Ulric Oliver Thynne

British soldier and polo player

Marjory Wormwald
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(m. 1899)​

Elspeth Tullis
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(m. 1951)​
Children4Parent
RelativesHenry Thynne (grandfather)
Edward St Maur (grandfather)Military serviceBranch/serviceBritish ArmyRankColonelUnitKing's Royal Rifle Corps
Imperial Yeomanry
Royal Wiltshire YeomanryBattles/warsChitral Campaign
Second Boer War
World War I

Colonel Ulric Oliver Thynne CMG, DSO, CVO (6 July 1871 – 30 September 1957)[1][2] was a distinguished British soldier and champion polo player.

Early life

Thynne was born on 6 July 1871.[1] He was the son of Rt. Hon. Lord Henry Frederick Thynne and Lady Ulrica Frederica Jane St. Maur Seymour.[1] He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.[1]

Career

Thynne gained the rank of lieutenant in the service of the King's Royal Rifle Corps,[1] and fought in the Chitral Campaign in 1895.[1] He was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry on 10 February 1900,[3] and fought with the Imperial Yeomanry during the Second Boer War in South Africa, where he was mentioned in despatches,[1] and for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in November 1900.[4] Following the war, he was promoted to captain on 31 May 1902.[5] He fought in the First World War, during which he was again mentioned in despatches[1] and decorated with the award of Territorial Decoration (T.D.).[1] He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1918.[1] He was colonel commanding the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry.[1] and became its honorary colonel in 1938.[1] He was invested as a Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1946.[1]

A keen polo player, in 1903 he won the Roehampton Trophy.

Peerage claim

In 1924, Thynne claimed the ancient Barony of Beauchamp from the House of Lords; the Committee for Privileges rejected the claim, holding that the evidence was insufficient to prove that the peerage was in fact created.

Family

He married, firstly, Marjory Wormald, daughter of Edward Wormald, on 16 May 1899.[1] The children of Colonel Ulric Oliver Thynne and Marjory Wormald are:

  • Lt.-Col. Oliver St. Maur Thynne (24 October 1901 – 1 May 1978), who married Mary Wroughton Morris and had issue.[1]
  • Edward Wormald Thynne (17 Mar 1905 – 8 Oct 1925)[1]
  • G/Capt. Brian Sheridan Thynne (29 Nov 1907 – 1985), who married, firstly, Naomi Waters, married, secondly, Fernanda Herrero de Aledo, and had issue from both marriages.[1]
  • Ulrica Marjory Thynne (5 May 1911 – 22 Jan 1999)[1]

He married, secondly, Elspeth Stiven Tullis, daughter of David Tullis, on 19 December 1951.[1] He died on 30 September 1957 at age 86.[1]


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 Family tree summary for the Thynnes of Longleat from about 1500[6]
Ralph Botevile[7]
Thomas Thynne[7]William Thynne[7][8]
d. 1546
John Thynne of Longleat[9]
c. 1515–1580		Francis Thynne[8]
c. 1544–1608
John Thynneof Longleat[10]
1555–1604		Charles Thynne[11]
c. 1568–1652
Thomas Thynne of Longleat[12]
c. 1578–1639
Baronet of Caus Castle, of Kempsford in the County of Gloucester, 1641
James of Longleat[13]
1605–1670		Thomas of Richmond[14]
d. 1669		Henry Frederick Thynne
1615–1680
1st Baronet of Kempsford
Baron Thynne, 1680
Viscount Weymouth, 1682
Thomas of Longleat,[15]
1648–1682		Thomas Thynne[16]
1640–1714
inherited Longleat, 1682
1st Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne,
2nd Baronet of Kempsford		James Thynne of Buckland
d. 1709		Henry Thynne Frederick
d. 1705
unmarried
Henry Thynne[17]
1675–1708		Thomas Thynne d. 1710
two daughters but no sons
Thomas Thynne[18]
1710–1751
2nd Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne,
3rd Baronet of Kempsford
Marquess of Bath, 1789Baron Carteret (2nd creation), 1784
Thomas Thynne[19]
1734–1796
1st Marquess of Bath,
3rd Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne,
4th Baronet of Kempsford		Henry Carteret[20]
1735–1826
1st Baron Carteret
Thomas Thynne[21]
1765–1837
2nd Marquess of Bath,
4th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne,
5th Baronet of Kempsford		George Thynne
1770–1838
2nd Baron Carteret		John Thynne
1772–1849
3rd Baron Carteret
Baron Carteret extinct, 1849
Henry Thynne
[22]
1797–1837
3rd Marquess of Bath,
5th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne,
6th Baronet of Kempsford		Edward Thynne
1807–1884		Lady Charlotte Anne Thynne
1811–1895
marr.: Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, Duke of Buccleuch and had issue.
John Thynne[23]
1831–1896
4th Marquess of Bath,
6th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne,
7th Baronet of Kempsford		Henry Thynne
1832–1904
Thomas Thynne
1862–1946
5th Marquess of Bath,
7th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne,
8th Baronet of Kempsford		Ulric Oliver Thynne
1871–1957
Henry Thynne
1905–1992
6th Marquess of Bath,
8th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne,
9th Baronet of Kempsford
Thomas Timothy Thynne
1929–1930		Alexander George Thynn
1930–2020
7th Marquess of Bath,
9th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne,
10th Baronet of Kempsford		Christopher John Thynne
1934–2017		Valentine Charles Thynne
1937–1979
Ceawlin Thynn
b. 1974
8th Marquess of Bath,
10th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne,
11th Baronet of Kempsford		Lucien Henry Valentine Thynne
b. 1965
John Alexander Ladi Thynn
b. 2014
styled Viscount Weymouth

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, pp. 213–214.
  2. ^ Record for Colonel Ulric Oliver Thynne on thepeerage.com
  3. ^ "No. 27167". The London Gazette. 20 February 1900. p. 1177.
  4. ^ "No. 27359". The London Gazette. 27 September 1901. p. 6303.
  5. ^ "No. 27441". The London Gazette. 10 June 1902. p. 3756.
  6. ^ Burke, Sir Bernard, (1938 ed) Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Shaw, London. p. 243
  7. ^ a b c Woodfall, H. (1768). The Peerage of England; Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the Peers of that Kingdom Etc. Fourth Edition, Carefully Corrected, and Continued to the Present Time, Volume 6. p. 258.
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  9. ^ Girouard, Mark, Thynne, Sir John (1515–1580), estate manager and builder of Longleat in Oxford Dictionary of Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004)
  10. ^ Booth, Muriel. "Thynne, John (?1550–1604), of Longleat, Wilt". History of Parliament. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  11. ^ Lancaster, Henry; Thrush, Andrew. "Thynne, Charles (c.1568–1652), of Cheddar, So". History of Parliament. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  12. ^ Pugh, R. B.; Crittall, Elizabeth, eds. (1957). "Parliamentary history: 1529–1629". A History of the County of Wiltshire. Vol. 5. London: Victoria County History – via British History Online.
  13. ^ Ferris, John P. "Thynne, Sir James (c.1605-70), of Longbridge Deverill, Wilt". History of Parliament. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  14. ^ Helms, M. W.; Ferris, John P. "Thynne, Sir Thomas (c.1610–c.69), of Richmond, Sur". History of Parliament. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  15. ^ Marshall, Alan (2008) [2004]. "Thynne, Thomas [nicknamed Tom of Ten Thousand] (1647/8–1682)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27423. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  16. ^ Heath-Caldwell, J. J. "Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, 3rd Viscount Weymouth". JJ Heath-Caldwell. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  17. ^ Hayton, D. W. "Thynne, Hon. Henry (1675-1708)". The History of Parliament. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  18. ^ Dunaway, Stewart (2013). Lord John Carteret, Earl Granville: His Life History and the Granville Grants. Lulu. p. 33. ISBN 9781300878070.
  19. ^ "Bath, Thomas Thynne". Encyclopedia Britannica 1911. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  20. ^ Thorne, Roland. "Carteret [formerly Thynne], Henry Frederick". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  21. ^ "Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath (1765–1837)". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  22. ^ Escott, Margaret. "Thynne, Lord Henry Frederick (1797-1837), of 6 Grovesnor Square, Md". History of Parliament. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  23. ^ "John Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath (1831-1896), Diplomat and landowner". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2 January 2016.