Rev. John SMITH
Ceceilia Susanna CLEMENTI
Col. Montagu CLEMENTI
(1839-1919)
Isabel COLLARD
(Abt 1851-)

Sir Cecil CLEMENTI G.C.M.G.
(1875-1947)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Marie Penelope Rose EYRES M.B.E.

Sir Cecil CLEMENTI G.C.M.G.

  • Born: 1 Sep 1875, Cawnpore, Bengal, India
  • Christened: 30 Sep 1875, Cawnpore, Bengal, India
  • Marriage (1): Marie Penelope Rose EYRES M.B.E. on 12 Apr 1912 in Hong Kong Cathedral 1
  • Died: 6 Apr 1947, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England aged 71 2

  General Notes:

The Times, Feb 05, 1919, corrected Feb. 6, 1919: His father's obituary: His eledst son is Mr. Cecil Clementi, C.M.G., Secretary to Government, British Guiana

The Times 12 Aug 1925: Appointed Governor of Hong-Kong
Cadet at Hong-Kong 1899 - 1912
Secretary to the Govenment Britis Guiana 1912 - 1922
Colonial Secretary Ceylon 1922
Governor of Hong-Kong 1925

The times 7 Apr. 1947: Obituary

High Comissionar for Malaya 1930-1934
GCMG 1931, retired 1934

The Peerage:
Sir Cecil Clementi was born on 1 September 1875 at Cawnpore, Bengal, India. He was the son of Colonel Montague Clementi and Isabel Collard.He was baptised on 30 September 1875 at Cawnpore, Bengal, India. He married Marie Penelope Rose Eyres, daughter of Admiral Cresswell John Eyres and Rose Nankivell Townsend, in 1912. He died on 5 April 1947 at age 71 at High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.
He held the office of Governor of Hong Kong. He held the office of Governor of the Straits Settlements. He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.). He held the office of High Commissioner for Malaya between 1925 and 1934. He lived at Holmer Court, Holmer Green, Buckinghamshire, England.1


Cecil married Marie Penelope Rose EYRES M.B.E., daughter of Adm. Cresswell John EYRES D.S.O., O.B.E. and Rose Nankivell TOWNSEND, on 12 Apr 1912 in Hong Kong Cathedral.1 (Marie Penelope Rose EYRES M.B.E. was born on 4 Nov 1889 and died in 1970 in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, , Oxford, England.)


  Marriage Notes:

3 daughters, 1 son

Sources


1 Eileen Hewson, "The Kabristan Archives," database(http://www.kabristan.org.uk/), Holy Trinity Church Nuwara Eliya.

2 The Times, 7 Apr 1947, pg 7.

J. Ferran 27/08/2024


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