Theodore Pelham

## The HonourableTheodore Pelham

 Lord Pelham
 Lord Theodore
 Master Theodore
 Theodore
 Darling (by his parents)
Teddy (by his mother)
 Laurie (by Alexander Crawley)
 Little Duckling (by Alex)

 Mrs. Mirada Pelham (paternal grandmother)
 Mr. Pelham (paternal grandfather)
 Lady Mary Crawley (maternal aunt)
 Lady Sybil Branson † (maternal aunt)
 Alexander Crawley, 8th Earl of Grantham (maternal uncle)
 Josephine Crawley, Countess of Grantham (maternal aunt)
 Mr. Matthew Crawley † (maternal marital uncle/fourth cousin once-removed)
 Mr. Tom Branson (maternal marital uncle)
 Miss Sybbie Branson (maternal first cousin)
 Mr. George Crawley (maternal first cousin)
 Miss Caroline Talbot (maternal first cousin)
 Arthur Crawley, Viscount Downton (maternal first cousin)
Lord Benedict Crawley (maternal first cousin)
 Lord Christopher Crawley (maternal first cousin)
 Lady Diana Crawley (maternal first cousin)
 Lord Edmund Crawley (maternal first cousin)
 Lady Rosamund Painswick (grandaunt)
 Mr. Marmaduke Painswick † (marital granduncle)
 Miss Delilah Mellark (martial grandaunt)
 Mr. Harold Levinson (granduncle)
 Mrs. Martha Levinson (great-grandmother)
 Mr. Isidore Levinson † (great-grandfather)
 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham † (great-grandmother)
Patrick Crawley, 6th Earl of Grantham † (great-grandfather)
 Hon. Victoria Rachel Cora Aldridge (maternal third cousin)
 Hon. Hugh Daniel Atticus Aldridge (maternal third cousin)
 Hon. Robert Alexander David Aldridge (maternal third cousin)
 Mr. Reginald Crawley (maternal third cousin twice removed)
 Isobel Grey, Lady Merton (third cousin-in-law twice removed)
 Maud, Lady Bagshaw (distant cousin)

Theodore Pelham (1940)

## Coat of Arms

Arms of Lord Theodore Pelham (1931-)

**Lord Theodore Pelham** (b. 29 June, 1931) is the youngest child and son of Herbert and Edith Pelham, the Marquess and Marchioness of Hexham, and the youngest sibling of Marigold and Peter. He is the third grandson and sixth grandchild of Robert and Cora Crawley, and therefore the great-grandson of Isidore & Martha Levinson, and Patrick & Violet Crawley.

He is a member of both the Crawley and Pelham families by birth.

Theo has three aunts: Lady Mary Crawley, the late Lady Sybil Branson, and Lady Josephine Crawley; and four uncles: Alexander Crawley, the late Matthew Crawley, Tom Branson, and the late Peter Pelham, 6th Marquess of Hexham.

## Biography

Theo was born during the summer at Downton Abbey, where his family always opt to spend the season with their other relatives. As soon as they arrived, Edith's water suddenly broke, making Bertie quickly drop off his two eldest children at Downton before rushing to the Downton Cottage Hospital.

After hours of labor, he arrived safely and both he and his mother are healthy. His father was also present at the time of his birth. He is the third Crawley grandchild to be born at the Hospital, following his cousins George and Caroline. Both of his maternal grandparents and paternal grandmother got to see him first, followed by the rest of the family.

He was named by his mother after one of her favorite classic literature characters, Theodore 'Laurie' Laurence from the book Little Women. He is affectionately called **Theo** by almost everyone in his family—with the exemption of his uncle Alex, calling him **Laurie** like his namesake in the classic novel, and his mother Edith, who calls her **Teddy**.

Theo is currently second-in-line to the Marquessate of Hexham, after his older brother.

## Appearance and Personality

Like his mother, he also has light strawberry blonde hair and brown eyes—a very close and noticeable resemblance to both mother and son.

Theo had a liking in the arts, very much influenced by his maternal uncle. Like his sister Marigold, he is also showing interest in writing and journalism, and enjoying more of his time at his mother's magazine company than at school.

## Name Etymology

* **Theodore** is male name of Greek origin, meaning *"gift of God"*.

* **Laurence** is a unisex name meaning *"from Laurentum"*.