Biography
The elder son of Richard Lumley, 12th Earl of Scarbrough, and his wife Lady Elizabeth, Lumley was educated at Eton College [1] and was a Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother from 1 March 1989 [2] to 1 January 1991. [3] He succeeded his father in 2004. [4] In 2007, he married Henrietta Elfrida Helen Boyson. [1] [5] Scarbrough was appointed a Deputy Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire on 11 April 2011. [6]
He lives at Sandbeck Park, near Maltby, South Yorkshire, and takes an active part in local charities, including serving as Patron of the Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind. [7] The Sandbeck Park estate was reported in 2007 to cover about 5,000 acres. [5] The house is near Maltby Colliery, a large deep coal mine which closed in 2013. [8]
Scarbrough also owns the former family seat of Lumley Castle, which is now a hotel and restaurant. In 2013, it had 73 bedrooms. [8]
