 1st Baron Layton and Eleanor Dorothea dau of
Francis Beresford Plumptre Osmaston, of Limpsfield, Surrey. She was an
actress & opera singer and married the conductor Peter Gellhorn (d
2004) in 1943. He was the son of Dr Alfred Gellhorn, architect. They
had 2 sons and 2 daus as above.

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Peter Gellhorn has a Wikipedia entry for the interested, as does the
1st Baron Layton.

Olive's maternal grandmother was apparently Eleanor Margaret, daughter
of Rev. Thomas Field, Rector of Bigby. Her maternal uncle was killed
in action in 1916.
http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t7900-500.html
[on "British school registers and rolls of honor"]

There are some interesting connections with the Plumptre landed family
(see Jane Austen family memoirs - her brother Edward Austen later
Knight married Elizabeth Bridges - and the Bridges Bt/Fitzwalter B
families) and the Coote family.

Wikipedia on those families
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_FitzWalter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridges_Baronets

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