Nancy Freeman-Mitford, CBE

1904 - 1973  (68 years)

• Name	Nancy Freeman-Mitford  [1]
  Suffix	CBE
  Birth	28 Nov 1904	England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Nancy Freeman Mitford CBE  [2]
  Reference Number	11977
  Death	30 Jun 1973
  Person ID	I11977	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	David Ogilvie Freeman Mitford
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F9684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Peter Murray Rennell Rodd, Honourable,   b. 16 Apr 1904   d. 17 Jul 1968 (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	4 Dec 1933	London, England   [2]
  Family ID	F4403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Nov 1904 - England Marriage - 4 Dec 1933 - London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Nancy Writers of period dramas and historical fiction look to the world of the Mitfords for inspiration. Julian Fellowes - writer and creator of Downton Abbey - could surely not have created Violet, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, without using an ounce of inspiration from Nancy Mitford. It was Nancy's eye for parody that found humour in the dialogue…

  
  

• Sources

  [S1227] FreeBMD, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 [S1884] Ancestry.com, Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;), City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: SJSS/PR/4/28. Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935 City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: SJSS/PR/4/28