Peter Clement Bartrum, meteorologist and genealogist: born London 4
December 1907; meteorologist in Colonial Service 1932-55; married
Barbara Spurling (died 2003; one son); died Hemel Hempstead,
Hertfordshire 14 August 2008. Although he had no family connection
with Wales, and was in some respects the quintessential Englishman,
P.C. Bartram devoted his immense scholarly skills to the study of
Welsh genealogy, in which he was the foremost expert.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/pc-bartrum-scholar-of-welsh-genealogy...

Peter Clement Bartrum was born in Hampstead, London, in 1907 and
educated at Clifton College and the Queen's College, Oxford. Most of
his career was spent as a meteorologist in the Colonial Service in
Bermuda and West Africa, but during his spare time he learned to read
Welsh, the better to understand medieval manuscripts in which the
descent of prominent families is set out. The authors of most of these
important works were heraldic bards who were employed by noble
families to research their histories. One such was Gutun Owain, who in
1491 traced the ancestry of Owain Tudur of Penmynydd in Anglesey, the
grandfather of Henry VIII.

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Gai Pearl Marshall, who died 18 September, 2008, aged 75, began her
career as a Bluebell Girl and later became one of the most popular
publicists on the British fashion scene.

Probably best known for her association with Missoni, the Italian
knitwear design empire, Gai Pearl Marshall also worked in London for
Jean Muir, Franco Moschino and John Bates, among others. She had an
unerring instinct for what the fashion press required, and assiduously
cultivated the journalists covering the industry; for their part, they
held her in great affection and respect.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2992248/Gai-Pearl-Marshall.html

Gai Henriette Pearl was born on July 5 1933. Her parents, Hym and Eva
Pearl, of Golders Green, north London, were expecting her to be a boy
and had decided to name the baby Gabriel Henry.

Jim Webster , who died on September 13 2008 aged 85, was one of
Britain's leading professional huntsmen in the postwar years; he was
huntsman of the Belvoir in the cream of the Shires for 27 years
(1956-83), the second longest term in the Hunt's history. Webster had
a dry sense of humour, and was immensely popular with supporters of
the Belvoir hounds, which belong traditionally to the Dukes of Rutland
and are kennelled in the grounds of Belvoir Castle.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2992247/Jim-Webster.html

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Eric Classey, who died on September 6 2008 aged 91, was an
entomologist, publisher and bookseller.

Eric William Classey was born on November 2 1916 at Queen's Park,
London, the son of a watchmaker who worked for the the Queen's
jeweller, Garrards. Eric's interest in natural history began in
childhood, and at Essendine Road School in Queens Park he was known as
"Bugs".

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3042984/Eric-Classey.html

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Group Captain Tony Barwood, who died 30 Aug, 2008, aged 93, was a
consultant in aviation medicine and specialised in the development of
survival equipment and aircraft escape systems for military aircrew.
For 18 years Barwood was head of the applied physiology section of the
RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine at Farnborough, building an
outstanding reputation for his expertise in the field of the safety
and survival of aircrew. His work led to modifications to the Martin
Baker ejection seat, which markedly reduced the incidence of back
injuries on ejection.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2979212/Group-Captain-Tony-Barwood.ht...

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Robert Randell, television writer and producer, was born on February
4, 1945. He died of cancer on July 13, 2008, aged 63. Robert Randell
had a 25-year career in television, working principally on prime-time
light entertainment shows such as Beadle’s About and The Generation
Game, but was also involved in programmes such as the science and
nature series Horizon and The Basil Brush Show. He later described it
as a career trajectory of a man who aimed low and missed.
Demonstrating some flair for biological sciences, Randell studied at
the Institute of Psychiatry in London. He completed degree studies in
physiology and pharmacology before abandoning the rigours of academia
for the more louche attractions of the London International Film
School. It was here that he studied under the Ealing Studios...

Ian Smart, expert on nuclear energy, was born on February 28, 1935. He
died of heart failure on September 6, 2008, aged 73. Ian Smart was a
man of many parts. After ten years in the British Foreign Service,
where he showed great promise in Tel Aviv and Washington in grasping
the complexities of nuclear strategic and energy matters, and in the
Foreign Office, he moved into independent research and eventually into
business on his own as a consultant on international energy
economics.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4805078.ece

He published widely on these demanding subjects. He also committed
himself to the work of the Imperial War Museum, which he served for 20
years, latterly as a trustee.

William Fox, actor, was born on January 26, 1911. He died on September
20, 2008, aged 97.
Leaving drama school with a gold medal and the chance to go straight
into the West End, William Fox was set fair for a glittering career.
But starting out as a young actor in the early 1930s he was also
destined for a long-playing role in Hitler’s war, a suspension of his
theatrical ambitions that kept him out of the public eye just too long
for the magic to work a second time.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4804995.ece

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The Dowager Duchess of Hamilton & Brandon, widow of the 14th duke,
died at her home, 16 September, 2008. She was aged 92.

She was born in London, 25 May, 1916, the Lady Elizabeth Ivy Percy,
third child and 1st daughter of the 8th Duke of Northumberland
(1880-1930), by his wife the Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox, GCVO, CBE
(1886-1965), sometime Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth The
Queen Mother, daughter of the 7th Duke of Richmond & Gordon
(1845-1928).

Lady Elizabeth's two elder brothers were the 9th Duke of
Northumberland (1912-40) and the 10th Duke of Northumberland, KG
(1914-88), and a younger sister, Lady Diana Evelyn Percy (1917-78),
was the 1st wife of the 6th Duke of Sutherland (1915-2000).

She married at Edinburgh, 2 Dec 1937, Douglas Douglas-Hamilton
(1903-73), then styled Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale, son and
heir of the 13th Duke of Hamilton & Brandon (1862-1940). Her husband
succeeded his father, 16 March, 1940, and died at Edinburgh, 30 March,
1973.