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Sir Norman David Fenton Echlin

Norman was born on December 1st, 1925.¹ Norman's father was Sir John Frederick Echlin and his mother was Ellen Patricia Jones. His paternal grandparents were John Fenton Echlin and Harriet Jane Kennedy. He had a brother and a sister, named Alfred and Patricia. He died at the age of 81 on April 11th, 2007. His cremation was on April 23rd, 2007 R Isle of White.¹

Death Notes
- Still alive and living on the IOW in 2002
  
  Aged 81 ar time of death

General Notes
- Lesley was from his first marriage.
  
  Sir Norman David Fenton Echlin, 10th (and last) Baronet of Clonagh, Kildare. Sadly it was a riches to rags story, with the fortune (and it seemed to have been considerable) being mostly lost due to a 20 year lawsuit at the beginning of the 1800s.
  
  He was born 1 Dec 1925, and succeeded to the baronetcy (cr Ireland 1721) on the demise of his father, 1932; edcuated a the Masonic Boys' School, Clonskeagh, co Dublin; Capt (ret) Indian Army; m 1953, Mary Christine, only daughter of John Arthur, of Oswestry, Shropshire. No children. Heir: none.
  
  Norman did well in the Army. He was we believe the longest serving Baronet in the UK, as he was only about 6 when he inherited the title. His family were staying at a house in rural N Ireland when the 9th Bart died and Gillian's father, then 16, was dispatched with a neighbour on a motorbike, to a nearby town to send a telegram about the news, but the bike was hit by a van and her dad was badly injured. I think Norman and his mother went to a relative of hers on the I of Wight.
  
  One of the Ryde Inshore Rescue lifeboats is named Sir Norman Eclin Bart, as he was so active in fundraising for it.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Sir Ferdinand Fenton Echlin
  - b.10 Mar 1798 in Ireland d.04 Jul 1877
  
  John Fenton Echlin
  - b.20 Jun 1847 in Ireland d.23 Mar 1917
  
  Mary Cavanagh
  - b. in Ireland d.May 1869
  
  Sir John Frederick Echlin
  - b.18 Sep 1890 in Dublin d.25 Sep 1932
  
  Harriet Jane Kennedy
  - b. in Ireland d.31 Aug 1915
  
  Sir Norman David Fenton Echlin
  - b.01 Dec 1925 d.11 Apr 2007
  
  Ellen Patricia Jones
  - b.28 Sep 1893 d.02 Feb 1971

Personal Timeline

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Click here for details of Norman's family with Philomena E A Desouza

¹ ThePeerage.com