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     James N.M. MacManus married Hon. Emma Mary Soames, daughter of Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames and Mary Spencer-Churchill, on 4 July 1981.^1,2 He and Hon. Emma Mary Soames were divorced in 1989.¹
     He was a journalist for The Guardian.¹

     Emily Fiona MacManus was born on 16 April 1983.¹ She is the daughter of James N.M. MacManus and Hon. Emma Mary Soames.¹ She married James Edward Gianni Nicholson, son of James Nicholson.²
     Her married name became Nicholson.²

     Hon. Charlotte Clementine Soames was born on 17 July 1954.¹ She is the daughter of Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames and Mary Spencer-Churchill.¹ She married, firstly, Richard Alexander Hambro, son of Jocelyn Olaf Hambro and Ann Silvia Muir, in 1973.¹ She and Richard Alexander Hambro were divorced in 1982.¹ She married, secondly, William James Robert Peel, 3rd Earl Peel, son of Arthur William Ashton Peel, 2nd Earl Peel and Catherine Kathleen McGrath, on 15 April 1989.¹
     From 1973, her married name became Hambro. From 15 April 1989, her married name became Peel. After her marriage, Hon. Charlotte Clementine Soames was styled as Countess Peel on 15 April 1989. She lived in 1999 at Kilgram Grange, Jervaulx, Ripon, Yorkshire, England^G.¹ She held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of North Yorkshire in 2019.³

     Richard Alexander Hambro was born on 1 October 1946.¹ He was the son of Jocelyn Olaf Hambro and Ann Silvia Muir.² He married, firstly, Hon. Charlotte Clementine Soames, daughter of Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames and Mary Spencer-Churchill, in 1973.² He and Hon. Charlotte Clementine Soames were divorced in 1982.² He married, secondly, Juliet Mary Elizabeth Harvey, daughter of Major Thomas Cockayne Harvey and Lady Katharine Mary Coke, in 1984.¹ He married, thirdly, Mary Christine Briggs in 1993.¹ He and Juliet Mary Elizabeth Harvey were divorced in 1992.¹ He died on 25 April 2009 at age 62.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at München Universität, Munich, Bavaria, Germany^G.¹ He was a director of Hambros Bank in 1979.¹ He was a director of J. O. Hambro Investment Management in 1986.¹ He lived in 1999 at Waverton House, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹

     William James Robert Peel, 3rd Earl Peel was born on 3 October 1947.² He is the son of Arthur William Ashton Peel, 2nd Earl Peel and Catherine Kathleen McGrath.³ He married, firstly, Veronica Naomi Livingston Timpson, daughter of Major John Alastair Livingston Timpson and Elizabeth Phoebe Houstoun-Boswall, on 28 March 1973.² He and Veronica Naomi Livingston Timpson were divorced in 1987.^3,2 He married, secondly, Hon. Charlotte Clementine Soames, daughter of Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames and Mary Spencer-Churchill, on 15 April 1989.⁴
     He was educated at Ampleforth College, Ampleforth, Yorkshire, England.² He was educated at Tours University, Tours, France.² He was educated at Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England.² He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Clanfield, of Clanfield, co. Hampshire [U.K., 1929] on 22 September 1969.³ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl Peel [U.K., 1929] on 22 September 1969.³ He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Peel [G.B., 1800] on 22 September 1969.³ He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Peel of Sandy, co. Bedford [U.K., 1895] on 22 September 1969.³ He was Lord Warden of the Stannaries in 1994.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of North Yorkshire in 1998.²

     Clementine Silvia Hambro was born in 1976.¹ She is the daughter of Richard Alexander Hambro and Hon. Charlotte Clementine Soames.¹ She married Orlando Gregory Fraser, son of Hon. Sir Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph Fraser and Lady Antonia Margaret Caroline Pakenham, in 2006.²
     From 2006, her married name became Fraser.²

     Major John Strange Spencer-Churchill was born at Phoenix Park, Dublin, where his father was secretary to his grandfather, the Duke of Marlborough, who had been appointed Viceroy of Ireland in 1876 on 4 February 1880 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.² He was the son of Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill and Jennie Jerome.¹ He married Lady Gwendoline Theresa Mary Bertie, daughter of Montagu Arthur Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon and Gwendoline Mary Dormer, on 8 August 1908.¹ He died on 23 February 1947 at age 67.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Oxfordshire Yeomanry.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1900, where he was mentioned in despatches, and was wounded.¹ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, where he was again mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre French.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1918.¹ He was awarded the Legion of Honour French.¹ He was admitted to Member, London Stock Exchange.¹ He was born at Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland (where his father, Lord Randolph Churchill, was secretary to his grandfather, the Duke of Marlborough, who had been appointed Viceroy of Ireland in 1876), and educated at Harrow School.

He married, in Oxford on 8 August 1908, Lady Gwendoline Theresa Mary Bertie (20 November 1885 – 7 July 1941), a Roman Catholic, the daughter of Montagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon and Gwendoline Mary Dormer.

Military career

He was commissioned into the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars in 1898. He served in the South African Light Horse alongside his war correspondent brother in the Second Boer War between 1899 and 1900, where he was Mentioned in Dispatches, and shot through the leg during the Battle of the Tugela Heights, part of the campaign for the relief of Ladysmith.[1]

He fought in the First World War, where he was again Mentioned in Dispatches. He also served on the staff of Field Marshal Lord French, General Sir Ian Hamilton (serving as Naval Liaison Officer for the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) and Field Marshal Lord Birdwood (serving as Camp Commandant, 1st Anzac Corps, and then as Assistant Military Secretary at the headquarters of the Fifth Army). He reached the rank of Major.

He was awarded the French decorations of the Croix de Guerre and the Légion d'Honneur. He was awarded the British Distinguished Service Order in 1918.

John Strange Spencer-Churchill became a businessman in the City of London.

John Strange Spencer-Churchill and his brother Winston were very close. John and his children spent a lot of time with his brother's family at Chartwell and other residences. During the Second World War the widowed John lost his house during the Blitz and he lived in Downing Street.[2]

He died of a heart disease[3] and is buried near his parents and brother at St Martin's Church, Bladon, near Woodstock, Oxfordshire.

Children

The couple had three children:

* John George Spencer-Churchill (31 May 1909–1992)
* Henry Winston Peregrine Spencer-Churchill (25 May 1913 – 19 March 2002)
* Anne Clarissa Churchill, Countess of Avon (born 28 June 1920), the widow of the former prime minister Anthony Eden.

Despite the Ne Temere decree, apparently only their daughter was brought up as a Catholic, the faith of her mother (herself the daughter of a convert).

References

1. ^ Churchill, W.S. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1900, p. 168-9
2. ^ Mary Soames in her edition of the Churchill letters.
3. ^ Mary Soames.²

     Lady Gwendoline Theresa Mary Bertie was born on 20 November 1885.² She was the daughter of Montagu Arthur Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon and Gwendoline Mary Dormer.^2,1 She married Major John Strange Spencer-Churchill, son of Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill and Jennie Jerome, on 8 August 1908.¹ She died on 7 July 1941 at age 55.¹
     From 8 August 1908, her married name became Churchill.

     Montagu Arthur Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon was born on 13 May 1836 at Hanover Square, Mayfair, London, England^G.² He was the son of Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon and Elizabeth Lavinia Vernon-Harcourt.³ He married, firstly, Caroline Theresa Towneley, daughter of Charles Towneley and Lady Caroline Harriett Molyneux, on 10 July 1858 at Bavarian Roman Catholic Chapel, Warwick Street, London, England^G.² He married, secondly, Gwendoline Mary Dormer, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Hon. James Charlemange Dormer and Ella Frances Catherine Alison, on 16 October 1883 at Roman Catholic Cathedral, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England^G.² He died on 10 March 1928 at age 91 at Oaken Holt, Oxfordshire, England^G.⁴ He was buried on 14 March 1928 at Abingdon Abbey, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England^G.⁴
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He held the office of High Steward of Abingdon.³ He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Abingdon, Berkshire [E., 1682] on 8 February 1884.² He succeeded as the 11th Lord Norris [E., 1572] on 8 February 1884.³ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the 3rd Reserve Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales Berkshire Regiment.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Oxfordshire.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Berkshire.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Berkshire.³

     Major John George Spencer-Churchill was born on 31 May 1909 at London, England.^3,2 He was the son of Major John Strange Spencer-Churchill and Lady Gwendoline Theresa Mary Bertie.³ He married, firstly, Angela Mary Culme-Seymour, daughter of Captain George Culme-Seymour and Janet Beatrix Orr Ewing, on 13 May 1934.³ He and Angela Mary Culme-Seymour were divorced in 1938.³ He married, secondly, Mary Cookson, daughter of Kenneth Cookson and Vivienne Tilla Butler, on 20 May 1941.³ He and Mary Cookson were divorced in 1953.³ He married, thirdly, Kathlyn Maude Muriel Hall Tandy Beddall, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Walter Samuel Hall Beddall, on 5 March 1953.³ He married, fourthly, Anna Gunvor Maria Janson, daughter of Johan Janson, on 27 August 1958.³ He and Anna Gunvor Maria Janson were divorced in 1972.³ He died on 23 June 1992 at age 83 at London, England.^3,2
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.³ He was a painter, sculpter and composer.³ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Engineers.³ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1945.³ He wrote the book Crowded Canvas.³