Peerage Record – 14627

     Doric Bossom was born on 3 May 1922.¹ He was the son of Alfred Charles Bossom, Baron Bossom and Emily Bayne.¹ He married June Longworth, daughter of Vernon Bertram Longworth, in 1949.¹ He died on 14 October 1959 at age 37.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Coldstream Guards.² He fought in the Second World War.² He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1948 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)²

     June Longworth was born circa 1922.² She was the daughter of Vernon Bertram Longworth.¹ She married, firstly, Doric Bossom, son of Alfred Charles Bossom, Baron Bossom and Emily Bayne, in 1949.¹ She married, secondly, Kenneth Arnold Gibbs Crawley, son of Reverend Arthur Stafford Crawley, on 25 October 1967.³ She died on 19 October 2007 at Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.²
     From 1949, her married name became Bossom.¹ From 25 October 1967, her married name became Crawley.³ She lived in 2003 at Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England^G.⁴

     Vernon Bertram Longworth lived at Clevedon Court, Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa^G.¹

     Doric Alfred Howard Bossom was born posthumously on 27 February 1960.¹ He is the son of Doric Bossom and June Longworth.¹ He married Sara J. Vaughan, daughter of Lt.-Col. Derek Vaughan, in 1986.²
     He lived in 2003 at 9 Rumbold Road, London, England^G.²

     Elinor Dittenhofer is the daughter of S. Dittenhofer.¹ She married Alfred Charles Bossom, Baron Bossom, son of Alfred Henry Bossom and Amelia Jane Hammond, on 30 July 1934.¹ She and Alfred Charles Bossom, Baron Bossom were divorced in 1947.²
     From 30 July 1934, her married name became Bossom.¹

     S. Dittenhofer lived at Minnesota, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Lady Barbara Joan North was born on 28 September 1928.² She is the daughter of Francis George North, Lord North and Joan Louise Burrell.^1,2 She married Major Hon. Sir Clive Bossom, 2nd Bt., son of Alfred Charles Bossom, Baron Bossom and Emily Bayne, on 28 September 1951.¹
     In November 1950 she was granted the rank of an earl’s daughter.² From 28 September 1951, her married name became Bossom.¹ She was appointed Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.)² She lived in 2003 at Rotherdown, Petworth, Sussex, England^G.²

     Francis George North, Lord North was born on 15 June 1902.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Frederick George North, 8th Earl of Guilford and Mary Violet Pawson.² He married Joan Louise Burrell, daughter of Lt.-Col. Sir Merrik Raymond Burrell, 7th Bt. and Wilhelmina Louisa Winans, on 9 June 1927.² He died on 25 August 1940 at age 38, killed in an accident.²
     He was styled as Lord North.² He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Life Guards.² He gained the rank of Major in 1939 in the Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry.²

     Edward Francis North, 9th Earl of Guilford was born on 22 September 1933.² He was the son of Francis George North, Lord North and Joan Louise Burrell.^1,2 He married Osyth Vere Napier Leeston, daughter of Cyril Napier Leeston, on 15 September 1956.² He died on 26 March 1999 at age 65.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Guilford [G.B., 1752] on 9 November 1949.² He succeeded as the 11th Baron Guilford, co. Surrey [E., 1683] on 9 November 1949.² He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.)²

     Sir Bruce Charles Bossom, 3rd Bt. was born on 22 August 1952.¹ He is the son of Major Hon. Sir Clive Bossom, 2nd Bt. and Lady Barbara Joan North.¹ He married Penelope Jane Holland-Martin, daughter of Edward Ruby Holland-Martin and Dagny MacLean Grant, on 27 October 1985.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at College of Estate Management, England^G.¹ He graduated from Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^G, with a Program for Management Development.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (F.R.I.C.S.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.)¹ He lived in 2003 at Overbury Court, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Bossom, of Maidstone, co. Kent [U.K., 1953] on 8 March 2017.