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Henry Augfustus Brudenell Bruce, Sth Marquis of 



Ailesbury, Earl Bruce and Yiscount Savernake in. the peerage of 

 the United Kingdom, Earl of Ailesbury and Baron Bruce of Tottenham 

 in that of Great Britain, and Earl of Cardigan and Baron Brudenell in 

 that of England, died Feb. 10th, 1911, aged 68. Buried at St. Katherine's, 

 Savernake. Born April lltli, 1842, Third s. of third Marquis. For- 

 merly Captain in 9th Regt., and Lt. Col, 3rd Battalion of Wiltshire 

 Regiment- As Lord Henry Bruce he was M.P. for Chippenham 

 Division as a Conservative 1886—92. He succeeded his nephew, the 

 fourth Marquis in 1894. Married, 1870, Georgiana Sophia Maria, d. of 

 G. H. Pinkney, of Tawstock Court, Devon, who died 1902. He leaves 

 one son, the Earl of Cardigan, D.S.O., who succeeds to the title, born 

 1873, and two daughters, Lady Ernestine Hunt, wife of Harry Brady 

 Hunt, of Ballylean, Kildysart, Co. Clare, and Lady Marjory Binney, 

 wife of James Binney, of Pampisford, Cambs. The late Marquis 

 succeeded to a greatly-incumbered estate and devoted himself to its 

 improvement for the rest of his life. He planted a million trees on the 

 property during the last seventeen years, including avenues of copper 

 beech and horse chestnut in the Forest, and 30,000 trees on Martin sell. 

 He had the welfare of the people on the estate always at heart, and 

 was esteemed as a kind and considerate landlord, but he took but little 

 part in matters outside the estate. 



Obit, notices, Times, Feb. 11th; Wiltshire Gazette, ^Ad^xdi 16th, 1911. 



Hon. Percy Scawen Wyndham, died March i3th, I9ii. 



Born 1835. Son of first Lord Leconfield. Educated at Eton, after- 

 wards travelled in Italy with tutor. Joined Coldstream Guards, 1853, 

 and sailed with them to A^arna, but was invalided home before com- 

 mencement of Crimean War. Left the Army and joined the Volunteers 

 when first raised, retiring with rank of captain. Conservative M.P. for 

 West Cumberland, 1860 — 85. Chairman of Quarter Sessions in Cum- 

 berland, J.P. and D.L. for Cumberland, Sussex, and Wilts. Lived at 

 Cockermouth Castle 1860 — 69, where his five children were born. 

 Removed to Isel Hall, 1869—1877 ; Wilbury House, Wilts, 1874—1885. 

 Began to build his own house, " Clouds," East Knoyle, 1880. This was 

 burnt down 1889 and rebuilt by 1893. Here he lived till his death. 

 High Sheriff of Wilts, 1896. Chairman of Quarter Sessions, Yice- 

 Chairman of County Council, and an active county magistrate. " In 

 all these capacities," says The Times, " he was looked upon as an ideal 

 public servant. From very early days he was a wise amateur of the 

 arts, especially of painting. Philip Webb, the architect of Clouds — 

 Watts — Sargent— Burne Jones and Leighton and Val Prinsep were all 

 intimate friends of his and Mrs. Wyndham's. He was remarkably 

 cultivated and well read, spoke and read fluently and forcibly with a 

 kindly vein of humour, was a thorough sportsman in the best sense of 

 the word (he was master of the Tedworth Hounds from 1881 to 18S5), 

 and had a sense of his rcs])onsil)ilities and duties to his deiiendants 

 wliicli \\as as lmiul)lc as it was proud. For his ri'ady syiui)athy, his 



