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Also Known As edit

  • Family name: Duncombe
  • Viscount Helmsley was a courtesy title for the eldest son and heir apparent of the Earl of Feversham (during the second half of the 19th century).[1]
  • Viscount Helmsley
    • William Reginald Duncombe ( – 24 December 1881)
    • Charles William Reginald Duncombe (24 December 1881 –1915)[2]
  • Viscountess Helmsley
    • Muriel Frances Louisa Chetwynd-Talbot Duncombe (23 December 1876 – 19 January 1904
    • Marjorie Blanche Eva Greville Duncombe (19 January 1904 – )
  • Dowager Viscountess Helmesley
    • Muriel Frances Louisa Chetwynd-Talbot Duncombe Owen (19 January 1904 – 2 March 1925)

Acquaintances, Friends and Enemies edit

Timeline edit

1876 December 23, Muriel Frances Louisa Chetwynd-Talbot and William Reginald Duncombe married.[3]

1885 June 6, Muriel Frances Louisa Chetwynd-Talbot Duncombe and Hugh Darby Annesley Owen married.[3]

1896 February 12, Mabel Theresa Duncombe and Sir William Gervase Beckett married.[4]

1897 July 2, Lord and Lady Helmsley attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House. (Lord Charles Duncombe, Viscount Helmsley is #353 on the list of people who were present; Muriel Duncombe, Lady Helmsley is #354.)

1904 January 19, Charles Duncombe and Marjorie Blanche Eva Greville married.[5]

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

At the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball, Lord Charles Duncombe, Viscount Helmsley was dressed as Archduke Charles in the Archduchess Marie-Karoline and Emperor Joseph II section of the Austrian Court of Maria Theresa Quadrille.[6][7]

  • He was in "Court costume."[8]
  • "VISCOUNT HELMSLEY was in a Court costume."[9]:Col. 3a

Muriel Duncombe, Lady Helmsley was dressed as Princess Charlotte of Lorraine in the Austrian Court of Maria Theresa Quadrille.[6][7]

Demographics edit

  • Nationality: English

Family edit

  • Muriel Frances Louisa Chetwynd-Talbot Duncombe Owen (c. 1860 – 2 March 1925)[3]
  1. Mabel Theresa Duncombe (1877–1913)
  2. Charles William Reginald Duncombe, 2nd Earl of Feversham (1879–1916)
  • William Reginald Duncombe, Viscount Helmsley (1 August 1852 – 24 December 1881)[10]
  • Hugh Darby Annesley Owen ( – 12 March 1908)[11]


  • Charles William Reginald Duncombe, 2nd Earl of Feversham (8 May 1879 – 15 September 1916)[12]
  • Marjorie Blanche Eva Greville Duncombe (25 October 1884 – 25 July 1964)[5]
  1. Lady Mary Diana Duncombe (19 March 1905 – October 1943)
  2. Charles William Slingsby Duncombe, 3rd Earl of Feversham (2 November 1906 – 4 September 1963)
  3. Hon. David William Ernest Duncombe (8 February 1910 – September 1927)

Notes and Questions edit

  1. Muriel Duncombe Owen may have been Viscount Helmsley, or Lady Helmsley. Her son Charles William Reginald Duncombe was Viscount Helmsley by this time, but he did not marry until 1904, so no other Lady Helmsely seems likely. She married Hugh Darby Annesley Owen, however, in 1885, but if she retained her title, then she would still be eligible to use it.

Footnotes edit

  1. ↑ "Baron Feversham". Wikipedia. 2020-10-14. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baron_Feversham&oldid=983534946. 
  2. ↑ "Charles Duncombe, 2nd Earl of Feversham". Wikipedia. 2020-09-12. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles_Duncombe,_2nd_Earl_of_Feversham&oldid=978075739. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Lady Muriel Frances Louisa Talbot." "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  4. ↑ "Hon. Mabel Theresa Duncombe." "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Lady Marjorie Blanche Eva Greville." "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Ball at Devonshire House." The Times Saturday 3 July 1897: 12, Cols. 1a–4c The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Nov. 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "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.
  8. ↑ “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.
  9. ↑ “Additional Costumes Worn at the Duchess of Devonshire’s Fancy Ball.” The Queen, The Lady’s Newspaper17 July 1897, Saturday: 63 [of 97 BNA; p. 138 on the print page], Col. 2a–3a [3 of 3 cols.]. British Newspaper Archive  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002627/18970717/283/0064.
  10. ↑ "William Duncombe, Viscount Helmsley". Wikipedia. 2019-08-11. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Duncombe,_Viscount_Helmsley&oldid=910373349. 
  11. ↑ "Hugh Darby Annesley Owen." "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  12. ↑ "Charles William Reginald Duncombe, 2nd Earl of Feversham of Ryedale." "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
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