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Lady Ruth Alice Hannah Mary PRIMROSE Countess of Halifax 1916–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 APR 1916

Birth Location: St. George, Hanover Square, London, England

Death Date: 1 SEP 1989

Death Location: Ryedale, North Yorkshire, England

Father: Neil Captain

Mother: Lady Stanley

Spouse(s): Charles Halifax

Children(s): Caroline Lady, Hon. Wood

In 1916, Lady Ruth Alice Hannah Mary PRIMROSE Countess of Halifax entered the world in St. George, Hanover Square, London, England, born to Neil James Archibald Primrose Captain And Lady Victoria Alice Louise Stanley. Lady Ruth Alice Hannah Mary PRIMROSE Countess of Halifax married Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood 2Nd Earl Of Halifax, and had children including Caroline Victoria Wood Lady, Hon Charles Edward Peter Neil Wood. Lady Ruth Alice Hannah Mary PRIMROSE Countess of Halifax passed away in 1989 in Ryedale, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1916, Lady Ruth Alice Hannah Mary PRIMROSE Countess of Halifax entered the world in St. George, Hanover Square, London, England, born to Neil James Archibald Primrose Captain And Lady Victoria Alice Louise Stanley.
  • Lady Ruth Alice Hannah Mary PRIMROSE Countess of Halifax married Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood 2Nd Earl Of Halifax, and had children including Caroline Victoria Wood Lady, Hon Charles Edward Peter Neil Wood.
  • Lady Ruth Alice Hannah Mary PRIMROSE Countess of Halifax passed away in 1989 in Ryedale, North Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Neil Captain
1882–1917
Birth Location: Dalmeny, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
NC
Lady Stanley
1892–1927
Birth Location: Marylebone, Westminster, London, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Charles Halifax
1912–1980
Birth Location: Garrowby, Yorkshire, England
CH

Children(s)

Caroline Lady
1937–2014
Birth Location: Marylebone, London, England
CL
Hon. Wood
1944–1980
Birth Location: Stepney, Middlesex, England
HW

Lady Halifax's Ancestors

Self
Lady Halifax
1916–1989
Birth Place: St. George, Hanover Square, London, England
Parents
Neil James Archibald Primrose Captain
1882–1917
Dalmeny, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Victoria Alice Louise) Stanley
1892–1927
Marylebone, Westminster, London, England
Grandparents
Archibald (Philip Primrose 5th Earl of Rosebery Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Baron) Dalineny
1847–1929
Charles Street, Mayfair, Middlesex, England
Hannah (Rothschild) Lady
1851–1890
Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Dalmeny
1809–1851
Hon. Stanhope
1819–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Halifax's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Ruth Alice Hannah Mary PRIMROSE Countess of) Halifax (18 APR 1916–1 SEP 1989) m. Charles (Ingram Courtenay Wood 2nd Earl of) Halifax (3 Oct 1912–19 Mar 1980)
  1. 1. Caroline (Victoria Wood) Lady 1937–2014 m. Lt.Gen. (Randle JoseDh, m.p., c.m.g.) Feilden 1931–2004
  2. 2. Hon. (Charles Edward Peter Neil) Wood 1944–1980

Lady Halifax's Timeline

2 Records

1916
18 APR 1916
Birth of Lady Ruth Alice Hannah Mary PRIMROSE Countess of Halifax in St. George, Hanover Square, London, England
St. George, Hanover Square, London, England
1989
1 SEP 1989
Age 73
Death of Lady Ruth Alice Hannah Mary PRIMROSE Countess of Halifax in Ryedale, North Yorkshire, England
Ryedale, North Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 APR 1916
    Event Place: St. George, Hanover Square, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 SEP 1989
    Event Place: Ryedale, North Yorkshire, England
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