Worship at the Abbey

A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the Life of Michael William Coplestone Dillon Onslow, 7th Earl of Onslow

23rd May 2012 at 12:00 pm

A service to celebrate the life of Michael William Coplestone Dillon Onslow, 7th Earl of Onslow was held in St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 23rd May 2012 at 12.00 noon.

Michael William Coplestone Dillon Onslow was born on 28th February 1938, the eldest son of the 6th Earl. Lord Onslow was educated at Eton and the Sorbonne and afterwards joined the Lifeguards, serving with them in Aden and Oman. In 1971 he succeeded his father in the earldom.

Lord Onlsow was a supporter of reform of the House of Lords, but not as proposed by the Labour Government. In 1999, after the House of Lords Act, he was elected by Tory peers to continue a family involvement with parliament dating back without a break to the 16th century.  He was a member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights from July 2005 until his death on the 14th May 2011.

In 1964 Lord Onlsow married Robin Lindsay, daughter of Major Robert Lee Bullard III of Atlanta, Georgia and Lady Aberconway. They have one son, Rupert, who succeeds to the title, and two daughters.