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David Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale (13 March 1878 – 17 March 1958), was an English landowner and was the father of the Mitford sisters, in whose various novels and memoirs he is depicted.

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Born	David Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford 13 March 1878
Died	17 March 1958 (aged 80)
Zodiac	Pisces
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Sydney Bowles 1880-1963 English · m. 1904 info edit

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Nancy Freeman Mitford info 1st child with Sydney Bowles Female b. 28 Nov 1904 d. 30 Jan 1973 Age: 68 (at death) 1904-1973 British writer

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Pamela Freeman-Mitford info 2nd child with Sydney Bowles Female b. 25 Nov 1907 d. 12 Apr 1994 Age: 86 (at death) 1907-1994 English aristocrats

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Thomas David Freeman-Mitford info 3rd child with Sydney Bowles Male b. 2 Jan 1909 d. 30 Mar 1945 Age: 36 (at death) 1909-1945 British Army officer

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Diana info 4th child with Sydney Bowles Female b. 17 Jun 1910 Age: 115 1910- Celebrity Baby

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Unity Valkyrie Freeman-Mitford info 5th child with Sydney Bowles Female b. 8 Aug 1914 d. 28 May 1948 Age: 33 (at death) 1914-1948 English socialite best known as a devotee of Adolf Hitler

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Jessica Lucy Mitford info 6th child with Sydney Bowles Female b. 11 Sep 1917 d. 23 Jul 1996 Age: 78 (at death) 1917-1996 British writer and activist

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Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford info 7th child with Sydney Bowles Female b. 31 Mar 1920 d. 24 Sep 2014 Age: 94 (at death) 1920-2014 English aristocrat, writer, memoirist, and socialite

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Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale · Father · 1837-1916 · British politician edit info

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Clementine Churchill · Cousin · 1885-1977 · British Baroness edit info

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Jonathan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne · Grandson · 1930- · British peer edit info

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Desmond Guinness · Grandson · 1931-2020 · Irish architectural historian and conservationist edit info

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Patrick Guinness · Great-grandson · 1956- · Irish writer and historian edit info

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Marina Guinness · Great-granddaughter · 1957- · Irish edit info

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Daphne Guinness · Great-granddaughter · 1967- · British socialite edit info

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Sydney Bowles

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Married · Feb 1904

Feb 1904 - 17 Mar 1958

Partner Died · 7 children · 2 photos

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Nancy Freeman Mitford info

1st child

with Sydney Bowles

Female

b. 28 Nov 1904

d. 30 Jan 1973

Age: 68 (at death)
Pamela Freeman-Mitford info

2nd child

with Sydney Bowles

Female

b. 25 Nov 1907

d. 12 Apr 1994

Age: 86 (at death)
Thomas David Freeman-Mitford info

3rd child

with Sydney Bowles

Male

b. 2 Jan 1909

d. 30 Mar 1945

Age: 36 (at death)
Diana info

4th child

with Sydney Bowles

Female

b. 17 Jun 1910

Age: 115
Unity Valkyrie Freeman-Mitford info

5th child

with Sydney Bowles

Female

b. 8 Aug 1914

d. 28 May 1948

Age: 33 (at death)
Jessica Lucy Mitford info

6th child

with Sydney Bowles

Female

b. 11 Sep 1917

d. 23 Jul 1996

Age: 78 (at death)
Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford info

7th child

with Sydney Bowles

Female

b. 31 Mar 1920

d. 24 Sep 2014

Age: 94 (at death)

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