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==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Towneley married his second cousin Mary Fitzherbert, the third of six children of Cuthbert Fitzherbert, from a well-off recusant English Roman Catholic family. She was a keen endurance equestrian, repeating ]'s ride from London to York and opening up what became known as the ] on the ]. Lady Towneley died in 2001 from ], at the age of 65.<ref>, ''Daily Telegraph'', March 2001</ref> The couple had seven children; one son and six daughters including the author ] and ] politician ]. Towneley married his second cousin Mary Fitzherbert, the third of six children of Cuthbert Fitzherbert, from a well-off recusant English Roman Catholic family. She was a keen endurance equestrian, repeating ]'s ride from London to York and opening up what became known as the ] on the ].<ref name=Telegraph>, ''Daily Telegraph'', March 2001</ref>

The couple had seven children; one son and six daughters:<ref>{{cite book |last1=Morris |first1=Susan |title=Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019 |date=20 April 2020 |edition=150 |publisher=eBook Partnership |isbn=978-1-9997670-5-1 |page=3376 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=99tHEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA3376 |access-date=2 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

*Alice Mary Towneley, born 1956, married Michael O'Neill in 1986.
*Charlotte Mary Towneley, born 1957, married Arthur French in 1986.
*], born 1958, married William Grant in 1985, writer.
*Peregrine Henry Towneley, born 1962, married Sarah Trimble in 1998.
*Victoria Mary Towneley, born 1964, married Edward Bowen-Jones in 1992.
*Cosima Cecilia Towneley, born 1967, Lancashire County Councillor.
*Frances Teresa Towneley, born 1969, married Daniel Scoular in 1997.

Lady Towneley died in 2001 from ], at the age of 65.<ref name=Telegraph/>


==Death== ==Death==

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British author (1921–2022) See also: Towneley (family)

SirSimon TowneleyKCVO KCSG JP
BornSimon Peter Edmund Cosmo William Koch de Gooreynd
(1921-12-14)14 December 1921
St George Hanover Square, London, England
Died11 November 2022(2022-11-11) (aged 100)
Cliviger, Lancashire, England
Alma materWorcester College, Oxford
OccupationAuthor
Spouse Lady Mary Fitzherbert ​ ​(died 2001)​
Children7, including K. M. Grant and Cosima Towneley
FamilySir Peregrine Worsthorne (brother)

Sir Simon Peter Edmund Cosmo William Towneley KCVO KCSG JP (né Koch de Gooreynd; 14 December 1921 – 11 November 2022) was a British author who served as Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire from 1976 to 1997.

Early life and education

Towneley was born in St George Hanover Square, London, on 14 December 1921, as the elder son of a British father of Belgian stock, Alexander Louis Wynand Koch de Gooreynd, and a British-Belgian mother, Priscilla Reyntiens. His mother was the daughter of Lady Alice Josephine, second daughter of Montagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon, and Maj. Robert Reyntiens [nl], a member of the International Olympic Committee.

The family name was changed to Worsthorne and he later changed it to Towneley Worsthorne and finally Towneley by deed poll, on 28 May 1955. His younger brother was Sir Peregrine Worsthorne, the journalist. The brothers were brought up as Roman Catholics, but did not attend denominational schools. He was educated at Stowe School and Worcester College, Oxford.

Career

During the Second World War, Worsthorne served in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, receiving a commission as a second lieutenant in December 1942.

In 1954 (under the name Simon Towneley Worsthorne) he published Venetian Opera in the 17th Century, a seminal study of the field, which played a significant role in the remarkable revival of the Venetian opera repertory in the latter 20th century.

Honours

Towneley was appointed High Sheriff of Lancashire for 1971 and Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire from 1976 to 1996.

Towneley was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1994 New Year Honours.

Personal life

Towneley married his second cousin Mary Fitzherbert, the third of six children of Cuthbert Fitzherbert, from a well-off recusant English Roman Catholic family. She was a keen endurance equestrian, repeating Dick Turpin's ride from London to York and opening up what became known as the Mary Towneley Loop on the Pennine Bridleway.

The couple had seven children; one son and six daughters:

  • Alice Mary Towneley, born 1956, married Michael O'Neill in 1986.
  • Charlotte Mary Towneley, born 1957, married Arthur French in 1986.
  • Katharine Mary Towneley, born 1958, married William Grant in 1985, writer.
  • Peregrine Henry Towneley, born 1962, married Sarah Trimble in 1998.
  • Victoria Mary Towneley, born 1964, married Edward Bowen-Jones in 1992.
  • Cosima Cecilia Towneley, born 1967, Lancashire County Councillor.
  • Frances Teresa Towneley, born 1969, married Daniel Scoular in 1997.

Lady Towneley died in 2001 from cancer, at the age of 65.

Death

Towneley died on 11 November 2022, at the age of 100 at Dyneley Hall in Cliviger.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 3922. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  2. "Simon Peter Edmund Cosmo William KOCH De GOOREYND". authorandbookinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  3. "No. 40523". The London Gazette. 28 June 1955. p. 3761.
  4. Mosley 2003, p. 2350
  5. "No. 35893". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 February 1943. p. 699.
  6. "No. 53527". The London Gazette. 30 December 1993. p. 4.
  7. ^ Obituary: Lady Towneley, Daily Telegraph, March 2001
  8. Morris, Susan (20 April 2020). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019 (150 ed.). eBook Partnership. p. 3376. ISBN 978-1-9997670-5-1. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  9. "Tributes to former High Sheriff and Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire Sir Simon Towneley who has died aged 100". Lancashire Post. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

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