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Northbourne, Baron (UK, 1884)

Creation: let. pat. 5 Nov 1884

Family name: James

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Arms:

Gules a Dolphin embowed Or

Crest:

An Ostrich Argent beaked and legged Or

Supporters:

On either side an Eagle Argent collared Gules pendant therefrom a Shield charged with the Arms

Motto:

J'Ayme A Jamais (I love for ever)

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Walter Charles [James], 1st Baron Northbourne

only son of John James, Minister Plenipotentiary to the Netherlands (by his wife Lady Emily Jane Stewart, 6th dau. by his second wife of Robert [Stewart], 1st Marquess of Londonderry), 1st son and hr. app. of Sir Walter James Head later James, 1st Bt., of Langley Hall, co. Berkshire

born

3 Jun 1816

mar.

17 Apr 1841 Sarah Caroline Ellison (d. 21 Jan 1890), 5th dau. and cohrss. of Cuthbert Ellison JP DL, of Hebburn Hall, co. Durham, by his wife Grace Ibbetson, dau. and cohrss. of Henry Ibbetson, of St Anthony's, co. Northumberland

children

1. Hon Walter Henry James, later 2nd Baron Northourne

1. Hon Sarah James (d. 13 Sep 1921), mar. 26 Sep 1871 John Arthur [Godley], 1st Baron Kilbracken, and had issue

died

4 Feb 1893

created

5 Nov 1884 Baron Northbourne, of Betteshanger in the County of Kent and of Jarrow Grange in the County Palatine of Durham

suc. by

son

note

suc. his grandfather 8 Oct 1829 as 2nd Baronet of Langley Hall; Member of Parliament (Conservative) for Hull 1837-47; High Sheriff of Kent 1855

Walter Henry [James], 2nd Baron Northbourne JP DL

born

25 Mar 1846

mar.

25 Aug 1868 Edith Emmeline Mary Lane (d. 12 Mar 1929), 3rd dau. of John Newton Lane, of King's Bromley Manor, co. Stafford, by his wife Hon Agnes Bagot, 2nd dau. by his second wife of William [Bagot], 2nd Baron Bagot

children

1. Hon Walter John James, later 3rd Baron Northbourne

2. Lt-Col Hon Cuthbert James JP, Member of Parliament for Bromley 1919-30, Assistant Financial Secretary Egyptian Army, Assistant Civil Secretary Sudan Government (b. 29 Feb 1872; d. 21 Jul 1930), mar. 10 Aug 1905 Florence Marion Packe (d. 7 Jan 1933), 1st dau. of Hussey Packe DL, of Prestwold, co. Leicester, by his wife Lady Alice Wodehouse, only dau. of John [Wodehouse], 1st Earl of Kimberley, by his wife Lady Florence FitzGibbon, 1st dau. and cohrss. of Richard Hobart [FitzGibbon], 3rd Earl of Clare, and had issue

3. Hon Robert James JP, of St Nicholas, Richmond, co. York (b. 13 May 1873; d. 13 Dec 1960), mar. (1) 18 Jun 1900 Lady Evelyn Kathleen Wellesley (b. 30 Jul 1873; d. 19 Jan 1922), 1st dau. of Arthur Charles [Wellesley], 4th Duke of Wellington, by his wife Kathleen Emily Bulkeley Williams, 4th dau. of Capt Robert Griffith Williams (by his wife Mary Anne Geale, dau. of Piers Geale, of Dublin), 2nd son of Sir Robert Williams, 9th Bt. MP, of Penrhyn, co. Carmarthen, and (2) 23 Jul 1923 Lady Serena Mary Barbara Lumley JP DStJ (b. 30 Mar 1901; d. 26 Oct 2000), only child of Aldred Frederick George Beresford [Lumley], 10th Earl of Scarborough, by his wife Lucy Cecilia Ashton DGStJ (widow of Robert Ashton, of Croughton Cottage, Winchester), 1st dau. of Cecil Dunn Gardner, and had issue by both wives

4. Hon Wilfrid James (b. 7 Dec 1874; d. 10 Jan 1908), mar. 27 Feb 1900 Margaret Anne Stogdon (d. 30 May 1957), 3rd dau. of John Stogdon, and had issue

1. Hon Sarah Agnes James (d. 19 Oct 940), mar. 21 Jun 1900 Rev Canon Adolphus Benjamin Parry-Evans, Vicar of St Andrews, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham (d. 8 Feb 1954), son of Maj Samuel Evans, of Bures, co. Suffolk, and had issue

died

27 Jan 1923

suc. by

son

note

Member of Parliament (Liberal) for Gateshead 1874-93; Hon Col, 9th Batallion Durham Light Infantry

Walter John [James], 3rd Baron Northbourne JP

born

2 Sep 1869

mar.

4 Oct 1894 Laura Gwenllian Rice (mar. (2) 2 Aug 1935 William Curtis Green RA;  d. 29 Jul 1952), 1st dau. of Adm Sir Ernest Rice KCB, of Sibertswold Place, co. Kent, by his first wife Laura Marianne York, 3rd dau. of Edward York, of Wighill Park, co. York (by his wife Penelope Beatrix Sykes, 2nd dau. of Rev Christopher Sykes, Rector of Roos, co. York), only son of Richard York, of Wighill Park, co. York, by his wife Lady Mary Anne Lascelles, 2nd dau. of Edward [Lascelles], 1st Earl of Harewood

children

1. Hon Walter Ernest Christopher James, later 4th Baron Northbourne

2. Martin Ellison James (b. 17 Feb 1910; dvp.22 Mar 1915)

1. Hon Dorothea Gwenllian James (b. 16 Aug 1897; dspm. 21 Aug 1974), mar. 29 Nov 1922 Randal Hugh Vivian [Smith], 2nd Baron Bicester, and had issue

2. Hon Mary Beatrix James (b. 2 Mar 1902), mar. 29 Jun 1926 Nicholas Llewelyn Davies, of Eythorne House, co. Kent, son of Arthur Llewelyn Davies, barrister, and had issue

3. Hon Jane Margaret James (b. 19 Jan 1908; d. 8 Feb 1966), mar. 29 Jun 1931 Hilary Maurice Bray, of Eythorne House. co. Kent, 1ar son of Maurice Woodbine Bray, of Rack Close, Shere, co. Surrey

died

22 Dec 1932

suc. by

son

note

served in World War I 1914-18 as Lieut, RNVR

Walter Ernest Christopher [James], 4th Baron Northbourne

born

18 Jun 1896

mar.

4 Mar 1925 Katherine Louise Nickerson JP (d. 1980), 2nd dau. of George Augustus Nickerson, of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, by his wife Ellen Touzalin, dau. of A E Touzalin

children

1. Hon Christopher George Walter James, later 5th Baron Northbourne

1. Hon Gwenllian Ellen James (b. 9 Sep 1929), mar. (1) 14 Jun 1952 (annulled 1960) Michael Hugh Rose, 3rd son of Rt Rev Alfred Carey Wollaston Rose, Suffragan Bishop of Dover, and (2) 9 Nov 1960 Professor Thomas Jeffrey Hemsley CBE, of  Denewood Road, London, and has issue by her second husband

2. Hon Elizabeth Sarah James (b. 9 Feb 1933), mar. 19 Mar 1960 Michael Edward Willis-Fleming, of Little Betteshanger, co. Kent, 2nd son of Col Edward Charles Augustus Willis-Fleming TD, of The Old Farm, Wickhill, Bracknell, co. Berkshire, and has issue

3. Hon Susan Jane James (b. 10 Feb 1936), mar. 14 Feb 1961 her former brother-in-law Michael Hugh Rose, of La Sirondole, Panzano-in-Chianti, Firenze, Italy, and has issue 

4. Hon Katherine Viola James (b. 25 Jan 1940), mar. 26 Feb 1963 John Wharton Hersey, of Thorneyburn Old Rectory, Tarset, co. Northumberland, 2nd son of G B Hersey, of Standford, co. Hampshire, and has issue

died

17 Jun 1982

suc. by

son

note

Lieut, 4th Batallion The Buffs; Chairman, Kent Agriculture Executive Committee 1947

Christopher George Walter [James], 5th Baron Northbourne

born

18 Feb 1926

mar.

18 Jul 1959 Aliki Louise Hélène Marie-Sygne Claudel, 1st dau. of Henri Charles Walter Claudel, of Chatou-sur-Seine, France

children

1. Hon Charles Walter Henri James, later 6th Baron Northbourne

2. Hon Anthony Christopher Walter Paul James, of Evistones, Otterburn, co. Northumberland (b. 14 Jan 1963)

3. Hon Sebastian Richard Edward Cuthbert James (b. 11 Mar 1966)

1. Hon Ophelia Mary Katherine Christine Aliki James (b. 23 Aug 1969)

died

8 Sep 2019

suc. by

son

note

elected to the House of Lords 1999

Charles Walter Henri [James], 6th Baron Northbourne

born

14 Jun 1960

mar.

3 Oct 1987 Catherine Lucy Burrows, only dau. of W Ralph Burrows, or Prescot, co. Lancaster

children

1. Hon Henry Christopher William James (b. 3 Dec 1988)

2. Hon Alexander Oolifer Charles James (b. 1996)

1. Hon Anastasia Aliki James (b. 1992)

 Last updated 9 Jan 2020

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Titles:

6th Baron Northbourne, of Betteshanger in the County of Kent and of Jarrow Grange in the County Palatine of Durham

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 5 Nov 1884)

7th Baronet, styled "of Langley Hall"

(Great Britain, let. pat. 28 Jul 1791)

Addresses:

11 Eaton Place, London SW1

Tel:  020 7235 6790   Fax:  020 7235 6224

Coldharbour, Northbourne, Deal, Kent CT14 0LP

Tel:  01304 611277   Fax:  01304 611128

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