Lydston Granville Hornsted

Lydston Granville Hornsted (1884-1957), motor racing driver

Born the son of Nicholas William Hornsted, British Consul to Moscow

1907 Married(1) in Hampstead to Isabella Reilly Marston. Divorced in 1913. No children.

1910 Lydston Granville Hornsted, 78, Brompton road, S.W., was summoned for exceeding speed limit. 'Defendant pulled up at a signal given, and when shown the police chronograph indicating the speed, exclaimed “Marvellous”'

1915 July 1st. Married(2) in Camden to Olive May Allsopp

1919 Married(3) in Hampstead to Alice M. Reynolds

Agent for the German made Moll car and sold in the UK under the Hornsted or Summers name

1937 Married(4) in Chelsea to Joyce M. Williams

1957 Died at Plymouth

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