Peerage Record – 18045

     Captain Kenneth James Duff-Dunbar was born posthumously on 16 October 1916.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Cdr. Kenneth James Duff-Dunbar and Katharine Isabel Bennett Daw.¹ He was also reported to have been born posthumously on 21 November 1916.² He died on 6 August 1944 at age 27 at Normandy, France^G, killed in action.¹
     He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Seaforth Highalnders.¹

     Reverend Courtenay Moore was born on 25 March 1840.¹ He was the son of Alexander Moore and Mary Mitchell.² He married Jessie Mona Duff, daughter of Captain Benjamin Duff of Hempriggs and Emma Haines, on 15 April 1869 at Bakewell, Derbyshire, England^G.¹ He died on 9 June 1922 at age 82.³
     He was the Rector at Mitchelstown, County Cork, Ireland^G.³ He held the office of Canon of Cloyne.³

     Courtenay Edward Moore was born on 26 June 1870.¹ He was the son of Reverend Courtenay Moore and Jessie Mona Duff.¹ He married Janie King Askins, daughter of Rev. Canon unknown Askins, in 1897.¹ He died on 9 June 1951 at age 80.¹

     Janie King Askins is the daughter of Rev. Canon unknown Askins.¹ She married Courtenay Edward Moore, son of Reverend Courtenay Moore and Jessie Mona Duff, in 1897.¹
     From 1897, her married name became Moore.¹

     Rev. Canon unknown Askins was the Rector at Dunleer, County Louth, Ireland^G.²

     Edward Francis Courtenay Moore was born on 17 November 1898.¹ He was the son of Courtenay Edward Moore and Janie King Askins.¹ He died on 24 March 1918 at age 19 at France^G, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹

     Maureen Daisy Helen Moore was born on 19 August 1906.¹ She was the daughter of Courtenay Edward Moore and Janie King Askins.¹ She married Leonard James Blake, son of Robert Arthur Blake, on 27 August 1940.¹ She died on 15 February 1997 at age 90.²
     She was educated at Headington School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.³ She was registered as a Licentiate, Royal College of Music (L.R.C.M.) in 1928.² From 27 August 1940, her married name became Blake.¹ She succeeded as the 8th Baronetess Dunbar, of Hempriggs [N.S., 1706] on 4 February 1963.² In 1965 recognised as the 8th holder of the baronetcy on being recognised as Baronetess of Hempriggs by the Lyon Court.²

     Leonard James Blake was born on 19 August 1906.² He was the son of Robert Arthur Blake.¹ He married Maureen Daisy Helen Moore, daughter of Courtenay Edward Moore and Janie King Askins, on 27 August 1940.¹ He died in 1989.¹
     He was Director of Music at Malvern College, Malvern, Worcestershire, England^G.²

     Robert Arthur Blake lived at Hendon, London, England^G.²

     Sir Richard Francis Dunbar of Hempriggs, 9th Bt. was born on 8 January 1945.² He is the son of Leonard James Blake and Maureen Daisy Helen Moore.² He married Elizabeth Margaret Jane Lister, daughter of George Lister, on 27 December 1969.¹
     He was given the name of Richard Francis Blake at birth.² He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England^G.² In 1965 his name was legally changed to Richard Francis Dunbar by Deed Poll.³ He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Dunbar, of Hempriggs, co. Caithness [N.S., 1706] on 15 February 1997.³ He lived in 2003 at Reiss Lodge, Reiss, Wick, Caithness, Scotland^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at 732 Crossway Road, Burlingame, California, U.S.A.^G.¹