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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: michelew on Friday 21 August 15 08:40 BST (UK)
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I am trying to find a photo of this man - distant relative. Also known as Sir Lees Mayall.
His second marriage was to Mary Hermione Ormsby-Gore.
He was a famous diplomat and there is lots of information on the web about him - for his first marriage he was given permission by H.M. the King to marry at the Chapel Royal in St. James Palace.
The National Archives have no pictures - but because of his global travels and dealing with the nobility etc there must be a picture of him somewhere.
Can anybody help
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Here are two from his book "Fireflies in Amber " (1989) http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81Ilunxi-cL.jpg
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There's a photo with his obit in The Times of January 6th 1993, page 17.
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Thank you all very much - have ordered the book from Amazon and will buy some credits with the times
Michele
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I have tried getting into the Times so I can order the page but cannot access their site - just keeps spinning
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The Sunday Times, 19 Nov 1972, carried an article of the cocktail circuit "demands" made on him as Vice Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps and how -
"....Mayall has come through it unscathed. There was a time when his waistline was beginning to surrender to the onslaught and he ruthlessly went to work on it. He's not only slimmer than when he became Vice-Marshal in 1965 which out to be encouraging to those of us unnamed who are in danger of writing their stories arm's length from the typewriter".
Lesson for many of us.
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Hello,
I lived in Addis Ababa 1963-66 when Lees Mayall was Chargé d’Affaires (my dad was Military Attaché). I was 16-17 when I knew Lees and Mary but I remember them very well: they were a wonderful couple. I have a photo or two of Lees taken at cocktail parties at my dad's house, and if they might be of interest I would be delighted to scan and send them to you.
Lees was the most charming and gentle of gentlemen: an absolutely delightful chap. Mary was hilarious: the very caricature of the immensely upper class and yet incredibly down-to-earth lady. All "Bloody hell, where's m' gin 'n' tonic?" but a real darling.
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Cheers for now,
Ian Christmas
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Hello Ian
I have sent numerous replies and enlisted the help of Rootschat - this is another try. I cannot get anything through on the e-mail you sent - I cannot send a reply in personal messages as UI understand you are a new member and you have had to have used it twice before. Can you please check your e-mail address as it appears to be incorrect.
Michele
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Hi Dormouce,
I have been trying to help Michelew reply to your message, the email you typed was incorrectly typed and different a little to the email address you had registered with on RootsChat. You are best not to put your email address in posts because this is how spammers pick up on your email address.
Regards
Sarah
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I am Leesy's daughter, Cordelia and I have quite a few photographs of my father but please can you tell me what you want them for?
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Leesy, as he was known by family and friends, was my father. He wrote his memoirs which are called Fireflies in Amber and the answers to most of your questions are in the book.
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Hello Wakcor,
Welcome to RootsChat, I am sorry that member michelew has not replied to your messages she has been online earlier hopefully she will reply very soon.
Regards
Sarah
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Hello Cordelia
I bought his book in which there are several photographs. A very interesting read. I wanted the photographs for my family history.
My mum was Mayall before she married - strange coincidence - she married a Lees. Lees was my maiden name. Your father was my fifth cousin once removed.
Thank you for responding. Best wishes Michele
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Hello Cordelia, In 1999 I purchased the mansion built for George Mayall in 1862 and have subsequently restored it. I believe he was the Great Grandfather of your father. Over the past few years my wife has been writing a book about George and his brother John and their significant empire of cotton mills in the town of Mossley. Photos are few and far between. We have a photo of a painting of John and permission to include it in the book and also a photocopy of George with his new wife Sarah. Your fathers handwriting is below it describing the photo and this photo appears in Fireflies in Amber. My wife would like to include this photo in her book and this is why I write to you. The book is entitled "The Mayalls of Mossley" Princes of Cotton. It describes their lives and connections and their importance in the Industrial Revolution, being as they were dynamic leaders at the time in the cotton industry. Is it your family who continue to hold the copyright to this picture? Kind Regards Philip