Miscellaneous - Deed of the Marquess of Cholmondeley and Others [1950-02-04 & 06]

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Title

Miscellaneous - Deed of the Marquess of Cholmondeley and Others [1950-02-04 & 06]

Subject

Royal Household

Description

Deed of the Marquess of Cholmondeley and others nominating Lord Willoughby de Eresby to be their deputy to exercise the office of Lord Great Chamberlain.

Creator

Marquess of Cholmondeley

Source

PREM 5/590

Date

1950-02-04 & 06

Contributor

Jason Loch

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COPY

KNOW ALL MEN by these PRESENTS that We, George Horatio Charles Marquess of Cholmondeley Marjorie Cecilia Dowager Baroness Nunburnholme Widow of the late Charles Henry Wellesley Second Baron Nunburnholme The Honourable Alexandra Augusta Palmer the wife of William Llewellyn Palmer Esquire Ruperta Countess of Dartmouth the wife of William Earl of Dartmouth G.C.V.O. The Honourable Victoria Alexandrina Weld-Forester the wife of Major The Honourable Edric Alfred Cecil Weld-Forester Lieutenant-Colonel The Honourable Derek William Charles Keppel commonly called Viscount Bury the eldest son and heir of The Honourable Judith Sydney Myra Viscountess Bury (who died on the fourteenth day of March One thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight) the deceased wife of The Honourable Walter Egerton George Lucian Keppel now the Earl of Albemarle and Gilbert Earl of Ancaster being the persons together entitled to the Office of Hereditary Great Chamberlain of England appointed by a Deed dated Thirty first day of December One thousand Nine hundred and Thirty six the said Earl of Ancaster to be our Deputy during the Reign of His Majesty King George VI —

AND WHEREAS the Earl of Ancaster is desirous of relinquishing his said office of Deputy by reason of age and infirmity NOW THEREFORE we the parties hereto in conformity with ancient usage and by virtue of the estate interest power and authority in us vested do under and by these presents nominate substitute and appoint the Honourable Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby commonly called Lord Willoughby de Eresby in place of the Earl of Ancaster to be during the Reign of His present Majesty King George VI our sufficient Deputy to perform and

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execute the said Office of Hereditary Great Chamberlain of England and to exercise and enjoy all such rights and privileges and do all such acts and perform all such duties and services as to the said Office do belong and appertain.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourth day of February One thousand nine hundred and fifty 

SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the above named GEORGE HORATIO CHARLES MARQUESS OF CHOLMONDELEY in the presence of:


(Signed) CHOLMONDELEY

(Signed) A. PENROSE HULL
12 Kensington Palace Gardens,
London, W.8
Private Secretary.

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IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth day of February One thousand nine hundred and fifty 

SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the above named MARJORIE CECILIA DOWAGER BARONESS NUNBURNHOLME in the presence of:

(Signed) MARJORIE CECILIA NUNBURNHOLME

(Signed) D. M. RETCHFORD
45 Elm Park Mansions,
London, S.W.10
Secretary.

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IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth day of February One thousand nine hundred and fifty

SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the above named ALEXANDRA AUGUSTA PALMER in the presence of:

(Signed) ALEXANDRA AUGUSTA PALMER

(Signed) STEPHEN HAROLD HART
Hanimonds Farm
Checkendon,
Oxon.
Farmer.

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IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth day of February One thousand nine hundred and fifty 

SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the above named RUPERTA COUNTESS OF DARTMOUTH in the presence of:

(Signed) RUPERTA DARTMOUTH

(Signed) – BURDETT
Patshull House.

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IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth day of February One thousand nine hundred and fifty 

SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the above named VICTORIA ALEXANDRINA WELD-FORESTER in the presence of:

(Signed) VICTORIA ALEXANDRINA WELD-FORESTER

(Signed) CLU JONES
Laverton House
Broadway
Worcs.
Spinster.

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IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth day of February One thousand nine hundred and fifty 

SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the above named VISCOUNT BURY in the presence of:

(Signed) BURY

(Signed) MARGARET K. F. BROWN
Mount Stewart
Newtownards.

Nursery Governess.

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IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourth day of February One thousand nine hundred and fifty 

SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the above named GILBERT EARL OF ANCASTER in the presence of:

(Signed) ANCASTER

(Signed) ROBERT BLAIN
Grimsthorpe Castle Bourne.

Butler.

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Document is typewritten. Certain passages are underlined and there are filler lines at the end of some sentences.

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Citation

Marquess of Cholmondeley, “Miscellaneous - Deed of the Marquess of Cholmondeley and Others [1950-02-04 & 06],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/148.

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