Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameJohn Wodehouse Earl of Kimberley 
[60, Kimberley article, vol XIV, p. 414], [62, 107th edn of 2003, Vol 2, Kimberley article, p. 2163]
[60, Kimberley article, vol XIV, p. 414], [62, 107th edn of 2003, Vol 2, Kimberley article, p. 2163]Birth12 May 1924
Death26 May 2002
GeneralOnly s. & heir. 4th earl.
EducationEton. Magdalene, Cantab.
FatherJohn Wodehouse Earl of Kimberley (1883-1941)
MotherFrances Margaret Irby (-1950)
Notes for John Wodehouse Earl of Kimberley
Five marriages:
1. 27 Oct 1945: Diana Evelyn, dau of Lt Col Sir Piers legh, GCVO. div in 1952,
2. 9 Feb 1949: Carmel June, 3rd dau. of Michael Joseph Macguire, div in 1952, with 1st s.
3. 15 Sep 1953: Cynthia Abdy, yr dau. of of Eric Abdy Collins, div 1961,
4. 7 Jul 1961: Margaret dau. of Albert Simons, div 1965,
5. 1970: Gillian, dau. of Col. Norman Ireland-Smith (formerly wife of JohnRaw), div 1982,
6. 1982: Sarah Jane Hope, 1st dau. of Lt Col Christopher D’Arcy Preston Consett, DSO, MC.
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Burke’s peerage of 2003 has for him:
“b 12 May 1924; educ Eton and Magdalene Coll Cambridge; Lt Gren Gds WW II 1942–45, CC Norfolk 1946, Lib spokesman aerospace, def and vol community servs, memb Ho Lds All Party Def Study Gp 1978–92 (Hon Sec 1978–92, Pres 1992–), C 1979–, Del N Atlantic Assembly 1981–93, V-Pres World Cncl Alcoholism 1982–85, memb: Br Bobsleigh Team 1949–58, cncl Air League 1981–95, cncl Br Maritime League, RUSI 1980, Ho Lds All-Party Study Gp UFOs 1979–; chm J & P Security Servs Ltd 1994–, Pres Freedom in Action 1999; author The Whim of the Wheel (2001), ARAeS 1977; m 1st 27 Oct 1945 (divorce 1949) Diana Evelyn, only dau of Lt-Col Hon Sir Piers Walter Legh, GCVO, KCB, CMG, CIE, OBE (see NEWTON, B); m 2nd 9 Feb 1949 (divorce 1952) Carmel June (d 1992), 3rd dau of Michael Joseph Maguire, of Melbourne, Australia and formerly w of Derek Dunnett, and by her had:
1a JOHN ARMINE WODEHOUSE, 5th and present Earl of Kimberley
“The 4th Earl m 3rd 15 Sept 1953 (divorce 1961) Cynthia Abdy, yr dau of Eric Abdy Collins, FRCS, MRCP, of The Chantry, Saxmundham, Suffolk (see BLG 1952) and formerly w of Charles Gustav Westendarp, and by her had:
“2a +Edward Abdy [The Hon Edward Wodehouse, Limekiln House, Bell Hill, Lydbrook GL17 9SA]; b 29 May 1954; educ Eton; m 1st 1980 (divorce 1983) Pandora Jeffreys, est dau of Mrs W J Germing, of Castlenau, Barnes; m 2nd 1988 ●Sarah Katherine, dau of Richard Allen, of Ranskill, Notts, and Mrs Patrick Dean, of E Mere, Lincs
“3a +Henry Wyndham; b 26 April 1956; educ Millfield; m 1st 1979 (divorce 1988) Sarah M, only dau of J A Fleming, of Hampton, Middx; m 2nd 1992 ●Elizabeth Ellen, dau of Edmund Parkin, and by his 1st w has:
“1b +Thomas Henry John; b 1981
“1b ●Clare Margaret; b 1980
“The 4th Earl m 4th 7 July 1961 (divorce 1965) Margaret, dau of Albert Simons, and by her had:
“4a +Charles James; b 30 March 1963
“The 4th Earl m 5th 8 Aug 1970 (divorce 1982) Gillian, dau of Col Norman Ireland-Smith, of Sherborne, Dorset and formerly w of John Raw; m 6th 20 Aug 1982 ●(Sarah) Jane (Janey) Hope [The Rt Hon Jane Countess of Kimberley, Hailstone House, Cricklade, Wilts SN6 6JP], est dau of Lt Col Christopher d’A P Consett, DSO, MC, of Swan Ho, Gt Rissington, Glos, and d 26 May 2002.”
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1. 27 Oct 1945: Diana Evelyn, dau of Lt Col Sir Piers legh, GCVO. div in 1952,
2. 9 Feb 1949: Carmel June, 3rd dau. of Michael Joseph Macguire, div in 1952, with 1st s.
3. 15 Sep 1953: Cynthia Abdy, yr dau. of of Eric Abdy Collins, div 1961,
4. 7 Jul 1961: Margaret dau. of Albert Simons, div 1965,
5. 1970: Gillian, dau. of Col. Norman Ireland-Smith (formerly wife of JohnRaw), div 1982,
6. 1982: Sarah Jane Hope, 1st dau. of Lt Col Christopher D’Arcy Preston Consett, DSO, MC.
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Burke’s peerage of 2003 has for him:
“b 12 May 1924; educ Eton and Magdalene Coll Cambridge; Lt Gren Gds WW II 1942–45, CC Norfolk 1946, Lib spokesman aerospace, def and vol community servs, memb Ho Lds All Party Def Study Gp 1978–92 (Hon Sec 1978–92, Pres 1992–), C 1979–, Del N Atlantic Assembly 1981–93, V-Pres World Cncl Alcoholism 1982–85, memb: Br Bobsleigh Team 1949–58, cncl Air League 1981–95, cncl Br Maritime League, RUSI 1980, Ho Lds All-Party Study Gp UFOs 1979–; chm J & P Security Servs Ltd 1994–, Pres Freedom in Action 1999; author The Whim of the Wheel (2001), ARAeS 1977; m 1st 27 Oct 1945 (divorce 1949) Diana Evelyn, only dau of Lt-Col Hon Sir Piers Walter Legh, GCVO, KCB, CMG, CIE, OBE (see NEWTON, B); m 2nd 9 Feb 1949 (divorce 1952) Carmel June (d 1992), 3rd dau of Michael Joseph Maguire, of Melbourne, Australia and formerly w of Derek Dunnett, and by her had:
1a JOHN ARMINE WODEHOUSE, 5th and present Earl of Kimberley
“The 4th Earl m 3rd 15 Sept 1953 (divorce 1961) Cynthia Abdy, yr dau of Eric Abdy Collins, FRCS, MRCP, of The Chantry, Saxmundham, Suffolk (see BLG 1952) and formerly w of Charles Gustav Westendarp, and by her had:
“2a +Edward Abdy [The Hon Edward Wodehouse, Limekiln House, Bell Hill, Lydbrook GL17 9SA]; b 29 May 1954; educ Eton; m 1st 1980 (divorce 1983) Pandora Jeffreys, est dau of Mrs W J Germing, of Castlenau, Barnes; m 2nd 1988 ●Sarah Katherine, dau of Richard Allen, of Ranskill, Notts, and Mrs Patrick Dean, of E Mere, Lincs
“3a +Henry Wyndham; b 26 April 1956; educ Millfield; m 1st 1979 (divorce 1988) Sarah M, only dau of J A Fleming, of Hampton, Middx; m 2nd 1992 ●Elizabeth Ellen, dau of Edmund Parkin, and by his 1st w has:
“1b +Thomas Henry John; b 1981
“1b ●Clare Margaret; b 1980
“The 4th Earl m 4th 7 July 1961 (divorce 1965) Margaret, dau of Albert Simons, and by her had:
“4a +Charles James; b 30 March 1963
“The 4th Earl m 5th 8 Aug 1970 (divorce 1982) Gillian, dau of Col Norman Ireland-Smith, of Sherborne, Dorset and formerly w of John Raw; m 6th 20 Aug 1982 ●(Sarah) Jane (Janey) Hope [The Rt Hon Jane Countess of Kimberley, Hailstone House, Cricklade, Wilts SN6 6JP], est dau of Lt Col Christopher d’A P Consett, DSO, MC, of Swan Ho, Gt Rissington, Glos, and d 26 May 2002.”
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Will notes for John Wodehouse Earl of Kimberley
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