William Vere Reeve King-Fane
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Colonel William Vere Reeve King-Fane OBE, DL
(29 October 1868 – 5 November 1943) was a member of the Fane family an English landowner, soldier and High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
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family of Fulbeck Hall, Lincolnshire
, the eldest son of William Dashwood Fane and the Hon. Susan Reeve. Susan Reeve was the daughter General John Reeve of Leadenham
and his wife Lady Susan Sherard eldest daughter Philip 5th Earl of Harborough
of Stapleford Park
. William Dashwood Fane was the son of Willam Fane of Calcutta and Cape Town
and grandson of the Hon Henry Fane (politician) of Fulbeck Hall.
in South Africa where the family farmed, and was a deputy lieutenant
of Lincolnshire
before becoming High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
in 1908. He was a Colonel in the Lincolnshire Regiment and in 1920 he changed his surname by Royal Licence to King-Fane on inheriting the Ashby Hall estate in Ashby de la Launde
.
daughter of Thomas Holdsworth Newman and Elizabeth Smith. Thomas Holdsworth Newman was younger son of Sir Robert William Newman, 1st Baronet
Conservative MP for Exeter and Elizabeth Smith was herself daughter of the banker Martin Tucker Smith Tory MP son of John Smith (Wendover MP)
and grandson of Abel Smith (1717–1788) Tory MP of Smith's Bank
, they had four children:
William Vere Reeve King-Fane OBE lived at Fulbeck Hall and he died in 1943 in Lincoln. He was succeeded at Fulbeck Hall by his eldest son Henry William Newman Fane OBE High Sheriff of Lincolnshire. His second son Lt-Cmdr RN. Francis Christopher Fane inherited Fulbeck Manor and his third son Lt-Cmdr RNVR Charles William Fane is thought to have inherited the estate at Ashby De la Launde. The farm in South Africa was sold before the outbreak of the second world war.
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
(29 October 1868 – 5 November 1943) was a member of the Fane family an English landowner, soldier and High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Lincolnshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...
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Background
William Vere Reeve Fane born in 1868 in to the prominent FaneFane (surname)
Fane is an English surname of Welsh origins that belongs to a family who have produced a number of notable members. The family originated with Ivon Vane, who was a Welsh landowner and mercenary captain in the service of the Black Prince. Ivon Vane or John Fane, as he was known in English, was one...
family of Fulbeck Hall, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, the eldest son of William Dashwood Fane and the Hon. Susan Reeve. Susan Reeve was the daughter General John Reeve of Leadenham
Leadenham
Leadenham is a village in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, bypassed to the south in 1995 by the A17. It is on the A607 between Welbourn and Fulbeck, on the beginnings of the Lincoln Cliff.-The Village:...
and his wife Lady Susan Sherard eldest daughter Philip 5th Earl of Harborough
Earl of Harborough
Lord Sherard, Baron of Leitrim, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1627 for Sir William Sherard, of Stapleford, Leicestershire. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He sat as Member of Parliament for Leicestershire and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire...
of Stapleford Park
Stapleford Park
Stapleford Park is a Grade I listed country house in Stapleford near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England, now used as a hotel. It was originally the seat of the Sherard family, later the Earls of Harborough and from 1894, of Baron Gretton....
. William Dashwood Fane was the son of Willam Fane of Calcutta and Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
and grandson of the Hon Henry Fane (politician) of Fulbeck Hall.
Life
Fane was a lawyer who volunteered for service in the Boer WarBoer War
The Boer Wars were two wars fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics, the Oranje Vrijstaat and the Republiek van Transvaal ....
in South Africa where the family farmed, and was a deputy lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
before becoming High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Lincolnshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...
in 1908. He was a Colonel in the Lincolnshire Regiment and in 1920 he changed his surname by Royal Licence to King-Fane on inheriting the Ashby Hall estate in Ashby de la Launde
Ashby De La Launde
Ashby de la Launde is a small village, part of the civil parish of Ashby de la Launde and Bloxholm, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.The villages is located just west of Digby, and east of the A15 and B1191 roads...
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Family
On 16 May 1895 he married Helen Newman of MamheadMamhead
Mamhead is a rural village and civil parish near Dawlish and Kenton in Devon, South West England, in the Teignbridge local authority area.On high ground on the Haldon Hills, dense woodlands open out into views of the coast and the estuary of the River Exe....
daughter of Thomas Holdsworth Newman and Elizabeth Smith. Thomas Holdsworth Newman was younger son of Sir Robert William Newman, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert William Newman, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert William Newman, 1st Baronet was a British Whig politician. He was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament for Bletchingley at a by-election in December 1812....
Conservative MP for Exeter and Elizabeth Smith was herself daughter of the banker Martin Tucker Smith Tory MP son of John Smith (Wendover MP)
John Smith (Wendover MP)
John Smith was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1806 to 1835 and a banker.He was the sixth son of Abel Smith, a Nottingham banker who was a Member of Parliament for Aldborough, St Ives, and St Germans, and the brother of Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington. He lived at...
and grandson of Abel Smith (1717–1788) Tory MP of Smith's Bank
Smith's Bank
Smith's Bank in Nottingham was one of the earliest banks established in England and was the first English bank outside London.-Thomas Smith :...
, they had four children:
- Captain Henry William Newman Fane OBE(6 February 1897 – 23 May 1976) High Sheriff of Lincolnshire of Fulbeck Hall married to Dorothy Mary Findlay, daughter of Alexander Ogilvy Findlay, on 14 December 1946
- Lt-Cmdr RN. Francis Christopher Fane of Fulbeck Manor(9 June 1900 – 17 June 1947 lost at sea) married to Joyce Patricia Hancock, daughter of Reverend William Hugh Munely Hancock, on 11 August 1931. Francis Christopher Fane's daughter Susan Cicely married Lieutenant-Colonel John Lindley Marmion Dymoke of Scrivelsby Court the present Queen's ChampionQueen's ChampionThe feudal holder of the Manor of Scrivelsby since 1066 has held that manor from the Crown by grand serjeanty of being The Honourable The King's/Queen's Champion. Such person is also Standard Bearer of England.- Origins :...
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- Lt-Cmdr RNVR Charles William Fane (2 February 1904 – 15 March 1976) married to Pauline Margaret Blackie, daughter of the Rt. Rev. Ernest BlackieErnest BlackieErnest Morell Blackie was an Anglican bishop in the first half of the 20th century. He was born in Leamington Spa on 19 August 1867 and educated at Cheltenham Grammar School and the University of London. Ordained in 1891 he began his career with a curacy at St Mark's, Gloucester and was then a...
on 15 September 1931. Charles William Fane's daughter Angela Pauline Fane married Lt-Cmdr RN Kenneth Patrick Bruce-Gardyne, of Nettlebed House, DroxfordDroxfordDroxford is a village in Hampshire, England, lying in the Meon valley, and lies around 3¾ miles east of Bishop's Waltham within the new South Downs National Park. The A32 passes through the village between Gosport and Alton...
Hampshire, son of Captain Evan Bruce-GardyneCaptain Evan Bruce-GardyneCaptain Evan Bruce-Gardyne, DSO, RN, 13th Laird of Midddeton, was a British Navy officer. He was a member of the well-known Scottish landowning family of Gardyne who have been based in the county of Angus since 1008 AD...
- Elizabeth Christine Fane (6 April 1906 – 30 May 1997) married to Colonel Jeffrey Maurice Lambert, son of Colonel Joseph Alexander Lambert, on 13 October 1931
William Vere Reeve King-Fane OBE lived at Fulbeck Hall and he died in 1943 in Lincoln. He was succeeded at Fulbeck Hall by his eldest son Henry William Newman Fane OBE High Sheriff of Lincolnshire. His second son Lt-Cmdr RN. Francis Christopher Fane inherited Fulbeck Manor and his third son Lt-Cmdr RNVR Charles William Fane is thought to have inherited the estate at Ashby De la Launde. The farm in South Africa was sold before the outbreak of the second world war.