Peerage Record – 16932

     Gene Carol Blunt was born on 24 April 1943.¹ She is the daughter of Grant Anthony Clavell Blunt and June Dorothy Liddle.¹ She married Bertrand Edouard Doger de Spelville in 1967.¹
     Gene Carol Blunt usually went by her middle name of Carol.² She was educated at Cheltenham Ladies’ College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ She graduated from Bedford College, London, England^G, with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)¹ From 1967, her married name became de Spelville.¹ She lived in 2003 at 55 The Avenue, Richmond, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Guy Rollo de Spelville was born in 1971.¹ He is the son of Bertrand Edouard Doger de Spelville and Gene Carol Blunt.¹
     He was educated at Ampleforth College, Ampleforth, Yorkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Bedford New College, London, England^G, with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)¹

     John Quintal was born in 1792 at Pitcairn Island^G.² He was the son of Matthew Quintal and Tevarua (?)^1,2 He died in 1792 at Pitcairn Island^G, aged one week.²

     Jane Quintal was born in 1795 at Pitcairn Island^G.² She was the daughter of Matthew Quintal and Tevarua (?)¹
     Jane, having ‘strayed from the path of virtue’, was so harshly treated by her brother, Arthur, that when she had the opportunity to do so, she left the island. The Captain of a passing vessel, being informed of the matter, and learning of Jane’s wish, kindly allowed her passage on his ship. She was taken to the island of Rurutu, where she was most kindly received. One of the chiefs of the island made her his wife, and she eventually became the mother of a numerous family. (Rosalind Young: Mutiny of the Bounty and Story of Pitcairn Island)
An alternate version has Jane leaving Pitcairn in 1826 with a Naval Captain by whom she was
pregnant. Not wanting her, he abandoned her at Rurutu. Alone and pregnant, ‘I could not talk to any male creature while single, so I got married!’, she recounted. (Silverman: Pitcairn Island.)²

     Bertrand Edouard Doger de Spelville married Gene Carol Blunt, daughter of Grant Anthony Clavell Blunt and June Dorothy Liddle, in 1967.¹

     unknown Quintal was born at Pitcairn Island^G.¹ He is the son of Jane Quintal.¹

     Claire Anne Maude Spelville was born in 1974.¹ She is the daughter of Bertrand Edouard Doger de Spelville and Gene Carol Blunt.¹

     Lt.-Cdr. Evelyn Powlett Clavell Blunt was born on 29 November 1924.¹ He was the son of Arthur Powlett Blunt and Winifred Grace Fawcett.¹ He married Patricia Mary Elizabeth Beach, daughter of Colonel William Joseph Gaunt Beach, on 19 May 1956.¹ He died in 2006.²
     He gained the rank of Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1942 and 1946.¹ He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England^G.¹ He was awarded the Royal Naval and Royal Marine Forces Reserve Decoration (R.D.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in 1964 in the Royal Naval Reserve.¹ He lived in 2003 at 2b Talbot Street, Mitcham, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.¹

     George Stewart was born in 1766 at South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland^G.¹ He married Peggy (?), daughter of Tippaoo (?), in 1789 at Tahiti^G.¹ He died on 30 August 1791, in the sinking of H.M.S. Pandora.¹
     He gained the rank of Midshipman in the Royal Navy, on board H.M.A.V. Bounty.¹
     Stewart’s father claimed descent from the half-brother of Queen Mary Stuart, to whom she gave possession of the Orkney & Shetland Islands. He (the father) was born and was living on his property on the Island of Ronaldshay (Orkneys), but finding that his family could not enjoy the benefits of being sent to school, moved thence to the town of Stromness where he built a house.
The port was much frequented by shipping, having a very commodious harbour, where homeward bound ships often ducked for shelter. Captain Cook, on his third voyage, was one of these, and it was at this time that Bligh became acquainted with the family. They had been especially kind to him. He was tattooed on his left breast with a star, and on his left arm with a heart and darts.
He was personally recommended by Bligh for inclusion in the Bounty crew. Originally he was signed on as a midshipman, but after several young men of more distinguished families were recruited (Hayward, Hallett, and Heywood), he was reduced to AB. Even though he was demoted on paper, he cntinued to serve as a junior officer (a relatively common practice, and a way that less well-born youths could ‘work’ their way into the officer ranks…indeed, Bligh himself had taken that route!).
He was one of the four mutineers who voluntarily came on board the ‘Pandora’ mmediately after it docked to report the mutiny to Captain Edwards. To their somewhat naive surprise, they were immediately placed in irons. Surprisingly, Stewart was never released from his handcuffs, and indeed drowned in chains when the ship sank.¹