Monday, September 13, 2010

Teck, Cambridge & Abel Smith Christenings

1897, July 11[1]

H.S.H. Princess Mary of Teck

Parents: T.S.H. Prince and Princess Adolphus of Teck

Place: Kingston Vale Church, England

Names: Victoria Constance Mary

Godparents:

H.R.H. the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

H.R.H. the Duchess of York

H.R.H. Princess Victoria of Wales

Lady Constance Grosvenor

Lord Gerald Grosvenor

1906, March 4[2]

H.S.H. Princess May of Teck

Parents: H.S.H. Prince and H.R.H. Princess Alexander of Teck

Place: Esher Parish Church, England

Names: May Helen Emma

Godparents:

H.M. The King of England (represented by Prince Francis of Teck)

H.M. the Dowager Queen of the Netherlands (represented by the Hon. Mrs Richard Moreton)

H.M. The King of Württemberg (represented by Prince Alexander of Teck)

H.R.H. the Princess of Wales (represented by the Duchess of Albany)

H.R.H. the Duchess of Albany (held the baby over the font)

H.R.H. the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

1907, October 2[3]

H.S.H. Prince Rupert of Teck (later Viscount Trematon)

Parents: H.S.H. and H.R.H. Prince and Princess Alexander of Teck

Officiator: the Bishop of Winchester & Rev. Evelyn J. Hone

Place: Esher Parish Church, England

Names: Rupert Alexander George Augustus

Godparents:

H.M. The Queen of Great Britain and Ireland (represented by the Duchess of Albany)

H.R.H. the Prince of Wales (represented by the Hon. Sir William Carington)

H.R.H. the Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (represented by the Hon. Mrs Richard Moreton)

H.H. Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

H.S.H. the Duke of Teck (represented by Prince Alexander of Teck)

Sir Robert Collins (represented by Lady Collins)

1907, October 22[4]

H.S.H. Prince Frederick of Teck

Parents: T.S.H. the Duke and Duchess of Teck

Place: The English Embassy Church, Vienna

Names: Frederick Charles Edward

Godparents:

H.I. & R.H. Archduke Friedrich of Austria

Karl, Prince Kinsky

Sir Edward Goschen, the British Ambassador

Lady Goschen

1910, April 30[5]

H.S.H. Prince Maurice of Teck

Parents: H.S.H. & H.R.H. Prince and Princess Alexander of Teck

Place: Esher Parish Church

Officiator: The Bishop of Petersborough , the Rev. J.K. Floyer and the Rev. W.A. Worsop Smith

Names: Maurice Francis George

Godparents:

H.M. The Queen of Spain (represented)

H.R.H. the Crown Princess of Sweden (represented)

H.R.H. the Princess Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland (represented)

H.R.H. the Princess Henry of Battenberg (represented)

H.S.H. Prince Francis of Teck

Lord Mount Stephen

1924, October 20[6]

Lady Mary Cambridge

Parents: the Earl and Countess of Eltham

Place: Marlborough House Chapel, London

Officiator: Prebendary Percival

Names: Mary Ilona Margaret

Godparents:

H.M. The Queen of Great Britain & Northern Ireland

Lady Helena Gibbs

Lady Kathleen Curzon-Herrick

Marquess of Worchester

1932, August 27[7]

Anne Abel Smith

Parents: Captain Henry and Lady May Abel Smith

Place: St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington

Officiator: Archbishop Carter aand Rev. G. Jackson

Names: Anne Mary Sibylla Abel Smith

Godparents:

H.M. The Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone)

H.H. Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (represented by Lady Murray Anderson)

Mr. Alexander Abel Smith

Mr. Algernon Heber-Percy

1933, November 11[8]

Richard Abel Smith

Parents: Captain Henry and Lady May Abel Smith

Place: St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington

Officiator: Archbishop Carter (late Archbishop of Capetown) and Canon Edwin Brook-Jackson

Names: Richard Francis Abel Smith

Godparents:

H.R.H. Princess Juliana of The Netherlands (represented by Miss Heron-Maxwell)

The Earl of Athlone

Mrs. Francis Abel Smith

Mr. Edward Seymour

1936, September 29[9]

Elizabeth Abel Smith

Parents: Captain Henry and Lady May Abel Smith

Place: St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington

Officiator: Archbishop Carter and Canon Brook-Jackson

Names: Elizabeth Alice Abel Smith

Godparents:

H.R.H. the Duchess of York (represented by Lady May Abel Smith)

H.R.H. Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone

Mrs. Tabor

Lord Frederick Cambridge (represented by the Earl of Athlone)

1961, April 28[10]

Katharine Abel Smith

Parents: Captain and Mrs. Richard F. Abel Smith

Place: St. Peter’s, Cranbourne

Officiator: Rev. G.R. Whitcombe

Names: Katharine Emma

Godparents:

H.R.H. Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands

Sir Nicholas Nuttall

Captain R.G. Angus

Mrs Patrick Hodson



[1] TT 12/07/1897

[2] The Times March 5, 1906

[3] The Times October 3, 1907

[4] Wiener Zeitung October 23, 1907

[5] The Times May 2, 1910

[6] The Times October 21, 1924

[7] The Times August 29, 1932

[8] The Times November 13, 1933

[9] The Times September 30, 1936

[10] The Times April 29, 1961


I have not yet been able to find details of the Christenings of H.S.H. Prince George of Teck in 1895 or that of H.S.H. Princess Helena of Teck in 1899

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