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The Right Honourable Gilbert James, 3rd Earl of Ancaster Heathcote Drummond Willoughby 1907–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1907

Birth Location: Mayfair, London, England

Death Date: 29 Mar 1983

Death Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Sir Ancaster

Mother: The Breese

Spouse(s): Nancy Lady

Children(s): Timothy Ancastor

In 1907, The Right Honourable Gilbert James, 3rd Earl of Ancaster Heathcote Drummond Willoughby entered the world in Mayfair, London, England, born to Sir Gilbert Heathcote Drummond 26Th Baron Wiloughby De Eresby 2Nd Earl Of Ancaster And The Right Honourable Eloise Countess Of Ancaster Lawrence Breese. The Right Honourable Gilbert James, 3rd Earl of Ancaster Heathcote Drummond Willoughby married Nancy Phyllis Louise Astor Lady, and had children including Timothy Gilbert Heathcote Drummond Willoughby 4Th Earl Of Ancastor. The Right Honourable Gilbert James, 3rd Earl of Ancaster Heathcote Drummond Willoughby passed away in 1983 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1907, The Right Honourable Gilbert James, 3rd Earl of Ancaster Heathcote Drummond Willoughby entered the world in Mayfair, London, England, born to Sir Gilbert Heathcote Drummond 26Th Baron Wiloughby De Eresby 2Nd Earl Of Ancaster And The Right Honourable Eloise Countess Of Ancaster Lawrence Breese.
  • The Right Honourable Gilbert James, 3rd Earl of Ancaster Heathcote Drummond Willoughby married Nancy Phyllis Louise Astor Lady, and had children including Timothy Gilbert Heathcote Drummond Willoughby 4Th Earl Of Ancastor.
  • The Right Honourable Gilbert James, 3rd Earl of Ancaster Heathcote Drummond Willoughby passed away in 1983 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Ancaster
1867–1951
Birth Location: Wilton Crescent, London, England
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The Breese
1884–1953
Birth Location: New York, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Lady
1909–1975
Birth Location: Taplow, Buckingham, England
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Children(s)

Timothy Ancastor
1936–1963
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
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The Willoughby's Ancestors

Self
The Willoughby
1907–1983
Birth Place: Mayfair, London, England
Parents
Sir Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond 26th Baron Wiloughby de Eresby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster
1867–1951
Wilton Crescent, London, England
The (Right Honourable Eloise Countess of Ancaster Lawrence) Breese
1884–1953
New York, New York, USA
Grandparents
Sir (Gilbert Henry 1st Earl of Ancaster Heathcote Drummond) Willoughby
1830–1910
Portman Square, Marylebone, London, England
Lady (Evelyn Elizabeth Gordon Countess of) Ancaster
1846–1921
Orton Longueville, Huntingdonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Aveland
1795–1867
Clementina Eresby
1809–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents

The Willoughby's Descendants

1.
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The (Right Honourable Gilbert James, 3rd Earl of Ancaster Heathcote Drummond) Willoughby (8 Dec 1907–29 Mar 1983) m. Nancy (Phyllis Louise Astor) Lady (22 Mar 1909–2 Mar 1975)
  1. 1. Timothy (Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby. 4th Earl of) Ancastor 1936–1963

The Willoughby's Timeline

2 Records

1907
8 Dec 1907
Birth of The Right Honourable Gilbert James, 3rd Earl of Ancaster Heathcote Drummond Willoughby in Mayfair, London, England
Mayfair, London, England
1983
29 Mar 1983
Age 76
Death of The Right Honourable Gilbert James, 3rd Earl of Ancaster Heathcote Drummond Willoughby in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1907
    Event Place: Mayfair, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1983
    Event Place: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
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