William Ward, 4th Earl of Dudley
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William Humble David Ward, 4th Earl of Dudley (born 5 January 1920) is a British peer, styled Viscount Ednam from 1932 to 1969.
He is the son of William Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley
, whom he succeeded in 1969, and Lady Rosemary Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower. He is the uncle of actress and former model Rachel Ward
.
He married firstly on 10 January 1946 Stella Carcano y Morra (marriage dissolved 1961), by whom he had three children:
He married secondly on 24 August 1961 Scottish
actress Maureen Swanson (25 November 1932 – 16 November 2011), by whom he had seven children:
Hon. William Ward (born and died stillborn 21 October 1961)
Lady Susanna Louise Ward (born 23 May 1963), unmarried and without issue
Lady Melissa Patricia Eileen Ward (born 18 July 1964), married in 1991 to Simon Puxley; has daughter (India Ward Puxley; born 1991)
Lady Victoria Larissa Cecilia Ward (born 28 May 1966), unmarried and without issue
Lady Amelia Maureen Erica Ward (born 5 September 1967), unmarried and without issue
Lady Cressida Emma Sophia Toro (born 7 January 1970), married on 29 June 1996 to Oliver Preston, without issue, divorced 1998. She married, secondly, in a civil service in July 2011 in London, and on 1 October 2011 in Sicily in a Roman Catholic wedding, to Dr. Ludovic Toro; Ward has a daughter from a prior relationship (Lily Rose Ward Davis; born 2 November 2004)
Hon. Leander Grenville Dudley Ward (born 31 October 1971), married British journalist Laura Sevier on 23 July 2011
He is the son of William Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley
William Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley
William Humble Eric Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley, MC , known as Viscount Ednam until 1932, was a British Conservative politician.-Biography:...
, whom he succeeded in 1969, and Lady Rosemary Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower. He is the uncle of actress and former model Rachel Ward
Rachel Ward
Rachel Claire Ward, AM is a British actress, columnist, film director, and screenwriter who has primarily pursued her career in Australia.-Early life:...
.
He married firstly on 10 January 1946 Stella Carcano y Morra (marriage dissolved 1961), by whom he had three children:
- William Humble David Jeremy Ward, Viscount Ednam (born 27 March 1947),
married firstly and divorced without issue,
married secondly on 3 July 1972 Sarah Coats, divorced without issue,
married thirdly in 1976 Debra Pinney and divorced with one daughter, and
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, 19 February 1979), without issue:- Hon. Bethany Rowena Ward (born 1977), unmarried and without issue
- Lady Rosemary Millicent Ward (born 26 May 1955), twin with the below, married on 26 April 1980 Castor Cañedo, and had Gabriela Cañedo (born 1982)
- Lady Anne-Marie Ines Ward (born 26 May 1955), twin with the above, married in 1978 Laureano Pérez-Andújar y Gimena, without issue
He married secondly on 24 August 1961 Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
actress Maureen Swanson (25 November 1932 – 16 November 2011), by whom he had seven children:
Hon. William Ward (born and died stillborn 21 October 1961)
Lady Susanna Louise Ward (born 23 May 1963), unmarried and without issue
Lady Melissa Patricia Eileen Ward (born 18 July 1964), married in 1991 to Simon Puxley; has daughter (India Ward Puxley; born 1991)
Lady Victoria Larissa Cecilia Ward (born 28 May 1966), unmarried and without issue
Lady Amelia Maureen Erica Ward (born 5 September 1967), unmarried and without issue
Lady Cressida Emma Sophia Toro (born 7 January 1970), married on 29 June 1996 to Oliver Preston, without issue, divorced 1998. She married, secondly, in a civil service in July 2011 in London, and on 1 October 2011 in Sicily in a Roman Catholic wedding, to Dr. Ludovic Toro; Ward has a daughter from a prior relationship (Lily Rose Ward Davis; born 2 November 2004)
Hon. Leander Grenville Dudley Ward (born 31 October 1971), married British journalist Laura Sevier on 23 July 2011