Bernard Mervyn Drake1
Male, Registry Number #237831
Last Edited=9 Jul 2007
Child of Bernard Mervyn Drake
Robert Hamlyn Mervyn Drake1
Male, Registry Number #237832
Last Edited=9 Jul 2007
Robert Hamlyn Mervyn Drake is the son of Bernard Mervyn Drake.2 He married Betty Violet Mary Leese, daughter of Sir William Hargreaves Leese, 2nd Bt. and Violet Mary Sandeman, on 27 October 1925.1
Vernon Francis Leese1 
Male, Registry Number #237833, b. 20 February 1870, d. 3 August 1927
Last Edited=8 May 2011
Vernon Francis Leese was born on 20 February 1870.1 He was the son of Sir Joseph Francis Leese, 1st Bt. and Mary Constance Hargreaves.2 He married Edythe Gwendoline Stevenson, daughter of Charles Frederick Stevenson, on 31 October 1900.1 He died on 3 August 1927 at age 57.1
He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1918.1
He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1918.1
Children of Vernon Francis Leese and Edythe Gwendoline Stevenson
- John Henry Vernon Leese2 b. 7 Aug 1901, d. b 1979
- Margaret Gwendoline Leese+2 b. 2 Feb 1907, d. 26 Nov 1934
- Frederick Joseph Leese2 b. 13 Jan 1914
Charles Frederick Stevenson1
Male, Registry Number #237834
Last Edited=9 Jul 2007
Child of Charles Frederick Stevenson
- Edythe Gwendoline Stevenson+2 d. 15 Oct 1929
Edythe Gwendoline Stevenson1
Female, Registry Number #237835, d. 15 October 1929
Last Edited=9 Jul 2007
Edythe Gwendoline Stevenson was the daughter of Charles Frederick Stevenson.2 She married Vernon Francis Leese, son of Sir Joseph Francis Leese, 1st Bt. and Mary Constance Hargreaves, on 31 October 1900.1 She died on 15 October 1929.1
From 31 October 1900, her married name became Leese.
From 31 October 1900, her married name became Leese.
Children of Edythe Gwendoline Stevenson and Vernon Francis Leese
- John Henry Vernon Leese2 b. 7 Aug 1901, d. b 1979
- Margaret Gwendoline Leese+2 b. 2 Feb 1907, d. 26 Nov 1934
- Frederick Joseph Leese2 b. 13 Jan 1914
John Henry Vernon Leese1
Male, Registry Number #237836, b. 7 August 1901, d. before 1979
Last Edited=9 Jul 2007
John Henry Vernon Leese was born on 7 August 1901.1 He was the son of Vernon Francis Leese and Edythe Gwendoline Stevenson.2 He died before 1979, unmarried.1
Frederick Joseph Leese1
Male, Registry Number #237837, b. 13 January 1914
Last Edited=9 Jul 2007
Frederick Joseph Leese was born on 13 January 1914.1 He is the son of Vernon Francis Leese and Edythe Gwendoline Stevenson.2
Margaret Gwendoline Leese1
Female, Registry Number #237838, b. 2 February 1907, d. 26 November 1934
Last Edited=6 Feb 2022
Margaret Gwendoline Leese was born on 2 February 1907 at Hursley, Hampshire, England.1,2 She was the daughter of Vernon Francis Leese and Edythe Gwendoline Stevenson.3 She married Francis Carrington Le Grew Harrison on 28 October 1930 at Sudan.4 She died on 26 November 1934 at age 27 at Ryde, Isle of Wight, England.2
From 28 October 1930, her married name became Le Grew Harrison.4
From 28 October 1930, her married name became Le Grew Harrison.4
Child of Margaret Gwendoline Leese and Francis Carrington Le Grew Harrison
- Anne Pauline Le Grew Harrison+4 b. 8 Sep 1932
- [S8] BP1999 volume 2, page 1667. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
- [S9536] Sally Potter, “re: Leese Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 1 Feb 2022. Hereinafter cited as “re: Leese Family.”
- [S8] BP1999. [S8]
- [S9527] Sally Potter, “re: Leese Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 20 Jan 2022. Hereinafter cited as “re: Leese Family.”
Lt.-Col. Neville Leese1
Male, Registry Number #237839, b. 23 March 1872, d. 1948
Last Edited=8 May 2011
Lt.-Col. Neville Leese was born on 23 March 1872.1 He was the son of Sir Joseph Francis Leese, 1st Bt. and Mary Constance Hargreaves.2 He married Matildau Saunders, daughter of J. Saunders, in 1893.1 He died in 1948.1
He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, EnglandG.1 He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.1 He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Army Service Corps.1 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1917.1 He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.1
He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, EnglandG.1 He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.1 He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Army Service Corps.1 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1917.1 He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.1
Children of Lt.-Col. Neville Leese and Matildau Saunders
