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Head, Viscount (UK, 1960)

Creation: let. pat. 2 Aug 1960

Family name: Head

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Arms:

Sable a Chevron Argent between two Unicorns' Heads couped in chief and in base as many Arrows in saltire and filed by a Ducal Crown Or

Crest:

A Unicorn's Head couped Sable armed and crined Or between two Arrows erect points downwards of the last

Supporters:

On either side a Staffordshire Terrier Sable gorged with a Dog Collar Or

Motto:

Study Quiet

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Antony Henry [Head], 1st Viscount Head, GCMG CBE MC PC

only son of Geoffrey Head, of South Street, London, by his wife Ethel Daisy Flower, dau. of Arthur Flower, of South Kensington, London

born

19 Dec 1906

mar.

23 Jul 1935 Lady Dorothea "Dot" Louise Ashley-Cooper OStJ (d. 1987), 2nd dau. of Anthony [Ashley-Cooper], 9th Earl of Shaftesbury, by his wife Lady Constance Sibell Grosvenor, 1st dau. of Lord Victor Alexander Grosvenor, styled Earl Grosvenor (by his wife Lady Sibell Mary Lumley, 4th dau. of Richard George [Lumley], 9th Earl of Scarbrough), 1st son and heir ap. by his first wife of Hugh Lupus [Grosvenor], 1st Duke of Westminster

children

1. Hon Richard Antony Head, later 2nd Viscount Head

1. Hon Teresa "Tessa" Mary Head (b. 20 Jun 1938; d. 29 Mar 2020), mar. 29 Jul 1972 Richard Deacon Haddon, Assistant Master at Eton College (b. 1938; d. 2008), son of Herbert Deacon Haddon by his wife Phyllis Mary Pyke, and had issue

2. Josephine Head (b. 24 May 1948; dvp. 9 Oct 1949)

died

29 Mar 1983

created

2 Aug 1960 Viscount Head, of Throope in the County of Wiltshire

suc. by

son

note

had a distinguished career in the Life Guards 1934-46; Member of Parliament (Conservative) for Carshalton 1945-60; CBE 1946; Privy Councillor 1951; Secretary of State for War 1951-56; Minister of Defence 1956-57; High Commissioner to the Federation of Nigeria 1960-63; KCMG 1961; High Commissioner to Malaysia 1963-66; GCMG 1963

Richard Antony [Head], 2nd Viscount Head

born

27 Feb 1937

mar.

11 May 1974 Alicia Brigid Salmond, 1st dau. of Julian John William Salmond, of The Old Manor House, Didmarton, Badminton, co. Avon (by his wife Brigid Louise Wright, dau. of FitzHerbert Wright), 1st son of Marshal of the RAF Sir John Maitland Salmond GCB CMG DSO DSO by his second wife Hon Monica Margaret Grenfell, 1st dau. of William Henry [Grenfell], 1st Baron Desborough

children

1. Hon Henry Julian Head (b. 30 Mar 1980)

2. Hon George Richard Head (b. 20 Jul 1982)

1. Hon Sarah Georgiana Head (b. 26 Nov 1984)

Last updated 6 Apr 2021

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Title:

2nd Viscount Head, of Throope in the County of Wiltshire

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 2 Aug 1960)

Address:

Throope Manor, Bishopstone, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP5 4BA

Tel:  01722 77318

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