> Subject: Lady Ivor Spencer-Churchill > > Dear David: > > Hopefully this link gets you to this article. Unfortunately it is not > allowing me to copy it! > > Ottawa Citizen, December 27, 1958 – Article: Roses, Roses All the Way. (Book > of Roses) > > http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m_ExAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7eIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5061%2C2165200 > > Sincerely, > > Don > > President > Churchill Center South Texas > [email protected] > 210-845-2405 > > ******************************** > Donald E. Jakeway > Deputy City Manager > 101 West Abram Street > Arlington, TX 76004-3231 > 817-459-6103 (Office) > 817-459-6116 (Fax) > 210-845-2405 (Cell) > [email protected] > > *********************************** > > > Lady Ivor Spencer-Churchill (c1914-2010) > The Lady Ivor Spencer-Churchill, who died at Winchester, 12 Aug 2010, aged > 96, was the widow of Lord Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill (1898-1956), son of > the 9th Duke of Marlborough. > > She was the former Betty Cunningham, daughter of J.C. Cunningham, of The Lady > Ivor Spencer-Churchill, who died at Winchester, 12 Aug 2010, aged 96. She > married Lord Ivor in 1947. She is survived by a son (?), Robert William > Charles Spencer-Churchill. > > ************************************ > Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill > Birth: > Oct. 14, 1898, England > Death: > Sep. 17, 1956, England > > Lord Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill (Lord Ivor Churchill) was the son of > Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, former Duchess of Marlborough and Charles Richard > John Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough. His older brother John > Spencer-Churchill was the 10th Duke of Marlborough. He was the grandson of > William Kissam Vanderbilt and Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont; and of > George Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough, and Lady Albertha Frances > Anne, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn. Lord Ivor's father > was first cousin of Sir Winston Churchill. Lord Ivor is buried near both the > former Prime Minister and his American-born mother who was a great > granddaughter of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. > > Lord Ivor married (15 Nov 1947) Elizabeth "Betty" Cunningham (1914-2010), > daughter of James Cyril Cunningham. Lord & Lady Ivor were the parents of > Robert William Charles Spencer-Churchill (b. 7 Feb 1954). > > As a young boy, Lord Ivor was often in ill health. His mother, the Duchess, > took great measures to get him the proper care and living environments. He > was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford before joining the > Royal Army Service Corps in 1917 and gaining the rank of lieutenant. He > fought in the First World War and was decorated with the French Legion of > Honour. > > Lord Ivor died in London from complications of an inoperable brain tumor > survived by Lady Ivor and their only son. A New York Times obituary published > 18 Sep 1956 recalled of Lord Ivor as a "patron of art and like his kinsman, > Sir Winston Churchill, active in fostering Anglo-French relations." > > Family links: > Parents: > Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877 - 1964) > > Sibling: > John Albert Edward William Spencer-Churchill (1897 - 1972) > Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill (1898 - 1956) > > Burial: > St Martin Churchyard > Bladon > West Oxfordshire District > Oxfordshire, England > >
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 26, 2014, at 9:36 AM, David Riddle <[email protected]> wrote: > > Many thanks! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > David Riddle > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> On 26 Sep 2014, at 14:16, DONALD JAKEWAY <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I am at a meeting this morning and when I get to the office I will send it >> to you! >> >> Glad to help! >> >> Don >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Sep 26, 2014, at 4:55 AM, David Riddle <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Donald.. >>> >>> That was an unexpectedly quick reply and great news that we now know who >>> she was, and how close to the ‘family’ she was. >>> >>> Many thanks! >>> >>> Would it be possible to get hold of a copy of this article from you, or is >>> there a Web link? >>> >>> Best wishes, David Riddle >>> >>> >>>> On 26 Sep 2014, at 04:31, DONALD JAKEWAY <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Betty Churchill was a relative and the widow of Lord Ivor Churchill. >>>> >>>> Found an article on this (Golden Rose Book) in the Ottawa Citizen - >>>> December 27, 1958. Article was "Roses, Roses All the Way" >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> >>>> Don Jakeway >>>> >>>> Hope that helps >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Sep 25, 2014, at 4:06 PM, David Riddle <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I am a volunteer at Chartwell and involved with a group researching >>>>> stories about Churchill & Chartwell. I wonder if anyone in this group can >>>>> help with a current query? >>>>> >>>>> You may have heard of the Golden Rose Book, a gift from Churchill's >>>>> children on the occasion of their Golden Wedding anniversary that is >>>>> displayed in the Dining Room. One of the paintings in the Book is listed >>>>> as being by Betty Churchill, but the associated information folder >>>>> provided by the N.T. for visitors benefit has no details whatever as to >>>>> who Betty Churchill was. We do not think that she was a family member, so >>>>> who exactly was she? >>>>> >>>>> A Google search (other search engines are also available as the BBC might >>>>> say ;-) ) produces no results for any Betty Churchill that might fit the >>>>> bill and have been an artist. >>>>> >>>>> Can anyone help with further information please? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "ChurchillChat" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "ChurchillChat" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> David Riddle >>> White Cottage >>> 4 Sunningvale Avenue >>> Biggin Hill, Westerham >>> Kent TN16 3BT >>> >>> Tel: 01959 570359 >>> Mobile: 07966 472340 e-Mail: [email protected] >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "ChurchillChat" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "ChurchillChat" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. 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