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Peerage Record – 16157

Lt.-Col. William Thornhill Blois1

Male, Registry Number #161561, b. 1 August 1842, d. 5 April 1889

Last Edited=23 Sep 2005
     Lt.-Col. William Thornhill Blois was born on 1 August 1842.1 He was the son of Commander John Ralph Blois and Eliza Knox Barrett.1 He married Fanny Elizabeth Arkwright, daughter of William Arkwright, on 4 June 1874.1 He died on 5 April 1889 at age 46.1
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Derbyshire.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 6th Royal Warwickshire Regiment.1

Children of Lt.-Col. William Thornhill Blois and Fanny Elizabeth Arkwright

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 401. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Herbert Metcalfe King Nobbs1

Male, Registry Number #161562, b. 21 May 1913, d. 20 November 1992

Last Edited=6 Feb 2018
     Herbert Metcalfe King Nobbs was born on 21 May 1913 at Longridge, Norfolk IslandG.1 He was the son of Benjamin Brancker Nobbs and Harriet Sybil King.1 He married Dolores Pearl Buffett, daughter of George Hunn Nobbs Buffett and Gladys Amelia O’Brien, in 1936.1 He and Dolores Pearl Buffett were divorced after 1943.1 He married Dorothy Henrikson circa 1946 at Norfolk IslandG.1 He died on 20 November 1992 at age 79 at Norfolk IslandG.1
     Herbert Metcalfe King Nobbs also went by the nick-name of Herbie. He gained the rank of SPR in the 3rd FD SQN and 2/2 FD CO RAE.1 He fought in the Second World War.1 He was a Post Office Accountant.1 After school On Norfolk, he worked in his father’s sawmill. After the war, he returned to Norfolk where he was involved in farming and whaling. Finally, he obtained a position with the Post Office in the accounts section. He was a keen sportsman, and played rugby for the original Longridge Football Club. He was also the President and for 20 years the Treasurer of the Returned Servicemen’s Club, and a well-respected Anglican elder.

Children of Herbert Metcalfe King Nobbs and Dolores Pearl Buffett

Children of Herbert Metcalfe King Nobbs and Marjorie Dawn Adams

Citations:
  1. [S126] George Snell, online unknown url, George Snell (No longer available online), downloaded 29 August 2005.

Robert Blackwood Wotherspoon1

Male, Registry Number #161563

Last Edited=4 Apr 2018
     Robert Blackwood Wotherspoon married Dolores Pearl Buffett, daughter of George Hunn Nobbs Buffett and Gladys Amelia O’Brien, before 1952 at Norfolk IslandG.1
     Robert Blackwood Wotherspoon also went by the nick-name of Squash.2

Children of Robert Blackwood Wotherspoon and Dolores Pearl Buffett

Citations:
  1. [S126] George Snell, online unknown url, George Snell (No longer available online), downloaded 29 August 2005.
  2. [S8521] Brendon Wotherspoon, “re: Wotherspoon Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 1 April 2018. Hereinafter cited as “re: Wotherspoon Family.”

Eileen Annette Nobbs1

Female, Registry Number #161564, b. 1937

Last Edited=22 Sep 2005
Consanguinity Index=1.49%
     Eileen Annette Nobbs was born in 1937 at Norfolk IslandG.1 She is the daughter of Herbert Metcalfe King Nobbs and Dolores Pearl Buffett.1
Citations:
  1. [S126] George Snell, online unknown url, George Snell (No longer available online), downloaded 29 August 2005.

William Lee Elliston1

Male, Registry Number #161565

Last Edited=10 Sep 2005
     William Lee Elliston lived at Vicars Green, Cheshire, EnglandG.1

Child of William Lee Elliston

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 390. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

June Anona Nobbs1

Female, Registry Number #161566, b. 1939

Last Edited=22 Sep 2005
Consanguinity Index=1.49%
     June Anona Nobbs was born in 1939.1 She is the daughter of Herbert Metcalfe King Nobbs and Dolores Pearl Buffett.1
Citations:
  1. [S126] George Snell, online unknown url, George Snell (No longer available online), downloaded 29 August 2005.

Francis Jillian Barton1

Female, Registry Number #161567

Last Edited=10 Sep 2005
     Francis Jillian Barton is the daughter of William Thomas Barton.1 She married Lt.-Cdr. Ian Francis Blake, son of Patrick Delaval Blake and Phyllis Elliston, on 12 June 1954.1 She and Lt.-Cdr. Ian Francis Blake were divorced in 1977.1
     From 12 June 1954, her married name became Blake.1

Children of Francis Jillian Barton and Lt.-Cdr. Ian Francis Blake

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 390. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Cynthia Lorraine Nobbs1

Female, Registry Number #161568, b. 1943

Last Edited=22 Sep 2005
Consanguinity Index=1.49%
     Cynthia Lorraine Nobbs was born in 1943.1 She is the daughter of Herbert Metcalfe King Nobbs and Dolores Pearl Buffett.1

Children of Cynthia Lorraine Nobbs and Richard John Deadman

Citations:
  1. [S126] George Snell, online unknown url, George Snell (No longer available online), downloaded 29 August 2005.

Richard John Deadman1

Male, Registry Number #161569

Last Edited=29 Aug 2005
     President of the Norfolk Mens’ Bowling League, 1992.1 Reference: ‘JOHN.1‘

Children of Richard John Deadman and Cynthia Lorraine Nobbs

Citations:
  1. [S126] George Snell, online unknown url, George Snell (No longer available online), downloaded 29 August 2005.

Barry Deadman1

Male, Registry Number #161570

Last Edited=29 Aug 2005
     Barry Deadman is the son of Richard John Deadman and Cynthia Lorraine Nobbs.1
Citations:
  1. [S126] George Snell, online unknown url, George Snell (No longer available online), downloaded 29 August 2005.

 

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