Biography of Simon Elwes 1902-1975

On 11th May 1889 [his father] Gervase Elwes [aged 22] and [his mother] Winefride Mary Elizabeth Feilding [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Rudolph Feilding 8th Earl of Denbigh 7th Earl Desmond [aged 66] and [his grandmother] Mary Berkeley Countess Denbigh.

On 29th June 1902 Simon Elwes was born to Gervase Elwes [aged 35] and Winefride Mary Elizabeth Feilding [aged 33] at Hothorpe Hall, Northamptonshire.

On 12th January 1921 [his father] Gervase Elwes [aged 54] was killed in a railway accident at the Back Bay Railway Station. Elwes and his [his mother] wife [aged 52] had alighted on the platform when the singer attempted to return to the conductor an overcoat that had fallen off the train. He leaned over too far and was hit by the train, falling between the moving carriages and the platform. He died of his injuries a few hours later.

1922. Harris & Ewing, Inc.. Photograph of Simon Elwes [aged 19] leaving the White House after completing sketches of President Harding.

On 25th November 1926 Simon Elwes [aged 24] and Gloria Rodd [aged 25] were married.

Around 1930. Simon Elwes [aged 27]. Portrait of Elizabeth "Betty" Maude Kerr-Smiley [aged 22].

Elizabeth "Betty" Maude Kerr-Smiley: On 16th April 1907 she was born to Peter Kerr Kerr-Smiley and Maud Simpson. On 23rd April 1936 Christopher Edward Clive Hussey and she were married. In April 2006 she died. She was buried at Lamberhurst, Kent [Map].

Around 1930. Simon Elwes [aged 27]. Portrait of Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent [aged 23].

Around 1930. Simon Elwes [aged 27]. Portrait of David Ogilvy 12th Earl of Airlie [aged 36].

David Ogilvy 12th Earl of Airlie: On 18th July 1893 he was born to David Ogilvy 11th Earl of Airlie and Mabell Gore Countess Airlie. On 11th June 1900 David Ogilvy 11th Earl of Airlie died. His son David succeeded 12th Earl Airlie. On 17th July 1917 he and Alexandra Bridget Coke Countess Airlie were married. She by marriage Countess Airlie. She the daughter of Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester and Alice Emily White Countess Leicester. He the son of David Ogilvy 11th Earl of Airlie and Mabell Gore Countess Airlie. On 28th December 1968 he died.

Around 1932. Simon Elwes [aged 29]. Portrait of Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent [aged 29].

1933. Simon Elwes [aged 30]. Portrait of Princess Mary Windsor Countess Harewood [aged 35].

1936. Simon Elwes [aged 33]. Portrait of Katherine "Kitty" Kinloch Baroness Brownlow [aged 29].

Katherine "Kitty" Kinloch Baroness Brownlow: On 5th March 1906 she was born to Brigadier David Alexander Kinloch 11th Baronet and Elinor Lucy Bromley-Davenport. In 1927 Peregrine Cust 6th Baron Brownlow and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire. On 14th June 1945 William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor and Sarah Norton Viscountess Astor were married. They had met one month before at a VE Day cocktail party given by her aunt Katherine "Kitty" Kinloch Baroness Brownlow having become engaged five days later. On 27th November 1952 she died.

1936. Simon Elwes [aged 33]. Portrait of Richard Sykes 7th Baronet [aged 30].

Richard Sykes 7th Baronet: On 24th August 1905 he was born to Mark Sykes 6th Baronet and Edith Violet Gorst. On 16th February 1919 Mark Sykes 6th Baronet died of Spanish Flu. His son Richard succeeded 7th Baronet Sykes of Sledmere in Yorkshire. On 29th September 1942 Richard Sykes 7th Baronet and Virginia Gilliat Lady Sykes were married. She by marriage Lady Sykes of Sledmere in Yorkshire. She the daughter of John Francis Grey Gilliat and Lilian Florence Chetwynd Marchioness of Anglesey. They were half fifth cousin once removed. On 24th July 1978 Richard Sykes 7th Baronet died. His son Tatton succeeded 8th Baronet Sykes of Sledmere in Yorkshire.

1938 to 1939. Simon Elwes [aged 35]. Portrait of Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [aged 70].

Around 1938. Simon Elwes [aged 35]. Portrait of Margaret Sheila MacKellar Chisholm [aged 39].

1955. Simon Elwes [aged 52]. Portrait of Susan Leslie in a blue shawl.

1956. Simon Elwes [aged 53]. Portrait of Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester [aged 55].

On 24th February 1959 [his mother] Winefride Mary Elizabeth Feilding [aged 90] died.

Before 1968. Simon Elwes [aged 65]. Portrait of Marcus Felix Brudenell (Marc) Fitch (1908–1994), CBE, DLitt, FBA (Hon.), FSA.

Before 1975. Simon Elwes [aged 72]. Portrait of Gloria Rodd.

Before 1975. Simon Elwes [aged 72]. Portrait of Winnie Carlton Paget.

Before 1975. Simon Elwes [aged 72]. Portrait of Colonel Jack Tweed.

Before 1975. Simon Elwes [aged 72]. Portrait of Miss Trubee Davison.

In 1975 [his wife] Gloria Rodd [aged 74] died.

On 6th August 1975 Simon Elwes [aged 73] died.