dimreaper 692 Posted October 1 6 hours ago, Toast said: I thought it had been common knowledge for some time. The article is nearly two years old. The theories as to his absence from public life have been mixed. He had become 'persona non grata' in aristocratic/royal circles upon his return to the U.K. in 2011 after running off to the Caribbean with a mistress. Some have interpreted his absence to be the result of being shunned. As his family has issued no official statement on his health, there is hardly any print sources that disclose the state of his health. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,014 Posted October 1 On 14/09/2024 at 09:36, YoungWillz said: Marquesses: Granville Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly (b. 1944) David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry (b. 1929) Michael Ancram, 13th Marquess of Lothian (b. 1945) Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne (b. 1941) Charles Townshend, 8th Marquess Townshend (b. 1945) John Tottenham, 9th Marquess of Ely (b.1943) Michael Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter (b. 1935) David Pratt, 6th Marquess Camden (b. 1930) Mark Dundas, 4th Marquess of Zetland (b. 1937) Simon Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading (b. 1942) Former Tory MP and Marquess of Lothian Michael Ancram Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/10/01/michael-ancram-conservative-northern-ireland-ira-peace/ 4 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,569 Posted October 1 22 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Former Tory MP and Marquess of Lothian Michael Ancram Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/10/01/michael-ancram-conservative-northern-ireland-ira-peace/ Shocked by this but then he was always a big guy. Ancram's death means that there is only one living person who was Deputy Conservative Leader. That's Peter Lilley who turned 81 in August. The party abolished the position in 2005 and have never restored it. Interestingly Ancram had 3 kids but they were all daughters, so his younger brother now becomes the 14th Marquess of Lothian. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prussianblue 1,024 Posted October 1 22 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Former Tory MP and Marquess of Lothian Michael Ancram Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/10/01/michael-ancram-conservative-northern-ireland-ira-peace/ As he only had daughters, his successor is his younger brother Lord Ralph Kerr (b. 1957). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,569 Posted October 1 Ancram was also the only sitting Marquess in the House of Lords. The Marquess of Salisbury (wiki) resigned in 2017, and to my knowledge is doing fine. He turned 78 yesterday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,157 Posted October 10 Hugh George Cholmondeley, 5th Baron Delamere dead at 82. Wiki claims he's 90. He was picked in a few pools about a decade ago. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,569 Posted October 10 42 minutes ago, Summer in Transylvania said: Hugh George Cholmondeley, 5th Baron Delamere dead at 82. Wiki claims he's 90. He was picked in a few pools about a decade ago. Wiki is correct. Did a search for Hugh Cholmondeley in the birth index from 1934 to 1944 and this was the only hit: Births Mar 1934 (>99%) Cholmondeley Hugh G Scott Kensington 1a145 Edit: Kenyan obit with the correct age here 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,569 Posted October 10 On 14/09/2024 at 09:36, YoungWillz said: Updating the list of Dukes, Marquesses and Earls who have reached or will reach 80 or over by or in 2025 (again, Wiki is my friend, any errors are theirs): Ireland: *snip* George Dawson-Damer, 7th Earl of Portarlington (b. 1938) - No individual Wiki Page *snip* Times death notice for George Dawson-Damer, 7th Earl of Portarlington (wiki mention), aged 86: Spoiler PORTARLINGTON George Lionel Seymour Dawson-Damer, the Earl of Portarlington, much-loved husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully at home on 6th October 2024, aged 86. He will be greatly missed. Private funeral. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted October 13 Lord Monson has 4 months to live with terminal cancer: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13954343/Lord-Monson-terminal-cancer.html Well, once you read past the headline, you realize that he could also live for 4 more years, as it's terminal prostate cancer. So a bit like Frank Field maybe, only younger. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,580 Posted October 13 3 hours ago, gcreptile said: Lord Monson has 4 months to live with terminal cancer: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13954343/Lord-Monson-terminal-cancer.html Well, once you read past the headline, you realize that he could also live for 4 more years, as it's terminal prostate cancer. So a bit like Frank Field maybe, only younger. He has other conditions like Cardiomyopathy and Diabetes and previous history of poor health pre cancer which prehaps means he won’t last as long as Frank Field did and could be one for 2025/2026. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,014 Posted November 2 Death notice for Gillian Joynson-Hicks (nee Schluter), Viscountess Brentford, aged 81: https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/brentford-notices_59513 Her husband Crispin Joynson-Hicks, 4th Viscount Brentford (b. 1933) survives her. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,309 Posted November 2 On 13/10/2024 at 09:44, gcreptile said: Lord Monson has 4 months to live with terminal cancer: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13954343/Lord-Monson-terminal-cancer.html Well, once you read past the headline, you realize that he could also live for 4 more years, as it's terminal prostate cancer. So a bit like Frank Field maybe, only younger. I knew his son Rupert.He was a lovely guy.Never met his father but my heart breaks for the poor guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
