Sir Henry Strickland-Constable, 10th Baronet
Sir Henry Marmaduke Strickland-Constable, 10th Baronet (4 December 1900 – 26 March 1975) was an English composer.
Early life[edit]
He was the son of Lt.-Col. Frederick Charles Strickland-Constable (1860–1917)[1] and Margaret Elizabeth Pakenham (1874–1961) of Wassand Hall, Hull. His sister, Hilary, married Henry John Ralph Bankes of Kingston Lacy and Corfe Castle,[2] and his younger brother was Robert Frederick Strickland-Constable,[3] a Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve during World War II.[4]
His paternal grandparents were Henry Strickland-Constable (son of Sir George Strickland, 7th Baronet)[5] and the former Cornelia Charlotte Anne Dumaresq (daughter of Col. Henry Dumaresq and Lady Elizabeth Sophia Butler-Danvers, half-sister to the 5th Earl of Lanesborough). His maternal grandparents were Rear-Adm. the Hon. Thomas Alexander Pakenham (son of the 2nd Earl of Longford) and the former Sophia Sykes (daughter of Sir Tatton Sykes). His uncle was Adm. Sir William Pakenham.[4]
Career[edit]
He was educated at Eton before attending Magdalen College, Oxford, where he obtained a Bachelor of Music degree.[4]
He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Strickland, of Boynton, on 9 August 1938 upon the death of a relative, Walter Strickland, known as the "Anarchist Baronet" and "Wandering Baronet" after he renounced his British citizenship.[6][7]
Personal life[edit]
On 24 July 1929, he married Countess Ernestine Caroline Valerie Antoinette von Rex (1905–1995), at St. Luke's Church, Munich.[8] She was a daughter of Count Rudolf Karl Casper von Rex,[9] and granddaughter of Count Karl von Rex.[10][11] Her sister, Countess Marie Louise Rex, was the wife of Sir Odo Russell,[12] a son of Odo Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill and Lady Emily Villiers (daughter of the 4th Earl of Clarendon).[13]
Sir Henry died in hospital on 26 March 1975,[14] and was succeeded by his younger brother, Robert. He was buried in the churchyard of St. Lawrence at Sigglesthorne in the East Riding of Yorkshire.[4] After his death, Wassand Hall, passed to his widow, Lady Ernestine Strickland-Constable. Upon her death in 1995, the estate passed to her great-nephew, Rupert Russell.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ "Death of Lieut.-Colonel Strickland-Constable". Hull Daily Mail. 24 Dec 1917. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "BRIDE-TO-BE Miss Hilary Strickland-Constable". Hull Daily Mail. 2 Aug 1935. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "INTERESTING WEDDINGS. Mr. R. F. Strickland-Constable and Miss R. M. Webster". Chelsea News. 29 Sep 1929. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 320; volume 3, page 3790.
- ^ "Death of Mr. H. Strickland Constable, OF WASSAND HALL. INTERESTING CAREER. CONNECTION WITH HORNSEA AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE". Hull Daily Mail. 22 Mar 1909. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "WALTER STRICKLAND, FORMER BARONET, 87; Waived English Title in 1923 for Czech Citizenship". The New York Times. 12 Aug 1938. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "WANDERING BARONET DIES IN JAVA". The Gloucestershire Echo. 11 Aug 1938. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES". The Daily Telegraph. 28 June 1929. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "FUNERAL OF COUNTESS AT SIGGLESTHORNE". Hull Daily Mail. 5 Dec 1946. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ The Titled Nobility of Europe: An International Peerage, Or "Who's Who", of the Sovereigns, Princes and Nobles of Europe. Harrison & Sons. 1914. p. 1219. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "John E. Hughes and Countess to Be Wed in London Today". Chicago Tribune. 4 Nov 1952. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, of Great Britain and Ireland, for ...: Including All the Titled Classes. S. Low, Marston & Company. 1912. p. 1305. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999 volume 1, pp. 69-70.
- ^ "STRICKLAND-CONSTABLE-- Henry Marmaduke". The Daily Telegraph. 1 April 1975. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "STRICKLAND-CONSTABLES OF WASSAND HALL, FAMILY AND ESTATE RECORDS".