If you have found this page useful, why not make a donation to The Peerage Research Trust so that we can continue to maintain and develop Cracroft's Peerage?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Westbury, Baron (UK, 1861)

Creation:let. pat. 27 Jun 1861

Family name:Bethell

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Arms:

Argent on a Chevron engrailed Azure between three Boars' Heads couped Sable an Estoile Or all within a Bordure of the third

Crest:

Out of a Crown Vallery Or an Eagle's Head Sable between two Wings Azure charged on the breast with an Estoile as in the Arms

Supporters:

On either side an Eagle wings addorsed Azure ducally crowned collared and charged on the breast with an Estoile Or

Motto:

Ap Ithel (the old Welsh family name)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1.Richard [Bethell], 1st Baron Westbury, PC

1st son of Dr Richard Bethell, of Bristol, by his wife Jane Baverstock

born30 Jun 1800

mar. (1)19 Nov 1825 Ellinor Mary Abraham (d. 17 Mar 1863), 1st dau. of Robert Abraham, of Keppel Streey, London

mar. (2)25 Jan 1873 Eleanor Margaret Tennant (d. 19 Dec 1894), 3rd dau. of Henry Tennant, of Cadoxton, co. Glamorgan

died20 Jul 1873

created27 Jun 1861 Baron Westbury, of Westbury in the County of Wiltshire

suc. byson by first wife

noteSolicitor-General 1852-56;  Attorney-General 1856-58 and 1859-61:  Lord Chancellor of Great Britain 1861-65

2.Richard Augustus [Bethell], 2nd Baron Westbury

born11 Mar 1830

mar.5 Jul 1851 Mary Florence Fownes-Luttrell (d. 14 Aug 1901), yst. dau. of Rev Alexander Fownes-Luttrell, Rector of East Quantoxhead, co. Somerset, by his wife Jane Leader, dau. of William Leader, of Putney Hill, co. Surrey

died28 Mar 1875

suc. byson

3.Richard Luttrell Pilkington [Bethell], 3rd Baron Westbury

born25 Apr 1852

mar.24 Jul 1882 Lady Augusta Manners Tollemache, granted precedence of the daughter of an Earl by Royal Warrant 21 Mar 1881 (b. 16 Jan 1857; d. 8 Jun 1941), 3rd but 2nd surv. dau. of Hon William Lionel Felix Tollemache, styled Lord Huntingtower (by his wife and cousin Katherine Elizabeth Camilla Burke, yst. dau. of Sir Joseph Burke, 11th Bt., of Glinsk Castle, co. Galway, by his wife Hon Louisa Talmash, 1st dau. of Hon Sir William Manners later Talmash, 1st Bt., styled Lord Huntingtower (by his wife Catherine Rebecca Grey, 3rd dau. of Francis Grey, of Lehenna, co. Cork), 1st son and heir ap. of Lady Louisa Tollemache later Manners, suo jure Countess of Dysart), 1st son and heir ap. of Lionel William John [Talmash later Tollemache], 8th Earl of Dysart

died21 Feb 1930

suc. bygrandson

A.[Capt Hon Richard Bethell]

only son and heir app. of Richard Luttrell Pilkington [Bethell], 3rd Baron Westbury

born26 Apr 1883

mar.10 Oct 1911 Evelyn Lucia Millicent Hutton, 2nd dau. of Col George Morland Hutton CB, of Gate Burton Hall, co. Lincoln, by his wife Eustacie Emma Millicent Arkwright, only child of Eustace Arkwright, of Sutton Scarsdale, co. Derby

diedv.p. 15 Nov 1929

notefather of Richard Morland Tollemache [Bethell], 4th Baron Westbury

4.Richard Morland Tollemache [Bethell], 4th Baron Westbury

born9 Oct 1914

died26 Jun 1961

suc. bybrother

5.David Alan [Bethell], 5th Baron Westbury, CBE MC

born16 Jul 1922

mar. 21 Oct 1947 Ursula Mary Rose James, 1st dau. of Hon Robert James, of St Nicholas, Richmond, co. York (by his second wife Lady Serena Mary Barbara Lumley, only child of Aldred Frederick George Beresford [Lumley], 10th Earl of Scarbrough), 3rd son of Walter Henry [James], 2nd Baron Northbourne

died12 October 2001

suc. byson

noteCaptain Scots Guards, World War II; KStJ 1977; Bailiff of Egle, Order of St John 1988-92; Bailiff Grand Cross 1988; CBE 1994

6.Richard Nicholas [Bethell], 6th Baron Westbury, MBE

born29 May 1950

mar. (1)11 Dec 1975 (div. 1991) Caroline Mary Palmer (mar. (2) 1992 as his second wife Mark Chaytor Dickinson, of The Courtyard, Newbrough, Hexham, co. Northumberland), only dau. of Richard John Palmer, of Queen Anne's Mead, Swallowfield, co. Berkshire, by his wife Hon Sarah Faith Georgina Spencer MBE, only dau. by his second wife of Victor Albert Francis Charles [Spencer], 1st Viscount Churchill

children by first wife

1.Hon Alexander Bethell (b. 21 Dec 1986)

1.Hon Alice Mary Bethell (b. 11 Aug 1979)

2.Hon Rose Bethell (b. 9 Jan 1984)

mar. (2)1993 Charlotte Sarah-Jane Gore, dau. of Jack Gore

noteMBE (Mil) 1979; Major Scots Guards, Northern Ireland and South Atlantic Campaign 1982; OStJ

Last updated 3 Apr 2005

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Title:

6th Baron Westbury, of Westbury in the County of Wiltshire

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 27 Jun 1861)

Address:

Clarendon House, Manor House Stables, Middleham, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 4QL

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________