Honor Cecilia (Paget) Hurault (1907 - 1970)

Born 18 Jun 1907 in London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Vivian Russell Salvin Bowlby — married 25 Apr 1928 (to Mar 1930) in London, England, United Kingdom

Died 19 Mar 1970 at age 62 in Bangkok, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand

Biography

Honor Cecilia Paget was born on June 18, 1907 in London England. She was the daughter of Captain (Admiral Sir) Alfred Paget and Viti MacGregor.^[1]

Married Commander Vivian Russell Salvin Bowlby April 25, 1928. They divorced in 1930.^[2]

Married Ralph Gledhill, University of California tennis star/merchant April 16, 1936 (see: Research Notes below). They were divorced in 1946.^[3]

On November 11, 1952, she married François Hurault de Vibraye (1914-1977), aka Ludovic-Régis-Henri-François Hurault de Vibraye, aka François Valorbe. They divorced in 1957.^[4]

Honor Cecilia (Paget) Hurault died on March 19, 1970 in Bangkok Thailand.^[5]

Research Notes

• The marriage to Ralph Gledhill is more likely to be in January 1933.

California Digital Newspaper Collection:

~ Oakland Tribune, Volume 119, Number 122, 30 October 1933, "Bride Must Go Abroad...": https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19331030.1.3&srpos=24&e=-------en--20--21--txt-txIN-%22Ralph+Gledhill%22-------

~ Oakland Tribune, Volume 119, Number 133, 10 November 1933, "Wife in Exile...": https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19331110.1.6&srpos=3&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22Ralph+Gledhill%22-------

~ Oakland Tribune, Volume 120, Number 8, 8 January 1934, "Wife Flees...": https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19340108.1.4&srpos=7&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22Ralph+Gledhill%22-------

• It appears that there was a marriage between husbands Gledhill and Hurault (de Vibraye) to a man with the surname Ely (Sydney, Australia), although a maid later stated that no such husband existed: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/231133689?searchTerm=%22Sir%20William%20MacGregor%22

Sources

1. ↑ St. John's Daily News (published Thur. Jan 2, 1908), "Events of the year 1907", June 18, "A daughter to Lady Viti PAGET, eldest daughter of Sir William MacGREGOR.": http://ngb.chebucto.org/Newspaper-Obits/news-1907-e.shtml
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8M-6WKH : 8 October 2014), Honor C Paget and null, 1928; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1928, quarter 2, vol. 1A, p. 1579, Hampstead, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ Darryl Lundy, "The Peerage" (website), Honor Cecilia Paget: https://www.thepeerage.com/p870.htm
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVDX-Z4LN : 13 February 2024), Honor C Paget, 1952-1952.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25147119/cecilia-hurault: accessed March 5, 2024), memorial page for Cecilia Hurault (18 Jun 1909–19 Mar 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25147119, citing Bangkok Protestant Cemetery, Bangkok (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon), Bangkok, Thailand; Maintained by Chris Nelson (contributor 46617359).

• Debrett, John, C. F. J. Hankinson, and Arthur G. M. Hesilrige. Debretts peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage ...: comprises information concerning persons bearing hereditary or courtesy titles, privy councillors, knights, companions of the various orders, and the collateral branches of all peers and baronets. London: Odhams Press, 1947.

• David Nichols, "Northern Lights" (blog), 3 entries (with newspaper photos) on Honore Cecilia Paget: https://lorrainecrescent.blogspot.com/search/label/honore%20bowlby-gledhill?m=1

• Fernando Salamanca, "Diez crímenes sorprendentes de la historia de Colombia", Aguilar, 2019; ISBN 9585549220, 9789585549227.