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(2nd) Baron Dulverton                         1915-1992
The Right Hon. Sir Frederick Anthony Hamilton Wills, CBE, TD, (2nd) Baron Dulverton of Batsford, in the county of Gloucester, was born on 19 December 1915, the first son of Sir Gilbert Alan Hamilton Wills and Victoria May Chichester, London. He was educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he took his MA and where he became Waynflete fellow in 1982.
He first married Judith Betty Leslie-Melville. After a divorce in 1961, he married Ruth Violet Mary Farquhar.
Read his obituary below for the story of his life.

Judith Betty Leslie-Melville               1916-
Judith was born on 26 October 1916, the daughter of Ian Leslie-Melville and Charlotte Isabel Stirling.

I have identified the following children. 		(1st Wife)
  Marion Hamilton Born 11 Sep 1940   Sutton, Surrey  
  Sarah May Hamilton Born 31 Mar 1942   Sutton, Surrey  
  Gilbert Michael Hamilton Born 2 May 1944   Sutton, Surrey Married Rosalind van der Velde
  Robert Ian Hamilton Born 28 Jun 1948   Bath, Somerset  

Birth of Parents
Frederick Anthony Hamilton Wills b: 19 Dec 1915                 London                 1916 1Q Kensington 1a 138
son of Gilbert Alan Hamilton Wills and Victoria May Chichester

Judith Betty Leslie-Melville b: 26 Oct 1916                 London                 1916 4Q St George Hanover Sq 1a 596
daughter of Ian Leslie-Melville and Charlotte Isabel Stirling
Marriage
2 Sep 1939
Frederick Anthony Hamilton Wills
Judith Betty Leslie-Melville

The Times, Monday, Sep 04, 1939             MARRIAGES

MR. ANTHONY WILLS AND
MISS LESLIE MELVILLE

    Owing to the international situation, the marriage took place quietly on Saturday in St. Andrews cathedral, Inverness, of the Hon. Frederick Anthony Hamilton Wills, eldest son of Lord and Lady Dulverton, and Miss Judith Betty Leslie Melville, eldest daughter of the Hon. Ian and Mrs. Leslie Melville.     The Bishop of Moray, Ross, and Caithness (Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church) officiated, assisted by the Very Rev. A. A. D. Mackenzie, Provost of Inverness Cathedral.
    The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a brown two-piece suit.     There were no bridesmaids.     The Hon. E. R. H. Wills (brother of the bridegroom) was best man.
    A reception was afterwards held in the Ststion Hotel by the Hon. Mrs. Leslie Melville.

Children
Marion Hamilton Wills b: 11 Sep 1940               Sutton, Surrey                 1940 3Q Surrey M.E. 1a 517a
daughter of Frederick Anthony Hamilton Wills and Judith Betty Leslie-Melville, Cedar Court
Sarah May Hamilton Wills b: 31 Mar 1942               Sutton, Surrey                 1942 2Q Surrey Mid. E. 2a 443
daughter of Frederick Anthony Hamilton Wills and Judith Betty Leslie-Melville, Cedar Court
Gilbert Michael Hamilton Wills b: 2 May 1944               Sutton, Surrey                 1944 2Q Surrey N. E. 2a 512
son of Frederick Anthony Hamilton Wills and Judith Betty Leslie-Melville, Cedar Court
Robert Ian Hamilton Wills b: 28 Jun 1948               Bath
son of Frederick Anthony Hamilton Wills and Judith Betty Leslie-Melville

The Marriage ended in Divorce in 1961.


Ruth Violet Mary Farquhar                 1910-                            (2nd Wife)
Ruth was born on 1 February 1910 the daughter of Sir Walter Randolph Fitzroy Farquhar, 5th Bt. and Violet Maud Corkran. She was first married to Major Richard Gennys Fanshawe. They were divorced in 1961.
I have not identified any children.

Birth of New Wife
Ruth Violet Mary Farquhar b: 1 Feb 1910         London       1910 1Q St George Hanover Sq 1a 394
daughter of Sir Walter Randolph Fitzroy Farquhar, 5th Bt. and Violet Maud Corkran

Marriage
28 Apr 1962
Frederick Anthony Hamilton Wills
Ruth Violet Mary Fanshawe 		Wiltshire       1962 2Q Devizes 7c 887

The Times, Tuesday, May 1, 1962                     MARRIAGES
   LORD DULVERTON AND MRS. R. FANSHAWE
The marriage took place quietly on Saturday of Lord Dulverton and Mrs. Ruth Fanshawe.

Death
Frederick Anthony Hamilton Wills
Lord Dulverton		 Died 17 Feb 1992, Age 76,       1992 Feb Cheltenham 22 1627
Burial: in Batsford Churchyard

The Times - Wednesday Feb 19, 1992  Read his Obituary

The Times, Thursday, Feb 20, 1992                         DEATHS
  Lord Dulverton, head of the Wills Cigarette family, has died, aged 76.   Lord Dulverton, of Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, had surgery in Cheltingham General hospital during the weekend.   He died on Monday.

The Times - Friday Feb 21, 1992  Read about his Memorial Service


Death
Ruth Violet Mary (Fanshawe) Wills
Lady Dulverton		 No Data