Peerage Record – 13496

     Lt.-Col. Charles Robert Crosse gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal West Kent Regiment.¹ He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.)¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)¹

     Anne Mary Bates was born in 1915.¹ She was the daughter of Sydney Arthur Bates and Mary da Costa Crosse.¹ She married Lt.-Col. John Oliver-Bellasis, son of Captain Richard John Erskine Oliver-Bellasis and Gwendoline Mary Woollcombe-Adams, on 29 July 1939.¹ She died on 23 May 2006.²
     From 29 July 1939, her married name became Oliver-Bellasis.¹ She lived in 2003 at Beech House, Wootton St. Lawrence, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Lt.-Col. John Oliver-Bellasis was born on 4 December 1904.² He was the son of Captain Richard John Erskine Oliver-Bellasis and Gwendoline Mary Woollcombe-Adams.^1,2 He married Anne Mary Bates, daughter of Sydney Arthur Bates and Mary da Costa Crosse, on 29 July 1939.¹ He died on 6 October 1979 at age 74 at Basingstoke, Hampshire, England.^1,3
     He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England^G.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.² He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches and was wounded twice.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1944.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Fusiliers.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hampshire in 1950.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Hampshire in 1955.¹ He lived in 1976 at Wootton House, Wootton St. Lawrence, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England^G.²

     Captain Richard John Erskine Oliver-Bellasis was born on 30 January 1854.² He was the son of Admiral Richard Aldworth Oliver and Flora Hutchins Bellasis.² He married Gwendoline Mary Woollcombe-Adams, daughter of Lt.-Col. Edward Woollcombe-Adams and Emma Louisa Adams, on 15 November 1899.² He died on 17 June 1938 at age 84.²
     He was given the name of Richard John Erskine Oliver at birth.² He gained the rank of Captain in the 20th Hussars.² His name was legally changed to Richard John Erskine Oliver-Ballasis under the will of his maternal uncle, to which he succeeded to the Circourt, Berkshire property.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Shilton House, Coventry, Warwickshire, England^G.¹

     Charles Arthur John Oliver-Bellasis was born on 1 October 1940.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. John Oliver-Bellasis and Anne Mary Bates.¹ He married Julia Elizabeth Manners, daughter of Lt.-Cdr. John Errol Manners and Mary Downes, in 1972.²
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.² He was educated at Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England^G.² He was appointed Fellow, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (F.R.I.C.S.) in 1975.² He lived in 1976 at Montague House, Eastbury, Newbury, Berkshire, England^G.³ He lived in 2003 at The Old Rectory, Boxford, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Julia Elizabeth Manners is the daughter of Lt.-Cdr. John Errol Manners and Mary Downes.^1,2 She married Charles Arthur John Oliver-Bellasis, son of Lt.-Col. John Oliver-Bellasis and Anne Mary Bates, in 1972.¹
     From 1972, her married name became Oliver-Bellasis.¹

     Lt.-Cdr. John Errol Manners was born on 25 September 1914 at Exeter, Devon, England.² He was the son of Rear-Admiral Sir Errol Manners.³ He married Mary Downes.² He died on 7 March 2020 at age 105.²
     He fought in the Second World War, where he sank a U-1274 as a destroyer captain.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ He lived at Laurel House, Great Cheverall, Devizes, Wiltshire, England^G.¹

     John Richard Oliver-Bellasis was born in 1976.¹ He is the son of Charles Arthur John Oliver-Bellasis and Julia Elizabeth Manners.¹

     Richard Charles Oliver-Bellasis was born in 1977.¹ He is the son of Charles Arthur John Oliver-Bellasis and Julia Elizabeth Manners.¹

     Clare Elizabeth Oliver-Bellasis was born in 1974.¹ She is the daughter of Charles Arthur John Oliver-Bellasis and Julia Elizabeth Manners.¹ She married Timothy Edward John Harriss, son of David Harriss and Mary Galloway Kyle.²
     Her married name became Harriss.²