Peerage Record – 8084

     Laura Gwenllian Rice was born on 26 September 1871.² She was the daughter of Admiral Sir Ernest Rice and Laura Marianne York.^1,2 She married, firstly, Walter John James, 3rd Baron Northbourne of Betteshanger, son of Walter Henry James, 2nd Baron Northbourne of Betteshanger and Edith Emeline Mary Lane, on 4 October 1894.³ She married, secondly, William Curtis Green, son of Frederic Green, on 2 August 1935.² She died on 29 July 1952 at age 80.³
     Her married name became James. After her marriage, Laura Gwenllian Rice was styled as Baroness Northbourne of Betteshanger on 27 January 1923. From 2 August 1935, her married name became Green.²

     Admiral Sir Ernest Rice was born on 24 February 1840.² He was the son of Edward Royds Rice and Elizabeth Knight.² He married, firstly, Laura Marianne York, daughter of Edward York and Penelope Sykes, on 22 September 1870.² He married, secondly, Fanny Julia Dawkins, daughter of Clinton George Augustus Dawkins and Marianne Jane Robarts, on 12 September 1903.² He died on 15 April 1927 at age 87.²
     He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹ He lived at Silbertswold Place, Kent, England^G.

     Walter Ernest Christopher James, 4th Baron Northbourne of Betteshanger was born on 18 January 1896.¹ He was the son of Walter John James, 3rd Baron Northbourne of Betteshanger and Laura Gwenllian Rice.¹ He married Katharine Louise Nickerson, daughter of George Augustus Nickerson and Ellen Touzalin, on 4 March 1925.¹ He died on 17 June 1982 at age 86.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 4th Battalion, The Buffs.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Northbourne of Betteshanger, of Langley Hall and Denford Court, co. Berks [U.K., 1884] on 22 December 1932.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet James, of Langley Hall and Denford Court, co. Berks [G.B., 1791] on 22 December 1932.¹

     Katharine Louise Nickerson was the daughter of George Augustus Nickerson and Ellen Touzalin. She married Walter Ernest Christopher James, 4th Baron Northbourne of Betteshanger, son of Walter John James, 3rd Baron Northbourne of Betteshanger and Laura Gwenllian Rice, on 4 March 1925.¹ She died in 1980.¹
     She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ Her married name became James. After her marriage, Katharine Louise Nickerson was styled as Baroness Northbourne of Betteshanger on 22 December 1932.

     Christoph Victorio Egon Humberto de Hohenlohe-Langenburg was born on 8 November 1956 at Lausanne, Switzerland^G.¹ He was the son of Alfonso Maximiliano de Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Virginia Carolina Theresa Pancrazia Galdina Prinzessin zu Fürstenberg.¹ He died on 8 August 2006 at age 49 at Bangkok, Thailand^G.²

     Jennifer Southwell was born in 1929.¹ She was the daughter of Bailey Southwell and Erica Barry.² She married Captain Robin Rathmore Plunket, 8th Baron Plunket of Newton, son of Terence Conyngham Plunket, 6th Baron Plunket of Newton and Dorothée Mabel Lewis, on 8 November 1951.² She died on 20 January 2018.¹
     From 8 November 1951, her married name became Plunket.² After her marriage, Jennifer Southwell was styled as Baroness Plunket of Newton on 28 May 1975.²

     Christopher George Walter James, 5th Baron Northbourne of Betteshanger was born on 18 February 1926.¹ He was the son of Walter Ernest Christopher James, 4th Baron Northbourne of Betteshanger and Katharine Louise Nickerson.² He married Aliky Louise Hélène Marie-Sygne Claudel, daughter of Henri Charles Claudel and Christina Diplarakos, on 18 July 1959 at Uccle, Belgium.¹ He died on 8 September 2019 at age 93.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Signals.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Chartered Auctioneers’ and Estate Agents’ Institute (F.A.I.)¹ He was director of Anglo Indonesian Corporation in 1971.¹ He was chairman of Betteshanger Farms Ltd in 1975.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet James, of Langley Hall and Denford Court, co. Berks [G.B., 1791] on 17 June 1982.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Northbourne of Betteshanger, co. Kent and of Jarrow Grange, co. Palatine of Durham [U.K., 1884] on 17 June 1982.¹ He was director of Plantation & General plc in 1986.² He was director of Centre Parcs plc between 1988 and 1996.² He was registered as a QAIS.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kent in 1996.¹ He was appointed elected Member of the House of Lords in 1999.¹ He lived in 2003 at 11 Eaton Place, London, England.¹

     Aliky Louise Hélène Marie-Sygne Claudel was born on 13 February 1937 at Paris, France.² She is the daughter of Henri Charles Claudel and Christina Diplarakos.^3,2 She married Christopher George Walter James, 5th Baron Northbourne of Betteshanger, son of Walter Ernest Christopher James, 4th Baron Northbourne of Betteshanger and Katharine Louise Nickerson, on 18 July 1959 at Uccle, Belgium.¹
     From 18 July 1959, her married name became James. After her marriage, Aliky Louise Hélène Marie-Sygne Claudel was styled as Baroness Northbourne of Betteshanger on 17 June 1982.

     Henri Charles Claudel was born on 24 August 1912 at Frankfurt am Main, Germany.² He was the son of Paul Claudel and Marie Pauline Geneviève Reine.^3,2 He married Christina Diplarakos, daughter of George Diplarakos, on 9 June 1934 at Brussels, Belgium.² He died on 14 November 2016 at age 104 at Chatou, France.²
     He lived at Châtou, Seine-et-Oise, France^G.³

     Paul Claudel was born on 6 August 1868 at Villeneuve-sur-Fère, Aisne, France^G.¹ He was the son of Louis Prosper Claudel and Louise Athanaïse Cécile Cerveaux.¹ He married Marie Pauline Geneviève Reine on 14 March 1906 at Lyon, France.² He died on 23 February 1955 at age 86 at Paris, France.¹
     He held the office of French Ambassador.² He was a poet and literary writer.³