These forms (from Burkes Peerage) come in every year or so and I imagine it was filled in wrongly or wasnt filled in at all. However, a spokesperson for Burkes Peerage said, If this is what the Bowes-Lyon family told us, then we would have included it in the book., Nerissa and Katherines sister Anne Bowes-Lyon, Princess of Denmark; Credit www.thepeerage.com. The sisters were unfortunate to have been born in an era when mental disability was seen as a threat to society and linked to promiscuity, feckless breeding and petty crime, the characteristics of the underclass; associations encouraged by popular belief in the science of eugenics, soon to be embraced by the Nazis. Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon were two of the daughters of John Herbert Bowes-Lyon and his wife Fenella (ne Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis). When it was revealed Nerissa and Katherine had been placed in Earlswood Hospital, suggestions of a royal cover-up were rejected in the press by Lord Clinton, who claimed his aunt Fenella had completed the form for Burke's Peerage incorrectly due to her being 'a vague person'. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Nicholas Trefusis is an active member of WikiTree. 'If you're not first in line, if you're an individual character with individual needs or, God forbid, an irregular temperament then you'll be spat out, or you'll be hidden away or worse: Declared dead. It was so sad. Nerissa, along with another younger sister Katherine, who was born in July 1926, was . Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. After the documentary aired, a source close to Buckingham Palace branded the claims as utter lies. ). Harriet Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis was born on 14 November 1887. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Upon the death of the 17th Earl in 1987, he was succeeded by his son Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore (1957 2016) who died in 2016, two years after the death of Katherine Bowes-Lyon. She fails, but at the very least begins to see a therapist, who isnt remotely surprised when Margaret shows up. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. John Bowes-Lyon and his wife Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis had five daughters: John Bowes-Lyon died in 1930 of pneumonia, aged 44, leaving his widow Fenella to care for their four young children, including Nerissa and Katherine who were severely mentally disabled. married Albert, the Duke of York. Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon were two of the daughters of John Herbert Bowes-Lyon and his wife Fenella (ne Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis) Miss Fane 38394612 is buried in the same grave as her sister Etheldreda 38394612, who died in 1996. They had one daughter: Katherine Somervell (23 August 1961) is a god-daughter of, This page was last edited on 22 November 2022, at 05:52. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. In 1987, many British people were outraged and blamed the British royal family after finding out that when Nerissa died in 1986, she was buried in a paupers plot at Redstone Cemetery in Redhill, Surrey, England. At the time, Buckingham palace said the Queen was aware of the report but added: We have no comment about it at all. Verify and try again. Just think of the life they might have had. Nicholas Trefusis Honor Code Signatory Signed 11 Feb 2019 | 89 contributions | 5 thank-yous. Thanks for your help! Year should not be greater than current year. Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton, the maternal grandfather of Nerissa and Katherine; Credit www.geni.com, Not only were there plenty of members of the Bowes-Lyon family to take responsibility but there were also members of the Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis family, Nerissa and Katherines maternal family. The impression I had was that theyd been forgotten, she recalled. Try again later. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. The Netflix drama returns to our screens this weekend and offers its take on the shameful scandal that saw sisters Katherine and Nerissa Bowes-Lyon - the Queen Mother's nieces - neglected and forgotten about for decades. Trefusis Surname Definition: This surname is derived from a geographical locality. It's not clear when she discovered the truth, but following a Channel 4 documentary in 2012 she was upset by suggestions they'd been abandoned. John Langdon Down (after whom Down's syndrome was named) was medical superintendent of the hospital from 1855 to 1868. Failed to delete memorial. The Queen Mother is even shown. The 1963 edition of Burke's Peerage listed Nerissa and Katherine as having died in 1940 and 1961 respectively;[1][3] but in 1987 it was revealed that the sisters were alive, and had been placed in Earlswood Hospital for mentally disabled people in 1941. By telling the story of the individuals, and using the testimony of those who had lived alongside them in the asylum, the film hoped to contextualise "the changing attitudes to learning disability in British society over the twentieth century. Resend Activation Email. They and three of the sisters maternal cousins were declared dead and secretly sent to an institution and the royal family never visited them. John Bowes-Lyon was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford,[2] where he played first-class cricket for the university side in three matches in 1906 and 1907, playing as a fast-medium bowler.[3]. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. The Crown season 4, episode 7 presents another Princess Margaret-centric chapter that is similar to its predecessors. The idea that one family alone has the automatic birthright to the crown is already so hard to justify, the gene pool of that family better have 100 per cent purity. City of Westminster, Greater London, England, Redhill, Reigate and Banstead Borough, Surrey, England. Sorry! Charles Trefusis, 21st baron Clifton. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Anne Bowes-Lyon was born in Washington, D.C., in 1917. Their mother was the younger daughter of Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Fenella had one sibling Harriet Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis (1887 1958) who married Henry Fane (1883 1947) and had seven children. [4] Earlswood closed in 1997. Her funeral was attended by some of the hospital staff who had cared for her and without any money provided for a burial, a pauper's grave was provided at Redhill cemetery. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Send Nicholas a private message. Verify and try again. Weve updated the security on the site. Unofficial Royalty 2020, The Crown shared photos of Katherine and Nerissa Bowes-Lyon at the end of Season 4, Episode 7; Credit Netflix/The Crown. , updated Miss Trefusis was head prison guard of Broadfell Prison, which held Lucy Saxon, as well as a member of a cult that worshiped Harold Saxon. Ann Serena Plumbe took an interest in the plight of the learning disabled, or 'idiots' as they were termed at the time, and began to discuss what could be done to assist them in 1847. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Nerissa Bowes-Lyon (18 de febrero de 1919 - 22 de enero de 1986) y Katherine Bowes-Lyon (4 de julio de 1926 - 23 de febrero de 2014) eran dos de las hijas de John Herbert Bowes-Lyon y su mujer Fenella (nacida con los apellidos Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis). Nerissa Bowes-Lyon (1919 - 1986) and Katherine Bowes-Lyon (1923 - 2014) Nerissa died aged 66 in 1986 and was buried in a grave marked only with a name tag and serial number. As with the Bowes-Lyon family, there were members of the Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis who had the means and the familial responsibility to make the decisions regarding Nerissa and Katherine. Katherine and Nerissa had been listed in the 1963 edition of Burke's Peerage a reference book to the nations aristocracy as having died in 1940, when in fact they were both still alive. Educated at Eton and New College, Oxford, he served in the First World War but was invalided out of the Black Watch in 1916. ", The Daily Telegraph described the documentary as "sad but revealing". John Herbert Bowes-Lyon, an elder brother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her mother was the Hon. 2020. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Hayley Richardson For Mailonline, When celebrations were carefree: Stunning winners of the International Wedding Photographer of the Year hark back to happier times with hugging guests and crowded dancefloors, Fancy some royal jewels? Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. In 1987, it was discovered by The Sun that Burkes Peerage, which publishes books devoted to the ancestry and heraldry of the peerage, baronetage, knightage, and landed gentry of the United Kingdom, had listed Nerissa and Katherine as having died in 1940 and 1961. The documentary was directed by Kelly Close and made by Minnow Films, an independent production company, whose synopsis states that "Whilst their sisters Elizabeth and Anne enjoyed lives of privilege and inclusion in the upper echelons of the aristocracy, Katherine and Nerissa were all but forgotten, written out of family history." [14] When it closed in 2001, they were moved to another care home in Surrey. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Nerissa and Katherines aunt, in 1986; Credit Wikipedia. [13] In 1996, the surviving cousins were moved to Ketwin House care home in Surrey. Trefusis was portrayed as a senior tutor at the fictional St Matthew's . 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