Derek William George Keppel

1863 - 1944  (81 years)

• Patriarch and Matriarch:
  

  Osewalt van Keppel
            b. Date unknown  
            d. 1685  (5 x Great Grandfather) 
  Sophia Mary McNab
            b. Date unknown  
            d. 5 Apr 1917  (Mother) 

  Birth	7 Apr 1863
  Education	Charterhouse
  Occupation / Profession	Lieutenant-Colonel in the Prince of Wales's Own (PWO) Civil Service Rifles
  Occupation / Profession	From 1893 to 1901 (29 years old)
  	Equerry in waiting to His Royal Highness The Duke of York
  Occupation / Profession	From 1901 to 1910 (37 years old)
  	Equerry in Ordinary to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
  Occupation / Profession	From 1910 to 1912 (46 years old)
  	Equerry in Ordinary and Deputy Master of the Household to His Majesty King George V
  Occupation / Profession	From 1912 to 1936 (48 years old)
  	Master of the Household and Extra Equerry to His Majesty King George V
  Occupation / Profession	1936 (72 years old)
  	Equerry in Ordinary and Deputy Master of the Household to His Majesty King Edward VIII
  Occupation / Profession	From 1937 to 1944 (73 years old)
  	Extra Equerry to His Majesty King George VI
  Honor	- Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) - Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) - Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) - Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) - Volunteer Officers' Decoration (VD) - Order of the Dannebrog of Denmark - Order of the Saviour of Greece - Order of the Sacred Treasure of Japan - Order of the Crown of Belgium - Order of the Christ of Portugal - Order of the Polar Star of Sweden - Order of the White Lion of Czechoslovakia - Order of the Crown of Romania - Order of the Crown of Italy - Order of the Star of Ethiopia - Order of the Nile of Egypt - Order of the Sardar-i-Ali of Afghanistan - Order of the Al Rafidain of Iraq
  Death	26 Apr 1944
  Origins
  Siblings	2 brothers and 7 sisters
  	> 01. Arnold Allan Cecil Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle           b. 1 Jun 1858             d. 12 Apr 1942  (Age 83 years) └─Gertrude Lucia Egerton           b. Date unknown             d. 7 Jun 1943  ,  m. 4 Jan 1881     02. Gertrude Mary Keppel           b. 9 Nov 1859             d. 7 Apr 1860  (Age 0 years)   03. Theodora Keppel           b. Date unknown             d. 30 Oct 1945 + 04. Derek William George Keppel           b. 7 Apr 1863             d. 26 Apr 1944  (Age 81 years) └─Bridget Louisa Harbord           b. Date unknown             d. 24 Sep 1951  ,  m. 20 Jun 1898     05. Hilda Mary Keppel           b. 29 Aug 1864             d. 7 Oct 1955  (Age 91 years) > 06. George Keppel           b. 14 Oct 1865             d. 22 Nov 1947  (Age 82 years) └─Alice Frederica Edmonstone           b. Date unknown             d. 11 Sep 1947  ,  m. 1 Jun 1891     07. Leopoldina Olivia Keppel           b. 14 Nov 1866             d. 9 Aug 1948  (Age 81 years)   08. Susan Mary Keppel           b. 5 May 1868             d. 26 Jun 1953  (Age 85 years)   09. Mary Stuart Keppel           b. 15 May 1869             d. 21 Sep 1906  (Age 37 years)   10. Florence Cecilia Keppel           b. 24 Feb 1871             d. 30 Jun 1963  (Age 92 years)
  Person ID	P7168	Europe
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	William Coutts Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle           b. 15 Apr 1832             d. 28 Aug 1894 (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Sophia Mary McNab           b. Date unknown             d. 5 Apr 1917
  Marriage	15 Nov 1855
  Age at Marriage	William was 23 years and 7 months old. Sophia was ?? old. They were married for 38 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F3515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Bridget Louisa Harbord           b. Date unknown             d. 24 Sep 1951  [1]
  Marriage	20 Jun 1898
  Age at Marriage	Derek was 35 years and 2 months old. Bridget was ?? old. They were married for 45 years and 10 months.
  Children	01. Victoria Mary Joan Keppel           b. 2 Aug 1899             d. 14 Aug 1899 (Age 0 years)   02. Anne Keppel           b. 2 Feb 1901             d. 14 Jul 1951 (Age 50 years) └─ Philip Mainwaring Broadmead  m. 14 Apr 1931;    └─ Beresford Clayton Lockhart-Jervis  m. 9 Apr 1936   03. Victoria Winfred Keppel           b. 29 Apr 1905             d. 9 Jul 1976 (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F3518	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 64 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3).