Peerage Record – 17840

     Elizabeth Charlton Briscoe was the daughter of Sir John James Briscoe, 1st Bt. and Ellen Charlton.¹ She died on 3 June 1955, unmarried.¹

     Grace Maud Stagg was born circa 1881.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Samuel William Stagg.¹ She married Sir John Charlton Briscoe, 3rd Bt., son of Sir John James Briscoe, 1st Bt. and Ellen Charlton, on 7 July 1909.¹ She died on 30 October 1973.¹
     She graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.)¹ She graduated from London University, London, England^G, with a Bachelor of Surgery (B.S.)¹ From 7 July 1909, her married name became Briscoe.¹ She was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.)¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Suffolk in 1937.¹

     Reverend Samuel William Stagg lived at Waveney House, Weybread, England^G.¹

     Sir John Leigh Charlton Briscoe, 4th Bt. was born on 3 December 1911.¹ He was the son of Sir John Charlton Briscoe, 3rd Bt. and Grace Maud Stagg.¹ He married Teresa Mary Violet Home, daughter of Brig.-Gen. Sir Archibald Fraser Home and Violet Mary Bertha D’Arcy, on 8 April 1948.¹ He died on 7 February 1993 at age 81.^1,2
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1933 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was registered as a Associate, Institute of Chartered Accountants (A.C.A.) in 1937.¹ He gained the rank of Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.) in 1945.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1950 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Briscoe, of Bourn Hall, Bourn, co. Cambridge [U.K., 1910] on 28 February 1960.¹ He was Director of Aerodromes, Ministry of Aviation between 1961 and 1966.¹ He was Director of Operations for BAA in 1966.¹

     Teresa Mary Violet Home was the daughter of Brig.-Gen. Sir Archibald Fraser Home and Violet Mary Bertha D’Arcy.^1,2 She married Sir John Leigh Charlton Briscoe, 4th Bt., son of Sir John Charlton Briscoe, 3rd Bt. and Grace Maud Stagg, on 8 April 1948.¹ She died on 23 November 1995.¹
     She was an archaeologist.¹ From 8 April 1948, her married name became Briscoe.¹ She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1972.¹

     Brig.-Gen. Sir Archibald Fraser Home is the son of Colonel Frederick Jervis Home and Constance Stanley MacGowan.² He married Violet Mary Bertha D’Arcy, daughter of William Knox D’Arcy and Maria Colletta Elena Birkbeck, on 17 October 1900 at Westminster, London, England^G.²
     He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He lived at 9 Montpelier Square, London, England^G.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.)¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹

     Sir John James Briscoe, 5th Bt. was born on 15 July 1951.¹ He was the son of Sir John Leigh Charlton Briscoe, 4th Bt. and Teresa Mary Violet Home.¹ He married Felicity Mary Watkinson, daughter of David Melville Watkinson, in 1985.¹ He died on 2 July 1994 at age 42, following a car crash.¹
     Sir John James Briscoe, 5th Bt. usually went by his middle name of James.¹ He was educated at Oratory School, Woodcote, Reading, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at University College London, London, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Briscoe, of Bourn Hall, Bourn, co. Cambridge [U.K., 1910] on 7 February 1993.¹

     Felicity Mary Watkinson was born on 14 April 1960.² She is the daughter of David Melville Watkinson.¹ She married, firstly, Sir John James Briscoe, 5th Bt., son of Sir John Leigh Charlton Briscoe, 4th Bt. and Teresa Mary Violet Home, in 1985.¹ She married, secondly, Christopher Edward Whitley, son of Major Edward Clifford Whitley and Maeve Mary Bourke, on 5 May 2000.²
     From 1985, her married name became Briscoe.¹ From 5 May 2000, her married name became Whitley.² She lived in 2003 at Hall Barn, Swainsthorpe, Norwich, Norfolk, England^G.¹

     David Melville Watkinson lived at Gowthorpe Manor, Swardeston, Norwich, Norfolk, England^G.¹