Person:Basil Ivory (1)

Basil Gerritsen IVORY was born 21may1901 at Edinburgh (scotlandspeople, K. Sillars), educ at Bedales and Cambridge, BA (1923) (Burke's landed gentry, 2001). Basil Ivory of Binny, TD (1950), JP, of Jamaica, CA (1928), Lt Col RA (retd), served in WWII, Queens Bodyguard for Scotland (Burke's landed gentry, 2001). Basil married (1) Joan Mary WRIGHT (daughter of James Martin Wright of Balruddery, Forfarshire, and Cumberland Pl., London) 28mar1928 at London (Times, Burke's landed gentry, 2001); they were divorced 1950 (Burke's, 2001). Basil married (2) Mary Margaret Elizabeth CUERDEN (d. 29jun1964), formerly wife of Sir Leslie Alfred Charles Fry, KCMG, OBE, only dau of late Thomas Cuerden of Ashtead, Surrey (Burke's, 2001). Basil G. Ivory of Little Bathampton, Wylye, Wiltshire, married Mrs. Mary M. E. FRY 2apr1954 at London (Times).

In 1928 (with Joan M. Ivory, b. 1903) and 1930 Basil Ivory (1901, chartered accountant, Binny, Uphall, W. Lothian) sailed to NY and in 1932 to Montreal; in 1954 Basil (1901 CA, Little Bathampton, Wylye, Wilts) and Mary (1911) sailed to NY; Basil (?21mar1901, farmer, Yarnbury Grange, Wylye) and Mary (25oct1911) sailed to Valparaiso 1958 (ancestorsonboard). Basil Ivory (1902) arrived at NY to tour in 1913 with James (1862, chartered accountant) and Mrs. (1872) Ivory, all b. Scotland (!) (ellisisland). Eric Ivory (Trust Co. manager, 6 Whitehouse Terr., Edinburgh), Alice Ivory (24nov1913) and Joan Ivory (8feb1903, single, house wife, Greenway, W. Chiltington, nr Pulborough, Sussex) sailed to Montreal 1956 (ancestorsonboard). In 1959 Joan Ivory (8feb1903, housewife, single, Greenway, W. Chiltington) sailed to NY (ancestorsonboard). In 1954 a director of British Assets Trust Ltd. was Basil Gerritsen Ivory, Little Bathampton, managers were Eric James Ivory and James Gilbert Sydney Gammell MBE, CA, Edinburgh (Times). Basil Gerritson Ivory (b. 1902 Cambridge graduate) arrived at NY from Southampton with father (C. A.) and Florence Janet Margaret in 1923 (ellisisland).

From grousrv: Sir James Ivory (1765-1842) was the son of James Ivory, clockmaker, of Dundee by his first wife, Jean Brown. Sir James died unmarried and did not have arms (well, did not have arms matriculated at Lyon Court anyway). Neither did his half-nephew James, Hon Lord Ivory (1792-1866) who was a Lord of Judiciary in Scotland with the judicial title of Lord Ivory. The first grant of arms to the family was to Basil Gerritsen Ivory of Binny (1901-1973), gt-gt-grandson of Hon Lord Ivory who was granted the following on 22nd July 1935. Gules an elephant passant Or tusked Argent on a chief engrailed Ermine a pair of arrows in saltire points downwards Proper feathered of the field.

In 1954 a director of British Assets Trust Ltd. was Basil Gerritsen Ivory, Little Bathampton, managers were Eric James Ivory and James Gilbert Sydney Gammell MBE, CA, Edinburgh (Times). Basil Gerritson Ivory (b. 1902 Cambridge graduate) arrived at NY from Southampton with father (C. A.) and Florence Janet Margaret in 1923 (ellisisland).

From grousrv: Sir James Ivory (1765-1842) was the son of James Ivory, clockmaker, of Dundee by his first wife, Jean Brown. Sir James died unmarried and did not have arms (well, did not have arms matriculated at Lyon Court anyway). Neither did his half-nephew James, Hon Lord Ivory (1792-1866) who was a Lord of Judiciary in Scotland with the judicial title of Lord Ivory. The first grant of arms to the family was to Basil Gerritsen Ivory of Binny (1901-1973), gt-gt-grandson of Hon Lord Ivory who was granted the following on 22nd July 1935. Gules an elephant passant Or tusked Argent on a chief engrailed Ermine a pair of arrows in saltire points downwards Proper feathered of the field.