Louise Hollingsworth Morris CLEWS

1904 - 1970  (65 years)

• Name	Louise Hollingsworth Morris CLEWS
  	Previously: Louise Hollingsworth Morris (CLEWS) CAMPBELL, Duchess of Argyll
  Birth	27 Nov 1904	16e Arrondissement, Paris, Republic of France   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	17 Oct 1954	New York City, New York, USA   [2]
  	79 East 79th Street
  Death	10 Feb 1970	Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York, USA   [3]
  	Cause: complications of flu
  	Address: Northern Dutchess County Hospital
  	Daily (New York) News 11 February 1970 p. 129a OBITUARY MRS. LOUISE TIMPSON Mrs. Louise Timpson, 65, the former Duchess of Argyll, died early yesterday morning in Northern Dutchess County Hospital, Rhinebeck, of flue complications. Granddaughter of international banker Henry Clews, Mrs. Timpson shed the title of Duchess of Argyll in 1954 when she married Robert C. L. Timpson, a descendant of a drafter of the Declaration of Independence. She divorced the Duke of Argyll in 1951, after a 16-year marriage. Her first marriage was to the Hon. Andrew Vanneck. [3]
  Person ID	I19	Clan Campbell Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry CLEWS
  Mother	Louise Hollingsworth MORRIS
  Family ID	F47	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Honourable Andrew Nicholas Armstrong VANNECK
  Marriage	1 Sep 1930	Cannes, Republic of France   [4]
  	Address: St Paul's Church
  	Sydney Morning Herald 1 September 1930 p. 8c VANNECK-CLEWS The marriage of Miss Louise Clews, only daughter of Mr. Henry Clews, of the Chateau of La Napoule, Alpes-Maritimes, FRance and Mrs. Clews, of Biarritz, France, to the Hon. Andrew Nicholas Armstrong Vanneck, second son of the late Hon. and Mrs. W.A. Vanneck, of The Cupola, Saxmunden, Sussex, England, and grandson of the late Dr. and Mrs W. Armstrong, of Toowoomba, Queensland, was celebrated on September 1 at St. Paul's Church, Cannes, France. The Bishop of Gibraltar officiated. The bride was given away by her father, and wore a gown of draped ivory satin, with orange blossoms and white roses. Mr. Edward Jackson was the best man. There were no bridesmaids. After the ceremony a reception was held at the Chateau Garibondy, near Cannes, which was lent for the occasion by Miss Amy Paget. [4]
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Ian Douglas CAMPBELL, Duke of Argyll,   b. 18 Jun 1903, Farnham, Surrey County, England d. 7 Apr 1973, Haymarket, Edinburgh, Scotland (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	23 Nov 1935	London, England   [5, 6]
  Divorce	10 Mar 1951	Edinburgh, Scotland   [5]
  	Address: Court of Session
  	Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser 17 March 1951 p. 17c Duke of Argyll Divorced: Duchess granted custody of two children. Louise Clews or Vanneck or Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, Kittern, Biarritz Basses, Pyrenees, France, was on Saturday granted a decree of divorce by Lord Sorn in the Court of Session against Ian Douglas Campbell, Duke of Argyll of Inveraray Castle, Argyll, on the ground of adultery. The Duchess, who gave evidence, was granted custody of the two children of the marriage, Ian, Marquis of Lorne (13), and Lord Colin Henry Campbell (4). They were married in London in 1935. The Duke's first marriage in 1927 to the Hon. Janet Gladys Aitken, daughter of Lord Beaverbrook, was dissolved in 1934. The engagement will be announced this week of the Duke of Argyll and Mrs Margaret Sweeny, it was stated by the Duke's secretary at Inveraray Castle. The wedding, she said, would probably take place before Easter. The Duke is 47, and Mrs. Sweeny is 38. Her marriage to Mr Charles Sweeny, the American golfer, was dissolved in 1947. Before her wedding she was Miss Margaret Whigham. [5]
  Children	+ 1. Ian CAMPBELL, Duke of Argyll,   b. 28 Aug 1937, Ham, Surrey County, England d. 21 Apr 2001, London, England (Age 63 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Robert Clermont Livingston TIMPSON   d. 29 Oct 1988
  Marriage	1954  [3]
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] Births (CR) France, 27 Nov 1904, Entry No. 1407. 16 Arrondissement, Paris. CLEWS, Louise Morris. [S25] Sunday (London) Express, 17 Oct 1954, p. 1c. Duke wants to sell but sons say 'no'. [S15] Daily (New York) News, 11 Feb 1970, p. 129a. Obituaries. TIMPSON, Mrs. Louise. [S39] Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald, 18 Oct 1930, p. 8c. Marriage announcements. VANNECK, Honourable Andrew Nicholas Armstrong and CLEWS, Louise. [S37] Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser, 17 Mar 1951, p. 5c. Duke of Argyll Divorced: Duchess granted custody of two children. [S9] Marriages index (CR) England, 4th Qtr., 1935, Vol. 1a. p. 1214. Westminster, Middlesex County. CAMPBELL, Ian D. and VANNECK, Louise.