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Huntingfield, Baron (I, 1796)

Creation: let. pat. 7 Jul 1796

Family name: Vanneck

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Arms:

Argent three Bugle Horns two and one Gules stringed Or and in the fess point a Torteau

Crest:

A Bugle horn Gules between two Wings elevated Argent tipped Or

Supporters:

On either side a Greyhound Ermine gorged with a Collar play of six Gules and Or and chained of the last

Motto:

Droit et Loyal (Just and loyal)

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Joshua [Vanneck], 1st Baron Huntingfield

2nd son of Sir Joshua Vanneck, 1st Bt., of Heveningham Hall and of Huntingfield, co. Suffolk, by his wife Mary Daubuz, dau. of Stephen Daubuz, of Putney, co. Surrey

born

31 Dec 1745

mar.

29 May 1777 Maria Thompson (d. 7 Dec 1811), 2nd dau. of Andrew Thompson, of Roehampton, co. Surrey, by his wife Harriet Buncombe, dau. of Col John Buncombe, of Goathurst, co. Somerset

children

1. Hon Joshua Vanneck, later 2nd Baron Huntingfield

2. Hon Gerard Vanneck (b. 23 Aug 1786; d. 29 Dec 1829), mar. 29 Dec 1810 Charlotte Lovelace (d. 9 Apr 1875), 2nd dau. of Robert Lovelace, and had issue

3. Hon Tompson Vanneck (b. 27 Jan 1791; d. 22 Mar 1855), mar. 3 Nov 1816 Mary Anne Palmer, of Halesworth (d. Nov 1833), and had issue

1. Hon Maria Vanneck (b. 20 May 1783), mar. 1 May 1817 Charles Lovelace

2. Hon Caroline Vanneck (b. 14 Jun 1788; d. 26 May 1836), mar. 1 May 1817 Alexander Donovan, of Framfield Place, co. Sussex (d. 4 Sep 1846)

died

15 Aug 1816

created

7 Jul 1796 Baron Huntingfield, of Heveningham Hall

suc. by

son

note

Member of Parliament (Tory) for Dunwich 1790-1816; suc. his brother 23 May 1791 as 3rd Baronet of Putney

Joshua [Vanneck], 2nd Baron Huntingfield

born

12 Aug 1778

mar. (1)

2 Apr 1810 Frances Catherine Arcedeckne (d. 3 Aug 1815), dau. of Chaloner Arcedeckne, of Glevering Hall, co. Suffolk, by his wife Catherine Leigh, dau. of John Leigh, of Northcourt, Isle of Wight

children by first wife

1. Hon Joshua Vanneck (b. 19 Aug 1813; dvp. 31 May 1835)

1. Hon Maria Louisa Vanneck (d. 16 Mar 1878), mar. 14 Sep 1830 Sir Charles Robert Rowley, 4th Bt., of Tendring Hall, co. Suffolk, and had issue

mar. (2)

6 Jan 1817 Lucy Anne Blois (b. c. 1799; d. 3 Apr 1889), 3rd dau. of Sir Charles Blois, 6th Bt., of Cockfield Hall, co. Suffolk, by his wife Clara Price, dau. of Jocelyn Price, of Camblesforth, co. York

only child by second wife

2. Hon Charles Andrew Vanneck, later 3rd Baron Huntingfield

died

10 Aug 1844

suc. by

son by second wife

note

Member of Parliament (Tory) for Dunwich 1816-19

Charles Andrew [Vanneck], 3rd Baron Huntingfield

born

12 Jan 1818

mar.

6 Jul 1839 Louisa Arcedeckne (d. 4 Feb 1898), dau. of Andrew Arcedeckne, of Glevering Hall, co. Suffolk, by his wife Harriet Beckford, dau. of Francis Love Beckford, of Basing Park

children

1. Hon Joshua Charles Vanneck, later 4th Baron Huntingfield

2. Hon William Arcedeckne Vanneck (b. 30 Oct 1845; d. 6 Nov 1912), mar. 21 Mar 1882 Mary Armstrong (d. 5 Mar 1919), dau. of William Armstrong MRCS, of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, and had issue:

1a. William Charles Arcedeckne Vanneck, later 5th Baron Huntingfield

2a. Rupert Chaloner Andrew Vanneck (b. 11 Jun 1889; dvp. 15 Oct 1889)

3a. Capt Hon Andrew Nicholas Armstrong Vanneck MC, granted the style and precedence of the younger son of a Baron by Royal Warrant 1922 (b. 21 Jul 1890; d. 20 Feb 1965), mar. (1) 1 Sep 1930 (div. 1933) Louise Clews (d. 10 Feb 1970), only dau. of Henry Clews, of the Chateau de la Napoule, France, and (2) 6 Apr 1939 Countess Britta Ingeborg Nilsdotter (b. 6 Apr 1911; d. 1 Sep 1998), only dau. of Count Nils Gustaf Bonde, of Stockholm, Sweden, and had issue by his second wife

1a. Hon Louisa Medora Hermione Vanneck, granted the style and precedence of the daughter of a Baron by Royal Warrant 1922 (b. 11 Feb 1885; d. 19...), mar. 28 Nov 1914 Lt Col Edward Helme Pott DSO MVO (d. 25 Nov 1968), 1st son of Col William Pott, of Knowsouth, Hawick, co. Roxburgh, and had issue

2a. Hon Anne Mary Chaloner Vanneck, granted the style and precedence of the daughter of a Baron by Royal Warrant 1922 (b. 31 Aug 1892), mar. (1) 20 Jan 1915 (div. 1939) Maj Percy Rygate Borrett JP (d. 19 Sep 1963), only son of Thomas Percy Borrett JP, of Cransford Hall, Saxmundham, co. Suffolk, and (2) 29 Apr 1939 as his second wife Charles [Clements], 5th Earl of Leitrim, and had issue by her first husband

3. Hon Charles Andrew Vanneck (b. 8 Jan 1848; dvp. 12 Jul 1897)

4. Hon Walter Vanneck (b. 9 Mar 1849; d. 17 Sep 1931), mar. 24 Sep 1877 Catherine Medora Armstrong (d. 5 Aug 1932), dau. of William Armstrong MRCS, of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, and had issue

5. Hon Gerard Vanneck (b. 19 Apr 1851; d. 11 Aug 1904), mar. 29 Apr 1878 Harriet Oakley Beaton Ivory (d. Jan 1907), dau. of James Ivory, of Bundanoa, Queensland, Australia, and had issue

1. Hon Catherine Vanneck (dvp. 4 Jul 1864)

2. Hon Clara Louisa Vanneck (dvp. 26 Jan 1857)

3. Hon Anne Jane Vanneck

4. Hon Frances Vanneck

5. Hon Harriet Lucy Vanneck (d. 29 Sep 1922)

died

21 Sep 1897

suc. by

son

note

High Sheriff of Suffolk 1848

Joshua Charles [Vanneck], 4th Baron Huntingfield

born

27 Aug 1842

died

13 Jan 1915

suc. by

nephew

note

entered the Scots Guards 1863; took part in the campaigns to Egypt 1882 and the Sudan 1885; retired at Lt Col 1892

William Charles Arcedeckne [Vanneck], 5th Baron Huntingfield, KCMG JP

born

3 Jan 1883

mar. (1)

21 Dec 1912 Margaret Eleanor Crosby (d. 1 Mar 1943), only dau. of Judge Ernest Crosby, of New York, USA

children by first wife

1. Hon Gerard Charles Arcedeckne Vanneck, later 6th Baron Huntingfield

2. Hon Sir Peter Beckford Rutgers Vanneck GBE CB AFC DL, Gentleman Usher to Queen Elizabeth II 1967-79, Alderman of London 1969-70, High Sheriff of Suffolk 1974, Sheriff of London 1974-75, Lord Mayor of London 1978-79, Member of the European Parliament 1979-89 (b. 7 Jan 1922; d. Aug 1999), mar. (1) 8 Apr 1943 (div. 1984) his elder brother's sister-in-law Cordelia Errington, 2nd dau. of Capt Reginald Hugh Errington RN, of Tostock Old Hall, Bury St Edmunds, co. Suffolk, by his wife Cecilia Katharine Legge, 2nd dau. of Lt Col Hon Edward Henry Legge (by his wife Cordelia Twysden Molesworth, 3rd dau. of Walter Hele Molesworth), 2nd son by his second wife of William [Legge], 4th Earl of Dartmouth, and (2) 1984 Elizabeth Lechmere Forbes (former wife of Spencer Malcolm Edward Forbes), dau. of Sandys Stuart Macaskie, of Lustleigh, co. Devon, and had issue by his first wife

1. Hon Sara Carola Vanneck (b. 25 Sep 1913; d. 19...), mar. 14 Apr 1936 Maj David Arthur Peel MC (b. 4 Oct 1910; k. in action Sep 1944) 1st son and heir of Rev Hon Maurice Berkeley Peel MC, Vicar of Tamworth, co. Stafford 1915-17 (by his wife Emily Alington, 2nd dau. of Julius Alington JP, of Little Barford Manor House, co. Bedford), brother of William Robert Wellesley [Peel], 1st Earl Peel, and 4th son of Arthur Wellesley [Peel], 1st Viscount Peel, and had issue

2. Hon Anne Margaret Theodosia Vanneck (b. 20 May 1918; d. 19...), mar. 2 Mar 1940 (div. 1984) Peter Moro, son of Prof Ernest Franz Moro, of Heidelberg, Germany, and had issue

mar. (2)

24 May 1944 Muriel Mary Georgina Newton (widow of George Douglas Cochrane [Newton], 1st Baron Eltisley;  d. 13 May 1953), only child of Capt Jemmet Duke

died

20 Nov 1969

suc. by

son by first wife

note

Member of Parliament for Eye 1923-29; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office 1926-27 and to the President, Board of Trade 1927-28; KCMG 1934; Governor of Victoria, Australia 1934-39;  Acting Governor-General of Australia Mar-Sep 1938; appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Southern Rhodesia 1942 but did not take up the appointment

Gerard Charles Arcedeckne [Vanneck], 6th Baron Huntingfield

born

29 May 1915

mar.

27 Oct 1941 Janetta Lois Errington, 1st dau. of Capt Reginald Hugh Errington RN, of Tostock Old Hall, Bury St Edmunds, co. Suffolk, by his wife Cecilia Katharine Legge, 2nd dau. of Lt Col Hon Edward Henry Legge (by his wife Cordelia Twysden Molesworth, 3rd dau. of Walter Hele Molesworth), 2nd son by his second wife of William [Legge], 4th Earl of Dartmouth

children

1. Hon Joshua Charles Vanneck, later 7th Baron Huntingfield

1. Hon Sara Anne Vanneck (b. 29 Feb 1944; dsp. 24 Jan 1979), mar. 23 Aug 1966 (div. 1976) as his first wife Marcus Binney, architectural historian, stepson of Lt Col Francis Crofton Simms MC, of Domaine des Vaux, St Lawrence, Jersey, Channel Islands

2. Hon Christina Louisa Vanneck (b. 26 Jan 1946), mar. 8 Jul 1967 Anthony Darell-Brown, of The Old Rectory, Witnesham, co. Suffolk, son of Lt Col Mark Darell-Brown DSO, and has issue

3. Hon Catherine Grace Vanneck (b. 10 Aug 1954), mar. 18 Dec 1976 Nicholas John Bacon, of Church Gate Barn, Colston Bassett, co. Nottingham, son of Keith Ashley Bacon, and has issue

died

1 May 1994

suc. by

son

Joshua Charles [Vanneck], 7th Baron Huntingfield

born

10 Aug 1954

mar.

4 Sep 1982 Arabella Mary Fraser (d. 16 Oct 2011), 1st dau. of Maj Alastair Hugh Joseph Fraser MC, of Moniack Castle, Kirkhill, co. Inverness (by his wife Philippa Margaret Guise, only dau. of Sir Anselm William Edward Guise, 6th Bt., of Elmore Court, co. Gloucester), 1st son of Maj Hon Alastair Thomas Joseph Fraser DSO, of Moniack Castle, Kirkhill, co. Inverness (by his wife Lady Sibyl Grimston, 5th dau. of James Walter [Grimston], 3rd Earl of Verulam), 4th son of Simon [Fraser], 13th Lord Lovat

children

1. Hon Gerard Charles Alastair Vanneck (b. 12 Mar 1985)

2. Hon John Errington Vanneck (b. 11 Jan 1988)

3. Hon Richard Fraser Vanneck (b. 29 Sep 1990)

4. Hon David Guise Vanneck (b. 29 Sep 1990)

1. Hon Vanessa Clare Vanneck (b. 31 Aug 1983; d. 2 Dec 2019)

Last updated 13 Apr 2020

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Titles:

7th Baron Huntingfield, of Heveningham Hall

(Ireland, let. pat. 7 Jul 1796)

9th Baronet, styled "of Putney"

(Great Britain, let. pat. 14 Dec 1751)

Address:

69 Barrons Way, Comberton, Cambridge CB3 7EQ

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