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     Hon. Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames was born on 12 February 1949.¹ He is the son of Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames and Mary Churchill.¹ He married Catherine N. Weatherall, daughter of Captain Anthony E. Weatherall, in 1981.¹ He and Catherine N. Weatherall were divorced in 1988.¹ He married Serena Mary Smith, daughter of Sir John Lindsay Eric Smith, in 1993.¹
      Hon. Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames usually went by his middle name of Nicholas.³ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1967 in the service of the 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own).¹ He held the office of Extra Equerry to HRH The Prince of Wales between 1970 and 1972.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Crawley between 1983 and 1997.¹ He held the office of Chairman of the Conservative Party between 1984 and 1992.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1984 and 1992, to Minister for State Employment.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food between 1992 and 1994.¹ He held the office of Minister of State Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence between 1994 and 1997.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Mid Sussex between 1997 and 1999.¹

     Catherine N. Weatherall is the daughter of Captain Anthony E. Weatherall.¹ She married Hon. Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames, son of Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames and Mary Churchill, in 1981.¹ She and Hon. Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames were divorced in 1988.¹

     Captain Anthony E. Weatherall was born before 1952.
     He lived at Cowhill, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

     Arthur Harry David Soames was born in 1985.¹ He is the son of Hon. Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames and Catherine N. Weatherall.¹

     Serena Mary Smith is the daughter of Sir John Lindsay Eric Smith.¹ She married Hon. Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames, son of Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames and Mary Churchill, in 1993.¹

     Sir John Lindsay Eric Smith was born in 1923.² He is the son of Captain Evan Cadogan Eric Smith and Helen Williams.²
     He was invested as a Companion of Honour (C.H.).¹ He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.).¹

     Isabella Soames was born on 28 November 1996.¹ She is the daughter of Hon. Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames and Serena Mary Smith.¹

     Hon. Jeremy Bernard Soames was born on 25 May 1952.¹ He is the son of Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames and Mary Churchill.¹ He married Susanna Keith, daughter of James David Agar Keith, in 1978.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹

     Susanna Keith is the daughter of James David Agar Keith.¹ She married Hon. Jeremy Bernard Soames, son of Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames and Mary Churchill, in 1978.¹

     James David Agar Keith lived at West Barsham Hall, Fakenham, Norfolk, England.¹