Captain Reinier Gerrit Anton van der Woude is the son of Reinier Gerrit Anton van der Woude.
He married, firstly, Lady Anne Penelope Marian Herbert, daughter of Lt.-Col. Henry George Alfred Marius Victor Francis Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon and Anne Catherine Tredick Wendell, on 21 April 1945.
He married, secondly, Hon. Esmé Mary Gabrielle Harmsworth, daughter of Esmond Cecil Harmsworth, 2nd Viscount Rothermere and Margaret Hunam Redhead, in 1993.
He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Grenadier Guards. Captain Reinier Gerrit Anton van der Woude usually went by his middle name of Gerrit.
Children of Captain Reinier Gerrit Anton van der Woude and Lady Anne Penelope Marian Herbert:
Michael Gerrit Woude2 b. 25 Mar 1946
David Anthony Woude2 b. 7 Nov 1947
Penelope Catherine Mary Woude2 b. 19 Aug 1952
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From the St. Louis Dispatch, as provided by Find A Grave member Anne Agee:
Lady Penelope Herbert, daughter of the Sixth Earl of Carnarvon, is engaged to be married to Lt. Gerrit van der Woude of the Grenadier Guards, British Army, son of Mr. and Mrs. Renier G. A. van der Woude of Eastry, Sandwich, Kent, England, former St. Louisianas.
News of the engagement, announced recently in London, reached St. Louise friends yesterday by letter, following cables from Mrs. van der Woude to eastern relatives. Wedding plans were not included in the cable messages.
Lady Penelope is a granddaughter of George Edward Stanhope Molyneaux Herbert, fifth Earl of Carnarvon, one of the discoverers of the tomb of King Tutankhamen, in Cairo. Egypt, whose death April 5, 1923, recalled the Egyptian superstition that evil would befall those who disturbed the Pharaohs' tombs. Her father, formerly Lord Portchester, succeeded him to the title.
The family seat, Highclere Castle, Hampshire, is one of the largest in England. The prospective bride is a great-granddaughter of the Earl of Carnarvon who was Secretary of State for the Colonies under Disraeli. Her grandmother, who was Miss Wombel, was a famous English beauty. Lady Penelope's mother was Miss Catherine Wendell, daughter of the late Jacob Wendell Jr., of New York, and of Mrs. Wendell, who now lives in England.
The Carnarvons were divorced in 1935, and the Countess is now Mrs. Geoffrey Grenfell. The bride-to-be is a niece of Capt. Jac Wendell and the Countess of Galloway.
In 1940 Lady Penelope came to the United States and attended Foxcroft School, Middleburg, Va. Lt. van der Woude and his fam ily lived here for several years, first in Brentmoor Park and later at 50 Portland place, home of the late Mrs. Blakesley Collins, now the property of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Otto. His father, a native of The Hague, Holland was then president of the Shell Oil Corporation.
They left St Louis in 1933 to make their home in England. The prospective bridegroom was educated at Eton, in Windsor, and at Trinity Col lege. Cambridge. His mother was also a jyiiss wenaeii. and also an American. She was Miss Mary Barrett Wendell, daughter of the late Prof, and Mrs. Barrett Wendell of Boston and Portsmouth, N.H.
Lt. van der Woude is a nephew of Barrett Wendell of Chicago; Capt. William Greenough Wendell of the United States Marine Corps and Charles Devins Osborne of Auburn, N. Y.
He married, firstly, Lady Anne Penelope Marian Herbert, daughter of Lt.-Col. Henry George Alfred Marius Victor Francis Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon and Anne Catherine Tredick Wendell, on 21 April 1945.
He married, secondly, Hon. Esmé Mary Gabrielle Harmsworth, daughter of Esmond Cecil Harmsworth, 2nd Viscount Rothermere and Margaret Hunam Redhead, in 1993.
He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Grenadier Guards. Captain Reinier Gerrit Anton van der Woude usually went by his middle name of Gerrit.
Children of Captain Reinier Gerrit Anton van der Woude and Lady Anne Penelope Marian Herbert:
Michael Gerrit Woude2 b. 25 Mar 1946
David Anthony Woude2 b. 7 Nov 1947
Penelope Catherine Mary Woude2 b. 19 Aug 1952
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From the St. Louis Dispatch, as provided by Find A Grave member Anne Agee:
Lady Penelope Herbert, daughter of the Sixth Earl of Carnarvon, is engaged to be married to Lt. Gerrit van der Woude of the Grenadier Guards, British Army, son of Mr. and Mrs. Renier G. A. van der Woude of Eastry, Sandwich, Kent, England, former St. Louisianas.
News of the engagement, announced recently in London, reached St. Louise friends yesterday by letter, following cables from Mrs. van der Woude to eastern relatives. Wedding plans were not included in the cable messages.
Lady Penelope is a granddaughter of George Edward Stanhope Molyneaux Herbert, fifth Earl of Carnarvon, one of the discoverers of the tomb of King Tutankhamen, in Cairo. Egypt, whose death April 5, 1923, recalled the Egyptian superstition that evil would befall those who disturbed the Pharaohs' tombs. Her father, formerly Lord Portchester, succeeded him to the title.
The family seat, Highclere Castle, Hampshire, is one of the largest in England. The prospective bride is a great-granddaughter of the Earl of Carnarvon who was Secretary of State for the Colonies under Disraeli. Her grandmother, who was Miss Wombel, was a famous English beauty. Lady Penelope's mother was Miss Catherine Wendell, daughter of the late Jacob Wendell Jr., of New York, and of Mrs. Wendell, who now lives in England.
The Carnarvons were divorced in 1935, and the Countess is now Mrs. Geoffrey Grenfell. The bride-to-be is a niece of Capt. Jac Wendell and the Countess of Galloway.
In 1940 Lady Penelope came to the United States and attended Foxcroft School, Middleburg, Va. Lt. van der Woude and his fam ily lived here for several years, first in Brentmoor Park and later at 50 Portland place, home of the late Mrs. Blakesley Collins, now the property of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Otto. His father, a native of The Hague, Holland was then president of the Shell Oil Corporation.
They left St Louis in 1933 to make their home in England. The prospective bridegroom was educated at Eton, in Windsor, and at Trinity Col lege. Cambridge. His mother was also a jyiiss wenaeii. and also an American. She was Miss Mary Barrett Wendell, daughter of the late Prof, and Mrs. Barrett Wendell of Boston and Portsmouth, N.H.
Lt. van der Woude is a nephew of Barrett Wendell of Chicago; Capt. William Greenough Wendell of the United States Marine Corps and Charles Devins Osborne of Auburn, N. Y.
Captain Reinier Gerrit Anton van der Woude is the son of Reinier Gerrit Anton van der Woude.
He married, firstly, Lady Anne Penelope Marian Herbert, daughter of Lt.-Col. Henry George Alfred Marius Victor Francis Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon and Anne Catherine Tredick Wendell, on 21 April 1945.
He married, secondly, Hon. Esmé Mary Gabrielle Harmsworth, daughter of Esmond Cecil Harmsworth, 2nd Viscount Rothermere and Margaret Hunam Redhead, in 1993.
He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Grenadier Guards. Captain Reinier Gerrit Anton van der Woude usually went by his middle name of Gerrit.
Children of Captain Reinier Gerrit Anton van der Woude and Lady Anne Penelope Marian Herbert:
Michael Gerrit Woude2 b. 25 Mar 1946
David Anthony Woude2 b. 7 Nov 1947
Penelope Catherine Mary Woude2 b. 19 Aug 1952
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From the St. Louis Dispatch, as provided by Find A Grave member Anne Agee:
Lady Penelope Herbert, daughter of the Sixth Earl of Carnarvon, is engaged to be married to Lt. Gerrit van der Woude of the Grenadier Guards, British Army, son of Mr. and Mrs. Renier G. A. van der Woude of Eastry, Sandwich, Kent, England, former St. Louisianas.
News of the engagement, announced recently in London, reached St. Louise friends yesterday by letter, following cables from Mrs. van der Woude to eastern relatives. Wedding plans were not included in the cable messages.
Lady Penelope is a granddaughter of George Edward Stanhope Molyneaux Herbert, fifth Earl of Carnarvon, one of the discoverers of the tomb of King Tutankhamen, in Cairo. Egypt, whose death April 5, 1923, recalled the Egyptian superstition that evil would befall those who disturbed the Pharaohs' tombs. Her father, formerly Lord Portchester, succeeded him to the title.
The family seat, Highclere Castle, Hampshire, is one of the largest in England. The prospective bride is a great-granddaughter of the Earl of Carnarvon who was Secretary of State for the Colonies under Disraeli. Her grandmother, who was Miss Wombel, was a famous English beauty. Lady Penelope's mother was Miss Catherine Wendell, daughter of the late Jacob Wendell Jr., of New York, and of Mrs. Wendell, who now lives in England.
The Carnarvons were divorced in 1935, and the Countess is now Mrs. Geoffrey Grenfell. The bride-to-be is a niece of Capt. Jac Wendell and the Countess of Galloway.
In 1940 Lady Penelope came to the United States and attended Foxcroft School, Middleburg, Va. Lt. van der Woude and his fam ily lived here for several years, first in Brentmoor Park and later at 50 Portland place, home of the late Mrs. Blakesley Collins, now the property of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Otto. His father, a native of The Hague, Holland was then president of the Shell Oil Corporation.
They left St Louis in 1933 to make their home in England. The prospective bridegroom was educated at Eton, in Windsor, and at Trinity Col lege. Cambridge. His mother was also a jyiiss wenaeii. and also an American. She was Miss Mary Barrett Wendell, daughter of the late Prof, and Mrs. Barrett Wendell of Boston and Portsmouth, N.H.
Lt. van der Woude is a nephew of Barrett Wendell of Chicago; Capt. William Greenough Wendell of the United States Marine Corps and Charles Devins Osborne of Auburn, N. Y.
He married, firstly, Lady Anne Penelope Marian Herbert, daughter of Lt.-Col. Henry George Alfred Marius Victor Francis Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon and Anne Catherine Tredick Wendell, on 21 April 1945.
He married, secondly, Hon. Esmé Mary Gabrielle Harmsworth, daughter of Esmond Cecil Harmsworth, 2nd Viscount Rothermere and Margaret Hunam Redhead, in 1993.
He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Grenadier Guards. Captain Reinier Gerrit Anton van der Woude usually went by his middle name of Gerrit.
Children of Captain Reinier Gerrit Anton van der Woude and Lady Anne Penelope Marian Herbert:
Michael Gerrit Woude2 b. 25 Mar 1946
David Anthony Woude2 b. 7 Nov 1947
Penelope Catherine Mary Woude2 b. 19 Aug 1952
_____________________________________________
From the St. Louis Dispatch, as provided by Find A Grave member Anne Agee:
Lady Penelope Herbert, daughter of the Sixth Earl of Carnarvon, is engaged to be married to Lt. Gerrit van der Woude of the Grenadier Guards, British Army, son of Mr. and Mrs. Renier G. A. van der Woude of Eastry, Sandwich, Kent, England, former St. Louisianas.
News of the engagement, announced recently in London, reached St. Louise friends yesterday by letter, following cables from Mrs. van der Woude to eastern relatives. Wedding plans were not included in the cable messages.
Lady Penelope is a granddaughter of George Edward Stanhope Molyneaux Herbert, fifth Earl of Carnarvon, one of the discoverers of the tomb of King Tutankhamen, in Cairo. Egypt, whose death April 5, 1923, recalled the Egyptian superstition that evil would befall those who disturbed the Pharaohs' tombs. Her father, formerly Lord Portchester, succeeded him to the title.
The family seat, Highclere Castle, Hampshire, is one of the largest in England. The prospective bride is a great-granddaughter of the Earl of Carnarvon who was Secretary of State for the Colonies under Disraeli. Her grandmother, who was Miss Wombel, was a famous English beauty. Lady Penelope's mother was Miss Catherine Wendell, daughter of the late Jacob Wendell Jr., of New York, and of Mrs. Wendell, who now lives in England.
The Carnarvons were divorced in 1935, and the Countess is now Mrs. Geoffrey Grenfell. The bride-to-be is a niece of Capt. Jac Wendell and the Countess of Galloway.
In 1940 Lady Penelope came to the United States and attended Foxcroft School, Middleburg, Va. Lt. van der Woude and his fam ily lived here for several years, first in Brentmoor Park and later at 50 Portland place, home of the late Mrs. Blakesley Collins, now the property of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Otto. His father, a native of The Hague, Holland was then president of the Shell Oil Corporation.
They left St Louis in 1933 to make their home in England. The prospective bridegroom was educated at Eton, in Windsor, and at Trinity Col lege. Cambridge. His mother was also a jyiiss wenaeii. and also an American. She was Miss Mary Barrett Wendell, daughter of the late Prof, and Mrs. Barrett Wendell of Boston and Portsmouth, N.H.
Lt. van der Woude is a nephew of Barrett Wendell of Chicago; Capt. William Greenough Wendell of the United States Marine Corps and Charles Devins Osborne of Auburn, N. Y.
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