John Christopher Ingham Roper-Curzon, 20th Baron Teynham

John Christopher Ingham Roper-Curzon (born 25 December 1928), popularly known as ‘Captain John’ is a member of the House of Roper and House of Curzon and the 20th Baron of Teynham.[1][2] He was born on 25 December 1928. His father was Christopher John Henry Roper-Curzon, and mother was Lady Elspeth Grace Whitaker, 6th Marchioness of Northampton, member of the Whitaker family. John's third name is in honor of Benjamin Ingham, his ancestor, who was the founder of Marsala wine and an export company in Palermo and remembered as the richest person of his time.[3][4] John's father was the 19th Baron of Teynham. On 31 October 1964, John married Lady Elizabeth Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, daughter to Henry James Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, 11th Earl of Dundee and great granddaughter to William H. W. Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch.[5][6]
Elizabeth and John got married at her home in Birkhill Castle.

John Christopher Ingham Roper-Curzon
Born	John Christopher Ingham Roper-Curzon 25 December 1928 London, England
Spouse	Lady Elizabeth Scrymgeour-Wedderburn
House	House of Roper House of Curzon
Father	Christopher John Henry Roper-Curzon
Mother	Lady Elspeth Grace Whitaker
Occupation	Governor of Bermuda Governor of Leeward Islands Governor of Jamaica

Roper-Curzon attended Eton College in Windsor. While serving in the Coldstream Guards, he gained the rank of 2nd lieutenant, and in the year 1948, Roper-Curzon was elevated and given the rank of Captain while serving in the Buffs (TA) in Palestine.[7] Between the years 1953 to 1955, he served as the Bermuda's Governor and the Chief in Commander's ‘Aide-de-Camp’. And then in 1956, he again became the Leeward Islands’ Governor and ‘Aide-de-Camp’.Commander-in-Chief's [6]He also served as Governor of Jamaica. Finally, on the 5th May 1972, he succeeded as the ‘20th Baron Teynham, of Teynham’.[6]

He inherited Pylewell Park from his mother Lady Elspeth Grace Whitaker, of the Whitaker family.[8][9][10] In 1988, he and his wife Lady Elizabeth moved there and spent nearly a decade before leaving it to his son David John Henry Ingham Roper-Curzon, who resides there with his son Harry Roper-Curzon and other children.[6][11] His son David married Lucinda Airy, daughter of Major General Christopher Airy. One of his granddaughters is the singer Birdy.[12]

Ancestry

Roper-Curzon family tree

George Henry Roper-Curzon, 16th Baron Teynham Henry George Roper-Curzon, 17th Baron Teynham Eliza Joynes Henry John Philip Sidney Roper-Curzon, 18th Baron Teynham Harriet Anne Lovell Heathcote, Baroness Teynham Christopher John Henry Roper-Curzon, 19th Baron Teynham Mabel Wilkinson, Baroness Teynham John Christopher Ingham Roper-Curzon, 20th Baron Teynham Joseph Whitaker William Ingham Whitaker William Ingham Whitaker Louisa Katharine Ewing Lady Elspeth Grace Whitaker, 6th Marquise of Northampton Charles Saunders Melville Dundas, 6th Viscount Melville Hon. Hilda Guilhermina Dundas Grace Selina Marion Scully, Viscountess Melville Family tree Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, 11th Earl of Dundee Lady Elizabeth Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, 20th Baroness Teynham Walter F. Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch and 7th Duke of Queensberry William H. W. Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch Charlotte Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch Lord Hebert A. Montagu Douglas Scott James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn Louisa Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch Louisa Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn Patricia Katherine Montagu Douglas Scott, Countess of Dundee Marie Josephine Agnes Edwards

References

1. "Roper History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". Retrieved August 27, 2020.
2. "Curzon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". Retrieved August 27, 2020.
3. "SOME NOTABLE OSSETT PEOPLE". Ossett. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
4. "TENUTA WHITAKER". Dalla Terra. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
5. Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, pp. 562-563.
6. "Person Page – 5003 (entry #50021)". Retrieved September 10, 2020.
7. Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Volume 3 (107th ed.). Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd.
8. "A History of Pylewell Park". Pylewell Park. 1 March 2016.
9. Walford, Edward (1 January 1860). "The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland". Dalcassian Publishing Company – via Google Books.
10. "Pylewell Park, Lymington - Hampshire Wedding & Event Venue". burlisonphotography.com.
11. "Interiors: Pylewell Park in Hampshire". The Daily Telegraph. 12 July 2014.
12. Smyth, David (13 September 2013). "Birdy takes flight: 'It feels like the beginning again'". London Evening Standard.