Peerage Record – 16788

     Bridget Dixie is the daughter of Sir Wolstan Dixie, 3rd Bt.¹

     William Henry Persse was born on 27 July 1863.² He was the son of Henry Sadleir Persse and Eleanor Alice Seymour.^2,3 He married Mary Powlet Cosby, daughter of Colonel Robert Ashworth Godolphin Cosby and Alice Sophia Elizabeth Pocock, on 17 May 1893.³ He died on 3 January 1924 at age 60.²
     He held the office of High Sheriff of Galway Town in 1888.²

     Lt.-Col. Hugh Cane married Annabella Bayley, daughter of Thomas Bayley and Bridget Dixie, on 25 August 1776.¹ He died on 9 June 1783 at Winterton, Berkshire, England^G.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 5th Dragoon Guards.¹

     Sir Matthew Blakiston, 2nd Bt. was born in 1761 at Mansion House, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Sir Matthew Blakiston, 1st Bt. and Annabella Bayley.¹ He married Anne Rochfort, daughter of John Rochfort and Dorothea Burgh, in September 1782.¹ He died on 20 September 1806.¹ He died intestate and his estate was administered in October 1806.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Blakiston, of London [G.B., 1763] on 14 July 1774.¹

     Burton Richard Edward Persse was born on 21 August 1941.¹ He is the son of Brigadier Sydney Henry Persse and Violet Constance Blunt.¹ He married Veronica Anne Delderfield, daughter of Ronald Frederick Delderfield, on 4 July 1964.²
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Marines.²

     Elizabeth Anne Audrey Persse was born on 10 January 1934.¹ She is the daughter of Brigadier Sydney Henry Persse and Violet Constance Blunt.¹ She married George Marcus Telford, son of Thomas Telford, on 21 July 1956.¹
     From 21 July 1956, her married name became Telford.¹

     George Marcus Telford was born on 30 June 1931.² He was the son of Thomas Telford.¹ He married Elizabeth Anne Audrey Persse, daughter of Brigadier Sydney Henry Persse and Violet Constance Blunt, on 21 July 1956.¹ He died on 22 November 2002 at age 71.²
     He lived in 1976 at 38 Willoughby Place, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland.³

     Jessie Wentworth Scott was born on 4 January 1896 at Moree, New South Wales, Australia^G.¹ She married Frank Bell Christian, son of Charles Allen Christian and Norah Leonora Nobbs, on 30 June 1930 at Norfolk Island^G.¹ She died in 1958 at Norfolk Island^G.¹
     She was Teacher.¹ Her married name became Christian.¹

     Christine Mary Christian was born on 25 December 1933 at Norfolk Island^G.¹ She is the daughter of Frank Bell Christian and Jessie Wentworth Scott.¹ She married Warren William Sheridan at Australia^G.¹
     Her married name became Sheridan.¹

     Warren William Sheridan married Christine Mary Christian, daughter of Frank Bell Christian and Jessie Wentworth Scott, at Australia^G.²