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Lt.-Gen. Sir George Charles Gordon-Lennox

Male 1908 - 1988  (79 years)


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  1. 1.  Lt.-Gen. Sir George Charles Gordon-Lennox was born on 29 May 1908 in London, Middlesex, England; died on 11 May 1988.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Eton, Buckinghamshire, England; Eton College
    • Education: Sandhurst, Berkshire, England; Royal Military College, Sandhurst
    • Military Service: Lieutenant-General, Grenadier Guards
    • Residence: Gordon Castle, Fochabers, Morayshire, Scotland
    • Office: From 1921 to 1924; Page of Honour to H.M. George V
    • Decoration: 1943; Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)
    • Decoration: 1952; Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.)
    • Decoration: 1959; Companion of the Order of the Bath (C.B.)
    • Occupation: From 1959 to 1963, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England; Commandant
    • Occupation: From 1963 to 1964; Director-General of Military Training, War Office
    • Decoration: 1964; Knight of the Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.)
    • Office: From 1964 to 1966; General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Scottish Command
    • Office: From 1964 to 1966; Governor of Edinburgh Castle
    • Military Service: 1965; Colonel, Gordon Highlanders
    • Military Service: From 1968 to 1988; King of Arms of the Order of the British Empire

    Notes:

    Military Service:
    Served during the Second World War (wounded, mentioned in despatches).

    George married Nancy Brenda Darell on 16 July 1931. Nancy (daughter of Sir Lionel Edward Hamilton Marmaduke Darell, 6th Baronet) died in 1993. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Maj.-Gen. Bernard Charles Gordon Lennox  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Sept. 1932; died on 27 Dec. 2017.
    2. 3. Colonel David Henry Charles Gordon Lennox  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Aug. 1935.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Maj.-Gen. Bernard Charles Gordon Lennox Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born on 19 Sept. 1932; died on 27 Dec. 2017.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Eton, Buckinghamshire, England; Eton College
    • Education: Sandhurst, Berkshire, England; Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
    • Office: From 1946 to 1949; Page of Honour to H.M. George VI
    • Decoration: 1968; Member of the Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)
    • Military Service: 1974; Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards
    • Decoration: 1986; Companion of the Order of the Bath (C.B.)
    • Military Service: From 1989 to 1995; Lieutenant-Colonel, Grenadier Guards
    • Occupation: From 1992; Chairman of the Guards Polo Club
    • Military Service: From 1995; Major-General, Grenadier Guards
    • Residence: 2003, Hill House, Eversley, Hampshire, England

    Bernard married Sally-Rose Warner on 20 Nov. 1958. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Edward Charles Gordon Lennox  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jan. 1961.
    2. 5. Angus Charles Gordon Lennox  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Feb. 1964.
    3. 6. Charles Bernard Gordon Lennox  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 June 1970.

  2. 3.  Colonel David Henry Charles Gordon Lennox Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born on 2 Aug. 1935.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Eton, Buckinghamshire, England; Eton College
    • Education: Sandhurst, Berkshire, England; Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
    • Military Service: Colonel, Grenadier Guards
    • Residence: Saxham Hall, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    • Office: 1999; High Sheriff of Suffolk

    David married Elizabeth Christian Stirling in 1982. Elizabeth (daughter of General Sir William Gurdon Stirling) was born on 13 June 1942. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Flora Louise Gordon Lennox  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Nov. 1983.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Edward Charles Gordon Lennox Descendancy chart to this point (2.Bernard2, 1.George1) was born on 30 Jan. 1961.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Harrow, Middlesex, England; Harrow School
    • Education: Sandhurst, Berkshire, England; Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
    • Military Service: Captain, Grenadier Guards
    • Office: From 1974 to 1977; Page of Honour to H.M. Elizabeth II
    • Residence: 2015, Well Farm, Frampton Mansell, Gloucestershire, England

    Edward married Katharine Elizabeth Mays-Smith in 1989. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Alexander Charles Gordon Lennox  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1990.
    2. 9. Rosie Jennifer Gordon Lennox  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1992.
    3. 10. Laura Clare Gordon Lennox  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Feb. 1995.

  2. 5.  Angus Charles Gordon Lennox Descendancy chart to this point (2.Bernard2, 1.George1) was born on 4 Feb. 1964.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Harrow, Middlesex, England; Harrow School
    • Education: Sandhurst, Berkshire, England; Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
    • Residence: 2015, Gordon Castle, Fochabers, Morayshire, Scotland

    Angus married Camilla Douglas Pilkington in 1990, and was divorced in 2003. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Iona Alice Gordon Lennox  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1993.
    2. 12. Emily Charlotte Gordon Lennox  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 July 1995.
    3. 13. Geordie Charles Gordon Lennox  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Nov. 1998.

    Angus married Zara Victoria Legge-Bourke in 2003. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 6.  Charles Bernard Gordon Lennox Descendancy chart to this point (2.Bernard2, 1.George1) was born on 18 June 1970.

    Charles married Susannah Clare Hastings in 2000, and was divorced in 2006. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Charles married Sarah Caroline McVittie in 2012. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Archie Clement Gordon Lennox  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 2014.
    2. 15. Eva Joanie Gordon Lennox  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 2017.

  4. 7.  Flora Louise Gordon Lennox Descendancy chart to this point (3.David2, 1.George1) was born on 3 Nov. 1983.

    Flora married Nicholas Desmond Doyne Vigors in 2014. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Oscar George Doyne Vigors  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jan. 2018 in Baden, Switzerland.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Alexander Charles Gordon Lennox Descendancy chart to this point (4.Edward3, 2.Bernard2, 1.George1) was born in 1990.

  2. 9.  Rosie Jennifer Gordon Lennox Descendancy chart to this point (4.Edward3, 2.Bernard2, 1.George1) was born in 1992.

  3. 10.  Laura Clare Gordon Lennox Descendancy chart to this point (4.Edward3, 2.Bernard2, 1.George1) was born on 3 Feb. 1995.

  4. 11.  Iona Alice Gordon Lennox Descendancy chart to this point (5.Angus3, 2.Bernard2, 1.George1) was born in 1993.

  5. 12.  Emily Charlotte Gordon Lennox Descendancy chart to this point (5.Angus3, 2.Bernard2, 1.George1) was born on 4 July 1995.

  6. 13.  Geordie Charles Gordon Lennox Descendancy chart to this point (5.Angus3, 2.Bernard2, 1.George1) was born on 11 Nov. 1998.

  7. 14.  Archie Clement Gordon Lennox Descendancy chart to this point (6.Charles3, 2.Bernard2, 1.George1) was born in 2014.

  8. 15.  Eva Joanie Gordon Lennox Descendancy chart to this point (6.Charles3, 2.Bernard2, 1.George1) was born in 2017.

  9. 16.  Oscar George Doyne Vigors Descendancy chart to this point (7.Flora3, 3.David2, 1.George1) was born on 26 Jan. 2018 in Baden, Switzerland.


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