On this Day in History ... 5th January

05 Jan is in January.

1053 Christmas Court

1066 Death of Edward the Confessor

1066 Council of Lillebonne

1453 Knighting at Greenwich

1477 Battle of Nancy

1605 New Years Honours

1698 Burning of Whitehall Palace

See Births, Marriages and Deaths.

Events on the 5th January

On 05 Jan 1053 the head of Rhys ap Rhydderch was brought before King Edward "Confessor" of England (age 50).

On 05 Jan 1066 King Edward "Confessor" of England (age 63) died. He was buried the same day at Westminster Abbey [Map].

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 1066. About midwinter King Edward (age 63) came to Westminster, and had the minster there consecrated, which he had himself built to the honour of God, and St. Peter, and all God's saints. This church-hallowing was on Childermas-day. He died on the eve of twelfth-day; and he was buried on twelfth-day in the same minster; as it is hereafter said. Here Edward king86, of Angles lord, sent his stedfast soul to Christ. In the kingdom of God a holy spirit! He in the world here abode awhile, in the kingly throng of council sage. Four and twenty winters wielding the sceptre freely, wealth he dispensed. In the tide of health, the youthful monarch, offspring of Ethelred! ruled well his subjects; the Welsh and the Scots, and the Britons also, Angles and Saxons relations of old. So apprehend the first in rank, that to Edward all the noble king were firmly held high-seated men. Blithe-minded aye was the harmless king; though he long ere, of land bereft, abode in exile wide on the earth; when Knute o'ercame the kin of Ethelred, and the Danes wielded the dear kingdom of Engle-land. Eight and twenty winters' rounds they wealth dispensed. Then came forth free in his chambers, in royal array, good, pure, and mild, Edward the noble; by his country defended- by land and people. Until suddenly came the bitter Death and this king so dear snatched from the earth. Angels carried his soul sincere into the light of heaven. But the prudent king had settled the realm on high-born men- on Harold (age 44) himself, the noble earl; who in every season faithfully heard and obeyed his lord, in word and deed; nor gave to any what might be wanted by the nation's king. This year also was Earl Harold (age 44) hallowed to king; but he enjoyed little tranquillity therein the while that he wielded the kingdom.

Note 86. This threnodia on the death of Edward the Confessor will be found to correspond, both in metre and expression, with the poetical paraphrase of Genesis ascribed to Caedmon.

After 05 Jan 1066 King William "Conqueror" I of England (age 38) convened the Council of Lillebonne at Lillebonne to raise support for his claim to the English throne. The attendees are not known but likely to have included his companions at the subsequent Battle of Hastings including Roger "The Great" Montgomery 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and Bishop Odo of Bayeux.

Chronica Majora. 05 Jan 1237. In the year of our Lord 1237 which was the twentieth of the reign of King Henry the Third, he held his court at Christmas, at Winchester, whence he forthwith sent royal warrants throughout all the English territories, ordering all nobles belonging to the kingdom of England, namely, archbishops, bishops, abbats, installed priors, earls, and barons, all to assemble without fail in the octaves of the Epiphany at London, to arrange the royal business and matters concerning the whole kingdom. The nobles on hearing this immediately obeyed the king's summons, and accordingly on the day of St. Hilary, a countless multitude of nobles, namely, the whole community of the kingdom, came to London, and proceeded to the royal palace at Westminster to hear the king's pleasure. When they had all taken their seats, there stood up in the midst of them, one William de Kaele, a clerk and familiar of the king's, a discreet man and well skilled in the laws of the land, who, acting as a sort of mediator between the king and the nobles, disclosed to them the king's pleasure and intentions. "My lord the king," he said, "informs you that, whatever he may have done heretofore, he now and henceforth will, without hesitation, submit himself to the advice of all of you, as his faithful and natural subjects. But those men who have till now, in the management of his affairs, been in charge of his treasury, have rendered him an incorrect account of the moneys received by them, and owing to this the king is now destitute of money, without which any king is indeed destitute; he therefore humbly demands assistance from you in money, on the understanding that the money which may be raised by your good will shall be kept to be expended for the necessary uses of the kingdom, at the discretion of any of you elected for the purpose. "When the assembled nobles heard this speech, they each and all, not expecting anything of this sort, murmured greatly, and "Alter in alterius jactantes lumina vultus". [Each hearer lost in dire amaze, Turned on his neighbour's face his gaze.]

And they said to one another, Fuderunt partum montes: en ridiculus mus. [The labouring mountains shook the earth, And to a paltry mouse gave birth. This is a quote from Aesop's Fable "The Mountain in Labour". It refers to speech acts which promise much but deliver little].

They then replied with indignation that they were oppressed on all sides, so often promising and paying now the twentieth, now the thirtieth, and now the fiftieth part of their property, and they declared that it would be unworthy of them, and injurious to them, to allow a king so easily led awav, who had never repelled or even frightened one of the enemies of the kingdom, even the least of them, and who had never increased his territories but rather lessened them, and placed them under foreign yoke, to extort so much money, so often, and by so many arguments, from his natural subjects, as if they were slaves of the lowest condition, to their injury and for the benefit of foreigners. "When the king heard this, he wished to calm the general discontent, and promised on oath that he would never again provoke or annoy the nobles of the kingdom by injuring them in that way, provided that the thirtieth part of all moveable property in England was granted and paid to him for his present use; because the large sum of money which he had a little while before sent to the emperor (age 42) (as he stated) for the marriage of his sister (age 23), and also what he had spent at his own marriage, had in a great degree exhausted his money. To this they openly replied that he, the king, had done all this without the advice of his liege subjects, and they ought not to share the punishment as they were innocent of the crime. They however withdrew to a private place to consult about obeying the king's demand, and supplying his necessities, and to discuss the kind and quantity of assistance which was demanded. As they were withdrawing for this purpose, Gilbert Bassett (age 49) said to the king in the hearing of all. and with less circimispection of speech than he ought, - "My lord king, send some one of your friends to be present at the conference of your barons." He was, when he said this, sitting on one side of the king, with only a few persons between them, and in reply to his speech, Richard Percy (age 67), who had been at the conference of the nobles, and was, not without cause, angry at it, said, "What is it, friend Gilbert, that you said? are we too foreigners, and are we not amongst the number of the king's friends? "And Gilbert felt himself rebuked by this unpleasant and sudden speech. And thus by a multipHcity of arguments the conference was protracted for four days.

Chronicle of Gregory 1403-1419. 05 Jan 1415. Ande that same yere, on the Twelfe the nyght, were a-restyd certayne personys, called Lollers, atte the sygne of the Ax, whithe owte Byschoppe ys gate, the whyche Lollers hadde caste to have made a mommynge at Eltham, and undyr coloure of the mommynge to have dystryte the kyng (age 28) and Hooly Chyrche. And they hadde ordaynyde to have hadde the fylde be-syde Syn Gylys. But, thonkyd be God Almyghty, owre kyng (age 28) hadde warnyng thereof, and he come unto London and toke the felde be syde Syn Jonys in Clerkynwelle; and as they come the kyng (age 28) toke them, and many othyr. And there was a knyght take that was namy[d] Syr Roger of Acton, and he was drawe and hanggyd be syde Syn Gyly, for the kynge let to be made iiij payre of galowys, the whiche that were i-callyd the Lollers galowys. Al so a preste that hyght Syr John Bevyrlay, and a squyer that hyght John Browne of Oldecastellys, they were hanggyd; and many moo were hanggyd and brent, to the nomber of xxxviij personys and moo.

On 05 Jan 1425 Henry IV King Castile was born to John II King Castile (age 19) and Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Castile (age 29). He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.97%.

On 05 Jan 1430 Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Denmark (age 35) died at Cloister Church, Vadstena, Linköping.

On 05 Jan 1453 brothers John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu (age 22) and Thomas Neville (age 23), William "Black William" Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 30), brothers Edmund Tudor 1st Earl Richmond (age 22) and Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford (age 21) and Roger Lewknor were knighted by King Henry VI (age 31) at Greenwich, Kent [Map]

On 05 Jan 1477 Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy (age 43) was killed at the Battle of Nancy. His daughter Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy (age 19) succeeded Duchess Burgundy.

On 05 Jan 1589 Catherine Medici Queen Consort France (age 69) died.

On 05 Jan 1605 King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 4) was created 1st Duke York and Knight of the Bath by his father King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 38)

Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland (age 27) and Thomas Somerset 1st Viscount Somerset (age 26) was @@appointed Knight of the Bath.

On 05 Jan 1617 George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 24) was created 1st Earl Buckingham by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 50); his favourite.

Evelyn's Diary. 05 Jan 1698. Whitehall [Map] burned, nothing but walls and ruins left. See 1698 Burning of Whitehall Palace.

On 05 Jan 1701 Joshua Vanneck 1st Baronet was born at The Hague.

On 05 Jan 1759 Charlotte Margaret Gunning was born to Robert Gunning 1st Baronet (age 27) and Anne Sutton.

After 05 Jan 1769. Monument to Edmund Turnor of Stoke Rochford (deceased) at St Wulfram's Church, Grantham [Map] sculpted by E Bingham of Peterborough.

Edmund Turnor of Stoke Rochford: On 11 Oct 1688 he was born to John Turnor and Diana Cecil. On 05 Jan 1769 Edmund Turnor of Stoke Rochford died.

After 05 Jan 1918. St Michael's Church, Coxwold [Map]. Grave of William Whincup. Died due to condition of discharge from military service (gassed).

On 05 Jan 1938 Juan Carlos I King Spain was born to Juan Carlos Bourbon and María Mercedes Bourbon Two Sicilies. He a great x 2 grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 05 Jan 1972 Gerald Kelly (age 92) died.

Births on the 5th January

On 05 Jan 1352 Thomas Berkeley 10th and 5th Baron Berkeley, Baron Lisle was born to Maurice Berkeley 9th and 4th Baron Berkeley (age 32) and Elizabeth Despencer Baroness Berkeley (age 27) at Berkeley Castle [Map]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 05 Jan 1425 Henry IV King Castile was born to John II King Castile (age 19) and Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Castile (age 29). He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.97%.

On 05 Jan 1653 Christian Saxe Gotha Duke Saxe Eisenburg was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 51) and Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha (age 33) at Gotha. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.

On 05 Jan 1659 William Ward was born to Edward Ward 7th Baron Dudley 2nd Baron Ward (age 28) and Frances Brereton (age 24).

On 05 Jan 1701 Henry Aston was born to John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol (age 35) and Elizabeth Felton Countess Bristol (age 24).

On 05 Jan 1701 Joshua Vanneck 1st Baronet was born at The Hague.

On 05 Jan 1753 John Fenton-Cawthorne was born to James Fenton of Lancaster and Elizabeth Cawthorne.

On 05 Jan 1759 Charlotte Margaret Gunning was born to Robert Gunning 1st Baronet (age 27) and Anne Sutton.

On 05 Jan 1768 George Byng 6th Viscount Torrington was born to John Byng 5th Viscount Torrington (age 24) and Bridget Forrest Viscountess Byng (age 19).

On 05 Jan 1784 Henry Beauchamp Lygon 4th Earl Beauchamp was born to William Lygon 1st Earl Beauchamp (age 36) and Catherine Denn Countess Beauchamp.

On 05 Jan 1785 Vere Fane was born to Henry Fane of Fulbeck (age 45) and Anne Buckley Batson (age 27).

On 05 Jan 1792 Henry Collins Flagg Jr was born to Henry Collins Flagg (age 50) at St Thomas, Charleston and Rachel Moore (age 35).

On 05 Jan 1818 Lawrence Palk 1st Baron Haldon was born to Lawrence Palk 3rd Baronet (age 24) and Anna Eleanora Wrey Lady Palk (age 28). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.

On 05 Jan 1820 James Maitland Balfour was born to James Balfour (age 45) and Eleanor Maitland (age 29).

On 05 Jan 1835 Charlotte Knollys was born to General William Thomas Knollys (age 37) and Elizabeth St Aubyn (age 20).

On 05 Jan 1870 Edward Lambert Cave-Browne-Cave was born to Ambrose Syned Cave-Browne-Cave (age 35).

On 05 Jan 1872 Arthur Richard Doble Banker was born at Islington [Map].

On 05 Jan 1875 Arthur Henry Dillon 18th Viscount Dillon was born to Conrad Adderly Dillon (age 29) and Ellen Louisa Dashwood (age 29).

On 05 Jan 1879 Arthur Keith-Falconer 10th Earl of Kintore was born to Algernon Keith-Falconer 9th Earl of Kintore (age 26) and Sydney Charlotte Montagu Countess Kintore (age 27).

On 05 Jan 1893 Yevonde Cumbers aka Madame Yevonde was born.

On 05 Jan 1909 Ileana Hohenzollern Sigmaringen Archduchess Austria was born to Ferdinand "The Unfier" Hohenzollern Sigmaringen (age 43) and Marie Windsor (age 33) at Bucharest. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 05 Jan 1929 Anne Frances May Clifford was born to Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford (age 38) and Alice Devin Gundry.

On 05 Jan 1938 Juan Carlos I King Spain was born to Juan Carlos Bourbon and María Mercedes Bourbon Two Sicilies. He a great x 2 grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 05 Jan 1962 Casper Ingrams 19th Baron Darcy of Knayth was born to Rupert Ingrams Baron Darcy (age 22) and Davina Darcy 18th Baroness Darcy of Knayth (age 23).

Marriages on the 5th January

Before 05 Jan 1442 John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 32) and Anne Holland Countess Douglas and Avondale were married. She the daughter of John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter (age 46) and Anne Stafford Duchess Exeter. They were second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Before 05 Jan 1464 Christopher Plunkett 2nd Baron Killeen (age 16) and Elizabeth Welles Countess Kildare were married. She by marriage Baroness Killeen. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 05 Jan 1562 Nicholas Grafton of Shrewsbury (age 55) and Alice Ayliffe were married.

On 05 Jan 1675 Edward Allen (age 44) and Elizabeth Cornwallis were married at St Bartholomew the Less.

On 05 Jan 1718 John Proby (age 20) and Jane Leveson-Gower (age 14) were married.

On 05 Jan 1747 Edwin Lascelles 1st Baron Harewood (age 34) and Elizabeth Dawes (age 21) were married.

On 05 Jan 1763 George Adams aka Anson (age 31) and Mary Venables-Vernon (age 23) were married at All Saints Church, Sudbury [Map].

After 05 Jan 1771 William Petty 1st Marquess Lansdowne (age 33) and Louisa Fitzpatrick Marchioness Lansdowne (age 16) were married. She by marriage Countess Shelburne in County Wexford. She the daughter of John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory and Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory. He the son of John Petty-Fitzmaurice 1st Earl Shelburne.

On 05 Jan 1783 Henry Temple 2nd Viscount Palmerston (age 43) and Mary Mee Viscountess Palmerston were married. She by marriage Viscountess Palmerston of Palmerston in County Dublin.

Before 05 Jan 1792 Henry Collins Flagg (age 50) and Rachel Moore (age 35) were married.

On 05 Jan 1798 William Phillips Inge (age 24) and Elizabeth Euphemia Stewart (age 27) were married. She the daughter of John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway (age 61) and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway (age 55).

On 05 Jan 1864 Alexander Hugh Baring 4th Baron Ashburton (age 28) and Leonara Caroline Digby Baroness Ashburton (age 19) were married.

On 05 Jan 1893 Henry St John 5th Viscount Bolingbroke 6th Viscount St John (age 72) and Mary Emily Elizabeth Howard Viscountess Bolingbroke and St John were married at the Registry Office in Bath, Somerset [Map]. She by marriage Viscountess St John, Viscountess Bolingbroke. She had been his servant, subsequently housekeeper. The marriage was not revealed until after his death becoming something of a national scandal.

On 05 Jan 1895 Frederic Glyn 4th Baron Wolverton (age 30) and Edith Amelia Ward Baroness Wolverton (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Wolverton. She the daughter of William Ward 1st Earl of Dudley and Georgina Moncrieffe Countess Dudley (age 48).

On 05 Jan 1904 Alexander Murray 8th Earl of Dunmore (age 32) and Lucinda Dorothea Kemble Countess Dunmore were married. He the son of Charles Adolphus Murray 7th Earl Dunmore (age 62) and Gertrude Coke (age 57).

On 05 Jan 1907 Arthur Henry Dillon 18th Viscount Dillon (age 32) and Hilda Brunner Viscountess Dillon (age 32) were married.

On 05 Jan 1931 Hugo Meynell FitzHerbert 6th Baronet (age 58) and Muriel Dorey Lady Fitzherbert were married. She by marriage Lady Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.

On 05 Jan 1932 Dennis Frederic Bankes Stucley 5th Baronet (age 24) and Sheila Margaret Warwick Bampfylde (age 20) were married.

On 05 Jan 1954 George Victor Robert John Innes-Kerr 9th Duke Roxburghe (age 40) and Margaret Elizabeth Mcconnel Duchess Roxburghe (age 35) were married. She by marriage Duchess Roxburghe. He the son of Henry John Innes-Kerr 8th Duke Roxburghe.

Deaths on the 5th January

On 05 Jan 1066 King Edward "Confessor" of England (age 63) died. He was buried the same day at Westminster Abbey [Map].

On 05 Jan 1147 Walram Luxemburg died.

On 05 Jan 1274 Gilbert Gaunt (age 72) died at Folkingham.

On 05 Jan 1411 Margaret Clivedon (age 64) died at Bath, Somerset [Map].

On 05 Jan 1428 Elizabeth Bradeston (age 54) died.

On 05 Jan 1430 Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Denmark (age 35) died at Cloister Church, Vadstena, Linköping.

On 05 Jan 1433 William Cavendish (age 31) died.

On 05 Jan 1441 John Luxemburg II Count Ligny (age 49) died at Guise, Aisne.

On 05 Jan 1458 Thomas Dacre 6th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 70) died. On 05 Jan 1458 His granddaughter Joan Dacre 7th Baroness Dacre Gilsland (age 25) succeeded 7th Baroness Dacre Gilsland.

On 05 Jan 1465 Charles Valois Duke Orléans (age 70) died.

On 05 Jan 1477 Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy (age 43) was killed at the Battle of Nancy. His daughter Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy (age 19) succeeded Duchess Burgundy.

On 05 Jan 1521 William Strode (age 75) died.

On 05 Jan 1525 John Paulet (age 73) died at Basing, Hampshire. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Basing.

On 05 Jan 1537 William Clifton of Westby (age 84) died.

On 05 Jan 1547 Albrecht VII Duke Mecklenburg (age 60) died.

On 05 Jan 1551 Anthony Cope (age 65) died.

On 05 Jan 1589 Catherine Medici Queen Consort France (age 69) died.

On 05 Jan 1592 William La Marck Duke of Jülich Cleves Berg (age 75) died. His son Johann Wilhelm La Marck Duke Cleves (age 29) succeeded Duke Cleves.

On 05 Jan 1600 Edward Barkham (age 50) died.

On 05 Jan 1607 Alice Bright died.

On 05 Jan 1625 Thomas Holland of Quiddenham, Norfolk (age 50) died.

On 05 Jan 1633 Margaret Habsburg Spain (age 65) died.

On 05 Jan 1650 James Palmer (age 68) died. He was buried in Westminster Abbey [Map].

In 05 Jan 1655 Robert Lowther (age 59) died.

On 05 Jan 1657 Henry Vernon of Farnham Surrey (age 69) died.

On 05 Jan 1675 Eleonore Sophie Oldenburg (age 71) died.

On 05 Jan 1684 William Petre 4th Baron Petre (age 58) died at the Tower of London [Map] having been confined after having been impeached by the Commons of high treason. His brother John Petre 5th Baron Petre (age 54) succeeded 5th Baron Petre.

On 05 Jan 1701 Henry Richardson 3rd Baron Cramond (age 50) died.

On 05 Jan 1702 Thomas Franklin (age 64) died.

On 05 Jan 1704 Thomas Millington (age 76) died.

On 05 Jan 1712 Richard Jones 1st Earl Ranelagh (age 70) died. His daughter Catherine Jones (age 40) inherited Ranelagh House.

On 05 Jan 1713 Jean Chardin Traveller (age 69) died in Chiswick.

On 05 Jan 1718 William Myddelton 4th Baronet (age 24) died unmarried. Baronet Myddelton of Chirk Castle extinct.

On 05 Jan 1719 Thomas Hay 7th Earl Kinnoull (age 59) died. His son George Henry Hay 8th Earl Kinnoull (age 29) succeeded 8th Earl Kinnoull. Abigail Harley Countess Kinnoul (age 29) by marriage Countess Kinnoull.

On 05 Jan 1737 John Philipps 4th Baronet (age 71) died. His son Erasmus Philipps 5th Baronet (age 37) succeeded 5th Baronet Philips of Picton Castle.

On 05 Jan 1746 Frances Moline (age 81) died.

On 05 Jan 1747 Anne Trevor (age 75) died.

On 05 Jan 1748 James Barry 4th Earl Barrymore (age 81) died. His son James Barry 5th Earl Barrymore (age 30) succeeded 5th Earl Barrymore.

On 05 Jan 1760 James Annesley (age 44) died.

On 05 Jan 1760 Jacob Astley 3rd Baronet (age 68) died. His son Edward Astley 4th Baronet (age 30) succeeded 4th Baronet Astley of Hill Morton.

On 05 Jan 1761 Henry Beauclerk (age 59) died.

On 05 Jan 1765 William Baird of Branxton Merchant died.

On 05 Jan 1766 John Tyrrell 5th Baronet (age 38) died. Baronet Tyrrell of Springfield extinct.

On 05 Jan 1769 Edmund Turnor of Stoke Rochford (age 80) died.

On 05 Jan 1771 Sophia Carteret Countess Shelburne (age 25) died.

On 05 Jan 1777 John Norris (age 43) died.

On 05 Jan 1784 Robert Worsley (age 69) died.

On 05 Jan 1799 Arthur Chichester 1st Marquess Donegal (age 59) died. His son George Chichester 2nd Marquess Donegal (age 29) succeeded 2nd Marquess Donegal, 6th Earl Donegal.

On 05 Jan 1818 John Hadley D'Oyly 6th Baronet (age 64) died at Calcutta, India where he was buried at South Park Street Cemetery, Plot 760. His son Charles D'Oyly 7th Baronet (age 36) succeeded 7th Baronet D'Oyly of Shottisham in Suffolk. Elizabeth Jane Ross Lady D'Oyly by marriage Lady D'Oyly of Shottisham in Suffolk.

On 05 Jan 1823 Catherine Sydney Windsor (age 68) died.

On 05 Jan 1827 Prince Frederick Hanover Duke York of York (age 63) died.

On 05 Jan 1830 Michael Hicks-Beach (age 69) died.

On 05 Jan 1842 Simon Bidduplh (age 80) died.

On 05 Jan 1842 Isabella Pottinger Lady Smith (age 62) died three days after her husband's death.

On 05 Jan 1848 Margaret Erskine Marchioness Ailsa (age 76) died.

On 05 Jan 1881 Harriet Bagot (age 64) died.

On 05 Jan 1886 Frances Marina Wynn died.

On 05 Jan 1887 John Sawbridge aka Erle-Drax (age 86) died.

On 05 Jan 1896 Reginald Windsor Sackville 7th Earl De La Warr (age 78) died. His son Gilbert Sackville 8th Earl De La Warr (age 26) succeeded 8th Earl De La Warr, 8th Viscount Cantalupe, 14th Baron De La Warr 3rd Baron Buckhurst of Buckhurst in Sussex. Muriel Agnes Brassey Countess De La Warr by marriage Countess De La Warr.

On 05 Jan 1903 Henry John Lindley Wood (age 59) died.

On 05 Jan 1907 Henry de Bathe 4th Baronet (age 83) died.

On 05 Jan 1914 Geraldine Evelyn Stanhope (age 72) died.

On 05 Jan 1920 Henrietta Blanche Stanley (age 89) died.

On 05 Jan 1924 Margaret Pleydell-Bouverie (age 71) died.

On 05 Jan 1925 Edward Partington 1st Baron Doverdale (age 88) died. His son Oswald Partington 2nd Baron Doverdale (age 52) succeeded 2nd Baron Doverdale of Westwood Park in Worcestershire. Clara Isabel Murray Baroness Doverdale (age 44) by marriage Baroness Doverdale of Westwood Park in Worcestershire.

On 05 Jan 1926 Douglas Walter Campbell (age 48) died.

On 05 Jan 1935 Irene Louisa Arundel Hastings (age 60) died.

On 05 Jan 1937 Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher 5th Baronet (age 90) died. His son Henry Aubrey-Fletcher 6th Baronet (age 49) succeeded 6th Baronet Fletcher of Clea Hall in Cumberland. Mary Augusta Chilton Lady Fletcher by marriage Lady Fletcher of Clea Hall in Cumberland.

On 05 Jan 1938 Stephen Charles Goldsmith (age 51) died.

On 05 Jan 1946 Julian Eleanor Adelaide Balfour died.

On 05 Jan 1963 Evelyn Mary Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis (age 79) died.

On 05 Jan 1972 Gerald Kelly (age 92) died.

On 05 Jan 1997 Bertil Bernadotte (age 84) died.