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Hon Ursula Mary Lawley, Baroness Wraxall, OBE, RRC

Hon Ursula Mary Lawley, Baroness Wraxall, OBE, RRC

Female 1888 - 1979  (91 years)

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  • Name Ursula Mary Lawley 
    Title Hon 
    Suffix Baroness Wraxall, OBE, RRC 
    Birth 8 Jun 1888  Fulford, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1891  Fulford, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 16 Oct 1979  Tyntesfield, Wraxall, Somerset Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 20 Oct 1979  All Saint's Church, Wraxall, Somerset Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Eldest daughter of Captain Hon. Sir Arthur Lawley (6th Baron Wenlock) GCSI, GCIE, KCMG, of Woodside Place, Hatfield, Herts., by Anne Allen (GBE, DGStJ), daughter of Sir Edward Cunard, 2nd Baronet. She is 2nd cousin to Euphemia Gibbs and 1st (once removed) of Cyril Cunard (also in the Family Tree). Baptised at York Minster. Her funeral service was held at All Saints' Church, Wraxall, 20 October 1979.

      She was Maid of Honour to H.M. Queen Mary 1912-27. In the Great War she was nursing in France for three and a half years, and she holds the Royal Red Cross Decoration. The King and Queen attended her wedding.

      Regional Representative, S.W. Region; Red Cross & St. John War Organiser, 1941-47. President Somerset Branch British Red Cross Society, 1945-70.
      Patron, Somerset Branch British Red Cross Society from 1970.

      OBE (1945), RRC (1919), SSStJ (1920).
      Clubs: Ladies Carlton, V.A.D.

      She lived at Tyntesfield, Bristol.
    Person ID I2086  Gibbs Family Tree
    Last Modified 14 May 2019 

    Father Arthur Lawley, 6th Baron Wenlock,   b. 12 Nov 1860, St George Hanover Square, London Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 1932, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Annie Allen Cunard, Baroness Wenlock, GBE,   b. 21 Jun 1863, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1944, Bristol, Gloucestershire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 15 Oct 1885  Uppingham, Rutland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1574  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family The Right Hon. George Abraham Gibbs, 1st Baron Wraxall,   b. 6 Jul 1873, Wraxall, Somerset Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1931, London Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 21 Jul 1927  St Margaret's, Westminster, London Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. George Richard Lawley Gibbs, 2nd Baron Wraxall,   b. 16 May 1928, London Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 2001, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     2. Eustace Hubert Beilby Gibbs, 3rd Baron Wraxall, KCVO, CMG,   b. 3 Jul 1929, Westminster, London Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 2017, Oakley, Suffolk Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F949  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Jun 1888 - Fulford, Yorkshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1891 - Fulford, Yorkshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Jul 1927 - St Margaret's, Westminster, London Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Oct 1979 - Tyntesfield, Wraxall, Somerset Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 20 Oct 1979 - All Saint's Church, Wraxall, Somerset Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    The Hon. Ursula Lawley's Wedding Dress
    The Hon. Ursula Lawley's Medals Red Cross, Great War and OBE
    Hon. Lady Ursula Lawley, Maid of Honour