Person:Eric Ivory (1)

Eric James IVORY was born 12may1906 at Edinburgh (scotlandspeople, K. Sillars), educ Bedales and Cambridge (BA 1928, MA 1931); Brewlands, Glenisla, was transferred to him in 1929; he was member of Queens Bodyguard for Scotland, barrister at law, Inner Temple, partner in Ivory and Sime Trust Co. (Burke's landed gentry, 2001). Present at funeral of Lt. Gen. Sir Richard Butler, 26apr1935: Lady Butler (widow), Capt. and Mrs. Smyth (son in law and daughter), Mr. H. Butler (son), Mrs. E. A. F. Dawson (sister in law), Mr. E. Ivory (cousin), 26apr1935 (Times). 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). Eric married Alice Margaret Joan GAMMELL (d. 1984), youngest daughter of Sir Sydney James Gammell, Countesswells, Aberdeenshire, 4jun1938 at Aberdeen (Times, Burke's, 2001). Guests at the wedding included Mrs. James Ivory, Mr. and Mrs. Basil Ivory, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Wright, Mr. and Mrs W. H. Ivory, Jennie Ivory and Conrad Harcourt (Times). Eric James, Brewlands, Glenisla, Angus, son of James Ivory of Colinton, Edinburgh, d. 1988; he and Alice had 3 sons and 1 dau (Burke, 2001). Alice Margaret Gammell was born 24nov1913 (scotlandspeople, web), daughter of Sir Sydney James Gammell (25jun1867 Wakefield-25feb1946 Aberdeen) and Alice Trench Stobart, who married 28oct1891 at Totteridge, Herts (bmd, web).

William Ivory (1825-1915) was admitted as advocate in 1849, appointed sheriff of Inverness in 1862, an office he held until 1900; his papers were given to National Archive of Scotland abt 1936 by Eric J. Ivory, Charlotte Sq., Edinburgh. William was grandfather of Eric. Eric Ivory (b. 1907, marr, manager, 9 Charlotte Sq., Edinburgh) sailed to NY 1951; Eric (1906, manager, 75 Braid Ave., Edinburgh) sailed to Montreal 1953; Eric (12may1906, marr, Trust Co. manager, 9 Charlotte Sq.) sailed to NY 1955; Eric (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). Joan was wife of Basil.

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).