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Peerage Record – 24756

Major Richard Martin Crofton1

Male, Registry Number #247551, b. 6 November 1854, d. 24 January 1899

Last Edited=17 Dec 2014
     Major Richard Martin Crofton was born on 6 November 1854.2 He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Richard Henry Crofton and Frances Mary Marsh.2 He married Marion Emma Heath, daughter of Vice-Admiral Sir Leopold George Heath and Mary Emma Marsh, on 5 January 1892.1,2 He died on 24 January 1899 at age 44 at India, without issue.1,2
     He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Horse Artillery.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 873. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S31] Bernard, Sir Burke, editor, Burke’s genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland, 4th ed. (London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd, 1958), page 193. Hereinafter cited as Landed Gentry of Ireland.

Jesse Grylls1

Female, Registry Number #247552

Last Edited=14 Oct 2007
     Jesse Grylls is the daughter of Edward Michael Grylls and Shara Cannings Knight.1
Citations:
  1. [S466] Notices, The Telegraph, London, UK, 12 April 2006. Hereinafter cited as The Telegraph.

Brigadier William Edward Harvey Grylls1

Male, Registry Number #247553, b. 11 July 1902, d. 4 February 1994

Last Edited=7 Oct 2011
     Brigadier William Edward Harvey Grylls was born on 11 July 1902 at Funtington Hall, Chichester, Sussex, EnglandG.1 He married Rachel Elizabeth Knapp in 1929 at Westminster, London, EnglandG.1,2 He died on 4 February 1994 at age 91.1
     He fought in the Second World War.1 He was commander of the ‘T’ Force in 1945.1

Child of Brigadier William Edward Harvey Grylls and Rachel Elizabeth Knapp

Citations:
  1. [S466] Notices, The Telegraph, London, UK, 12 April 2006. Hereinafter cited as The Telegraph.
  2. [S4567] Bill Norton, “re: Pitman Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as “re: Pitman Family.”

Rachel Elizabeth Knapp1,2

Female, Registry Number #247554, b. 13 August 1908, d. 1976

Last Edited=7 Oct 2011
     Rachel Elizabeth Knapp was born on 13 August 1908.2 She married Brigadier William Edward Harvey Grylls in 1929 at Westminster, London, EnglandG.1,2 She died in 1976.1
     From 1929, her married name became Grylls.1

Child of Rachel Elizabeth Knapp and Brigadier William Edward Harvey Grylls

Citations:
  1. [S466] Notices, The Telegraph, London, UK, 12 April 2006. Hereinafter cited as The Telegraph.
  2. [S4567] Bill Norton, “re: Pitman Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as “re: Pitman Family.”

William E. Madden1

Male, Registry Number #247555

Last Edited=15 Oct 2007
     William E. Madden lived at Petersfield, Hampshire, EnglandG.1

Child of William E. Madden

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 874. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Reverend William Wake1

Male, Registry Number #247556

Last Edited=15 Jul 2008
     Reverend William Wake was the Rector at Waldegrave, Northamptonshire, EnglandG.1 He was the Rector at Hannington, Wiltshire, EnglandG.1 He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)1

Child of Reverend William Wake

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 874. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

John Whiston1

Male, Registry Number #247557

Last Edited=15 Oct 2007

Child of John Whiston

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 874. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

William Stainsby-Conant1

Male, Registry Number #247558, b. 1783, d. 1835

Last Edited=15 Oct 2007
     William Stainsby-Conant was born in 1783.1 He was the son of Sir Nathaniel Conant and Sarah Whiston.1 He died in 1835.1
     He was given the name of William Conant at birth.1 His name was legally changed to William Stainsby-Conant.1 He was educated in 1806 at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandG, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 874. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Captain William Henry O’Shea1

Male, Registry Number #247559, d. 22 April 1905

Last Edited=20 Jan 2014
     Captain William Henry O’Shea married Katharine Wood, daughter of Reverend Sir John Page Wood, 2nd Bt. and Emma Caroline Michell, on 24 January 1867.2 He and Katharine Wood were divorced in 1890.2 He died on 22 April 1905.2
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 18th Hussars.2

Child of Captain William Henry O’Shea

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 876. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Susannah Gimlette1

Female, Registry Number #247560

Last Edited=15 Oct 2007
     Susannah Gimlette is the daughter of Edward Timothy Gimlette and Henrietta Miranda Smyly.1
Citations:
  1. [S466] Notices, The Telegraph, London, UK, 8 October 2004. Hereinafter cited as The Telegraph.

 

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