Peerage Record – 13151

     Robert Heberden Barber was born on 3 June 1916 at Nottinghamshire, England.² He was the son of Walter Browne Barber and Violet Thompson.^1,2 He married Eileen Mary Louisa Combe, daughter of Captain Harvey Alexander Brabazon Combe, on 14 June 1941.¹ He died on 6 June 1944 at age 28 at Sword Beach, Normandy, France^G, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the Northamptonshire Regiment.³ He fought in the D-Day on 6 June 1944.⁴

     Eileen Mary Louisa Combe was born in 1918.² She is the daughter of Captain Harvey Alexander Brabazon Combe.¹ She married Robert Heberden Barber, son of Walter Browne Barber and Violet Thompson, on 14 June 1941.¹
     From 14 June 1941, her married name became Barber.¹

     Captain Harvey Alexander Brabazon Combe lived at Oaklands Park, Sussex, England^G.¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)¹

     Lavinia Bertha Bond was baptised on 31 August 1844 at St. Marys Chapelry, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England.² She was the daughter of George Hickman Bond and Phebe Banks.² She married Thomas Barber, son of Thomas Barber and Hannah Coates, in 1868 at Westminster, London, England.^1,2 She died in 1870 at Basford, Staffordshire, England.^1,2
     From 1868, her married name became Barber.¹

     Frances Anne Spragge was born circa 1850 at Canada.² She married Thomas Barber, son of Thomas Barber and Hannah Coates, after 1870.¹ She died in 1930.¹
     She lived at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada^G.¹ From after 1870, her married name became Barber.¹

     Kenneth Barber was born circa 1878.¹ He was the son of Thomas Barber and Frances Anne Spragge.¹ He died in 1890.¹

     William Douglas Barber was born in 1881.¹ He was the son of Thomas Barber and Frances Anne Spragge.¹ He married, firstly, Dorothy Bourke.² He married, secondly, Mary Catherine Bain, daughter of William Bain, in 1937.² He died circa 1975.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of Colonel in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps.² He wrote the book Military Cross (M.C.), published 1915.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Nottinghamshire in 1939.²

     Dorothy Bourke married William Douglas Barber, son of Thomas Barber and Frances Anne Spragge.¹
     Her married name became Barber.¹

     Mary Catherine Bain is the daughter of William Bain.¹ She married, firstly, Charles Francis Darley before 1937.¹ She married, secondly, William Douglas Barber, son of Thomas Barber and Frances Anne Spragge, in 1937.¹
     From before 1937, her married name became Darley.¹ From 1937, her married name became Barber.¹

     William Bain lived at Moray Place, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹