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Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameDiana Lister 
[60, Ribblesdale article, vol X, p. 773, note (c)], [60, Her birth, Q2 of 1893, Windsor dist, vol 2c, p. 452], [62, 107th edn of 2003, Westmorland, vol III, p. 4140], [60, 107th edn of 2003, Egremont, vol I, p. 1290]
[60, Ribblesdale article, vol X, p. 773, note (c)], [60, Her birth, Q2 of 1893, Windsor dist, vol 2c, p. 452], [62, 107th edn of 2003, Westmorland, vol III, p. 4140], [60, 107th edn of 2003, Egremont, vol I, p. 1290]Birth7 May 1893, Ascot, Berks
Death3 Dec 1983
General3rd dau. and co-heir.
FatherMajor Thomas Lister Lord Ribblesdale (1854-1925)
MotherCharlotte Monckton Tennant (-1911)
Spouses
Marriage17 Apr 1913 [62, 107th edn of 2003, Egremont, vol I, p. 1290]
Marriage1918 [62, 107th edn of 2003, Egremont, vol I, p. 1290]
ChildrenAnne Diana Frances Ayesha (ca1919-)
N. N. (1920-)
Marriage7 Jun 1923 [62, 107th edn of 2003, Westmorland, vol III, p. 4140]
ChildrenDavid Anthony Thomas (1924-1993)
Notes for Diana Lister
m. (1) Percy Wyndham, (2) Arthur Capel, (3) Vere Fane.
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The names of her and Arthur Capell’s two daughters are not (yet) known.
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A biography by Dorothy Taylor:
NOTE: The may be some discrepancies in the contnet.
Diana (nee Lister) Countess of Westmoreland 1893 - 1983 - another interesting member of the Ribblesdale Family.
Youngest of the five children of Thomas, 4th Lord Ribblesdale, and his wife Charlotte, Diana was born on 7th May 1893 at Ascot, where her father as Master of the Royal Buckhounds, was fulfilling his duties at Royal Ascot. Much of her childhood was spent at Gisburne Park with her brothers and sisters, though her brothers were educated at Eton and she scarcely knew her elder brother, Thomas, as he joined the army when she was four, and after surviving the Boer War, was killed in Somaliland when she was eleven. The following year (1905) her elder sister, Barbara, married Matthew Wilson of Eshton Hall, her brother's great friend. Her younger brother, Charles, was six years her senior and they were very fond of each other, though closest to her was her sister Laura, just two years older. The two little girls grew up together, were pretty, much admired, nicknamed " The Dolls ", and maintained a very close relationship throughout their lives. Sadly during their childhood their mother suffered from tuberculosis, so to avoid contagion she cut herself off from the family and spent much time in coastal places and in Switzerland. So they had sad memories of her and she died in 1911.
In 1913, aged 20, Diana married Percy Wyndham of the Coldstream Guards, a member of the notable family whose large house "Clouds" in Wiltshire was the meeting place for the "Souls", a group (including the Ribblesdales) of aristocrats with common intellectual interests. This seemed a very suitable match, but on the outbreak of The Great War, Percy went to France with the Expeditionary Force and fell in action in September 1914, after only seventeen months of marriage. Diana then trained as a nurse and went to France to nurse the wounded, undaunted by danger. Meanwhile, her brother Charles, after a brilliant Oxford career, left the Diplomatic service to join the Royal naval brigade and headed for the Dardenelles. After being repeatedly wounded, he died aboard a hospital ship in May 1915, a terrible blow for the family.
In 1918, Diana married Arthur Cappel, an Englishman living in Paris, heir to an industrial empire, he was a wealthy, intellectual, a dashing sportsman, and as he was a Roman Catholic, Diana joined this church. They seemed rather incompatible, but their first daughter was born in 1920 and later that year Cappel was killed in his car. After his death, a second daughter was born and the marriage had merely lasted two years. So at the age of 27, Diana had lost her mother, both her brothers, and two husbands, a catalogue of bereavements almost unbelievable. In bearing all this grief she was supported by her sister Laura, and father, Lord Ribblesdale. Her great strength of character, and above all that outstanding Ribblesdale characteristic:- courage - enabled her to face the future.
Diana inherited a fortune from Arthur Capel, so she rented a fashionable London house and took the tenancy of Lyegrove, a large house near Badminton in Gloucestershire.
In 1923, at the age of 30, she married Vere Fane, 14th Earl of Westmoreland, who was good-looking , charming, well-off and a keen sportsman, riding and training horses. Diana was wealthy and they decided to live at Lyegrove, which they bought from the Beaufort estate, had major work done on it, and developed the garden, which became Diana's great love and which she made famous. During the first ten years, their three children were born and life was very good. They enjoyed hunting in winter, the summer in London for the social season, and money enabled them to lead a life of leisure, with a large staff to maintain house and gardens.
But in the mid- 1930's, life took a different turn. The Earl got pneumonia, fought for his life, and although he survived, his health was badly affected and this caused great problems. He gambled, became addicted to alcohol and understandably the marriage relationship was strained. In addition to this, they discovered that their solicitor (a trusted advisor and friend !) had embezzled a third of Diana's fortune! Although still rich, maintaining Lyegrove became a problem and for the rest of her life Diana worried over finance and the fear of having to leave her home.
Then came the war (1939). All the staff left but this reduced the bills and Diana was able to save money. Surprisingly, she enjoyed her altered circumstances and showed herself to be both capable and independent. Her husband was recalled to the Navy, (though non-combatant because of his age) but was soon invalided out of service and returned to a much changed home. He could not adapt to the reduced circumstances and grew very disconsolate, as the wartime restrictions and lack of cash prevented him from doing almost all he enjoyed. In trying to rise above it, he continued his betting, drank and smoked more, and life for them both became extremely difficult. However, Diana nursed him until he died in 1948, when they were both 55 years of age, after 25 years of marriage.
Then followed long years of widowhood and the great problem of what to do about Lyegrove, which was much too big and expensive and everyone advised her to leave.
But having lost three husbands and suffered much stress, she shrank back from the upheaval and heartbreak of moving and stayed, though she withdrew from the social scene and settled into a quiet, peaceful routine of gardening, needlework and letterwriting.
Most rooms were empty except for the visits of her children, all now with their own homes,-two living nearby. Eventually she regained her sense of humour, and stoicism, and began to entertain a great mixture of visitors to her house and garden.
In her 80's, health problems and disablement crept up, and she lived mainly in one downstairs room of her cold, draughty house. She drew comfort from her religion, remaining a good Roman Catholic to the end of her life, as were her two elder children of their Catholic father. (Her other three children were Protestants, following their father.) All of them supported her through those last difficult years and when, amazingly, she reached the age of 90, she thoroughly enjoyed the party given by her son. But she soon declined, lost the will to live, and died peacefully in her sleep at Lyegrove in November 1983. After her funeral, in the Roman Catholic church at Chipping Sodbury, she was driven past the entrances of her beloved Lyegrove and was buried with her husband, in Little Badminton churchyard.
Dorothy Taylor.
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The names of her and Arthur Capell’s two daughters are not (yet) known.
_________________________________________
A biography by Dorothy Taylor:
NOTE: The may be some discrepancies in the contnet.
Diana (nee Lister) Countess of Westmoreland 1893 - 1983 - another interesting member of the Ribblesdale Family.
Youngest of the five children of Thomas, 4th Lord Ribblesdale, and his wife Charlotte, Diana was born on 7th May 1893 at Ascot, where her father as Master of the Royal Buckhounds, was fulfilling his duties at Royal Ascot. Much of her childhood was spent at Gisburne Park with her brothers and sisters, though her brothers were educated at Eton and she scarcely knew her elder brother, Thomas, as he joined the army when she was four, and after surviving the Boer War, was killed in Somaliland when she was eleven. The following year (1905) her elder sister, Barbara, married Matthew Wilson of Eshton Hall, her brother's great friend. Her younger brother, Charles, was six years her senior and they were very fond of each other, though closest to her was her sister Laura, just two years older. The two little girls grew up together, were pretty, much admired, nicknamed " The Dolls ", and maintained a very close relationship throughout their lives. Sadly during their childhood their mother suffered from tuberculosis, so to avoid contagion she cut herself off from the family and spent much time in coastal places and in Switzerland. So they had sad memories of her and she died in 1911.
In 1913, aged 20, Diana married Percy Wyndham of the Coldstream Guards, a member of the notable family whose large house "Clouds" in Wiltshire was the meeting place for the "Souls", a group (including the Ribblesdales) of aristocrats with common intellectual interests. This seemed a very suitable match, but on the outbreak of The Great War, Percy went to France with the Expeditionary Force and fell in action in September 1914, after only seventeen months of marriage. Diana then trained as a nurse and went to France to nurse the wounded, undaunted by danger. Meanwhile, her brother Charles, after a brilliant Oxford career, left the Diplomatic service to join the Royal naval brigade and headed for the Dardenelles. After being repeatedly wounded, he died aboard a hospital ship in May 1915, a terrible blow for the family.
In 1918, Diana married Arthur Cappel, an Englishman living in Paris, heir to an industrial empire, he was a wealthy, intellectual, a dashing sportsman, and as he was a Roman Catholic, Diana joined this church. They seemed rather incompatible, but their first daughter was born in 1920 and later that year Cappel was killed in his car. After his death, a second daughter was born and the marriage had merely lasted two years. So at the age of 27, Diana had lost her mother, both her brothers, and two husbands, a catalogue of bereavements almost unbelievable. In bearing all this grief she was supported by her sister Laura, and father, Lord Ribblesdale. Her great strength of character, and above all that outstanding Ribblesdale characteristic:- courage - enabled her to face the future.
Diana inherited a fortune from Arthur Capel, so she rented a fashionable London house and took the tenancy of Lyegrove, a large house near Badminton in Gloucestershire.
In 1923, at the age of 30, she married Vere Fane, 14th Earl of Westmoreland, who was good-looking , charming, well-off and a keen sportsman, riding and training horses. Diana was wealthy and they decided to live at Lyegrove, which they bought from the Beaufort estate, had major work done on it, and developed the garden, which became Diana's great love and which she made famous. During the first ten years, their three children were born and life was very good. They enjoyed hunting in winter, the summer in London for the social season, and money enabled them to lead a life of leisure, with a large staff to maintain house and gardens.
But in the mid- 1930's, life took a different turn. The Earl got pneumonia, fought for his life, and although he survived, his health was badly affected and this caused great problems. He gambled, became addicted to alcohol and understandably the marriage relationship was strained. In addition to this, they discovered that their solicitor (a trusted advisor and friend !) had embezzled a third of Diana's fortune! Although still rich, maintaining Lyegrove became a problem and for the rest of her life Diana worried over finance and the fear of having to leave her home.
Then came the war (1939). All the staff left but this reduced the bills and Diana was able to save money. Surprisingly, she enjoyed her altered circumstances and showed herself to be both capable and independent. Her husband was recalled to the Navy, (though non-combatant because of his age) but was soon invalided out of service and returned to a much changed home. He could not adapt to the reduced circumstances and grew very disconsolate, as the wartime restrictions and lack of cash prevented him from doing almost all he enjoyed. In trying to rise above it, he continued his betting, drank and smoked more, and life for them both became extremely difficult. However, Diana nursed him until he died in 1948, when they were both 55 years of age, after 25 years of marriage.
Then followed long years of widowhood and the great problem of what to do about Lyegrove, which was much too big and expensive and everyone advised her to leave.
But having lost three husbands and suffered much stress, she shrank back from the upheaval and heartbreak of moving and stayed, though she withdrew from the social scene and settled into a quiet, peaceful routine of gardening, needlework and letterwriting.
Most rooms were empty except for the visits of her children, all now with their own homes,-two living nearby. Eventually she regained her sense of humour, and stoicism, and began to entertain a great mixture of visitors to her house and garden.
In her 80's, health problems and disablement crept up, and she lived mainly in one downstairs room of her cold, draughty house. She drew comfort from her religion, remaining a good Roman Catholic to the end of her life, as were her two elder children of their Catholic father. (Her other three children were Protestants, following their father.) All of them supported her through those last difficult years and when, amazingly, she reached the age of 90, she thoroughly enjoyed the party given by her son. But she soon declined, lost the will to live, and died peacefully in her sleep at Lyegrove in November 1983. After her funeral, in the Roman Catholic church at Chipping Sodbury, she was driven past the entrances of her beloved Lyegrove and was buried with her husband, in Little Badminton churchyard.
Dorothy Taylor.
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