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Sandford, Baron (UK, 1945)

Creation: let. pat. 14 Jul 1945

Family name: Edmondson

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Arms:

Azure a Cross couped and pointed between in chief two Lions combatant and in base as many Swans wings elevated and addorsed respectant all Or

Crest:

In front of a Portcullis Or a Dexter Arm embowed in Armour fesswise the Hand clenched proper

Supporters:

On either side a Pikeman of the Honourable Artillery Company armed and accoutred supporting with the exterior Hand a Pike erect proper the dexter charged on the breast with a Portcullis chained Or and the sinister with an Oak Tree eradicated and fructed also proper the trunk pierced by three Arrows Or flighted Azure (the badge of the Edmondson family)

Motto:

Cuicunque Ferienti Aperietur

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Albert James [Edmondson], 1st Baron Sandford

son of James Edmondson, of Weston, co. Hertford

born

29 Jun 1886

mar.

20 Jun 1911 Edith Elizabeth Freeman (d. 19 Mar 1946), dau. of George James Freeman

died

16 May 1959

created

14 Jul 1945 Baron Sandford, of Banbury in the County of Oxford

suc. by

son

note

Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1939;  Treasurer of the Household 1942-45

John Cyril [Edmondson], 2nd Baron Sandford, DSC

born

22 Dec 1920

mar.

4 Jan 1947 Catharine Hunt, dau. of Rev Oswald Andrew Hunt, Master of St Cross, Winchester

children

1. Hon James John Mowbray Edmondson, later 3rd Baron Sandford

2.Hon Nicholas Mark Edmondson, of 237 Abbotsfield Road, Pitsnoor, Sheffield, co. York (b. 7 Jun 1956), mar. 1983 (sep. 1995) Joann Snee, dau. of Gordon Snee, of Willingham, co. Lincoln, and has issue

1.Hon Margaret Catharine Edmondson (b. 7 Nov 1947), mar. 1977 (div. 19...) (Alan) Simon Charles Holland, of Barncroft, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, co. Oxford, and has issue

2.Hon Frances Mary Edmondson (b. 4 Jun 1953), mar. 1979 (sep. 19...) Geoffrey Wharton, of Vorgebirgstrasse 4, Cologne, Germany, 1st son of Robert Wharton, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. and has issue

died

13 Jan 2009

suc. by

son

note

Cdr Royal Navy (retired 1956), ordained 1958

James John Mowbray [Edmondson], 3rd Baron Sandford

born

1 Jul 1949

mar. (1)

1973 (div. 1986) Ellen Shapiro, dau. of Jack Shapiro, of Toronto, Cananda

only child by first wife

1. Hon Sarah Juliette Edmondson (b. 22 Jun 1977)

mar. (2)

1986 Linda Wheeler, dau. of Michael Wheeler, of Nova Scotia, Canada

only child by second wife

1. Hon Devon John Edmondson (b. 1986)

Last updated 7 Apr 2009

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Title:

3rd Baron Sandford, of Banbury in the County of Oxford

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 14 Jul 1945)

Address:

1023 East 21st Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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