Derek William Charles Keppel

1911 - 1968  (56 years)

• Patriarch and Matriarch:
  

  Osewalt van Keppel
            b. Date unknown  
            d. 1685  (7 x Great Grandfather) 
  Judith Sydney Myee Wynn-Carrington
            b. Date unknown  
            d. 14 Mar 1928  (Mother) 

  Birth	18 Dec 1911
  Education	Eton
  Occupation / Profession	- Justice of the Peace (JP) - Deputy Lieutenant (DL) - Master of Fox Hounds of East Down - Major (honorary Lieutenant Colonel) in the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own (QMO)) during World War II - Flight Lieutenant in the 13 and 231 Squadrons during World War II
  Occupation / Profession	From 1938 to 1942 (26 years old)
  	Seconded for flying duties in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II
  Occupation / Profession	From 1944 to 1945 (32 years old)
  	General Staff Officer(1) of Operations (Air) Headquarters in the 21st Army Group during World War II
  Occupation / Profession	1949 (37 years old)
  	High Sheriff of County Down
  Death	8 Nov 1968
  Origins
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  	01. Cecilia Elizabeth Keppel           b. 12 Apr 1910             d. Date unknown + 02. Derek William Charles Keppel           b. 18 Dec 1911             d. 8 Nov 1968  (Age 56 years) └─Mairi Elizabeth Vane-Tempest-Stewart,  ,  m. 10 Dec 1940,  div. 1958   └─Marina Davidoff,  ,  m. 20 Mar 1964     03. Walter Arnold Crispian Keppel           b. 6 Dec 1914             d. 20 Nov 1986  (Age 71 years)   04. Cynthia Rosalie Keppel           b. 25 Jun 1918             d. Date unknown   05. Richard Edward Harry Keppel           b. 3 Nov 1924             d. 2 Mar 1953  (Age 28 years)
  Half-siblings	1 half sister (family of Walter Egerton George Lucian Keppel and Diana Cicely Grove)
  	01. Anne-Louise Mary Keppel           b. 17 Mar 1932  (Age 93 years)
  Person ID	P7206	Europe
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Walter Egerton George Lucian Keppel, 9th Earl of Albemarle           b. 28 Feb 1882             d. 14 Jul 1979 (Age 97 years) Other Partners: └─Diana Cicely Grove           b. 6 Aug 1909             d. 6 May 2013  (Age 103 years)  m. 24 Feb 1931
  Mother	Judith Sydney Myee Wynn-Carrington           b. Date unknown             d. 14 Mar 1928
  Marriage	19 Jun 1909
  Age at Marriage	Walter was 27 years and 4 months old. Judith was ?? old. They were married for 18 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F3533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 1	Mairi Elizabeth Vane-Tempest-Stewart  [1]
  Marriage	10 Dec 1940
  Age at Marriage	Derek was 29 years old. Mairi was ?? old. They were married for ~ 17 years.
  Divorce	1958
  Children	01. Elizabeth Mairi Keppel           b. 3 Nov 1941 (Age 84 years) └─ Alastair Michael Hyde Villiers  m. 27 Jun 1962 + 02. Rose Deirdre Margaret Keppel           b. 11 Dec 1943 (Age 81 years) └─ Peter Lanthrop Lauritzen  m. 3 Apr 1975
  Family ID	F3536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2025

  
  

  Wife 2	Marina Davidoff  [1]
  Marriage	20 Mar 1964
  Age at Marriage	Derek was 52 years and 3 months old. Marina was ?? old. They were married for 4 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F3541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 64 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3).