Peerage Record – 10627

     Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames, Baron Soames of Fletching was born on 12 February 1949.¹ He is the son of Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames and Mary Spencer-Churchill.¹ He married, firstly, Catherine N. Weatherall, daughter of Captain Anthony Edward Weatherall and Amelia Sophie Keswick, in 1981.¹ He and Catherine N. Weatherall were divorced in 1988.¹ He married, secondly, Serena Mary Smith, daughter of Sir John Lindsay Eric Smith and Christian Margaret Carnegy, in 1993.¹
     Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames, Baron Soames of Fletching usually went by his middle name of Nicholas.³ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1967 in the 11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own.)¹ He held the office of Extra Equerry to HRH The Prince of Wales between 1970 and 1972.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Crawley between 1983 and 1997.¹ He held the office of Chairman of the Conservative Party between 1984 and 1992.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1984 and 1992, to Minister for State Employment.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food between 1992 and 1994.¹ He held the office of Minister of State Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence between 1994 and 1997.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Mid Sussex between 1997 and 1999.¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 2014.⁴ He was created Baron Soames of Fletching, of Fletching in the County of East Sussex [U.K. Life Peer] on 28 October 2022.⁵

     Catherine N. Weatherall is the daughter of Captain Anthony Edward Weatherall and Amelia Sophie Keswick.¹ She married Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames, Baron Soames of Fletching, son of Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames and Mary Spencer-Churchill, in 1981.¹ She and Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames, Baron Soames of Fletching were divorced in 1988.¹
     From 1981, her married name became Soames.¹

     Captain Anthony Edward Weatherall was born on 27 September 1924.² He married Amelia Sophie Keswick, daughter of David Johnston Keswick and Nony Pease.² He died on 2 November 2013 at age 89.²
     He lived at Cowhill, Dumfries-shire, Scotland^G.³

     Hon. Arthur Harry David Soames was born in 1985.¹ He is the son of Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames, Baron Soames of Fletching and Catherine N. Weatherall.¹

     Serena Mary Smith was born in 1959.² She is the daughter of Sir John Lindsay Eric Smith and Christian Margaret Carnegy.^1,2 She married Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames, Baron Soames of Fletching, son of Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames and Mary Spencer-Churchill, in 1993.¹
     From 1993, her married name became Soames.¹

     Sir John Lindsay Eric Smith was born on 3 April 1923 at London, England.^2,3 He was the son of Captain Evan Cadogan Eric Smith and Helen Williams.² He married Christian Margaret Carnegy, daughter of Lt.-Col. Ughtred Elliott Carnegy Carnegy, 12th of Lour and Violet Henderson, on 5 January 1952.⁴ He died on 28 February 2007 at age 83.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.³ He fought in the Second World War, in teh Fleet Air Arm.³ He was educated at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.³ He was director of Coutts & Company in 1950.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for the Cities of London and Westminster between 1965 and 1970.³ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1975.^1,3 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshire between 1976 and 1978.³ He was appointed Knight in 1988.³ He was appointed Companion of Honour (C.H.) in 1994.^1,3

     Hon. Isabella Soames was born on 28 November 1996.¹ She is the daughter of Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames, Baron Soames of Fletching and Serena Mary Smith.¹

     Hon. Jeremy Bernard Soames was born on 25 May 1952.¹ He is the son of Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames and Mary Spencer-Churchill.¹ He married Susanna Keith, daughter of James David Agar Keith and Caroline Thornton, in 1978.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Susanna Keith is the daughter of James David Agar Keith and Caroline Thornton.¹ She married Hon. Jeremy Bernard Soames, son of Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames and Mary Spencer-Churchill, in 1978.¹

     James David Agar Keith was born in 1925.² He married Caroline Thornton, daughter of Lt.-Col. Thomas Anson Thornton and Constance Maude Stuart Fraser.² He died on 4 October 1997.³
     He lived at West Barsham Hall, Fakenham, Norfolk, England^G.¹