Peerage Record – 14280

     Andrew Piers Keelan was born on 27 December 1944.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Roderick Esmond Thomas Keelan and Margaret Riddell Birdwood.¹ He married Wendy Potter in 1970.^1,2
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the South Wales Borderers.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Regiment of Wales.¹

     Wendy Potter married Andrew Piers Keelan, son of Lt.-Col. Roderick Esmond Thomas Keelan and Margaret Riddell Birdwood, in 1970.^1,2
     She lived at St. Mellons, Glamorgan, Wales^G.¹ From 1970, her married name became Keelan.¹

     Margaret Anne Keelan was born on 28 October 1947.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Roderick Esmond Thomas Keelan and Margaret Riddell Birdwood.¹ She married Francis Archer Coulson.¹
     Her married name became Coulson.¹

     Francis Archer Coulson married Margaret Anne Keelan, daughter of Lt.-Col. Roderick Esmond Thomas Keelan and Margaret Riddell Birdwood.¹
     He lived at 22 Regency Mews, Whitton Dene, Isleworth, London, England^G.¹

     Brig.-Gen. Halhed Brodrick Birdwood was born on 29 May 1870.¹ He was the son of Herbert Mills Birdwood and Edith Marion Sidonie Impey.¹ He married Dorothy Rose Ravenshaw, daughter of Colonel Charles Withers Ravenshaw and Hannah Barker, on 3 October 1907.^2,3 He died on 20 December 1939 at age 69.¹
     He lived at Deaks Farm House, Cuckfield, Sussex, England^G.² He was educated at Clifton College, Clifton, Bristol, England^G.¹ He was educated at Peterhouse College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Tirah Campaign between 1897 and 1898.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1901 and 1902.¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in the Indian Army.¹ He fought in the Persian Campaign between 1911 and 1913.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹

     Dorothy Rose Ravenshaw was the daughter of Colonel Charles Withers Ravenshaw and Hannah Barker.^1,2 She married Brig.-Gen. Halhed Brodrick Birdwood, son of Herbert Mills Birdwood and Edith Marion Sidonie Impey, on 3 October 1907.^3,2 She died on 4 May 1973.¹
     From 3 October 1907, her married name became Birdwood.¹

     Colonel Charles Withers Ravenshaw was born on 29 September 1851.² He was the son of Thomas Edward Ravenshaw and Mary Susannah Symonds.³ He married Hannah Barker, daughter of William Barker, on 8 August 1883.² He died in 1935.²
     He was educated at Haileybury College, Haileybury, Hertfordshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of Colonel in the Indian Staff Corps.² He held the office of Resident at Nepal.² He lived at Nether Priors, Halstead, Essex, England^G.¹

     Dorothy Birdwood was the daughter of Brig.-Gen. Halhed Brodrick Birdwood and Dorothy Rose Ravenshaw.¹ She married Commander Sir Richard Colville, son of Admiral Hon. Sir Stanley Cecil James Colville and Lady Adelaide Jane Meade, on 2 January 1933.¹ She died on 3 April 1972.¹
     From 2 January 1933, her married name became Colville.¹

     Commander Sir Richard Colville was born on 26 September 1907.³ He was the son of Admiral Hon. Sir Stanley Cecil James Colville and Lady Adelaide Jane Meade.^1,3 He married Dorothy Birdwood, daughter of Brig.-Gen. Halhed Brodrick Birdwood and Dorothy Rose Ravenshaw, on 2 January 1933.¹ He died on 14 June 1975 at age 67.³
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.³ He gained the rank of Commander (Paymaster) in the Royal Navy.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) in 1943.³ He held the office of Press Secretary to HM King George VI between 1947 and 1952.³ He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1950.³ He held the office of Press Secretary to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1952 and 1968.³ He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1953.³ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1960.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1965.³ He held the office of Extra Equery to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1968 and 1975.³

     Richard Lockington Birdwood was born on 7 September 1879.¹ He was the son of Herbert Mills Birdwood and Edith Marion Sidonie Impey.¹ He died in November 1914 at age 35 at Basra, Iraq^G, killed in action.¹
     He was educated at Clifton College, Clifton, Bristol, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Political Department, Indian Army.¹ He fought in the First World War.