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Lady Helena Emily Gleichen1,2

F, #54392, b. 1 February 1873, d. 28 January 1947

Last Edited=17 Nov 2008

Consanguinity Index=0.02%

Lady Helena Emily Gleichen was born on 1 February 1873 at London, EnglandG.1 She was the daughter of Viktor Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Lady Laura Wilhelmina Seymour.1 She died on 28 January 1947 at age 73 at Ashmead House, Cam, Gloucestershire, EnglandG, unmarried.1
She gained the title of Gräfin von Gleichen.1 She was a painter.2 She was awarded the Bronze Medal for Valour of Italy.2 On 12 September 1917 she relinquished her German titles, and was granted the rank of a marquess's daughter.2 She was appointed Dame of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (D.G.St.J.)2 She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1920.2 She was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.)2

Citations

  1. [S13] Detlev Schwennicke, editor, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschicht der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge: Band XVII (Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Vittorio Klostermann, 1998), tafel 9. Hereinafter cited as Europäische Stammtafeln: Band XVII.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1886. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Hon. Zitz Elaine Austin1

F, #54393, b. 1902

Citations

  1. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 19. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.

Georgiana Ellice1

F, #54394, d. 12 October 1907

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1886. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.

Hugh Horatio Seymour1

M, #54395, b. 15 September 1821, d. 4 December 1892

Last Edited=24 Dec 2008

Consanguinity Index=0.5%

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1886. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Hugh Francis Seymour1

M, #54396, b. 23 December 1855, d. 14 June 1930

Last Edited=12 Nov 2008

Consanguinity Index=0.01%

Hugh Francis Seymour was born on 23 December 1855.2 He was the son of Hugh Horatio Seymour and Georgiana Ellice.2 He married Rachel Blanche Lascelles, daughter of Rev. Hon. James Walter Lascelles and Emma Clara Miles, on 15 April 1884.1 He died on 14 June 1930 at age 74.2
He was a practising barrister.2 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hertfordshire.2

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1787. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Rachel Blanche Lascelles1

F, #54397, b. circa 1860, d. 4 November 1946

Rachel Blanche Lascelles was born circa 1860. She was the daughter of Rev. Hon. James Walter Lascelles and Emma Clara Miles.1 She married Hugh Francis Seymour, son of Hugh Horatio Seymour and Georgiana Ellice, on 15 April 1884.1 She died on 4 November 1946.1
Her married name became Seymour.

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1787. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Thomas Edward Erskine1

M, #54398, b. 24 June 1859, d. 29 October 1916

Last Edited=8 Aug 2010

Consanguinity Index=0.0%

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 569. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Sir Horace James Seymour1

M, #54399, b. 26 February 1885, d. 8 September 1978

Last Edited=12 Nov 2008

Consanguinity Index=0.03%

Sir Horace James Seymour was born on 26 February 1885.1 He was the son of Hugh Francis Seymour and Rachel Blanche Lascelles.1 He married Violet Amy Erskine, daughter of Thomas Edward Erskine and Amy Gertrude Bruce, on 9 April 1917.2 He died on 8 September 1978 at age 93.1
He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandG.1 He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandG.1 He was with the Foreign Office in 1908.1 He was 2nd Secretary to the U.S.A. in 1919.1 He was 1st Secretary to the Netherlands in 1923.1 He was 1st Secretary to Italy in 1925.1 He was Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary between 1932 and 1936.1 He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1936.2 He held the office of Envoy Extraoridnary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia between 1936 and 1939.1 He held the office of Assistant Under-Secretary of the Foreign Office between 1939 and 1942.1 He held the office of Ambassador to China between February 1942 and June 1946.1 He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1946.2 He was with the Franco-Siamese Boundary Commission between April 1947 and July 1947 at Washington, D.C., U.S.A.G.1 He was chairman of the U.K. Delegation to the Balkans Commission in December 1947 at Salonika, GreeceG.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1886. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Violet Amy Erskine1

F, #54400, b. 22 March 1894, d. 11 August 1996

Violet Amy Erskine was born on 22 March 1894.1 She was the daughter of Thomas Edward Erskine and Amy Gertrude Bruce.1 She married Sir Horace James Seymour, son of Hugh Francis Seymour and Rachel Blanche Lascelles, on 9 April 1917.1 She died on 11 August 1996 at age 102.1
Her married name became Seymour. She was Secretary of the British Embassy at Washington, D.C., U.S.A.G.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 569. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]