Loelia Mary Ponsonby

Female 1902 - 1993  (91 years)


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  • Name Loelia Mary Ponsonby 
    Born 6 Feb 1902  St. James's Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Cause of Death 1993  [3
    1a. Congestive cardiac failure
    b. Old age 
    _UID EDD611758DC8423183E5297EA4577D9F37AF 
    Died 1 Nov 1993  61, St. George's Square, Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried 9 Nov 1993  St. Mary's, Send, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I11208  Smithtree
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2021 

    Father Frederick Edward Grey Ponsonby, 1st. Baron Sysonby of Wonersh P.C. G.C.B. G.C.V.O.,   b. 16 Sep 1867, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1935, Marylebone, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Victoria Lily Hegan Kennard,   b. 4 Feb 1874, Mayfair, Westminster, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1955, Bath, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 17 May 1899  Guard's Chapel, Westminster Barracks, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Family ID F3875  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, G.C.V.O., D.S.O., 2nd. Duke of Westminster,   b. 19 Mar 1879, Chester District, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1953, Lochmore, Sutherlandshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 20 Feb 1930  Register Office, Prince's Row, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Divorced 1947  [8
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2020 
    Family ID F3902  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sir Martin Alexander Lindsay, 1st. Baronet, C.B.E., D.S.O.,   b. 22 Aug 1905, St. George's, Hanover Sq. Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1981, Surrey S W District, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 1 Aug 1969  Surrey S W District, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F3903  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos

    Loelia Ponsonby's book of photographic memories. A fascinating glimpse into the lives of the privileged. Pictured with (among many others) Errol Flynn and Ian Fleming (in fact, James Bond's secretary, in the books, was named Loelia Ponsonby!)

  • Sources 
    1. [S508] GRO online indexes.

    2. [S231] The Times.
      Obituary 4 Nov 1993

    3. [S6] Death Certificate.

    4. [S231] The Times.
      Death notice 4 Nov 1993

    5. [S226] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S201] 19th. Century British Library Newspapers Website, Morning Post 18th. May 1899 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S231] The Times, 21 Feb 1930 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S363] Grace and Favour, Loelia Duchess of Westminster, 234.

    9. [S37] FreeBMD.