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Also Known As edit

  • Family name: Fraser; sometimes Keith-Fraser, sometimes misspelled as Frazer
  • Fraser Baronetcy, of Ledeclune in the County of Inverness (UK peerage, 27 November 1806)[1]
  • Earl of Stradbroke
    • George Edward John Mowbray Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke ( 27 January 1886 – 20 December 1947)[2]
    • John Anthony Alexander Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke (20 December 1947 – 14 July 1983)[3]

Acquaintances, Friends and Enemies edit

Organizations edit

Keith Alexander Fraser edit

  • Lieutenant, 7 Hussar (4 July 1891)[4]
  • Captain, 7 Hussar (11 January 1898)[4]
  • Captain, 3rd County of London Sharpshooters (1914)[5]

Hugh Crawfurd Keith Fraser edit

  • Life Guards
    • 2nd Lieutenant (1892)[5]
    • Captain (1908)[4]
  • Freemasons
    • Household Brigade Lodge (25 May 1896[6] – )
    • Lodge of Assistance (24 July 1899[6] – )

Timeline edit

1865 June 10, Lt.-Gen. James Keith Fraser and Amelia Alice Julia Ward married.[7]

1897 July 2, Friday, Captain Fraser and Miss Fraser attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House.

siblings Sir Keith Alexander Fraser, Hugh Fraser, and

1898 July 23, Helena Violet Alice Fraser and George Edward John Mowbray Rous married in St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge.[8]

1904 July 9, Hugh Crawfurd Keith Fraser and Dorothy Villiers married.[9]

1910 August 3, Sir Keith Alexander Fraser and Lady Dorothy Coventry married.[10]

Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball edit

Helena, Hugh, and Keith Fraser were siblings (see Note #2, below, in Notes and Questions). Helena was called Miss Keith Fraser by the newspapers because their father's name was Keith.

 
Helena Fraser in costume as Delilah. ©National Portrait Gallery, London.

Helena Violet Alice Fraser (Miss Keith Fraser) edit

At the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball, Helena Violet Alice Fraser (at 243)

  • walked in the "Oriental" procession, according to the Morning Post, the Times, and the London Evening Mail.[11][12] [13]:p. 8, Col. 1c
  • was an "African Queen," wearing "heliotrope embroidered with jewels and draped with spangled silk," according to the Gentlewoman.[14]

Lafayette's portrait of "Helena Violet Alice (née Fraser), Countess of Stradbroke as Delilah" in costume is photogravure #143 in the album presented to the Duchess of Devonshire and now in the National Portrait Gallery.[15] The printing on the portrait says, "Miss Keith Fraser as Delilah," with a Long S in Miss.[16]

 
Hugh Fraser in costume as the Duke of Tarsis. ©National Portrait Gallery, London.

Captain Hugh Fraser edit

Captain Fraser (at 244), probably Captain Hugh Fraser, was in the 17th-century procession (see Notes and Questions #1, below).

  • In the 17th-century procession: "Duca di Tarsis, Captain Fraser."[12][11]
  • "Captain Fraser (noble of Elizabethan Court), white satin and silver brocade; doublet and trunks slashed with crimson; velvet cloak, cap and plume."[14]:p. 34, Col 1b

Lafayette's portrait of "Hugh Fraser as Duke of Tarsis" in costume is photogravure #144 in the album presented to the Duchess of Devonshire and now in the National Portrait Gallery.[15] The printing on the portrait says, "Captain Hugh Fraser as Duke of Tarsis."[17]

Demographics edit

  • Nationality: British, Scottish

Family edit

  • Charlotte Anne Craufurd ( – 7 May 1867)[18]
  • Sir James John Fraser, 3rd Bt. (1789 – 5 June 1834)[19]
  1. Lt.-Gen. James Keith Fraser (baptism 13 October 1832[20] – 30 July 1895)
  2. Sir William Augustus Fraser, 4th Bt. (10 February 1826 – 17 August 1898)
  • Sir Ralph Howard, 1st and last Bt. (1801 – 15 August 1873)[21]


  • Lt.-Gen. James Keith Fraser (baptism 13 October 1832 – 30 July 1895)[22]
  • Amelia Alice Julia Ward ( – 5 September 1929)[7]
  1. Sir Keith Alexander Fraser of Ledeclune, 5th Bt. (24 December 1867 – 21 September 1935)
  2. Hugh Crawfurd Keith Fraser (3 April 1869[23] – 19 May 1906[24])
  3. Helena Violet Alice Fraser (baptism 19 January 1874 – 14 April 1949)


  • Helena Violet Alice Fraser (– 14 Apr 1949)[8]
  • George Edward John Mowbray Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke (19 November 1862 – 20 December 1947)[2]
  1. Lady Pleasance Elizabeth Rous (11 May 1899 – )
  2. Lady Catherine Charlotte Rous (5 May 1900 – 19 September 1983)
  3. Lady Betty Helena Joanna Rous (24 April 1901 – 4 Nov 1969)
  4. John Anthony Alexander Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke (1 April 1903 – 14 July 1983)
  5. William Keith Rous, 5th Earl of Stradbroke (10 March 1907 – 18 July 1983)
  6. Major Hon. George Nathaniel Rous (5 April 191 – 9 September 1982)
  7. Major Hon. Peter James Mowbray Rous (23 January 1914 – 17 May 1997)
  8. Hon. Christopher Simon Rous (3 January 1916 – 22 February 1925)


  • Sir Keith Alexander Fraser of Ledeclune, 5th Bt.[25]
  • Lady Dorothy Coventry (6 February 1872 – 2 December 1965)[10]
  1. Sir Keith Charles Adolphus Fraser, 6th Bt. (14 September 1911 – 1979)

Relations edit

  • Major Hon. George Nathaniel Rous (5 April 1911 – 9 September 1982)[26]
  • Dorothy Villiers' father was Hon. F. H. Villiers.[27]
  • Madame de Falbe was the grandmother of Keith Alexander Fraser, Hugh Crawfurd Fraser, and Helena Violet Alice Fraser.

Notes and Questions edit

  1. The National Portrait Gallery identifies Miss Keith Fraser as Helena Violet Alice (née Fraser), Countess of Stradbroke. She's Miss Keith Fraser because her father was Keith Fraser.
  2. Helena Violet Alice Fraser had two brothers, Keith Alexander Fraser and Hugh. Both the newspaper reports in the Morning Post and the Times call the person who attended with Helena Captain Fraser; the Album in the National Portrait Gallery calls him Captain Hugh Fraser.[15] All three sources say he went as the Duke of Tarsis or Duca di Tarsis. Both men were captains at this time, but their father died on 30 July 1895 and Keith inherited the baronetcy, which meant that his proper honorific — assuming the newspapers got it right — would have been Sir rather than Captain. Sometimes the name Fraser was misspelled as Frazer.[12]
  3. Added the Earl of Stradbroke in the AKA section of this page because the Frasers were more important socially and married into the Rous family.

Footnotes edit

  1. ↑ "Fraser baronets". Wikipedia. 2021-08-26. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fraser_baronets&oldid=1040792211.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraser_baronets.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "George Edward John Mowbray Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  3. ↑ "John Anthony Alexander Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ancestry.com. UK, Hart's Annual Army List, 1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ancestry.com. UK, British Army Records and Lists, 1882-1962 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ancestry.com. England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Amelia Alice Julia Ward." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Helena Violet Alice Fraser." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  9. ↑ Ancestry.com. Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Lady Dorothy Coventry." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Fancy Dress Ball at Devonshire House." Morning Post Saturday 3 July 1897: 7 [of 12], Col. 4a–8 Col. 2b. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18970703/054/0007.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Ball at Devonshire House." The Times Saturday 3 July 1897: 12, Cols. 1a–4c The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Nov. 2015.
  13. ↑ “Ball at Devonshire House.” Evening Mail 05 July 1897 Monday: 8 [of 8], Col. 1a–4c [of 6]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003187/18970705/070/0008.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 “The Duchess of Devonshire’s Ball.” The Gentlewoman 10 July 1897 Saturday: 32–42 [of 76], Cols. 1a–3c [of 3]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003340/18970710/155/0032.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Devonshire House Fancy Dress Ball (1897): photogravures by Walker & Boutall after various photographers." 1899. National Portrait Gallery https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait-list.php?set=515.
  16. ↑ "Miss Keith Fraser as Delilah." Diamond Jubilee Fancy Dress Ball. National Portrait Gallery https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw158506/Helena-Violet-Alice-ne-Fraser-Countess-of-Stradbroke-as-Delilah.
  17. ↑ "Captain Hugh Fraser as Duke of Tarsis." Diamond Jubilee Fancy Dress Ball. National Portrait Gallery https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw158507/Hugh-Fraser-as-Duke-of-Tarsis.
  18. ↑ "Charlotte Anne Craufurd." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  19. ↑ "Sir James John Fraser, 3rd Bt.." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  20. ↑ Ancestry.com. Dorset, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
  21. ↑ "Sir Ralph Howard, 1st and last Bt.." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  22. ↑ "Lt.-Gen. James Keith Fraser." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  23. ↑ Ancestry.com. Westminster, London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1919 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020.
  24. ↑ Ancestry.com. UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
  25. ↑ "Sir Keith Alexander Fraser of Ledeclune, 5th Bt.." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  26. ↑ "Major Hon. George Nathaniel Rous." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  27. ↑ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
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