Ronald Ferguson
| Ronald Ferguson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
10 October 1931 London, England |
| Died | 16 March 2003 (aged 71) Hampshire Clinic, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England |
| Title | Major Ronald Ferguson |
| Spouse(s) |
Susan Barrantes (m. 1956–div. 1974) Susan Deptford (m. 1975–wid. 2003) |
| Children | Jane Ferguson (b. 1957) Sarah, Duchess of York (b. 1959) Andrew Ferguson (b. 1978) Alice Ferguson (b. 1980) Eliza Ferguson (b. 1985) |
| Parent(s) | Andrew Henry Ferguson Marian Louisa Montagu Douglas Scott |
Major Ronald Ivor Ferguson (10 October 1931 – 16 March 2003) was the father of Sarah, Duchess of York, former wife to the Duke of York. He is the maternal grandfather of Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York. Major Ferguson was polo manager, initially to the Duke of Edinburgh and later, for many years, to the Prince of Wales.
Ronald Ferguson was the son of Colonel Andrew Henry Ferguson (1899–1966) and his wife Marian Louisa Montagu Douglas Scott (1908–1996), a first cousin of Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott, who became (after her wedding to Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester) Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester and an aunt-by-marriage of Elizabeth II. His maternal grandfather was Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Herbert Montagu Douglas Scott, son of Sir William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch, a direct descendant of Charles II of England, and Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton. His great-grandfather (through his paternal grandmother) was Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden. Ferguson's elder brother, John Ferguson, died at 10 years of age from peritonitis.
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