Violet liked him well enough. Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon were two of the daughters of John Herbert Bowes-Lyon and his wife Fenella (ne Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis). The sisters were born with severe learning difficulties and, following the death of their father in 1930, they were admitted to a mental health institution, the Royal Earlswood Hospital in Redhill, London, in 1941. The sisters were the last two unmarried daughters of the 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and were considered to be among the most eligible young women in Britain. married Albert, the Duke of York. Nerissa died aged 66 in 1986 and was buried in a grave marked only with a name tag and serial number . Unofficial Royalty 2020, The Crown shared photos of Katherine and Nerissa Bowes-Lyon at the end of Season 4, Episode 7; Credit Netflix/The Crown. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Nicholas Trefusis (died c. 1648) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1628 and 1648. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. It was Fenella, born Fenella Clinton, who brought it to the Bowes-Lyon family, meaning it never passed to the Queen Mother or anyone else in the direct bloodline. 1578. There was never any risk of that genetic disorder occurring in the British royal family descended from The Queen Mother, born Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, because it did not originate in the Bowes-Lyon family. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Family members linked to this person will appear here. We have set your language to John Bowes-Lyon was the second son of the 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and the Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. Hayley Richardson For Mailonline, When celebrations were carefree: Stunning winners of the International Wedding Photographer of the Year hark back to happier times with hugging guests and crowded dancefloors, Fancy some royal jewels? You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. Interestingly, three of their daughters had severe developmental disabilities similar to those of Nerissa and Katherine. Rosemary's twin brother, Edmund lived for only 11 months. Son. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Phillip (nephew) Professor Donald Cornwallis Treadway Trefusis (1921-2008) is an eccentric fictional character created by Stephen Fry . [1] Regarding the errors in the death dates in Burkes Peerage, he said of his great-aunt Fenella, the mother of Nerissa and Katherine, She was an elderly lady at that time. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. All content copyright Unofficial Royalty 2023. At the same time my family, the Bowes-Lyons, went from being minor Scottish aristocrats to having a direct bloodline to the crown, resulting in the children of my brother paying a terrible price, she says. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis; Credit https://theroyalhistory.tumblr.com/. Just think of the life they might have had. Katherine and Nerissa suffered from a genetic disorder that, as it was revealed, came from their mother's side of the family. Weve updated the security on the site. There was a problem getting your location. Albert unexpectedly became King George VI on the Abdication of his brother. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. After the war, he was twice threatened with courts-martial after having failed to show on parade for demobilisation. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Their admission to the asylum was also deemed necessary when, in 1923, their aunt Elizabeth married the future King George VI. Resend Activation Email. (TV: The End of Time) Trefusis knew about Harold Saxon and was sent to collect his ring. Learn more about managing a memorial . Failed to delete memorial. [1] In 1915, he was posted with the Black Watch. There is no information on why this decision was made. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Nerissa and Katherines aunt, in 1986; Credit Wikipedia. Idonea, Etheldreda, and Rosemary Fane were the children of Fenellas sister Harriet, her only sibling. The idea that one family alone has the automatic birth right to the crown is already so hard to justify, the gene pool of that family better have 100 per cent purity. Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis was born 19 August 1889 in Fettercairn House, Fettercairn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom to Charles John Robert Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton (1863-1957) and Jane Grey McDonnell (1863-1953) and died 19 July 1966 5A Mount Street, Mayfair, Greater London, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. In 1941, when Nerissa was 22-years-old and Katherine was 15-years-old, they were sent to Royal Earlswood Hospital in Redhill, Surrey, England. In 1987, Gerard Fane-Trefusis, 22nd Baron Clinton, the great-grandson of the 21st Baron Clinton, rejected the idea of any kind of cover-up. They had five daughters: Patricia Bowes-Lyon (6 July 1916 - 18 June 1917) died in infancy King Edward VIII, in 1936. [1][6][8], The three grandchildren of Fenella and John (Lady Elizabeth Shakerley, the 5th Earl of Lichfield, and Katherine Somervell) organised the headstone for Nerissa Bowes-Lyon. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Diana Cinderella Mildred Bowes-Lyon (14 December 1923 20 May 1986) married Peter Gordon Colin Somervell (5 May 1910 14 October 1993) on 24 February 1960. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Following the programme's broadcast, The Guardian's reviewer John Crace wrote that "All we learned was just common knowledge." Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon were two of the daughters of John Herbert Bowes-Lyon and his wife Fenella (ne Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis)Miss Fane 38394612 is buried in the same grave as her sister Etheldreda 38394612, who died in 1996. The mental disability the five cousins had probably was a genetic disorder and it originated not in the Bowes-Lyon family but rather in the Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis family. Verify and try again. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. It is permissible to use a link that directs to Unofficial Royalty. Lady Elizabeth Shakerley, party planner to the queen and daughter of one of the other Bowes-Lyon cousins, responded at length, disputing both the assertions by the programme-makers of familial abandonment and the methods of "this supposedly factual documentary". 'There have been enough examples on the Windsor side alone to worry people if you add the Bowes-Lyon illnesses to that, the danger is it becomes untenable.'. In 1987, there was much criticism for the British royal family about how Nerissa and Katherine had been treated and there were even rumors that there had been a royal coverup although there is no evidence. When I googled it I didnt find the name of the specific genetic conditions they had. The members of the Bowes-Lyon family had the means and the familial responsibility to make the decisions regarding Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon as did the Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis family, the family of their mother. Here is everything you need to know. Educated at Eton and New College, Oxford, he served in the First World War but was invalided out of the Black Watch in 1916. ", The Daily Telegraph described the documentary as "sad but revealing". If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 but went into a period of decline following the introduction of Care in the Community and closed in March 1997. Nerissa, along with another younger sister Katherine, who was born in July 1926, was . As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. They were two lovely sisters.'. 'If you're not first in line, if you're an individual character with individual needs or, God forbid, an irregular temperament then you'll be spat out, or you'll be hidden away or worse: Declared dead. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Nicholas Trefusis Honor Code Signatory Signed 11 Feb 2019 | 89 contributions | 5 thank-yous. Born in 1926 and 1919, respectively, Katherine and Nerissa were the Queen's first cousins from her mother's side. You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. 'It's wicked and it's cold-hearted and it's cruel and it's entirely in keeping with the ruthlessness which I myself have experienced in this family. While today our attitudes regarding the care of mentally disabled people are different, an argument could be made that the sisters received the care that they needed as was understood during the years they were institutionalized. His sister Elizabeth later become Queen Elizabeth. Nerissa et Katherine Bowes-Lyon ont t internes depuis leur adolescence. He also commented on the absence of any attempt to find out why the sisters had been placed in care in 1941, writing "this was the one part of the story that was genuinely still a mystery. The paupers grave of Nerissa Bowes-Lyon at Redhill Cemetery, marked by a small plastic tag at the foot of the headstone. 11:07, 11 Nov 2020 Trefusis blood was labelled 'mad blood' or 'bad blood' because the Bowes-Lyon girls, Nerissa and Katherine (Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret's cousins), had been put in a state asylum and were. But she certainly does on the show, much to Margarets apparent disgust. login . Born in 1919 and 1926 respectively, the sisters were daughters of John Bowes-Lyon, elder brother to Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later the Queen Mother), and Fenella Bowes-Lyon (ne Trefusis). They were the daughters of John Bowes-Lyon and Fenella Trefusis. John Trefusis, Cornwall: Register of the University of Oxford. The value of purpose and a sense of meaning is discussed, while also showing the cruel pitfalls of the Royal Family. DNA tested at MyHeritage DNA. On 19 June 1920, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Forfarshire. As for why the family didn't "behave like human beings," as Helena Bonham Carter's Margaret puts. The condition was thought to have been hereditary and descended from their common maternal grandfather, Charles Trefusis, 21st baron Clifton. Nerissa and Katherine had a mental age of about three-years-old and never learned to talk. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? In 1982, after thinking her nieces had died, the Queen Mother learned that they were still alive and in the Royal Earlswood Hospital when the hospitals League of Friends wrote to her. [7] Her grave was marked with plastic tags and a serial number until her existence was revealed in the media, after which the family added a gravestone. There was an error deleting this problem. Nerissa Bowes-Lyon (18 de febrero de 1919 - 22 de enero de 1986) y Katherine Bowes-Lyon (4 de julio de 1926 - 23 de febrero de 2014) eran dos de las hijas de John Herbert Bowes-Lyon y su mujer Fenella (nacida con los apellidos Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis). Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Nerissa Bowes-Lyon (1919 - 1986) and Katherine Bowes-Lyon (1923 - 2014) Nerissa had died in 1986 and Katherine lived until 2014. Diana Married Peter Gordon Colin Somervell in February 1960 and their daughter Katherine Somervell is a god-daughter of Queen Elizabeth II. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. John Bowes-Lyon was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford,[2] where he played first-class cricket for the university side in three matches in 1906 and 1907, playing as a fast-medium bowler.[3]. This is a carousel with slides. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Shortly after her twenty-fifth birthday, in June 1919, Violet was all but frog-marched down the aisle. Sorry! They and three of the sisters maternal cousins were declared dead and secretly sent to an institution and the royal family never visited them. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. EXCLUSIVE: Bud Light owner Anheuser-Busch is now accused of 'racist and sexist' hiring practices that McUpgrade? However, the previously released seasons of the hit Netflix series which follows the life of Elizabeth II from prior to her coronation are currently experiencing a surge in popularity in several regions, including the UK, Argentina and Ukraine. There is a problem with your email/password. If youre wondering to whom shes referring, so was Margaret. A system error has occurred. Three of Harriet's daughters, Idonea (1912-2002), Rosemary (1914-1972), and Ethelreda (1922-1996), and two of Fenella's daughters, Nerissa (1919-1986) and Katherine (1926-2014) were all born with severe mental disabilities. By telling the story of the individuals, and using the testimony of those who had lived alongside them in the asylum, the film hoped to contextualise "the changing attitudes to learning disability in British society over the twentieth century. cemeteries found in Redhill, Reigate and Banstead Borough, Surrey, England will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Upon hearing of their struggles, Margaret is later shown confronting the Queen Mother about her knowledge of the sisters. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Lady Katherine Juliette Bowes-Lyon I found on Findagrave.com. Please enter your email and password to sign in. The two sisters, Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon, were the daughters of The Honorable John Bowes-Lyon (1886 - 1930), the second son of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore (1855 - 1944), and an elder brother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900 - 2002), and his wife Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck (1862 - 1938). Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). The couple had five children; their firstborn, Patricia Bowes-Lyon, died in infancy. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. 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The 1963 edition of Burke's Peerage listed Nerissa and Katherine as having died in 1940 and 1961 respectively;[1][3] but in 1987 it was revealed that the sisters were alive, and had been placed in Earlswood Hospital for mentally disabled people in 1941. The Independent has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment. Though monogamy wasn't prized by the Edwardian nobility, marriage was obligatory. [4] Earlswood closed in 1997. Burke's Peerage said she had died in 1940.Idonea's mother was the sister of Fenella Trefusis, who was married to John Herbert Bowes Lyon, the Queen Mother's brother and the second son of the Earl of Strathmore. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Anne married Lt.-Col. Thomas William Arnold Anson, Viscount Anson in 1938 but the couple divorced in 1948 after having two children. What was more unforgivablewhat happened in episode seven or in real life? I thought you might like to see a memorial for Lady Nerissa Jane Irene Bowes-Lyon I found on Findagrave.com. At least in The Crown, the Queen Mother blamed it all on the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936, at which point she became Queen. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. In The Crown the Queen Mother attempts to defend the cruel steps, telling Princess Margaret: 'I went from being the wife of the Duke of York, leading a relatively normal life, to being Queen. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. The Master took her life energy, killing her, as well as that of several . There is a problem with your email/password. Sorry! The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. When Hon. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. The impression I had was that theyd been forgotten, she recalled. Thanks for your help! Learn more about merges. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. They're your nieces - daughters of your favourite brother. [15], In November 2011, Channel 4 broadcast a documentary about the sisters, The Queen's Hidden Cousins. It is a matter for the Bowes-Lyon family. And it has largely remained so, even though Katherine died surprisingly recently, at the age of 87 in 2014. Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton, the maternal grandfather of Nerissa and Katherine; Credit www.geni.com, Not only were there plenty of members of the Bowes-Lyon family to take responsibility but there were also members of the Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis family, Nerissa and Katherines maternal family. But, why? All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. This browser does not support getting your location. GREAT NEWS! (TV: Last of the Time Lords) The governor, several guards and she resurrected the Master. Three other mentally disabled cousins also lived in Earlswood Hospital. Nerissa Bowes Lyon, Katherine's 140895787 sister and a cousin of the Queen Mother, lies in a grave just two plots away.Miss Fane was one of five children, including Nerissa, Katherine and Etheldreda, who were locked away in a mental institution on one day in 1941 as Nazi bombs fell on London and the then Queen was in the East End. Katherine, born in 1926, and Nerissa, born in 1919, were the daughters of John Herbert Bowes-Lyon the brother of the Queen Mother and his wife, Fenella. Cuddling dolls, they stand for the national anthem and salute before being handed medication by a nurse. They had one daughter: Katherine Somervell (23 August 1961) is a god-daughter of, This page was last edited on 22 November 2022, at 05:52. Try again later. On 29 September 1914, Bowes-Lyon married the Hon. While receiving treatment in the UK, he admitted having experienced a nervous breakdown in 1912 and also suffered from neurasthenia. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. 'At the same time my family, the Bowes-Lyons, went from being minor Scottish aristocrats to having a direct bloodline to the crown, resulting in the children of my brother paying a terrible price. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Bowes-Lyon&oldid=1123157223, Patricia Bowes-Lyon (6 July 1916 18 June 1917) died in infancy. Nerissa and Katherine were the daughters of her brother, John Bowes-Lyon, making them her nieces. However, it later transpired that their deaths had been falsified. ). 'Their illness, their imbecility - their professionally diagnosed idiocy and imbecility - would make people question the integrity of the bloodline. [6], The Hon. At the ages of 15 and 22 respectively, the pair, who were unable to speak due to their condition, were secretly placed in the Royal Earlswood Institution for Mental Defectives in Redhill, Surrey by their parents in 1941. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. In particular, the fourth season ofThe Crown gives fans of the royal family a detailed look at some of the most significant moments in their public and private lives. [9] She outlived him by thirty-six years and died on 19 July 1966, aged 76. Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis (1889-1966) was born 19 August 1889 at Fettercairn House in Fettercairn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom to Charles John Robert Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton (1863-1957) and Jane McDonnell (1863-1953) and died 19 July 1966 at 5A Mount Street in Mayfair, Greater London, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. Please reset your password. As for Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother, the only development in the years since has been that they failed to attend a meeting to discuss Katherines future before Royal Earlswood closed in 1977. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. The gene pool of that family better have 100 percent purity. (And it doesnt, according to her; she also cites the case of King George III, who was thought to have bipolar disorder.). His widow was a leading guest at the Queen's wedding to Prince Philip in 1947. Try again later. John Bowes-Lyon and his wife Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis had five daughters: John Bowes-Lyon died in 1930 of pneumonia, aged 44, leaving his widow Fenella to care for their four young children, including Nerissa and Katherine who were severely mentally disabled. Her nieces were institutionalized in 1941, five years after the abdication of King Edward VIII. Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore, the paternal grandfather of Nerissa and Katherine; Credit Wikipedia. It's also unknown whether Princess Margaret found out about her cousins and confronted her mother; it's certainly unlikely she was told of their plight by her therapist, as is the case in The Crown. Scan this QR code to download the app now. Read More About This Surname. Nerissa and Katherines mother was The Honorable Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis (1889 1966), daughter of Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton (1863 1957) and Lady Jane McDonnell (1863 1953), daughter of Mark McDonnell, 5th Earl of Antrim. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. The three maternal cousins were the sisters Idonea Fane (1912 2002), Rosemary Fane (1914 1972), and Etheldreda Fane (1922 1996), the daughters of Harriet Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis and Henry Fane. She fails, but at the very least begins to see a therapist, who isnt remotely surprised when Margaret shows up. Try again later. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Nerissa Bowes-Lyon (178551185)? Try again later. Late that year, he was posted to the Ministry of Munitions and then in the Territorial Army in 1916. At the time, there were fears that the sisters condition could threaten the social standing of the royal family due the stigma surrounding learning difficulties. [10] David Danks, then director of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute,[11] thought that a genetic disease in the Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis family[12] may have killed male members of the family in early childhood and caused learning disabilities in females. Does anyone know? Nerissa Bowes Lyon BillionGraves Birth: Feb 17 1918 Death: Jan 22 1986 Burial: Redstone Cemetery, Redhill, England, United Kingdom there is a man who claims that she was not impaired, she married a Romanian Prince and had a son http://www.dieter-stanzeleit.com/content.php?lang=en&cat=home view all Nerissa Bowes-Lyon's Timeline This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Origins [ edit ] Nicholas Trefusis was the last of the line of a branch of the Trefusis family living at Lezant in Cornwall. Two of their grandchildren were Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Princess Margaret. Nerissa Bowes-Lyon 18th February 1919 - 22nd January, 1986. Weve updated the security on the site. Im talking about Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon, cousins of our current Queen Elizabeth, who had some kind of genetic condition(s) that ran in the family. She explains that her nieces were institutionalized because of fears that evidence of mental instability in the royal family could threaten the security of their claim to the throne after the 1936 abdication of King Edward VIII. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. The idea that one family alone has the automatic birthright to the crown is already so hard to justify, the gene pool of that family better have 100 per cent purity. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. It seems unlikely that after five years, the decision to institutionalize the Queen Mothers two nieces was taken in reaction to the Bowes-Lyon familys new close ties to the British throne. Cuando muri en 1986, a los 66 aos, Nerissa fue despedida en un funeral para indigentes, denunci The Sun, algo que confirm en 2011 un documental de Channel 4, The Queen's Hidden Cousins (Las. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. by Susan Flantzer You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis (19 August 1889 - 19 July 1966), the younger daughter of Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis (19 August 1889 19 July 1966), the younger daughter of Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton. This is a carousel with slides. I am aware, through professional colleagues, of the sisters, she tells Margaret, who looks puzzled: What sisters?. She was laid to rest in a plot marked only by a tag with a serial number written on it. She married John Herbert . Belgravia, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England, Redhill, Reigate and Banstead Borough, Surrey, England. Miss Trefusis was head prison guard of Broadfell Prison, which held Lucy Saxon, as well as a member of a cult that worshiped Harold Saxon. When Nerissa died in 1986, none of her family attended the funeral. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. The Crown does appear to use artistic licence in its fictional retelling of the saga as it implies the Queen Mother was involved from the start. By There was a problem getting your location. Their mother was the younger daughter of Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton. Then the 15th Earls son and Nerissa and Katherines first cousin Timothy Bowes-Lyon, 16th Earl of Strathmore (1918 1972) held the peerage title until 1972 when he was succeeded by his first cousin, and the first cousin of Nerissa and Katherine, Michael Bowes-Lyon, 17th Earl of Strathmore (1928 1987). [9], Three mentally disabled cousins of the girls also lived in Earlswood Hospital. He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Royal North Devon Yeomanry Cavalry between 1914 and 1918. Harriet Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis (1887-1958), sister of Nerissa 132033060 and Katherine 140895787's mother Fenella #132033060, married Major Henry Nevile Fane 24May {1883}1895 -2Aug 1947, and 3 of their 7 children lived in Earlswood Hospital:. He later returned to his job in the city. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. The Queen Mother is even shown. 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