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Kennet, Baron (UK, 1935)

Creation: let. pat. 15 Jul1935

Family name: Young

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Arms:

Per fess Sable and Argent in chief two Lions rampant guardant and in base an Anchor erect with a Cable all counterchanged

Crest:

A Demi-Unicorn couped Ermine armed maned and hoofed Or gorged with a Naval Crown Azure supporting an Anchor erect Sable

Motto:

In Colle Domus (The house on a hill)

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Edward Hilton [Young], 1st Baron Kennet, GBE DSO DSC PC

3rd son of Sir George Young, 3rd Bt., by his wife Alice Eacy Lawrence (widow of Sir Alexander Hutchinson Lawrence, 1st Bt.), dau. of Dr Evory Kennedy, of Belgard, co. Dublin

born

20 Mar 1879

mar.

3 Mar 1922 Edith Agnes Kathleen Scott (widow of Capt Robert Falcon Scott CVO RN;  granted the rank, style and precedence of the widow of a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath by Royal Warrant 1913;  d. 25 Jul 1947), 6th dau. of Rev Canon Lloyd Stewart Bruce, Rector of Stokesley, Northallerton, co. York, by his first wife Jane Skene, dau. of James H Skene, HM Consul at Aleppo

died

11 Jul 1960

created

15 Jul 1935 Baron Kennet, of the Dene in the County of Wiltshire

suc. by

son

note

Minister of Health 1931-35

Wayland Hilton [Young], 2nd Baron Kennet

born

2 Aug 1923

mar.

24 Jan 1948 Elizabeth Ann Adams (b. c. 1923; d. 30 Nov 2014), dau. of Capt Bryan Fullerton Adams DSO RN, of Cherry Tree, Hacheston, Woodbridge, co. Suffolk

children

1. Hon (William Aldus) Thoby Young, later 3rd Baron Kennet

1. Hon Easter Donatella Young (b. 2 Apr 1949), mar. 1981 Frank Joffre Russell, and has issue

2. Hon Emily Tacita Young (b. 13 Mar 1951)

3. Hon Mopsa Mary Young (b. 9 May 1953), mar. Feb 1982 Richard Douglas English, 4th son of Maj Douglas English, of Bedford, and has issue

4. Hon (Audrey) Louisa Young (b. 25 Mar 1959)

5. Hon (Alice Matelda) Zoe Young (b. 24 Jan 1969)

died

7 May 2009

suc. by

son

(William Aldus) Thoby [Young], 3rd Baron Kennet

born

24 May 1957

mar.

25 Apr 1987 Hon Josephine Mary Keyes (b. 9 Oct 1958), 2nd dau. of Roger George Bowlby [Keyes], 2nd Baron Keyes, by his wife Grizelda Mary Packe, 2nd dau. of Lt Col William Vere Packe DSO, of Bromley Common, co. Kent

children

1. Hon Archibald Wayland Keyes Young (b. 7 Jun 1992)

2. Hon Ptolemy Thoby Packe Young (b. 25 Jan 2001)

1. Hon Maud Elizabeth Aurora Young (b. 8 Mar 1989)

 Last updated 31 Dec 2014

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Title:

3rd Baron Kennet, of the Dene in the County of Wiltshire

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 15 Jul 1935)

Address:

50 Wormholt, London W12

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