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The Roper Parkington’s Silver Wedding – June 1898

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A SILVER WEDDING CELEBRATION.—The Grafton Galleries presented a brilliant appearance on Tuesday night (21st June – two days early) on the occasion of a reception Major Roper Parkington, J.P., and Mrs. Roper Parkington gave to celebrate their silver wedding and their eldest daughter’s birth-day. Guests to the number of 360 were present, each receiving a very warm welcome from the host and hostess, who, in turn, received the hearty congratulations of their friends. Some charming music was contributed by Gottlieb’s Viennese orchestra. Among the entertainers were Signor Tito Mattei, Mr. H. Linwood, Mrs. Beatrice White, Miss Florence Venning, and Mr. Fred. Russell. An elegant supper was afterwards served by M. Benoist.

Among those present were Sir John Williams, Bart., Miss Roper Parkington, Alderman Sir Joseph Dimsdale and Lady Dimsdale, Mr. and Mrs. Hasslacher, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Bidwell, Mr. and Mrs. H. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. E. Cary-Elwes, Captain Windsor Cary-Elwes, General Smith and Miss Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Maroy, Baron de Bush, General Blake, Captain H. Lawrence, Major Benson, Mr. and Mrs. F. Tagart, Sir W. McCormac and Lady McCormac, Colonel Clifton Griffith, Colonel Gordon Watson and Mrs. Gordon Watson, Mr. and Mrs. F. Homer, Judge Bagshawe and Mrs. Bagshawe, General Law, C.B., Dr. Colman and Mrs. Colman, Sir Albert Rollit, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Kenric B. Murray, Dr. and Mrs. Snape, Mr. and Mrs. Agius, Alderman Sir Joseph Renals, Bart., and Lady Renals, Mr. E. Bird, J.P., Sir Donald Macfarlane and Lady Macfarlane, Mr. and Mrs. Pfungst, Alderman Sir David Evans and Lady Evans, Mr. and Mrs. A. Radford, Mr. Alderman Bell and Mrs. Bell, Dr. Dundas Grant and Mrs. Grant, Mr. S. Pope, Q.C., Mr. J. Bailey, M.P., and Mrs. Bailey, Major Isaacs, Mr. and Mrs. Cremieux Javal, Dr. Radcliffe Crocker and Mrs. Crocker, the Rev. Dr. Ker Gray, Commander Smith, General Young, C.B., Major Worthington, Captain Sanders, Captain Burgess, Major Burgess and Mrs. Burgess, The O’Clery, Mr. Owen Lankester, Mr. Gabriel Lindo, Dr. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Pugin, Sir Henry Cartwright and Lady Cartwright, Colonel Cowan and Mrs. Cowan, Colonel T. Davies Sewell and Mrs. Sewell, General Newton Barton and Mrs. Barton, Mr. and Mrs. Keetley, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Blouet, Mr. and Mrs. C. Tagart, Alderman Sir James T. Ritchie, Mr. and Mrs. Burgoyne, Mr. and Mrs. Rose, Mr. Henry Kimber, M.P., Mr. Ernest Hatch, M.P., the Hon. E. Mansfield, Mr. R. Keating Clay, J.P., Dr. Ball and Mrs. Ball, Mr. and Mrs. Greenwell, Mr. and Mrs. Sims, Dr. Hedley and Mrs. Hedley, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Prince, Dr. Cantrell and Mrs. Cantrell, M. and Madame Testard, Dr. Seymour Taylor and Mrs. Taylor, Mr. A. Serina, Mr. and Mrs. Irminez, Dr. Percy Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. Marino, and Mr. and Mrs. Gayford.

The above text was found on p.27, 25th June 1898 in “The Tablet: The International Catholic News Weekly.” Reproduced with kind permission of the Publisher. The Tablet can be found at http://www.thetablet.co.uk .

Charles Cary-Elwes and Edythe Roper Parkington November 1897

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At St. James’s Church, Spanish Place. W., on Tuesday morning, the marriage took place of MR. CHARLES EDWARD CARY-ELWES, third son of Captain Windsor Cary-Elwes (late Scots Guards), of Blackmore, Worcestershire, and MISS EDYTHE ISABEL PARKINGTON, second daughter of Major Roper Parkington, 6, Devonshire Place, W. The Bishop of Emmaus officiated, assisted by the Rev. Mgr. Barry, V.G., and the Rev. Dudley Cary-Elwes, cousin of the bridegroom. The bride’s father gave her away, and Mr. Guy Chetwynd, cousin of the bridegroom, was best man. There were four bridesmaids—Miss Irene Cary Parkington (sister of the bride), Miss Edith Cary-Elwes (sister of the bridegroom), Lady Mary Pepys (cousin of the bridegroom), and Miss Maria de Frietas Branco. Miss Dagmar Bennett, Miss Eileen Bennett were train-bearers, and Master Brian Hunt acted as page. The bride wore a dress of ivory white satin, the bodice being trimmed with pearl lace and small sprays of orange blossom, a full Court train of brocade of handsome floral design hanging from both shoulders. Her embroidered tulle veil covered orange sprays, and was fastened with a diamond star, the gift of the bridegroom. A reception was given by Mrs. J. Roper Parkington at 6, Devonshire-place, after the ceremony, and was largely attended.

The above text was found on p.28, 27th November 1897 in “The Tablet: The International Catholic News Weekly.” Reproduced with kind permission of the Publisher. The Tablet can be found at http://www.thetablet.co.uk .

The cousin thing is Charles and Guy (later Sir Guy Chetwynd, [1874–1935] ) and Lady Mary are all third cousins. They share a great, great, grandfather in Henry Paget (1744 – 1812) the 1st Earl of Uxbridge, and the father of the first Marquess of Anglesey.

Also quite amusingly, Charles and Edythe’s eldest daughter Lilian (1902 -2000) married Maj. Hon. Arthur Michael Cosmo Bertie ( 1886 – 1957). on 7 May 1949 as her second husband. She was the widow of Lt Cdr Frank Dayrell Montague Crackanthorpe RN. It was a second marriage for both. His sister was Winston Churchill’s sister in law, though by the time of their marriage both Jack Churchill, and Lady Gwendoline were dead.

Lady Gwendoline Theresa Mary Bertie (1885–1941). married John Churchill (1880-1947), in 1908. He was the son of Lord Randolph Churchill and Jennie Jerome, and younger brother of Winston Churchill. She was the mother of Clarissa Churchill (b. 1920), who married Anthony Eden. Arthur Bertie’s son, and Lilian’s step-son became the 14th Earl of Lindsey and 9th Earl of Abingdon in 1963; and their nephew Fra’ Andrew William Ninian Bertie,(b. 15 May 1929; d. 7 Feb 2008) was elected in 1988 His Most Eminent Highness, the 78th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Prior to his election, he had taught modern languages at Worth in Sussex.

The Roper Parkington’s golden wedding notice 1923

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GOLDEN WEDDING 1873-1923

ROPER-PARKINGTON—SILVESTER.—At the Church of Our Lady of Grace, Chiswick, W., on June 21st, 1873, by the Rev. F. Doherty, MR., assisted by the Very Rev. Abbot Burder, J. Roper-Parkington, J.P., of Melbourne House, Chiswick, to Marie Louise, daughter of the late A. Sims Silvester, Esq., of Stanhope Lodge. Chiswick, and of the Stock Exchange.

The above text was found on p.17, 23rd June 1923 in “The Tablet: The International Catholic News Weekly.” Reproduced with kind permission of the Publisher. The Tablet can be found at http://www.thetablet.co.uk .