Helen Mary Villiers

Helen Mary Villiers

Female 1915 - 1951  (36 years)

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  • Name Helen Mary Villiers 
    Born 17 Apr 1915  [1
    Died 06 Dec 1951  Adbury-house, Burghclere, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I00969  Eliots of Port Eliot
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2021 

    Husband 1 9th Earl St. Germans, Nicholas Richard Michael Eliot,   b. 26 Jan 1914, Marylebone, London Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1988, Tangiers, Morocco Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 25 Apr 1939  All Souls, Langham-place, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Divorced 23 Sep 1947  [3
    Children 
    +1. 10th Earl St. Germans, Peregrine Nicholas Eliot,   b. 02 Jan 1941, Willingdon Hospital, Lahore, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 2016  (Age 75 years)
     2. Frances Helen Mary Eliot,   b. 06 Mar 1943, Poona, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Jan 2004  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2021 
    Family ID F00134  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Husband 2 Ralph Benson 
    Married 19 Nov 1947  [4
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2021 
    Family ID F00135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 

    • --- "Montrose, Arbroath and Brechin Review" 28 Apr 1939, page 5:
      M.P.'s SISTER-IN-LAW WEDS.
      Miss Villiers' Six Bridesmaids.

      In her gown of gold lame, and accompanied by six bridesmaids and two pages in cream satin, Miss Helen Villiers made a charming picture at her wedding on Tuesday to Lieut. Nicholas Eliot, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, at All Souls', Langham Place, London.

      Miss Villiers is a daughter of the late Colonel C. Villiers, and of Lady Kathleen Villiers, and a sister of Mrs. Charles Kerr, wife of the M.P. for Montrose Burghs. The bridegroom is second heir to the Earl of St. Germains. Mr. Oswin Coryton, of the bridegroom's regiment, was best man.

      Miss Villiers was given away by her brother, Mr. Berkeley Villiers. Lady Kathleen Villiers held a reception afterwards at Gloucester House, Gloucester Gate, which was lent by Lady Clementine Waring.

      --- "Coventry Evening Telegraph" 23 Sep 1947, page 15:
      Lady (Helen Mary) Eliot, of Hyde Hall, Great Waltham, near Chelmsford, was granted a decree nisi by Mr. Commissioner Havers, in the Divorce Court, to-day, on the ground of the adultery of her husband, Lord Nicholas Richard Michael Eliot, heir to the Earl of St. Germans. Discretion of the court was granted to Lady Eliot in respect of adultery admitted by her and costs were awarded against Lord Eliot.

      --- "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar" (1952, Aaron-Bywell, 250 of 502):
      Benson Helen Mary of 4 Campden-hill Court Kensington London (wife of Ralph Benson) died 6 December 1951 at Adbury-house, Burghclere, Hampshire. Probate London 31 October to the said Ralph Benson retired captain H.M. army.
      Effects 334l. 19s. 2d.

  • Sources 
    1. Wikipedia.

    2. "Western Morning News" 26 Apr 1939, page 9.

    3. "Yorkshire Evening Post" 23 Sep 1947, page 1.

    4. [S00014] Peerage.com.
      http://www.thepeerage.com/p8541.htm