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Ogmore, Baron (UK, 1950)

Creation: let. pat. 5 Jul 1950

Family name: Rees-Williams

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Arms:

Azure two Bars wavy Argent On a Chief arched of the second between as many Hurts each charged with a Quatrefoil Or a Hurt thereon a Sun in Splendour of the third

Crest:

A Tiger's Heads couped proper charged on the neck with three Chevronels couped Gules

Supporters:

Dexter:  a Tiger proper charged on the shoulder with three Chevronels couped Gules;  Sinister:  a Horse Argent

Motto:

Ffyddlow Hyd Angau (Faithful unto death)

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David Rees [Rees-Williams], 1st Baron Ogmore, PC

only child of William Rees Rees-Williams, of Garth Celyn, Bridgend, co. Glamorgan, by his wife Jennet David, dau. of Morgan David, of Bridgend, co. Glamorgan

born

22 Nov 1903

mar.

30 Jul 1930 (Alice Alexandra) Constance Wills (d. 30 Nov 1998), 1st dau. of Alderman Walter Robert Wills, Lord Mayor of Cardiff 1945-46

children

1. Hon Gwilym Rees Rees-Williams, later 2nd Baron Ogmore

2. Hon Morgan Rees Rees-Williams, later 3rd Baton Ogmore

1. Hon (Joan) Elizabeth Rees Rees-Williams (b. 1 May 1936), mar. (1) 9 Feb 1957 (div. 1970) Richard St John Harris, actor, 2nd son of Ivan Harris, of Limerick, (2) 26 Aug 1971 (div. 1975) as his 5th wife Sir Rex Carey Harrison, actor (d. 1990), son of William Reginald Harrison, of Liverpool, (3) 1981 (div. 1985) Peter Michael Aitken, 2nd son of Capt Hon Peter Rudyard Aitken (by his second wife (Marie) Patricia Maguire, 1st dau. of Michael Joseph Maguire, of Melbourne, Australia), 2nd son by his first wife of (William) Maxwell [Aitken], 1st Baron Beaverbrook, and (4) 25 Jun 2003 as his second wife her third husband's second cousin Rev Jonathan William Patrick Aitken, Member of Parliament for Thanet East 1974-83 and for Thanet South 1983-97 (b. 30 Aug 1942), only son of Sir William Traven Aitken KBE, by his wife Hon Penelope Loader Maffey, dau. of John Loader [Maffey], 1st Baron Rugby, and has issue by her first husband

died

30 Aug 1976

created

5 Jul 1950 Baron Ogmore, of Bridgend in the County of Glamorgan

suc. by

son

note

solicitor 1929; Lt Col. World War II; President, Military Court, Berlin 1945; Member of Parliament (Labour) for South Croydon 1945-50; Member, UK Mission to Sarawak 1946; Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Colonies 1947 and for Commonwealth Relations 1950; UK Delegate to the United Nations 1950; Privy Councillor 1951; Minister of Civil Aviation Jun-Oct 1951

Gwilym Rees [Rees-Williams], 2nd Baron Ogmore

born

5 May 1931

mar.

10 Jun 1967 Gillian Mavis Slack, dau. of Maurice Keith Slack, of Hindley, co. Lancaster

children

1. Hon Christine Anne Rees-Williams (b. 19 Aug 1968)

2. Hon Jennet Elizabeth Rees-Williams (b. 2 Sep 1970)

died

9 Nov 2004

suc. by

brother

Morgan Rees [Rees-Williams], 3rd Baron Ogmore

born

19 Dec 1937

mar. (1)

30 May 1964 (div. 1970) Patricia Jones, only dau. of C Paris Jones

mar. (2)

1972 (div. 1976) Roberta Cunningham-Reid, dau. of Capt Alex Stratford Cunningham-Reid DFC RAF

mar. (3)

1990 Beata Solski, dau. of Zdislaw Solski

children by third wife

1. Hon Tudor David Rees-Williams, later 4th Baron Ogmore

2. Hon Dylan Rees-Williams, heir presumptive to the Barony of Ogmore (b. 1994)

died

2 May 2020

suc. by

son by third wife

Tudor David [Rees-Wiliams], 4th Baron Ogmore

born

11 Dec 1991

The heir presumptive to the Barony of Ogmore is Hon Dylan Rees-Williams, 2nd son of the 3rd Baron Ogmore and younger brother of the present Baron.

 Last updated 11 Jun 2021

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Title:

3rd Baron Ogmore, of Bridgend in the County of Glamorgan

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 5 Jul 1950)

Address:

[not known]

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