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Title: Alastair Edward Hyde Villiers
Post by: craggagh on Monday 12 April 10 20:58 BST (UK)

Amongst the papers of my late aunt, Mary (but known as Maureen) McKernan, I have found a birth certificate in the name of Alastair Edward Hyde, son of Charles Hyde Villiers and Victoria Alexandrina Innes-Ker, born 3rd November, 1905 at 1 Great Cumberland Place, and a marriage certificate from 27th October, 1938 for Alastair Edward Hyde Villiers and Gaudencio Ysobel Fraser-Luckie.

Is anyone able to shed any light on who these people were and why my aunt might have had them in her possession?

craggagh.   

Title: Re: Alastair Edward Hyde Villiers
Post by: aghadowey on Monday 12 April 10 21:06 BST (UK)

Here's a bit about him but doesn't explain connection to your relative-
http://thepeerage.com/p1717.htm
What was your aunt's occupation- could that be a clue?

Title: Re: Alastair Edward Hyde Villiers
Post by: craggagh on Monday 12 April 10 22:51 BST (UK)

Thanks for that.

My aunt was a nurse and did, I believe, undertake some private nursing, although I cannot see why she should have wanted to obtain these certificates if these people were merely in her care at some time.

craggagh.

Title: Re: Alastair Edward Hyde Villiers
Post by: aghadowey on Monday 12 April 10 22:52 BST (UK)

Could she have cared for some of the family and been left some pictures or papers or books and these were with them?

Title: Re: Alastair Edward Hyde Villiers
Post by: craggagh on Tuesday 13 April 10 10:57 BST (UK)

I suppose that's possible. It would appear that I'm going to have to come up with some more information about my aunt in order to get to the bottom of this.

Thanks for the suggestions.

craggagh.

Title: Re: Alastair Edward Hyde Villiers
Post by: jennifer c on Wednesday 14 April 10 18:04 BST (UK)

Do you have her birth dates, how old was she when he was born?

Jennifer

Title: Re: Alastair Edward Hyde Villiers
Post by: craggagh on Wednesday 14 April 10 19:18 BST (UK)

My aunt was born in August, 1918 and died in  December, 1996 at the age of 78.

craggagh.

Title: Re: Alastair Edward Hyde Villiers
Post by: fletcherhist on Sunday 09 May 10 08:56 BST (UK)

Hi,
Are you still looking for information about the Hyde Villiers family. I may be able to assist.

Fletcherhist

Title: Re: Alastair Edward Hyde Villiers
Post by: craggagh on Sunday 09 May 10 14:17 BST (UK)

Thanks for the reply.

I would be very interested in any information you may have.

craggagh.

Title: Re: Alastair Edward Hyde Villiers
Post by: fletcherhist on Sunday 09 May 10 15:51 BST (UK)

Lt.-Col. Alastair Edward Hyde Villiers was the son of Lt.-Col. Charles Hyde Villiers and Lady Victoria Alexandrina Innes-Ker. He married Gaudencia Isabel Fraser-Luckie, daughter of E. G. Fraser-Luckie and Guadencia Iglesias.
   His parents lived at Folly Court, Wokingham, Berkshire. Both are buried in the churchyard of St. Paul's on Reading Road. Lady Alexandrina was a god-daughter of Queen Victoria and direct cousin of Winston Churchill.

  How's that for starters? Can you tell me anything else about him or any other members of his family?

Fletcherhist

Title: Re: Alastair Edward Hyde Villiers
Post by: craggagh on Sunday 09 May 10 19:29 BST (UK)

Thanks very much for that.

You seem to know a lot more about him than I do, but I still don't know why my aunt would have been interested in this family.

Thanks again.

craggagh.

Title: Re: Alastair Edward Hyde Villiers
Post by: ChrisWd on Wednesday 20 February 13 10:03 GMT (UK)

Hi,

I just came across this old thread.  I can't answer the question how Mary McKernan happened to come into the possession of the birth and marriage records but I'd be very interested to hear from anyone else researching this Villiers family.

Regards,
Chris