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Churston, Baron (UK, 1858)

Creation: let. pat. 2 Aug 1858

Family name: Yarde-Buller

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Arms:

Quarterly:  1st and 4th, Sable on a Cross Argent quarterly pierced of the field four Eagles displayed of the first (Buller);  2nd and 3rd, Argent a Chevron Gules between three Water-Bougets Sable (Yarde)

Crest:

A Saracen's Head couped proper

Supporters:

Dexter:  an Ostrich proper in the beak a Horse-shoe Or;  Sinister:  an Eagle Sable

Motto:

Aquila Non Capit Muscas (The eagle does not catch flies)

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John [Buller-Yarde-Buller later Yarde-Buller], 1st Baron Churston

1st surv. son of Sir Francis Buller-Yarde-Buller, 2nd Bt., by his wife Elizabeth Lydia Halliday, dau. of John Halliday, of Dilhorne Hall, co. Stafford

born

12 Apr 1799

mar. (1)

24 Jun 1823 Elizabeth Wilson-Patten (d. 20 Feb 1857), dau. of Thomas Wilson-Patten, of Bank Hall, co. Lancaster, by his wife Elizabeth Hyde, dau. of Nathan Hyde

mar. (2)

16 Apr 1861 Caroline Newman (dsp. 27 Nov 1866), 3rd dau. of Sir Robert William Newman, 1st Bt., by his wife Mary Jane Denne, dau. of Richard Denne, of Winchilsea, Sussex

died

4 Sep 1871

created

2 Aug 1858 Baron Churston, of Churston Ferrers and Lupton in the County of Devon

suc. by

grandson

note

suc. his father 17 Apr 1833 as 3rd Baronet of Lupton House

[Col Hon John Yarde-Buller]

son by his first wife of John [Yarde-Buller], 1st Baron Churston

born

23 Dec 1823

mar.

1 Jan 1845 Charlotte Chandos-Pole (d. 15 Mar 1895), 3rd dau. of Edward Sacheverel Chandos-Pole, of Radborne, co. Derby, by his wife Anna Maria Wilmot, 1st dau. of Rev Edward Sacheverel Wilmot, Rector of Langley

died

v.p. 6 May 1867

note

father of John [Yarde-Buller], 2nd Baron Churston

John [Yarde-Buller], 2nd Baron Churston

born

26 Oct 1846

mar.

23 Sep 1872 Hon Barbara Yelverton (b. 12 Jan 1849; d. 1 Oct 1924), only child of Adm Sir Hastings Reginald Henry later Yelverton GCB, by his wife Hon Barbara Rawdon-Hastings, suo jure Baroness Grey of Ruthin, widow of George Augustus Francis [Rawdon-Hastings], 2nd Marquess of Hastings, and only dau. of Henry Edward [Yelverton], 19th Baron Grey of Ruthin

died

30 Nov 1910

suc. by

son

John Reginald Lopes [Yarde-Buller], 3rd Baron Churston, MVO OBE

born

9 Nov 1873

mar.

24 Apr 1907 (div. 1928) Jessie Denise Orme Smither (mar. (2) 31 Oct 1928 (div. ) Theodore William Wessel;  mar. (3) 11 Mar 1946 Edward [FitzGerald], 7th Duke of Leinster;  d. 20 Oct 1960), only dau. of Alfred John Smither

died

19 Apr 1930

suc. by

son

Richard Francis Roger [Yarde-Buller], 4th Baron Churston

born

12 Feb 1910

mar. (1)

5 Jan 1933 (div. 1943) Elizabeth Mary Du Pré (mar. (2) 10 Dec 1943 Maj Peter Laycock;  d. 23 Sep 1951), 2nd dau. of Lt Col William Baring Du Pré, of Wilton Park, Beaconsfield, co. Buckingham, by his first wife Youri Wynyard Wright, only dau. of Capt Henry Townley Wright RN

mar. (2)

31 Mar 1949 Sandra Dunfee (former wife of (1) Claud Harold Bertram Arthur Griffiths, and (2) Jack Dunfee;  d. 1 Dec 1979), dau. of Percy Needham

mar. (3)

1981 Olga Alice Muriel Blair (former wife of Bryce Evans Blair;  d. 1992), illegit. dau. of Lionel Walter [Rothschild], 2nd Baron Rothschild, by Marie Barbara Fredenson, dau. of Maximilian Fredenson, of Newton Square, Bayswater, London

died

9 Apr 1991

suc. by

son by first wife

John Francis [Yarde-Buller], 5th Baron Churston

born

29 Dec 1934

mar.

25 Oct 1973 Alexandra Joanna Contomichalos, only dau. of Anthony Contomichalos, of 23 Eaton Place, Belgravia, London

children

1. Hon Benjamin Francis Anthony Yarde-Buller (b. 13 Sep 1974), mar. 15 Apr 2000 Sophie Frances Duncan (b. 1974), 1st dau. of Brian Duncan by his wife Monica E Stoll, and has issue:

1a. Joseph Francis Yarde-Buller (b. 19 Feb 2004)

1. Hon Katherine Marina Yarde-Buller (b. 23 Dec 1975), mar. 2002 Robert Dembrey

2. Hon Francesca Elizabeth Yarde-Buller (b. 17 Dec 1980), mar. Garth J Eden, son of John Eden, of South Africa, and has issue

 Last updated 20 Nov 2013

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Titles:

5th Baron Churston, of Churston Ferrers and Lupton in the County of Devon

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 2 Aug 1858)

7th Baronet, styled "of Churston Court, Devon"

(Great Britain, let. pat. 13 Jan 1790)

Address:

Yowlestone House, Puddington, Tiverton, Devon EX16 8LN

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